Mulu Day 5 - Canopy Walk

Mulu Canopy Walk
Sunday, 16th Jan 2011

9a.m - 11a.m

Our last activity at Mulu... walking on the world's longest tree based walkway in the world. Seriously, long and I felt like no ending when I started to walk....hahaha. Tapi kalau gayat pun bleh jer... tapi my tips pejam mata yea.

On the way to Canopy Walk... passed by this bridge

... and also this bridge... Sungai Paku

Pokok Kasai

Starting of Canopy Walk

Nampak Cool jer minah ni kan

Peace... without fear I completed the walk

If it's rain, we're not allowed to walk on the canopy walkaway. Luckily, by the time we arrived there, the rain has stopped... Alhamdulillah. The suspension bridge was really strong since supported by a very stable big trees i.e. Pokok Kasai and a few others. Every stop between the two bridges you will find a very useful information on every tree...the tree that support the suspension bridge ends. So, not only you walk & having fun but at the same time, you will learn something about the rainforest....trees, floras and faunas. Lots of information you may found during your walk and each of it will have a different interesting stories.

During our canopy walk... Seria did asked us a few tricky questions since kita orang tak banyak tanye. Hahaha....salah satu nyer...

"Pokok kita rich with Nutrien or less with Nutrien"

All of us answered, "Rich with Nutrien".... bagus anak-anak tapi salah yea...it was actually less with Nutrien. Tulah masuk hutan je selalu tapi tak pernah pun nak belaja ilmu alam. Seria pun explained lah dekat kami semua why it was less with Nutrien?....rupa-rupa nyer sebab lapisan bumi sekarang ni dah semakin nipis that's why it less with Nutrien.

Seria cakap semakin lama dia belajar pasal ilmu alam nie ...dia rase semakin takut cos dia dapat membayangkan apa yang akan jadi pada mase akan datang dengan keadaan bumi yang sekarang nie. Maybe because she's a kristian so she believed with what she had seen and explored but as a Muslim we can believe on that as preparation but we have to remember that everything happened is coming from Him (Allah).

So nice

Kenapa daun ni berlubang? Can u guess why?

You could see this unique flower

Plan for next time trip to Mulu... Insyallah

End of our Canopy Walk

With Sirea...our guide of the day... nice knowing Her

Supergirl group... but ter missed one cute girl

Finally end our trip....see u again Mulu

Can't wait for our next trip tu Mulu conquering Mount Mulu. Wait n See.

- The End -

Mulu Day 4 - Deer & Lang Caves, Bat Exodus

Saturday, 15th Jan 2011

2.30pm-6.30pm

We arrived Mulupark around 1 p.m. and check-in again. Mase check-in, I was entertained by other person pulak. Mase tu tak tahu lagi nama dia tak sempat tanye... tapi bila dia check activity kita orang petang tu... dia cakap kat aku nanti kumpul 2.30 petang ya... and He introduced himself as our guide for next trip to Deer n Lang cave...OK.

This time we need to move to another Chalet just next to our previous chalet. Anyway this one also nice.

The next activity after returned to Mulupark... Le tour to Deer & Lang caves. This time you don't need a boat ride but you need to walk from Mulupark to these two caves. It takes us about 45 minutes juga lah to get there through plank walk. Kebetulan masa tu hujan so kita orang no choice other than to proceed... with our raincoat. Best juga jalan dalam hujan nie....sesekali kan but carefull the plank walk might be slippery if you walk with unsuitable shoes.

Emmhhh....jalan lagi. Mase on the way to Lang cave sempat juga lah aku borak2 dengan our guide, Harison... kata jalan sekali kan. He's very friendly and quite kelakar juga. His from Miri actually cuma after finished His studies dia keje dengan Mulupark. Lepas tu, Bos dia siap hantar dia gi Australia sambung belaja dalam bidang batu. Dia cakap dulu dia tak pandai cakap Bahasa omputih tapi lepas keje situ tiap2 malam dia belaja dengan Bos dia sampai lah jadi pandai... sampai jadi world heritage guide. Best nyer. His stories not end just like that....banyak lagi dia citer tapi yang lain tu tak penting sangat pun.

Apa yang penting nak citer pasal Lang cave pulak. The first cave we entered.

Could see different colors of Limestone

Beautiful formation inside Lang cave

Water from stalactites.... ade pond lagi

Stalactites

Jelly Fish formation...Fantastic

Our guide of the day....cute Harison

Next is... Deer Cave. This cave was known as the largest cave passage in the world. Deer cave ni actually is home to more than 12 species of bats.

