Kampar

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8th December

Probably I deserved it, but this Kampar trip is really really tired...

However I could conclude that this trip is worthy! :)

Since yesterday I back home late at night, so I post it out here today.

Now I'm gonna summarize the 3-day-Kampar-trip in this post, it would be a very very long post.

05/12/2014 (Friday)

*There are lots of 'we' in this post, some are for whole ppl and some are for my gang. So for easier way I highlighted 'we'  for my gang.

Alright reached AAY tuition centre before 7.30 am, just a normal morning, where the street is going to hustle and bustle.

Total of 17 persons including 2 teachers.

After all persons gathered, we hop into the bus and start our journey. :D

So, along the way to Sungkai Hot Springs I dun want to talk anymore la, juz chatting, eating, stop at some stands to rest like tat.

After that around 12 pm like that we reached Sungkai Hot Springs.

Well officially it should be Sungai Klah Hot Springs since the place is deep inside Sungai Klah's Felda Residence. 

After paying the tickets, then we walked to the hot springs.

There are a lot of hot springs all over the theme park, each with their own specific temperatures, got 20-25°C, got 30-35°C, got 40-45°C.

You could choose to dip ur leg or ur whole body inside.

Well I remembered that my gang (Me, Chin Hong, Zheng Xuan, Zheng Er and Allan Ooi) chose to dip this 40-45°C hot spring, but I juz can't beh tahan that hotness.

My legs just touch for a second I immediately pull them out, REALLY PAIN LIKE HELL!!! T.T

Haizz just can't imagine how could them do it for a long time...

So I rather chose another pool which is rather comfortable for me, which is 30-35°C wan. 

Fortunately this pool is nice and I still can stay for a long time.

Hey that's me! :>

But before that, we had an egg-boiling section.

Yup! Boil the egg in 100°C hot springs water, full with natural minerals.

This would be really really good.

The results here!

I didn't snap how was the hard boiled eggs looks like but through my describing, the egg yolks are really different, yellowish-orange like that, very special, and quite nice to eat.

There's also a swimming park like Sunway Lagoon, but the water are cold and we dun wan to wet our clothes so just walk on the water only. 

After a while we just sit down and talk like that, 也顺便讲讲鬼故事, haha!

LOL but anyway I think this is the way to relax after SPM.

And then we bought this coconut milkshake there, with ice cream :)

Around 3 pm, we left the Hot Springs area and straight away to Lata Kinjang Waterfall.

BTW we stopped for a while to have lunch, most of us have KFC, but not the whole meal like that.

We reached Lata Kinjang Waterfall and there's no need to pay the tickets.

After that we walked to the waterfall for a nearer view, the best one is on the half-way-rock.

But WTH is you have to climb the stairs again, but I wish there's an escalator too... (jk nia lah)

So here I present some photos.

 Climbing the stairs...

 Here I took the photo on the half-way-rock. Nice rite?

 Take 2.

 There's a suspension bridge and we are going there.

Right and again we still have to climb the stairs to that suspension bridge.

The stairs are not steep actually but so high, it might be use much energy to climb lah.

 Yeah finally we reached the suspension bridge.

 So beautiful! ❤

Anyway the suspension bridge is shaky when you step on it, but still it is safe to walk.

Then we got back down to ather together to take a group photo.

But that photo haven't sent yet so I can't put on it here.

Anyway here's a photo which I took a picture with the waterfall.

Tada! ;)

Then we all got back down to the land and straight to Grand Kampar Hotel!

Yup finally we will have a rest at the hotel.

But sry there's no picture about the photo, I forgot to take. :(

But maybe you can Google it lah XD

So by that time my gang had shower, play some card games, chat like that only.

Around 8 pm we baru go out the hotel to eat dinner, by that time it is a rainy night.

And I should let you take note that all meals are pay by ourselves except 1-day-breakfast at the hotel.

So this day we all seriously go through the shops around but we didn't find the Japanese shop which sell 饭团.

So here's the hilarious part, we had our dinner at "Vegan Life", a vegetarian restaurant.

Seriously dunno why we choose this restaurant but we have no other choice le.

After ordering, wait for the food, taste it, and then......

OMG so nice, so tasty!

I ordered a mint spaghetti and a glass of ice lemon tea.

Wow can't believe it, but still it really really nice too.

After dinner we straight go back to the hotel.

Not really sure this is fate or what, that day also got wedding dinner and some kind of ceramah.

That time was really funny, we are actually going inside that ceramah room, but suddenly I think back and I immediately stop for a while before entering.

I dunno why I dun wan to go in, I just DAMN IT dun wan to go in, so Allan, Chin Hong and Zheng Er went inside, leaving me and Zheng Xuan outside, that's evil XP

So we two wait them outside, there's a woman, probably the staff keep persuading us to enter to hear the ceramah, say what very important to you la and all kind of that stuffs la.

