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Yeah right…I definitely had to eat my words come Saturday night! The water in the bungalow was icy cold and after my bath, I ended up wearing two layers AND wrapping myself in a blanket.

Hubby: “How to go New Zealand liddat?”

Grrr…or rather, brrrr…

My plans for a whole night mahjong session disappeared into thin air as I was so sleepy on Saturday night…blame it on the weather. Pooey…=P

And the house…my goodness, the house was like top-of-the-class dodgy!! It’s situated at the end of a long winding road through a hutan, the floors were ice cold and it creaked, the caretaker was this old lady that had the knack of appearing out of nowhere…I didn’t even dare to go to the toilet alone, made hubby wait right outside! Luckily we went with another three couples…else I’d have made hubby turn the car around and head right back to KL!! There was one incident where the caretaker came over to pass us a torchlight and to tell us that with the lightning, the electricity might trip and we might need the torch light…and as soon as she finished her sentence, the bl**dy electricity tripped and the whole house went dark. How freaky was that?!?

Eeek…0_o

And and and…when we were driving up, we first saw the sign pointing towards “Moonlight Cottage”. Then, “Moonlight Cottage for Rent”. Then, as we made the last turn into the compound…”Moonlight Cottage for Sale”.

Double eeek…0_o

Anyways, we did have a really nice steamboat dinner down at the town area, celebrated V’s birthday with a cheesecake from…get this…Secret Recipe! Yes, there’s a Secret Recipe branch there! We also took a walk around the night market where I bought a bottle of fresh honey. And earlier in the afternoon, we took a long and winding drive to the Boh Tea Plantation where we spent almost two hours there thanks to an unexpected downpour that prevented us from getting back to the car.

The next morning, the sun was out and it was bright and cheery, and coupled with the relief of surviving the night, I was energetic enough to join hubby for a photo taking session in the extensive garden. Had a quick mahjong session where I won RM25 (thanks, KK!), a great lunch of nasi lemak and chicken rice (thanks, I & SH for tapau-ing), and off we went to the marketplace to buy vegetables and strawberries (love those dried strawberries…yummylicious!) before taking an hour plus drive back to Ipoh.

Oh…and y’know what we found out about the house on Sunday morning before we left? According to the caretaker, this was the house Jim Thompson stayed in before he disappeared in Cameron Highlands on 26 March 1967. The mystery of his disappearance was never solved, but I found a couple of articles on the Internet that mentioned Moonlight Cottage! Don’t believe me? Check these articles out:

Journey Malaysia
Cameron Highlands Malaysia Tourism (do a search for the word Thompson)
Cameron Highlands Online
Princeton Alumni Weekly

Photos soon!