Cameron Highlands pics UP!

Heh heh heh. Finally the Cameron pics are up. You can find them all in my flickr account here. Or see the link on your right.

I had took a 1-day leave to make it a super long weekend last week. That enabled me to make the ass-numbing ride 640km up north to Cameron highlands. And back. Total: ~1,280km. *faints*

Just to document my historic moment (furthest I've ever rode up north), here are the milestones:

9th Aug 2007 (Thursday):
05:30 Set off from home
06:30 Arrive Gelang Patah ESSO (meetup with James)
07:30 Finally set off after quick briefing
09:30 Ayer Keroh R&R (breakfast-nasi goreng)
11:00 Sungei Buloh R&R (Lunch-Dunkin' donuts)
13:00 Tapah R&R (Rest+Refuel)
15:30 Reach Brinchang town, Cameron highlands.
16:30 Settled into Chua Gin hotel
18:00 Steamboat dinner at OK TUCK restaurant
Evening: Retired for early night.

10th Aug 2007 (Friday):
08:30 Push motorbike out from hotel
09:00 Breakfast at Tanah Ratta town (Indian naan & curry)
10:00 Bharat tea plantation
11:00 "BOH" tea plantation
13:30 Healthy Strawberry Farm (strawberries & popsicles)
14:30 Rose Valley
16:00 Tea-break at Raju restaurant (Tea & Scones)
16:30 Walking & eating junk food at entrance of Rose Valley
17:00 Ascent Gunung Brinchang, highest summit in Cameron highlands
19:30 Descent back to Brinchang town
21:00 Pasar Malam (dinner/supper)
23:00 Retire for the day

11th Aug 2007 (Saturday):
08:30 Push motorbike out of hotel
09:00 Breakfast at local kopithiam (curry chicken noodles + roti canai)
11:00 Set off back to Singapore from Brinchang
11:30 Parted ways with James at Simpang pulai exit
12:30 Tapah R&R (refuel)
14:30 Sungei Buloh R&R (refuel)
16:30 Ayer Keroh R&R (refuel)
17:30 JB causeway Caltex (refuel)
17:45 U-turn for not registering with BIKES at customs (fcuk!)
18:30 Woodlands checkpoint
19:00 HOME! finally! (just in time for dad's birthday dinner!)

Enjoyed myself plenty during this trip, especially with all the corners and nice winding roads of Cameron highlands! Also had a few scares, especially during the ascent up Gunung Brinchang. But it was all worth it once you see the view up there...















It was fcukin' awesome.

But I'm not gonna go back there again until somebody does something about the treacherous roads up there.

Touring long distance on my bike gives me a different feeling one cannot get just by driving in a car. True, it has its inherent risks but I would say there are just as much risk in driving a car. In the words of Burt Munro: "...You live more in 5 minutes on a bike like this going flat out than some people live in a lifetime"

Respect da' man.

Thailand next, anyone? =P