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CHRISTINA UBANG - PENAN STUDENT IN DIPLOMA IN HOTEL MANAGEMENT 2011

2011-12-12T16:49:00.000-08:00

My name Is Christina ubang I’m 19.Im study at Segi College Sarawak and taking diploma in hotel management. I’m study for two and half year to finish my diploma only. For the first time study here I was excited and willing to learn. I still remember on 7 June 2010 I was here ( Kuching ).To achieve is a success is not easy like what I was think before. We need to sacrifice, diligence and effort and determination to achieve a success. This is my third semester and I already practical this semester at Riverside Majestic hotel.

The Loan from government Or PTPTN is just for pay our subject and about place where I stay I stay at rent house with my other friends and pay every month with my own money because hostel expensive I can’t pay. Every weekend or Sunday I go church but if have transport and my life here, I learn to live independent have to control anything .To continue my study I need to be more strong and sometimes I have to work part time for cover my bill current and water and also for cover my basic need for use everyday .

When fell boring sometimes im hang out with my classmates or my other friends, friends in college is friends mean in your life I belief that statement .So far I have lot of new friends here and it was amazing because I have not only Iban friends but 1 Malaysia I have Chinese, Malay, Orang Ulu and west friends. Whatever I need to face how hard s life here and I try my best for me,family,and most for my race.

So far, live at college or city is more challenge because we need to stand on our own and have to be more strong to achieve our vision, why we need to study ?because the education is key of everything . I’ve learn how hard is real life when we are alone and need to do decision making in everything ourselves far from our family ,this is chance to learn how hard is real life and make money or need to find part time job for pocket money. I was born of poor families and I realized it. And there’s lot of reason we need the education. I’m don’t want poor forever that is my hope and motivation to continue my study. I’m grateful to my mother and father because of my parents give me motivation and support even there can’t give me everything such as other people because they parents rich but im feel lucky learn how hard is life so I can stand by myself one day without anybody’s, am thankful to god because god give me good parents. I promised myself won’t surrender until I finish and achieve successful in my life. Don’t quit or give up when struggles you face, those who keep trying will finish the race, agree with this statement.Penan is the small community so our responsilitis is give good examples for new generation and finally don’t forget who we are when we already successful one day.

This is all my result last semester whatever I won’t give up.

First semester im taking academic English: Credit

Second semester

Introduction to hospitality:fail

Front office management:credit

Service quality management:credit

Third semester:

Financial accounting:fail

Food & society:credit

Pendidikan moral:B

Introduction to tourism:C+

Four semesters:

Food & beverages management:B-

Event& convention management:B

This is my cimb account number: 1115 0077565 520

That all thank you! And happy merry Christmas and New Year!

JENNIFER KAWAS - PENAN NURSING STUDENT 2011

2011-12-12T16:45:00.000-08:00

When i write this report, its been my second year doing my study in Diploma in Nursing at Segi College Kuching Sarawak. By this end of year, 2011 im in semester 6.
for the first time i came to kuching, its difficult to adapt myself to the new environment and people surrounding except all my friends. But that feeling is not stay longer since i can make friends easily with other student at college. Before I received a loan from PTPTN, there are some group people have helped me and friends by giving us money. like Tan Boon Foo, Datuk Alfred Jabu and wife, Interhill and Salcra Group. with the money they gave us, we can spend it for cookware, foods and other necessary goods. We are most grateful for the help.
After my PTPTN loan is approved, each semester is RM5000. my hostel fee RM180, all study matter payment is all deducted from the loan. After all the payment is done, the balance will goes to us as pocket money. For some subject i failed, i have to whether repeat my subject or resit the exam i failed. To repeat subject, RM500 will deducted, and RM100 for resit for exam. We get the left balance twice a year where we get about RM800/RM1400, its depending on how much payment is done for study.
As im now a nursing student, i can say it is quite challenging course because its dealing with people's life. After all, teory at class is more easier than practical at hospital because we facing the real things and what more important is the real people, real patient. Oftentimes we get scolded by our Clinical Instructor because of some mistake, that make us to be better and can learn from mistake. The transportation payment from hostel to our attachment at General Hospital is not by PTPTN, but ourself. On practical time, our life is like, Hospital-Hostel,Hostel-Hospital, it is very tiring, no time spend for other things like go hang out with other friends. Compare with go to class, its more relaxing until when there is day no class, i can do partime job at clothes store for some pocket money.
Every clinical Posting must have oral examination called OSCE. The purpose is to see how far is our skills after go to hospital. The Clinical Instructor will ask a random question and we will do infront of them, and act like we doing in real for 5 minutes. This examination is really make us nervous, this cause some procedure which we know become difficult when we suddenly forget because of nervousness.This is what i have experience.
Thats all for now. THANK YOU for all who have Helping. May God Bless.... thanks again.

by,
Jennifer Kawas

SUSAN GURO - PENAN NURSING STUDENT 2011

2011-12-12T16:43:00.000-08:00

Shallom,

Hai...apa khabar..? Saya Susan Guro pelajar kejururawatan akan menulis report tentang pengalaman sepanjang saya belajar dalam bidang kejururawatan dan pengalaman hidup di Kuching. Semasa report ini ditulis saya berada di tahun kedua dalam bidang ini dan semester ke-6.Hari pertama turun ke kolej, saya beras agak gugup kerana belum biasa dengan situasi baru dan belum ada ramai kawan lagi.semester pertama saya menggambil subjek nursing 1 dan pada masa yang sama pihak kolej menawarkan kelas bahasa inggeris secara percuma.Saya memilih kelas bahasa inggeris untuk memperbaiki bahasa inggeris saya. Kelas bahasa inggeris ini berlanjutan selama satu bulan,kemudian saya terus menyambung semester yang tergendala kerana saya mengambil kelas bahasa inggeris.Pada semester yang pertama ini saya agak sukar untuk melakukan semua tugasan yang di beri kan oleh lecturer kerana ini merupakan kali pertama saya melakukan tugas yang sebegini. Tetapi degan izin Tuhan saya dapat melakukan tugasan yang seterus nya dengan sebaik yang mungkin.Setiap semester tugasan seumpama ini selalu di beri kerana ia melibatkan pemarkahan untuk setiap semester iaitu sebanyak 20% dari markah keseluruhan iaitu 100%.tugasan yang di beri berdasarkan dengan apa yang di pelajari di dalam semester yang berkenaan.seterusnya saya akan berkongsi mengenai pengalaman sepanjang saya menjalani practical di hospital umum sarawak, pertama kali memijakkan kaki di hospital bukan lah perkara yang senang untuk di lalui, lagi-lagi bagi saya yang takut akan darah.Pada hari pertama saya pergi prctikal untuk clinical practical(CP) 1 kami kena marah kerana tidak tahu cara mencuci tangan dengan betul hehehehehe.........pengalaman ini agak memalukan kerana ianya bukan lah benda yang sukar. selepas kejadian itu saya telah belajar dari kesilapan. Sepanjang CP ini saya di tempatkan di medical ward dan surgical ward,untuk tempoh dua bulan yang di beri ianya berasa tidak mencukupi untuk mempraktik kan apa yang telah di pelajari di dalam kelas.selepas CP1 saya menjalani OSCE untuk CP1 dan mengambil semester baru iaitu semester 4 &5.Selepas semester ini saya mengambil CP 2,3,4 selama empat bulan dua minggu.sepanjang CP ini saya di tempatkan di ward Neurosurgery,Orthopedic,

