Enjoying myself in Awana Genting Highlands

Refreshing change instead of Cameron Highlands, made a trip to Genting Highlands instead. Hold up in Awana Genting Highlands for the night and next day Genting View Resort coz my church having a camp over there. Good to stay a day earlier and relax and enjoy a simple break.
Coz when the church camp runs is going to be a heady day of lessons and of course fun games and worship session.
I think I'm going to be late but no hurry. Let the day take care of itself. After all Jesus did say not to worry too much about tomorrow for today already have enough of its trouble. So take it as it comes.
For now I enjoy my buffet breakfast and have my cup of tea. Complete this blog and time to make a move!

Advertise Apartment in Website

I want to advertised my resort apartment in your website, may I know
1) how should I go abot that
2) what is the rate/charges
3) what is the duration
4) how to pay you
5)any info that I need to know?
I have creted my blogspot.

Thanks
Lim Chong Yaw
Petaling Jaya, Selangor
21/4/2011

Dear Lim,
Greetings! Write and review is FOC. You just need to supply me the info and
photos. But if you want to advertise on the frontpage of my website or need
me to create a proper website that would be chargeable.
Eg of websites that I have created:
http://www.kangholiday.com/
http://www.cameronhighlandsenglishhomes.com/
By the way, where is your apartment located and what is your URL address.
Cheers!
Jan.
22/4/2011

Hi Jan,

I just want to advertise on the frontpage. There are few options

1) Probably you just need to put a link to my blogspot. (how much and what is the duration)
2) Like your current frontpage of the apartment advertisement. (how much and the duration, I noticed that thre are some without hyperlink). Probably you may write and review of the apartment which is standardise across on your website
3) How much to create a proper website?

My blogspot is www.chgreenstay.blogspot.com
The apartment is located just next to Smoke House, facing golf course. You may get more info from my blogspot.

If you require more info, please let me know.
Would you mind to provide your phone, so that I can contact you directly.
Have a nice day.
Thanks
Lim
23/4/2011

Hi Jan,
Thanks a lot for your info.
I shall contact you next week to meet up again.
Thanks
28/4/2011

Looking for Guesthouse Backpacking Accommodation and Tours

Hye there

I found this website is really helpful and I appreciate all your effort in maintaining this website. I'm planning for backpacking expedition to Cameron with my girlfriend this coming end of June or early July...

Planning to take bus from KL to Tanah Rata and look for hotels there..at the same time, trying to look for any tour package available there..

Do you have any suggestion hotels or tour package for Cameron..hope to hear some great stuff from you guys.. If possible, please suggest me the affordable single room. Although I'm willing to take the double room and share the room with my gf, it's wrong to do that in Malaysia and the possibility of the government agencies to check is there.

So, hope to find some good suggestion from you.

Cheers!
Long Haffiz
London, United Kingdom
27/4/2011

Dear Long,

Hotels stay will depend on your budget. If you want comfortable go for star rated like Heritage, Century Pines, Equatorial, Strawberry Park, De La Ferns, etc. If budget, there are guesthouses like Kang Travelodge, Father's Guesthouse, Cameronian Inn, Eight Mentigi and KRS/Twinpines. Do check my hotel list for short listing.

And there is no problem staying with your girlfriend in the hotel room. What you do there is private and none of the government business. Do keep it quiet though. That's where star rated hotels would be better suggestion. ;P

For tours, try Father's Guesthouse Cameron Secrets or Kang Travel and Tours. You can find their contacts on my website.

Cheers!
Jan.
27/4/2011

Dear Jan,

Thanks a lot for such a quick reply.
I appreciate it so much.

I already short listing 7 guest houses which are Cameronian Inn, Kang Travel Hotel, Twin Pines, The Highlanders, Gerard's Place, Eight Mentigi and Jurina Hill. Since I'm a backpacker, I'm looking forward for guest house which is close to shops and bus station at the same time and I find that these 7 are suit with my budget and at the same time not too far from bus station.

