{"id":33272,"date":"2026-01-25T16:19:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T08:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=33272"},"modified":"2026-01-25T16:50:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T08:50:33","slug":"the-nest-heaven-on-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=33272","title":{"rendered":"The Nest, heaven on earth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When I celebrated my 60th birthday in Speedy’s bungalow on Maxwell Hill, I knew that there was another bungalow, a few hundred meters away, called the Nest. Apparently, it was owned by the Methodist Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than ten years later, the Church leased the Nest to Suet Fun, a friend of mine. She and Peter, her husband, transformed the bungalow into a colonial-style home. A few rooms were available for paying guests. I visited them for the first time in May 2017 and was so enamored of the peaceful atmosphere that I came back three times in the following year. A Heaven on Earth. I<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had hoped to visit the Nest more often, but unfortunately, that was not to be. In 2019, Suet Fun -closed the Nest for the time being, because she was working on a new book and needed to be in Taiping. Later that year, a major landslide at Maxwell Hill caused so much damage to the access road that the authorities had to close it. After about six years of repair, the road was reopened in April 2025. But in the meantime, the Church had taken back the Nest, so Suet Fun and Peter had to vacate the bungalow. At the moment the Nets is being renovated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During my four visits to this Heaven on Earth, I took many pictures of the Nest. Here is a selection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, an aerial view of the Nest, surrounded by pristine forest, on the slopes of Maxwell Hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The drone picture was taken by Aric during my first stay in May 2017. He also took a drone video<\/a>. For what we did during our stay, see my report on Maxwell Hill (still under construction). In this post I just want to evoke the atmosphere of the Nest and show the hospitality of our hosts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The moving clouds can change the atmosphere within minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Suet Fun is a creative cook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The next morning<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lunch and dinner on the second day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My second visit was in April 2018. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The path leading from Speedy’s bungalow to the Nest. As if you are going back in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Three months later, in July 2018, I returned to the Nest, where I stayed two nights<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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View from the Nest of Gunung Bubu, about 60 km away. And the path leading back to “civilisation”.`<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My last visit was in December 2018. This time I was joined by Aric, Paul and Fahmi\/ We stayed two nights. The first night, we were the only guests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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it can get a bit chilly in the evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The next day, a group of Suet Fun’s friends arrived. No problem for her to prepare dinner for a large group!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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During this visit, Aric recorded another drone video. Here is a screenshot showing the Nest with Taiping far down in the plains. Click on the picture to watch the video\/.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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