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A Special Trip to Cameron Highland

We wanted to visit Cameron Highland (CH) long time ago but do not have a same holiday. Finally we managed to plan for a 2D1N trip in fasting month, a week before Deepavali. There's some 'technical glitch' during the process though, we keep changing date and when we finally got it changed, off we go early in the morning on 15 Oct. We had our breakfast at Ipoh bofore meeting C's LENG CAI fren to drive up together.

Simpang Pulai route to CH is really a pleasant journey & you won't get motion sickness. Going in a group with nice music is another factor to make a pleasant journey. Our 1st stop before checking in is Rose Valley. Taken some photos of the flower. The whole area is not very well maintained. I believe if it is, it will be a really nice place to visit.
Generally the colour of the flowers at CH is very nice. After Rose Valley we took a short nap at our 4 rooms fully equipped apartment and start our journey to Strawberry farm.

Then cactus valley...

This is 猪 笼 草 . It captured me when I walk into cactus valley. very pretty !! =) It's better looking than the wild one I saw in Sabah. We tried to put something into it to see its reaction but nothing can be seen. Why ar? is that plant hibernating under such cooling temperature at Cameron?

You can find many different species of cactus here. round one, long one, with and without thorn, weird one... also flowers, strawberries, apples, tomatos!! (I love it!!)

CS knows very well how I wish to 'appreciate' the tomatos. Please find the evidence from the photo on you right. hehehe..... They're really big, juicy and most importantly, tempting for a tomato lover like me. I ended up getting the cherry tomatos home, which is so so yummy.

We did some shoping for cactus for our staffs,

friends, ourselves, and my boss. I wonder if there is certain location that we should not put cactus so as not to interfere with the good 'Feng Shui', eg on office table, in the room etc. If you know, leave a comment pls??)

We call it a day after having our main aim in Cameron------- Steamboat dinner at Mayflower restaurant. (Sounds familiar?? Aye, there's also a Mayflower further down Bleu Ginger at the end of Sauchiehall Street)

Temperature at CH goes down very fast after dawn and it really gives you a "I'm back at Glasgow" feel. =( this doesn't sounds positive I know but we did think about the time back then. As the chinese saying goes, "sweet+ sour+ bitter+ spicy" period in life all *floating* in our mind.................. Those are the nice and precious memory in life. No wonder people always say university life is the most unforgettable. A big Thank You to my parents who gave me the chance to be in it! ;)

Next day itinerary was Bharat tea plantation. We took our 'family photo' there too.

We went to the morning market after taking our roti canai, roti chocolate and murtabak brunch. It was already noon by the time we reach there. oops... ;) Yet, not every early birds get the worms ya... A strawberry stall owner wanna clear stock when we were there and we get very special offer on the fresh strawberries. The stall is ALL clear within 5 minutes. (Suddenly we become big customer), until we have to carry them back to our car first before we can buy other stuffs. We brought 1 big n 1 small ice box to keep the strawberries fresh. The owner even bring us to his stall at the very back of the market. Everything there are fresh and cheap!! We continue to be big customers for nearly half an hour before going back to our car with all hands full of goodies. We say goodbye to CH when we were done with our shopping. It's a short and relaxing trip for all of us. Guys and gals, give CH a chance if you are too bored to go to beaches AGAIN to revive your body!

A relaxing trip must not end just like that. We went to Ipoh to have yummy custard at the famous corner shop. I called my friend to find out the location, and we were actually right in front of it when I call again when I 'get lost'. hehe... pai seh...

Our next destination after Ipoh is again, our usual Karaoke session at the usual place at Butterworth. I experienced a special birthday treat 2006 too. I actually suspected something amiss when 2 of them missing at the early stage of our K session. Then, half way through our K session when I was soaked in my favourite song, I see this in our room.

What a surprise!! That's sweet =)

I drove home after a relaxing 2 days holiday, enjoying the journey home. It's another memorable day of the year. =) Thanks buddy!

Hometown and KL

This is what I always hear from friends...

"Ei come work in KL la.... still so young should come out from hometown and explore ma."

"I think this way lo. Previously I'm not like that. It's after I work in KL that I can be a better person. Even my parents also say I'm very mature already. Sometimes I even think better than my parents and they praise me for that."

"Aiyor people say a little bit you so happy already ar? Nowadays not every people is good people you know. Haii..."

"We still so young and you work in hometown. Not good you know. Hometown so ulu, things are not up to date."

and this is what I always hear from business associates...

"Miss Thai ar, I really don't understand. Can you tell me why do you come back and work in Malaysia? Why don't you work in UK?"

"So, when are you going to have your own pharmacy ar Miss Thai??"

"You got share in this pharmacy one ar?" (Some already assumed that I'm 1 of the shareholder in my current company.)

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Is there a guideline for the working condition in hometown or Kuala Lumpur?
Do you have to work in KL in order to be a better person?
Is working in KL a passport to be a mature person?
What do you consider when you choose a job? Some say job details, some $$ factor, some entertainment factor, etc.
I think everybody has their own unique way of thinking and decision making. Every human brain is a copyright of the God. Everything has a solution and not everybody will pick the same route to achieve your aim. I will just laugh away if I were to receive comments as mentioned above. Where there is a will, there is a way. No matter where you are, you are able to achieve what you want in life, if you want to achieve it. n here I am, in small cute hometown- Sungai Petani slowly moulding myself into adulthood.

I feel good and happy when I get compliments from my clients @ customers @ business associate about my work. It gives me a job satisfaction after much hard work I've injected into my work. Seeing patients come in with pain and leave with smile certainly gives me the 'energy' to go further in my field. I shall again draw a rough plan to plan my future from now and use no excuse to avoid from focusing in future.

