Week- 10 ( DIplomat Resident Jungle)

About the trekking:

On week 10 we had our trip at Diplomat Resident Jungle at Kg Sungai Akar. We as usual met at our meeting point at Shibie parking lot but this time there were a problem for the bus due to its brake was not working properly. So we change bus and used van instead. This week i were appointed as a Leader.

As a leader i need to lead my group and its really hard for me as lack of experienced but its my time to gain experiences. So my group were Keem, Azmey and Asri as my sweeper. Our group we the third group and along the way its really different from the last trekking, we had a hard time remembering the trek route where there were alot of falling trees, slippery condition, and there were alot of hills we need to climb and need more energy. We also face a problem of confussion of marks where at some point our group and Azri's group were not on the right track but thanks to Dr.Irene that corrected us. However we do managed to end the trekking the right way and around 9.30am we arrived at our finish point.

There are many plants and trees were found there namely Kuduk-kuduk, Tongkat Ali, Accasia Trees, Rush that were next to water and also i do see nice termites nest with different structure.



From behind its Asri, Keem and Azmey.



Learning aspect of the experience:

1. This week i choose to be Leader because i want to try something that i were never done before and it were really hard and carry big responsibilities for my group. I need to be confident and lead the right way. I also learnt not to follow the group that were infront of us but i need to follow the marker. It also taught me to be confident and brave.

2. I learnt alot about plants where Dr.Irene told us that the Rush plant that were only found next to water. Its trunk were like straw type where it has space inside it. This were new lesson for me.

3. I also learnt that leading a group is not easy than i taught because all of the team was relying on us as their leader so we as a leader need to be confident as we need to lead them back safely and control every problem calmly.

Week- 9 ( Rimba forest)

About the trip:
On week 9th we had a trip to Rimba Forest. Iwas held on 9th october 2009. For this week my responsibilities was as a Bin Manager. As a bin manager i need to provied bags for collecting of rubbish such as cans, bottles and others. So i do provied the plastic bags for the team. For this week i joint hakimah's groups where she was the leader and our sweeper were azmey and in the group were me, Syahir and Azri. For this week it was a bit harder than the last week trekking because the trek route was hard where our group were sometimes lost and need we as a team need to be teamwork to find the right track back. The second half of the trekking we choosed to pick a new route back and Dr.Irene lead our way. It was really chalanging but Dr.Irene do manage to lead us back safely.

Learning aspect of the experinced:
1. I learnt about teamwork where in a group we need to work as a team. For this week our group leader sometimes hard to find the track but we help her and does managed to find the right track.
2. I need to bring alot of water because this week trekking i just don't bring enough water and i also need to take my breakfast early so for the trekking i won't be weak like what happened at this week trekking.
3. There were an undone building that were build in the forest i don't know whats the reasons why it is undone and for me this is not good because instead of letting it abandon why don't they just clear those undone building and plant new tress and plant inorder to save our environment.

Week- 8 ( Lucky Garden)

About the Trip:
On week 8th we had a trip at Lucky Garden. It is located at Kg Sungai Tilong. We were to be meeting at our meeting point at Shibie parking lot at 6am sharp where bus was waiting for us there. We do manage come at the the location about 6.20am. For this trip i was supposed to be as a Sweeper but i didn't came for the recce due to overslept. So that day i just be a follower with our leader Diana and Dr.Irene replaced me as a sweeper. Along the way its a bid rough because the trek route was really hard and slippery however we do managed to end the trekking safely. There a certain area which were used to be as farmland but it had been left by the farmers. There were also many varieties of trees and plant but i don't know all of them however i do know some of it such as Dwarf Umbrella Palm and Tongkat Ali Tree. We were also need to pick all the rubbish that were thrown by the farmers i guess.

Learning aspects:
1. I learnt quite a lot from this trip since it is my first time experiencing trekking in the junggle such as the Lucky Garden. I learnt alot where i need to wear a boots with spike in order to be safe like not to slip during walking due to slippery pathway with all the dead leaves and damp soil. Secondly i need to wear long sleeves shirt to avoid from getting cut by those sharp plants and to get rid of those mosquitoes and other insects.
2. We also do a community work such as clearing rubbish that were found at the jungle and it also teach us that not to throw rubbish everywhere especially to the environment.
3. I learnt also about my responsibilities where i need to be organized and well disiplin. On this week i didn't managed to came for the recce however next time i won't repeat this mistake again. This really teach me alot to be well disiplin not only for this course but i would apply it to life aswell.