maternity,labour,gaenecology,RTU dan operation thether. Semasa di tempatkan di Neurosurgery saya berasa sedikit takut dan ada juga perasaan yang menggembirakan kerana saya dapat mempelajari sesuatu yang baru seperti bagaimana melakukan suction untuk pesakit yang tidak sedarkan diri,bagaimana memberi pesakit makan melalui tiub yang di masukkan melalui hidung.Saya juga pernah melakukan catheterissation untuk pesakit yang tidak dapat banggun kerana lumpuh separuh badan dan ada luka di belakang badannya kerana terlalu lama terbaring dan tigak di tukar posisinya.Selain itu saya juga pernah melihat sendiri otak pesakit trekeluar dari kepalanya kerana saya dan kawan saya ingin mencuci luka di kepalanya ini berlaku kerana tekanan di dalam kepalanya terlalu tinggi akibat kemalangan yang di laluinya,Saya berasa sedih melihat keadaanya yang begitu dan juga ahli keluarganya yang lain. Selain daripada itu saya juga pernah melihat orang melakukan pembedahan secara realiti ini kerana saya di tempatkan di DEWAN BEDAH UTAMA,semasa saya di tempatkan di sini saya berasa teruja kerana ini merupakan kali pertama saya dapat melihat benda yang seumpama ini di dalam hidup saya,semasa di tempat kan di sini tidak banyak benda yang dapat di lakukan selain hanya dapat melihat bagaimana melakukan pembedahan dan bagaimana menjaga pesakit yang lepas melakukan pembedahan, Banyak pembedahan yang dapat saya lihat ketika di sini di antaranya ialah bagaimana melakaukan pembedahan dengan bantuan robot yang di kuasai oleh doctor yang berpegalaman.Selain itu saya juga berkesempatan menyaksikan bagaimana doctor melakukan pembedahan membuang darah beku di dalam otak,pada mulanya saya bersa takut tetapi selepas melihat doctor melakukan nya saya berasa sangat gembira.sebenarnya ada banyak lagi penggalaman yang ingin saya kongsikan tetapi ianya tidak akan dapat saya tuliskan untuk tatapan kalian semua. Didalam kehidupan seharian saya bukanlah mudah kerna saya hanya seorang pelajar yang hanya bergantung sepenuhnya dengan PTPTN yang hanya keluar hanya 2kali dalam masa setahun itu pun hanya baki yang di potong untuk kos semester,hostel, dan yang saya akan dapat ialah dalam sekitar rm1500. dalam pada itu saya juga pernah melakukan kerja sampingan untuk mencari duit lebih untuk menyara hidup di bandar besar seperti di KUCHING yang di mana memerlukan semua duit untuk kegunaan harian.Selain itu saya juga mesti membeli nota,membeli alat2 tulis dan juga untuk print hasil tugasan. ada masanya saya dan rakan2 hanya makan bbubur kerana ketidak adanya duit,namun itu bukan lah pematah semangat untuk kami terus bertahan.Pada masa yang terluang saya dan rakan2 akan berbincang menggenai pelajaran dan adakalanya kami akan keluar untuk beriadah.Hidup sebagai pelajar kejururawatan bukan lah senang seperti apa yang di perkatakan oleh masyarakat,ianya banyak mengajar saya erti kesabaran apabila berdepan dengan pesakit,tetapi walau apapun bidang kejururawatan adalah sesuatu yang menyeronokan apabila kita dapat membuatkan orang lain tersenyum senang. buat pada masa sekarang skian sahaja report yang dapat saya nyatakan untuk kali ini,SELAMAT HARI NATAL & TAHUN BARU untuk semua. GBU.......dan terima kasih...

FORLIN MALANG - PENAN NURSING STUDENT, 2011

2011-12-12T16:40:00.000-08:00

Hi....apa khabar? i'm Forlin Malang..and this is my report all about my experiences, difficulty in nursing and how is my general life.

Firstly, adalah tentang pertama kali saya datang kuching. pertama kali datang kuching, saya berasa gembira dan ada sikit keraguan kerana saya tidak ada keluarga disini. setelah sampai di airport kuching, salah seorang staff dari college kami (Irene) datang jemput kami dan terus bawa kami pergi hostel kami. pada hri Isnin, kami pergi college dan mendaftar diri di Segi College. pertama kali masuk kelas, saya berasa tidak selesa dengan situasi baru di dalam kelas. pada mulanya saya tidak ada ramai kawan. Tapi hari demi hari, saya sudah ada ramai kawan dari pelbagai bangsa. Saya juga mula membiasakan diri dengan kawan2 saya dalam kelas. Kali pertama lecturer kami beri assignment, saya betul2 tidak pandai macam mana buat assignment. Tapi akhirnya saya paksakan diri untuk menyiapkan assignment saya walaupun saya tidak tahu macam mana mahu buat assignment dengan baik. Saya kena siapkan assignment saya kerana ia merupakan 20% dari 100% markah final exam kami. Assignment juga membantu untuk lulus dalam final exam.

Apabila result keluar, saya lulus. saya berasa bangga dengan apa yang saya dapat. Semester yang seterusnya, saya sudah dapat belajar dari kesilapan saya dari semester yang sebelum ni. saya juga mula faham macam mana mahu buat assignment dan dapat buat yang lebih bagus dari yang sebelum ni. Setakat ini, saya pernah resit 1 subject masa semester 2. tapi selepas mengambil resit tersebut, saya dapat lulus dan sampai semester ke-6 ini, saya tidak ada resit lagi. Saya sudah menghabiskan semester ke-7 saya dan saya akan mengambil final exam untuk semester ke-7 saya pada february thun depan. Sementara ni saya sambung practical saya untuk CP 5.

