JACk WJJ "The Journey to Irau" not Iraq ....

Being warned by PANG SIEW TING (PST) in facebook just now ... the due date was past  and she will forfeits my photos!

First of all i would like to say thanks to my sweetly team member "Chee Long, Grace, Swee Sing and Chaii" , thanks to ODA and my buddies who went to Gunung Irau! It was a impressive trip for me. i had a good time with all of you!

Chee Long - I cannot forget you since last trip because of your driving skills and good character hope to see you again.
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Chaii - Of course i never forget you too cos you are the one who brought me in! you looks dapper in fact you're pretty tough girl!

Swee Sing - I used to call her as "Tao Fu" cos of her princess appearance but after the trip i gave her another name call "xiao qiao".  She is a playful and nice girl with unique character.

Grace - You are my first Indian team mate obviously i wont forget you the rest of my life.She was the one which able to cook well in my team without her we cant ate such tasty dishes!

Kenn  (non my team ) - He looks like  Mafia King but actually he is a gentle and nice guy :) I like him a lot because we need this kind of team mate during trip! otherwise everything is just dull....

This is my second times with ODA since the last National Park trip! I been thinking of Gunung Irau since last year after my friend shows me the photos. It stimulate my intention to visit there because of the nice scene and weather! Well my dream comes true... but everything were just peak i  was decided to join the trip 1 week before! that's i forget to bring some items and purchase at last minute!... hahaha Swee Sing can be witness.

First day , i can felt the cold before we reach peak especially my leg... cos i did not wore it was just freaking cold! I was regret that i did not bring a bigger bag  which able to fit in all the items especially the dome i use 1 hand to carried it just like a baby it was a great obstacle for me,  i remembered that half way when i was going up to peak the Malays guy said to me "you mahu jadi superman ke? 1 tangan ambil dome makan you punya stamina sahaja" At the beginning i don't feel that but eventually i realized it does brought me troublesome... i'll take this as an advice! I really enjoy the view along the way and enjoy to step on the fenny land just like a places for elves.

We spent around 4-5 hours (if i not mistaken) reach to peak  of the mountain well within couple of hour the god was poured us some water from sky , luckily our coach had built the "root" before it's rain so that we can hide under the root. Yet it was a heavy rain the root is not able to cover all of us and i did not bring waterproof clothe so that i stand in safe area which protected from rain cos i was surrounded by tea members.

Continue...

My feedback:)

hi.. this is my feedback on the hiking to gunung irau..

The expedition to Gunung Irau was definately fun for me as well as something new. i had a good time on the way there with Chee Loong, Swee Sing, Chu Yee and JAck Wong...Honestly i thought i was fit but to tell you the truth i was wrong....The trip made me stronger physically as well as mentality...My team leader Chia Nii washelpful as we exchanged our bag packs...As for my team mates,SWee Sing, it was nice knowing u. not forgetting our macho man Jack and our FI Racer Chee Loong:)

The scenery was indeed magnificient in Gunung Irau, as for weather was humid and cold..it was so fresh up in the mountain.. We ll were shivering in the night while JAck was complaining he was hot..hehe...control macho...I had a god time together with my mates..cooking,cacking,joking,laughing, and of course hiking....

I still remember a point where both my legs got stuck in the mud up to knee height, then iew TIng helped me out...She's a very sweet gal with a nice smile, motivating me ll the way up.....

Overall it was a splendid experience and i might not be able to name all but i want to thank the whole team members of GUnung Irau for giving me the opportunity to participate in this trip and making it a memorable one.Oh ya Bee Suan was sweet and keep on asking if i was ok....Im looking forward to the next epedition..thank you ODA:)

From,

Grace Komathy

my 1st time hiking experience

hi thr, i am hong jie and u can cal me siukat also. this is my 1st time to join this group and climb abt 2k++ feets gunung irau in cameran area.
during this trip, i been assign in one of the group of 6 ppl( jimmey, siew ting, kenn, monica, alice and me) here i would like to say thank you to u all as helping and guide me all the time. those knowledge is my 1st time experience i learn at thr.
jimmey as the group leader who is always very patient to teach and inform us anything we careless. siew ting who always trying to cover our bak( mostly i saw la), kenn my brother r actually try to push me up, encourage me to get thought for it, monica who always bring joy for us and lastly alice who cook a wonderful dish for us......
during the hiking, i was still worry abt my job stuff "when funish?","where's my email that i sent to u last few minutes?", "how to solve this and that....."; until the moment i climb at thr top of the mountain, suddenly it feel like at the place which far away from my worries..... so peacefully......although jus a little bit but it is very toughing for me..... how long i didn't feel like tat. now is time to let me recalling bak the feeling....

thx and will c u all soon....

