Tuesday, December 12, 2006
@4:17 PM
BACK FROM AN ADVENTURE
I'm back safe and sound apart from some bruises and small cuts from the water rafting and caving. But seriously the minor injuries were nothing compared to the fun I had throughout the 5 days and especially more during the rafting and caving in Perak.
Aisha, Mala, Sahira, Jumi, Kak Mus and myself; the self-declared CICAK TEAM did a few 'outrageous stunts' during our adventure there.
Day 1:
We stayed in an apartment in KL, The Zon, with a scenic view of KLCC and Masjid Assyakirin (especially panaromic at night). Our first stunt was to have a movie marathon, two movies back to back- The Red Kebaya and CINTA. We were quite apprehensive about being able to stay awake for 4 hours but with such excellent story plots, it was not a hurdle at all. Just as I have guessed from the title, I know I would enjoy CINTA very much and I did. 5 love stories spun into 1, it depicts the many meanings of that one powerful word. I could not hold back my tears and I could also hear Kak Mus sobbing beside me :).
Walking back to the apartment past 1am, passing by Masjid Assyakirin, it triggered inside me, "What's most important is to strengthen my CINTA for HIM and insyaAllah everything else will fall into place."
A quote from the show: Orang yang paling kita sayang paling susah untuk disayangi..... oh how true.
Day 2:
The itinery for the day was to go to Masjid India and Cultural Market for some sourvenir shopping and then karaoke at Redbox before we sent Kak Mus off to catch her bus back to Singapore (Unfortunatey she had to cut her trip short due to something which would determine her future haha. So Kak Mus dah sign ke belum? I hope you'll be in the uniform soon!) Karaoke was better than usual because this time, we were served with a sumptuous buffet. The spread included chilli crab, lemak chilli padi prawns just to name a few, many types of cold dishes, desserts, drinks and crackers. Surely Mak doesn't condone her children singing while eating but shall we make that day an exception?? :(
While sending Kak Mus off at Berjaya Times Square, we caught a busker in action throwing fire. Too late to catch the LRT back, the Cicaks decided to walk back to the apartment. Not as near as we thought but we detoured to KLCC when we realised that Salman Khan was still inside the building for the premiere show of Baabul (We actually wanted to grab the tickets too but it was already sold out the day before). So there we were, 5 groupie virgins waiting in anxiety for Salman Khan's exit from the building. Thank goodness it was not at all crowded but we were all dumbfounded when we saw him, good-looking as expected but he looked shorter than on screen!! But most importantly, I managed to charge forward and snap a good photo of him on Aisha's camera. That was stunt number 2.
Back at the apartment, everyone was all set to watch Fanaa.... no long after, Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol were staring at us instead. How I wished my charming Shah Rukh Khan was there at KLCC instead.
Day 3:
After 2 late nights at KL, we headed up to Perak. Pretty dead town where people seem to sleep in really early. The night was pretty much about cakes from Secret Recipe and the pamelo fruit.
Day 4:
De Day I was so looking forward too. We were picked up by Pacwest (now my trusted company)to Sungai Kampar for the white water rafting. It was all the Cicak's first time at rafting and I must say we are all set to go for a next one. 5 amatures plus 2 very friendly guides, we overcame the rapids and turbulence. It wouldn't have been fun if we did not get flung out of the raft, A few times in fact, whether on purpose or not. But the most memorable one was the last throw. Eveyone was all ready to end the activity when we were suddenly hit by a strong current and our raft hit hard against the rocks. Everyone was caught off guard and thrown out of the raft. Mala was brought away by the current, Sahira and Aisha had to cling on to a tree trunk for their dear life and Jumi and I held on tightly to each other. The water was actually quite shallow but the current was just to strong for us. The guides had to throw the safety float and we were all brought to safety.
We had cuts and bruises but we definitely had much more fun.
We then headed to Gua Tempurung where we had lunch and then we proceeded with the caving activity. I was like Angelina Jolie in Tomb Raider. Before stepping in, I thought it was just going to be some simple crawling and duck walking in the dark but it turned out to be much better than I expected. We had to swim through waters with the staclatites and staglamites restricting our movements. We had to squeeze through tiny holes and slide down steep slopes.
The staclatites and staglamites formations which grew an inch every 200 years were really amazing and I watched my surroundings in awe. Nature has so much to offer us and it is a pity if we do not bring ourselves forward to appreciate its beauty.
The Cicaks got themselves thoroughly wet and even dirtier this time. It was a really great adventure into an unfamiliar world.
I had a hard time getting the mud stain off my clothes.
Day 5:
7-hour bus ride back home..... with the great company of 4 other cicaks ( I didn't see any crawling in the bus :))
We shall plan for another trip soon. A higher grade rafting and another adventure insyaAllah.