10/07/2011..saya pindah ke BAU kerana first practical saya untuk CP1 ialah di Hospital Bau. Pada mulanya saya tidak mahu pindah kerana tidak mahu berpisah dengan kawan2 lain. Tapi akhirnya saya pergi juga. Pertama kali pergi BAU saya berdepan dengan suasana baru lagi. macam biasa, pada mulanya saya tidak selesa tapi akhirnya saya dapat menyesuaikan diri saya dan dapat kawan baru disana. Hari pertama saya turun hospital BAU ialah 12/07/2010. Hari ini kami di bawa orientasi dan di bawa perkenal kan diri dengan Sister dan Matron di Hospital BAU.13/07/2010, kami sudah start kerja as a student nurse. Hari ini saya sangat takut kerana hari ini saya betul2 berdepan dengan real patient sebab sebelum ni kami hanya belajar theory sahaja. Hari ini CI kami menyuruh kami ambil vital signs patient, seperti bacaan suhu badan, tekanan darah, respiration, pulse patient. Hari ni juga saya kena marah oleh CI kami sebab saya tidak pandai ambil vital signs patient dengan baik. saya juga sangat sedih sebab hari ini merupakan birthday saya dan hari ini juga saya di marah oleh CI kami. Hari ini juga saya mahu pengsan tengok jarum masa tengok staff nurse cucuk jarum kat patient untuk set IV line. Start dari sana, saya mulai putus asa dan plan untuk quit. Tapi akhirnya saya berusaha untuk yakinkan diri saya dan kuatkan semangat untuk diri sendiri. Keesokkan harinya, saya assist my CI set IV line to patient.saya gembira hari ini sebab saya sudah dapat tahan diri saya dari mau pengsan. Dan hari demi hari, saya sudah mulai membiasakan diri untuk berdepan dengan pelbagai cabaran dan karenah patient dalam ward. Hari demi hari juga saya juga sudah pandai ambil vital signs patient dengan bagus. saya juga sudah pandai buat wound dressing, remove suture and clips, ECG, dan banyak juga yang saya pelajari sepanjang practical di Hospital BAU. Sepanjang Practical di Hospital BAU juga, saya pernah menangis kerana di marah oleh Ci kami kerana membuang glove di dalam tong sampah hijau di mana ia sepatutnya di buang di dalam tong sampah kuning. Saya menangis kerana saya di marah di depan sister and depan kawan2 saya. Tapi ia satu pengalaman yang sangat berharga bagi saya kerana dari sana saya dapat belajar dari semua kesilapan yang saya buat.Mulai dari sana, saya kuatkan semangat saya untuk sentiasa berfikiran positif dan berusaha belajar dari kesilapan yang telah saya buat sebelum ni.Akhirnya hari2 yang saya lalui disana menjadi sesuatu yang menarik kerana makin hari makin banyak yang saya pelajari. 04/08/2010, adalah hari terakhir saya di Hospital BAU setelah slama 2 bulan practical di Hospital BAU. Kemudian saya balik semula ke college untuk OSCE. 06/08/2011 adalah first OSCE saya. pada hari ini saya sangat takut kerana kami ada 5 section dan setiap section kami hanya ada 5 minit untuk bercakap dan membuat procedure yang diberikan pada kami. saya sangat takut. Tapi bila result dah keluar, saya rasa gembira kerana saya lulus.Seterusnya saya menyambung semester saya dan sambung the next practical saya di General Hospital Kuching. Dan sekarang saya tengah meneruskan Clinical practice saya yang ke-5. Sepanjang saya practical di General Hospital Kuching, pengalaman yang paling menakutkan saya ialah di mana saya pernah mandikan mayat.Pada mulanya saya nak mengelakkan diri, tapi saya kuatkan diri untuk memberanikan diri saya. Sekarang saya sudah sedar bahawa tanggungjawab sebagai seorang jururawat merupakan tanggungjawab yang sangat berat dan dan banyak cabaran. Tapi disebalik itu juga, sebagai seorang jururawat juga merupakan satu tanggungjawab yang sangat berharga kerana kita dapat membantu orang yang sakit dan kadang2 menyelamatkan nyawa pesakit.

Tentang general life saya pula, PTPTN saya sedikit membantu saya. About my financial, it is not enough.Sebab hidup sebagai seorang pelajar adalah sangat susah kerana banyak barang yang di perlukan dan semuanya memerlukan duit untuk membeli nota, print assignment, membeli keperluan dapur dan makanan dan banyak lagi.PTPTN loan is twice a year. Balance is depend on our study. Kalau ada repeat, terpaksa bayar rm500 untuk satu subjek dan resit ialah rm 100. Satu semester is rm5000 and hostel fee is rm180/month. My general life is not easy. Must save budget. Beli barang yang penting sahaja.

That's all can i tell in my report.Dan saya nak mengucapkan jutaan terima kasih kepada pihak yang pernah membantu saya selama ini. May GOD BLESS U ALL. AND MERRY CHRISTMAS N HAPPY NEW YEARS(2012). Thank you.

CECILIA BALAN - PENAN NURSING STUDENT 2011

2011-12-12T16:38:00.000-08:00

Hye....Apakhabar.....hehe....

Di sini saya ingin menulis sebuah report tentang pengalaman,kesusahan didalam nursing dan juga kehidupan saya di Kuching.Bagi saya hidup di bandar seperti di Kuching sangat mencabar.Banyak benda yang perlu di pelajari.Terpaksa menyesuaikan diri dengan keadaan sekeliling..First datang ke Kuching saya tak begitu biasa kerana belum lagi punya kawan.Di sini juga saya juga ingin berkongsi pengalaman saya sepanjang study di segi college.Sebelum join bidang nursing saya fikir ia adalah sesuatu yang mudah tapi sebaliknya ia cukup mencabar diri saya.Ia memerlukan skills.First posting saya di penuhi perasaan takut dan malu.Maklum lah sebelum ini tak pernah berdepan dengan ramai orang apatah lagi berkomunikasi dengan pesakit.Menanya keaadan mereka Dari hari ke hari.Hari pertama masuk posting saya tidak begitu yakin dengan diri saya.Saya asyik takut kalau tersalah prosedur.Biasalah kita sebagai student kalau membuat prosedur pasti di marahi oleh CI.Walau bagaimana pun hari makin hari boleh menyesuaikan diri dan boleh melakukan tugas saya agak baik daripada yang sebelumnya.Walau pun nursing sesuatu yang agak susah namun ia sangat interesting.kit a boleh belajar banyak perkara yang sebelum ini kit a tidak tahu.saya yang sebelum ini takut dengn mayat,jarum dan keadaan pesakit yang agak teruk telah dapat menyesuaikan diri saya.saya kuat kan semangat.akhirnya saya dapat juga.nursing adalah sesuatu yang menyeronokkan..kalau selama ini kami cuma practice dekat patung tapi bila di hospital kit a terpaksa berdepan dengan real pesakit.kita melakukan tugas kita seperti check vital sign(suhu badan,nadi,respiration,blood pressure),buat bed bath,feeding patient.walaupun agak memenatkan tapi semua itu tak terasa.Bagi saya walaupun setiap teguran yang di terima time posting cukup bermakna buat saya kerana Dari teguran itu saya boleh memperbetulkan kesalahan yang saya buat.Dari teguran itu juga saya dapat improve kan kelemahan saya.Sudah habis posting saya sambung dengan semester baru.mula mempelajari yang baru.ia semakin mendalami nursing.semakin ke bab yang susah dan lebih detail lagi tentang nursing.First semester kami cuma belajar basic basic nursing saja.walaupun just basic namun harus memahaminya.masalah kewangan adalah sesuatu yang common buat seorang student.tajaan PTPN tak sepenuhnya dapat menampung perbelanjaan dalam satu tahun kerana ia bergantung dengan potongan yang di lakukan.bila repeat banyak potongan di lakukan banyak dan begitu juga disebaliknya.potongan juga termasuk lah hostel fees.apapun saya ingin mengucap ribuan terima kasih kepada pihak yang telah banyak membantu dan mendukung saya Dari pelbagai aspek.dan akhir sekali saja nak ucap MERY CHRISTMS n HAPPY NEW YEAR..thanks sekali lagi.

