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!

Trip to Cameron Highlands

It’s been awhile since I posted anything on my main Cameron Highlands Destination website. Time to get more info about Cameron Highlands. So tomorrow after I’ve done all my work, I’ll be off to good old CH for some updated info. I’m going alone this time coz my wife is expecting and not so good to come along. Beside, I’ll be going for some jungle trekking and hopefully the whether is good and can get to see the famous Rafflesia flower.

Here’s looking forward for a trip to Cameron Highlands!
Cheers!

Malaysia Holidays School Term Break

Watch out! The Malaysia holidays school term break will start from 13th March to 21st March. And for a double whammy, the Singapore holidays school term semester break also falls on the same date. As you know, Malaysians and Singaporean simply loves to go Cameron Highlands for a getaway vacation. Because it is cool, a chance to get away from the blistering dry spell and hot weather lately, so a good cool weather in Cameron Highlands is just the antidote for hot humid weather Malaysia.

But the double school term break will lead to the infamous traffic jam in Cameron Highlands. Already I see many comments in my Facebook fan page with the denizens of Cameron Highlands bracing for traffic crunch and welcome all to all holidays makers to Cameron Highlands for some traffic mayhem!

So plan your holiday getaway carefully and see if you can avoid the weekends and aim for the middle of week. That means taking your precious annual leave from work to have a holiday together with your beloved family.

And if you don't want to join the maddening crowd, then head out elsewhere. Don't know where to go? Try the MATTA Fair 2010 in PWTC Kuala Lumpur starting from 12-14 March, 10am - 9pm. And if you still can't find where you want to go, then Cameron Highlands beckons you!

Happy holidays!
Cheers!

MATTA Fair 2010

There will be a MATTA travel fair from 12th-14th March 2010 at the PWTC Kuala Lumpur. Perhaps for those who are looking for some special cuti-cuti Malaysia travel holiday packages, you might want to check it out and see if you can find anything for Cameron Highlands.

In previous MATTA Fair I did come across some promotion for hotels like Lakehouse Cameron Highlands. Perhaps they might have something for YTL Cameron Highlands Resort too! These are very posh-posh high class hotel resort accommodation that I still haven't got a chance to give it try coz it is so expensive to stay per night. Perhaps during the MATTA there might be some special discount, who knows.

The last time I was at Lakehouse Cameron Highlands they have a 3D/2N package going for RM1200. Not sure whether they will have better pricing if at all having a booth in MATTA Fair, but a cheaper package would be nice.

Otherwise you could browse around and see if there any other packages for other Malaysian highlands like Berjaya Hill Colmar Tropical packages or Genting Highlands packages.

You never know till you brave the crowds in PWTC and see if you can hunt down some interesting bargain.

What? -- MATTA Fair 2010
Where? -- PWTC Kuala Lumpur
When? -- 12th(Fri)-14th (Sun) March 2010

Cheers!

Sam Po Kong Temple in Brinchang

I haven't got a chance to blog about Sam Poh Kong Temple or the other places of worship although it was in the back of my mind for some time. One reader asked me where is the Buddhist temple in Cameron Highlands. There are many Buddhist temples around Cameron Highlands. Somehow Sam Poh Kong is the most popular and it is usually featured in the commercial Cameron Highlands map.

Anyway, how to go to Sam Poh Kong temple in Brinchang. From the direction of Tanah Rata heading to Brinchang. When arriving Brinchang, on the right there is the Hindu temple, and between the Hindu temple and Iris Hotel there is a road, turn right and enter it. The road is kinda narrow and passes by several more accommodations, hotels and living quarters. Just follow along it and you could arrive at the Sam Poh Kong temple.

Cheers!

Cameron Highlands is to relax

"So how far is it from KL to Cameron Highlands?" my boss asked.

"About three hours by car and an additional one hour or two by bus." I replied.

"What is there to do and see there?"

"Well, there is the tea plantation, vegetable farms and markets, countryside views."

After thinking awhile, he thought the time and effort to go over to Cameron Highlands may not be worth the effort. He was planning a trip to Cameron Highlands for the long holiday break during Chinese New Year.

But that's the whole point of gong to Cameron Highlands -- to relax, and enjoy the greenery especially that of the tea plantation and to take up simple activities while enjoying the cool weather. Of course for a more outgoing outdoor adventure activities, you could go for jungle trekking.