I just hear la, nod head la, answer her questions la, but she just failed to persuade me going inside haha XD 

Okay then we wait for the other 3 at the lobby until 9 pm.

Then we all went up to met at the girls' room for a meeting at 9.30 pm.

Most of the details are about the trip to Gua Tempurung next day.

After meeting we talked more other things about breakfast, crazy topics there before back to room.

Me, Chin Hong, Zheng Xuan and Zheng Er sleep in one room and Allan at another room with other ppl, but Allan most of the time come to our room to play and chat like tat.

That wan I lazy to say liao, skip to tomorrow!

06/12/2014 (Saturday)

Woke up quite early this morning since we have to gather at the lobby around 8 am dy.

Since that night had a rain so the scenery would be very foggy.

So it really what I expected.

I think I could really seldom enjoy scenery like this.

So we had showers, changed our clothes, packed clothes and foods for Gua Tempurung and then went down to have the hotel's breakfast.

It was really nice then, got Western and local mixed together, but no pics la.

After that we went back up to the room to pack more things, but we wait for someone until we late to gather, but we still manage not to be too late la.

Reached Gua Tempurung, what I felt is that it was so majestic.

But I think this is the only chance to let me get nearer to the nature.

The trip is really really worthy for me, rather than going to KL or other cities like that.

After we packed our foods tightly (cuz' we will went through water), we went to the waiting area.

Our trip will be the hardest package, known as Grand Tour, very very 刺激!!!

So after much more persons gather together, wait for the tour guide, we start our adventure!!!

This adventure took a very very long to time describe, since we are not allowed to bring handphones and camera.

The first part there are pathways with lights and the tour guide will show us this rock looks like what that rock look like what. First part, it is enjoyable.

The second part is to climb up the stairs, walk more deeper into the cave, and by that time you could feel that the cave is REALLY REALLY HIGH LIKE HELL!! Beh tahan nia gonna grab the armrest very tight and very careful on the steps. Second part, it is very high.

The third part, no pathway anymore, no lights, you just gonna step on the rocks and follow the tracks.

And then it's the time to CROSS OVER THE WATER! But only feet, not yet whole body.

The water very cold, and stuck with a lot of sands.

Third part, it is exciting.

After that we stopped for a while (of cuz at another entrance with sufficient light), we had our lunch (juz bread and water only) on the river. Well, juz like a nomad like tat la haha :D

Continue to the fourth part, using another way back to the main entrance, which I think it challenge my limits.

So again cross the river, climb up lots of you-think-it-is-impossible-to-climb-rocks, slide down muddy tracks like tat. Haizz my hands and my legs scratched by the sand so pain XP

Dunno why that tour guide just like a ninja, we took about like 10 minutes to climb down the rocks but the tour guide just took about 1 minute only.

Conclude the fourth part, it is dangerous.

The fifth part, which is coming to the end, we have to follow the flow of river to the main entrance.

And this time, we have to crawl through the water underneath lots of rocks.

Yup! WHOLE BODY IN THE WATER! I just can't believe it I done that......

Anyway the tracks was so slippery, very dangerous so I have not much time to enjoy the surroundings of the cave like tat.

How to say? Those stalactite and stalagmite just above your head, you have no chance to stand upright, just crawl and crawl slowly through the water. Fifth part, it is VERY VERY CRAZY!!! 简直要生要死!!!

Okay finally we are closer to the main entrance, by that time there has a spotlight, and we rest inside there and play and splash the water for a while.

Then we leave the cave via river, not via the gate. Take our clothes and towels, wait for a very long queue and then shower.

Dunno how to say the showering part wasn't enjoyable, so juz simply wash with some shampoos only, plan to back to hotel to bath more :P

After everyone gather at the bus, we haven't straight to the hotel but we went to the lake park beside UTAR Kampar.

So here are the pictures:

 Take 1.

 Take 2: 好山好水

 Take 3: Small lake and waterfall inside the park.

 Take 4: Rows of bamboos.

 Take 5: Walk like a boos :>

Well actually other ppl also done this 特技拍摄 XD

 Take 6: I dunno what is this flower.

Take 7: Back to hotel :D

This park is really nice like Penang Youth Park, also got playgrounds like that.

After we back to hotel, we wait for the time comes and went up to the top floor.

Do what? Of course using the hotel's facilities la, got swimming pool and table tennis court.

Although I got brought swimming pants but I was too tired I rather play ping pong better.

So, 你玩你的，我玩我的，some ppl just sit there and watch nia.

Also took some photos too but I didn't bring up.

