Finally!! im back frm camp muahahah.
Through this trip i learnt alot of things. Alot of things about myself and other people such as friends and teachers and other factors surrouding me.
This trip happened last sunday where we were supposed to assemble in school with our heavy backpacks and wait for the bus to come so we can take bus go tanjong pagar train station. all of us were so excited because it was the first time we are climbing a mountain and the first time we be going overseas with the school!! When we reach tanjong pagar we were to assemble and place our bags there and go get our dinner. I wanted to have my dinner desperately but when i look at the long queues at each stall i changed my mind and decided to buy some snacks at a stall and take up teh train to eat and i heard that there is a cafeteria in the train so i thought later we could eat there.
After buying snacks with ying who decided that she also do not want to eat we went to buy a hairband each. i bought a hot pink one and she bought a light pink one. To show our unity as a group. yiling suggested to have us put out whistle through the hairband and wear it around our necks. (it ended up that we look like pet dogs.. lols) then what i really regretted was i did not taste FRIED ICE-CREAM which was claimed to be nice by mindy. then we board the train. it was really better than what i expected it to be.
as it was the first time i sat on the train i was lile so excited and curious by the fact that when we use the toilet whatever we pass out it would land on the train track ._. lols.. well that was true.. then we slept in the train and everything and kind of explored the train. it was weird that i did not get train sick.
at night i kept waking up as the door of my cabin keep opening. it was a auto door so it must be someone passed by so teh door would open but everytime i open the curtain that was covering my bed there was no one. when i looked out it seriously looked like the freezer in the hospital where preserved dead bodies were kept.
thw next morning we arrived at the station at 6.30am which was really early and because dabong the station we were at is not really high tech or should i say more village like there were not alot of lamps so it was kind of dark. we walked along the train track which really kind of stink because of all the things that were passed out by the people in the train. Then we walked to a "kopitiam" nearby where we can get our breakfast. Ying and me thought that it was abit erm.. nt really appetizing so we just went to get some snacks(again) at the mama shops nearby. THE THINGS ARE SO (OMFG) cheap!! so we kind of bought milo and all these to make sure we have energy to climb the mountain later. then we bought our kampong "adidas" (the teachers said it was adidas lols) well it was RM 4.50 which was like 2 bucks sing dollars which was like wah so cheap ah.
then alot of vans came which contained the guides. the guides were wearing the army colour bandana and then they were carrying what seemed like butcher knifes.(dam scary)but then i just realised that the knives are used to cut trees on the way so there will be a clear track ( ._. ) then we were attached to a guide and then we sat in a van and was driven to a place where we were going to explore caves.
this place have LEECHES!! and i thought i would be really scared but then it was like "who cares?! let it suck lo" then it was teh starting of no more of clean pampered city gal and the embark of a new journey. we were to left our bags at a tent so out both hands would be free and so we could adapt and learn how to climb mountains and caves easily. The guides impart alot of skills to us along the way. it was really cool of climbing caves and exploring them because it was really a fresh thrilling experience. it was really dangerous but then it was fun. we saw bats in some of the caves and we were so excited about them like will the poop of the bats drop on us? or will it turn to blood sucker bats and suck our blood!(guess those were stupid thinkings of a stupid ger)
after exploring caves we went to a "resort"(it was really run down actually). then we kind of went to the toilets and were given time to buy drinks at the roadside stall and eat our lunch there. when we were there, there were like many transparent things on the floor. then we found out that were wings of the flies which died(EEW). then liang jie took the hairband(bought at train station) from ying to wear so that they look kind of cute(which was really er.. gay? lols.. guess they just trying to be funny) then alvin wanted a hairband too so i lended him mine. Then liang jie persuaded me and ying to go buy drinks for him and promised to treat us if we helped him buy. but when me and ying were there we decided the drinks are not for us(the flies were on the caps of the bottles and the scene was really a 5-star eew)
then the sad thing happened. alvin broke my hairband into half(T_T) well i just bought it like one day ago? then now its spoiled. well nevermind then since its just a hairband. then we started to climb to the base camp. it was really tiring. the backpack i had was like 12kg i measured on the weighing machine. i really felt heavy and tired. when we reach the base camp we were really relieved but thinking that tomorrow there will be longer hours of climbing i feel like fainting. i really felt like giving up. but when i remembered the intention of coming here was to get to the summit and so giving up was not an option.
we set up ourr tents in the base camp.it was the first time i set up a tent and i am realy proud of it. then we changed our clothes and cooked dinner using the gas canister which is also a first time. then we packed everything and went to sleep. what was annoying was when we were just about to fall asleep the teachers woke us up for a brief for tmr journey. i was like thinking now its like so (dam) dark then they woke us up?! they should have told us to gather and brief us earlier.
then finally we could sleep but i woke up in the middle of the night and it was freezing cold. i took out my sweater and wei chey took out her sleeping bag which was to act like a (SHIOK) blanket.
