Cameron Highland

Cameron highland has always been a fairy tale to me, I had always heard people talk about it, but I’ve never been there despite being a Malaysia. Therefore, I’ve always kept my imagination about it. I always thought that Cameron Highland would be like a resort on the hill, where all entertainment is gathered around in an area, like Genting Highland, which then I found that some people think like that too.

I’ve always been an active person, I joined a lot of activity, and one of the societies ty planned a trip to Cameron Highland and this is how I ended up sitting in a school bus now. Yes, that’s right, sitting in a school bus now at 6 o’clock in the morning departing to Cameron Highland. Without any hesitation, I sleep instantly. The bus stopped at somewhere in Bercham, Perak, a district at the southern area of the state Perak, to have our breakfast. It is half past 8 in the morning, and I never know that Malaysia can be this cool in the morning, my friend’s phone shows 23 degree Celsius. Anyway, we stopped at a hawker centre named Golden Point Food Court, which is famous for its Langkap Pau.

Just in case you’re a foreign reader, pau is a Chinese steam bun with various type of fillings. The Langkap Pau provide a wide span of choices that reach 24 flavours, it is basically 3 times the variety we would see at a typical pau store. Instead of having the pau which most of us have ordered it, I chose a Kimchi Ramen, which I found satisfying. The spicy and sour broth instantly wakes me up, the kimchi’s flavour has fused into the soup leaving the cabbage some faint sweetness. The ramen also includes a gyoza (Japanese dumpling) which is also very tasty. I’m not sure if it’s homemade, but it sure taste like gyoza that you’ll have in a restaurant. The wrapper is crispy, and the filling is chicken and Chinese chives which is packed with flavours, making it a mini flavour bomb.

The trip continues when the continue to drive all the way to the Lavender Farm on Cameron Highland. The entrance fee is 9 Ringgit per person which in return gives you a stunning view of lavender field. Despite being called a lavender farm, there are also various other plantation including strawberries and flowers. It is a sweet spot for Instagram lover, there are a lot of view that can be used as background. The bus continues to move to the butterfly farm where is located at higher ground which then I am starting to realize something odd, there were residential house all along the way, then only I find out that it is a district of Pahang, and it is stated on the internet that its size is 712 square kilometres! I’ll tell you how big that is, it is almost as big as Singapore! I feel like “Oh my god!” because all this time I had been having the wrong imagination.

The bus continue to move to the butterfly farm, which is 4 ringgit per entry. The butterfly farm is not exactly a butterfly farm as well, it is basically a butterfly farm slash reptile exhibition gallery slash zoo slash farm. The butterfly farm is only a small portion of it. Nothing so particular about that place, it is also a sweet spot for Instagramer, you can take pictures with the butterflies, holding them on hands, just be proactive!

We have our lunch at Watercress Valley, which they highlight watercress as the star ingredient of their meal. The lunch set for pax of 9 includes 7 dishes and rice for each. Even though it is meant for nine-person, we eleven people can’t finish it, we were so full. It is overall a nice meal, hearty and delicious, and vegetarian- friendly.

We then proceed to the strawberry farm. Again, it is not exactly just a strawberry farm, it is also a cactus farm slash vegetables farm slash café, there are plantations like lettuce and carrots. The café has a variety of items that contains the element of strawberry, such as strawberry ice cream, strawberry yogurt, strawberry salad, etc. If you’re a strawberry lover, this is definitely a great spot as you can be surrounded by strawberry everything.

I was very weak that day, keep feeling too cold, and so, the best thing to do at a cold weather, is definitely steamboat! We have our dinner at…… I don’t know where that is as Cameron is just too big! After the hearty dinner, we went back to our homestay to rest. If you’re going to Cameron Highland for a vacation, you should spare some slippers as the floor of anywhere you wish to stay is probably freezing as hell!

The next day, we still left a spot that we have not go to, that is the Boh Tea Farm, again, Instagram sweet spot, the pictures we took here are gorgeous! Not to mention the cake and pastry and tea at the café! Yes, there is a café up there’s a tea farm, we had a matcha cake, a mint tea chocolate cheese cake and some bread, even though I am not used to eating dessert in the morning, but after the cake, I think I am used to it instantly XD

As overall, the Cameron Highland would be a better travel location, if I had a camera.