Haha, its not that Boon Jing didn't wana update abt Temburong, its cuz we hadn't gone yet at that time... we just came back from Temburong. It was a great great experience to start with. I dont have any pictures, so this is gona b a dull all writing post... Boon Jing will post the pics later.
First of all.. this temburong trip was NOTHING like the old trip. This trip is alot more tiring, challenging, more dangerous and adventurous. I'll try to make it as short as possible.
Day 1, we went to jetty and around 7.30 left for temburong. Practically nothing much happened during the 1st day... We sorted all the equipment, bags, etc. We had a few activities and games... with discussions at the end of each.. it was fun learning through experience. We also had a practice on what we shud do in the river in case we fall off the boat etc.
replica watches That night we slept at a wooden house near the forest. We slept quite late cuz we were busy packing stuffs for the jungle trekking and camping. Then, there was a fire drill at around 12am... every1 was still awake. It rained soon after that, when almost every1 was already sleeping.
Day 2, (the most challenging day of all) woke up around 5am.. arranged our stuffs.. etc.. and assembled at the logistics centre around 6am to get ready for the forest trekking. Had a short jog to warm up, re-packed the food etc, and brought the other equipments, such as camps, pumps, etc. By 8.00am, we were all wearing our heavy rugsacks and carrying the heavy equipments. By 8.30 we set off for the jungle trekking to get to the campsite, unexpecting what was truly ahead of us. A gruelling 7+ hours of climbing up steep slippery muddy slopes, as well as going down them... There were narrow dangerous pathways, with steeps slopes on each side. And if that wasn't enough, there were the red ants.. bees, thorns and so on. We reached the campsite at around 5pm, where it was already raining and despite the fatigue, we had to quickly set up our camps. We took a cool refreshing bath at the river nearby while some of us cooked dinner. By 8, we went back to our camps, where some of us slept almost immediately while others chatted at the camp fire till almost the next morning.
Day 3, woke up at 6, packed our stuffs, assembled at the river by around 8am.. the speed boat transported our rugsacks and equipment etc, while got ourselves ready for kayaking. It was truly fun, bt it wasn't as easy as it seemed. We got our instructions and a few minutes of practice and soon we set off. We reached the logistics centre by 11.30am if i'm not mistaken via the river. We started cleaning the equipment etc issued to us and by 1pm had our lunch. then we packed our stuffs, took our shower etc and went back to bangar via bus. Left Bangar jetty at 4 and reached bsb by 5pm.
Overall the trip was great, and I would recommend it to anyone who loves challenge. I would say that.. this course truly showed me what I am capable of and taught me many valuable lessons. It was a different experience to each of us, since we fear different things, view things in a different perspective, differ in personality etc..
Personally, I'd like to thank every1, especially Boon Jing and Howee, and the teachers for their patience, support and understanding. I had a very hard time, and i mean VERY hard time, during the jungle trekking and had to walk relli slow and be extra extra careful at the hills and narrow paths since I was wearing basketball shoes.. how dumb.. so the ground was extra slippery for me and if i were to slip and fall there, it would probrably mean bye bye. There were many times where many of us felt like giving up, due to the fatigue setting in, and with your teammates complaining and knowing that we arent even close to our destination yet, wasn't exactly helping with the team's morale. However, despite the fear, troubles, obstructions, etc, we all made it... and with that.. congratulations to every1.. this will truly b an experience we will never forget
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