Day 2
I woke up at 4.30 a.m. Dunno what time i slept but i just suddenly woke up. Guess i was the first since i didn't see anybody around. It was cold in the main hall, no blankets. Went to brush my teeth and wash my face. No idea what else to do. Went to the porch and did some exercise. Then some people started to shift out to the main hall to sleep. I continued my journal and managed to finish it except for the 'Menyusur Alam' part which we were gonna do later. By right supposed to wake up at 6 a.m., dunno why i can suddenly wake up. My legs were aching. So happen i saw that rock reflexology thingy and decided to walk on it. Oh! Ouch! Painful! But soon after i got the hang of it. Walked twice and my aching legs miraculously cured. The sun was rising, outside was cooling, it was a little misty.
Okay, fast forward, everyone started to wake up one by one and wash up. I was already ready for the morning exercise. Joseph led the exercise. We did some stretching and then went for a jog... a looong jog. We jogged to the nearby town which was about 1km away. I didn't actually jogged but fast walked. Then my legs were aching again.
Went for breakfast then it was time to go for 'Menyusur Alam'. Walked into Taman Alam from the tram station which was around half a kilometer away. Then it was time to go trekking in the jungle near the river. Another long walk. Yew Leung, Chien Choon and i walked together. The pathway towards the lake was like in an orchard, straight paths with tractor tracks on the ground with open skies up above and vegetation on the left and right. At one point we reached an open space where there was a lake and the trail was going around the lake. Played a little lalang shooting. Saw some wierd rock fomation that looked like a gigantic ants nest. Saw hole on the ground wondering whether they were crab holes. Saw a mysterious bird, only the outlines of its shadows, perched on a tree. At a certain point there was a fallen tree. So we entered the swampy area using the pathway on stilts. Saw lots of crabs, two types to be specific, and mudskippers and also an eagle. Another long walk around till we reached the other side of the fallen tree. Walked further and i really thought i saw an alligator. Yew Leung says it was an iguana. No idea but i really thought i saw the scaly back of an alligator. So we just called it a alligator/crocodile/lizard/iguana. Continued on till there was another blockade in front. So happen there was a suspension bridge over the river. We met up with the group in front of us and went into the jungle. Now it's really jungle trekking though not so extreme. The jungle floor was slippery and full of leaves. Didn't see much life in the jungle except for the plants. In the end we emerged out of the jungle, back to civilization.
Moments passed by but there was still one last group behind. Where were they? The teachers were waiting, so was Joseph and i. The rest have gone to eat early lunch and went back to the chalet. It was about 9 a.m. when my group emerged from the jungle. Then teacher left me and Joseph to wait for the other group. The group with Bala and Rachel and the young Form 1 and From 2 guys. At around 10.30 a.m. they finally came out. More than an hour we waited. Wondered what they were doing. It seems they went catching insects and crabs! :)
Then we went for lunch. Had to rush cause we were gonna check out at 11.30 a.m. Ate fast, reach back the chalet, no time to bath, changed to camp t-shirt and packed my bag. As usual Bala's group was last to arrive. Then it was time to depart and we left off for Bagan.
There we went to drink coconut water. Kinda don't like coconut, gives me headache. That means if i get stranded on an uninhabited island and there is only coconut as a food source, i'd surely die! Seems that we came to Bagan for dinner last night. Didn't know then. Later we went off walking around, some people bought seafood and we visited the fisherman's village there.
After spending time at Bagan, we headed to Pantai Remis! :) Which was actually in Perak, southern Perak. It seems that we went further up to Bagan and even further up to Pantai Remis, Perak. There, it was time to enjoy seafood but i decided not to. I was so excited about the beach. I was talking about making a kite and flying it at the beach. Luckily there were lots of kites sold there, large kites, small kites, animal-shaped kites. So happen i went to the medan selera to buy my kite. The guy there selling kite said there was a RM3 kite and a RM4 kite. I chose the RM4, he said that one will surely fly. And surely it did! :) It flew so high. The one i bought used a fishing reel kind of string while the others who bought kite had kind of a lousy type of cheap thread which couldn't spin well. Really, the handle was useless, it was supposed to spin by itself. My string was way longer than the others. Unfortunately for the others, their kites were hard to fly, no idea why, smaller? No aerodynamics? Well, i found challenge in trying to fly one of their kites so it was kinda interesting, got to test my kite flying skills. Mine was just awesome, worked so well that even Yew Leung loved to play with it.
Soon after, i let my kite down and flew it very, very low, i could even touch it. At the meantime, i was helping some guys collect seashells :) while holding my kite with my other hand. Hard to find rare seashells but i managed to find quite a few. Gave most to my friend but i kept one small one that i found. Looked like a seashell and a nicely shaped rock a the the same time.
Later it was the cert giving ceremony and camp photo session. Well, i guess the best and most fun part was the beach followed by the games at camp. After all the certs were given it was time to head back home. Dunno how long it took. I guess i reached back around 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. At 8 p.m. i was kinda sleepy and couldn't keep my eyes open. I thought i slept quite long already on the ride home. Still i was sleepy. My legs were aching for i have like walked around 4km!
