Well, my place is also call "CikSiti Wan Kembang". It's named after a princess during the olden times. We are about 500 kilometres away from Luala Lumpur city and my "home" is about 15km away from the Malaysia-Thailand border, called Pengakalan Kubur which means Grave Station. I have no idea at all why it is called as such. Ok, Kelantan is rated as the 2nd highest powerty states in the country after Sabah, and one of the most undeveloped state as well. We are the only state that is govern by the opposition party. No wonder we are so undeveloped !
We don't have 4 lane highway, no cineplex, no discos, no gambling permit and only 1 five star hotel. Some city folks says this place is so dead and only good for retirement. Some says, we people can save a lot of money compared to them. I think they are a bit nuts, know nothing. All right, we may be earning the same amount of money for those who are working with the government or with the corporate groups. But we get no promotion. Only working at the barnch level. And also in actual fact, we are getting goods and materials from the outside, meaning transportation and etc is higher due to logistic matters. Our price for these daily goods are much higher. Not forgetting, we are also paying the same tax rate with less benefits. What those city folks gets are good infra, good facilities, good highway, no bumpy roads and get to complaint what they don't get for what they pay for. Well, we also need to eat and a home. Our children don't get to go to big schools and as much exposure as theirs. We don't have many and quality higher education and colleges over here. So once our kids grown, we need to sent them to the cities for further education as well. I think it is the quality of life which is more important. My motto is "be happy and stay healthy".
Living in an suburbs means you get to taste freshier sea food and vegetables, because we are getting directly (or almost) from the fishermen and farmers, instead of going through many channels of distribution such as middle man and etc. Perhaps, we gain some we loose some.
Located at the east-coast of Peninsular Malaysia, we have some nice beaches too. Nice in the sense that it is still unspoilt by development and tourist. They are natural but not many resorts and hotels available.
If you are those people who enjoy going to Cineplex, discos and expensive and branded boutique shopping, Kelantan is definitely not a place for you. Kelantan is all green and plantations. Well, actually not that bad, we also have a shopping mall, some supermarkets and high buildings but not as big as other places, such as Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Perak or Johore Baharu.
So, if you are those who want to find some adventure, have a bit of exercising and trekking, perhaps Kelantan will be just nice for a budget traveller. To me, I think the most importantly is to be happy but not just contented with just what we have. Just work harder for the money and enjoy life at the same time.
Well, if you want to experience some city life.. be like us. Save some money and go for holiday as a break and get some exposure. If you can't save enough for a luxury tour, be like us too.. go back packed !
Cameron Highland used to be very far if you travelled from Kota Bharu. The old road to CH using East West Highway was KB-Grik-Kampar-CH, and that takes us about 8 hours. But, after the completion of the new highway, you can get to CH through KB-Gua Musang-Simpang Pulai-CH. And that takes us about 4 hours. 
CH offers many interesting spots for photography. Since this is a popular tourist destination, most of the hotels are kept clean and newly painted and decorated. They offer beautiful natural scenery. On top of that, you can take nice photos of natural landscaping, insects, birds, flowers, fresh fruits and vegetables etc. All you need is some creativity.
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