But I guess each person is entitled to their own viewpoints. Some people prefer going to Malaysia islands or beaches for their relaxing vacation getaways where they can feel and smell the salty sea breeze blowing by and the hot sun on their back and face (and getting sunburned in the process). And of course, having lived in the hot humid climate of Malaysia, heading to the Malaysia highlands to have some natural cool climate instead of the artificially created air-conditioned environment is a welcome change indeed.

To each his own paradise retreat. So your choice -- to Malaysia islands and beaches or to Malaysia highlands like Cameron Highlands?

Chinese New Year is just around the corner and vacation places do get pretty packed especially from 3rd day of CNY onwards when we Chinese after having visited all the family, relatives and friends it is time for some family outing! So choose your vacation travel destination and book your hotel and accommodation early to avoid disappointment!

Cheers!

Cameron Highlands Info

Goodness gracious! My website is just information and review about Cameron Highlands. I do not do hotel accommodation apartment bookings, I do not sell organic vegetable products, I do not provide travel and tours services, I do not sell flowers! My dear fellow netizens, I can't help you on the above because I don't do them!

Cheers!

Refreshing Trip to Cameron Highlands

At first we wanted to head out to east coast and go visit the Terengganu sea beaches. However the weather in Kuala Lumpur was just way too hot for the past several weeks; so we decided to head to Cameron Highlands instead. So much for tourism Malaysia. The highlands is still fine by me. And this time, my parents-in-law, Kenny, Rebecca and Lindy was in tow too.

It was a big group and so Lena decided to book Greenhill Apartment, located next to Heritage Hotel in Tanah Rata. This booking was private and not done via RCI or Berjaya Leisure. It wasn't cheap either considering that we were going up on a superpeak weekend.

All in all, it was a refreshing trip. It rained while we were up there, and the average temp was about 23°C. Gerald of Father's Guesthouse said that this kind of weather was what it was like in the good old days when Cameron Highlands was really cold. Well the change in global weather pattern might have something to do about it, I guess.

Again I have amassed quite an assortment of material for updating my Cameron Highlands Destination web site. So now it is a matter of sorting through and making head and tails of the information to be properly posted for general public information. Yeah, yeah there were wrong assumptions made too, so that should teach me to be better travel writer. Can't just snap photos, and collect brochures. I have to interact with the owners and denizen there to get my facts right.

Well time to update the Cameron Highlands tourism Malaysia web site and make it the best ever!

Cheers!

Time to go Cameron Highlands soon

Lena decided it was time to take a break. And so this Labour Day long weekend seemed like a good opportunity to go Cameron Highlands to take a break, not only from the hotspell lately but also from work.

It was a hustle and bustle of activity as she went about to get the various food stuff ready. We are going to have a steamboat in Greenhill apartment which she managed to book. There also some special preparation as my brother-in-law was diagnose with cancer and he is going full out using complimentary / nutritional medicine way to combat cancer. It involves eating lots of vegetables, no meat, no sugar / carbohydrates, no salt, lots of supplements and anti-oxidants. Really blend food, but it seems to be the better alternate way than radio and chemotherapy.

As for the apartment rental, I hope to find out more from this lady who has various apartment under her care. Apparently this long weekend is rather peak, so I might not get a chance to view the various apartment she holds in her portfolio. Apartments in her care includes not only Greenhill Apartment but also Arabella, Desa Anthurium, Parkway, and various other. I wonder if she has any contact for bungalows...?

Cameron Highlands here I come again!

Yes, going to Cameron Highlands again. The weather down here in Kuala Lumpur is just way too hot. I think it has not rained for three weeks already. Perhaps global warming is taking its toll on good old Malaysia...

This time round, I don't expect any rain up there. So hopefully I could get some good photos of places to go and hopefully got chance to visit MARDI Agrotechnology Park.

Kenny and Rebecca is tagging along this time plus Lena's parents and Lindy too. Looks like the we going to kick up a cooking storm in Greenhill Apartment. Trust Lena to dig up accommodation contact. I will have to post that detail up too, still got info gap in my tourism travel destination web site...

They also want to go jungle trek. But I think we will end up with the easy to walk Parit Trail #4. Oh, well... one day I sign up with the travel agents up there and have a good look at smelly ol' Raflesia flower.