When we were fast asleep the teachers woke us up again and we were really pissed off. they told us to gather and watch the sunrise. I was so angry and said to myself (so early never slp watch wad sunrise lo..wah lao wei so stupid sia) but when we reached the place and waited for the sunrise. the scenery was really fascinating. it was like those pictures you see in the postcards in tv in books but what was different was the feeling. the feeling of the scenery. the whole picture in front of me was like talking to me. it was really refreshing. what was really sad was that the clouds covered the sun so we couldn't watch the sun rise.
then we trekked up the summit of gunung ayam. then the incident happened.true colours of people are always seen in difficult situations. this was what happened. yiling was a little feverish so she felt really cold while trekking up. she wanted to take out her jacket but someone (someone - name of somebody)refused. then i was really sick too i guessed and i had no water so i just asked that someone to spare me some water but someone refused and even DRINK water in front of me. someone keep telling us to hurry and continue to walk when yiling was really sick. she really cannot continue any further. someone just keep pushing us and say quick go because someone is SCARED OF BEES) which really PISSED ME OFF. i felt like slapping someone. then we were really tired so we asked out guide where is the checkpoint where we could rest. the guide said it was near. I guess the guide was trying to be helpful and make us not think about thirst and cold so he told us about the bonsai trees around us. and elephants that lived in this mountain which kind of interest me and yiling.
but someone was really rude. this was what happened.
guide: look at the trees around you they are getting thinner and thinner.
someone: we do not want to noe where is the bonsai trees we want to noe where is the checkpoint.
guide: you can rest ANYWHERE IF YOU WANT(i could see the guide was getting pissed off by someone too)
i was really kind of happy that the guide snapped at someone. what someone said was really rude to me in my opinion which might not be to other people. but to me i felt that, that was really RUDE to the guide. he was actually helping us and someone just ruined the whole thing and like(zzz).
then someone abandoned us just because there were bees nearby. that time i was pissed off(TO THE SATURATION POINT) wth someone was thinking. i was really dissapointed and fustrated. to help yiling i helped carry her bag so that she can climb more easily. though i was getting really dizzy due to lack of water i stil forced myself and climbed up to the surmit wif ling.
forget about this stupid things that happened. when we reach the top of the summit we were kind of lost because all we see were a group of people celebrating that they reached the summit and we really did not know where to go(all thanks to someone who abdandoned us) luckily the guide came and find us which really relieved us and we were so happy. the guide was not angry with us which really suprised me. i was really guilty that the guide had to look for us and he looked really worried.
everything was really nice.. all the scenery and everything. the air was fresh and it was kind of chill. i really glad that i climbed up to the summit. i was nt regretful. the next day we had to climb down the mountain which was kind of sad because the summit was really nice.
the next day we trekked down to the base camp. alot of funny things really happened.because of mindy as her shoe have no grip so we lost track of the front people which contained of alvin.mindy,yiling,me and liang yi. ling was getting worried as the people behind us could not be seen. ling was worried that we were lost and she became really scared because mr thiru onced told her that maybe later she wil realised that the people in front of her and behind her are not people. that was really funny. then finally we found Mr Jailani along the way and we were relieved that we were not lost. then when we found out why ling was so worried alvin tried to crack a joke and said "im a gd ghost" then i continued by saying "actually mr thiru is right because mindy is monkey,im penguin and liang yi is bamboo so none of us r human"
along tthe way to the base camp we were getting tired so we just slide down the place by sitting down and pushing ourselves down. when we were really near to the base camp there was a place which was best for sliding. each of us slide down except liang yi. he was such a spoil sport. he was afraid of getting dirty i guessed as when we looked at everyone he was the CLEANEST! no dirt or mud on him at all. alvin tried to pull him down and slide along but to no sucess. so we gave up and go base camp. when we knew that we can bathe FINALLY. we all chiong down and rushed to the waterfall to bathe. it was like we DID NOT BATHE FOR THE WHOLE CAMP then we can BATHE! yay!
In the evening after talking to my parents on the fone,ying,the bbal guys and me decided to go and watch the sunset which was really dumb as we can only see the sunrise from there but we stil went there in the end. then there was a guide playing guitar while others were singing along. i really enjoyed everything. =)
the next day there was a optional thing which was to climb up to the highest source of the waterfall. i did not go =x too lazy and my knees really ache. the people that did not trek up the waterfall was to help the nature. my friends and me were picked to clean the rubbish pit(well it was better than cleaning the toilet there) when we reached the rubbish pit i was like (omg) so shocked. rubbish was everywhere though we actually threw the rubbish in the pit nicely the day before and we were told by mr row that actually the wild animals came and pulled all the rubbish out. all we need to do was to put the rubbish back into the pit. though it was really dirty and no one wants to make themeselves dirty, we finished the job fast.(i nearly fell in the pit) then the rest of the time was free time till the people climbing the waterfall was back. so ying and me went to the waterfall to clean up and stayed there for i think one whole hour.
then we trekked down the mountain and went to dabong station and played cards for the whole time. there were like 5 gatherings which i could see and heard that there were two more at the coffeeshop where people are all playing cards. we started playing at around 5plus i think and all the way to 10 plus. well if u asked me if it was boring it wasn't as there was this cat which like to attract attention i guessed. the cat kept sitting on the cards and we could not continue playing. we took out the cards from the cat butt and continued playing. when the cat realised that we were not looking at it at all it fell aslp.
then when the train came we ran all the way to our cabin which was so so at the front. the floor was all mud so the mud splashed up our legs which was really gross. but it was the first time where we had to chase the train as we were told that the train would only wait for two min and if we missed the train it was good luck to us.
on the train i cleaned my legs with wet wipes and slept at the top deck which was really a dizzy experience as the bed keep moving and i felt that i m going to vomit in any second. then i talked with mindy,wei chey and janelle awhile and (K.O.) slept. the next morning when i woke up, mindy was stil sleeping so i had nothing to do so i went back to sleep. when all of us were awaked we went to play cards again where i became dizzy again beacuse the train keep swaying left and right.
i really enjoyed this trip to gunung ayam. it will be a unforgettable trip. im sure i would nt forget what have happened.
even if the pictures taken or everyone forget about this trip. the happy and detailed memories of this whole journey would stay in my mind forever.
thanks to everyone who helped me along the journey~
xiexie weichey for doing everything for me
xiexie liang jie,alvin,CH,yiling,jiaying for helping me trek up the mountain
xiexie everyone else for being there and making this a unforgettable trip xDD
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