brace yourself; this is only SOME of the pictures from my camera. there's still pictures from claire's, xieren's, chongching's and yisi's cameras which i have yet to bug them to send me. and there's still pictures from the waterproof camera which i have yet to develop
(thats also why you wont see any wet, waterfall-y pictures in this post)
kranji mrt gathering point - claire & i!
packing foodstores into our already very heavy bags.
so we gathered everyone, squeezed with all the people onto bus 170, cleared the musty-smelling johor customs and walked to city square for dinner :D we had kenny rogers! CHEAPCHEAP.
the staff linked about 5-6 tables together for us and we all sat in one row it looks like celebratory dinner harry potter-style! (:
kenny rogers (: the vanilla and banana muffins looked exactly alike no one could tell the difference.
done with dinner, we had to board 170 once again to travel to larkin terminal. larkin terminal had dunkin' donuts!
waiting for our coach at larkin terminal.
boarded our coach and started our 6hour bus ride to kuantan. i fell asleep and shrivelled up into a ball at the corner of my seat. although i had my jacket on i think i looked like i was freezing so zhanwei passed his jacket over. i woke up with two jackets on my lap & i was like, who's jacket is this? thanks zw! i didnt take any pictures at kuantan because it was 6am in the morning when we reached there. then we boarded our chartered cabs and the taxi drivers drove us to this prata place for breakfast (: after prata its back to the cabs and straight to the berkelah trek entrance. however the rain ruined the trail leading up to the entrance and the cabs had to stop halfway and we were made to walk for an hour to the entrance ourselves. BURN THE CALORIES FROM PRATA, BURN.
groupshot at the hut at the entrance of the trek (:
preparing for the danger that awaits us.
halfway up the trek to our basecamp. YOU FALL, YOU DIE. its either u hit the rocks, or u get washed off by the currents. and we had no safety gear with us. just our hands, legs and a very heavy bag. (and sorry xieren, im taking a picture of the rocks & current but i can see that you are smiling very happily at the camera)
rapid strong currents, moss-y jungle trails and algae rocks but we still can smile for the camera :D
life threatening. claire&i owe our lives to our trusty sandals.
our campsite was across the land that we were standing on but due to the rainy season it got really flooded ): the currents were so strong and the water level was pretty high so the guys formed a human line across first before the girls make their way across.
this is what i call warriors.
finally at our base camp (:
claire and i thought we were going to die at the trek. so we kept telling each other what to say to our loved ones if anything happens to either of us. our last words.
tents set up, armed with waterproof cameras and energy bars as mobile lunch packs, we set off for another 2hour trek up to the peak to the waterfalls. this is the part where i dont have photos to post because they were taken using the disposable waterproof camera.
nighttime (: we bathed in the open with water from the waterfalls. the strong currents and rocks made it feel like jacuzzi.
fieldcooking-made-fancy. we had pasta in four different sauces, baked beans, meegoreng, potato salad, chicken curry&rendang, instant black sesame paste, nata de coco & tausuan for dessert and chocolate fondue as a finishing touch! :D
satisfying dinner makes people happy.
everyone was busy washing the messtins and stuffs but claire&i were going around taking pictures.
the four of us tried to lie down on the rocks to watch the night sky but the stars were covered by the clouds ): went to sleep after an hour or two.
breakfast was frenchtoast and cheese cocktails, tuna sandwiches, nutella&peanut butter sandwiches and fruit cocktail with chinchow and hot chocolate.
packed up, and time to trek down! i want to go home i want toilet!
finally back at the hut ((((((((: my legs were totally ready to give way by then.
and there's injuries. everyone's legs were battered.
kellie's lovelies.
claire's blueblack. she slipped off some rocks and could have died if not for the bushes. omg.
