back to nature

what a surprise tonight..
I was watching SUPERNATURAL Series and then suddenly my phone rang

I thought it was Aan, Bcoz in the afternoon he said he wanna play dota later on at night..
but it was from TMC..
last minute invitation to trek to lepok waterfall..

its been a long time.. yeah, it sure has been.. and i'm excited for 2morrow.. hehe ^^

G.datuk once again

On 14 march I went up Gunung Datuk for the second time..

around 3 pm, arwin, arie, and I met on side gate to meet with the other trekkers at sunway lobby foyer..

on the lobby foyer, I saw many "new" faces and "old" faces. Some of them have trek with me several times, they are Amir, Scott, Mr.TMC, and Mr.Varga.

It was a very enjoyable trek, many friendly CIMPans

Gunung Datuk was never an easy trek for me
The first time I went up Gunung Datuk is my first time trekking, I'm dying going up, and for the second time, Gunung Datuk killing me again. I underestimated this mountain and take too much load on my bag.. I brought up 3 litres water, 1 huge plastic floormat, 1 4-men tent, 4 apples, 3 breads which turned into mashed breads because I squeezed it in my bag, 1 rocky, 2 cadburry, 2 Cup Ramen, 1 gas, 2 pan, and 1 Sleeping bag.

but I admit that I need to train more so that I can be the best beast of burden and able to help my fellas to carry the loads.

My sweat starts raining all over my body since the first twenty minutes of the trek. Gunung datuk just have a long steep section which make me sooo tired..

This trek brings back the memories from my first trek to Gunung datuk, I miss some of my buddies that trek with me at that time, they are Aloy, Nini, Fani, Kourosh, and Farah.

At the time I reach the peak in this trek, some tent have been set up, then I helped to set some tents and one of them was set on a "Isolated" area which was very windy (this tent was blown up by the wind at the night, and those guys who slept on this tent move to other tent except steve who chose to sleep on the peak)

after set all the tent, we cook, we eat, and all of us gather together and talk to each other. we sang a song which called "row row your boat" and I also have a duet with Mr.Varga singing "Wherever you will go" from "the calling".  some people tell jokes and ghost story.

after the night gathering, I chose to go to the peak to meet Mr.TMC, and on a night I count that I go up and down from the camp site to the peak 4 times.
-the first time with Mr.Varga, we went to meet Mr.Tan on the peak, and found Mr.Marc Andre was up there too.
-the second time was with Mr.Tan, Mr.Varga, and Mei
-the third time was with gabby, leon, and smita, and Mr.Tan
-the fourth was with steve, amir, Mr.Tan

Amos and Nee On come at 3.15 to the peak which surprise me, these to fellas are crazy trekkers..

everybody went down the peak around 4am, except steve and me, yeah we are the only survivor.. Hell yeah

can't sleep at all on the peak till morning come, it was very cold and windy.. the stars are great up there, but nothing beats the stars on Gunung tahan, it was brighter and also a lot more stars there..

we did some cleaning up, fill some plastic bag with rubbish, but the last plastic bag is very small because I felt lazy filling it ALONE
I fill the plastic bag while the others busy taking pics and chit chat, but I know some of them busy cleaning up their tent, so can not blame it on them, they also have the right not to clean up the mountain because its their choice, and I have to accept it.

on the way down, I walk together with TMC and Mei
Mei really is a nature lover,this young maiden collect all the rubbish that she found on the way, and her act amaze TMC and me.

enought talk, here are the pics (most of them are the pics that I got from CIMP blackboard.. LOL)

P.S=
-somehow I felt bad that I post G.Datuk story for the second time and still choosing not to post story about G.Tahan which was my best trekking experience so far. The long journey on Tahan really is too long to be written, and the experience is just MORE THAN WORDS

-while I was writing this blog I felt a bit upset because it was raining outside which make me can't play frisbee with my friends

Gunung IRAU - HAISH!!!

on 28 and 29 of June I went to IRAU...


FYI, IRAU is Mr.TMC favorite mountain...

Somehow I can't really enjoy this trek,, there are some reasons for it;

1. I don't like to trek at night

2. somehow I don't have a good chemistry with the group (maybe becoz we don't know really well and we have very different personality)

3. My torchlight went out of energy, so I have to use my eyes in night vision mode to trek for 2 hours in the dark

4. the peak was not so great

5. the place was SO DIRTY

6. it is sooooooo muddy there

7. I DON'T HAVE A CAMERA.... SHIT!!!

8. It was so cold, I didn't have a good sleep there, my body kept shaking all the time in the tent

9. we walked sooooo slooooww

but, its not all bad there, there also some factors that make me enjoy this trek

1. Nini, Aloy, TMC, and Mr.Varga was in the group ( TMC sing a song for me, it was funny; Nini, Aloy, TMC, and me keep walking in a group so I'm not so lonely)

2. the forest is GREAT (it was so green, mossy, and misty)

In Conclusion, I can't really enjoy this trek because there are more negative factors than positive factors in this trek...

anyway.. here are the pics ( most of the pics are taken from Nini and Aloy, some are taken from Mr.Varga's and TMC's Blog)

Nini take photo of these two butterflies... she is great...


I really love this picture, I think it is artistic..


Nini and I in the mossy forest


Moving on the stone to make us able to see higher... (uuhh. heaaavvvyyyy..)


Mr.Varga and Mr.TMC



The mossy forest of IRAU


Nini, Aloy








some of the plants on IRAU....


views from the peak

I love to stand higher than clouds..


Nini, Aloy, and I chose to walk to the peak of brinchang after we went back from IRAU...


Nini as the model of DIGI.. FU-YOH


A squirel dropped this nuts.. (we can't take pictures of the squirel, it gone so fast)


the tea plantation.. (picture from Mr.Varga Blog)

BUKIT TABUR

on 21 april 2007 I went to bukit tabur...

at first I was quiet upset because I think mountain will be a lot better than a hill because it is higher  and the view might be better. But I was WRONG, Bukit tabur is very nice... it is very tough and very dangerous... bukit tabur is very rocky, sometimes u have to climb the rock with rope (or wihout rope if u want).. the view also very good, because you can see a lake from the above of bukit tabur....

My leg got injured, it bleed a bit but it did not really affect me on the trek... but it affect me on my taekwondo practice because it start to bleed again when I did sparing with Nicholas... Our leg was hit each other and the hardened part of my wound was removed... the blood spilled on my trouser but luckily it is not sticky so it easily removed when I washed it...


here are the picture I've got...




did u see the twin tower??




at this section fani got injured a bit on her hands


aloy said "mak, I miss u"... wakakakakka


Rock Climbing (yaay,, very fun)



next trekking is Gunung IRAU on 29th of May....

Chiling Waterfall

This is my first trek to a waterfall and it was on 17 march 2007. This time I was choosen as a guide for this trip, I didn't even know why they chose me. Since I wanted to try and feel as a guide, I just said "yes" to their request.
From the other trek that I've done, this is the easiest one because the road is not steep and to cross the river is not hard. anyway lets enjoy the pictures that Mr.TMC, My Friends, and I have take.



The starting point (pic taken by aloy)


The Waterfall. (the second pic was taken By Mr.TMC)



people should help each other to cross the river.


the lecturer (pic taken by aloy)


Bunch of people enjoying the waterfall (pic taken by aloy)


Aloy, Nini 


The Girls (dunno who take this pic)


Me (Picture is taken by nini)


all of us (pic is taken by Mr.TMC)


Pictures of flower is taken by Mr. TMC