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Yesterday I had lunch with a friend who commented that I haven't been blogging in a while. Some of staff also have started their own blog and wanted to see mine...Kind of shy to show my blog which had a last entry on 1st June..so did the next best thing- showed other people's blog!

Anyway we went holiday at Cameron Highlands recently. We stayed at my aunt's apartment. Cameron Highlands is one place where you can only stayed for a short period. Three days and two nights are sufficient....if not by the 3rd day you would be wondering what to do.

As usual Camerons is full of tourists, mainly locals this time of the year. Every where you go is packed with people. If you are heading towards Equatorial Hotel from Brinchang, there will always be a traffic jam during the day time.

Most of the locals will flock to numerous markets selling the local produce and the night market. Most notable is the Kea Farm market located about a few kilometers north of Brinchang. When you arrive there, you will find the whole area is just one big market! Besides vegetables, there are locally grown strawberries, colorfully cactuses, and potted plants, which you can find in the market.

When the sun goes down, the market may close shop for the day but the night market comes alive which open nightly during the school holidays.

The sad part of these places is the rubbish left behind. At one corner, I found numerous stalls selling vegetables and at the end was a whole pile of rubbish. Most tourists (sad to say local tourists would throw rubbish everywhere. I must also admit there is lack of rubbish bins around. I also believe that the collection of rubbish needs to be more frequent.