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The older shophouses of Bidor tell the history of its people. The associations, the societies and the clans have built their shophouses similar to those in Singapore and elsewhere in Southeast Asia, with the ubiquitous five footways, colonial pillars and Dutch-influenced facades which block the roofs from view.
A fine art lecturer from Kuala Lumpur said Bidor is so beautiful that he and his friends should make a documentary to capture the beauty and the special architecture of the town on film. He believes shophouses like those in Bidor have great historical value and many stories to tell!
New shops are coming up and one can see the people of Bidor getting excited about new developments.
KFC is found at the junction of the road into Bidor. Alongside KFC is Bidor’s biggest tyre-shop, occupying four shoplots, the owner being the proprietor of the whole building which is incidentally the biggest and tallest in Bidor.
Many younger generation of Bidor families are very well educated and working outside the town.
Perhaps herein lies the future of Bidor – the brain power of the future generation and the wisdom and saved capital of the older generation.
Bidor has a good and solid agricultural base which no one can take away. Like so many other Malaysian small towns, Bidor might see a rejuvenation in no time.