Oh and again we are about to leave the place and then suddenly it rains again.

Very common la, this month is a rainy season lai.

Back to our room and take more thoroughly shower.

Then we planned to go to that Japanese restaurant we mentioned, manatau we saw teachers and other girls having their dinner at the hotel's Chinese restaurant, look through the menu and found that got offer set, then we decided to go to that Japanese restaurant later.

So, we sit down, order a set dinner with 4 dishes and 1 soup, 刚刚好 pun la.

Haha but got 1 dish very special is this:

This dish is known as 火龙果鱼片, quite pinkish rite!? XD

But very special wor, not bad too.

After we had our dinner we straight went out to the Japanese restaurant, by that time it still rains.

So we walked further finally we reached there.

We just chose to takeaway some 饭团 like that, make it as supper.

Then we went back to our room then do the same thing la.

Then around 10.30 pm we again gather at the girls' room for briefing for the white water rafting next day.

After that we play "The Killer" games, that wan pick cards then recognize who are killer and who are polices like that. Quite fun and then we played till 不知不觉 until 12.15 am.

Back to our own room and continue to play again, 也顺便 enjoy that 饭团, still nice pun :)

Beh tahan nia Chin Hong sleep first, then I sleep around 2 am, Zheng Er, Zheng Xuan and Allan sleep around 3 am.

过后就一觉到天亮。。。

07/12/2012 (Sunday)

*No photos took this day.

Wake up quite late around 9.30 am, cuz' the white water rafting is in the afternoon.

So after shower, went down to have breakfast.

Something really crazy is that I dun 骗吃骗喝, cuz' the hotel's breakfast is only for 1 day, details won't say anymore la I juz dun wan to do something like tat, so I took the key card from that, back to room and eat something I brought better.

After I went back down again to find them, then we went back up to the room to pack all things.

Still got time mah play some card games again.

Around 11.45 am, we gather at the lobby and wait for the others to check out the hotel at 12 pm.

Then we first went to Tesco to buy walk and buy some things like that,

I hungry like hell since I ate not much for my breakfast so I had a chicken spaghetti.

Around 1.20 pm, we went back to the bus and straight to the white water rafting area.

Well since the road is too narrow for the bus to go in, so you think which vehicles is more suitable to fetch so much ppl?

Yes! IT IS THE LORRY!

OMG it is the first time travel into the jungle through lorry, can't believe it this is my another chance to experience more.

So we reached that place, had some briefings, wear the jackets and safety helmets, take the paddle and the rubber boat near to the river.

Somehow the river water is not that deep so I think it is not a problem for me to swim lah.

So we separated into 3 groups, with 6 ppl per boat and 1 guide.

Wow the water current is rapid and got stones which create high splashes and waves.

That time is really is really crazy like hell, we follow the guide to paddle forward, backward, stop like that.

And when we flow through high splashes I scream like hell. Haha finally I got the opportunity to scream loudly like never before.

Somehow other group de ppl fall outafter a lot of big splash, and there's a time we stuck at the middle of the rocks, with water gushing on our body. Fortunately we made it to move after a while.

Halfway rest, and again... RAIN!!!!!!

This time would be more crazy, MORE RAIN MORE EXCITING!!!

Wah can't believe that the first time rafting we experience the rain.

After rest still the same experience, but not so much splashes liao la. 

谢天谢地 we reached the end point safely around 5.30 pm, by that time it still rain heavily, very cold......

So we then walk to a tent to have our early dinner prepared by the agency, which also included into the package.

This time the shower room is much more comfortable so I shower nicely then.

What surprised me is after we completed this activity, we all received a certificate!

This photo is actually took at home.

Really feel like I survived haha XD

So after packing all the bags, we again back to the main road using another more kampung road.

Yup and again using lorry XP

But anyway it's still enjoyable la, through the way back you can still enjoy the kampung scenery like tat, since we stay at the city for a long time dy, 何不如去尝试不一样的体验呢？:)

Reach to the bus-parking point and then we balik kampung, back to Penang!!!

Well we got stop for a while midway la.

And everyone were so tired and need to take nap before reaching Penang.

So around 9.45 pm, we back to Penang.

This AAY Trip end.

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So, do you think this trip is worthy or not?

Of cuz' it's worthy! I rather enjoy this nature-touching trip rather than going to visit some cities like that.

Anyway this trip is really summarized so if there's something I missed I'm sorry for those who wants to know more about it.

Or you could look more pictures at Chin Hong Facebook's Album, click here.

I'm not sure whether you know him or not, if got error then sorry for that la.

And I could conclude this trip using 8 words:

“人因冒险，坚韧不拔！”

Such a very very long post.

Probably tomorrow I would write my past times le.

Stay tune.

Tada! ;)