The One With Belalong Trip

Movie I've Watched

1hr 44mins, SRD, Comedy and Adaptation
Starring: Jim Carrey, Rhys Darby, Bradley Cooper, Zooey Deschanel, Sasha Alexander
Directed by: Peyton Reed

A man signs up for a self-help program based on one simple principle: say yes to everything... and anything. At first, unleashing the power of "yes" transforms his life in amazing and unexpected ways, but he soon discovers that opening up his life to endless possibilities can have its drawbacks.

Rating : 8.5/10
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Last weekend, I had a great time with my 919 Family. Fourteen of us were enjoying every moment of it. It was a top notch! Having told about the trip a week before the actual day, I thought it was going to be like.. you know~ Lily's promise (famous jua promise si Lily ani karang) but I was wrong. We were really going! Yayy!! Before I talk more on the trip, why don't we sit and get to know a bit about Belalong (Ulu Temburong National Park).

If you must know, Ulu Temburong National Park occupies 5000 hectares of land (40% of Temburong). It is regarded as the best preserved tropical rainforest of Borneo. The park is very popular with educational tours and special interest groups, such as bird watchers.

Map of Temburong

The night before the trip, I tried to sleep early but my euphoria made me wide awake. Counting sheep didn't help at all. Therefore, I ended up sleeping only for three hours.

Location : Home
Time : 0600 Hours

My 'bag-pack'

Woke up early before sunrise.

Location : Tambing (Bandar Seri Begawan)
Time : 0700 Hours

Our bags~

Waiting for our boat. We were supposed to take off at 7.30AM, however due to the efficiency of our tour guide, we took off 15 minutes early. I know, amayyyyzenggg~

My sis

This is the speed boat.

Getting in for the first time :D We were asked to use a life jacket for safety, this rule is now very strict since the incident happened about few months ago. If you're stubborn and still don't want to wear it, you could face a heavy fine of 4 - 5 digits!

The one hour journey from Bandar to Temburong was exquisite. Our journey was.. I dont know.. It was well defined. The line of mangrove forests troughout the journey was eye catching, especially when you see monkeys jumping from tree to tree.

Location : Bangar Town
Time : 0900 Hours

This is Langgi, our tour guide.

Langgi : Selamat Pagi, Hari ini saya jadi tour guide biskita. Biasa cakap english, orang putih selalu ke mari. Tapi nda apa, hari ani cakap melayu saja.

All of us : *Senyum*

Langgi : Btw, nama ku Langgi!

Ka Nik : Aduh, lain jua nama mu atu?

Langgi : Awu, nama Iban.

Ka Nik : Owh~

Me : Dukk.. Berani jua ia~ *Dalam Hati*

Langgi : Ok, kita tunggu bas datang dulu ah dalam 10 minit. Kalau kita kan meliat2, ada tu barang2 bejual di sana *pointing to the direction arah jual2an*

While waiting for the bus, so went to the said place and look look around. I cant really remember what the place is called. I'f im not mistaken, 'Bumiputera Complex'. Look look look, Ka Nik and I found this..

Kayu Bau Tahi. Lol. We didnt dare to touch them!

Then, after satisfied looking around, our bus eventually arrived.

Our Ride. It was comfy, well equipped. Very clean and new!


From Bangar, it took about half of an hour to reach Rainforest Lodge. There, we had our breakfast before cruising the adventurous river.

Only 20 minutes for breakfast.

Cuttie little pie

Ready to feel the adventure.

Getting into the boat called Temuai.

Batu Kelikir

Our rafts

Very strong rapid. Love it. So adventurous~

Pose~ Luckily we brought with us our sense of adventure. This longboat trip of 12km sure a fun one, even we were exposed to too much sunlight during the 45 minutes journey to the next destination. It was wet and exciting. Actually, it wasnt really hot that day :P

This is not a long house. This is a place to stay for visitors who intended to have a night or two here. Cool!! Lappppsss....

Register here. Yes, every visitor must register first.

