Saturday, November 27, 2010

Cameron Highlands (2010)


Bharat Tea Plantations (http://bharattea.com.my)

An old rolling tea table at BOH Tea Centre, Sungai Palas

Tea rollers


BOH's old tea factory at BOH Tea Centre

The second stage after tea picking and classification

The next stage after rolling

The following stage after fermentation

The final stage after drying




One of the massive BOH Tea Plantations

Pitcher plants, Cactus Point

Cactus Point



Bharat Tea Plantatations (http://bharattea.com.my)

Revisited the highlands with my foreign friends this year. More about the highlands here: Cameron Highlands.

Cave of Darkness (2010)



The entrance

Inside

Stream near the cave





Stream

Inside


Serene

These were taken during two separate visits to the cave area with my friends this year. More about the cave here: Cave of Darkness.

Monday, November 22, 2010

Blog Award


Received a blog award from a wonderful friend whom I met online, Joseph of A Man on the Move. Thank you, Joseph. I am passing on this award to these friends of mine:






Please collect the award, post it on your blog and pass it on to as many friends as you like.

Enjoy your day!

Zulhijjah

My sister's five–tier Cherry Blossom Forest Cake made for a wedding

Beef Stir–fry in Soy Sauce

Nasi Himpit (Rice Cakes)

Ketupat Pulut Hitam (Black Glutinous Rice Cakes)

Pitta Bread

Dry Chilli Chicken Rendang

Beef Rendang

Chevon Kurma

Chevon Rendang

Chevon and Bamboo Shoot Curry

Bokhari Rice

Chicken in Chilli and Tomato Sauce

Aidiladha 1431H was rather subdued this year due to the floods. Many were still cleaning up their homes and belongings then. We celebrated it nonetheless.

Flooded



Traffic Police bikes by the roadside


The army making their round after the Fire Brigade and Rescue Team

One of the ponds


The main river

Banks, clinic, some shops and offices weren't spared

Some old shops

A school entrance

Fancy a ride?

After hours and hours of rainfall, floods poured in early this month. Our home was inundated within hours after the state government decided to open all the dam gates to avoid the swelling dam from bursting. The authorities patrolled the streets regularly. We sat outside on the balcony watching people passing by – walking, cycling, riding, driving or hitching a ride from lorries. The floods lasted for a few days. It was like a murky ocean out there. Having had the same experience a few years ago, it was quite a familiar sight. We survived nearly three weeks of no landline and Internet. That explains my silence in the cyberworld.