Sunday, November 05, 2006

Weekend at Northern Region of Malaysia

To start with...On Friday...right after the Friday's prayer...me and my batchmates were instructed to go to Kedah campus for our expedition in Gua Gendang and Gua Itik in Pengkalan Hulu, Perak.....we were are excited for the trip....as it is the famous of it's beauty and excitement.....we reached Sg. Petani at around 9pm and stay at the hostel for the night...the following day....8pm....we were on our way to Pengkala Hulu....reaching there....we got to walk through jungle path entering the cave...river water and the darkness of the cave really excite everyone....it was very interesting experience...we got to finish the expedition without any injury.....of course the leeches thing and the mosquitoes are the things to experience in any jungle experience....but the most of all...walking in the cave..total darkness and river water gushing and knocking your body all the time are really a good experience....i would recommend that everyone to go there....but get tour guide lar....Gua Itik is known to be a cave where the defunct PKM (Parti Komunis Malaya) hide during the Emergency Time in Malaya....Most of all...the area (jungle) is still the most untouch area....really no pollution and very good air quality....river water is clear and .....well...you got to feel it yourself....although it is not as good as Taman Negara trip....but it is one of my good trip in my life....take a look of the picture I took...After 3days 2 night at the northern part of Malaysia...it's time to come back to Klang Valley with all the pollution in the area....on my way back...i got to snap this picture...paddy field before the Juru toll....it's nice to see....I think I'm gonna come back to Kedah for the "Keluarga Angkat" Program....in another 1 week...gonna update my blog hopefully....