back to taiping after soooooooo long

i know this is kinda late, but i dont care. muahahha.

i went to Taiping last 2 weeks for short holidays.

i cudnt apply leave earlier, had to go to work as work wasn't finish.

took half day leave, and insisted to take train to Taiping. My wonderful brother stayed with me and took the train with me instead of leaving early with my mom and aunt. Thank you~

it was last 4 tics, and we manage to take 2, for evening train. front seat, facing TV and last coach. or first coach. sort of 1st class. lols.
it's actually a wonderful sight throughout the journey. country side, is actually beautiful.

i can't remember where was this.

then when i reach Taiping, Ah! the feeling of "I'm here, finally!!" after so ages. i mean to the train station.

but seriously, Taiping changed. they're building another station next to the old one, and makes me wonder what will happen to the existing one in the future. i heard that they're planning to have direct track, from KL i think to bangkok. i think it'll be awesome! 

well, when i reach, my aunt and mom came to pick both of us up, and went for dinner. then back to my another aunt's house. Actually i did went to Taiping just several years back, 2 or 3 years ago for one of my niece's wedding in Kulim.

the nex morning, my aunt went to maxwell hill for morning jog while my brother, mom and I went to the lake garden, the famous Taiping lake garden. what's so famous, it's coz of its history and the garden is just beautiful and wonderful, especially thanks to the almost century old trees around the lake.

lotus lake

the winding branch trees, it's even more beautiful to experience it there

feel like swinging

tree on the roundabout

Beautiful reflection with Maxwell Hill at the background

Then in the afternoon, shopping time! til nyt, went to taiping town for dinner. actually i kinda ate 3 times in a row. my family too. 1st at home, ate some, then went to town, near a market, eat again, then went to a famous kuey teow soup shop, eat again, but my brother ate the most. i only took few bites. lols.

the next morning, my aunt's hiker friends came, and they went for marathon. it's an event, Taiping full marathon. none in the group went for the full marathon, but my brother and few other hikers went for 10km, and uncle teo, who's in his 60s, went for half marathon. omg!! then we prepare to go up to the hill for a nyt stay. 

My mom and I and another couple went up by jeep. while the rest, hehehhe, walk/hike up.

I walked up once, let's see, 6 or 7 years ago, it was still ok for me, til 2nd hut which is 2 miles or 2 km from the starting point. then walk back down, now the other gang, my aunt, brother and aunt's hiker friends, walk up for almost 10km til the bungalow we stay for the nyt. the amount of things we need to bring, oh my...

only part of luggage we had of 11 people.

it was incredible and yet dangerous. omg! the steepness and the winding roads, were sooooooooo dangerous. only jeep able to drive up, and skilled driver only. it's worst than cameron highland's. but im happy that i manage to reach at the bungalow without feeling sick. thanks to the salted sour plum. hehehhe. 

the bungalow, which my aunt rented for, few hundreds can accommodate 15 people, according to the bed available but i think can stay more, coz it's huge!!! it's considered clean. 

One of the bedrooms. it's huge actually. 

the living room

'fire place'

dining area with extra chairs by the railing

the room i shared with mom, brother, aunt and another friend

smallest room

kitchen, even it is huge.

one of the antique feature.

the hidden bungalow from the gate.

view of Taiping and Port Weld, and beyond is the straits of Malacca

it's not that high, but on the way up, damn steep

a 'leisure' playground further down from the bungalow with hanging bridge.

overlooking the whole town and sea from the bridge

the exterior of the bungalow.

The bungalow is actually the most convenient for big groups, coz if it's noisy, no one disturbs, and we can cook ourselves, there's even a bbq pit outside. it's great for big group of people.

the sun is setting

nyam nyam

ai ya, the clouds are getting in the way.

another hill, from the same range

nyt view of the town. but I cant seem to watch stars gazing. but i got to see an owl

Good morning~

beautiful tree just above the bungalow

beautiful flower.

we had wonderful dinner, cooked, and wonderful dinner. it was damn full.

the next day, morning, we all went down by jeep, luckily the thrill wasn't like the one going up. then we went to my aunt's hse, then went to eat cendol, then we head to ipoh. that's around, almost evening. then eat eat eat.

this trip seriously eat and eat and eat.

just eat.