Assignment after d Trip =)

Being told by Siew Ting ( ah Pang ) that today is the deadline of the assignment. Here is my feedback :

ODA - i had been heard of this name since my college time, i think it was about 3-4 years ago.

Siew Ting was always encouraged myself and others coursemate to join the group but eventually nobody wanna to join.May b her persuasive skills is not that strong enuff. hahaha :P i think i m the only one who is interested among the gangs. However, They were not allowed me to join even Siew Ting becus i was always fell in sick and my body is kinda weak tat time :(

Few years after, Siew ting invited me to join the KK trip and Irau Trip. She is successfully convinced me this time with her good persuasive skills. ( guess this d result after few years study in PR .hahaha)

I knew that hiking is nt a easy job. But never thought it would be tat tough and difficult. It was totally more than wat i've expected.I was vomitted and almost fainted in the halfway, somemore my shoes is broken. wat the hell!!! hahaha. Buttttt, out of my expectation, i did it in the end. I'd appreciate those who hav gave me ur hand when i need help. without u guys, i;m sure that i couldnt make it.

hanks for Siew Ting to assign Chee Loong to guide me along throughout the trip. Thanks for Chee Loong to share his experience and expertise in hiking. Thanks for Chian Ni to encourage and motivate me all d time. Thanks for my team members, Jack , Grace and all the ODA committees,advisor and all my "hiking-mate".

Together we made it and reached the peak. Together we were on the top of world!!! :P Lots of fun and joy we shared throughout the trip. Lots of obstacles we gone through together. Blessed for the friendship bond that we shared =)

p/s: when is our next yumcha session ? hehehe

wif love,
Swee Sing =)

My 2nd Time Gunung Irau Trip

嗨！大家好。我是LCL，大家都叫我XXX。..........???不用猜啦！是叫我的全名啦！最后真的要谢谢大家！本来想写到这里就结尾了，但似乎不太好吧！哈！一定给他们说：“ LCL 你写得也太草率了吧”。哈！
这次是我第二次来到G.IRAU哦！但从山脚到山顶似乎没什麽变化哦。只是参与这次TRIP的人有点不同吧了！但还是很高心能与他们参与这次的TRIP。3天2夜，是这次的时限吧。19个，是这次的人数吧。2110米海拔，是这次的高度吧。而1呢？那是什麽？1就是 1 条心。也就是我们19个人1条心用了3天2夜去完成了这次2110米海拔的TRIP！我们征服了山；同样也给山征服了。重要的是我们征服了自己。
太好了！太好了！终于来到感言了！快点写完就快点收工。哈！首先当然要谢谢我们TRIP leaderABS和SSS。有你们的带领，这次的TRIP才能顺顺利利的！还有我们的Group Leader Chian Nii，要谢谢你哦！有你在，我们的组做什麽都能轻轻松松的！还有我们组的成员LKW，PSS，JACK和GRACE。能认识你们太好了。对了！我们组有6个人吧！但总觉得好像少了1个人的。奇怪哦！对吗？Lau Shi？哈！最后要谢谢的是我们这次TRIP的ADVISOR LAU SHI！就是你啦！LKW LAU SHI!有你在，我们都能安安心心的！哈哈！
所有参与这次TRIP的朋友，很高兴能认识你们！我们下次的TRIP见吧！BUJANG MELAKA......yoyoyo!

Gunung Irau..March,2010

Hi...is me...chuyee ( 初一 ）
这是我第二次参与ODA的爬山，说句老实话。。。
这次的爬山和第一次的感觉有些不一样。。。
可能是第一次和大家还不是很熟吧。。。哈！
这次就比较有那种整班朋友一起共患难的感觉。。
很爽。。。我喜欢！！！
这次的爬山，我最厉害的应该是。。。
『妈，我会煮tomyam soup耶！！』真骄傲！！
Group 2 members & Leader,izit delicious??Ahaha...
要感谢Ayu哥，
1）载我，Alice & Jack回家。。。
2）回家的一路上，聊了很多，我也学了很多不一样东西，明白了很多东西。。。
3）还请我们去Bidor吃鸭面，好想再吃哦！！
真的谢谢你。。。你真棒！！

19-21 March 2010 Gunung Irau

“What is the difference between SUPERMAN & ULTRAMAN?”