Why it is called Deer Cave... long time ago local deer discovered that "Guano" (or bats output) contains salt. So, they always coming here for that. But, since the local people know that the deer needed salt, so, they waited here to hunt them. So, that's how Deer cave got its name. ohhh....macam tu citer nyer.

Abraham Lincoln's Profile at Deer cave

The most popular cave formation in Deer cave... fantastic right

View from inside Deer cave

Eden of Pool Garden... could only be seen from far

View from inside Deer Cave...Awesome

Kami dah tour gua nie...sangat cantik

Kami nak pergi tengok kelawar plak

Place to see Bat Exodus

We're waiting for the bats...sambil2 makan

Ade satu citer kelakar mase kita orang kat tempat tunggu bats exodus. We met a few korean frens...actually dia orang ni High school student from Korean. Dia suddenly approached kita orang just to ask about the tudung Yat pakai... hahaha... kata nyer nak buat souveniers pulang to Korea nanti. Tapi citer kita orang bukan pasal tudung jer.... pasal benda lain juga. T-rah tiba2 over excited plak dah jumpa org Korea ni....mula lah start siter....Marry me Mary lah...Shinee...semua citer kt Channel kt KBS tu lah dia nak citer. Apa lagi over excited juga lah Korean students nie... siap melompat-lompat lagi. Kita orang pun apa lagi tumpang gelak besar lah...especially aku yang memang suke gelak-gelak ni. Dia pun macam terkejut giler kita orang tahu semua pasal Korea. Dia tak tahu among kita orang nie, T-rah tu fanatic. But, it was really a very kelakar moment with them.

With our new Korean Friends...dia org nie memang kelakar lah

Kita orang sempat mengabdikan kenangan dengan Korean nie...walaupun dia orang tak pandai cakap omputih tapi kita orang layan je lah. Our story end when suddenly a millions of bats started to came out from the cave.

The formation was really fantastic and beautiful. Lambat juga kelawar ni keluar... dah dekat2 pukul 6 baru nak keluar. So, we had to return back to Mulupark a bit late....and by that time dah gelap pun.

Anyway, I really enjoyed.

Bats formation

Fantastic formation.... How they do that

To be continued.

Mulu…the Land of Magic

Wed, 12th Jan 2011
Mulu Airport...& Mulupark

Aku dah lama plan nak gi kt Mulu ni. Since aku seconded kat Miri lagi. Actually, aku dah plan macam2 sepanjang aku kt Miri for trip to Mulu, siap dah buat itinerary lagi and book for accommodation. Tapi masa tue aku plan dengan kawan2 aku kt Miri lah. Tapi memandang kan schedule yg agak tight for Shell Revisit project and plus with ragam kawan2 aku yang memanjang tak sure jer…emhhhh….sudah nyer sampai aku dah balik KL pun, plan to Mulu tak menjadi. Tapi aku still tekad by hook or by crook aku nak pergi juga one day. Since masa tu aku tak get along well with other geng Gunung....tak terfikir plak nak gi dengan dia orang.

Suddenly after 1 month we returned from KK… after successfully conquered Mount KK aku received one email form Airasia….RM200Air Ticket Voucher (compensation for 3 hours flight delay)…Altogether ade 8 tickets…so, RM1200….bleh beli return tiket ni tapi mase ade offer lah. Wow, mase tue aku tak fikir tempat lain dah…Mulu jer dalam igauan. Aku pun start lah sending email plus website pasal Mulu kt geng2 Gunung with the hope that they all agreed dengan idea aku. Alhamdulillah, positive feedback.

Aku pun rancang lah semua sendiri, book tiket, accommodation n everything. Penat juga lah buat semua sendiri kan tapi dream vacation punye pasal aku tak kisah asal kan semua orang pun happy. Berpuluh email juga lah aku send to Mulupark nak tahu detail pasal Mulu nie…plan must be excellent kan…baru puas hati.

Alhamdulillah semua berjalan seperti yang dirancangkan…itu yang penting. Thanks geng Gunung for your great contribution and cooperation to the successfully of our trip.

We departed form Miri with Maswing around 9.30 a.m, the earliest flight to Mulu. Cume ade 2 flight je ke Mulu in one day, 9.30a.m and 2.30p.m. Tapi kalu choose petang rugi lah cos you already wasted afternoon activities.

All flight booking and schedule boleh check at this web. But, since Maswing slalu ade promotion so better you wait till the promotion, ade discount…like I did.

http://www.maswing.com/

Thanks Maswing for flying us to Mulu

It took about half an hour to reach Mulu by Flight. Tapi kalau naik Boat form Kuala Baram Miri, 8 jam juga lah baru nak sampai. Looks adventure kan naik boat tapi tak nak penat punye pasal, I’ve to cancel the plan....maybe next time Insyallah.

