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TIME TUNNEL
CAMERON

HIGHLANDS
BRINCHANG,

CAMERON
HIGHLANDS

BY:MUHAMMAD HAFIZ
BIN AZMAN

(SMK SERI ROMPIN)

Opening Hours and Admission Fee
Open Daily
•9am - 6pm
Ticket Price

•Adult RM6
•Child RM4

Time Tunnel Cameron Highlands is a fascinating museum in Brinchang in the
cool Cameron Highlands containing a vast horde of memorabilia, artefacts and

collectables from days gone day.
The collection has been curated by Mr. See Kok Shan, a local Cameron
Highlander with a passion for collecting old stuff pertaining to the Cameron

Highlands’ early days and Malaysia’s history.
The museum was opened in 2007 in a kind of metal warehouse adjacent to a
strawberry farm on the main road on the outskirts of Brinchang.

Time Tunnel describes itself as a journey back in time and if you are middle aged
or above you will definitely recognise familiar items from your younger days.
Exhibits are arranged in themed sections such as:
• Orang Asli. Photographs and information about the orang asli people who
inhabited the Cameron Highlands area before the arrival of outsiders.

• Cameron Highlands Chronology. A historical timeline charts the origins of the
highlands from their ‘discovery’ in 1885 by William Cameron up until their early
development as a hill resort in the 1920s and 30s.

• Emergency Period. Documents and posters from the Emergency are displayed.

• Old Photos. Black and white photos from the
1950s and 60s provide a nostalgic reminder of
how the Cameron Highlands used to be.

• Jim Thompson. A section is dedicated to the
mysterious circumstances surrounding the
disappearance of Jim Thompson, the
American founder of the Thai silk business that
still bears his name. He vanished during a walk
in the Cameron Highlands in 1967.

• Advertising Materials. Mr. See has
accumulated many collections over the
decades but there is a particular strength
in adverting materials such as old posters,
adverts and all sorts of items bearing
logos especially soft drink brands, beers,
cigarettes and hot drinks.

• Kopitiam. There is a mock up of a traditional old
style coffee shop with nostalgic music playing in the
background.

• Mobile Food Stall. A bicycle-mounted noodle stall,
complete with utensils and ingredients, is on
display.

• Barber Shop. Similarly there is a mock up of the
interior of a typical traditional barber shop with the
old fashioned chair, mirror and accessories.