While shopping for some plasma mounts online yesterday morning, my younger sister sent me a text message informing me that she was planning a family trip to Cameron Highlands during the year end school holidays.

Oh, no, another trip to CH again? We just had our family trip to Cameron Highlands in September! Do we have to go there so often?

My sister’s suggestion is that we stay at a Tudor-style villa this time.

Frankly speaking, I am not so keen to have my holidays there. Neither is hubby. We would rather stay at home or travel out of town during the year end school holidays.

Tags: family trip, family trip to Cameron Highlands, plasma mounts online, School Holidays, travel out of town, trip to CH, Tudor-style villa

Finally, my brother-in-law believed what hubby and I had advised him not to do. Unfortunately, it’s too late.

You see, hubby and I had told him that it’s very jam in the cool highlands if they went there during peak season. He didn’t heed the advice and went ahead with the 3D 2N highland trip during peak season last month.

As expected, lots of people, expensive hotel accommodation, exorbitant meals, and traffic jam! My sister said they got stuck in the jam a few times when they were on their way to some popular resorts and destinations.

Luckily, she was not the one who drove. To ward off her boredom during the traffic jam, she went online playing Facebook games and searching for an antivirus software for her netbook.

Sometimes I really hope that my brother-in-law can be less stubborn and learn to listen to others.

Tags: 3D 2N highland trip, antivirus software, cool highlands, exorbitant meals, expenisve hotel accommodation, peak season, playing Facebook games

Reading back my old post published in July 2007 after cleaning the kitchen lighting fixture makes me realize that I have actually left the highlands, Cameron Highlands, for almost two years.

Wow, time flies! I remember hubby and I moved away from the cool highlands in January 2008.

I am always asked whether I miss the cool highlands or I will ever move back there.

Do I miss the place? Well, yes. It’s a cool place to relax and have holidays.

Will I ever go back there to live and give tuition? Noop. I am happy living and working in hubby’s hometown now.

Working and living in Cameron Highlands again? Noop, thanks.

Tags: Cameron Highlands, cool highlands, kitchen lighting fixture, live in Cameron Highlands, work in Cameron Highlands

This month is going to be the last month I am in Cameron Highlands. Why ? I am moving to a new place with my hubby the end of this month.

Hubby is now a Branch Manager at an oil palm estate in Lenggong. Some friends in Cameron Highlands tried to persuade me not to leave. They advised me to consider setting up my own business of supplying wholesale flowers to the locals in Lenggong.

This means I travel both places. I have my own business but can still spend time with my hubby.

Too bad that I am not interested to travel both places. It’s going to take me more than 3 hours’ drive and I know this is too tiring for me.

Tags: Cameron Highlands, oil plam estate, travel, wholesale flowers

My hubby goes back to Ipoh once a week while I only do so once in a blue moon. Why ? Well, it’s hot in Ipoh. I can’t stand the heat there.

Whenever I have to go to Ipoh to get new reference books for my students, I make sure that I stay in the shopping centre until the sun sets. By then, the weather is not so hot.

As usual, he is going to Ipoh tomorrow morning. Oh.. I am going to miss him. He will be away for 2 days.

There is another reason why I dislike going back to Ipoh. Our neighbor opposite us is a drug addict. His gangs like hanging out at his house. When they get high, they will cause annoying disturbance for hours.

Fortunately, my hubby told me over dinner that this neighbour was sent into a drug rehabilitation last week. I don’t have to be scared anymore.

Tags: Cameron Highlands, cool climate, shopping centre

I feel blessed that I am able to live in Cameron Highlands, with temperature ranging from 16 C to 26 C.

My friends envy that I can easily break away from the tedium of technology and find a moment of Zen in Cameron Highlands.

I love to sit near the waterfall, close my eyes and just listen to nature’ sounds. Being aware of the moment will instantly make me feel more alive.

Tags: Cameron Highlands, Zen