Joanita Aren's Nursing report for 2011.

2011-12-08T17:50:00.001-08:00

Joanita Aren in Bau Hospital, Kuching
Joanita Aren in SMK Marudi, courtesy of Alarience
Group photo in SMK Marudi.

Hye.. I'm Joanita Aren and this my report all about my experiences,difficulty in nursing,and how is my general life.
First it is about my experience life in big city like Kuching,my experiences about my study and my practical, and from beginning until now. First time i reached at Kuching i'm a little bit discomfort because not familiar with new situation that i must faced everyday.I come Kuching at august 2009 ad now so many changes that i can see in myself. Here, i make a lot of friends at my college,church and during my practical at hospital. I can socialize with others people and from that i can learn more about my course. I want to tell about my experiences.

...First time go for practical i have very funny storyhehe....i did not have time take bath,take my breakfast.haha...i wake up too late already that morning because i just arrived from Miri that night and i'm very tired becuase from the village go straight to miri and to kuching.Luckily,first day i not so bored at hospital because i feel time pass quickly that day. So many thing i learn first day and the next day i can learn from mistake and will do the best for myself next day. The others my experiences is first time give injection insulin. I'm scare see the needle..but i sucessfully done it. so many experiences in nursing. The experiences about first time lecturer give assignment. I'm worry because how can i done my assignment very well.? Honestly i'm blur that time.i do my first assignment at last minutes. Me and my friend (wendy,jennifer.cecilia,esther) spend our night at cyber do that assignment.Type assignment,find of information and we done our assignment at 2am something. And then go back to hostel and wake up 8am and send assignment.Huh...feel more relief.No more stress.At hospital,everything work like change pampers to patients,change their linen,do bed bath to patients,feed them sometimes and coax them when they in waiting their family member to come see them.All of that is my experiences.And that all my experience that i cannot forget along i'm in nursing.

About the difficulty in nursing,i can tell also here.First time i thinking nursing is easy but now i can tell nursing is not easy to me because nursing is about to save people life and anything happen wrong patients can sue if they know the thing we done to them is wrong.Patients can angry and need to cool down.So far in tutorial i can fixed it and to in my practical it is a little bit difficult and must learn more from clinical instructor and lecturer.When i practical, i will tell my clinical instructor to see whether the procedure i do to patients is correct.And if i do wrong,my clinical instructor will correct me and i can learn from my mistake and i do my best next time.So far i can learn more thing during practical.And when tome OSCE,(Objectives Structural Clinical Examination) I a little bit nervous and when result OSCE come out, Thanks to Lord, i pass my OSCE very well.About exam,i ever repeat my subject because i'm fail but in second time i can do my best.Assignment,i do at the time no more last minutes for assignment.

And now i tell about my general life.First time come to Kuching, i and my friend helped by Datuk Alfred Jabu and his wife,Tan Boon Foo,Interhill,and the one i forget already.I think it is SALCRA GROUP. All the person i mentioned is helped us before we get ptptn loan.They support i and my friend in our financial. Thank you to them.Life as student,i need money to buy note,pay for print assignment,pay for bus fee by my own money.Buy food also by own money.Out PTPTN is twice a year.Our money deducting for hostel fee=rm180 for 6 sharing,1 semester=rm5000,1 repeated subject = rm500,1 resit(exam again)=rm100/subject,uniform,book,and the others.Now bus fee for go to practical is by our own money.But college will arrange transport for student.Our remaining money will depend on our deducting.More we pay,and balance will less. Less we pay,and balance will more for us.Sometimes balance is can rm800-rm1400 and 6 months later will get PTPTN balance from deducting. That money have to save for 6 months.Life as student,financial problem is common one.I ever work part times during my semester break. I can have a lot money from that.So far,my general life is in moderate.In conclusion for my report is thank you so much and HAPPY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR.GOD BLESS.Thanks again.That all my report....

Report done by,

JOANITA AREN JOHN.

Sibu - Kapit - Mukah

2011-01-02T04:45:00.000-08:00

Perisek, Medi'it, Magoh, Seridan 075

2009-02-21T06:02:00.001-08:00

Perisek, Medi'it, Magoh, Seridan 075, originally uploaded by tanboonfoo.

Porters about to cross the Medi'it.

2009-02-20T18:53:00.001-08:00

Porters about to cross the Medi'it., originally uploaded by tanboonfoo.

Crossing the Medi'it.

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2009-02-20T18:50:00.001-08:00

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Mary - by Sofi

2009-02-20T06:53:00.001-08:00

Mary - by Sofi, originally uploaded by tanboonfoo.

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2009-02-20T06:49:00.001-08:00

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Yulena - by Sofi

2009-02-20T06:42:00.001-08:00

Yulena - by Sofi, originally uploaded by tanboonfoo.

Yulena, our most favourite Penan girl.

Mary - by Sofi

2009-02-20T06:40:00.001-08:00

Mary - by Sofi, originally uploaded by tanboonfoo.

Mary Raman of Long Perisek.

Medi'it Expedition 24 to 31 January 2009.

Camp 1 Day 1. Jan 24 Sat 09.

2009-02-20T06:23:00.001-08:00

Adni, WLF and TBF in this hut., originally uploaded by tanboonfoo.

