2009 Oct 16th Amazing G.Chabang

Challenging, Adventurous, Interesting, Pitiful, Fun, Tough = Have described and summarized the whole Chabang Expedition.

Prior to the trip, I am same as everyone in the trip, nervous, anxious, excited, worry, happy. After all, its been 2 years ODA didn't go to Gunung Chabang.

The last visit to Chabang had permanently left some impacts on me which I've twisted my ankle joint and taken 6 hours to descend from Check Point 3 to car park and after that trip, ODA had taken 3 months holiday from conducting mountain climbing trip. As until today, I still wanted to Thank Pang, Andy and Gah Gee for escorted me all the way during the injury. All of us who visited Chabang, know that it is very difficult to descend, the 3 angels during that time have make sure I've been taken care of without any further fall by holding tight my hand, arm and waist on each step, in order to look after my step.... they have fallen countless times. Still the same word.... THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!!!

2009 ODA Chabang, a few persons who had done a lot in preparation - Trip Leader,  Ang Chian Nii, ODAs- Ang Bee Suan, How Fu Yaw, Pang Siew Ting and Andy Goan.
What I can recall is, these 5 person are always surrounded ODA Hilux, busy with their tasks, packing, cooking, reminding each of us on next tasks. After the trip, while I am laying on the sofa having fever and the rest having dinner at some place else... these 5 person have clean all the 6 domes, numbers of groundsheet, re-checking all equipments to ensure in good condition for next trip and placed the items back in order. In fact, these are what they do for every ODA trip.
Where they got all the strength to keep on doing the same thing again and again.... I guess mainly is came from the energy and motivation given by the all of the participants. I know, they always feel glad to see friends who follow along to trip had got some self inspiration, pick up good values after mountain climbing expedition. Most motivating is, they get to see their friends started to be more and more enthusiast with outdoor activities and able to seek out all kind of weekend outdoor activities by themselves beside following ODA to mountain only. One day, I do hope to follow some of you on your weekend outdoor activity.

Night walk, heavy rain pour, planning changes,diarrhea, fever and muscle pain after trip have make the trip more colorful. I guess the imperfect incidents have make each of us looking forward to attempt Chabang again..... Any of you going to Chabang again, please bring me along, as I always like this mountain. It is not about the peak, not because I got injured in this mountain before, but I Just Love the unspoiled/minimum human impacts trail. Gunung Chabang also have "Recommended" to ODA some good committees such as Fu Yaw, Bee Suan who been invited to be ODA after previous Chabang trip - I Always LOVE Chabang!!!!!

In here, I would like to express my gratitude to a very special ODA friend during Chabang trip. Lee Chee Loong..... I remember when during heavy rain pour, I told him to stay as last man - He ok. Half way, when i slipped on the river edges - He gave out his hand. Half Way, Puffy having difficulty to descend on certain parts - He Carried Her. Last river crossing, I stuck in the riverbank - He carried Puffy from my arm and bring her crossed. When we reach car park, once again I told him to accompany us to check on the remaining friends in the jungle - He Ok too. He is a guy who will always wear a yellow shirt without ODA logo on every trip, and a Black ODA Taman Negara shirt after trip..... I do hope he will change his mind, reschedule his work and join Korbu-Gaying trip and I do hope someday he will stick ODA logo on his yellow shirt as well...  Lee Chee Loong - THANK YOU.
6 bottles - Chan He Men, Simpson Lee, Tan Chu Yao.... I think is a good combination. Whenever 3 of you are around, the whole trip will turn out to be very very fun and full with jokes. Your Jokes  = Painkiller. It always created big impacts to all of us which enable each of us forgot about the toughness of the trail cause we keep laughing. Kenn and Simpson, thanks for watching the 2nd group on the last descend.... being as a last man is tension and not many capable to do so..... I believe Kenn motto of "We Come Together, We Reach Together" had motivated all of us just keep walking without thinking too much at the moment. 

Wai Kit - Hope you will be MDRT soon... do inform ODA, we will be very proud of you. Not good in writing essay - It's a joke. I visited your blog.... it's awesome!!! 

Valerie - Make sure H'ng back to mountain trip again. Now I believe what Simpson said that you secretly training before Chabang. It's totally a brand new Valerie in Chabang ... Good Job !!!

H'ng - 1st trip is always a nightmare, give yourself a 2nd chance, try another time. Many times you want to give up the chance to go up to peak, but at the end... you made it !!!! 

Chu Hang - Keep in touch.... the last few trips having you along, it's always great !!!

Han Yuk - Korbu trip coming, get ready....

Johnny - Hope to see you again..... hope the slippery and sliding on trail will not scare you off from mountain climbing trip.
Pooi Kuan - You are awesome!!! Thanks for leading everyone on the 2nd night cooking,and cleaning. It's not an easy task to grouped up everyone is such situation when all was tired/exhausted. Simpson and Kenn demand you as their group leader has a true meaning....I'm indeed very looking forward to hike and complete G7 along with you.

2009 ODA Chabang - Some of us feel that it's pitiful that we didn't reach the Berut Peak.... I do feel disappointing as well cause I don't even reach the 1st peak. I have prepared snow cap, warm sleeping bag, jacket, gloove, socks to once again feel the chilling of Peak's 12C' temperature. For me, I know I'll always visit Chabang again and again, after all.... Although sleeping at peak is a bonus plus, but beside that... I think I got Bonus Plus Plus Plus of experiencing the heavy rain poured, late night jungle walk, knowing all the good people from the trip. Thanks to each of you voting to stick with Chabang trip.

It is definitely an Unpredictable and Adventurous Expedition - We've Made it Through Together !!!!THANK YOU