Cameron Highlands Trek

It's kinda hard to put the trek experience into words. All I can describe is we're climbing roots after roots, branches after branches, and all the while stepping on soft soggy mud (as you can see from the pictures below) for about 6 hours. damn tiring, considering that shuhui and i didn't sleep a wink the night before and ended up playing the "guess what song is plaing on my mp3 now" game.

and for two days after the trek, i couldn't climb stairs without hurting my knees and worse still, i can't sit on the toilet bowl without wincing in pain hahahaa!

but i think the whole experience is an eye-opener indeed. :) it really trains my determination and the will to keep going when the going gets tough. heh. i'll try other mountains next time, but before that i must train!!

Few days before my trip, it's a usual meetup with the quartet gang to watch ice age 3.


its an art exhibit actually. a very tall lady with shopping bags.



moved on to geyland for supper after that and we managed to find the famous dim sum restaurant. :) 2 thumbs up! it's not very cheap but tastes great!



sugar cane in a container


Cameron Highlands (13 - 16 July 2009)


aloha, hostel!



Boh teas



ride up the mountain, still happy and clean



four wheel drive



looks eerie now i see it, but it's actually very beautiful, with the fog and all



before we start the trek



ruyan, our trip leader!



during the trek... i like climbing up, but totally hate climbing down. i think i slid countless times because of the mud. hahaa



bob, our guide. :) he gave us raw cinnamon to taste and showed us some cool flowers too! like the cobra lily (shown below)



photo courtesy of mabel!



after the trek. can you even see my toes?



yayy we done it!



a reward :)



everyone!



CS peeps! shannon is laughing away



the not-so-shy phua



my new found friends! haha



charcoal steamboat dinner!



the big red strawberry farm



spot the strawberry!



spot the jing hahaa



the lettuce looks wonderful



many more!



fresh strawberry milkshake, breakfast for the third day



this looks delicious, but tastes even better



this marks the end of our farm visit. we went to KL to shop, eat and shop afterwards before taking an overnight bus back to JB, then sg. :)


Taiwan post will be up soon! i think i need 4 hours to churn out the taiwan post. lol!