Trip to Cameron Highlands

"Ayah ayah, kawan kakak kata nanti pegi Cameron Highland mesti muntah"

"Nah kakak beg plastik. Simpan masuk poket, nanti kakak muntah"

"Last abang pegi when I was form two. Rombongan pengakap dan pandu puteri ke sekolah kat Tanah Rata. Tanah runtuh, kita org masak kari telur kat tengah tengah gunung. Beratus ratus telur utk rombongan dan juga org org yg terperangkap"

That were words that came out from Shasha, Azfar and me during our trip to Cameron Highlands. Yes, the last time I visited Cameron Highland was 22 years back. I bet to myself that the place has changed a lot.

We met CL, Delinn and Yum at Petronas Sg Besi. Arc asked Azfar to ride together with all the makcik so that Shasha and Liyana would have ample space for them at rear seat. Initially CL lead the way until Rawang. But since CL drove like I am road hogging, I overtook her and sped to 140kmh. Now I can see CL true colors. She tailed me.

When we reach Tapah R&R, Liyana wanted to ride together with the makcik, so Shasha left alone at rear seat. Shasha also wanted to ride CL's car but we afraid that she going to puke when we climb the winding road.

We took Tapah instead off Simpang Pulai as Elf gave her opinion that climbing the mountain range from Tapah and Simpang Pulai would not give not much different. Still the road is winding. The only different is that the road from Simpang Pulai is much wider than the road from Tapah. Hei what the heck ....... I am in no hurry to drive like initial D all along the winding road. Afterall my car is a front wheel drive and I cannot drift hehehehehhehe.

Midway climbing the mountain ranges, CL beamed me. I reckoned something was not right so we pulled over by the roadside somewhere about 30km from Tapah or probably Tanah Rata. Azfar felt dizzy and about to throw out. We laughed at him because before we climbed the mountain, Azfar passed plastic bag to Shasha to contain what ever that might go out from Shasha's mouth or belly. Shasha doing just find with me but Azfar wanted to puke. Poor Azfar. Probably his stomach filled with gas as we not taking any meal while we were in Tapah R&R. We agreed to have lunch when we arrived to Tanah Rata.


About 1/2 an hr later we reach to a Ringlet and we stop over at Bharat's Cameronian Valley. Most of themmtook a pee while I just relax and enjoy the picturesque scene. The view was so serene and the air was so fresh. I looked at the Tea Shop and I noticed this one area explaining the type of the tea.

I just know teh o and teh tarik and little did I knew that there are teas for morning and evening. How so .................. Tak pernah pulak tahu kekekekekekeke. Arc bought some tea here under the brand of Cameronian Valley. Samapi KL aku belasah la teh pagi ke petang ke macam sama ajer wakakakakakaka.

We continue our journey to Tanah Rata and we had lunch before we checked in into Herritage Hotel. At about 3.30pm, we when out again to recce some interesting places, along the road from Tanah Rata to Tringkap.

We stopped over in many strawberry gardens and we ate ice cream and bought some strawberries. I have a preferred spots where you can take picture and actually pick the strawberries. One is in Brinchang next to Cactus Valley. This place is called Big Red Strawberries Farm. Admission is free but the environment was great and clean too. More decent than a place call ........ what ahhhhh Arc, kimanis ahhhhhh lupa la pulak. The other place that I recommend would be MARDI. The admission fee is RM 3.00 and you can see strawberries and roses too.

We when to Tringkap in a hope to see roses. And since the admission fee we reckoned too expensive, we just settle ourself outside the rose valley in Tringkap. The makcik were eying on the flowers and Yum bought some fresh veggies. I bumped to this stall and wanna have a taste with their strawberries. Her strawberries taste much better than the other strawberries and I started to bargain.

Instead of getting the lower price I intended to get, the tokei gave us 6 small packets of strawberries for free and open one big packet that price RM 5 and asked us to taste the strawberries. Jangan mintak kurang la, lu mahu lu makan, saya bagi maaaaaa. Ini buah saya tanam sendiri dan saya suka orang makan strawberry saya. Itu la kata kata tokei tuh.

Terus aku nak promote gerai dia kekekekekekeke. Ok the tokei name Ah Peng and her stall is in the right side of the admission gate to rose valley in Tringkap. That's why la Delinn said she was my step aunty kekekekekek. Picture below are Delinn and Shasha and the lady behind them is the tokei. She asked Delinn to stepped aside as she wanna show her face to all of yaaaaa kekekekekeke.

We back to hotel at about 7.00pm and after maghrib we had dinner in Tanah Rata. I slept quite late that night waited for Manchester United played Newcastle. Worth every moment waiting as MU outplayed Newcastle 5 to 1.

The second day we when to BOH Sungei Palas. We had recce the place before that and we kind of confident to get there early in the morning. The road was so small whereby in most area its only allow one vehicle to pass by. You got to honk and stop in the designated space to allow other vehivle passing you. While driving I told to Arc and Delinn I was wondering where were the BOH factory I visited before. I am not really confident this is the one as the road was so small.

Alhamdulillah we reached to the plant and we had breakfast in the facade of the building. The bridge is beautiful and the facade takes the visitor overlooking to the tea garden. The view was spectacular.

The plant tour was nice and i recommend everybody to visit the plant when you visit Cameron Highland. Its a place shall not be missed. Oh by the way, there was really 44 seater bus get into the plant using the same road we used. So I am confident that it was the same route we used when I visited Cameron Highlands some 22yrs ago.

After BOH Plant, we when back to Ah Peng and get some strawberries again. Arc bought roses and carnation and I looked for fresh veggies.

We hurried to the hotel to checked out at 12.30pm. Before we had lunch we went to Smoke House. A tudor style English house. Probably most of us felt we were visiting England kekekekekekekeke. Look at the red telephone box. So Englishhhhhhhh

After that we had lunch before we embark our journey back to KL.

Overall, it was a very nice place to visit and I reccomend everybody to visit Cameron Highlands. At least once in your life time. I've come twice and plan for trice. Someday, yahh someday.