Camp 1 is a unexpected camp as it was getting dark and raining. There are about 5 to 6 huts here and we come to know that they are used by the Penans of Long Perisek to spend a few nights to collect "mulung".

Suddenly we saw ppl waiting at the side of the road. This place is 1 hour from Rayah and the offroad is very steep.

2009-02-20T06:19:00.001-08:00

Suddenly we saw ppl waiting at the side of the road. This place is 1 hour from Rayah and the offroad is very steep., originally uploaded by tanboonfoo.

The "end of the road". Some sort of rendevous with the Lg Perisek Penans. Date and time has no meaning to them, but luckily they were here on "no man land" waiting for us.

Suddenly we saw ppl waiting at the side of the road. This place is 1 hour from Rayah and the offroad is very steep.

2009-02-20T06:18:00.001-08:00

Suddenly we saw ppl waiting at the side of the road. This place is 1 hour from Rayah and the offroad is very steep., originally uploaded by tanboonfoo.

The "end of the road". Some sort of rendevous with the Lg Perisek Penans. Date and time has no meaning to them, but luckily they were here on "no man land" waiting for us.

Long Rayah; stop to donate some plates and bowls.

2009-02-20T06:09:00.001-08:00

VT got so much melanime plates and bowls so gave some here, originally uploaded by tanboonfoo.

We arrive Long Rayah at 1.30pm and as was requested by Violette Tan to give away some of the plates, bowls, spoons and forks. After this place, the offroad terrain is really bad; very steep climb for the 4 wheels, muddy and lots of potholes.

GPS waypoints Camp 2 to Camp 3

2009-02-20T06:01:00.001-08:00

GPS waypoints Camp 2 to Camp 3, originally uploaded by tanboonfoo.

Waypoints by Garmin GPS Maps 60CSX.

Hut in Magoh where we stayed.

2009-02-20T05:58:00.001-08:00

Hut in Magoh where we stayed., originally uploaded by tanboonfoo.

This is Sayat Magut's hut where 18 of us stayed.
The whole of Sayat family and the whole village has gone to Long Seridan to wait for the I/C men to arrive on Feb the 5th.
We just make used of the whole hut and the fireplace. But there was not much left behind as Sayat group are still Nomadic. We stayed 2 night here to recover from trekking.

Mary - by Sofi

2009-02-20T05:51:00.001-08:00

Mary - by Sofi, originally uploaded by tanboonfoo.

Mary Raman of Long Perisek. This photo was taken in Sayat Magut's hut in Sg Tarum, Ulu Magoh.

Yulena, beautiful glow.

2009-02-20T05:34:00.001-08:00

Yulena, beautiful glow.
Originally uploaded by tanboonfoo

Yulena of Long Perisek, our favourite Penan girl.

Tongtanah has moved again.

2008-07-05T07:30:00.000-07:00

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This boy got his hair dyed.

2008-07-04T07:07:00.001-07:00

This boy got his hair dyed.
Originally uploaded by tanboonfoo

Sleepy eyes.

2008-07-04T07:05:00.001-07:00

Sleepy eyes.
Originally uploaded by tanboonfoo

School kids in SK Long Napir.

Official Gmail Blog: Evolution of Gmail chat

2008-07-02T08:54:00.000-07:00

Official Gmail Blog: Evolution of Gmail chat

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2008-06-19T07:54:00.001-07:00

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Long Napir Video

2008-06-08T09:18:00.000-07:00

This amateur video was taken by WLF on our 4th day at 9am while we were walking to Sekolah Kebangsaan Long Napir.

Asik Nyelit "The Poison Man of Ba Ubong

2008-06-08T09:14:00.000-07:00

Saturday "Agong Birthday" and Sunday, Dominic and me exchanges sms just because of a sms from Susan Dawat about Asik Nyelit.

"Kalau mauh jumpa Asyik, kita pergi Ba Ubong lah. Turun Long Seridan dulu. then jalan kaki lah ke sana. Asyik sakit sekarang ini. Dia kebas seluruh badan di Ba Ubong"

The following are Dominic sms:

In May 2006, I brought him for treatment in Miri and Kuching and Doctor said heart problem. That Doctor told me last night that he will arrange and ask me to see another Doc to get the medicine. Asik son will go on Thursday with the medicine and he is hoping for assistance from you for the flight. If the condition is very serious he will call from Ba Ubong.

Another sms;
I think you got wrong info. His son said the msg we got from Haini was his condition in March. His son was there in March and now they don't know his condition. To clarify this, his son will call his brother ( who is suppose to be back in Seridan today). in Seridan tonite. He suggest to hold on till he confirm with him.
( Asik's son is in Std 4 in Seridan, He got 8 children)

A sms from Haini in Mulu too.
Dia mula sakit pada bulan Mac sampai sekarang ini. Sekarang ini dia masih sakit lagi. Dia penah pergi Hosp. Kuching tapi sembuh skjp saja ni sakit lagi.

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2008-06-01T03:47:00.001-07:00

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2008-04-19T07:21:00.000-07:00

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Long Seridan to Ulu Magoh 7Feb-13Feb2008