Answer: “ULTRAMAN is manual transmission; one hand must put beside to shift gear. And SUPERMAN is fully auto transmission; both hands can use to pilot direction!”

This joke makes me freeze at botak peak even raining already stop! =.=”

First of all, sure have to thanks to ODA organize this gunung irau trip. This is my 3rd time visit to gunung irau, 3rd time same group with sian siong at irau, 3rd time allocate at group 2 for irau trip…. Trip to gunung irau is different to other trips, muddy trail, cold weather, lots and lots of precious moment… without ODA, we may not know each other. Nice to meet you all! Maybe many of you are the 1st timer to join hiking trip, and it is long and tough way up to peak with such cold freezing weather. But you all show never gives up spirit to achieve to peak! You all so PRO~~~! This time visit to gunung irau, is very salty trip. Almost every meal of my group contains salted fish. Fried rice with salted fish for 2nd day lunch, fried four leg bean with salted fish and tom yam soup with salted fish for 2nd day dinner. Luckily all food taste also not bad. Good try for new meal plan ^^ It is disappoint that a lot people come visit gunung irau and leave trash everywhere. To safe our environment, hope you won’t be one of them. See you all soon!

卫生irau trip ........March 19-21 2010

Gunung irau very very hygiene trip hahaha.......

Mt Irau is locally known as Gunung Irau. At 2110m, it is the 15th highest mountain in Malaysia. The peak has a border marker shared by 2 states - Pahang and Perak...........hello every buddy i K3Nn here 9 2 m33t u all lengzai and lenglui ..... this my 2nd time visit g.irau ...... this trip very funny very enjoy haha i enjoy the trip ....... (n.n) all my friend is i have talking wrong or anything sry ya .....cos 我就是这样的.....haha

Lee Chee Loong, Tan Jai Wong, Alice Leong, Sim Mei, Cai Hong, Grace,Pang Swee sing, Jack, Hong Jie, Kwan Leong, Chu Yee, Monica, Pang Siew Ting, laosi, Jimmy Keek, Ang Bee Suan, Ang Chian Nii and See Sian Seong....u all very strong .....is have chance yamcha again la.........c u all next trip .....friend 4ever muahaha.........

19 amazing people to Gunung Irau

Gunung Irau - March 19-21,2010

On March, ODA flag has raise up again to Gunung Irau, Cameron Highland!!! This is the first time we organized trip to Gunung Irau in the short time of period in ODA calender. The recent ODA visit to Gunung Irau was August,2009.

This is because we want to encourage members who join to Mount Kinabalu expedition on June,2010 with us have a special training regardless their mentality, physical, test mountain coolest,adjust themself in the jungle no matter in what situation, get to know everyone real characters, know everyone prior Mount Kinabalu expedition.

Thank you 19 people who join Gunung Irau expedition.I think we have a best of all combination.It is been long time we didnt laugh from start hiking untill end of the trip!!! This is good to all of us has created a best memory after come back from trip.We enjoyed, we help, we laugh, we build up friendship, we cares of mother nature,we realized, we learn, we communicate. From strangers become good friends to help each others!!! We should take this lesson and apply to our real life. Shared the good things with everyone and give positive energy to person you cares.

Agains, thanks to trip leader - Ang Bee Suan organized this wonderful expedition and shared with everyone mountain knowledge. This is really great trip! I am sure everyone have same feeling with me as well. Ofcourse not to forget to say thank you to ODA Advisor - Ms Lim who always guide us no matter in Mountain or life knowledge and dedicate her time to us. ODA committees - Sian Seong, Jimmy, Chian Nii who is help out for the trip before, during and after expedition!!!

Irau members - Monica Yeoh, Alice Leong, Swee Sing, Chu Yi, Grace,Cai Hong, Sim Mei,Chee Loong, Kenn, Jai Wong, Jack, Yu,and Hong Jie. Thanks for support ODA always and give us fully cooperation in trip.Everyone of u name has recorder in ODA history.Bring you friends to join us, intro to them the beauty of mother nature.
ODA April trip at Gunung Bujang Melaka, Perak.See you all there ya!!!

