Sayounara 2006, Ahlan Wa Sahlan 2007!

Happy New Year, everybody! Praying for a prosperous, healthy and exciting new year for the whole bunch of family and friends, InsyaAllah...Ameen..

We started the day quite early. Woke up at about 6am. Siap-siap, and at about 9am, we started our journey to Cameron Highlands..Yup, 2 hills back-to-back in a span of 2 weeks. First Genting, then Cameron..Saja nak rasa angin gunung. The whole clan went up, together with Razif's (my bro-in-law) Mum, sister and brother.

The road up, as expected, masih berbelit-belit macam lingkaran ubat nyamuk F*m*k*ll* and very narrow. We went up once when I was still a little girl, so this trip after more than 20 years, is still the same like I remembered it last time. Only last time, I took pills to prevent the nausea. Didn't take any for this trip, though (konon dah kebal lah..hehe..) Lucky that I didn't puke my way up and down the hill, although I was seriously dizzy and my tummy felt queasy (and lapar) all the time up there.

Daniel couldn't seem to open up his eyes from his sleep. Maybe he was feeling nauseous also, tapi tak tahu nak buat apa..So, although he cried a little here and there, his eyes were shut throughout the journey up, and he only opened them when we safely reached Brinchang.

All I can say about the way up was, too long and nerve-wrecking! We took the Tapah way. Was counting down the kilometres, tapi tak sampai-sampai jugak! Letih betul! We reached Brinchang at about 12.30pm. Thought of continuing up to Tringkep, tapi the road was jam-packed and we were all exhausted from the long journey, so we stopped there. Had our pre-packed lunch in front of the police station in Brinchang (boleh?) because we couldn't find other free spaces to park the 2 vehicles.

We then continued to B*g R*d Strawberry Farm. We spent about 2 hours here. Mak and Abah took the opportunities to become farm workers and plucked strawberries to be brought home..hehe..Not cheap also, geng! RM40 per kg if you pluck your own strawberries. Only 2 pax allowed inside the farm per purchase. We also bought hydrophonic lettuces berbeg-beg and a few other veges and fruits that are not very commonly found on the lower ground.

We then descended to Tanah Rata, where we planned to visit the tea farm. By this time, the sky has turned a bit dark. We were about to enter the tea farm, when the rain started pouring. It became so heavy in just a couple of minutes, that we had to cancel the plan. Just grabbed a few boxes of teas, then dashed back inside the vehicle.

Our next plan to stop by the Lata Iskandar waterfall also went down the waterfall because the rain was so heavy. Patutlah hujan, ada orang tak mandi pagi tadi...heheh! Who, you might ask? Encik Muhammad Daniel Hafiz lah...kekeke....Ingatkan nak mandi kat waterfall je..

The journey back home was disastrous! Traffic on the highway was so heavy! We stopped by Tapah R&R for solat and then continued the journey at about 7.30pm. It was drizzling all the way home, but none of us except Abah was awake (obviously, because Abah was driving all the way). Berapa kali daa tidur, bangun, tidur balik, bangun balik pun tak sampai-sampai jugak rumah. We finally reached home at about 11pm. Everyone was battered, so after a simple dinner of some sandwiches, semua orang flat.

Got loads of photos taken during the trip, and here are the first two. Couldn't seem to upload more photos currently, so i will try again later.


Rupa orang-orang yang lapar dan letih