DAY 1
Woke up early last Sat! to set off to another trip down south with Irene(map reader) and ST (driver), this time KN and Star join us too! me, the backseat sleeper, this time i didn't need to strap myself down with the seat belts as there isn;t any room to move anyway!
First stop to Ipoh to get breakfast and egg tarts and tesco ( to get fish balls, meat balls, sausages, beer) before heading up the Simpang Pulai way up! We did a leasurely drive up, winding down the window a couple of times to check the temperature! Haha... we were also planning what to eat up there... of course, i was looking for my favorite jagung and potato! i didn't get this nick for nothing!
Along the way, we saw lots of those old jeeps carrying veges, i was quite amazed at the speed they were going. definitely more powerful than my faithful city! Oh yes, there was this red viva, with modified wheels, wheels so small that it looks like it's almost touching the road as it goes along. It's one of those cars that you can't help that you feel that you need to overtake! (Same urge like you want to cubit the fat face of a baby!) Good thing, i wasn't driving.. i would have been more reckless than ST!
Well, we had tea and our egg tarts in one of the tea house overlooking the tea plantation over the ondulating highlands! Breath-taking scenery, hot tea, and custardy egg tarts! Bliss!
After our tea, we went to get the keys to get to our apartment! We went in and the 4 of us didn't notice the 3rd bed room! Only Irene saw the bed room on our way in. Poor Uncle, was a bit worried, as he couldn't find his room!
Then we were off to do some marketing and of course, i get to eat my jagung! My pearly jagung was sweet and juicy! Yummy! I did the "irritating kid" thing again, pestering for my jagung! Haha.. so was actually savouring every moment!
We went to the Smoke house after that! Smoke house is one of those traditional English black and white timber house, with a English Red telephone to boot! haha.. which reminds me of my red English letter box.. well, that's another story some day!
Dinner was good yummy steamboat with lots of veges of course! Star did most of the work and of course, the meal was really really fulfilling and definitely healthy and hearty! After such a full dinner, of couse, we went out for a stroll, enjoying the cool night breeze! Just wish it is as cool as this in Penang!
We saw lots of big, healthy, splendidly coloured bright flowers. One can imagine all the fresh air, clean water, excellent soil is doing for the flower, will also work wonders on humans.. well, at least slow down the aging process!
Tea Plantations
Eating Ipoh Egg Tarts with Cameron Tea
Strawberry Farm
2 lengluis
Thorny plants
BlueBells - my favourite flowers
More RED strawberries!
Smoke House
Our Dinner
My travelmates
DAy 2
Yawn! ( means i am yawning now) i had a wonderful, restful sleep up in Cameron. in other words, i slept like a pig! :)
to be cont...
UpDates:
let see, we had our breakfast then went out to Smoke house for the 3rd time! Haha.. took somemore pics, then we headed to the temple. On the way there, ( well, our navigator got "pek chek" and told the driver to look at the map himself! haha! Uncle keeps insisting this is Irene's farewell.. I suppose compared to HY, at least she got futher than Batu Ferringghi! oh oh.. I can feel another complain coming...
ANyway, i got to eat my purpleish sweet potatoes! Then we went to look for Robinson Fall, i dun think we found the actual falls, as it was an over 1km walk that non of us were up to it!
Well, then off we went to do more marketing! Boughts lots of jagung! haha and then we went to the bee farm.. Hmm.. planning to stay far away from the bees! then we stoped along the way for a couple more stops and then we headed down to Ipoh somewhat reluctantly with a tinge of sadness that our hols is coming to an end so soon!
All in all, it was a nice cool weekend.
Robinson Falls?? Not sure
Cute sign
Chinese Temple
Have you ever seen a baby giving a pat on a fish head?
Bee Farm - big bee versus little bees
Flower plantation
