Gerik Town
Grik is
almost the largest township before proceeding to the existing
East-West Highway.
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To
give an idea of where or how far away is Grik, just look
at the signage along the East-west Highway. This sign
assist travellers heading west. |
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"old" town area is on one side of the trunk
road while adminstrative offices on the other. Beside
this trunk road being one of the streets, there were 2
other main streets. This is a scene of the center street |
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Elsewhere a
couple of new commercial centers comprising of rows of new
shoplots had sprung up outside the central town district. More
so, along the trunk road north of town.
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Development in this town area had ceased
especially within the old area This was the only and
largest General Store retailer. |
Although the
town was small and could scan almost all the features within a
single glance, yet there were so interesting points that was
worth noting!
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The
tallest and brick building seen here is the General store
mentioned above. Without that building, this street
looked like a very well preserved place. The shop houses
of an old urban area neatly stacked in a row. Completely
built with wooden strutures reflecting on the trends of
yesteryears. |
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trends had setted in too. In the background some shops
constructed of bricks and plaster. Then the parking
meters for the town area right in the "heart"
of town.. This signified that car population around town
warranted that supervision. Another odd point, the
parking meter was cladded after office hours to avoid
pilferage and scandalism. |
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Grik
is located in a narrow plain surrounded by low hills on
both side. Deep at the foot of the Main Range and among
heavily forested area, rainfall is rampants and frequent.
While not the wettest part of the country, this monsoon
rain had much to tell about the large amount of water
draining through the town district |
The new
realigned highway did the township a lot of good providing an
excellent alternative to Kelantan State. It was an important stop
for travellers and anglers alike. Topping up their cars and
stomach before the long 100 kilometers journey to the east-
Kelantan or west to Sungei Petani. Not forgetting those crossing
over to Thailand!
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