This is not Jurassic Park, This is Ulu Temburong National Park! Due to natural processes, which by the way sometimes disrupt the wooden walkways, some sections are under repair and some routes are closed for maintenance.

Some routes are muddy and slippery which make the journey to the hill top more fun and adventurous. I had blast of laughters seeing some of us slipped down the hill and ended with a muddy buttock!

After having a rough start, then we had no choice but to climb more than 1200 steps of a newly built wooden staircase. At that moment, we wish there was at least an escalator to take us to the top. The tour guide was way infront and we did not prepare for this!

An old tree. Perhaps more than a hundred years.

Still long way to go.

The Canopy Walkway! Taller than most trees!

Excited about the Canopy Walkway, we moved on and left the others who were still making their ways up to the top. Bak pepatah Brunei 'Karing Paluh Menunggu'. Hayyyy~

Atop the well-constructed Canopy Walkway!

A birds-eye view of the surrounding forests from the not-to-be-missed Canopy Walkway. This steel structure rises some 50 metres from the forest floor to the level of the highest trees, and from here can be seen tiger orchids and other species clinging to the tree branches, as well as Bukit Belalong in the distance. If you're lucky, you may even glimpse snakes in the treetops, such as the strikingly coloured Wagler's Pit Viper.

This would be the view in the morning.

We were told that only maximum of two person can cross the canopy bridge at a time and only 5 person per tower. There were five towers all together. Actually, we didn't have much time to go further into the forest because it's going to take a whole day to be able to explore the whole park and the giant waterfall deep inside the forest. So, we concluded our tour by visiting a small waterfall and rafting!

After the canopy walk

To the waterfall, the smaller one.

Yeah, a pretty small one.

Then, we went to our rafts and.... and I didn't take any pictures of us rafting. So, just to give you an idea what rafting is... look at the picture below..

This is rafting. Wohooo.. Adventure sangat laa dikkk~

After 3KM of rafting, we then had shower and ate our lunch.

Lunch!

Then we arrived home safely. Alhamdullilah.


Next outing for 919 Family is...

Tasek Merimbun. Insya Allah


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The next day, Sunday.

Exhausted by yesterday's adventurous day. Dai texted me while I was still sleeping!!!!

Around 8.30AM

Dai : Lix... mana u? Urg kawin?

Me : Di rumah, kenapa? Bahapa kan orang kawin pagi2 macam ani!

Then she called me. The conversation was something like this.

Me : Hello..

Dai : Eh, kemari ko! *basar lagi suaranya tu, alum ku tuli dang!*

Me : Kemari kemana?

Dai : Kami di empire now, swimming.

Me : Siapa kami?

Dai : I and Pitat. Nda ko kemari?

Me : Ah?

Dai : Baru bangun tidur ko kah?

Me : Aaa...

Dai : Kalau ko nda ngalih, kemari. Lakas.

Me : Baie kali.. alum ku abis menjawab soalannya yg first, tarus2 d baginya soalan yg lain. *dalam hati pulang tu*

Me : Eh, ngaleh ku ni bakas kemarin. Liatlah dulu karang.

Dai : Bah. Uki Laps.

Me : Bah!

Then tidur balik.

Around 2.ooPM

Dai texted me again.

Dai : Lix lakas kemari! Gtau Fyl jua if ia mau.

Me : Nda, ngaleh ku bah ngaleh! Baru jua ku bangun ni.

Dai : Duk.. hahahaha.. agatah u berehat.. we bebasikal.. k laps

Around 4.30PM

Pytat texted me.

Pytat : Lix, sampat ni ke empire. We sampai pukul 7.

I was like 'Ya Allah, berikanlah ku kesabaran. Mengapa lah kawanku dua orang ani nda pandai paham2nya.. kataku aku ngalih, ngalih lah. Majalllllll baaaaa!!' Hurni kan membawa swimming atu.

Me : Nda, ngalih I still di katil.

The End.

QaLiX :D