Well well well, actually right i really want to Thank God for blessing me with this wonderful retreat. On Thursday night, I actually thought of telling the p.i.c that I can't make it for the retreat due to assignment. I couldn't sleep whole night and i keep rolling on my bed thinking whether to leave the assignment behind and play first then worry later or just let go the chance. I off my computer at 4am and end up sleeping at 6am. Well, my class is at 8.30.. so i need to wake up at 7.. One hour to sleep... Ok la i was really sleepy whole day in college but guess what.. God help me. He delay my assignment due date by one day!! At first i thought i was dreaming coz the time lecturer announce i was busy talking to avoid myself from falling asleep. My name was called many time that day because of talking non stop. Because of the delay, i can make it for the retreat. I'm so happy.
Now retreat turn... This retreat is dedicated to the children church and Kid's kingdom teacher and helpers. This homestay located at Tanjung Sepat, Selangor. Well as for the teachers and helpers, we only pay RM50 for the whole thing. Others is RM100. So what is so exciting about this retreat?
When you go inside the website and search for Ganofarm.. Well it look very boring and grandma place. Once you reach there.. haha the fun begins. For me this retreat is called as "Fei Lo Ship". Why ar? Coz lots of food lo... Once we reach there at about 2pm, we had our lunch at some place which look like a kampung shop lot.. those ulu-ulu place.. They serve chicken rice.. What is so special about chicken rice? KL also got plenty.. Their chicken rice is cheap and nice. Their chicken rice chilly is as nice as Nam Heong at Petaling Street and they are cheap. 8 person order two plate of half chicken with "siew yok" and "char siew".. only RM40 got change. In KL, your wallet dun have RM55 or more.. dun think can leave the place. Finish chicken rice, Uncle Mike bought 1kg of duku and 1kg of duku langsat. Finish all one shot. Chicken rice, duku and duku langsat is not enough.. must order their coffee. Syok gila especially for me who whole week dun have good night sleep dy.
After lunch we check in to the homestay. At 4pm, tea break. Serve 4 kind of pau.. Vege pau, Meat pau, "Tau sa pau" and kaya pau. Famous in that town. Everyone say nice but i dun have the room to fit in :-(
After all the pau session, we visited some keropok factory, there we get to see how they make our ubi kayu keropok and free flow of trying various product from the shop. Everyone is enjoying themself. Then we go back hotel to put down all our purchases and go dinner.
6pm is our dinner time.. First dish, clam.. continue wit sting ray, fish ball, prawn, vege, oyster egg.. ok thought done.. ready to go back.. Suprise, last dish is Crab.. Wow, all plates are clean.
8pm reach hotel, we had a short sharing session on how to do personal devotion. But my table end up discussing and focusing on Jesus. How ar.. emm very hard to explain until i found the picture i post it up. It is fun to be with the young ones. Sharing time was great that night although we kind of out of the topic.. but they learn soemthing else which related to God also.
At 9.30, supper is serve... Our supper is steamboat.. Serve wit plenty of common steamboat item and unlimited supply of various mushroom. Well ganofarm is a place where the plant mushroom actually. While most of them busy eating, we have a karaoke session. Singing, laughing and dancing happily. With all the funny funny action from young to adults.. Everyone is enjoying themselve during the karaoke session. Well this karaoke is an open air area.. at first we are afraid that we might disturb ppl sleeping.. mana tahu is a wrong thoughts. We end up singing until 12.30.. Haha.. will post picture when i have it.Next morning we all have to wake up at 7am coz breakfast is serve at 8am. Breakfast we get to try the Bak Kut Teh.. Fantastic!! It taste better than Taman Midah Bak Kut Teh and I am yet to try Klang Bak Kut Teh. Here, they even serve us fish paste and fish slice which i enjoy so much. I over eat this time coz i ate two plate of rice. After breakfast, we again walk to near by shop for a cup of coffee.. Yummy.. I also bought myself some beautiful lantern. Due to left one car driver who crave for coffee and have 10 passenger.. Xan En, myself and one aunty walk back to the homestay. Half way, aunty change place wit aunty jennifer. One our way, we saw big big sun flower, long lady finger, papaya, coconut and lots of mango. Haha.. we actually pluck some from the tree and the owner just smile at us. So we jus say thank you and continue to walk back. One thing really amazed me is that every house gate is open wide.. My wide as in front pagar open and the inner page open too with no one inside the living hall. I think, i can simply walk in and sit on their sofa anytime i wan without them notice me. Wondering why no thief go inside wan.? If in KL, open 1 hour is more than enough.
Three of us were almost late for the service. After service, we go back room to pack up and check out. Then we continue our next journey to coffee factory. I personally see how ppl make coffee powder. So many process and so hot there.. Free tasting too.. I bought some.
Next we go for our lovely lunch at 1pm. Lunch, and they serve 9 dishes.. Tauhu, fishball, fish, prawn,clam, osyter egg, fried mushroom, cray fish and one more i forgot.
Then, they brought us to Langsat farm. There, they teach us how they harvest the langsat and pineapple plus why they put the net around the area. To avoid bat... Get to buy some langsat and pineapple ice cream too. Sweet and juicy.. Last destination is dragon fruit farm. Besides dragon fruit, they have passion fruit. The major attractive is our friend, Mr Baboon. He is clever yet "ham sap". Mr Baboon knows how to smoke and he knows how to entertain us.
End of our trip...
By reading, I dun think you all will get the fun and excitement in this trip. Go experience it yourself. Not only about food but about the life outside city. Cool and relaxing.
So with the one day extra time to do assignment, I get to enjoy so much. What i cherish the most personally is the time I had with the younger one and some of the uncle and aunty. They are fun and loving. Thank God for them. Learned a lot and refresh me inside and outside.