Every angle....kami abadikan kenangan

Sampai jerk at airport Miri….Subhanallah cantik nyer view. Macam tak percaya apa yang dirancang menjadi. Memandang kan beg kita orang tak turun dari belon lagi so kita orang pun apa lagi….posing sakan lah kat Airport Mulu ni. Airport kt sini tak strict sangat yelah at one time pun Cuma ade satu je pun plane, so, kita orang bleh siap duk tengok beg kita orang turun kapal lagi and siap duk kat depan plane amik gambar lagi. But, the truth is…. every angle kat Airport tu kita orang posing amik gambar.

Macam tak caya jer....finally sampai juga

Ade 3 orang Chinese yang kebetulan same flight ngn kita orang, perangai pun nampak lebih kurang macam kita orang jugalah….hehehe…layan amik gambar. Luckily ade dia orang…boleh juga suruh amik gambar…lepas tu kita org pun gilir2 lah amik gambar…and so on so forth. Same destination….cuma dia orang duk kt Royal Mulu resort n using package. Anyway, nice knowing them.

Beautiful view you could see from Mulu's Airport

After about half n hour kita orang masuk, pick up luggage then tunggu kt luar cari van to Mulupark. Keluar2 jer ader 2 orang tanye aku nak gi mana, so, tanpa buang masa aku pun OK jer n trus bayar, they charged RM10 per person for return ticket, ok lah tu cover untuk balik juga. Tup-tup haa amik ko… van mewah…aku ingat kan naik van yg agak OK kt sebelah dia tu. Layan je lah….apa pun kami sempat abadi kan kenangan.

Our transport to Mulupark...van antik yea

Kenangan naik van

On the way to Mulupark, jalan dikelilingi pokok2 n semak2 n kelihatan juga lah a few Penan House (I guest). Kat Mulu jalan darat Cuma dari Airport nak ke Mulupark and Resort jer and other tourist accomodation.

About 5 minutes macam tu jer dah sampai…takde lah jauh mana pun. Sampai2 jer, aku rase kita orang je yang naik van mewah tu sebab rata2 orang yang sampai kt situ semua dengan 4 wheel drive car n paling teruk pun van yang agak sempurna sikit lah. Apapun yg penting kami dah sampai n….apa lagi ….amik gambar lagi lah…kt depan entrance to Mulupark (prove that we’re already here).

Nak ke Mulupark plak, we need to cross Sungai Melinau, so, kena cross Bridge. From the bridge, boleh nampak bot2 tersusun kt Jetty. Bot ni lah yang membawa kami menyusuri Sungai Melinau. Transport utama kat sini…jalan air. So, boleh guess lah nak ke mana2 pun kena naik boat.

Entrance to Mulupark

Finally...we arrived

Sampai2 jer, I was entertained by one beautiful lady. And that time juga lah aku kenal dengan our tour Fast Lane guide n Pinnacle’s guide, Bagli (tak ingat lah full name dia). Layanan kira OK lah, and that time aku rase kita orang je yang the only Malay yang ade kt situ. Mostly, aku nampak mat salleh jer. Yelah World Heritage Area lah kata kan. Actually, ade masalah skit mase aku nak buat full payment cos takde signal plak tiba2, since aku tak bawa byk cash, aku terpakse lah guna credit card. Luckily OK after, she tried a few time, itupun after dia berlari ke hulu ke hilir cari reception yang OK skit. Aku siap kasi suggestion kat dia suruh duk sebelah satellite dish lagi…hahaha.

Mulupark HQ...you have to gather here first for any activities

Cafe at Mulupark

Souvenirs Shop

We’re given a very comfortable chalet surrounded by beautiful jungle n become scary during night time. So, nak keluar malam2 kena lah ramai2 yea….kepada yang penakut.

Our Chalet....comfortable and OK

Beautiful view around our chalet


Inside our chalet....

Anyway, I really enjoyed the view around the chalet…nyaman jer. Bilik pun OK, 4 single bed in one room…n everything pun OK…satisfied.

Ok…to be continued.

Miri…I’m back

Tuesday, 11th January 2011
Miri, Sarawak


After about 6 months I left Miri…..now, I came back. But, this time not for work tapi cuti-cuti Malaysia. Opppss…not Miri but Mulu. But still I had to transit kt Miri since takde direct Flight form KL to Mulu. So, terpaksa juga lah stay overnight kat Miri before to Mulu. It’s OK…boleh beli barang2 yg nak di bawa ke Mulu n sambil2 tue jalan-jalan cuci mata lah. Since, 5 of us…opppss 4 jer (lupa plak) dapat flight paling awal pukul 7.10am, so, we had a lot of time to spend kat Miri before the next group flight.

