We took a 10-hr night coach to reach Brinchang (the town), and made our way to EQ resort in the
morning. It was a 4-star resort and we've booked an apartment which allowed us to have a scenic view of the lush greenery from the balcony. Apart from a bedroom, there was a living room and a small pantry. We took a nap upon check-in and packed lunch from the restaurant in order make use of the living room to eat and watch tv.
We took a trip back to town to the strawberry and cactus farms. The strawberries were grown in hydroponics and the plucking season was not due yet. I was disappointed as I thought I could pluck my own strawberrys to eat. There was a wide variety of plants and vegetables and Love was simply delighted to see so many Bonsai. It sometimes wonders me...why he loves plants and flowers so much..
As the sun began to set, we found one of the many steamboat "restaurant" and settled our dinner. It was so crowded everywhere; families sitting around the tables eating, chatting and laughing away...which makes me nostalgic about the past.. The steamboat was not buffet style and the soup wasn't as fanstastic..yet crowds kept streaming in..perhaps, that's just one delicacy you'd never wanna miss in this 19-degree highlands.
The night market nearby sells a lot of strawberries, snacks and other goodies. We bought some food for supper and amongst that being my favourite was the fried prawns...a big pack at only RM5.. Love did not fancy it that much..so I had the whole big packet to myself..for 2 nights! ( we went back on the 3rd day ) 
SP resort was our accomodation for the following 2 nights. It was an old Victorian
style resort located further away from town. We took some time to check in and settled down and I brought Love to another smaller town, Tanah Rata, for lunch. For my past 2 trips, my family and I had been staying in this town , thus I was more familiar. I led the way to the Jungle Walk where the Robinson Falls thrives. 
The trail seemed endless. By the time we turned back, it was about 4.30pm. Since there was nothing else to see and too early for dinner, we packed Chicken rice from the Indian stall we had lunch earlier. When we were on our way back, we realised that we got "hecked" by the dishonest Indians...I bought some vegetables to go along with our rice when he told me it was RM2. But the boss told me it was RM3...which was pretty expensive. We were pretty angry.. but thankfully the food turned out to be good.
We booked a half-day trip for our 3rd day to the tea plantation, tea factory, highest point in cameron highlands, mossy forest and to see the natives. The tea plantation was pretty spectacular and the mossy forest was very muddy... the rest of the programs aren't very appealling. We spent our last evening having a light dinner in order to buy more food from the night market.
This trip is a pretty much relaxing one as we had ample time to rest and relax other than the horrendous bus ride and the weight I'd put on.. it's a good break for the long year ahead.
So much for 1 year... Time to recap and reflect again.. What have I acheived so far? A lovely companion, a better job, a well-travelled and less-troubled year... Managed to travel every quarter; Phuket in March, Sabah in June, Bali in September and Cameron Highlands in December.
But not all's well for me this year... health's not good... so many ailments arriving one after another, departing only after another arrives... vision deteriorates a little, frequent headaches for months, not enough sleep, sore gums, falls, flu, fever, sore throat with blood , cough that lasted for months , gastritis that lasted for weeks... seen the doctor so many times this year...
Lesser time with friends is also something I need to catch up again...
Had been grateful for how much I've come so far... without my family and friends, none of me would have happened. Wanted very much to express my thanks to the people who have comforted me all these years..when I had a sorrowful heart... or troubled mind... To each and everyone of you who has been keeping up with my blogs and motivated me to keep this on.
THANK YOU.
It's funny how some people reacted when I thanked them yesterday together with my NY greetings... Guys, especially... were a bit surprised.. and one of them even asked me lots of questions why I thanked him blah blah blah... Well, I always believe that we should express ourselves when there's a chance and let the person know how much you appreciate him/her and not leaving this world with regrets. There a bits and pieces of memories of how each individual plays a part in my life...
This is my long list of THANK YOU.. ( only perhaps 10% of you have access to this blog... so the other 90% may not know ) . This list is not in order...
Other than my family..these are the ppl I like to thank:
1. Love - Accepted me for who I am and being tolerant with me. For accompanying and accomodating me.
Primary School Friends
2. LiQi - Being my best friend in Pri School and lend me her text when I forgot to bring mine.. ( she ended up being punished.. she stills remembers this till now) and giving in to me all the time. Giving me her listening ear and all her support all the time. Remembering my bd every year.
3. Huiqun & YS , Michelle - Spending time in school and buddhist centre.. listening to my problems.. Fetching and sending me... Asking me to dive trips.
4. Alex - Adopting my cat, Baby.. and taking good care of her.. sending her to and fro to visit me...
5. Jo - For accompanying me ( or rather accompanying you.. since we both only child ).. and organised a surprise bd celeb for me at Jiang Tang. Thanks ur parent for the bowling shoes.. ( still have them wif me. :))
Secondary School Friends
6. Ally - For being such a chirpy, hospitable friend and good organiser.. ASHLY wouldn't be so successful w/o u! Thank you for "sheltering" me during my "hard" times...
