Archive for the ‘Travelogue’ Category

Dec 04

Yoohoo! Yes! Yes! Finally both midterms are done and I can take a breather right now before continuing on the express train to study for the finals. Gonna write about my long overdue Muar trip to visit JingYi and ending up in Kluang. :)

The place was actually very spacious, with more land allocated to growing vegetables, but you know how lazy am I. :)

Dragonfruit tree, or plant. They do look a lot like helicopter’s propeller to me.

They have this gondola-like thingy where a creeper plant grows atop.

Those creeper plants are a fruit of some sorts.

Green, green fruit.

Do you know the name of this fruit?

If you are lazy to walk, you can always rent a bike. But you have to push it uphill first though :)

They have this flower nursery too!

Rabbits for sale. Do you pet them, or eat them?

This idunnowhatisitcalled is cute!

This is how they pplant those organic vegetables: In closed space, supported by strings (?)

They even sell the fresh produce here, but tough luck for those wishing to find even one dragonfruit for sale. Do check out my food blog for some other interesting stuffs about dragonfruit there. :) They have a cafe there for you to enjoy freshly cooked, organic meals as well!

Jun 22

This is my last Cameron post. You can breathe a sigh of relief now. :)

strawberry

Strawberries are the only food plant that I know growing in Cameron. The rest way just surprises! Most of the food plants that I saw was just new to me. Yes, I am that suaku.

lemon tree

Potted lemon trees. Those lemons are a tad too green that they blended in with the rest of the leaves.

lemon tree

Better? Yellow lemons, just like how you know them.

bergamot

And this misshapen lemon bergamot. They are called the Buddha’s palm fruit in Chinese. I wonder how do they taste?

mint leaves

Mint leaves grows on the ground, just like grasses. I wonder if we could get mint flavoured milk if we feed the cow mints leaves. Ahaks, I know, lame.

baby carrots
Baby carrots!

So, these posts (I,II,III,IV,V, scones, durians, strawberries, watercress) pretty much sums up my trip to Cameron Highland. If you are a plant lover, that place is a heaven, I tell you. Go with a lorry to cart back all those plants. Even mum bought a few small potted plants, and saying from someone who doesn’t really do a lot of gardening, it is quite impressive. Besides that, the fresh veggies are a steal, but choose carefully to avoid being a lulu. In all, it was a great family trip, thanks dad. :)

Jun 22

cacti

Yeah, I am not done with my Cameron stuffs yet. :) Despite thriving in harsh climates, cacti in Cameron was a beautiful sight. Small potted cacti are selling for a reasonable price there, and with such beautiful neon coloured flowers, I couldn’t resist but… to snap a few more shots of them.

cactus

So teh colourful! :p

cacti

Phallic shaped cacti. Why aren’t they called cactuses instead? Cacti sounds so tacky.

cactus

Ball shaped cacti, with long spikes, or short thorns. Take your pick.

big cacti

The mother of cactuses cacti. They are larger than a head of cabbage.

cactus

Lotsa pokey pokey cacti!

fuzzy cactus

This fuzzy cactus is pokey too.

cactus

Chun Li styled cactus.

cactus

Just a lot of cactuses cacti.

Goodness, I can’t imagine if I accidentally slip and fall flat on some of those plants. I will turn meself into a porcupine. Didn’t buy even one cactus plant because from experience, all plants die in my hands. Guess I have the opposite of green fingers. *Shrugs*

Links to all my Cameron stuffs (Part I, Part II and Part III) .