Cameron Highland At Pahang, West Malaysia (2002)

Cameron Highlands was found in 1885 by William Cameron which was eventually have the area named in his honour. William Cameron was on an expedition sent by the British government. The plateau he found is at an altitude of ~6000ft (1,800m) above sea-level and the temperature falls between 8°C and 25°C. It was not fully developed until 1925 that it was then proposed by Sir George Maxwell as a hill resort. It has since become a very popular resort among Malaysians and overseas tourist as well.



Cameron Highlands comprises of several towns which include Brinchang, Tanah Rata, Ringlet, Kampung Raja and Tringkap. Brinchang and Tanah Rata are famous for accommodations, food and facilities. The most sought after food is the steam boat which makes it superb in a cool climate, especially in the evening.

Sight attractions that draw many visitors to Cameron Highland are as follows:-

Tea Plantations



Strawberry Farm





Waterfalls





Flower Nurseries




Butterfly Garden





Cactus Valley





Vegetables Farm





Markets





Orang Asli Village

Fraser Hill in Pahang, West Malaysia (2003)

Fraser’s Hill, named after a Scottish trader, is a quiet and cool resort that retains colonial charm. Fraser's Hill offers visitors refreshing cool mountain air, an abundance of luxuriant vegetation, peace and tranquility.




With the cool climate, Fraser's Hill is certainly a haven for flower lovers with flower nurseries housing huge amounts of local blooming flowers, and plants. It has the distinction of housing the oldest colonial bungalows in Malaysia. Accommodations range from hotels and chalets to delightful colonial fashioned bungalows.




Attractions include pony rides, jungle trails, a nursery containing many exotic flowers and the Jeriau Waterfalls. Birds from as far as Siberia migrate here. It also has 18 hole golf course at Fraser's Hill Golf and Country Club. Facilities include tennis courts and a sport complex with a heated swimming pool as well as horse riding and angling.

IPOH (2006)

Ipoh is known to be a place that has good quality food such as famous Ipoh Hor Fun, Tim Sum , Tao Sa Piah, and aromatic white Coffee.

We visited Ipoh in 2006 and were indeed thrilled to be able to taste the famous local food which is cheap and value for money. Besides food, it has good scenery and many places of interests as follows:-

1. Tambun - The Lost World Theme Park



2. Day & Night Zoo in Taipin


3. Taipin Lake Garden - boating and picnics



4. Cave Exploration at Gua Tempurung Cave




For those going to Ipoh, you must visit the Water Theme Park , The Lost World. The water theme park is set with a backdrop of mountains and greeneries. For more information, you may check out the website :http://www.sunway.com.my/lostworldoftambun/main-tb.asp

Preview of NDP 2007 @ Marina Bay, Singapore

For those who was not successful in this year NDP Tickets Balloting, we are pleased to present a preview of this year NDP 2007. This preview is for the privilege primary 5 pupils held on 14 Jul 2007.

BUKIT MERAH LAKETOWN RESORT, PERAK

We visited Bukit Merah Laketown Resort in Perak in 2004. It took about 10 hours drive from Singapore to Bukit Merah in Northern Peninsula Malaysia. Scenery along the highways enroute to Bukit Merah Resort, especially around Ipon on North South Highway was exhilarating. Though it was a long drive, I was not feeling tired as I was enjoying the scenery on most part of the journey.





The lodging was superb and it has all the amenities , including restaurants and food outlets. There were arcades to keep the children busy , shopping, and open air screening of movie show at night as you stroll around the resort and enjoying the cool breeze. There were also live performance for which entry was free.

The prime attractions of the resort were water themepark , eco park and Orang Utan Islands. The water theme park offer many exciting fun rides for the family, such as sky chairs, skytrains, Water Slides, bumpy ball slides, waves pools etcs.

Its eco_park was equally enriching as it has the animal farms,mini zool and animal shows.



For those wanting to go to orang utan islands, you need to take a ferry there. Once there, it wass advisable that you armed yourself with insect repellents as there were a lot of mosquitoes. The island is an enclosure for orang utan in its natural habitat.

I would give a thumbs up for the Resort and strongly recommend to couples and family who wants to have a break from the hustle and bustle of city life.

If you are interested in knowing more, you may log on to its website : http://www.bukitmerahresort.com.my/

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