Three Bachelors on a Road Trip
0 Comments Published by Orange on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at 4:57 PM.
Yes, what you see is what you get. 3 bachelors and a road trip.
My buddies (Lai n Edwin) were planning for a trip to somewhere during our holidays in the month of December and we had a hard and tough time choosing our destination. We don't really care how far or how close it is as what matter most to us is the time to hang out with each other. So we went from Taman Negara (National Park) -> Langkawi -> Malacca -> Cameron Highlands -> Kuala Lumpur (we actually planned to rent a motel room to stay over to chit chat) -> Perak. Yes and our final decision was Perak. We decided to go on a road trip up to Bukit Merah and as usual, i am the one driving.
We started off not so early in the morning, that is around 10.30am and lost our way. We took the wrong route and instead of the highway, we took the cul-de-sac. First, we stop by at Bidor, a small town which is famous for its Duck Leg Noodles, which i think is great although i don't consume any meat. The herbal soup was fabulous. Then, we went shopping at one of the shops, to but their famous delicacies - 'Sa Qi Ma'. We proceeded to Ipoh next and took Chicken Noodles with Beansprouts, an early lunch. Ipoh is like an antic, not as traditional and old as Malacca, but it has its own distinguish features, all potrayed on buildings. Rich Moorish designs of the British in early Malaya. This is no wonder why directors and producers from local or abroad love to make movies in this town.
I missed out a part, we also visited Kellie's Castle. A castle unfinished. It was said that many workers died during the construction of that building because they were wiped off by plague during the early 19th century.
Next, Taiping, another petite and calm town of Perak. There is nothing much here in Taiping, but the publicity of 'Taiping Lake' makes it me curious. So, i decided to give that spot a try. Peaceful, windy and serene are the words that i can use to describe this place. Feel it for yourself if you have the chance to visit this place.
Final stop before the day starts to dusk, Bukit Merah. It is some sort of retreat from the blinding lights and hustling people of the bustling city. It works like a resort - having a lake, water theme park and eco-park. This place wasn't wonderful, but it was enough to capture my attention.
There was a thing that i was concerned about, is that they take good care of the almost extinct Orang Utan. As you can see, i fell in love with these animals at first sight because the Orang Utans are sooooo adorable.
We went canoeing under the rain at the lake, went to the water theme park to have a whole lot of splash fun time, visited animals and had valuable time bonding our friendship. We had an amazing time there!
On the last day of our trip, we headed back to Kuala Lumpur, but we did make a few stops as this was a road trip. First to some temples and then to a cave named Gua Tempurung. One of my uni friends mentioned about this place today and what i told her was that i smelled dry piss in there. I wonder was it the bats who pissed or humans who did it. It is not as good as some caves i have visited but, it's limestone formation is breathtaking. It would be even perfect sans the pee!
My buddies (Lai n Edwin) were planning for a trip to somewhere during our holidays in the month of December and we had a hard and tough time choosing our destination. We don't really care how far or how close it is as what matter most to us is the time to hang out with each other. So we went from Taman Negara (National Park) -> Langkawi -> Malacca -> Cameron Highlands -> Kuala Lumpur (we actually planned to rent a motel room to stay over to chit chat) -> Perak. Yes and our final decision was Perak. We decided to go on a road trip up to Bukit Merah and as usual, i am the one driving.
We started off not so early in the morning, that is around 10.30am and lost our way. We took the wrong route and instead of the highway, we took the cul-de-sac. First, we stop by at Bidor, a small town which is famous for its Duck Leg Noodles, which i think is great although i don't consume any meat. The herbal soup was fabulous. Then, we went shopping at one of the shops, to but their famous delicacies - 'Sa Qi Ma'. We proceeded to Ipoh next and took Chicken Noodles with Beansprouts, an early lunch. Ipoh is like an antic, not as traditional and old as Malacca, but it has its own distinguish features, all potrayed on buildings. Rich Moorish designs of the British in early Malaya. This is no wonder why directors and producers from local or abroad love to make movies in this town.
I missed out a part, we also visited Kellie's Castle. A castle unfinished. It was said that many workers died during the construction of that building because they were wiped off by plague during the early 19th century.
Next, Taiping, another petite and calm town of Perak. There is nothing much here in Taiping, but the publicity of 'Taiping Lake' makes it me curious. So, i decided to give that spot a try. Peaceful, windy and serene are the words that i can use to describe this place. Feel it for yourself if you have the chance to visit this place.
Final stop before the day starts to dusk, Bukit Merah. It is some sort of retreat from the blinding lights and hustling people of the bustling city. It works like a resort - having a lake, water theme park and eco-park. This place wasn't wonderful, but it was enough to capture my attention.
There was a thing that i was concerned about, is that they take good care of the almost extinct Orang Utan. As you can see, i fell in love with these animals at first sight because the Orang Utans are sooooo adorable.
We went canoeing under the rain at the lake, went to the water theme park to have a whole lot of splash fun time, visited animals and had valuable time bonding our friendship. We had an amazing time there!
On the last day of our trip, we headed back to Kuala Lumpur, but we did make a few stops as this was a road trip. First to some temples and then to a cave named Gua Tempurung. One of my uni friends mentioned about this place today and what i told her was that i smelled dry piss in there. I wonder was it the bats who pissed or humans who did it. It is not as good as some caves i have visited but, it's limestone formation is breathtaking. It would be even perfect sans the pee!
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