If my last nature outing at Mt. Ophir or Gunung Ledang was to celebrate my 26th birthday, then a camping in the forest of Janda Baik, Pahang last weekend was another celebration for me...on what occasion?
Well, I would say it was in celebration of the end of my fiiiiinaaaaaaaaaaal exam paper after 1 year of struggling for the balance between "Study hard" and "Play harder" in this MSc. programme.
--- yeah, you bet, the wonderful perfect timing went in a way similar to "you huffed and puffed over n km of cross-country race and finally arrived the finishing line and there's a full body massage SPA awaits you RIGHT in front."Lame metaphor, I know, but the idea is there, as what Fariz stated in his mail:
"It's good way to release all that steam from the study and exam."..
So there we were, 9 of us, deep into the forest of Janda Baik, set up our camp site just beside a private and secluded plus SPLENDID water fall..
---- see that? this is what I meant by 'CELEBRATION': private and secluded -- it was a complete ESCAPE experience: escape from the hectic metropolis, escape from the boring daily routine, escape from exams and notes, escape from the stiff materialism.Celebrate escapism, celebrate the return to mother nature.
Isn't it cool if all the occasions -- from Valentine to Graduation, even Father's Day Mother's Day Teacher's Day -- are celebrated in nature? I know that sounds a lil lame for some of my friends, but for a monkey who spent his childhood at the river bank of Sungai Kelantan, back to nature is something really evocative, and rejuvenating.Like a monkey would never like zoo, he is only alive and kicking in the forests, his own backyard.
---Another lame metaphor, I know.So, like most TV hosts would say at the time like this, "Don't go away, STAY TUNE," as I haven't shown you how splendid the waterfall is, and more importantly, how fun is like when you took your shower beneath the waterfall of '9th scaled' water strength, plus my favourite movie-scene like snap-shots of campfire.
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Darn... u really know how to entice us to come and check ur blog every 2 hours. Aku yg pergi sekali with you for this camp pun.. still excited to look at what have u captured in ur little camera. Don't let us wait for long man! u are killing us.
Haha.. tp kalu nk citer pasal water fall tu kene ade gak contribution gambor dr mung .. hehehe.. cd gambor dh dpt??
Spider
wahahaha spidey...as per our chatting, here i would like to request again (hehehe...) please let me know if there is any chance for me to join your 'masuk hutan trip' okay! ^_^ hopefully there will be!
BroFariz.., case Dikaz nih aku pass kt ko.. MINAH nih nk join adventure trip kite next time, bagi aku cam biase lah, AWEK -- terus ON .. heheheh...
Dikaz, i've been going thru ur life of adventure, 'curriculum-Vitae' ko hebaq gak, more than layak to join our club sis!!
Spidey
hye..
if only i hv the view of surronding like u do..wong u r so talented..u can capture sumthing normal and turn it into sumthing extreamly beautiful..keep it on!
btw my bday coming up..dis 27th..nk present!!!
wong... fariz cakap... (ayat batu api)
abaikanla apa fariz cakap. dia tunjuk a few kesan gigitan lintah dekat kaki ngan tangan. horror seh.
ko sure tak banyak lintah panjat, sebab tak cukup darah. kering sangat.
SUCH A MONKEY!!!
no wonder ur mum said u were born from an exploding rock -- like the monkey king in Journey To The West! kikikiiki..
Faza, thank you so much for your nice words .. birthday? hmmm....
Sayut, aku walaupun xsehebat Fariz tp still a proven DARAH MANIS tau.. ade lah pacat2 yg dtng menggedik kt aku tp tak leh tinggal love bites.. huhuhuh..
Shunza, not even that, my mum even blamed me fot not telling her bout 'I WAS ALREADY A TV STAR' when she saw monkeys in National Geographic Channel. Hampeh.
spider
wong, got the cd from the transporter. tapi xsempat nk share lagi ngan bebudak yg lain tu... bg aku bernafas sikit after esok baru aku boleh fikir camne nak hantar cd kat ko.
pastu dikaz, are u sure u wanna join us? kitorg ni memain aje. retired from the outdoor actvts long2x time ago. ini pun just because nk bawa my brothers and introduced them to outdoor world. but will consider... nantilah, our next trip pun nk pergi waterfall lg, tapi maybe late august kot.
to fariz --> y not!? i love to take any chances that i can get for any outdoor activities ^_^ especially for any places which i haven't step-my-foot at yet :p
Dikaz, Fariz skrng jadi 'cikgu' for school kids to make them love nature.. hehhe that trip was joined by 3 school kids who are Fariz's little braders .. kalu ko join , buleh lah jadi cikgu pempuan yg 'mengajar' dgn PENUH KASIH SAYANG -- sian aku tengok budak2 tu kene marah Cikgu Fariz time camping.. huhuuhh..
BTW, T-shirt dah siap, nk pass kt ko camner nih?
Spider
aku teringin nak join tapi bini aku tengah kembung la pulak. pasni dah susah nak join, sebab dah ada orang ketiga.
(alasan)
going to camping again? nice!
love all yer photo.
i rcmd that u sharpen the image a bit. assuming u r using photoshop cs2, open the image, go to FILTER > SHARPEN > SHARPEN MORE. or CHOOSE UNSHARP MASK [keep the Radius & Threshold zero]
gud day.
Shuttersyndicate, thank you thank you thank you soooo much!! Never expected u will drop a tutorial AGAIN here! haha!! Appreciate it! thanks sifu!
Ding Dong .... graCiaS~~~
Wong .... best ar blog ko ... tapi aku nak minta ko masuk kan alamat ko nie kat dalam X-CITE nyer blog gak ... promote kan ko nyer blog ... Daaa~~~~
- ROY -
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