Coconutkun has ventured into flower photography! Thats so gay~~LOL..But i aint complaining..feel happy with the shots..and you cant get these many flowers in one place other than in Cameron..well, err, mayb you can..but i took this opportunity after my Irau hike to snap these beauties when back to Cameron Town in tourist spot called Cactus Valley..I think some of you guys/gals will like this..its very colorful loh dont you think? Happy viewing..

Finally, some Cameron pictures are up.. So happy to edit and view them..so colorful right? Well, some pictures, especially the one of the right, wouldnt be made possible if it werent for the guys and girls who helped out..We had this during our first night in Cameron..clap clap..nice work ppl! Super organic meal and..artistic too ;) I hope this picture brings back some good ol' memories to some of the SEE guys..i miss organising BBQ with you guys..remember the sunflower jelly, garlic bread and coleslaw?

So, here we are at Cameron at the 1st of May 2009. Its Labour day! and its jam day for Cameron too..jam as in traffic jam..not strawberry jam..i have never been stuck in traffic in Cameron for so long in my life..So guys, pls avoid Cameron during holidays.. Of course, Cameron is famous for its flowers and fresh produce..or shall i say super fresh produce..which are reasonably cheap too.. Vegetables are sold at 15 packets for RM 10 (and girls, please learn to choose your vegetables ;) ). In fact, 10 ringgit almost satisfied 7 hungry stomachs for 2 meals..So besides the fruits, veges and flowers,there is of course their strawberries loh..not to mention the famous Cameronian Tea and lastly the sweet corn..Here are some fruits u might wanna look out too: apple guava, a few varieties of rock melon and citrus fruits.. So okie, you dont wanna miss out on the fresh stuff once youre here but make sure you have them bought at the end of your trip before you balik to wherever you came from - so they can survive the journey..

Our main purpose to Cameron this time was unlike any other typical Cameron trip that a normal person would have made..haha..We were there to conquer Mount Irau.. and boy oh boy, did Mount Irau really gave us some challenge. Imagine hiking 5 hours of hiking up down up down up down.. until your legs hurt..and dont forget you need to hike another 5 hours to get back.its that crazy! Surprisingly, my stamina was a-okay and the cold weather made it seemed as though we were hiking in an air-conditioned forest.. Because of the altitude, multitude, attitude and all the tudes, the forests of Mount Irau is really weird and unique..I call it the "Alien forest" for one, its full of moss..All the trees are full of moss. In fact, the earth we stepped on doesnt seem like soil. It seemed like semi partial layers of rotted moss and bio-degraded leaves that somehow broke down into finer composites that somewhat seemed like soil..WTH, i duno what i am typing..so, macam tulah we went on hiking for hours until we reached the top. Mount Irau is rated difficult for first time climbers. This place is a good traning ground for u guys who wanna train before going up KK or other geng punya mountain.... i would really rate this forest as really unique and special.. One tip from me is to bring some isotonic drinks to replenish yourself and make sure you always have a raincoat with you. It can get ridiculously cold when it rains and trust me, you do not want to be stuck here withour a raincoat.

At the end of this article, there is an uploaded soundtrack from the movie Princess Mononoke. The track is called Kodamas; named after friendly forest spirits. I think its a really nice piece from Joe Hisashi, the composer. I was constantly thinking of this song while hiking the forests of Irau..

Isnt the next blog suppose to be Irau? Paise paise..Broga pictures has been in my hard drive for so long that i thought i might as well post and be done with it..Pictures seen here is my third round at Broga, so i wont write much about this place already..this event was held before my Penang and Langkawi trips. somewhere in April.An outstanding 24 ppl in 6 cars turned up for this event..about half was my group, the rest Suli's.. Broga is now overcrowded with ppl! Gone are the days when there used to be so few ppl that know this place..Well, time to move on to nicer places.. Ciaoz Broga!

Langkawi article is finally here! yeah..took so long just to collage the photos..i took so many photos..gosh! The one you see on the left was a rare phenomenon..just happen to stroll by the beach when this particular tree started to shed its flowers one by one..sat under it watching flowers drop around me..it was magical..

So, here i was at Andaman, a 5-star hotel/resort..Sorry ha, for those on a tight budget, this place is definately not for you.. but its worth it. Do you know that up until today, back in Klang, i can still close my eyes anytime and still smell and feel the sea and gentle breeze of Andaman.. The holiday there was that good..and frankly, there is nothing to do here other than just strolling the beach, swimming and err..strolling the beach the whole day..If only life was like this peaceful.. As for locations, if ive got my bearings right, this resort is located like the most south-west side of Langkawi far far away from the city..in fact, this is the furthest end any taxi can take you on this Island..now thats how secluded this place is..

At Andaman, youll be greeted by a large hallway, followed by a hall in which the lobby/reception counter is located..The design of the building blends a mixture of concrete and wooden structures. Adding the Timang Burung (music being played at that time) into the equation, this gives a real traditional feel to the resort.. I bet you cant wait to see the room, its 900 ringgit a night..cry~...So first things first, the view from the room is the forest..cant get the beach view which costs more..and this come with monkeys..they are notorious!-stealing things from the room;so we were advised to keep the doors closed..Still recalled chatting with a fren on the phone that night at the balcony and a loud hooting noise came from the forest..it was dark and i couldnt identify for sure where it came from..the frightening thing was, the sound got louder and louder;as though the "thing" was coming closer and closer..really scary experience..the fear of the unknown!

Pic: I waited two hours to get the sequence of shots of the sunset

The thing about this resort is that its full of Japanese and gwailos..Ppl just come here for one reason, its a holiday for their mind..to clear the mind, destress, to get new ideas, inspiration, those sort of things...For me, as usual, that was only part of it..I was also there for their food! and they dont come cheap .sigh.. cry~.. So, here's what i had for lunch & dinner(day 1) and breakfast the following morning. Lunch was at a shopping mall before i went to Andaman (cosy lil cafe which ill give thumbs up anytime)..Dinner and breakfast was @ Andaman-Eat till cry~ ...the lobster itself costed RM 350..but decided to give it a go ahead..Please share..and Thank god breakfast the next day was complementary with the room..

Okie la, actually wanted to cerita panjang2 wan..but my new work takes alot of my time lately..Yeah! Pink has a new job now.. The next article is about my hike at Mt. Irau. Cameron.i cant wait to write that article too..Before i chiao, heres a picture of a bird i took at Andaman..Have fun finding it!