Okay, this is the end of my story about the camp. :)
I woke up at 4.30 a.m. Dunno what time i slept but i just suddenly woke up. Guess i was the first since i didn't see anybody around. It was cold in the main hall, no blankets. Went to brush my teeth and wash my face. No idea what else to do. Went to the porch and did some exercise. Then some people started to shift out to the main hall to sleep. I continued my journal and managed to finish it except for the 'Menyusur Alam' part which we were gonna do later. By right supposed to wake up at 6 a.m., dunno why i can suddenly wake up. My legs were aching. So happen i saw that rock reflexology thingy and decided to walk on it. Oh! Ouch! Painful! But soon after i got the hang of it. Walked twice and my aching legs miraculously cured. The sun was rising, outside was cooling, it was a little misty.
Okay, fast forward, everyone started to wake up one by one and wash up. I was already ready for the morning exercise. Joseph led the exercise. We did some stretching and then went for a jog... a looong jog. We jogged to the nearby town which was about 1km away. I didn't actually jogged but fast walked. Then my legs were aching again.
Went for breakfast then it was time to go for 'Menyusur Alam'. Walked into Taman Alam from the tram station which was around half a kilometer away. Then it was time to go trekking in the jungle near the river. Another long walk. Yew Leung, Chien Choon and i walked together. The pathway towards the lake was like in an orchard, straight paths with tractor tracks on the ground with open skies up above and vegetation on the left and right. At one point we reached an open space where there was a lake and the trail was going around the lake. Played a little lalang shooting. Saw some wierd rock fomation that looked like a gigantic ants nest. Saw hole on the ground wondering whether they were crab holes. Saw a mysterious bird, only the outlines of its shadows, perched on a tree. At a certain point there was a fallen tree. So we entered the swampy area using the pathway on stilts. Saw lots of crabs, two types to be specific, and mudskippers and also an eagle. Another long walk around till we reached the other side of the fallen tree. Walked further and i really thought i saw an alligator. Yew Leung says it was an iguana. No idea but i really thought i saw the scaly back of an alligator. So we just called it a alligator/crocodile/lizard/iguana. Continued on till there was another blockade in front. So happen there was a suspension bridge over the river. We met up with the group in front of us and went into the jungle. Now it's really jungle trekking though not so extreme. The jungle floor was slippery and full of leaves. Didn't see much life in the jungle except for the plants. In the end we emerged out of the jungle, back to civilization.
Moments passed by but there was still one last group behind. Where were they? The teachers were waiting, so was Joseph and i. The rest have gone to eat early lunch and went back to the chalet. It was about 9 a.m. when my group emerged from the jungle. Then teacher left me and Joseph to wait for the other group. The group with Bala and Rachel and the young Form 1 and From 2 guys. At around 10.30 a.m. they finally came out. More than an hour we waited. Wondered what they were doing. It seems they went catching insects and crabs! :)
Then we went for lunch. Had to rush cause we were gonna check out at 11.30 a.m. Ate fast, reach back the chalet, no time to bath, changed to camp t-shirt and packed my bag. As usual Bala's group was last to arrive. Then it was time to depart and we left off for Bagan.
There we went to drink coconut water. Kinda don't like coconut, gives me headache. That means if i get stranded on an uninhabited island and there is only coconut as a food source, i'd surely die! Seems that we came to Bagan for dinner last night. Didn't know then. Later we went off walking around, some people bought seafood and we visited the fisherman's village there.
After spending time at Bagan, we headed to Pantai Remis! :) Which was actually in Perak, southern Perak. It seems that we went further up to Bagan and even further up to Pantai Remis, Perak. There, it was time to enjoy seafood but i decided not to. I was so excited about the beach. I was talking about making a kite and flying it at the beach. Luckily there were lots of kites sold there, large kites, small kites, animal-shaped kites. So happen i went to the medan selera to buy my kite. The guy there selling kite said there was a RM3 kite and a RM4 kite. I chose the RM4, he said that one will surely fly. And surely it did! :) It flew so high. The one i bought used a fishing reel kind of string while the others who bought kite had kind of a lousy type of cheap thread which couldn't spin well. Really, the handle was useless, it was supposed to spin by itself. My string was way longer than the others. Unfortunately for the others, their kites were hard to fly, no idea why, smaller? No aerodynamics? Well, i found challenge in trying to fly one of their kites so it was kinda interesting, got to test my kite flying skills. Mine was just awesome, worked so well that even Yew Leung loved to play with it.
Soon after, i let my kite down and flew it very, very low, i could even touch it. At the meantime, i was helping some guys collect seashells :) while holding my kite with my other hand. Hard to find rare seashells but i managed to find quite a few. Gave most to my friend but i kept one small one that i found. Looked like a seashell and a nicely shaped rock a the the same time.
Later it was the cert giving ceremony and camp photo session. Well, i guess the best and most fun part was the beach followed by the games at camp. After all the certs were given it was time to head back home. Dunno how long it took. I guess i reached back around 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. At 8 p.m. i was kinda sleepy and couldn't keep my eyes open. I thought i slept quite long already on the ride home. Still i was sleepy. My legs were aching for i have like walked around 4km!
Okay, this is the end of my story about the camp. :)
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