Flowers A Lovely Secret To Share With

The mystic looking Indian Temple that has been there since like time immemorial. Occupying the bent of the main road that leads into the quiescent town of Ringlet. The temple has recently been renovated and restored with paint work and added statues

It is however the building behind the temple is the SECRET that we would like you to get to know.

The wooden double storey house with its zinc roof and a short ladder leads to the abode of the owner, a quiet Chinese man who resides there with his wife and family. He received his agriculture degree from Taiwan and he fell in love with this little hamlet of a town called Ringlet which the normal visitor would bypass en route to Tanah Rata or Brinchang,Cameron Highlands.

He rented the land next to the wooden house and transformed it into a warehouse cum office. For workers he employed Bangladeshis as they are hardworking and industrious. From one car he went ahead and purchased 3 lorries and a special truck fitted with a cold room as his business roared.

I noticed though that all the registration number plates has minimum at least a numerical 8. Perhaps that was his belief of the Cantonese of 'Fatt' meaning prosperity.

He is a smart man with contacts in China and Taiwan and also Europe. Presently the local suppliers can only provide 40% of the quota required for the sales of his flowers nationwide. The balance of the 60% are mostly imported from China.

He is now looking for wholesale distributors in the Klang Valley to reach out to the Malls and supermarkets.

Purple static, pink carnations, yellow chrysanthemum,red roses wrapped in tracing paper comes in many grades, from 1-3 and unless you are in the know and because of its freshness you just cannot tell the difference with the untrained eyes.

The grade 3 flowers are sold for RM15.00 for 3 bunches and on the open market to the tourists, the income is double for what is the wholesale purchase price.

We had a look at his cold room wher all the grade1 flowers are kept and really they are FRESH and so ravishingly attractive.

So the next time you are in Brinchang or Tanah Rata or maybe in the lowlands, do not be surprised that those lovely flowers that you bought for your loved ones may have come from Ringlet, the land where Time has forgotten but not the lovely Blooms!!!