Mrs Banana hospitalised!

Mrs Banana was admitted to hospital two nights ago for acute gastronomic problems. She's still under observation, so there won't be any update anytime soon.

Laughters everywhere

Last Monday, we had a dinner at Damansara Seafood Steamboat to celebrate Emily's farewell. The food was quite good actually, though the pricing was a little bit on the upper scale. But who cares about the food, it's the company that counts. Word of the day - "SPK"

Damansara Village Seafood Steamboat

Wai Leng and Mel before transformation

Seow Swang, Emily and Wai Leng - normal laughter

White Pomfret

Scallop, mussel and abalone

Mel and James - waiting for Pauline to show up

"Sailormoon" Mei Ling and I

Beauty and the beast

The last two contestants for "Long Service Awards"

As darkness approaches and beer finishes, humans transform into hyenas

"And then hor... I showed him my middle finger, just like this"

"I bet you RM50 to do it again!"

"RM50!!! Just enought to show my little finger only lar...."

"But hor...if show to SPK, I will do it for free."

Hehehehehehe

All smiles

The ladies

Group photo

Sungei Palas Tea Factory

One of the best place to enjoy the plantation scenery in Cameron Highlands is the Boh Plantation in Sungei Palas. The entrance to the plantation is just minutes away from Equtorial Hotel in Brinchang, and the drive way to the plantation is an adventure by itself. It is a single lane access road, hugging closely to the cliff and at some corners, it is impossible to see whether there is another vehicle heading towards you. So, it is wise to honk as you approach the corners.

At a junction, you could turn left and head to Gunung Brinchang (yup, drive all the way up to the mountain). Turn right and you will soon reach the plantation factory. Your reward: Magnificent view of rows of tea plant.

Some facts about the plantation and the factory


















Hike up 200m to the factory
























The observatory platform suspended outwards



















Here is a close up of the platform

The long hike uphill, surrounded by rows of tea plant

The cafe inside

The view from the platform

What better things to do but to enjoy a good ol' cup of tea

Teh tarik with nasi lemak, heaven

Scone with strawberry jam and butter. Too bad, there was no cream

The view from the platform: Plantation workers' quarters in bright colours

There's assortment of tea products available for purchase



















Here comes the sun

























Picture perfect

New Age Definitions

Father: A banker provider by nature

Boss: Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early

Doctor: A person who kills your ills by pills, and kill you with bills

Nurse: A person who wakes you up to give you sleeping pills

Life insurance: A contracts that keeps you poor all your life so you could die rich (I like this one)

School: A place where the son play and the papa pays

Marriage: It's an agreement in which a man losses his bachelor degree and a woman gains her masters

Tears: It's a hydraulic force by which the masculine force is defeated by the feminine water power

Lecture: An art of transferring information from the notes of the Lecturer to the notes of the students without passing through "the minds of either"

Conference: The confusion one a man multiplied by the number present

Compromise: The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he got the biggest slice

Meeting Room: A place where everbody talks, nobody listens and everybody disagrees later on

Politician: One who shake your hand before election and your confidence after

Classic: Books, which people praise, but do not read

Office: A place where you can relax after your strenuous life at home

Yawn: The only time some married men ever get to open their mouth

Etc: A sign to make other thinks you know more than you actually do

Committee: Individuals who can do nothing individually and sit to decide that nothing can be done together

Experience: The name men give to their mistakes