Cold Strawberry Land part 2

Woke up early for Resort Buffet. Had to wait as there were too many guests!
Luckily, the food was nice! Loved omelettes!

We'll be going for Nature Discovery Tour in the morning.

Not a good start when we saw the rain start to pour..

First stop: BOH Tea Plantation

Beautiful scenery~

visited the tea factory for a tour on how to process the tea leaves. thought we might get to taste the tea, but fat hope!

Anyway, you can also enjoy their tea with bread at the cafe but it was super packed with people.

Next, we travelled all the way up to the peak of Cameron Highlands - Mount Brinchang. We tried to climb up the tower, but had to u-turn half way up due to the strong wind and rain. =(

Rain kept pouring, even when we move on to Mossy Forest. Decided not to trek in as it is still raining.

So, end up not doing much with this tour..

Pick up some quick snack before our next tour in the afternoon.

Only started our tour in the late afternoon. Waited for around 1 hour.. *tsk tsk*

Agro Delight Tour

Started with conventional farming of crops.  

 bought a bag of corn as well. ate it raw and it taste as sweet as a fruit!

then, we visited cactus farm.

we were told that we can't buy back the cactus as it will not be able to pass the custom and the soil is not suitable to grow in Singapore as well.

next, we went to see hydroponic farming.

discovered that insects have favourite colours too! wow!

okay, by this time, we were really hungry, still waiting for dinner.

finally, after much waiting, we arrived at a place for steamboat dinner.

the guide excitedly told us there will be a veggi buffet, and we were so shocked!!

thinking aloud, veggi only?! after such a long day!

thank goodness, we have the usual steamboat, but veggi is unlimited supply. *phew*

I remembered when the boss of Titiwangsa was promoting his tour, he said their steamboat dinner is different from those hotel, implying that theirs were much better. But, I disagree. I think my resort's steamboat is so much nicer!!

end of tour.

went to their night market to explore in the mid of the rain.

yes, the rain has not stopped!!

bought kfc, so you know how hungry we are after the dinner, lol.

ended the night with Monopoly Deal again, haha

Next morning, we will be travelling back to Singapore.

The journey back to Singapore was really tiring as it took more than 10 hours and it was so freezing cold.
It was supposed to be an 8 hr bus ride.

I do not want to sit in bus for that long again!!

All in all, Cameron Highlands was very cooling, good for relaxation. I think it is not advisable to go during December due to the rainy season. I realise even if you do not join the tour, you can still see pretty much of the stuff. It is possible to walk around easily with a map, and you can always hop on to tour bus back to the town or from town back to hotel or drive around (but make sure you are a skilled driver as the roads are quite narrow).

End of my 4D3N trip, but more like 3D2N with 1D on bus, haha

Cold Strawberry Land part 1

Made a quite last minute decision to go for a trip at Cameron Highlands with my poly gals. It is also the first time all four of us travelled together. =)

Booked our trip with Five Stars Travel for coach and stay at Strawberry Park Resort in Dec.

As it's December, it is quite cold, but we didn't expect it to be raining everyday..

After around 10 hours of travelling, we reached Cameron Highlands. Then, we were told that there were no public transport for tourists and the taxi service is very limited. So, the only mode of transport would be our legs and the local tour bus.

After much discussion, we decided on 3 tours from Titiwangsa for a total of RM160.

Finally reached our hotel at around 11.30am. Finally..

Then, we went to have lunch at our Resort. It's really expensive to dine here! But, no choice, there weren't any food place near our Resort.

Waited for our tour bus to pick us for Leisure Tour.

Surprised when we saw our bus, thought it will be at least a minivan.

Anyway, first stop is the Sam Poh Temple. Didn't went as we weren't interested and it is raining quite heavily.

Then, we went to Rose Centre.

We were introduced to this green rose. But, it didn't look like a rose. hmm

A beautiful rose that look like a shoe! =)

A flower that look so fake, yet it is real.

Nonetheless, the roses are very beautiful.

Took some cute photos with the figurines~

Next, we went to Honey Bee centre thinking we'll get to see some bees and extraction of honey. Nah, disappointed.

Then, next to it was the Market Square. Everywhere is strawberries-related! And, I do not like strawberries.

Then, is the exciting Butterfly Garden. It has many different insects!!

Can you spot the grasshopper?

First time seeing leaf insects so up close!

Stick insect!! I didn't dare to go inside its cage to photo it, haha

Last stop of tour is Strawberry centre.

Managed to photo the different stages of strawberry development. ^.^ I can use this for teaching too!

Beautiful strawberries~

Back to our Resort to enjoy steamboat dinner!

Had tom yum soup and chicken soup base. It was the first time that I actually liked tom yum soup base over others. Satisfying meal! =)

Chill at our rooms with Monopoly Deal~

- to be continued -

Durian thoughts

Please don't touch me! 

I like to protect myself with my sharp thorns.

One incidental touch and you can feel the pain.

Please don't smell me!

I like to protect myself with my unique smell.

One sniff and you might faint.

I am tough on the outside, but soft on the inside.

I taste so good that I can be made into many different food.

I'm very special!

If you like me, you'll probably keep hunting for me.

If you don't like me, you'll probably stay far away from me.

That's me.
I'm just a durian.

Please don't bother me unless you know how to appreciate me.

- A durian -

*my favourite fruit!*

# Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside. 

~ Mark Twain

Tour around Langkawi

Took a ferry from Alor Star Kuala Perlis to Langkawi.

1 hour ferry with Malay horror comedy show.

 

Toured around Langkawi island with a helpful driver

First stop - Underwater world

It's much bigger than I expected given that it is in an island. 

RM28

 

the pengiuns simply remind me of Happy Feet. haha

 

As I look at the sea creatures, I thought of the times where I was teaching my students on the different characteristics of marine life.

I remember how excited they were when I introduced the different fishes and sea creatures. 

and the many craft we did together. 

(^.^)

Second stop: Pentai Cenang Beach

was told that this is the most beautiful beach in Langkawi.

How I wish I could just lay on the sand and listen to the nature sounds.

 

 parasailing - I want to try this one day. =)

 

Third stop: Another beach

I can't remember the name.

more for fishing and picnic

Fourth stop: Cable car

RM15

please be prepared to wait. 

we queued for nearly 1 hour before we got on it.

There were two stops for you to view the scenary of Langkawi. 

 this is the first stop where you can walk on the bridge to view the scenary.

As we were rushed for time, we only stop at the peak.

This was all we could cover in a day due to the time spent in travelling from one place to another. 

after looking at the map, I realised that there was actually alot more places that we could have visited. 

well, I may return for a second visit. =)

Took the ferry back to Kuala Perlis with the same horror comedy show. -.-"