Best Regards,
Pang Siew Ting
Outdoor Discovery Adventure

ODA 2010 G. Irau trip

This is my second time to Gunung Irau... Always, there are some Happening things at Irau which make everybody talk and talk, laugh and laugh during and even after the trip. Last time Fu Yaw trip and this time Bee Suan trip, each time there are different people going, different matter happen, but it always been a memorable one.

Thanks to everyone for bringing us this sweet memory and very nice to meet all of you. Kwang Leong, Swee Sing, Alice, Grace, Sim Mei, Chai Hong and Siu Kat, very nice to meet you all at Gunung Irau. You all are very great, nice and funny people. Chee Loong, Kenn and Jai Wong, Thanks for always supporting us and lend your hands to those first timers and those need help. Jack and Chu Yee, after Taman Negara and Gunung Datuk trip, very great that both of you still continue joining us in this hiking activity, welcome to mountain. Monica, still remember that our first hiking trip is at gunung Datuk, that time you were the second to reach peak. This time you also being the first few to reach Camp Botak and peak also. Although most of you were first time meeting each others, but you all able to built up friendship very soon and helping each other.

To my group 3 member, thank you for being co-operate and by helping each other, we and other group member could go and come back safely from Gunung Irau. Chee Loong, thanks for helping carrying dome and 5 water bottles(of course with water inside) up to Camp Botak. And also providing so much of snacks. Other than that, you also not forgetting to lend your hands to others, help them and also guide them. Not forgeting also for your helps during cooking time.

Jack, thanks for helping to wash messtin, vegetable, cup and also cooking during trip. Although you were first time meeting Swee Sing, Grace and Chee Loong, but you all looks like already knows each other long time ago. You will help them carry items when you see their backpack is full with items.

Swee Sing, you are such a pretty sweet girls. Although your shoes been spoiled since during hiking up to Camp Botak, but you still continuing your journey without complaining anything. And with the spoiled shoes, you go up and come back from Gunung Irau safely. I heard that you are 'tofu' before trip, but after back from trip, you already can told others that 'I am not tofu anymore!'.

Grace, thanks for not giving up! Keep the spirit up. And it's nice to chat with you when we walking together. Your Tom Yam soup, fried eggs very nice and delicious, I like it! Thanks for teaching us the recipe...

Lao Shi, our lost group member... Hehe.. Thanks for bringing laugh, energy, support and guidance to us all the time. Although you and Pang were so tired after back from Langkawi, but you still driving all the way from Kota Kemuning to Cameron and come back.

Thanks to Bee Suan for your great job as trip leader and organise this trip. Sorry for the mistake that I done. Pang, Sian Seong and Jimmy, thanks for your support and help before, during and after trip.

Last but not least, with everyone of Gunung Irau trip member, i believe everyone enjoy the trip, enjoy the hiking moment, cooking moment, laughing moment, snacking moment and many many more... Thanks to everyone of you, and see you all at Bujang Melaka! =P

19~21 Mar 2010 gunung irau-ODA

首先要恭喜ODA成功完成任务, 好了不起叻!

很高兴可以认识到他们咯~Kenn, Alice, Siu Kat, Jimmy, Sian Seong, Jack Wong, Grace, Sim Mei, Chu Yee, Chee Loong, Jai Wong, Kwang Leong, Cai Hong & Swee Sim.

更开心可以深 一层了解她们如性格, 爱好等那就是~ Kwee Hoon, Pang Siew Ting, Ally Ang ;Chian NI.


也要在此谢谢我的经理Mr Lim Kwee Kiat邀请我六月份去SABAH - KK, 给我很大的勇气和鼓励.

还记得前年被ODA邀请去2Day1nite Gunung Datuk , 我更本没胆量参与因需要在山上过夜叻.

这次也是经过Pang的用心, 我终于决定参与IRAU trip了(之后有点后悔).



开始当心准备工作, 幸运的G1 leader Jimmy出现了第一封短讯把一切???都解决了. 还有Assistance Leader- Pang 也帮我不少哦, 替我借了HFY的一些用具( 谢谢HFY)!

