Pumped up kicks

I just had the sudden urge to write about my trip to Cameron's just over this weekend.

One sister was on her semester break and the other was waiting for her entrance to form 6 and I had leave   which could be put to good use so up we go to the cool chilly hills for a short family trip. Our expedition begins on Saturday and I summarized it in a few categories below. It feels to me like ranting with good info for those who intend to go there sometime soon. Enjoy the read. ;)

Accommodation
Hotel Titiwangsa located @ Brinchang.
RM 288 per night for a family room consisting of 2 king beds with breakfast and dinner for 4. Cheapest deal we could get, for a place in Brinchang. Decent hotel I must say. We were allowed to check in about 2 hours earlier. Check in timing was 3pm. The only setback for this is the food that tasted just average (50/100) and the fact that the room faced the main road, which can be quite disturbing.
Rating: 6.5/10

Our hotel!

Hotel room. Not bad looking right?

There. Our steamboat dinner. Clear soup. Additional RM3 per person for tom yam soup. #Fail

Weather
SUPERB! It was about 20 degrees. We were contented.
10/10

Activities


On the first day, we went cruising around Brinchang and started our tour at the peak. We began with the cactus farm, followed by the bee farm, then 2 strawberry farms. We basically went to all the farms because that is all they have there. Lol!

Pretty pretty flowers @ the cactus farm.

Humongous!

Trying to see if it's sharp or not. 

When sometimes it's better to take our own pictures. ;)

<3

My cute parents. 

She is just being curious.

 During nighttime, we went to the night market just slightly nearby where our hotel were. The night market is uhm.. okay. A lot repeating stalls but that allows you to walk around and seek for the best bargain.The price don't vary that much though.  They are open every Friday, Saturday and public holidays. There's also a morning market at the same place that opens on Sunday. But if you're there during the weekdays, the best place to get a good deal is the market near hotel Equitorial. :)

Another word of advise. Strawberries are cheapest at the night markets.You can choose to purchase them at the farms but those a slightly pricey. Strawberries can't be kept long so if you intend to bring it down, buy it only on the day you're going back home. Not even the day before. We bought some and learned our lesson. Some of them turned overripe just within the night although the weather is cold. Now the tip on where to buy. Go to the market located near hotel equitorial. They have the same exact things at the night market and the people there are more friendly. If you like roses, look for dried ones there. They look exactly like the live ones just that this one don't need water and it can last for about a year or 2? Seems like I'm promoting the Equitorial market. I think because that's the place we got rather good deals from the stalls. Haha!

Came second day, we went to the morning market and then took a drive down to Tanah Rata to see the 'hutan lipur' and the boh tea plantation.

The stalls look all the same. 

Mother nature. 

Today was just more for rest and relax under the nice weather. Dinner again sucked. We opted to eat out of the hotel to try something else but it failed on us too. To add salt to the wound, the price wasn't that fascinating. Oh well... tourist area I guess.

Tea plantation

Playing hide and seek. 

#musttry strawberry tarts. Available at the shop below our hotel. RM 2 each. yums!

<3

Overall
Loved the weather. Disliked the food. One weird thing we realized during our whole stay in Cameron's is about the ambulance. They go up and down the road, with the sirens on mind you, for a good couple of times. Not sure if there are really a lot of sick people around. I also disliked most of the people there cos they're so cool. My sister says it's because of the weather. Hmm.. I wonder...

Last Kiss

And I'll go sit on the floor
Wearing your clothes
All that I know is
I don't know how to be something you miss
Never thought we'd have a last kiss
Never imagined we'd end like this
Your name, forever the name on my lips


So I'll watch your life in pictures like I used to watch you sleep
And I feel you forget me like I used to feel you breathe
And I keep up with our old friends just to ask them how you are
Hope it's nice where you are


And I hope the sun shines
And it's a beautiful day
And something reminds you
You wish you had stayed
You can plan for a change in weather and time
But I never planned on you changing your mind

I'll continue watching you live through pictures.

Big in Philippines

Decisions- the act of or need for making up one's mind, according to the dictionary. To wake up. To go to work. To eat. To play. To sleep. It may seem minor, but it is a decision we make. Everyday without fail. Whether it is big or small. This time, I was caught in the middle with a big decision to make which is related to my career. I am almost there. Let’s hope this will bring me somewhere.

Now, allow me to share with you something new I found online.

I don’t know if it’s a coincidence but I was reading a friend’s blog where she mentioned that she’ll be travelling to Borocay Island in Philippines for a vacation soon. Never knew that Philippines have such impressive, beautiful islands until I saw the picture on her blog. I was mesmerized. Then I got to know that ibilik has now expanded to the Philippines!!

Check out iBilik Philippines. 

This website would be so helpful if I decide to go there someday. Memo to self: Check out flight tickets to Manila when there’s a promotion!

A high percentage of the city names appear to be very foreign to me so I chose my best bet- Manila. Who doesn’t know Manila right? I clicked and briefly scrolled down the page to check out the room rates and pictures. A picture speaks a thousand words. That’s what I always believe in and it certainly knows how to speak the words and did not disappoint me.  To my discovery, both room rates and pictures are pretty decent! Read the next line and be amazed.

A really decent studio apartment in Manila starts from as low as RM 79!!

Unbelievably reasonable!! Beautiful place, beautiful rates.

I just can’t wait to plan for my next vacation. Anybody interested to come along? I don’t bite. J

The Calling

19. First lou sang of the year with clients @ PJ Hilton.

20. Our CNY wall at the office. Spot mine. 

21. This is how we eat. 

22. Time to pray the ancestors. 

23. Learning how to play the 7 card poker. 

24. First day of CNY with the family! :) <3

25. Is always fascinated by this antique door @ my aunt's place. 

26. Finally, I'm cleaning out my closet. 

27.  Home made kaya for the party. :)

28. The 6 year old boy with 6 pack.

29. New format of advertising spotted @ Sunway Pyramid

30. You can find me here. :)

31. CNY Lou Sang - Ogilvy style.

32. Met the new coin at the gambling table. 

33. The light that keeps me company at night. 

34. Prank, inpired by 9Gag. Muahahahaha!

35. CNY Party, the bunnies style. 

36. The day where the egg stood still & I had the all time yummy-licious duck soup to sip on. 

37. A toast to life. 

38. A dinner for 4. 

39. The table was very comfy, you know?

40. They asked me to submit a baby picture, not a recent picture. Babypicfail. 

41. We were happy that night. :)

 

42. Can you see them ang pau moneh?

43. Spaghetti for dinner!

44. It's 10 pm and there are people still in the office. We work too hard. 

42. The last to leave. 

43. My favourite food served. 

44. Say hi to Mr. Lizzard. 

45. The brilliant artwork of a colleague.

46. This is too sweet. 

47. @ Zouk. 

48. From a thoughtful dear colleague who gave full moral support to finish up work quickly. <3

49. Black pepper udon. Twas a very stressful lunch. 

50. The day the lock was broken. 

51. My car broke down. Again. 

52. Teatime! 

53. It was bad.

54. Just a DND sign. 

55. This is dinner, at my desk.

56. Hot soup awaits. 

57. My dad's hardwork.