2008-02-25T07:03:00.000-08:00

The Trek That Was
BY FAYE OSMAN{max_recipients:20}

1:36pm Sunday, Feb 24
This post about the recent trek is long overdue.While my triathlete friends have come nearer to the "true meaning of life" after being humbled by the intensity of the Ironman at Langkawi yesterday, I too have been humbled, in a different kind of way.It all started with a trip to Bikepro in late December last year, when I wanted to get a box to pack my triathlon bike for shipment to Miri. Boon Foo, the proprietor, told me of his impending trip to Sarawak during Chinese New Year to meet the Penans. He and his gang will be trekking from Long Seridan into the interior to meet as many Penan settlements as they could find. Their objective is to aid the Penan children by sponsoring them in their education.Me, being the unemployed, freelance photographer wannabe that I am, jumped at the chance to trek into the rainforest. Boon Foo wasn’t convinced at the time that I could handle such ‘extreme conditions’. Hahaha, well … I’m here writing about the trip now, so I figured I did just fine (for a first time overnight trekker).So, between the months while waiting for the day to arrive, I did my preparations which included plenty of cardio and strength workouts (at the gym and at Lambir Hills national park trail), hiking gear purchases (haversack, sleeping bag, dry sack etc) and also some ‘extras’ like a portable storage device and additional batteries for my camera.Trek members were Boon Foo, his wife and daughter, Yatie (a teacher) and her husband Doc Param (an MD), Thomas (an IT personnel at CIMB) and myself.This trek was not part of any tour package. It was self-arranged by Boon Foo via his contacts in Long Seridan. The trek was inspired by Bruno Manser (the Swiss Penan activist) and the book by James Ritchie.Here was what we went through:Day 1: Long Seridan to Ulu Magoh (11 hour trek)We arrived at Long Seridan via Maswings twin otter flight at around 11.30am. After meeting our guides and getting supplies, we were advised to tackle Ulu Magoh first because it is a tough route. Our guides estimated that we would reach there by 6pm. Little did we know they had underestimated the time it’ll take to reach the destination. It took us 11 hours!We started at 1 pm and trekked up to 12 midnight! We got separated into two groups. The first group reached Ulu Magoh before 12 am, but my group got lost along the way and opted to camp by the river until the next morning. This particular trek was the single most HARDEST thing I’ve ever done physically. I do believe I am not exaggerating when I write that if you fall down those steep hills or get pulled by the strong current of the river, well … you could end up dead.The route takes you up onto steep hills, treacherous ridges, slippery downhills, river crossings with strong currents … and you had to do it in the forest at night! It doesn’t help that I had to carry a heavy 15kg load on my back!I fell so many times during river crossings at night. I had so many leech bites. I got bitten by fire ants while scaling a steep wall. My spirit nearly broke because the tough route really wrecked havoc on my mental strength, especially during nighttime in the jungle.Day 2: Recovery at Ulu MagohAt dawn, the Penans came to our campsite to lead us to their settlement. The first group who arrived late the other night was already sleeping safe and sound. We arrived at the village about 7.30 am. The longhouse is in fact a huge hut built with tree logs held together with rattan strings, and old zinc sheets as roof materials. We spent the whole day here recuperating, and getting to know the friendly semi-nomadic Penans.Day 3: Ulu Magoh to Long Balau (11 hour trek)We got ourselves three Penan guides from Ulu Magoh to lead us to Long Balau. The first hour of the trek was spent climbing up steep hills inside the forest. After that it was walking on paved timber track all the way. The elevation we were on was quite high. At some point, we were at the same level as the clouds! The view was spectacular, as we could see Gunung Mulu from where we were. After walking for nearing 11 hours, we arrived at Long Balau village at 6.30 pm.Day 4: Recovery at Long BalauWe spent the day recuperating. The Penans here are settled, and very well-off from the semi-nomadic ones at Ulu Magoh.I finally ate some sago grubs. Delicious! Hahahha, I want to have more. I read there's plenty in Limbang :PIt is here that I got 'stalked' by a Penan woman named Marina. Oh my God, she was like my shadow, wanting RM10 for cigarettes and asking for extra pants and sarong. On one hand I sympathize with her situation at being located in a remote place, but to disturb us incessantly (especially me) was rather annoying.I kept thinking about the people at Ulu Magoh, about how they had so much less than the people here in Long Balau, but never asked anything of us.Day 5: Long Balau to Long Seridan (6 hour trek)We departed for Long Seridan at 8 am, with three guides from Long Balau accompanying us. The route to Long Seridan is half forest and half timber track. The trek was not really tough, but it was interesting, taking us through scenic river and stream crossings. As we proceeded along, two more Penans joined us, and before long we were all laughing at the jokes the happy-go-lucky bunch were cracking.We arrived at Long Seridan at 2 pm but not before crossing the mighty Seridan river.Upon reaching Long Seridan, we decided to take the flight to Miri from Marudi instead, since the flight from Long Seridan is not a certainty because the plane will only land when the weather permits. After asking the locals on the best route to go to Marudi, we were advised to go to Long Meraan and catch a 4WD to a jetty where the express boat will take passengers to Marudi.That evening, the six of us went to Sekolah Kebangsaan Long Seridan to take photos of the Penans kids there, as well as to hand them ang-pows and other goodies. The photos will be used for collecting funds back in KL. I intend to submit mine to photo agencies for editorial content, so that their plight will gain exposure (acceptance to these agencies is tough, so I'm crossing my fingers).Day 6: Long Seridan - Long Meraan - Long Bedian (Longboat + 4 wheel drive)Early morning, we took a long boat (commandeered by our host and hostess at Long Seridan) to the small village of timber workers at Long Meraan. A 4 wheel drive arrives early morning to drive the timber workers to work and returns them at noon. We hitched a ride on the 4 wheel drive to the Kayan town of Long Bedian when it arrived at noon time.Boon Foo, Thomas and I sat at the rear trunk of the 4WD. The funny thing was at first we were so excited at the 'first class view' we had at the back, but half an hour later we all fell into silence because the 4WD took we waaaaay up above sea level, and we were shivering!At Long Bedian, we decided to spend the night because it was raining, and no 4WD was willing to drive to Temerlak.Day 7: Long Bedian - Temerlak - Marudi ( 4 wheel drive + express boat)In the morning, we hired a 4WD to take us to the small jetty at Temerlak. At 10.30 am, the express boat arrived to take us to Marudi for a two hour ride on the Baram River. At Marudi, we found out that the next day flight to Miri was limited to 5 seats. Thomas and I opted to take the available flight to Miri that evening, while the others spent the night at Marudi for their flight tomorrow.All in all, I had fun. Sure I fell countless of times, in a ditch, in the river, on the trail with my foot wedged INSIDE A LOG. I lost a toenail, I had infected blisters, I have scratches and bruises all over my leg. And hey, I sure as hell mastered the art of peeing in the bushes. But I still had fun!I have HUNDREDS of pictures which will take weeks to process because it is in RAW format. To process each one and to apply artistic treatments on them in Photoshop will take ages, so I've uploaded some using Adobe Lightroom's export action plug-in directly to Flickr. You can view some of them there.Now if only I can wrestle my laptop away from that little dictator ...

G. Batu Puteh; Into the Heart of Semai Country

2007-12-31T06:21:00.000-08:00

By Forest Gan, Aug31 to Sep 3 1986
Gunung Batu Puteh: 6993ft (8th highest in Peninsular)
Location : 101 27 E 4 16 N.
This mountain view becomes more imposing from the 9th to 15th mile Cameron Highlands road. The top of this stretch shrouds in cloud most of the time. It looks like a whale-back in sea of cloud. Batu Puteh is where one of the white granite cliff hanged at 5000ft is prominently observed from the towns of Tapah and Bidor. The west flowing Perak river and east flowing Pahang river receive its water souces from here.

In 1884, Father Scortechini, a missionary from Australia ascended the mountain from Kuala Woh (7th mile Cameron H'lands road). A longhouse Church on all bamboo walls was erected and rebuilt till this day at the 3rd mile, K Woh road. He collected plants in Perak till 1886. In the Malayan Flora, more than 10 mountain flowers are named after him. The 20 sen Malaysian stamp, green based, yellow flower portrays Rhododendren scortechinii.

