Fraser's Hill

We have been planning many activities during the school holidays. We just came back from a 3D2N trip to Fraser's Hill. We often bring the children to beach resorts, so I wanted to bring them to mountains instead of beaches for a change. Fraser's Hill was colder than I had expected, and reminded me very much of Mount Kinabalu National Park. It was very foggy most of the time when we were there, and it also rained quite often. Not very heavy, and not too frequent that we found ourselves stuck indoors too much. I wanted to bring the children there for jungle trekking, to expose them to nature and wilderness. Shee Yun was eager enough. She saw it as an adventure. Chen Rui on the other hand was very 小姐, complaining about jungle trekking dirtying her shoes, and whining all the time when we trekked, being scared of (poisonous-looking) bright orange mushrooms growing on the remaining wooden poles of the long-gone hand rails. After the short trek Chen Rui told us she didn't like jungle trekking and wanted no more of it. Maybe they are still too young to appreciate this.

This small clock tower is the main landmark of Fraser's Hill.

I held the camera myself.

The clubhouse of Fraser's Silverpark resort, where the reception and dining area are. It was very foggy.

We stayed in a studio apartment here. This looks more like an abandoned building, doesn't it? I think it's the damp weather.

Foggy morning.

Chen Rui saw something.

What they really enjoyed was feeding fish at Allan's Water, a reservoir / lake there. Usually there's boating, but boating operations was closed because there was flooding and water level was too high. The path to the boating area was flooded. The other activity they enjoyed a lot was playing with bubbles. I bought bubble-making toys for them. A third activity which they also enjoyed more than trekking was playing Uno. I had expected some rain which would keep us indoors. We also had nothing much to do in the evenings, so I brought some boardgames, and also asked them to pick two each. I brought Uno because I thought it was simple enough for even Chen Rui to play. It was a good decision. The children enjoyed it a lot. Chen Rui had her share of wins. Forcing others to draw extra cards was funny, so was catching people who forgot to say "Uno" when having one card left. Sometimes in between games when I needed to shuffle the cards, Chen Rui lay down at the centre of the playing area (we played on the bed), so I did the riffle-shuffle on her forehead. She found that funny and afterwards kept asking me to do it again.

Playing Uno.

Feeding fish. RM1 for one packet of fish food, which I think is quite a reasonable price.

The little office next to Allan's Water. There was no sign indicating fish food for sale. It was Michelle who went to ask the guy in there. Fraser's Hill is a quiet and lazy town.

Lots of catfish, and other fish too.

Chen Rui feeding fish.

Playing with making bubbles.

I think with this toy you're not supposed to blow. You're supposed to just drag it in the air. Sometimes they blew anyway.

We saw birds, and monkeys, and many types of flowers. We visited a waterfall. I enjoyed the cool weather. The children enjoyed the trip. We played many games, with the children, as well as some two-player games between Michelle and I. Fraser's Hill overall seems to be a dying tourist town though. Facilities seem to be poorly maintained, service was so-so, there were some abandoned buildings. I like the environment though. The greenery and the cool weather. It's good for a relaxing trip. I don't mind the accommodation and the food. I think it would be especially good for big groups of youngsters, because they wouldn't mind those, and they can have fun just by being together with a big group of friends. This reminds me of my secondary school days, and trips to Kinabalu National Park. The fun is not really in the activities or facilities there, it's the company.