Do it been a problem if I book tour and guest house separately? For example, let say I'm staying in Cameronian Inn but choose to take Kang's Place Tour Package? And yeah, my concern is still about the accommodation with the government check stuff. LOL! But yeah, should survey deeply more about this. How about dorm? Between these 7, which one is the best? If two single room seems to be too expensive, I might consider taking 1 dorm and 1 cheap double room like in 8 Mentigi and Gerard's Place.

This is my first time coming to CH. So, sorry for too many questions.

Many thanks,
Long
27/4/2011

Dear Long,

Gerard's Place? this one I haven't heard before, where is this? I would like to check this up next time I'm up there.

Guesthouse are economical but the sound do travel out so you need to keep it quiet at night to avoid disturbing the peace. Boy and girl in same room is ok otherwise all the locals will have a big problem when going for holiday (including courting couples)! Private places would be an invasion of privacy but then we don't really have privacy laws here and sometimes MPs come up with stupid suggestions and comments every once in awhile. Enough of my gripe about local laws.

Room and tours are mutually exclusive, so no problem there.

As for which guesthouse, I can't say which is better as I found them all to be rather nice though each has their own pros and cons. Book the rooms, better than dorm. More privacy, besides the difference isn't that much (c'mon, Brit Pound to Ringgit just a few Pound difference won't even make a dent in your budget! But when I went to UK for holiday, it really hurt my pocket you know!). Esp for couples. And no worries about enforcers, they don't disturb the place (never heard of any in CH anyway) as it will give tourism Malaysia a bad name.

Cheers!
Jan
28/4/2011

Dear Jan,

That's gonna be a great idea. By the way, Gerard's Place is in conjunction with Father's Place. Normally in peak time, Father's Place gonna be really full and they set up Gerard's Place as a back up., But yeah, based on tripadvisor website, the review on Gerard's Place is higher compare to Father's Place. But you shall check it. It just around 3-5 minutes walk from Father's Place.

Oh yeah, is Father's Place far from town? Cause another guest houses are close to town except Father's Place. Maybe a rough idea about its location gonna be really helpful.

Cheers!
28/4/2011

Ah, Gerard! Should have known he made place name after himself! Will have to check it up with him next time I go up there. All the guesthouses are within walking distance to Tanah Rata (except when it rains then it will feel very far! Haha!). 5-10 minutes walk is about it for any of them. Me being lazy, I drive, which takes less than a minute but takes another 3-5 minutes looking for parking! Tanah Rata is a very small town.

Cheers!
Jan.
28/4/2011

Bus from Puduraya KL to Cameron Highlands

Hi, firstly I like to thank you for the wonderful website that you had created, really help me a lot as I'm planning a trip to CH in May. Are you able to advice on the bus that leave from KL? As I understand that Puduraya is back in business, and I'm unsure of which terminal the bus leave from now.
Thanks!! God bless your family

John TJY
Singapore
26/4/2011

Dear John,
Thanks for the compliments.
As for Puduraya Bus Terminal, I'm afraid I can't advise you as I have not been to KL for ages. You just have to take your chances.
Cheers!
Jan.
26/4/2011

Hey Jan,

Thanks for the quick reply.

and no worries, u have help out a lot through ur website anw.

Regards,
John
26/4/2011

Going to Cameron Highlands

Looks like many people is planning to go Cameron Highlands in the upcoming super long weekend! With the Malaysian holidays and school breaks around the corner it is sure going to be a nice crowd up there.

My parents did a good planning and went up last weekend. Hope they had a good time.

As for me, with so many busy things to do, I doubt I will be going up to Cameron Highlands anytime soon. Missed the opportunity to tag along with the Church seniors who stayed in OMH which I think stands for Overseas Mission House. It seems it is a nice bungalow reserved only for Church workers only.

I wanted to show them around CH, but I guess and of course try out the bungalow. I guess I will just have to wait till another time, if God willing. Anyway, they had a good time at the Highlands Restaurant charcoal steamboat with that tall signature funnel. They thoroughly enjoyed it but wondered how they are going to fit in the entire cell members when they go up there again. I didn't have the restaurant number so won't be able to help them to make the booking.

