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Early '90s KKB Trip
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 | Let's meet at 7am
 | The plan was for all of us to meet up at TNB by 7am
and then journey on from there. I woke up at 7am. Well, we're following Malaysian time, so
it's ok. Having showered, dressed and packed the necessary stuff (like towel and extra
T-shirt), I wore my slippers and drove to TNB (don't use shoes - 'cos it'll get wet when
you river cross, so slippers are a lot better; however get the slippers with straps, which
I didn't...). I arrived at 7.30am and of course, everyone was there waiting for me:
Anussa, Tesy, Rizal, James and Julie. So, we took two cars and off we went. |
| It was also James' birthday and Tes had bought a cake for him. Anush told us that when
she and Tesy was driving to TNB, Anush asked Tesy what cake she bought for James. Tesy
then only remembered she had left the cake in the fridge! According to Anush, Tesy had
actually marked off the cake in her checklist! So, they had to drive back to take the
cake. |
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| Canai for calories, cake for celebrities
| The drive to Kuala Kubu Baru took about an hour, and after we parked our cars, we had
our breakfast at the Indian restaurant. Everyone had the
standard roticanai and nasi lemak, but Anush had to have her Uncle Toby's energy yoghurt
bar. The highlight was when Tesy took out the cake and presented it to James. He was
pleasantly surprised and embarrased at the same time (being in a mamak shop and all). Of
course, we had to remind him of our wackoness, so we sang "Happy Birthday" aloud
to him, which drew some attention to the usually quiet patrons of this shop. James, who is
working in NTV7, is our only celebrity, as he failed to bring along Joanna Bessy and
Norazlina Awang. |
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| Trekking and stream crossing
| After brekkie, we headed in one car, where James directed us to the starting point of
the trek. After ditching the car beside the road, we began our journey into the woods. The
time was about 10am. Everyone was in good spirits, and even the shrill of the monkeys
didn't scare us. Soon we reached a stream, which we had to cross. The water was cold, but
the first crossing was very shallow, about shin deep. |
| Anush now realised that wearing black leather shoes with a 3/4" heel was
innappropriate for this task. Finally, after three stream crossings, she couldn't take it
any more, so she got James to throw it to the other side of the stream, only to figure out
that it was too deep to cross the stream there (this being neck-level or more deep). Plus
the water currents were pretty strong too. So, we had to backtrack a little (see, Anush
always takes us to a dead end), cross the stream and then find a way to fetch those darn
shoes of hers. Well, since James threw it, James had to retrieve it back, which he did,
amazingly. So, the hike continued until we reached the waterfalls. |
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| Splash at the waterfalls
| What a beautiful sight! It was worth the one hour plus that took us to get here. We
climbed a rock platform and stationed ourselves in front of the waterfall, embracing the
fine mist that caressed our exposed skin. The waterfall was ten storeys high (or more),
and it created a pool the length of two badminton courts which we could dip ourselves
into. Everyone was so happy that we achieved our main target. We passed around some
oranges while I gobbled up the 'Pringles'. I then braved myself into the pool, which was
pretty chilly but bearable, and splashed around for a bit, and soon the rest of the gang
followed suit. |
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| Uno champion
| We had the place to ourselves until a bunch of teenagers arrived. So, after a short
while, we got back onto the "rock" and started playing Uno, the card game made
popular by Anussa. James won the first game, out of beginner's luck, but in the later
games, Julie's fast 'intercept' techniques got James to draw sixteen (16) cards! Rizal, as
always, preferred to isolate himself in some corner of the "rock", while Anush
showed us some of her advanced movements. Of course, the last game, where it counted most,
was won by the one and only, true champion of Uno - me!! I made sure the whole of KKB
heard the result. |
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| Leech attack
| At 1pm, we decided to return to KKB. So we left the area and backtracked our way across
the streams and woods, seeing a few day-trippers along the way. Now, what would a trip
into the Malaysian tropical woods be without leeches? Well, the first one was spotted by
Anush on the back of Julie's thigh. James easily removed it by applying the fire of a
cigarette lighter to the creature. Fifteen minutes later, I discovered a longer but
flatter leech attached just below my left knee. This prompted James to apply the same
fiery technique. But this one was a real mothersucker! The fire didn't make it budge! (It
had it's mouth lodged on one end, while it's tail was hooked into my flesh at the other
end). James and I couldn't believe it. He tried for one or two minutes trying to burn it
free, but what he managed to burn was the hair on my legs. Finally, the gang ascertained
that we just yank it out with a swiss knife, which James did, then stabbed and roasted it
on the ground. |
| We got to Rizal's car by 2:30pm, and on our way back, stopped by Hacienda Tea Garden (I
think that's what it's called) for a short while, and once in KKB
town, we took our rest and lunch at the same roticanai joint. I had tasty nasi goreng
while the rest had rojak. Well, it started drizzling, and that was our queue to go home. I
sent James and Julie back, and touched base at just after 5pm. Would you believe, my leech
cut was still bleeding! Talk about anti-clotting agent or wot. |
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