Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
May 11, 2009
4:33 pm

So I havn't posted in a few days. Thats because I was in the Cameron Highlands having a great time. I have to say that I think it was one of the best places that we have been to thus far. You start out with a beautiful drive up into the hills. The winding roads creep around the mountains and roll into towns. Out the window you see plantations and farms for strawberrys and other vegetables and fruit. When we arrived we situated ourselves into the hotel and went out for dinner. We then went to bed but not before having a night cap at the Jungle Bar. Good times.

The real fun started the next day. We were picked up at the hotel at 9 in the morning and we then started to explore the area. Our first stop took us the massive tea plantation that covers the hills up and down. It was an absolutely beautiful and picturesque scene. When I get a chance I will try and upload some pictures. We also went to the factory that processes the tea and got to see how its all done.

The next stop was the fun one. After driving for about 40 minutes we stopped by the side of the road and picked up an aboriginal guide to take us trekking up in the jungle to see the largest flower in the world. We had to start by taking our jeep 4 wheeling up a pretty steep and bumpy dirt road that in some places edges the cliff by only a little bit. I thought it was very fun but also a wee bit scary at times. When we stopped we began hiking. First we passed a bamboo bridge and then up the side of this hill, although I would call it a mountain. This is where I started to hurt. Now this was classified as a grade 2 but I was still hurting. We were at 900 meters and I am a bit overweight and out of shape...I know. It was also hot. In the end I was eventually able to scale the mountain but it took me a bit longer. I think it was worth it. The flower that we saw was the Rafflesia. It was very rare and only blooms for 10 days at a time so we were very look to see it. And it was not just one but two that were right next to each other. Very cool. We stayed for a bit and got some pictures and then started our decent which I liked. I had no problem with that. At the bottom I went for a swim in the middle of the jungle at a really cold and beautiful waterfall. I cooled down and was all good after that. A short hike later we got back to jeep and started back to the aboriginal town at the bottom and learned how to use a blow gun. I liked it so much that I had to buy a little one. Ill be sending that home soon mom! Not sure if I can get it through customs since it is technically a weapon.

Heading back to town went on to visit a strawberry plantation, an insect farm, and a butterfly farm. I have tons of really cool pictures of gigantic srange bugs crawling all over me. Again Very Cool!

The whole trip was great and when I get a chance i will post the photos so you can see how beautiful it was.

There is one thing that I would like to rant on a little bit, so I will. I know that I am in a different country and customs are different from where I live but damn. I have to say that I am about fed up with the bathroom situation here. Why is it that every toilet is a pay toilet but they all are disgusting and provide no toilet paper. If you pay then they should at least clean the damn things. And the toilet paper! They dont provide it because everyone wipes their ass with their hands. I mean are you serious! They wipe there ass with their hands and scrape out the shit. That is just gross. And then they only have soap to wash your hands like half of the time. I am never going to shake another persons hand in this country ever again! I am going to just go ahead and say it right now that the west has the right idea with good sit down toilets and toilet paper. They are just wrong here. Case Closed.