Berjaya Hill Resort, Bukit Tinggi

At around 9.30 a.m., we drove to Berjaya Hill Resort, Bukit Tinggi which is about 5 km from Selesa Hill Home apartment. Aparently, BHR Bkt Tinggi is one of the tourist attractions in the area. There are four avenues that could be visited by just paying one-time entrance fee of RM16.00 (adult) and RM8.00 for a child.

Beautiful sites of Colma Tropicale

They are :
1. Colma Tropicale (resemblance of a French Town);
2. Japanese Tea Garden & Botanical Garden;
3. Rabbit Farm & Horse Trail
4. Berjaya Golf & Country Club

The Colma Tropicale

An abstract from an avid tourist (Jan Leow dated 29-Aug-2006) who wrote :

Berjaya Hills (Bukit Tinggi Resort) nestled within a 6,400ha of lush greenery in Pahang, has a wide variety of interesting offers. It is located about 45 minutes away for the hustle and bustle of Kuala Lumpur, and with Genting Highlands around the corner, Berjaya Hills (Bukit Tinggi Resort) wants to vie the crowds of Kuala Lumpur to have another choice for a nearby highlands resort.

But at 2,700 feet above sea level, it is still does not have the cool climate weather as the other highlands like Cameron Highland, Fraser's Hills, Genting Highlands, and Bukit Larut. Even without the cool weather, Berjaya Hills offerings can still rival that of nearby Genting Highlands. Because of its relative close proximity to Kuala Lumpure city, you could actually plan a simple day trip with your family or friends without having to stay overnight, much the same like a day trip to Genting Highlands.

Surrounded by 16,000 acres of tropical rainforest of Pahang, you can find within this resort the famous French theme resort known as Colmar Tropicale. The other popular theme retreat is also a must visit if you are planning a visit there is the Japanese Village and Gardens. I would say that these two themes - the Colmar Tropicale and Japanese Village & Gardens are the most popular amongst the visitors. The other two places would be more on personal special interest, and I did not even bother to try finding out where the Rabbit Park and Horse Trails is located within this resort.

We just visited the first two and a Rabbit Farm, which had taken more than 5 hours. The children had really enjoyed the visit and I really enjoy the natural beauty of the landscape and plants and flowers which have been planted here.

The Colmar Tropicale

The Japanese Tea Garden

The Japanese Tea Garden

The Botanical Garden

After spending about two and a half hours at the Colmar Tropicale and Japanese Tea Garden & Botanical Garden, we went to the Rabbit Farm. There are quite a handful of playful and tamed rabbits.

Rabbit Farm

We left the Berjaya Hills at about 3.45 p.m, feeling really exhausted and hungry.

Retreat to Selesa Hills Home

It has been quite sometime that we have not been to family holidays the whole family. This is because one or two of the family members that could not make it due to certain reasons. So a plan has been been made to make sure that the whole family could go to a retreat just before Munzir left for UK to pursue his studies.
An opportunity came when Hadi, the 3rd. of the siblings returned home for a two week holiday from Australia. So we had book a two-room apartment at Selesa Hill Home, Bukit Tinggi, Pahang for two nights.
So, after office today (Friday 11-Jul-2008) the whole family departed to Bukit Tinggi in two cars. This is because there are 2 parents, 4 adult children, a maid and an 8-year old daughter.

KL Cityscape during the drive-through to Bkt Tinggi

When we daparted from Bandar Seri Putra, Bangi it was already around 6 p.m... the time when the traffic jam is unavoidable. We decided to take the North South Highway, through SMART Tunnel at Sg, Basi and took an elevated highway to Ampang. From Ampang, we joined the Midle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) straight to Gombak and towards East Coast Highway just near Univ. Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM).
Alhamdulillah, the traffic jam was bearable and we reached Janda Baik Rest Area (at the foot of Genting Highland at around 7 p.m.). We had our 'dinner' at nice and clean Mac Donald restaurant at the R & R.

Dinner at the Mc Donald

The dinner was completed at about 8 p.m. where we continued our journey towards Bukit Tinggi.

Fun Time after meal at the Mc Donald

Alhamdulillah, just after 15 minutes descending the highway from the R & R , we exited the highway as we reached the valley. After turning left from the highway exit, we reached Selesa Hills Home, where we checked in at one of the apartments. After unloading our belongings, we took our long-awaited time to rest for the night.

Registration at Selesa Hills Home Apartment

Alhamdulillah, I found out that the Maxis Broadband modem signal was quite OK here (3G signal) where as usual, I started accessing my blog..
Well, need to have my shower and off to sleep for a real 'resting retreat' ..
Hope I could rest before another hectic week awaiting for me next week...

Some of the flowers a the main parking area

To Firah, Munzir, Hadi & Mama, the pool at Selesa Hills Home has been a place to relax and enjoyed swimming (although the pool was swarmed with other guests). Hope a brief stay at the apartment has been a memorable one...

