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Went Away

Don't Panik April 21, 2008

There’s been no updates during the past couple of days as we had our 2008 Cell Group retreat at the lovely OMF Bungalow in Cameron Highlands. There’s also this big tender process thing going on and I’m awfully tired. There’s also the silly flu bug going about the office and I happen to catch it. Insufficient firewalls there!

Had a couple of hundred pix over the lovely weekend with SS4 and the Hsu’s at Camerons but with the work week’s tight schedule and the personal need to rest, please be patient. This evening, when I returned to my little box in the sky condo, I had a slight feeling of Deja Vu… yup, exactly one week ago, I did the same thing when I returned from Louis’ workshop in Penang. After two weekends away, it really does drain you physically although you do get energized in many ways.

Louis energized my vision to see light and shadow and to believe I can do it. The last weekend, Peter energized us to see evangelism as an integral part of everything we do; our lives, our actions, our words and our deeds. Also, for me I think our Group needs to return to the center of it all, the Cross at Calvary. Acceptance. So what of schedules, punctuality, expectations and needs. Christ accepted us for who we are and what we are. The heart of the human problem is the heart of the human. And God’s treatment is prescribed in John 3:16.
He loves.
He gave.
We believe.
We live.

For God
so loved
the world
that he
gave his
O N E A N D O N L Y S O N
that
whoever
believes
in him
shall not
perish
but have
eternal
LIFE.

Nokia N80 Cameron’s Market

Travel July 8, 2007

Been busy with a lot of work and more work and other types of work… so here’s some photos from my Cameron’s trip in January with my Nokia N80.

Cameron’s market walkabout

Cameron’s market walkabout

Cameron’s market walkabout

Cameron’s market walkabout

Cameron’s market walkabout

Highlands rendevous

Food January 31, 2007

Cameron Highlands is a highland region located about 20 km east of Ipoh and about 150km north of Kuala Lumpur in Pahang, Malaysia. At around 5000 ft (1,500 m) above sea level it is the highest area on the mainland, and enjoys a cool climate, with temperatures no higher than 25°C and rarely falling below 10°C year round.

The Highlands were named after William Cameron, a British colonial government surveyor who discovered the plateau during a mapping expedition in 1885. The fame of Cameron Highlands then grew during the colonial era when British planters realised the potential of its fertile mountain slopes for growing tea, then a prized commodity. The Cameron Highlands are still home to many tea plantations, being Malaysia’s largest tea-producing region. The area is also known as a major supplier of fruits and vegetables.

On the way up, do stop by Tanah Rata, which is located between the other two major towns (being Brinchang and Ringlet). Located on the top floor of a shoplot just right on the main road, T-Cafe promised good home cooked food, the highlights being their superb scones and delicious apple pie. You can’t get anything better than this for a highlands experience – oven fresh scones with home made cream and strawberry jam, butter and a pot of freshly brewed tea from the highlands.

The apple pie is a different story with rich apple chunks, crispy pastry and a cold scoop of vanilla ice-cream. This is just the answer to weary travellers after a winding road up the highlands. This two highlights are just a small portion of T-Cafe’s plethora of choices. Don’t forget to try their vegetarian curry and their mango lassi too.