Sungai Klah Hot Springs Park

Opened in the year 2000, Sungai Klah Hot Springs Park is in Sungkai, Perak and located 61 m nearer to the sky, on the foothills of the Titiwangsa Range.

Now commercially known as Felda Residence Hot Springs, it is managed by Plantation Resorts Sdn Bhd (PRSB), a subsidiary of Felda Agricultural Services Sdn Bhd (FASSB).

It is Malaysia's largest and most well-maintained hot springs, that's such a delight to visit, for a splashing, rejuvenating and exuberating getaway.

A group of us visited this lovely place almost two years ago - read about our trip there with more pictures included.

Its attractions, to name a few, are :

• hot springs that are creatively engineered into a network of various-sized pools. Water temperature ranges between 30 - 102 degree Celsius;
• an Olympic-sized hot spring pool that gets its heat sourced from underground;
• another large-sized knee-deep Mountain Springs cooling pool;
  
• 30 m water reflexology path;
• private jacuzzi;
• egg boiling activity at a natural hot spring area with water temperature up to 102 degree Celsius;
• another hot spring pool area, close to the egg-boiling pool, with temperature between 35-38 degree C, great for dipping your feet for relaxation and have skin rejuvenated by the algae therein;
• enjoy the wonders of nature, flora and fauna with its surrounding hills and cold mountain streams and rivers, amidst lush greenery, forests and the like;
• villas and a hotel with 64 rooms are available for residence.
  

A must visit to this natural wonderland of hot springs, to explore one of Malaysia's many marvels and enjoy an amazing and therapeutic experience!

Location: about 160 km from Kuala Lumpur and 100 km from Ipoh.

Address:
Sungai Klah Hot Springs Park
36000 Sungkai
Perak.
Tel: +605 438 8801/03

KL Sales Office: Tel: +603 2697 9772

More contact details

Hmmm...my beloved spouse, John and I may make a trip there some time soon, hopefully to stay this time round?

Mediterranean Cuisine @ Fig & Olive

Fig & Olive at Sunway Pyramid is one tantalizing cafe and bistro that offers delicious and sumptuous food galore of the Mediterranean origins.

Not to be missed and reasonably priced too!

My family and I had a wonderful gastronomic adventure there early this year.

Make a trip there, details as follows:

1G2-122A Lower Ground 2
Marrakesh Sunway Pyramid (New Wing)
46150 Petaling Jaya
Selangor
Tel: 03-74920955

Fig & Olive's website.

St Anne Church in Port Klang

Though a relatively small Catholic Church in Port Klang, it has its charm and magnetic force.

Annually, the Church of St Anne attracts droves of worshipers and thankful believers during its annual 9-days Novena to its patroness, Saint Anne and its Feast day.

Address:
Church of St Anne
Jalan Tunku Badar
Kawasan 13
42000 Port Klang
Selangor
Malaysia
(Tel: 603-3168 8530)

Explore its website for more details.

Recently, my darling John (spouse) and I, together with some friends, attended one of the Novena weekday-services, specially meant for retirees...read about it here.

Forest of Knowledge, University of Malaya

Rimba Ilmu Botanic Garden is its other popularly known name.

A tropical botanical garden in the University of Malaya campus, it is world-esteemed for its extensive collection of rare and indigenous tropical flora of the Malaysian and Indonesian region. Established in 1974 and occupying an area of 80 hectares, it is one of our country's most visited and a pre-eminent center for learning, conservation and plant research with its own Environmental Education Programme.

Information:
Rimba Ilmu Botanic Garden
Institute of Biological Sciences
Universit of Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

(Tel: 603-79674686, 603-79674690)

Get more details at its website.

Read about my visit to Rimba Ilmu and enjoy its photo gallery here.

Blogger Blog #2

Why create a second blog at Blogger?

1. Simply had to try out the marvelous features available at the new Layouts available for newly created blogs.
2. No confidence to upgrade my first blog, peacockflower.blogspot.com from the old template to the new one with Layouts features. So, needed a testing ground here to familiarize the new Blogger's Layouts first before proceeding the upgrade.
   
3. To assist me in helping out a friend in need of guidance to create a blog, 'No-frills Recipes', her very first attempt. It was necessary to facilitate my teaching efforts with a blog that has similarly laid out features like hers, otherwise we won't be able to understand what the other is saying/asking.

P/S: Nevertheless, after publishing some posts, I've decided not to delete this second blog, it does look alluring to me. I'll continue to maintain it since it can introduce my beautiful country, Malaysia to the ends of the world, so to speak!