Trekking in Sabah - 2

Continue from previous posts.

During the one week trek, each of us has to carry a heavy rucksack. Inside the rucksack, we have our personal belongings and group kits (either radio kit, food for breakfast/lunch/dinner/teabreak, 3 bowls for washing, cooking utensils and Jerry water). Let the pictures do the talking as my laptop went crazy again :(

 

One of the campsites – Bamboo camp

 

A wild frog was resting near the fireplace

 

It’s a type of fungus that can grow in the dark

 

 

 

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This is the look of the fungus when light shines through

 

 

I have no idea what plant is this

 

  A beautiful spider with its spider web

 

Never touch these with your bare hand. There are red ants!

 

 

 

 

 

Moss

 

We did two river crossing to get to Mega Noah Campsite. It was drizzling when we reached at the riverbank and the water was rising slowly. We were quite worried of not being able to reach to the campsite on time, but luckily it all went well :D 

 

I slept right beside the riverbank. Loving the awesome natural view and the sound of water rushing down from upper stream.

  Mega Fall. I will tell you more about this fall. It scared the shit out of us when we were there.

 

A river beside another campsite. I bathed here. The water was so cold and refreshing.

 

 

 

Never ever touch this thing. It is a centipede and you will feel super itchy once you touched it.

 

 

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Next blogpost I will post more pictures on what we have done during the trek. Good night :)

 

 

 

Trekking at Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia

Long Pasia is a village located near to the border between Sabah and Kalimantan. My friends and I went there for a 7 days trekking around Long Pasia jungle. Almost everyday we had to wake up early, pack our stuffs and trek to another location. Once we reached to a new campsite, we set up our hammock, search for firewood, prepare dinner and chill. I love sleeping in the jungle because during night time, all the insects and unknown creatures will form an orchestra, creating lullaby music which will make you fall asleep easily and feel in peace. Also, sleeping in a swinging basha with a top (in case of raining and you will not get wet and cold) is a new experience for me and I loveeeeeeeee it sooo much. Here are some pictures taken during my trekking day 1 and 2. I will describe more about the places (name, location, etc) next time when I have my daily diary with me.

 

On the way to Long Pasia. We sat in a 4WD for more than 4 hours and the road condition was terrible with many potholes and uneven road.

 

 

 

By passed a big paddy field before starting our day 1 trek

 

 

 

The local guide offered us some papaya

 

We set up a fireplace where we have dinner and chit chat session there

 

We were surrounded by many tall, fat, thin, thick trees, and also many “unique” creatures.

 

Believe it or not. This is actually a spider

Setting up our sleeping place. Basha and the top

 

A few disgusting pictures. Please do not scroll down if you don’t wish to see

 

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BLOODY LEECHES THAT LIKE TO SUCK OUR BLOOD.

Their bodies will grow bigger along with the amount of blood they have sucked. They will leave the skin once they are bloated. This is what I saw when I took off my boots. Somehow, they manage to find their own ways to get into your shoes or socks. Once you realized there are leeches around you, roll the leech in a circular motion until it is not sticking onto your skin and flick it off. Try to avoid pulling the leeches. Apply some salts will help to get rid the leech instantly.

Please take note that the appearance of leeches are normally during wet or raining season. Plan your trip wisely if you wish to avoid leeches. Or else, be friend with the leeches. HAHAHAHA. Kidding!

 

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That’s all for now. Good night.

Mamutik Island

Hello :) I have decided to revive my blog by writing more posts in the future. I was very inactive in this blogosphere since 2 years ago just because my laptop went crazy. Anyway, I have many travelling stories to share so will try my best to write whenever I have free time or may be when I am stressed. Coz I can write better when I am under pressure or be more expressive whenever I have more thoughts running wild in my mind. I hope I am able to write well after not being active in writing/typing for quite sometime. Do excuse me and please feel free to correct me if there is any grammar mistakes, etc. What I gonna share here is solely based on my experience, my thoughts, what I heard/saw/ate and I love sharing pictures.

Alrighty! The first post of the year goes to ----> Mamutik Island :)

Mamutik Island is one of the touristy islands in Sabah. I was there for my Borneo expedition and earned myself an open water diving license. During my visit, the underwater visibility was not that clear. It could be due to the bad weather as it rained almost everyday in December. Still, I saw many beautiful creatures underwater. Here are some of the pictures. Enjoy!

Attended theory classes

A group picture before departing for the island

We slept on a static basha for a week. We had a monitor lizard as our neighbor.

We love watching sunset. It was so beautiful and peaceful.

 

 

Campfire at night

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coral planting

 

 

Chilling at the rock side

 

Watched sunrise on our last day at the island

Our group

Ready to leave the beautiful place

Donny :D

Heading to the next destination