Well, I didn't think of making a Malaysian food blog for my website at that time when I visited Highlands Restaurant.  Well will just have to wait another time to collect the name card and update the web page.

Church Camp @ Genting Highlands

This time round my church will be organizing a church at Genting View apartments in Genting Highlands instead of Cameron Highlands. I think it is a good thing too considering the logistic matter of ferrying the various equipment while just staying for one night only. So Genting Highlands is a good choice since it takes approximately one hour drive from KL.

But my wife wanted a longer break, and taking a Friday off was a good idea. Considered as non-peak, the rates were cheaper at Awana Genting Highlands. If we were to stay on for Sunday night the hotel rate would double!

For additional cost savings we borrowed a Genting World card and booked online and saved off about RM30. Not bad, not bad. Would be looking forward for this break. Looks like this will be a first for my baby. His first highlands trip! I'm sure he would enjoy himself too being such an inquisitive little toddler!

Enjoy yourselves this coming long holiday break!

Cheers!

Buying Apartment and Properties in Cameron Highlands

Hi there. I was just browsing through your site on Desa Anthurium,
and you wrote of one Mr Micheal, the agent. Do you happen to have his contact, cause I am looking for properties in Desa Anthurium and Mr Michael could be the right lead. thanks

Sue Ellen Simon
Georgetown, Penang
21/4/2011

Dear Sue,
Will this be a private individual purchase or under DFZcapital?
Regards,
Jan.
21/4/2011

By the way Jan, my contact is 016-xxxxxxx . I was hoping to look for Mr Michael on 23rd (this Saturday) in Cameron Highlands.
Sue
21/4/2011

Hello,
His contact Michael Chin 012-5066070 / 0195126070
There is one available which I was considering but not sure to proceed, so if you purchase first then good for you! If you need a lawyer to deal the S&P I have contact here in Puchong. But since you are working in DFZcapital, I think that co also can help you on the S&P.
Cheers!
Jan.
22/4/2011

Hi Jan, thanks for the help. Just spoke to Michael. He has mentioned of some properties ie. houses apartments, we are keen on looking on !

Thanks for the info on legal help, I have 2 siblings whom are lawyers themselves, so will be chipping one of them for legal help.

Your website are very informative, keep it on. !

Thanks
Sue Ellen
22/4/2011

Romantic Hotels Resort for Proposals, Recommendations

I was planning to stay 2 nights from 29 April 2011. In the same time I would like to proposed to my gf the next day. Any idea which hotel I can do so?

Ken
Selangor
12/4/2011

Dear Ken,

If you have the budget, go for YTL Cameron Highlands Resort, Lakehouse Resort, or Smokehouse Hotel. Other notable choice include De La Ferns.

Cheers!
Jan.
12/4/2011

Thanks Jan.. I already manage to get the room. Thanks for your help.
Ken 14/4

So tell me, which hotel did you go for? – Jan. 14/4

casa dela rosa. any comment? - Ken 15/4

Oh, that one facing the golf course. Have not seen their rooms. Looks nice from the outside. Pricey too. They belong to the same owner for a chain of hotels in CH (De La Ferns, Rosa Passedena). Should be good. Let me know if the hotel was good. And of course, do tell me she said yes to your proposal!

All the best!
Jan
15/4/2011

SBI Meet Up for tea or coffee, nice!

Hi again Jan,

I just have to write again as I saw that you have made your site through SBI, amazing, that is what I am doing now! Building up a site with SBI..but not about traveling. Anyway, that is really interesting and such a coincidence. Right now I am in Sarawak for the election, I have made my living my journalism to be able to live abroad, which I am very tired of, and that is how I found solution with SBI to change my direction. I will visit Cameron Highlands in May, have a look around, and then if I like it up there I plan to return in late August/early September after spending a longer time with parents and friends as I haven't really been back in Sweden for six years. I don't know if you have time, just felt spontanously that it would be nice to just meet for a coffee or whatever. Two SBI:ers in the same spot.