Future

I start to think.. (Actually I thought about it long time ago, it's just that it end up with no conclusion. Oopss!!) .....about my future. We must move forward in life, rite? We have to have a plan for ourself since we're not civil servant, no pension, nobody can feed us. Rite? We also cannot just think and take no action, else there won't be any change, rite??

Hmmm..... future... how I wish some1 can tell me what my future is so that I know how to get there. The fact that this is not the way it should be make me scratch head.. How do I see myself in the next 3 or 5 years? Very familiar question hor?? Those supervisor like to ask like this during interview!! I was asked like this when I went for Guardian interview 2 years ago.

I went for a few interview when I work in my current company. I almost change my job. I'm thankful today that I rejected that offer. I wish I can work in another country. I don't think further studies is a good choice for me. I wonder I am good in being a sales person since my patience is very limited. Industrial need experienced phct, Pharma company might be a good choice. Honestly, sometimes I really feel that I'm best in a condition like now, meeting customers and suppliers, advise, catch up with new guidelines. I enjoy work like that. Well I cannot avoid some ^$%& customers but then again, we cannot expect life is a bed of roses... Otherwise life can be dull and boring.

I always think that I'm still 'young' and there are a lot of things that I do not know, & I would like to explore. That is one obstruction to my 'dream' Probably I should rest early today, sit upright on my bed and think about it.

Introducing my month old daughter

I love driving. I enjoy travelling daily from my hometown Sungai Petani to Bukit Mertajam and Seberang Jaya to work. When I come back to work in hometown, I have only my faithful motorcycle that has gone through my secondary school life with me. Many attempts to raise my wish to get a car failed. Initially i fell in love with Chevy-- Be it Chevrolet Aveo, Optra or even the small cute Spark. Must be because I'm desperate to get a car already.

Then, upon reaching 2 years anniversary of me working as a pharmacist, I finally managed to get a brand new car. That is my daughter...... A Honda City i-dsi.

My City.. PGY 968

Side view...

You see, normal process for a person who wanna get a car is they go and survey what car they want, then they get help from the sales representative to process their booking, wait for the car to come, check the car, pay and bring home. For me, it's not that simple. The rep who deal with my car booking is not helpful. Waiting period of 2 months become 3 months. When the car arrived, it's inside the showroom, with both front window down n torn plastic seeat cover. I was puzzled.... The reason he gave is, '1- Any car that arrived do not belongs to the future owner until they receive the downpayment from the future owner. ( Then what is the use of waiting period le? Can always payy cash to get showroom car ma)

2- Because mine is the only maroon colour, they choose to put inside the showroom. (Good taste, yea??) AND,

3- All cars inside the showroom must have both front window down. ($%&*#)

Worse, to answer for the minor scratches and dirts on the car, he say he can bring the car to polish and wax then ask me to come and have a look again. (Haiii.... disappointed)

and so I decide to reject the car. Am i mean? Maybe, but I'm not a rich girl... Buying a car is a MAJOR thing 2me. I do not expect things like this to happen. I simply ask few people, including the bank officer who deals with car loan also they say this is not fair. I cannot be 'tidak-apa' when it comes to my daughter and my hard earned money :( heartache le...

I made another booking with another office and wait for another 2 months, this time the rep is introduced by a friend I know at my work place. Good and friendly service!

I have not remove the plastic seat cover in the car, only SLIGHTLY decorated it. Hang a hanging small cute snoopy JR N ES get 4me frm Hong Kong, a small pig, a snoopy head pillow, and the 2 snoopy tissue box behind. (As shown on the left)

Am still looking for nice car seat cushion. Those that I see are all the old fashion type and I'm not interested to put cartoon cushion cover, that's the problem.

Will upload more photos taken in the car. Do come back and visit my blog yor!!

The way of spending

I guess me is the only one who do not have a handphone when I was a student. I do not lead a rich girl lifestyle like some of my peers when I was a student until I finish my housemanship as a house pharmacist. (pre-registered pharmacist, some sort like pharmacist trainee) It's when I started working as a Pharmacist that I start to have my own income and be able to have my own financial plan. Spending is not the same like last time. I am still not rich but is more flexible when come to spending. I earn my $$ and spend my blood sweat $$. It all started with a mobile phone. A friend of mine encouraged me to "think out of the box"-- that Nokia is not the only mobile phone in the world. I used to use Nokia 3210 and 8250. 3210 retired because it gives problem; 8250 was stolen :( Both are original phone my sister pass to me. I was so sad when I realised 8250 gone missing. I was also very badly screwed that day.
4 months after 8250 was stolen, I bought my Sony Ericsson K508i. I was actually thinking to get a phone that fulfills my requirement and falls in the range of my tight budget. This means camera is not important because I don't like to take photo ever since I started working. MP3 is fancy but so long as there's the tone to tell me about incoming call etc then that's good enough. I discover the magic it can do for me when I bring it to my Sabah trip. Wow the under utilised phone suddenly become a magic to me. I managed to capture the moment immediately. Frequent update of MP3 make life more enjoyable. Video function enables me to capture the music fountain with my fav songs. n there's more!! It is simply a phone that has more to offer. The satisfaction that I get after much hardwork is important . I always believe we should reward ourselves. (That's where I spedn my $$.. aiks.... bad habit...)

My mobile phone- SE K508i

The phone has become my companion for 1 year & 9 months now. I thought to change my phone since about half a year ago and the feeling grows stronger when I know some1 who sells handphone. We talk about phone everytime we meet. Wanna get 1 that has more memory, higher megapixel and one with bluetooth. 1 thing for sure, thanks to the friend who lead me to think out of the box, I'm stuck with Sony Ericsson now and no longer fancy Nokia phone. Reason is because I find the many function in SE very useful and practical. Unless if there's something more to offer only I will conside other brand.