In his "Jungle is Neutral" chapter 12 Map 4, Major FS Chapman descriped British Force 136 hidden camp at BT. Belantan and on the shoulder of G. Batu Puteh in 1943. The British guerilla force was in the jungle alongside the Anti-Japan guerilla(MPAJA). It was here in K. Woh of Batang Padang, he and Major General Lim Bo Seng waited for a meeting with Chen Ping.

In 1953, clinic outposts served by helicopters were established across the mountain pass. Fort Titom and Fort Sheam among the Semai are maintained as longhouse clinics. Pamela Gouldsbury described her role in Batang Padang where Williams- Hunt, an Ethnographer lived and died in an accident.

At the K. Woh water chlorination station, our PMM climbing party consist of 15 members and 2 Semai guides.
The followed and crossed the rocky and crystal-clear Sg Woh. Footpath was well used. Despite yesterday's rain, it was leech free on the trail. Fish traps were found in a section of Sg. Bemban tributaries. We started the climb across a newly slash-and-burn ladang. Dry hill rice and maize were mixed crop. The whole field was covered with black soil and charred woods.

Into the hill forest, bamboo thicket fringed the trail. Pineapples were planted in row. Meranti of the Shorea spp. stood out with 20ft Bertam palm. Rattans, mainly the Calamus, thorny Daemonorops spp. formed the under layer community. Towards the 2000ft contour, we found rattan animal traps. Trail was cleared by Semai rattan harvesters. It was so far easy long slope uphill to 3000ft contour. We crossed path with 4 young Semai coming down, one of them holding a medicinal plant root. This was typical Hill Dipterocarp with oak acorns(Lithocarpus) littered the floor. I would say it was a clean, relatively undisturbed, pristine rain forest.

Cutting through bars and thorns, tree fern fronds, we were up 4,500ft contour. Then a drop down to a valley, we encountered a unique 70ft outcrop. Thw west face where we entered was overhangs forming a trignometric 45 deg. cave-in. Large enough to sleep 80 persons. Light was dim, we prepare to camp. The sedimentary rock is 1 inch long white pebbles in a pink-yellow mudstone matrix. Temperature dropped to 17*c at 11.30pm. The overhang stretched from west to northwest. A spring runs through rock fissure below NW. This was our last drinking water up the summit.

Around camping cave is abundant with flora; herbs, pink flower Phyllagathis, dark blue Didissandra filicina, hairy purplish Begonia decora, painted leaf Argostemma pitctum, palms, small-fan Licula, Iguanura and Pinanga polymorpha. Ginger plants, tall wild banana and thick forest close-up from all sides.

Our guides purposely avouded a direct climb beside the 150ft white cliff, the so called Batu Puteh. While contouring 4800ft, the lower portion of it partly obscured by deep tall trees, could be seen. The vegetation marked a change. Pentaphragma scortechinii, tree ferns epiphytic orchids abundant. An Ipoh creeper(Strychnos genus) was pinpointed by guide. Its poison latex boiled to concentrate can be used like Ipoh tree poison.

We crossed many streams where granite surface outcropped. On checking Map sheet 66, G Batu Puteh psn grip point 825665. It is the source of tributary of Sg. Telom.

It took 1 hour to gain 1000ft to emerge at a long summit ridge running North and South. We trekked a short distance South to look at the true Batu Puteh. According to local Semai , it is a hill on the 6000ft spur. The so called white cliff hanged 1000ft below. For the 1st time we had open view. At eastern edge, precipitated the source of Sg. Sungkai valley. On this narrow ridge, grass and Nepenthes Sanguinea covered the ground. Rhododendren malayanum, Rh. jasminflorum, orchid Dilochia, Malayan wintergreen Gaultheria leucocarpa, Vaccinium scortechinii were found. I sat for 15min intoxicated by this beauty. To the North, a pink cliff below which a giant mountain fish-tail palm (Caryata aequatorialis) stood out in the canopy. The trig station was covered by cloud. We proceed northerly.

The mossy ground was covered with orange-red parasitic Balanophora globosa( genus close to Rafflesia) and its ripen G-shape inflorescene. On branches hanged Dendrobium orchid with long stem, purple flower at node tip. I have not seen such a rich forest at this height in Malayan Moutains( even the Agathis forest saddled between G. Tahan and G. Gedong is no equal).
Lip-stick plant Aeschynenthus put out a show on ground moss lichen, fungi pink Sonerila, white Didymocarpus, dropping of yellowflower Rhododendron robinsoni( it grows high on the tree branches), rattans, white Spathoglottis orchid, Pinanga palms, mountai gingers fringed the trail.

It rained and we took longer than we thought to cover 3 km ridgeway. For the summit is ellusive since we started at 9.50am. Last night he warned us not to do so fearing that" mountain will run firther away." The Semai revered mountain spirit.

We arrived at the Trig Station of Batu Puteh wet and trembling. It was 13deg C at 5;45pm, 1st Sep 1986. I rejouced over the shining orange-yellow Rhododendron scortechinii flowering on the summit.

As early as 1884, plant hunter Father Scortechini and later 1890, R. Wray visited. Rh. scortechinii has its centre of distribution here and extends its range to the north limit at G.Wray(6817'). The yellow coloration on the 20 sen stamp is perhaps based on portrayal of its type spacimen which Father Scortechini first collected at G. Bubu (5437'). This orange-yellow species at Batu Puteh shows up the best form and color.

With the rain, night temperature drops to 10deg C. In the leaking tent, without sleeping bag, I lay a sleepless night. Cross talked with me spiritually were the mountains and flowers.

Most of us were up by 6.30am trying to take a shot at sunrise. One of the last visitor recorded on a fallen tin sheet "Perak Topo Surveyor, 11 june 1924. Ibrahim Bin Sidik.

Thermometer reads 11 deg C at 7;15am. By 9am, the mist clear and we had a spendour view of the Main Range mountains. With a binocular, we saw the white structure of Strawberry Park of Cameron Highlands 20 mile to the north.

It took us only 4 hours to return to the camping cave. Camp fire was lighted, our heart warmer. Next day we set off at 11am. A steep relief well used by Semai people was followed. This shorter route provide a glimpse of this beautiful forest. Sampling of "Tongkat Ali" (Eurycoma longifolia) a traditional Malay medicine were abundant on the trail. We were out at K. Woh water intake by 5pm.
References:
1. Account of an Expedition to the Batu Puteh and Ulu Batang Padang Mountains 1887, Cecil Wray Perak Museum Paper.
2. The Ascent of G. Batu Puteh, D.F. Grant (Malay ForesterV.9 1948 )
3. Jungle is Neutral - Spencer Chapman
4. Jungle Nurse - Pamela Gouldsbury(1960)
5. Malayan Chinese Resistance - Chapter 5 Force 136 Col. Chung Hui Tsuan.
6. An Introduction to the Malayan Aborigines - William Hunt
7. Rain Forest Collectors and Traders - Dr. F.L. Dunn
8. The Semai- Robert Knox Dentan
9. A blueprint for conservation in P. Malaysia - MNS
10. Tropical Rain Forest Ecology - D.J. Mabberley 1983.

