Friday, February 09, 2007

Cameron Highlands.....known as the largest and most famous hill resort in the country.....nowadays the highland still retains the charm of an English village.....with its agricultural domain.....there's lots of vegetables and fruits farms.....and amazing sights of flowers and cactus.....


Rose Valley.....one of the lovely sight to spot different kind of flowers and cactus..... colourful and such a amazing flowers and cactus gardens......refreshing and so cooling inside the gardens with the combination of its low temperature here......

Stingray flower.....first time discovered this type of flower.....it's gorgeous.....
With its nature shape.....it really looks like stingray.....somehow the white patches in the middle form the eyes and those tiny curly parts at the bottom form a tail......
Awesome! what an unique flower can be spotted here......


Boh Plantation.....we did not miss this great opportunity to have a view of tea plantation......surrounding by all the greens.....definitely felt...so relaxing.....away from busy city......and we also visited the factory as well to determine on how they process those tea.....after that we had a drink there.....wow! those tea that they sold.....100% good in quality......the freshness of tea produced a very strong smell and perfect to drink without sugar added while enjoying the fantastic scenery......
We had our lunch quite late.....at one of the steamboat restaurants in Brinchang.....needed hot food....hot soup....hot tea.....everything has to be hot.....cause we felt cold.....going to freeze soon....hahaha....
Then we had a walk in Tanah Rata for a while.....and we had another light meal.....cream scone......somekind of cookie bread served with cream, strawberry jam and butter.....very nice....with a cup of hot tea....
We returned to the resort till the night began....
For our dinner, Terence brought us to German Swiss Restaurant in Tanah Rata.....the very first time for the rest of us......German food.....
Most of us ordered.....A Butcher Plate (pic on the right)......consists of ham, knuckles, sausage and pork legs served with mash potatoes and salad......everything is pork.....and each portion is huge.....definitely suitable for pork lovers.....
Looks great....and of course we had a wonderful meal on that night.....especially those porks served with the right sauce......somekind of garlic mushrooom sauce.....Eu Min took his own sweet times to finish his meal.....
Then we headed to the night market in Brinchang......and we went down to Kg. Raja for another great view of night sceneries there.....merely the lights from the farms in the darkness......

Not forgotten.....here's where we stayed.....Bala's Resort situated between Brinchang and Tanah Rata..... decorated with lovely unique designs....full of greens.....and of course a comfort place to spend overnight......
On the next morning, before we headed back to Ipoh......I bought a lot of strawberries and cherry tomaotes in the open air market......Eugene bought some flowers.....
Photographer : Johnny

Tuesday, February 06, 2007


Pangkor Island......second visit in two weeks time......no crowd and less visitors this time cause it's not peak season at this moment......perfect for taking a nap under sunshine and relax on the golden beaches......


As usual, fishing and collecting specimens during low tide.......but this time merely my friend,Eugene and I.....good weather and not too humid......just nice for our activities......

Caught some marinefish such as striped cardinalfish, wrasses, snapper and etc......on the other hand, by using net, we got sweetlips, neon gobies, blennies and etc......at night, a little dissappointment.......after dinner, went to fish some squids but none of us caught any.......

On the following day, in the morning, we got some specimens for our aquaria during low tide......however we did not manage to get as many as expected.....cause the tide was not that low as compared to our previous trip here......Eugene found some kind of parasite or maybe worm (pic on the center) under a rock......it moved like a worm.....so disgusting.....really have to admit that......furthermore I found a huge camourflage crab (pic on the right) which at least 10 times bigger than the rest that we saw......really huge!

Back from the island.....on the way back to our hometown.......we stopped at Amu Seafood Restaurant in Kg. Cina, Sitiawan......for our lunch......the prices are reasonable......among the cheapest seafood you can find in Peninsular Malaysia......and most improtant, the style they cooked the seafood.....one sentence to describe them......the best seafood in my homestate......

Photographer : Johnny


Monday, February 05, 2007

Another delicious homemade desserts......taste great and of course delicious....guarantee!!......everyone loves the desserts so much.....once taste the very first bite.....you definitely want another bite......

Learning making those desserts not easy.....with the best recipes.....and lots of fun making them.....worth to try them out!......high demands among the people in my hometown......really....really yummy!

Homemade fruitcake.....no sugar added.....only mix with those tutti frutti.......
Sounds sweet but just nice to eat....
tastes so good.....
I myself get addicted to have this everyday......
can't miss this!


Homemade blueberry cheesetarts......for those who like creamy cheese......
Perfect combination..... the cheese and some blueberry taste......
I definitely like this....a lot!

Photographer : Johnny