Cameron Trip 22-Feb-09 (Day 2)

Slept peacefully throughout the night.. no worries.. no nothing...

woke up at around 10+ and this is what i see outside the balcony..

Left side was beautiful.. right side is getting gloomy..

Temperature's 20.5ºC

View from the front door and corridor

Our bikes..!!

Went for breakfast... had Roti Janai (we call it Roti Prata) for breakfast.. very crispy!!

It's so crispy that the guy can use a chopper to chop the prata.

Nasi Lemak was great too!!
so nice we had it for 2 mornings in a row..

walked back to the apartment and saw a few flowers.. such a relaxing place..

went to Boh Tea plantation for a visit
parking outside the centre.. if u drive.. u will not be able to park here..

Tea processing plant

The exhibition side

This is actually the main signboard

Panorama view of the tea plantation..
Close up of the tea plantation

Acting cool
The Cafe..
I heard that this cafe won some sort of designing/architectural prize
Had some cakes and drink at the cafe..
Wasn't up to expectations though (in other words.. not nice lah..)

Next stop: Strawberry farm

I've seen quite a number of ppl posting about Cameron trips but this is the first time I am actually at the farm.. Actually, I'm not a strawberry person.. but that seems to the craze here.. so I just follow along loh..
Anyway, touring is all about exploring, isn't it?

Weather wasn't very good.. and the slope is quite steep on the way to this farm..
It's called the Big Red Strawberry Farm and Gift Shop.

Check out the rain clouds comming behind me.

No joke man... within secs.. we were all covered by rain clouds..

The veggies and fruits in the farm looks very fresh.. probably because of the climate here...

Strawberries!!
There's also a nursery here.. not sure what are the plants/flowers though

They say this cactus has been around for a long time.
Went over to the cafe and got ourselves lots of strawberry snacks..
I think this place is for the strawberry siaos.. everything also strawberry-related..
from food to cushions/soft toys to jam & biscuits..

Fried ice-cream.. i wanted to eat this..
Not for me..

This is mine!!
Again, the siao kia wants to eat ice-cream in cold weather.. =)After this, we went back to our apartment.. looks like the storm is going to be very heavy.. luckily we were back before much damage can be done on us.. haha..

We rested first and wait for the rain to clear before going out for dinner..

But for bikers.. when the rain has clear.. they go n clean their bikes first !!
Went for dinner after this.. today, we have decided to go for zhi cha instead of steamboat..
Still ok in my opinion.. the cold weather here makes u hungry easily.. and their veggies are always so fresh.. when you bite.. it just crunches in your mouth..
Nothing fantasic so I'm not going to show you any photos on it..

Singapore has it's first H1N1 flu

Finally, it's here.. I was still wondering if it's going to hit us.. However, given the rate at which people fly in this country.. it's just going to be sooner or later..

Credit to the doc and patient who admitted herself to the hospital at the earliest.. some bastards might just be in self-denial and refuse to admit themselves to the hospital and turn this into an epidemic... let's hope she can recover soon and the spreading of the disease can be under control..

I still rem the days when SARS was around.. people avoided going out and wearing masks.. the most avoided personnel must be the health workers from Tan Tock Seng..
I was in Tekong during that period and felt pretty safe hiding there...

Read the news below for more information (taken from CNA):

Channel NewsAsia - Wednesday, May 27

SINGAPORE: Singapore has confirmed its first case of Influenza A (H1N1).

The patient, a 22—year—old Singapore Management University student, is currently being treated at the Communicable Disease Centre at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) and is in stable condition.

The Singaporean woman was in New York from May 14—24. She arrived back in Singapore from New York on SQ25 on 26 May at 6.30am. She was seated at Row 55.

She began to develop a cough while onboard. She passed the thermal scanner uneventfully as she did not have fever then.

Later in the morning, she consulted a GP who decided to send her to TTSH via a 993 ambulance, given her travel history.

She was immediately admitted for testing. Laboratory confirmation of her infection was made by midnight of 26 May.