G. KORBU:THE FIRST ASCENT, JUL 4, 1986

2007-12-30T05:56:00.000-08:00

CLIMBING G KORBU - ON THE TRAIL OF SG SENOI TOWARDS THE NORTH RIDGE. The following is an interesting narrative on plant and personal experience of Forest Gan. LOcation- 101 18E 4 41N. The riverain trail up to 2750' gave one a strong impression of disturbed forest. We had tramped upon the country of Temiar people. The climb started from base camp at 1750'While contouring 3000', we were surprised to meet Agathis alba of good timber size. At contour 3750' a waterfall was met. This our last drinking water source up the mouontain. The steep climb turned NE away from the river. Forest weed, thorny bertam plam fringed the trail. Onwards to 5000' we first met Dacrydium beccarii, the montane tropical pine. Baeckia frutescens, Bambusaelegans( the thinnest mt bamboo of 3mm diameter)and Rhododendron spathulatum formed thickets. R. Spathulatum with elegant orange-red flower is conspicuos. The Australian sea-shore shrub Leucopogon malayanus which is characteristic of Tahan Range is locally abundant. Pitcher Plant Nepenthes Macfarlanei show off its red dotted color. After a easier gradient we struck upon the main range with E and S direction. We were S-bound for Korbu. We emerged on an open srub at 6000' on the Kelantan- Perak divide. Looking N the valley of Sg Korbu which drains from G. Gayong(7129') cuts deeply. Further NE G. Bubu(6474') is blue and the sharpest peak of all. G. Yong Yap(7113') view captured me. I was exhilarated. Oh, the S-wing from Sg.Kinta valley was most invigorating. I cannot bear but cry to the 7 mile distant mountains. It was 5pm and the air was most abnormally dry and warm. Continuing due S, we trekked under mossy cloud forest emerging many times to meet Lepospermum flavescens(NZ's tea tree) dominant with dark pitcher Nepenthes gracillima on its canopy. I experienced the trill of joy to walk on the true roof of Malay Peninsular. The night was bivouacked on a open scrub at 6300'On the ledge, I lay 6 hour sleepless night in the open. Temp was 15C. The 1st party arrived at summit by 9.45am. I counted more than 10 peaks over 6500'. Yong Blar(7156') knife edged separated the true Cameron H'lands of Kelantan side where Sg. Brooke raises its source. Further N are G. Sepat(7091') and G. Chamah(7123'. To the E, Tahan Range appears in dim hue, it was far far away.(65 miles)

Penans of Long Naring near Long Seridan 2005

2007-12-23T07:07:00.000-08:00

2005 CNY holidays at Long Naring about 1 hour by 4 wheel drive from Long Seridan.

2nd from left is Asik Nyelik, headman of Sg Ubong and 5th from left is Dawat Lupung featured in the book "PENAN - Voice for the Borneo Rainforest" by Dr. Wade Davis.

Dawat, born in 1963 , was raised as a nomad in the forest of the Melinau river. On November 6, 1989, Dawat Lupung became the recipient of the 1989 Reebok Human ights Award, an award established to honour individuals who, early in their lives and against all odds, have significantly raised the awareness of human rights and exercised the freedom of expression.

In an interview, Asik Nyelit had this to say;

"My people have lived in Sg Ubong since the days of Tamen Tering, who later was succeeded by Tamen Laje, who was succeeded bt Paren Kusin, who was succeeded bt Dulit Lesu, who was succeeded by me. There are other headmen before Tamen Tering but now they are gone".

Kg Raja to Gua Musang 17/4/85 - 24/4/85

2007-12-23T04:57:00.000-08:00

Expedition Leader - Zaharan Razak
Route Plan:
Day 1 : Kg Raja to Blue Valley Tea Estate. Continue for another 30mins to Penangau where is an overnight camp.

Day 2 : Penangau (4,800ft) to Fort Brooke (1,961ft) 5 hours, 17km. Clear track. Going down most of the way. Camp at Fort Brooke. Orang Asli village with school and clinic, also Army checkpoint. Penghulu Alang Inchah Bin Busu.

Day 3 : Fort Brooke to Mengrod (978ft) 4 hours 12km. Both difficult and easy sections encountered along this route. Slippery, pacat can be found. Mengrod is another OA village. Penghulu Mentri Awol Bin Kechik.

Day 4 : Mengrod to Reloi (700ft) 4 hours. Difficult section of 12km. Many ascents and descents. Predators frequent this section. Reloy is also a OA village. Penghulu Yaman bin Pandak.

Day 5: Reloy to K. Mering(650ft). 4 hours 9km. Another difficult section with ups and downs. No accommodation at Mering. OA hands to prepare bamboo rafts here. They are to be hired for the work in advance. Liase thru JOA in Tanah Rata.

Day 6 : Kuala Mering to Pos Belau. 35km by raft, whole day. Watch out for a stretch of spectacular and dangerous rapids called Jeram Gajah!. The OA raft makers will travel back from Belau to Mering by boat. School, clinic, army post at Belau. Penghulu Angah bin Jagah.

Day 7 : Post Belau to Kuala Betis. 30km 3 hrs by boat. JOA post here. Adequate facilities like a Rest House here. Kuala Betis is at the confluence of Sg Betis and Sg Berok where they form the Sg. Nenggiri which in turn flows into the Sg Kelantan.

Day 8 : Kuala Betis to Gua Musang. 34km by Land Rover. Overnight train back to KL.

More pictures at www.pbase.com/tanboonen/cameron_highlands_-_gua_musang

Cameron Highlands to Gua Musang 17/4/1985

2007-12-23T04:38:00.000-08:00

Expedition Leader - Zaharan Razak.
Objectives - experience the many aspects of mountaineering - conceiving, planning, organising, physical fitness training, mental preparation.
Trail description : Kg Raja is 20km from Tanah Rata. The route starts at Kg Raja elevation 4000ft descents to 400ft at K. Betis. In between, the highest point is Penangau (4,800ft). The total distance is 60miles, of which 25miles is on foot, 20miles by river and 15 miles by Land Rover. All the overnight stops are in Orang Asli settlements.

2007-12-14T06:42:00.000-08:00

Tong Tanah is a Penan word for our land.