Hummelstown Art Festival 2013

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Elizabethtown Fair 2013

Annual E-town fair in Mid of August is our favourite time to hang out with friends and enjoy the beautiful summer. There are plenty of activities for both adults and the little ones- petting zoo, rides, games, contests etc. Local farmers also put their best homegrown veggies, fruits, animals in the contests judged by the public.

Pictures taken using Canon T4i

Kuala Sepetang and Hutan Paya Eko Matang

During the 3rd day of Chinese New Year, my grandfather decided to visit Kuala Sepetang for a road trip. We don’t have any agenda for the trip but simply to visit the place. Kuala Sepetang is an old Chinese fishing village located over in Perak.

As it is a small fishing town, we manage to go round the town in 15 minutes. However, we saw the Hutan Paya Bakau Eko Matang along the way back and decided to stop by for a stroll. I have been to a lot of swamp forest but I would say this is a very nice place for a stroll or evening walk.

This place is protected place and there are a lot of information that the management put up along the walkway through the swamp.

This place is a haven for crabs, prawns and fishes as it acts as their spawning place.

 

It also acts as a place for migratory birds to stop by as the food is abundant here.

Apart from that, there are great varieties of plants which can be found here too.

This will be great place to visit too if you are a avid fan of fishing! You can opt for the boat ride along the river or to the open sea or simply fish by the river bank.

Along the way back, we drop by Taiping and visited the foothill of Maxwell Hill.

It is simply a very nice and enjoyable trip and I get to spend some quality time with my grandparent!

Chinese New Year

This year will be one of my last year to celebrate Chinese New Year in Malaysia before I re-locate to US. As such, it is such a heart warming experience to be among the company of family members. I took this opportunity to spend more time with my aging grandparents.

Chinese New Year has taken on a new meaning when I became Christian about 6 years back. It’s no longer about preparation to usher in the new year with a lot of emphasis on the prayer preparation but more so to meet up with family members whom I rarely see now as I lived in KL.

 

I loves to meet up with all my relatives and cousins and to catch up on what is everyone doing now. Most of them are staying far from each other and some are in overseas but this is the opportunity that we have to meet.

Obviously, there are a lot of get-together and food is a big part of the celebration. How can we forgo that when it comes to occasion like this? And yes, we also do have firecrackers though I am not a fan of it now.

So, how does your Chinese New Year goes? I am enjoying every moment of it.

I am typing this on my flight to Sibu to continue the celebration. After all, Chinese New Year last for 15 days!

Cameron Highlands

I loved cool places. I had always find Malaysian weather is too hot for my liking. So, everytime there is a chance, I will love to go for a break in the mountains, but with the limitation of choices, there are only a few which we can really go to.

I love Cameron Highlands in Pahang. This place is just wonderful to relax, unlike Genting Highlands if you want excitement!

In Cameron Highlands, there are few townships with Ringlet at the lowest and Brinchang among the highest. There are other higher town but Brinchang is the will be the best for tourist as other don't have hotels.

 

Cameron is famous for its tea garden, strawberry farm and also various cactus valley and rose gardens. Other than that, you can also find bee garden and butterfly park.

You can visit their strawberry park and pick your own strawberry. Apart from that, you can find fresh broccoli and other vegetables too.

I always visit their rose gardens. Here they have more than just roses. There are so many types of flowers which are so nice that you can stroll in. This particular Rose Garden at Brinchang will takes you about 2 hours of slow walk and hike if you slowly enjoy the surrounding.

 

 

There are so many nice places for you to visit. Another will the be Agro park. Here you can find fresh vegetables for you to buy.

Apart from the fresh vegetables, this place offers you a variety of cactus and flowers which you can see and buy.

They also have apple trees and grapes. However, these are not for sale and you can only view the apple tree from the fencing they put up.

I will also strongly recommend for you to visit the Tea Garden. Sg Palas tea garden has an amazing view. This is where BOH have their plantation. BOH has 3 tea plantation here. The other two are BOH plantation and also Bkt Cheding.

This place has one of the most amazing scenery in Cameron Highlands. You can also visit their processing factory where they ferment and dry their tea leaves before sending for processing in Shah Alam.

In Cameron Highlands, you can also visit the Orang Asli settlement. The Semai are found here.

So, now you know where to go next for your local destination.

For more info on Cameron Highlands, you can visit their website.

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