I have a feeling like I’m being a tourist in my own country each time I return home and it always injects a sense of pride in me seeing the beauty that my homeland offers. This time round, it is a visit to Cameron Highlands!
I was pretty excited about the whole trip because this will be my first time there. However I couldn’t help but felt a little anxious as I’ve read enough in the newspaper about landslides and land erosions which occasionally led to some accidents along the road.
Thank God the weather was fine and it wasn’t as ‘cold’ as it was said to be. This is cold. My dear friend F and her husband drove us up and brought us around. Less did I know that this place is a bustling town for locals and foreigners alike. It is sort of like a little getaway from the scorching heat.
Due to its location at about 1500m above sea level, the climate is suitable for growing vegetables and fruits which is normally impossible to grow on low lands, like coral salads and strawberries. It was also my first visit to a tea plantation. The one that we went to was ‘Boh’ Tea Plantation at Sungei Palas, which I absolutely recommend.
There is a little tea museum where they exhibit the machines used to grind tea leaves and also the ‘live’ process producing tea can be viewed. As I approached the tea museum, I could catch the inviting whiffs of freshly dried tea leaves, ready to be packed and sold. As a tea drinker, it never crossed my mind how tea was processed until then.
There is a lovely balcony at the ‘Boh’ Tea Centre where visitors can sit and enjoy a cup of freshly brewed ‘Boh’ tea while drinking in the beauty of the surroundings. The air is fresh and everywhere around us is so green. I can sit there the whole day. I felt peaceful and happy, chatting and laughing with the people I love. Life is great.