caffe diem

January 1, 2023

Diem Art Fest – Keat Hwa Marching Band

10.00PM / 31st December 2022 @ Jeti Pekan Cina.

Planning to end the year with a bang? The Keat Hwa Marching Band have gotten us covered! In conjunction with the Diem Art Fest, we invite you to come join us in witnessing a marching band performance of world class excellence by the 2022 Malaysia World Band Competition first runner-ups, Alor Setar’s very own Keat Hwa Marching Band.

Everyone’s invited, so please come! Or else, tell a friend, and then tell another. 🙂
 
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December 6, 2020

Diem Bakery Building – Introduction

Diem Bakery Building

IntroductionLet us first take a walk down memory lane, way back to 1910. The Diem Bakery building, together with the adjoining identical structure that is owned by Soon Kongsi, was built by Malaysia’s badminton great Dato’ Eddy Choong’s family. The late badminton ace was from a prominent family based in Kedah who later moved to Penang.

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November 24, 2020

Diem Bakery Building – The Calligraphy Room / Purple Room

DIEM BAKERY CALIGRAPHY ROOM (5)

Diem Bakery Building

The Calligraphy Room / Purple Room

 

The inspiration for creating the Calligraphy Room, located on the first floor of the building was derived from the owner’s visit to the Forbidden City and its surroundings in Beijing, China, in 2018.

 

The concept is based on the Chinese wordings Zi Qi Dong Lai which literally translated to mean “the purple cloud shine from the east of the sky”. Traditionally in Chinese culture, the color purple represents prosperity and good luck, and is associated with royalties and nobles. It is believed purple refers to the North Star which in traditional Chinese astrology is the abode of the Celestial Emperor.

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November 24, 2020

Diem Bakery Building – The Hanging Lights

The Hanging Lights (8)

 

Diem Bakery Building

The Hanging Lights

 

The hanging lights on the ground floor of the Diem Bakery building is a permanent art installation created by the Encomas team. The lighting covers were fabricated by a young and talented local tinsmith, Lim Zhan How from Pekan Cina. A third generation tinsmith who apprenticed from his father, he had hand crafted the 48 pieces of round cone shape lighting covers made from bronze and tin plates.

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March 5, 2020

Lorong Caffe Diem ( Lorong Penjara Lama)

From a no name, no one want to come near lorong to an art corner, community space, neighbourhood gathering place and little green area to hosting many social activities n international events and recently become the most instagrammable cafe n Lorong in Malaysia n a tourism hot spot. Not to mention the many wedding shooting and more

 

This lorong, Lorong Penjara Lama aka Lorong Caffe Diem, the first lorong in the history of Alor Setar, dating back 300 years, do have a long way to go. We will take good care of the lorong under our Project CSR and thank you so much for all of those who make this happen.

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October 29, 2019

Revitalization of Lorong Penjara Lama aka Lorong Caffe Diem

Who could imagine 7 years ago, this lorong located next to Jalan Penjara Lama, the first road in the history of Alor Setar and behind Caffe Diem at Pekan Cina, Alor Setar, which was full of rubbish, dark at night, haunted due to the surrounding abandoned buildings, a drug addict haven and definitely not safe to be there at night, has been revitalized into a community space.

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October 13, 2019

Revitalization of Lorong Penjara Lama aka Lorong Caffe Diem

Who could imagine 7 years ago, this lorong located next to Jalan Penjara Lama, the first road in the history of Alor Setar and behind Caffe Diem at Pekan Cina, Alor Setar, which was full of rubbish, dark at night, haunted due to the surrounding abandoned buildings, a drug addict haven and definitely not safe to be there at night, has been revitalized into a community space.

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