Portraits.Dreams.Memories: 2011

19 – 21 Oct 2011 Cameron Highland, Malaysia (Strawberry + Tea land) ~ 3 day visit to Cameron Highlands with a colleague of mine. It has been ages since i last visited Cameron Highland. Things changed a lot. . Somehow for me, Cameron Highland has becoming less interest to me except the cool weather and nice view of Tea plantation or garden.

This is the first time i get to drive to Cameron Highland. It took me about 4 hours to get there. The road is quite scary. i can't wait for the winding road to end cause i feel a bit tired steering my car. I took the Simpang Pulai Road because people said that road is less stressed than the Tapah Road. Well, i managed to get to Cameron highland safe and sound at noon.

Anyway my trip wasn't really great. I left my camera charger at home. My camera battery were half flat as soon as i arrived at the Sungai Palas Tea plantation. That sucks. I mean, you arrived at the scenic places and you can't fully use your camera and also a colleague who tagged along with you feeling too shy to even click a camera button!!!! (whaaaaa???). So i didn't end up with lots of photos to shares with. Anyway, fortunately i bring my old Lumix with me as a spare. But i still i lost my mood to take photos.

We stayed at Natasya Resort for 2 nights. We get a Jr. Suite room and it was under a promotion bargain (RM169.00). I think it was a real deal. You get a Jr suite apartment for yourself (1 bedroom, kitchen, living & tv room, 2 shower or bathroom, a balcony with a view and your own car park). What i like about the bathroom that they put the Shampoo’s and the liquid soap in a refillable dispenser instead of a small bottle so you can use it as much as you want. Anyway, i got to admit that this is the first time i paid such amount for a room. i usually like to stay at the guest house type of accommodation. Like i said i travel budget, and i travel the way i am and not because everyone is doing it. If i can afford a place, why not? but usually i travel budget :D

Our room

the small kitchen that only come with microwave, fridge and coffee and tea set

the living Hall

the balcony

the view from balcony

After we check-in to the "suite" we went out looking for a food. We agreed to find a steamboat. It is really nice to get a warm soupy steamboat when the weather is cool. Then the rain poured down heavily. Without nothing much to do, we went back to our room and the rains still pouring till late night.

the steamboats

The next morning, the weather was nice though it was cloudy and bleakly! We decided to go to Sungai Palas Boh tea centre. I like it there so much. The greenery tea plantation’s spreading wide in front of your eyes. It is really refreshing. You can even have your tea, tit-bits, cakes and scones at their cafetaria. I was a bit frustrated when i arrived there as the scones already finished .. grrrrr... [been planning to get some scones with a tea since i was driving from natasya resort]. Oh well...! You can also visit the tea factory and see how the teas are being process.

Sungai Palas tea plantation

We left Sungai Palas Boh Tea centre and headed for lunch and i remember that i had printed out a coupon from a Cafe called Strawberry Moment. So, we went hunting for the cafe. We went back and forth from brinchang and tanah rata and finally we found it at Brinchang point. And it is also coincidentally we found the big red strawberry farm (cause we were wondering where is the farm before). Strawberry moments is a very cute cafe, they also sells chocolate as well. The menu is basically strawberry thingy. I am dying to have that strawberry strudel since i saw it in the internet and finally i managed to grab it with 20% discount coupon haha. it taste strawberrilicious. i also ordered Fish and chips and was also delicious.

Strawberry strudel

Happy customer!

fish n chips.

Next we went to Big red farm strawberry (free entrance) and the farm is huge. It situated just next to Cactus valley. Of course there are strawberries and also some other vegetables and plantation. They provided cafeteria which menu based on strawberry (again!). i only had the strawberry milkshakes (yummy!). Everything is strawberry even the toilet came with strawberry painting :)

Strawberry milkshakes

At evening we stopped by at Kea farm to buy some fresh veggie to bring home. Rain start pouring down again. So we ran here and there between the veggie stalls. But we managed to buy some of vegetables at Kea farm. I think Kea farm are a bit expensive. Try buy a veggie at the veggie farm. I bought 3 butterhead cabbage for RM5 at the Big red strawberry farm. At Kea farm they put 3 for RM10 or 4 for RM10 if we plead them.

The next day, we check out early to avoid the traffic congested at Cameron highland because it is friday!!!! Weekends is coming!!! i guess we better move out.

The rain was pouring so heavily between those 3 days. We only get to go to some places when the rain stopped. Well, so much for the strawberry and Tea Land trip...

THE END.

21 July 2011 - Melaka Zoo, Melaka (Malacca) Malaysia ~

After a stressed from the Major TA and killing over time working schedule, straightly i took a day off. So i decided to go to Neighbouring state, Melaka and visit the Zoo. Last time i went to Melaka and i didn't get a chance to visit the zoo. I like looking at the animal rather than people behaving like an animal :) The entrance for this Zoo is RM7. Well, really cheap for me. Here are some of the photos. . .

You'll be greeted by this creature as soon as you enter the zoo

budak comot.. :D

Capibara

dead pony?? naaahh little horsie just taking his nap. funny huh?

i like to pose!

scary looking vampire bats! but i liiiiiike :P

King Julien.. i like to move it .. move it!

chillin' out

chillex, maaaan.. bersantai habiss.

I didn't get any photos for the wild life shows. The wild life show wasn't that wild. i only get to see parrots doing maths and cards tricks and also diva dancing flamingos. They're funny. There are no Orang Utan's or snake to be seen in the show or maybe i was late. So far it was ok for me because the entrance is Free :)

There are also Mini Safari with a long path walk with fences. It's a bit dissapointing cause i only saw, a deer, Giraffes and Zebras. I was wondering where are others? But it was a good walk.