7. Huaiky - Thank you for giving me encouragement during my difficult times. Missed the times we wrote to each other. Also thank u for fetching me personally from the hospital in Brissie.
8. Dia - For bringing "entertainment" to our group..and giving me some of you "wise' words.. when I'm trapped..
9. Nessa - For being nice and spontaneous to most of our activities and giving me the strength and encouragement to face my mistakes..( that time @ starbucks wif ally n dia )
10. Fen - For teaching me a good and memorable lesson on how important friends are and we should never take each other for granted.
11. Ivan - For being a good companion throughout my Sec school life.
12. Hui - For the great time we had esp. in Sec 1.. and for " taking care" of me during those times... missed the times at your hs..
13. PT - For the times we had in East Coast..thanks for ur company and listening ear.
14. KF - For the times we swam together and making effort to break the code for the game I yearned to play..
Poly friends
16. Choon - Thanks for giving me a "slap" to wake me up. Would not have such a troubled-free year without you. Thanks for be a great organiser and a loyal friend. Never calculative and always helpful. Thank you for all the free rides to work and home too. Miss the times we always do group work together..
17. Gu - For entertaining me even at times you already feel like a zombie.. thanks for being my 24hr-on-standby pc technician F.O.C.. never gave up on my pc...and for spending 3 hours just to book my tickets from sistic....
18. Joe - For the times we hanged out for drinks at Quay and Orchard Rd having HK noodles at centrept... and chatted for hours over the phone.. and for keeping touch and sharing.
19. KT - For being there for me throughout my Poly years.. for lending me ur oven so many times.. and washing my "tortoise"..
20. Pauline - For the honour of being ur "sis" at ur wedding.. and listening and chatting to me... thank you for being sensitive and thoughtful....
21. Zhizhao - For bringing me to the animal shelter.. and maintaining our friendship.. a very loyal friend.
22. Gary - For the great and bad times together... the trips ... and the gifts and the memorable 21st birthday party you held for me.
23. Lide - Thank you for the gift last year..never received anything so thoughtfully wrapped before... Even bothered to pass me my Christmas gift right to my doorstep. Thank you for the times we spend dancing...
Workplace
24. Weijie - For the times we spend chatting till 2am and working till late... for being a good listener .. for bringing me to the blood-bank.. and being there when i fainted....
25. Yun - For the flower u secretly left in my locker just to cheer me up when I was down.. for setting a very good example of being positive in life...
26. Juan - For tolerating my nonsense and temper during work... and being such a great partner.. thank you for the lovely farewell gift... nice effort.
27. Yu - Thank you for the encouragement and company... The only friend that has ever stood up for me.... the only person that will voice up for her friend. Ever so caring and sensitive. And cheering me up with a cute little tortoise that is hanging to my mobile phone..
28. Ai - For being so spontaneous, sporting, sensitive and responsible for your words.
29. Sha - For providing laughter and joy to the ppl :P... and the yearly big walks and 100 plus... big- hearted and sweet... thanks for the effort in the photo-card... and all the fond memories we had in the past...Very true and sincere... never hiding his lust for women....keke..
30. Big Goon - For the memorable dive trips and a patient mentor.. Always sharing knowledge... and organising stuff... Very thoughtful and sensitive..
31. Aunt R - For treating me like a daughter and being frank with me...
32. Aunt P - For the good food you've brought.
33. Kat - For being patient and accomodating to me.. a very kind and sincere gal... good company.. u made my job lively.
34. Mich - For sharing with me and being so much in common wif me... very easy-gg friend...
Others
35. TY - For lugging my baggage around during our dive trips and taking care of me. Fetching and sending me to and fro..
36. CY - For accompanying my to the local dive and seeing the goodness in me. For patiently teaching my how to skate and blade..
37. Ant- For asking me for dive trips and being such a great organiser.
38. Carol n Pat- For sharing ur experiences wif me and treat me as a sis. If not for you... I'd not have known the rest.
39. Stephanie - For making herbal tea and bringing it to me in Aussie when I was sick.
See how much I've owed ppl in my past 20 odd years...and the list is not complete....
Setting 2006 aside, I'd wish to accomplish more goals and be a better person for this coming 2007.
We took a 10-hr night coach to reach Brinchang (the town), and made our way to EQ resort in the
We took a trip back to town to the strawberry and cactus farms. The strawberries were grown in hydroponics and the plucking season was not due yet. I was disappointed as I thought I could pluck my own strawberrys to eat. There was a wide variety of plants and vegetables and Love was simply delighted to see so many Bonsai. It sometimes wonders me...why he loves plants and flowers so much.. 