The family's Swimming Team

Time-keeper : AFK

Keindahan Pantai Sutera Resort

Kami berempat memulakan perjalanan dari pejabat di Bandar Seri Putra, Bangi jam 11.00 pagi menuju Kuala Terengganu. Perjalanan melalui Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2), Lebuhraya Karak, Lebuhraya Pantai Timur dan seterusnya melalui Kijal, Kemaman, Paka, Dungun, Chendering, Kuala Terengganu, Gong Badak dan seterusnya mengambil jalan ke Permaisuri, melintasi depan INSTEPP.
Kami terpaksa bermalam di Sutra Beach Resort yang telah kami tempah lebih awal walaupun ia terletak kira-kira 23 Km dari tempat kerja kerana ketiadaan tempat tinggal. Ini adalah kerana Terengganu adalah tuan rumah SUKMA 2008 yang akan berakhir pada Selasa 10-06-2008. Kami tiba jam 7.00 malam, selepas 8 jam perjalanan..
Kerana keletihan yang amat sangat memandu, aku tidak keluar makan malam tersebut kerana kehilangan selera.
Keesokan harinya aku bangun awal. Selepas solat subuh, aku terus ke pantai. Ini adalah rutin aku sekiranya bermalam di resort di mana-mana pantai Terengganu.
Alhamdulillah, di sekitar jam 7.00 - 7.15 pagi, sang suria telah menjenguk aku dari celah-celah awan dan kabus tebal di ufuk timur.. Subhanallah, indahnya kejadian Allah ini... Maha Suci Engkau Ya Allah...
Jika dilihat dari keindahan pantai ketika sang suria menjenguk dari celah-celah awan di pagi hari, memang cucuk nama Sutera Beach diberikan kepada tempat peranginan ini kerana pantainya putih/kuning keemasan seperti sutera/emas selepas dipancar matahari. Kepenatan yang dirasai pada malam hari hilang seketika apabila melihat keindahan pantai ini...
Setelah hampir 30 minit menikmati keindahan pantai yang disinari suria pagi, kami pun beredar untuk bersarapan pagi.

Jam 8.45 pagi kami bertolak ke Nankai Worseted (Terengganu) Sdn, Bhd, sebuah kilang membuat benang di daerah Gong Badak. Kami ke sini untuk menunaikan perjanjian dan pemilik kilang untuk melaksanakan kerja-kerja penyenggaran sistem 11-kV dan LV kilang tersebut...

Sepagi di Pantai Residence Resort, Paka, Terengganu

Tanggal 26-Mei-2008 lalu aku berkesempatan berada di Residence Resort, Paka mengendalikan satu kursus kepada kakitangan Petronas Ammonia. Kursus Electrical Hazard ini adalah selama dua hari.
Sebelum matahari naik, seperti biasa aku akan cuba meluangkan masa bersendirian di pantai, menghirup udara nyaman serta melihat pukulan ombak yang menerpa pantai.
Pagi itu aku menyusur pantai ke sebelah kiri Residence Resort (RR), tempat aku bermalam. Di sebelah RR ini terdapat sebuah penempatan kecil yang tertegak beberapa buah rumah nelayan yang agak usang.
Sedang aku melihat persiapan seorang nelayan yang sedang menyiapkan botnya ke laut, tiba-tiba ku lihat suria menjengukkan mukanya dari arah timur.
Tanpa berlengah aku terus menukarkan fokus ku ke arah sang suria itu...Subhanallah..betapa indahnya cahaya yang sedang memancar, yang akan menyinari seluruh alam...
Seiring dengan nelayan yang menghidupkan enjin botnya ke laut, sang suria juga turut menampakkan dirinya, sedikit demi sedikit, menaburkan cahayanya mencecah lautan menuju ke pantai... Subhanallah ... Maha Suci Engkau Ya Allah, Yang Menjadikan Seluruh Alm dan Isinya...
Aku merasakan begitulah peristiwa yang berlaku setiap hari sejak berpuluh tahun yang lalu... si nelayan akan membelah laut mencari rezeki manakala cahaya sang suria akan mencecah permukaan laut menuju pantai, menerangkan seluruh alam..
Itulah peraturan alam yang telah ditetapkan oleh-Nya...
Semoga rezeki yang dicari oleh si nelayan untuk menyara keluarganya akan sentiasa diberkati Allah...
Semoga cahaya sang suria yang mencecah pantai akan menghidupkan semua tanaman...
memberikan sinar cahaya untuk membolehkan manusia melihat kejadian Allah...
mensyukuri segala nikmat yang diterima...
sehingga manusia kembali kepada-Nya..
Itulah pengajaran yang meniti di fikiranku dipagi itu...

Beberapa minit selepas mentari pagi menjangkau beberapa drjah di ufuk timur itu,
Aku bergegas ke bilik untuk bersiap ke kuliahku ...
Semoga pertemuan ini akan berulang di suatu masa kelak..
Ameen Ya Rabb 'alameen.