Tea Tour
It was the afternoon after the sunrise tour that we were brought to this particular “tea culture” tour, this time with a lot more tourists. A short history to tea culture and cultivation in Cameron Highlands, with an occasional injection of boastfulness, as the locals were rather proud of the assets that they have in their lands, which was undeniably impressive.
Interesting as it was for there were less Asians than Caucasians in this afternoon tour. British, American, and Swedish, just to name a few. Remember the mini school bus that was so vintage that we could barely recall? There we saw a couple passed by, and there was an immediate swamp of camera clicking sound. It reminded me of the magic school bus somehow.
Tea lesson ended with a Q&A session, and as usual, Asians remained silent while Caucasians threw questions at the guide. Perhaps we are just shy by nature. When things are being commercialized, it could be good or plain boring. “BOH” Tea Centre was a complete bore, too many tea products charging at a price steeper than those selling in town.
The only inspiring thing about this place was the breathtaking view. I honor what I said.
And the cute taxi that was parked at the tea centre.
Trekking in the woods was part of the activity that we all had to participate in. At that moment I thanked the army for training me appropriately, escaping the disaster of muddy shoes, for the ground was moist and covered with loose soil and moss.
It was the first time that I trekked in the woods under ‘air-conditioned” weather. It was such an amazing feeling that if only Singapore’s forest has such temperature I would not have complained so much. It felt like somebody switched on the air-conditioner, or somebody built a forest in an air-conditioned room. Just amazing.
