Saturday, October 21st, 2006
Finally found some time to update my blog…hmmm…so many things to write I don’t know where to start..
Being a semester 2 student is no fun =( summative 1 exam was so demoralizing and it the fact that they had a feed back session didn’t help either .. and now parasitology is driving me up the wall….all the plasmodium species LOOK ALIKE!!
And now that lectures start at 10.30 and end at around 1..when I get back home it will be like 3 or 4, so tired and all. I’d rather be in sem 1 and end at 10.30!!! and have the whole day ahead, (major disadvantage is getting up at 6.20 am though ..GROAN). just have to get use to it I guess. And many new things like CSU sessions..
Follow up to my last post…
1. finished my Chinese class beginner course and I’m taking the opportunity to brag. I GOT 100% FOR MY EXAM! Muahahhahha…actually its not valid la.so easy. And mow I’m continuing elementary stage and yep, its getting a bit tougher and I sometimes have at most 4 classes a week! Argh!
2. a bit on my elective, Taman Negara. Erm, being lazy (as usual) I’m cutting and pasting from my elective report)On the 15th of July, we gathered at the LRT station at Pasar Seni in Kuala Lumpur. We took a short walk to the Mandarin Pacific Hotel, where the tour agent office was situated. We took a van to Kuala Tembeling and reached the Jetty in 2 and a half hours At the jetty in Kuala Tembeling, we had to register and get a permit for our stay in Taman Negara. At 2 pm, we took a long boat from the jetty to get to Nusa Camp (the place we were staying) in Taman Negara.
The boat ride took more than three hours as there were some problems with the boat’s engine during the journeyWe reached Nusa Camp at around 5 in the evening.
We checked it our dorms. After settling in and taking a rest, we went for dinner at the cafeteria. Then we got ready for our first activity which was night jungle trekking. Our guide was Sabrie and he was a really good and efficient guide throughout our nature exploration. Equipped with our torchlight, we followed Sabrie into the jungle. It was a one and a half hour trek. He pointed out several insects and plants along the way. Some interesting animals include the various species of grasshoppers, “flesh-eating” ants, crickets and the wild centipede.(EWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!) Then when we reached a part of a jungle, Sabrie asked us to switch off all our torch lights and listen to the sounds of the jungle.
( I don’t know why I included a passage on LEECHES. To fill up the space of my report I guess. But I’m so not going put the gory facts up on MY blog)
The next morning, after breakfast, we gathered to meet Sabrie who took us to our next activity. We went trekking up Bukit Warisan to do some bird watching. It was really tiring as we had to trek uphill and it was really steep. After and hour and a half of trekking, we reached the “first view” of the hill. It was a nice spot and the scenery there was really beautiful. We took a couple of photos and admire the scenery as well as took a much needed break. We did not continue to trek up to the second view because we were short of time and behind schedule. So we trekked down again. 
After lunch, we got ready for our next activity, the Canopy Walk. The Canopy Walk in Taman Negara is claimed to be the world’s longest canopy walk. It is about 500 meters long and hangs up to 40 meters above the ground.
After that, we went back to Nusa Camp to get ready for our next activity, Rapid Shootings. Everyone dresses in shorts, T-shirts and sandals as we were going to get very wet. A long boat took all of us along Sungai Tembeling to shoot rapids. It was really fun and everyone was playfully splashing water at each other. Then we stopped at a swimming hole, also known as a “lubuk” that offered good swimming opportunity. The waters there were clear despite being slightly brownish. After frolicking around in the river, we headed back to clean up and take a rest. Rapid shooting was the last activity for day 2. After dinner, we chatted and played board games such as chess and carom as well as ‘congkak’ (kampong ppl vs. city ppl..guess who won :P)
Gua Telinga (EarCave) is one of the main attractions in Taman Negara. Gua Telinga is a limestone outcrop that has been eroded almost to ground level. A stream passes through the outcrop via several dark chambers separated by sections that open to the light. There is a rope along the cave that marks the 80 meters long route through the cave, roughly following the stream.
Day three started off with spelunking (cave exploration). We took a short boat ride and had to hike through the jungle to get to Gua Telinga. The entrance was a narrow opening and we had to carry torchlight in with us. Lead by Sabrie, we went in the cave in a single file. We had to climb up slippery steep rocks, crawl and even ‘duck-walked’ through narrower passages. The cave was dark and damp and filled with guano (bat’s dung). Even though Gua Telinga is a habitat to many animals; we only managed to see the bats. There were thousands of bats hanging from the cave wall and it was a sight to behold. We took about 45 minutes to explore the cave.
After having lunch back at nusa camp, we geared up for the next activity, Trekking to Abai Waterfall. It took us an hour an a half to trek to the waterfall. We had to criss-cross AbaiRiver several times before reaching the waterfall. It was a nice place to enjoy nature as well as to swim.
Day three started off with spelunking (cave exploration). We took a short boat ride and had to hike through the jungle to get to Gua Telinga. The entrance was a narrow opening and we had to carry torchlight in with us. Lead by Sabrie, we went in the cave in a single file. We had to climb up slippery steep rocks, crawl and even ‘duck-walked’ through narrower passages. The cave was dark and damp and filled with guano (bat’s dung). Even though Gua Telinga is a habitat to many animals; we only managed to see the bats. There were thousands of bats hanging from the cave wall and it was a sight to behold. We took about 45 minutes to explore the cave.
After having lunch back at nusa camp, we geared up for the next activity, Trekking to Abai Waterfall. It took us an hour an a half to trek to the waterfall. We had to criss-cross Abai River several times before reaching the waterfall. It was a nice place to enjoy nature as well as to swim.
That was the last activity of our nature exploration. When we got back to camp, we had dinner and later some of them watched television until late at night. There was excitement when a porcupine was sighted in the camp. It was large and thorny. The night before, a wild boar was sighted in camp as well. ( i was in LALA LAND when the rest were making a commotion outside…so being the busy body i am..i just when to see the porcupine and then fell asleep again…zzzzz)
( and a long passage about BIODIVERSITY and its IMPORTANCE…its relevant for my report but it will bore everyone else)
3. MY SHOES!!!! omg. I’m so happy!! I FOUND MY SHOES, I FOUND MY SHOES!!! Went to midvalley. Don’t have. 1 utama…no size. Metro prima (kepong) no size also. Then on Sunday my parents brought me to cheras. Now before you all think I’m a desperate person we didn’t go ALL THE WAY there. It was ON THE WAY.
Found my dream shoes in jusco in cheras! So so happy!
4. My blackthorn faerie. parents bought a new camera cos my dear sister took the cam to UK!!!! Deprived of the camera. Explains why my blog has been DEVOID of photographs. Here is a beautiful photo of my masterpiece! * so proud*
and..hmmmmmm..what else is there to write…oh, i’m planning to get a new blog sometime soon but don’t know if i will really get down to doing it or not.
oh recent events..what happened..
I did a performance with 7 other ppl (james, ching li, naomi, kajen, ellice, caryn and jeremy) for The Dance Club during recruitment drive.we did samba and mambo.it was quite fun =) except the floor was really slippery and my strappy shoes kept comming loose. besides that i think we did a pretty OK job.
a picture with my 4 best buddies in IMU.
me, mui and bill with our "banner" for supprting M106 cheerleading team..which won 3rd place. they deserve it cos they did a fantastic job. so proud of you guys =) was supposed to join but *ahem* long story la. didn’t join any event for IMU cup..cos i CAN’T PLAY ANYTHING !!!! mebbe next year…thinking too far…am i???
well..that’s about it la for now. since its the one week break, i might be updating my blog again soon.