Reached Miri around 9.30a.m, lepas dapat Perdana kita orang pun gerak ke Laksa Sarawak kt Hole no. 12 tak salah aku….nun di Pulau Melayu. Atas permintaan Cik Julie, Fad n K. Location still the same, nothing change. Tapi aku Cuma notice kali Laksa dia letak dalam Claypot... dulu2 dia letak dalam mangkuk plastic biase jer. Apa yang spesel nyer Laksa Sarawak ni….dihidang bersama udang yg fresh and ditambah pula dengan Sambal belacan + Limau Kasturi sebagai pelengkap nyer. Tapi memang ini lah yg the Best aku pernah rasa kt Sarawak….hehehe lagipun kt kedai ni je pun yg aku makan Laksa.

Kedai Laksa Sarawak yang sedap tue....nearby Hole no. 12

Spectacular view....Location yg agak strategik...tengah2 Padang Golf

The Best Laksa Sarawak...Hole no. 12


Really missed the taste after 6 months

After puas makan2 n layan aksi Hindustan Julie n K kt Padang Golf, kita orang pun check-in kat Park Hotel. Budget Hotel but it’s OK for one night stay. Pukul 2.30pm macam tu sambung jalan-jalan balik kt Bintang Plaza to complete the food checklist.

Lepas habis shopping, sempat juga aku singgah Ikhwan, minum petang before to our next destination. Suatu masa dulu...ni lah tempat kami lepak untuk makan2...breakfast, lunch n minum petang juga. Sempat juga lah passed by MMC ofis tapi tak singgah pun memandang kan dah nak pukul 5pm and I guest dia orang pun dah balik. Sebenar nyer aku malas nak terserempak dengan KLMJ aku jer...hehehe.

One of my favourite shop kedai Roti Ikhwan....kat Miri ni susah skit nak cari Roti yg ada tanda Halal, luckily Ikhwan ade franchais nyer sendiri


M-City Suite, 1st place aku stay kt Miri before tranfer to Pulau Melayu...a lot of wonderful moments with Mariam n Kak Yati

Next destination…The Grand Old Lady…the first Oil in Miri. Location nyer at Canada Hill just in front of Petroleum museum. Dulu2 aku slalu juga ke sini, hiking with Wida n jalan2 amik gambar with Mayam n Kak yati….tapi semua tinggal kenangan je sekarang. Aku rase dah brape Gigabyte koleksi gambar aku kat sini jer.

The first Oil in Miri


Kenangan yang wajib diabadikan kt sini


The Grand Old Lady....aku rase dah berlambak gamba aku kt atas tempat nie


Muzium Petroleum....tempat wajib pergi kalu dh sampai sini

Gagah nyer mereka suatu ketika dahulu

Bagi aku ni tempat wajib kalu korang datang Miri…belajar skit pasal History of Oil in Malaysia.

Kita orang stay lama juga kat situ, sampai sunset…. Sungguh nyaman menikmati Beautiful View of Miri from here.

Fantastic view from top of Canada Hill

Jam dah pukul 6.30pm ni...rase2 nyer budak2 next flight sampai pukul 7pm nie. So, aku pun call Wida datang pick up Fad, Julie n K to Muara... while me, gerak ke Airport amik 4 orang lagi…kesian flight delay.

Malam tu our Dinner is Lalapan. Semua yang datang pun tak pernah tahu apa benda Lalapan tu…so sekarang merase juga kan. Bagi aku Muara is the Best Lalapan in Miri City ni…of cos sambal belacan nyer yg sangat sedap.

One of my Favourite food mase stay kat Miri...Lalapan Muara

Semua pun first timer kat sini kecuali Pn Wida yea

Sampai2 jer semua pun borak2 sampai tak ingat. Lama tak jumpa lah kata kan. Best jer nampak macam semua dah bersatu balik. Kami sempat kenal dengan Kembar yat, Hairani nama nyer. Cikgu kt Sekolah Menengah Miri. Apa yang pasti...aku, yat n yani ade persamaan yang amat ketara...Tahi lalat yang manis kt atas bibir...hehehe. I like.

The best Lalapan in Miri town...

Sungguh banyak KLMJ sepanjang aku keje kt sini. Wish I had another chance to work here again….hahaha.

Next...Mulu, the Land of Magic.