Just to share about "going downhill", since I am from Sarawak and Sarawak road is...hmm......
Use third gear (auto and manual) and footbrake. Control speed below 60km/h to reduce death risk, reduce tension on brake pad and reduce engine brake tension
If there is anything that pop-ups in between the road, such as monkeys fall down the tree, u will be able to brake in time without crashing out of lane and no monkeys were harm in the braking :3
Since engine is in front, the front is heavy when going downhill, emergency brake with high speed would fail so badly (what my dad always taught me), and it burns the brake pad; and don't let engine scream too loud, that is a bad sign (low gear, high speed when going downhill)

Anyway, guys, thanks to the previous posts. I am going to Cameron by the end of June, will share out my experience in this forum as well :3



My fifty ringgit (ugghhhh...i hate it when people put their "my two cents" thingy here)

This post has been edited by feitan: May 22 2012, 04:15 PM

Hi Guys,

Just came back from Cameron Highlands
A party of 11 persons having a very good time.
Here is my diary:

Saturday, 30th June 2012
- 7am: Depart from Seri Kembangan
- 9am: Met my pals in RnR Rawang, we go together-gether mah
- Go uphill via Tapah and wife got excited with the petai :3
- Stop somewhere about 20km before Tanah Rata, someone needed their vomiting session
- Go uphill again and reached KRS Pines, Tanah Rata by 12pm
- Road going into the guest-house is bad (for a stretch of like 50metres?)
- Room and guest-house is clean, and the care-taker is friendly
- The shower was so damn cold. Skin felt numb during shower if u don't turn on the hot water :3 Anyway, the hot water needed a minute or two to buffer, FYI.
- Room is simple, just for sleep and shower. No carpet so don't be "opocotted" if u step on the floor. Bring your own electric kettle if u feel like making hot drinks or masak maggi (i don't think this is allowed)
- 5am: Went to pasar mlm at Brinchang. It is located opposite the Police Station. Traffic jam and for the first time, spent more than RM100 in a pasar mlm :-/
- 7Pam: Reached KRS Pines and rest a bit watching TV at the lounge
- 9am: Torchlight dinner at the small park of the guest house (got marble-made tables and chair - ball freeze)
- It was very cold at night, lucky got wife to hug2 :3

Sunday, 1st July 2012
- 10am: Breakfast at the guesthouse - western style :3 It is open until 11pm.
- 12pm: Mardi Agro Tech Park. Strawberry ice-cream and pudding. Cactus. Yadda yadda yadda
- 2pm: Visit another strawberry park near golf area on the way from Tanah Rata to Brinchang. Cannot go in >_< Just watch and buy some strawberry. Cactus is cheaper over here (RM10 for 7 small cactus) :3 Kasimanis Strawberry Park is the name, I think.
- Heavy rain, want to go back oledieee...so we go down using Simpang Pulai. Afraid of landslide if we use Tapah. Traffic jam until hentian rehat (but i dunno the name of the place >_<" I only remember that I pee-pee at the hentian rehat) - and car screen got foggy afterwards for like 30 minutes ~_~
- Oh ya, no need to engage low-gear when going downhill, it was not as steep as Genting's

That is about it. We didn't plan anything when we go there. We just mayin hantam sajaaaa. OK bye.