除此之外也请教过Chian NI &Ally, 反被组长怪没做出反应. ( 感激关心)



在这三天的互动, 感觉成长了不少叻. 学会了不少如煮的技巧, 在遇到困难时总会有解决的方法

(tEam work & 心态).

Thank to everyone, hope c u all next trip- Gunung Bujang Melaka 30/4~2/5.
Take care, GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MOnica YEoh FUi SIan

Gunung Irau 2010 March 19th-21st

Hi, Gunung Irau members and committees,

Firstly I would like to thank ODA Committees and all the participant. We all had done a great job and we had complete Expedition Goals and Expedition Objective.

The most important thing we had CONQUER the Gunung Irau which 2110m high. This really a great great mountain. Now I miss the place. It bring alot of joy and fun to me. I think most of us also enjoy the moment. I will never forget the moment.

Ang Bee Suan(ABS), thanks giving me a chance to be a Group Leader. I really learn alot of thing from the trip such as communication with my group member, manage my group and etc.

Here I would like to thanks :-

Lim Kwee Hoon (ODA Advisor)

Who rushing back from Pulau Langkawi to join us for the trip and driving from Kuala Lumpur to Cameron.

Who gave the guidance and support to ODAs and also Participant.

You bring alot of fun and joke for the trip also.

Ang Bee Suan (Trip Leader)

Thanks, you had done a great job and also the arrangement before and after the trip.

Sian Seong and Chian Ni

Thanks, giving me a great support and guide me as Group Leader.

Group 1 Member

Kenn Chan Hee Men

Strong Man....Carry alot of stuff and make alot of fun at the mountain.

Monica Yeoh Fui Sian

You had done very well... and make alot of fun too...

Tung Hong Jie

You too quite in this trip...hope when we go Bujang Melaka then we can make alot of fun and joke over there ya.....

Alice Leong Oi Li

You really fierce la...haha...dont too garang...will make people scare of you de...haha..Here wanna thanks for your fried chicken. Next coming trip you need to fried again...haha.....

Pang Siew Ting

PST, you really help me alot at this trip. You had guide me and support me what should I do as Group Leader.

Group 2 and Group 3

I want to thanks all of you joining to Gunung Irau. Really Having a great time with you all in this few day.

Hope see you all in coming trip :-

Gunung Bujang Melaka 30th April - 2nd May 2010

1st Time Gunung Irau 爽!!!

Hi Alice here. This is my 1^st ODA trip at Gunung Irau.

These trip so funny and very great, I like it so much, before that I don’t want to go de, need reject siew ting invitation de, cos I heard my fren said:’ need to hike around 6000 fit, then very 辛苦,..but Siew Ting said just 2000 fit only, then somemore this trip is at Cameron, i like cameron so much, haha, cos will not hot mah. Then think think think… few day, aiyah… go join lah, cos nothing to do at home also, long time dint go out for activity.

I like Gunung irau although cold, but hiking there feel hot.., but sleep time ya,, very cold.. BEH TAHAN, but 爽呀. 很漂亮的树林，感觉在（阿凡达）的世界里, 没有那么夸张啦。一点点啦。不知道我自己在讲什么。厉害!!!!

I told you all one secret, I fist time fried chicken and cook Tom Yam at Gunung.

Fried Chicken I always cooked at home, but Tom Yam is fist time. But not bad good nia.., not bad not bad. I think lah, dono my group member how to think .hehe.

The bagpack so heavy ya.. actually no heavy de, is my mind already set heavy then become heavy lo, I though I cant take the heavy to hiking de, finally I can wor… sososo good, I success jor… and I long time dint join out door activities I thought I don’t have so much 气 & 没力for hiking , 想象不到我可以叻，不会晕倒或呕吐，因为我是kampung gal. wakaka. 弄到满身伤也不会说怎么痛，但是有少许啦。

First I need to thank ODA Committees and advisor, and trip leader ABS.

