Happy New Year in Kluang!

Guoqiang, Sharon, He Bing and myself travelled across the causeway to our Hebing's hometown, Kluang and spent a most unique new year ever in our lives! It's a interesting, fun and enriching trip! I got to know new friends too!! He Bing's friends, Yuxin, Shi Wei, Zheng Kang and Chuan Biao took the time and effort to guide us on a 2 days 1 nite tour in Kluang. Note Kluang and Klang is different hor.. Kluang not famous for bak ku teh hor.. hehe.. its famous for the railway coffee which we tasted on the second day.. (i'll post the photos after i get them from Sharon..)

Taking 160 to the JB customs.

Afer clearing the customs.. Welcome to Malaysia!

We went to the dargonfruit plantation first before we arrived in Klang. (No photos are they are with Sharon..)

We climbed Gunung Lambak on the first day after we arrived in Kluang.

We finally got half way up.. However, we stopped there.. hee.. no stamina.. have to train up!!! It was then that gq, hb, sha and i decide that we are gg to take part in this year's standard chartered marathon so as to train ourselves and keep fit.

At night we spent the time in Yuxin's house.. Yuxin's Mum stayed up with us just to chit chat with us. They are very hospitable. Her mum even made tapioca cakes and chin chow drink for us. very nice! (2nd row from the right: Yuxin's Mum, Yuxin's boyfriend - Shi Wei, Yu Xin, Guoqiang. 1st row from the right: Zheng Kang, Sharon, He Bing and that's me who moved and as a result blocked He Bing. *oops*)

We started the second day by charging ourselves up with the famous railway kopi and traditional egg and toast breakfast. (author's note: I totally love toast and kopi.. my idea of a perfect breakfast.) hehe.. after our batteries are full, we went to Yuxin's house again.. this time to visit the botanical garden which spans from behind her house to the slope in front of her house. you can find all sorts of vegetation that you can think of from the vegetables you eat everyday. tomato, rambutan, guava, mango, mint leaves, carrot...... and the list goes on and on and on... she took us deeper into the vegetation on the slope and show us a well. its pretty cool isn't it? A well leh! not something you can findn easily in Singapore! wahaha.. we took turns to fetch water from the well and wash our hands with the cool water..

After that, we visited He Bing's Secondary School (which is also Chuan Biao and Zheng Kang's sec sku) and then proceed to Yuxin's Dad's oil palm plantation...another thing you can't find in our tiny island..

Finally, like the chinese saying: all feasts have an ending (tian1 xia4 mei2 you3 bu2 san4 de4 yan4 xi2).. before we part, we had dim sum for lunch.. very nice!! and quite cheap too.. the carrot cake is super nice!! a must eat.. i think i'll list it in the "10 things you have to try in Kluang"

"10 things you have to try in Kluang"

1) Conquer Gunung Lambak

2) Have traditional breakfast at railway coffee

3) Try the carrot cake at this teochew dim sum restaurant which i duno the name..*sheesh*

4) Visit the botanical garden at Yuxin's house

5) Visit Prime City Hotel.. or even better is to live in it

6) Have dinner at Jin Jin Restaurant (best restaurant in Kluang)

7) Visit the rubber plantation and oil plam plantations (you might get to see a bear or kena bee attack if you are lucky)

8) Buy television brand coffee powder (supposed to be famous i think, i've bot it but have yet to try so can't comment on the taste yet.. hehe..)

9) We visited He Bing's secondary school.. but if you think its not exciting enough try exploring other places.. i cant think of any already.. heh..

10) Try the taipoca cakes Yuxin's mum made. But i guess this is the hardest to achieve. Wahaha!