The patient has been vigilant in monitoring her own condition and had sought immediate medical attention once she realized that she was unwell.

Her attending GP, through his quick response in activating the 993 ambulance for the patient, had also helped to minimize the spread of infection from this case.

The Health Ministry says it has initiated contact tracing of her close contacts. They will be quarantined and provided with antiviral prophylaxis.

Passengers who had travelled in the same flight and were seated in rows 52 to 58 are urged to call the hotline at 1800—333 9999 to enable the MOH to check on their health condition.

The MOH adds that all medical practitioners and healthcare institutions should continue to be vigilant to suspect cases.

Singapore will continue with temperature screening for passengers entering Singapore at all checkpoints (land, sea and air).

All passengers passing through or entering Singapore are given Health Alert Notices on board their flights, advising them to monitor their own health if they have been to affected areas and to seek medical attention immediately if they are not well.

Singaporeans are reminded to maintain high standards of personal hygiene. This means covering your nose and mouth with a tissue when you sneeze or cough, and washing your hand frequently with soap and water, especially after contact with respiratory secretions, for example, after sneezing and coughing.

Everyone also needs to be socially responsible. This means staying home and avoiding crowded places (including trains, buses, offices), putting on a surgical mask and seeing a doctor if you have flu symptoms.

MOH advises those who travelled to affected areas to closely monitor their health and seek treatment as soon as possible should they develop symptoms.

Members of the public are also advised to exercise caution over travel to affected areas.

In the event that travel is unavoidable, the public is advised to take precautionary measures such as avoiding crowded areas and maintaining high standards of personal hygiene at all times.

However, if you are unwell with fever and cough but have no travel history to affected areas, you are also advised to see a doctor and stay at home.

MOH is monitoring the situation closely and will update the public should there be any new developments.

For more information on Influenza A (H1N1—2009), you can access MOH’s website at www.moh.gov.sg, call MOH’s hotline at 1800—333 9999, or visit www.flu.gov.sg.

— CNA/ir

Cameron Trip 21-Feb-09 (Day 1)

wow.. finally i have decided to post this up!

Hey hey.. it's a surprise that the ger decided to go with me on this trip.. (she was complaining too far lah.. backside pain lah.. and she will never ever go to Cameron highlands... wahaha...)

What a surprise when she agreeded to go together on this trip.. (otherwise I will just go without her and she's going to miss out on all the fun as usual.. =P)

Met up with the folks at 530am at GP Petronas..
Did all the standard stuff (pump petrol.. tok cok.. briefing.. take photos)

After the briefing, we move off to first stop.. Ayer Hitam for breakfast.. it was a beautiful morning when we reach there...

Check out the tons of bikes...
My big wantan mee at RM$3.50..

After breakfast, we move on to the boring NSH.. stopping for another 3 times.. there was a roadblock after Ayer Keroh.. luckily they did not shoot me.. so I was waved on.. wasn't so lucky later on after Seremban.. There was a hidden camera and I was caught speeding.. another RM$300 in the list..

Finally we reach Ipoh town.. We were going by the newer Tapah route up..
It's further up but the roads are nicer to ride..

Just in time for lunch.. I had Ipoh horfun for the first time in my life..

It was terribly hot at Ipoh.. We rested for a while and decided to move up the mountains...

Check out the mountain roads..

Stopping for a photo shoot

Waterfall along the route..

Stopping for photoshoot again..

Finally we reach the place that we are staying called Country Lodge.

Yeah.. we have arrived!!

It's surprising why I did not take any photos of the apartment?!

Rested for the afternoon.. and we met up again to go for steamboat dinner in the cooling weather.. shoick~!

After steamboat, we went to the night market for a walk.. This night market is special because it is only opened on Fri and Sat nights only..

Overview of the market..

Strawberry ice cream..

Strawberry stalls..

Had another 2 double scope ice cream for the night before going back to bed... sibei shoick man.. to eat ice-cream in the cold weather... really enjoyed this kind of feeling..

Alright, this is the end of day one.