Taman Negara Pahang!

I used to be called 'Jungle Woman' by my closest friends in school. At the beginning, I used to hate it but as time goes by, I kinda grow fond of it and take that as a compliment. :P Anyway my adoration towards nature is simply a lifetime passion. Ive been taught to love it, I am still loving it now and will always be. I've always wanted to make a trip down to Taman Negara Pahang which is just merely 2 hours drive from my hometown but never had a chance to coz firstly- no kakis (gang), secondly- the idea seems to wash away of an ideal weekend getaway for most of them outthere . I've been to other Taman Negara like the one in Selai, Johor. But finally after being called anak Pahang for almost 3 decades, finally i was there! So last Saturday, I went there with my dad and bro, Anand. Mum couldnt make it due to work. :( Thanks to SANTAI magazine. Those who dont know what or where Taman Negara is-please check HERE

We started our journey a little too late but it was all good. The road trip started with the normal road to Jerantut town before heading to Padang Piol (Felda settlement area). The skies are getting darker and with the raining seasons, definately it will be raining tonite. 

Since it was Hari Raya AidilAdha, we packed lemang and rendang as it sold abundantly along the road

another 120km to Taman Negara

Upon reaching the destination, it started to pour heavily. And as Anand wanted to park at the designated area, he accidentally accelerated reversely that ended up one of the back tyre of the van went to the drain. luckily, we managed to pull it through once dad take over while Anand and I pushed from behind. As we are drenched wet now, it couldnt get any better than this. We still need to take the river crossing over the river by boat. Cost only RM1 per person with less than 2 minutes journey.haha. At last! Climbed the stairs and checked in.Mutiara Taman Negara!

its raining..time for some river crossing..:)

The room was awesome with 2 single beds, 1 sofabed, clean toilet & shower room, water heater, aircond, fan and the best of all everything are in good condition. Room per night cost Rm490! The last trip to Taman Negara, we actually camped by the riverside, so getting a chalet might be a little 'luxury' accommodation. The experience are different all together. However. this chalet remind me of Permai Beach at Santubong, Sarawak. We immediatelly dig in the rendang and lemang that we bought earlier after shower. So yummy. But since we are still hungry, we decided to cross over to get proper food for dinner..ahaks!

After dinner on a floating restaurant, we decided to do some night jungle trekking. We were lucky to spot wild Tapir who are in the brink of extinction. Also a wild boar that are no longer wild..hahaha. drizzling and cold, the walk seems to be cooling with pleasant suprise. :)

The wild boar that are no longer wild

fresh poo :P

Tapir having dinner.

postcard sold at their mini market

Will update soon on our trek at world's longest suspension brigde- Canopy Walk. not for those who are afraid of height! stay tuned!

p/s :Thank you SANTAI mag! :)

Sampai bila?

Tragedi seorang gadis yang terjatuh ke dalam lubang longkang ini masih teringang-ingang dalam minda saya. (Ini gambar terkini yang diambil pagi ini, ada palang/stand yang menutupnya)


Waktu tu bersamaan dengan BLACK MONDAY (24/1/11) , saya baru turun dari bas di Hospital Besar KL. Jalan beberapa langkah, terkejut balak tengok longkang yang tidak ditutup 'macam mulut naga terngaga luas menunggu mangsa'. Saya sendiri hampir terjatuh, tapi dalam terkejut tu, saya masih teruskan langkah sambil mengelak longkang itu dengan hati yang berat. Takkan saya nak buat macam tak peduli je? kalau ada orang yang jatuh tu,parah lah juga. Jadi saya terus toleh ke belakang, tak sempat saya nak tegur, seorang gadis terjatuh ke dalam longkang itu. Ngeri cara dia jatuh tu, sebab haih...entahlah..saya tak tahu macam mana nak explain.

Terus saya lari ke arah longkang berpuaka tu balik, dan papah dia. Bercalar sana sini, sambil duduk, dia macam menahan kesakitan. Tanya dia, nak saya hantar pi hospital tak? Dia tak jawab, cuma menggeleng kepala sambil memegang kaki dan pinggang dia. Lepas saya bagi tisu untuk dia lapkan kesan luka itu, dia bangun dan ckp Thank you sambil tersenyum sikit. Lepas itu, dia terus beredar tapi dengan langkah yang perlahan.

Hati ini bercakap, "mai kita cari je apa apa benda yang boleh menghalang dari orang ke / binatang ke dari terjatuh lagi ke dalam longkang tersebut." Tapi..kayu pun takde, Batu besar pun takde, jadi saya jalan terus menuju ke lampu trafik berdekatan, AAAHHH...ada nampak palang JKR besar punya...cantek! Saya minta tolong seorang kakak yang kebetulan sedang lalu di situ untuk sama sama "mengangkut" palang itu. Rasa jauh pula bila mengangkat palang yang boleh dikatakan berat jugaklah dari lampu trafik ke perhentian bas Hospital Besar KL.

Lepas meletakkan palang itu, baru rasa lega. Tiba tiba, ada seorang lelaki "spans berhanyut" bertanya ..kenapa ada orang jatuh ke? Saya dan kakak tu jawab ya. Spans berhanyut itu boleh cakap "patutlah jatuh, sebab patut jalan ke arah jalan raya bukan jalan kat tepi tu" . kakak itu, dah mula tunjuk muka tak puas hati, saya rasa nak je jawab balik..Tapi ahhh..biarlah span berhanyut tu belum kena belum tahu...

yang pasti, pihak yang berkenaan patut bertanggungjawab dan bukan membiarkan saja benda ini...soalannya SAMPAI BILA palang itu akan berada di sana? Pihak JKR pun tak terfikir ke siapa yang telah 'mengambil' palang mereka pagi itu? PELIK tapi benar. hari ini dah Khamis (27/1/11), kenapa takde pihak yang nak bertanggungjawab? SAMPAI BILA?