berkelah falls!

Back from Berkelah Falls! Just finished the cleaning up of my own stuff to settle down to write about this trip...think this will take quite a while...hahaz...anyway it was my first trip with Rovers! hahaz...think it was quite a nice trip! =)

27th Dec
met the rest of my group @ marsiling @ 2000 supposedly...but everyone was late...my group consisted of meng siong, shun hua, jing wen, lin qun, jianing and debbie...hahaz...went shopping for our food @ the ntuc there...then took the train to meet the rest of the people @ kranji mrt...from there we took 170 to larkin terminal in jb where we changed to the express bus heading to kuantan...hahaz...the bus left @ 0000...at it was a 6 hr bus ride...so being the time of the day it was...everyone slept! hahaz...

28th Dec
reached kuantan bus terminal @ around 0535 like that...proceeded to the food centre above to wash up, change and get ready for the hike. after that,we met our local guide...encik abu...and we loaded our bags into the taxis...from there we made our way to a well known roadside eatery called mazam restoran for our breakfast. ate 2 packs of nasi lemak with iced kopi...the nasi lemak was very nice...but the kopi was a tad too sweet for me...hahaz...after a nice hearty breakfast, we all got back onto the taxi and proceed to the entrance for the falls...just before a particular bridge, we were dropped becos the taxi could not proceed further due to the destroyed roads during the floods...hahaz...so from there we just started trekking in...it was around 0815 like that la...it was quite a leisurely trek up...reaching the intended campsite @ around 1015...altho geraldine took the wrong path a couple of times...lol...hahaz...set up shop...change to our day packs and continued the trek to the main falls....

the paths were quite okay larz...just that some part requires a little skill and group work to clear...hahaz...then by the time we reached the falls it was around 1215...rested by the main falls...ate our lunch and took lots of photos there! hahaz...then on the way down...alfred found a spot for the confidence jump part...but in the end the guys jumped but only 2 girls(yi fang and jia ning) jumped...after the jump...headed further down for some hydro-therapy at the rocks there...letting the rushing cold waters beat down upon the shoulders and neck...very shiok! hahaz...after relaxing for a while more...we headed back to the campsite...

by the time i reached my campsite...my 4-yr old teva sandals gave way already...then had to wear a pair of bright yellow crocs from alfred...hahaz...damn funny larz...started cooking and eating dinner there...we had quite a feast achelli...mee goreng with cocktail sausages...kimchi ramen with mushroom and cocktail sausages...england clam chowder...scrambled eggs with mushroom and ham...popcorn curry chicken...stir-fried veg with ham...dessert was chocolate fondue and fruit cocktail! hahaz...the rovers comm also had choc fondue but theirs was not successful...they put a foil over the boiling water and melted the choc...but it dried up very fast...our choc fondue was a success...we melted the choco by placing it in one of the cans that we opened...and placing the can in a mess tin a hot water and using the bunsen burner to simmer it...hahaz...dip in the marshmellow...yummy!

after dinner was lots of cleaning for the mess tins by the river...esp the egg...very hard to clean...altho we put oil already...hahaz...during the washing...meng siong and shunhua tried to catch the fish using the mess tins! hahaz...after dinner...shunhua...meng siong...alfred and i went upstream to bathe using the river water...bathing in the pitch darkness with only cyalume sticks to light the area was quite an experience! hahaz...when we were all refreshed...went back to the tent area...chatted amongst our group...hahaz...quite fun...we all only slept at around 12 like that...hahaz...

29th Dec
woke up @ around 0700 and heard from mengsiong that during midnight like that...there was this group of malays that arrived...crossed the river and set up shop beside our tents...hahaz...gave him a shock lar! haha...washed up...packed up and started cooking breakfast...and we had quite a feast! ate the 3 packets of kimchi mushroom noodles as the main breakfast...supplement by seaweed chicken roll...as well as nutella bread! hahaz...eatin the hot noodles in the cold morning was great! hahaz...soon...we were off to meet encik abu...

reaching the arrival centre of the area...we rested at the hut...where the guys went to bathe at the river upstream hahaz...felt really good lorz! rested on a rock on the river to sun tan while bathing! hahaz...=P...the cold river water is something that i would miss! hahaz...plus all the hydrotherapy! lol...soon we all climbed back onto shore and changed before heading back to the hut...hahaz...

the taxi ride back to kuantan seems much longer than expected...hahaz...by the time i woke up...we reached a & w le...ate the double deluxe cheeseburger with curly fries and a large rootbeer float! a & w extinct in singapore le...so go malaysia must eat! hahaz...after lunch...shunhua and i went to the pasar malam to walk...tried out the carrot cake, ice kachang and coconut juice from the road side stalls...quite nice! hahaz...walked back to the bus terminal to take the bus back to larkin...

once we reached larkin...the group split up into 2 groups...1 group went back to singapore...the other group went to taman seri tebrau for seafood! hahaz...of course i was at the latter group! enjoyed the seafood feast with my group as well as the committee members...the photos are proof of the food we had! hahaz...the difference in size between the large and medium sugar cane juice is very amusing...hahaz...cant believed that some really downed the entire mug! hahaz...

all in all the view was great...the company was great...i enjoyed the trip alot! hehez...

p/s...photos will be up soon...hahaz...