Topic History of: SOLVED! The Mysterious Disappearance of Jim Thompson, the Thai Silk King
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| enjoylife77 |
Many thanks Edward Roy De Souza,
I was so close yet so far. Will venture boldly the next time I visit Cameron Highlands.
Edward Roy De Souza wrote:
Dear Enjoylife77,
Thanks for making an attempt to visit "Moonlight" villa.
There are a number of ways of getting to the holiday home. If you are not sure as to how to get there, the best way is by taxi.
Correct me if I'm wrong: After you left the Strawberry Park Resort, you found yourself at the T-junction of Jalan Kamunting. While you were there, you came across three prominent signs viz., "RUMAH ISTIREHAT KWSP CAMERON HIGHLANDS", "LUTHERAN MISSION BUNGALOW" and "SUNLIGHT".
If you had taken the "route leading further", that is, the "deserted" path with the "SUNLIGHT" indicator, you would have reached the cottage within 15 minutes.
I can understand why you decided "to turn back": for a while it must have dawned on you the path you were on was not the route to "Moonlight". Surprising as it may seem, you were on the right track. In the past, there was a "MOONLIGHT" sign next to the "SUNLIGHT" indicator. The former has since been done away with. All that is left now is its supporting frame. If the sign had not been removed, you would have gone on with your walk without any doubts whatsoever. |
| Edward Roy De Souza |
Dear Mona,
Thanks for the posting.
Your shots of "Moonlight" certainly bring back a lot of memories.
I like the photograph you took of the veranda; it was here history was made.
In her interview with the Eastern Sun, Helen mentioned that Jim told her and Constance "Good night, sweethearts" at 1.30pm. When asked why the "good night" bit during noon, Helen remarked "it has always been our practice despite the time of the day or night to say good night whenever we wanted to retire for the night or for a siesta". The report concluded, "with the wave of his hand, he was gone". |
| Mona |
HI Edward and all who are interested.
I did manage to get close enough to take these photoes of moonlight, posted at my blog http://knitnutlife.blogspot.com/.
Mona |
| Edward Roy De Souza |
Dear Enjoylife77,
Thanks for making an attempt to visit "Moonlight" villa.
There are a number of ways of getting to the holiday home. If you are not sure as to how to get there, the best way is by taxi.
Correct me if I'm wrong: After you left the Strawberry Park Resort, you found yourself at the T-junction of Jalan Kamunting. While you were there, you came across three prominent signs viz., "RUMAH ISTIREHAT KWSP CAMERON HIGHLANDS", "LUTHERAN MISSION BUNGALOW" and "SUNLIGHT".
If you had taken the "route leading further", that is, the "deserted" path with the "SUNLIGHT" indicator, you would have reached the cottage within 15 minutes.
I can understand why you decided "to turn back": for a while it must have dawned on you the path you were on was not the route to "Moonlight". Surprising as it may seem, you were on the right track. In the past, there was a "MOONLIGHT" sign next to the "SUNLIGHT" indicator. The former has since been done away with. All that is left now is its supporting frame. If the sign had not been removed, you would have gone on with your walk without any doubts whatsoever. |
| enjoylife77 |
Has anyone visited the Moonlight Bungalow or anyone have the direction ?
I tried going there after my visit to Strawberry Resort on 29 Dec but only saw the Lutheran Mission sign. There was actually another route leading further, but I decide to turn back as it is very deserted. |
| Edward Roy De Souza |
Dear Mr. Lawrence Lee,
You brought up a good point...
Like it or not, there are some things that cannot be discussed in the open. A fine example is the question you raised. You're not the first person to mention about it; there are many others who have also done so in the past.
The conversation which Jim and Constance had will be a source of interest for a long time to come. All I can say is this: of the two, Constance had a lot more to say when compared to Jim.
Happy New Year to you. |
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