A Memorable Vegetable Farm Trips
Last month, I have booked a bus ticket online to visit my friends farm. It is from 3 Dec 2021 to 6 Dec 2021. However, the trip is canceled because of the landslide at Simpang Pulai highway. I am disappointed because the trip needs to be canceled. It is wasted! I try to call my friend, Teong, and inform him the bus trip has canceled. He says, no worry Jason! you can follow my girlfriend's car and depart from Kl to Cameron highlands. I know her girlfriend, Jia Sin too because we are from the same secondary school. Wow! It makes me see a hope to Cameron highlands. Without a doubt, I purchase a bus ticket to depart from Penang to kl Sentral. The bus departs around 11 am. Along the joruney, I am listening to music, podcast and thinking about life! It makes the remember the time when I am going back to my hostel in university by bus.
After I arrived at kl sentral, I went to nu sentral to have my dinner at pasta zamai while waiting for my friend's girlfriend. Nu sentral is the shopping mall beside kl sentral. I am feeling nostalgic about good university time. When I was a university student, I came here with my coursemate and enjoyed the good food and watch movie. We also loitering around to visit the outlets.
Around 6.15 pm , Jia Sin has arrived and we depart to Cameron highlands. It is a long journey trip. She is brave because this is her first time driving to Cameron highlands by using tapah mountain road. We chit-chat along the jorney. She is an actor last time. She tends to perform a show in many countries. However, due to MCO, she stops her job and stay at home for six months. She learns about graphic design and starts to work as a graphic designer. She is a very disciplined person. She can wake up early,sleep early and work 7 days a week. Moreover, She is also a freelancer and able to work after normal office hours. She is also learning how to cook a simple meal and rest while cooking. She is also pursuing simple life. She spends her money according to her needs and didn't purchase unnecessary luxury items. What I learn from her is to identify what we want and what we need. Identify want we need and spend wisely. Spend according to your earning ability and don't care what other people think.
We arrive Cameron highlands at 10.15pm. She parks her car at kampung raja,Cameron highlands. We wait for teong to fetch us to the farm. It was an exciting journey to the farm. I see behind the land rover and enjoy the night scenery. There is a light in the dark. It mades me think that life always has hope when we are in the darkness. Accepting our life and practicing gratitude made our life happier and stronger. I slept at a wooden house. I was happy when I see there is a firefly flying above me! It is a natural star in a house.
On the first day morning, I wake up early and enjoy breakfast. Teong cooks a simple meal which is noodles. It is delicious because he cooks with organic vegetables and chicken. After I enjoy the breakfast, I walk around the terra tree farm.
Firstly, I met the foreign workers. They busy with their work. I ask,what are you all doing? They are from Mymmar and they explain that there are haversting carrots. I ask again, can I offer my help? They say ,yes! definitely. Then I start to harverst carrots with them. I learn how to identify a good carrots. Carrots vary in size, color and skin. Only medium size, orange color and good skin carrot are acceptable. If I am confused, I always ask them about the current carrot is good or not. Sometimes I will misjudge the carrot condition too.I am feeling satisfied when I am able pick a good carrot and throw it into the basket. They work 12 hours a day and package the vegetables at night. Although they are tired, I can see a smile on their faces. I am happy because they treat me lemon with the chili! It is tasty. They finish their work at 6 pm and they go back to enjoy dinner. I am grateful because my friends cook simple meal for me. After dinner,I start to enjoy the night view and write down all my thoughts on paper.
Next day morning ,I walk to the farm again after I have my breakfast. Suddenly, I fall from the road because the road is slippery. My hand is slightly injured and my cloth is dirty. Am I able to continue my journey? Yes!I stand up ,wash my hand and determined to continue to help the foreign workers to harvest carrots and I made it!
During dinner time, I chat with my friends. We talk about life, dreams and money. Last time I think about lady always seek a guy who are charming and rich as defined by society. It makes me think that guys must achieve certain social and financial status in order to get a girlfriend. However , I realise that it is not true. Love is a feeling. If a guy loves a lady his hurt, I believe that girl can feel it and accept the guy. Not all the ladies are looking for perfect guys, they are looking for guys who love her wholeheartedly. Social and financial status are not the main factors to pursue love, self-motivated does. The guy who is dedicated to work and appreciates love wins the heart of the lady. Therefore, guys must be confidence towards themselves and pursue love in a relaxed manner.
Last day, I depart from Cameron highlands and back to Penang with the van driver. It marks the end of the short escape trip in 2021. What I have learned from the trip is simplicity. Practice gratitude in the morning. Practice how to transform fear into gratitude. Cheers!
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