Cheers
Anna Sternfeldt
Sweden
14/4/2011

Dear Anna,

Small world indeed, though hardly surprising as I have SBI friends (unfortunately due to distance, haven't got a chance to meet up with any). I don't live in Cameron Highlands though. Much like Ken Evoy's daughter who has a beautiful website about Aguilera while they live in Canada.

If ever we do meet, yes, we can have coffee perhaps Starbucks? There is one in Cameron Highlands, or go for tea or teh tarik!

For renting or long stay in a house or apartment you can try Michael Chin (+6012-506070 / +6019-5126070).

Oh, by the way, what's your website URL?

Cheers!
Jan.
15/4/2011

Dear Jan,

Thank you very much for your quick reply!! And I am very grateful for the contact details. Actually when I have looked into it a bit more I think Cameron Highlands will be a bit too chilly for me J I have become such a tropical person. But I will have a look at the surroundings as it seems to be so beautiful with the mountains. I may find an area on the way up that is comfortable, not as hot as KL but not as cold as on the top. I will also travel over to the east coast and see how it is there. Some people say it is very peaceful.

My site is not up yet, but my domain name is Best-alternative-fuel-sources. I am on my way to put info together but I have a bit of a break as I do some writing work for the moment over here. But I think it will be up in June.

We keep in touch. I will do some traveling around the peninsula in early/middle of May, otherwise I might be back in early September if I find a place where I like to settle in. We’ll see.

All the best.
Anna
15/4/2011

Wanted to go CH but

I wanted to join my church members who were planning to head off to Cameron Highlands to scout for makan places and make arrangement for their upcoming cell meeting event. I would have liked to stay in the mission bungalow and perhaps even show them some of the interesting attractions and restaurants that i have discovered and of course fellowship with them too. But due to unforeseen circumstances, looks like I will have to give this opportunity a miss. Oh, well. Will see next time.

Affordable budget accommodation recommendations

Hello..

Saya cuma nak bertanya.. saya dan rakan-rakan ingin bercuti dan berseronok di Genting Highland, Pahang. Saya kini sedang mencari tempat penginapan yang boleh dikatakan mampu dibayar oleh kami kerana kami masih belajar. Baru-baru ini saya telah melihat laman web Genting Highland dan menyatakan tentang promosi iHoliday yang berharga RM48 per room/nite. Tapi ianya pada low season. Boleh tak cadangkan kepada saya mengenai tempat penginapan yang 'mampu' oleh kami. Terima kasih. :)

Nooratika Nuzairi (ika)
Melaka
7/4/2011

Dear Nooratika,
Haven't seen the ad from Genting. Best you go during low peak season for cheaper rate. But if you really want affordable for student you should consider Cameron Highlands and stay in Guesthouse. Genting do not cater for cheap accommodation, but Cameron Highlands does.

There are 5 guesthouse you can try in Cameron Highlands:
-Kang Travelodge
-Father's Guesthouse
-Cameronian Inn
-Eight Mentigi
-Twin Pines

It is dormitory style shared room at RM15 per night per person.
More info please visit my Cameron Highlands website at
www.cameronhighlanddestination.com

Cheers!
Jan.
7/4/2011

need to find time to update website

Gah! Sometimes so busy no time to update website. Sometimes it is due to work, sometimes family things, and yet again sometimes just want to relax and end up procrastinating! Ah!

Sometimes when think about the things that need to update, feels overwhelming coz got so much to do!

Ever feel like this? Sure you do! Just got to do it no matter what!

Get a move on man!

When you do your research well

This Cameron Highlands website or blog is thhe best there is. It's culmination of hardwork with a lot of time and effort put to be the best website about the Malaysian highlands.
And when people regard me as a guru and seek you out for advice, you know you are very top on the list. Still there is much work to be done as my website is incomplete!
My church friends was asking about where to have good steamboat meal. From what I gather, Mayflower restaurant is best value for money. They are located in Tanah Rata somewhere opposite the abandon buildings.
If trying something unusual, like charcoal steamboat, head off to Brinchang and look out for Highlands Restaurant or COP organic steamboat.
Anyway i still got many restaurants to blog about so this is going to be a long on going process.
Cheers!