Malaysia - paradise for a fruit addict and a tea connoisseur (me;-)


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February 6th 2008
Published: March 28th 2008
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Cameron Highlands

BOH (Best of Highlands) tea plantation - Malaysia’s largest producer of premium black teas
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Cameron Highlands

enjoying a cup of freshly brewed BOH tea
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Cameron Highlands

with Rox and rafflesia flower (the plant has no stems, leaves or true roots, in some species the flower may be over 100 cm in diameter, and weigh up to 10 kg). It was a 40minute hike in malaysian jungle to find it.
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Cameron Highlands

drinking water from a bamboo - it was delicious!
look what's on my armlook what's on my arm
look what's on my arm

it's a cute rhinoceros beetle
local villagelocal village
local village

these guys showed us how to use a blowpipe, of course we tried it. One doesn't need to have massive lungs or years of practice to use it successfully , it's really easy!
 just a little scorpio just a little scorpio
just a little scorpio

do i look petrified?!
it is supposed to be good for waist slimmingit is supposed to be good for waist slimming
it is supposed to be good for waist slimming

i did my best to keep a poker face when using it, it was hard not to burst into laugh. They are so serious about their novelties!
in a shopping mallin a shopping mall
in a shopping mall

we could not stop laughing at this toilet seat, it does it all (cleans, washes, changes temperature of the seat/water/pressure of the stream.....don't ask what else!)
just about to land in Kota Kinabalu, Borneojust about to land in Kota Kinabalu, Borneo
just about to land in Kota Kinabalu, Borneo

in total we spent 5 days in Borneo
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Kota Kinabalu, Borneo

local food market
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Kota Kinabalu

a boy with smelly jackfruit, we tried, yuk


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