A Very Nice Perak Trip - Part2
22/10/2006 (Sunday)
All of us woke up very excitingly except Guan ;p He was d last 1 2 brush his teeth & wash his face. He cant lose even 1 second 4 a nap, hehe. Aiya, cant blame him la, he jz came bek frm Penang (biznez trip) on Friday evening & join us tis trip early in d morning of Saturday. He claimed tat he doesn’t hv enuff rest… So, we hv 2 tolerate wif him, haha.
By rite we wan 2 depart at 6am sharp, but end up departing at 6:45am. Mayb too many ppl, delay here a bit, delay ther a bit, then ma late lo. Zhen was d 1 2 drive…or is it Siew? aiyo, cant remember ler…. Wat I remember was Guan & I still sleep d most in d car during tat day!! At 1st Guan was sitting in front 2 accompany d driver, but then being chased 2 d bek seat since he doesn’t play his part well, cz wat he did was sleeping all d way. So, 4 me, I oso don hv d chance 2 sit on d front seat, cz wat I knew was oso sleeping, haha.
Along d journey was very smooth. Every1 of us started 2 b more alert after exiting d highway toll. Cant realy remember which toll was tat…. But Yu has a very gd preparation. He already asked her church mate 2 draw a complete map 4 us. Although it was a very simple map, but it shows all d important landmark 4 us.
But stil, we missed out 1 of d landmark n began 2 went into more hulu place…all d way was d kampung’s tanah merah… We felt very strange n made a U turn bek 2 d point wher we started 2 lost our focus. Once again, every1 of us was rather alert n a bit scared of losing our way. Thank GOD, after returning 2 tat particular point of rd, we saw d landmark which we had missed earlier on. Soon after tat, we were bek 2 our track.
Yu told us tat she had made a breakfast appointment wif her church mate which has bek 2 his hometown in Perak. He was d 1 2 drew d map 4 us. But, on d way 2 meet him 4 breakfast, we pass by Kellie’s Castle & decided 2 drop by 2 hv a visit. Oh Gosh, we nvr heard abt tis castle b4!! We only get 2 know it whn Yu mentioned it 2 us. We had 2 pay RM?? (4got liao) in order 2 enter d abandoned castle. Yu explained tat d castle was build by an Ang Moh by d name of Kellie 4 his family. But he fall sick while building d castle hf way n was bek 2 England. Unfortunately, he died in England & d construction has stop since then. Tis is bcoz his family were oso not willing 2 move 2 M’sia at tat point of time. Such a waste!!!
We spent almost an hr in d castle, exploring n snapping pictures. We tried 2 search 4 Kellie’s bedroom, but dunno which 1 is actualy his bedroom. Cz all d rooms in d castle seems 2 b alike, small n square!! But, its an experience 2 walk down d tunnel. Haha, d tunnel ended in an empty & dark small space, claimed 2 b his wine bar ;p 
D most exciting part was whn we climbed up 2 d roof top! It was so windy even though d sun shine was so brite.. N we discovered tat Kellie was d 1st person 2 invent bucket lift. But, unfortunately, d idea has remained only an idea cz he don hv d chance 2 let it operate.
Our nex destination…hehe, meeting Yu’s fren 4 breakfast!! But it was almost noon time whn we departed frm Kellie’s Castle. Yu had 2 call her fren 2 postpone our appt, frm breakfast to Lunch. At 1st, Yu’s fren said tat he has 2 go 2 church 4 sunday service. But, after a few calls, he said tat he wil meet us 4 lunch due 2 d timing; his worship is ending soon. We were so pai seh 2 let him left d church even though d service has not come 2 an end yet.
Yu’s fren brought us 2 a Chinese Restaurant 2 eat Fu Chow food. Hm..d food was quite nice, only tat I started 2 felt giddy at tat time. So, din realy enjoy myself. Mayb due 2 d hot weather, tats y my "lao mao bing fa zhou" again. But, after drinking d coffee, I felt much btr, haha. Coffee is my medicine (",)
After Lunch, we continued our journey 2 Lumut. Found a c/park n faster buy d ticket 4 ferry. Wow, I was so tired. Slept in d ferry although d journey frm Lumut 2 Pangkor Island took only 15 minutes. Part of d reason is oso I still felt very giddy.