Siew Ting: Very Thank you invite me come to join this trip, and sorry is last time you ask me to join I dint join, but now finally I join le.. You always wont forget to ask me to join this join that, hahaha.. Very good cos we can meet .. Sorry, I always trouble you, cos 1^st times I dint know I need to bring wat go, although got email, I also need to ask you this and that or how…

Jimmy (Justin): thank you you call me and email to me everything. Help me and teach me how to pack my thing inside to bagpack.1^st time you call me, I thought this is who, your voice very nice (Realy ooo). And need to said sorry also cos I trouble you, I think you will think im a gal y lot question one? (你好烦哟) issit??? 问题少女

If yes.. sorry ya.. cos Im a gal need to know all the detail, you need to told, I wont go to find de lei… very lazy lei. And one thing I realy realy need to said sorry is, I BEAT & PINCH you realy sorry lah.. next time wont de.. trust me. Actually you are very nice guy, realy ooo.

老师: 我没有自摸啦….有虫飞过来.(Koh Lian loh…) Im not Cooking Minister lah…just know a bit only.

Kenn: Thank you helping me a lot, teach me the direction way need to go, 口头禅(you think you can you can.) YES I CAN谢谢你给我的支持，帮助与指导. When we go for Bak Kut Teh lah… you and Jimmy Own me lei… Don’t FFK, I angry de ar….hahah just kid lah.

Ah Seong: hei brother yo need to learn how to fried the chicken lah, next time you do it ar. Then I just eat only ok!.hehe.

Ah Long : 我就是这样的咯。。。。

Kwang Liang: Thanks You fetch me ya… and thank you belanja us makan (Chui Yi, Jack) 谢谢你.

Wong: Thanks you take a lot pic , you very Pro … good nia…

Lastly Thanks My groups member, Siew Ting, Jimmy, Kenn, Siu Kat. Monica Thanks you all Helpping me a lot. And this group so noise ya… but very good, cos I don’t like silent silent (Diam Diam) ppl..

谢谢大家的帮助，指导。我爱你们哟。。

Miss you all so much.

Keep in Touch yah… c you next trip…

3rd Time to G.Irau !!

Woohoo ~!! 2007,2009 and this was my 3rd time to G.Irau !!

Hi every G.Irau Members and Committees , I really missed the time we hike together and we joking at Botak Campsite...This really a memorable trip !!! Thanks for everyone for making this trip so memorable especially our lovely committees and funny participants !!!
3rd time to G.Irau, this time I never reached G.Irau peak, but I have a nice moment with lao shi at Botak Campsite...The surrouding are so peaceful...even a pretty bird come near to us...the feeling is so good. But I know you guys enjoy the hike to the peak too...When i saw the photos taken by all other members in G.Irau peak, everyone was very happy and enjoying the moment at the peak.

Ermm...Finally Jabatan Perhutanan Cameron did something to protect G.Irau..!! They restricted hikers to enter G.Irau unless they apply permit from Jabatan Perhutanan. They are trying to protect G.Irau from irresponsible hikers who leave all their trash inside the forest which will destroy the beauty of the forest.
Unfortunately, they are still some hikers who burned their trash and leftover food inside the jungle...
Anyway, I hope every hikers or trekkers who enter any forest are able to keep the forest clean and preserve the beauty of forest.
This time, I feel very happy to be with Group 2 Members -
Mr.Yu, Sim Mei, Chai Hong, Jai Wong, Chu Yee, and Bee Suan...
Yu - Thanks for driving in this trip...Its very tiring for driving after long hour of working..You are such a nice guy. Although you backpack are heavy, but you never complain about it, your effort every Group 2 members appreciated it...
Sim Mei - She was a strong girl...Although she was a gal, but she able to carry quite a lot of stuffs..During trip, she always take care of group members also...She able to wait for other group members who are slow and encourage them never give up...This was the attitude that all of us must have..

Chai Hong - The person who always do thing silently..She not much talking in our group, but she do alot in our group. During meal preparation, she will just sit down then started to prepare the ingredients...
Jai Wong - Our group Photographer !! Thanks for be our group photographer...Beside that, Jai Wong are also our group senior participants...He helped me a lot in managing our groups especially when im not there..Thank you !!
Chu Yee - The one who love Salted Fish a lot !! Hahahaha, with her presence, all our meal must add extra salted fish !! Vege with Salted Fish , Tomyam Soup with Salted Fish , and etc...but all of this SPECIAl meal taste quite good...2nd time of hiking, she improved a lot no matter in hiking skill , cooking skill , and etc...Thanks for helping us out during the trip !!
Besides that, thanks for all committees hardwork for bringing this trip to a sucess !! All of you are great !!

Thanks to Trip Leader, Ang Bee Suan ...thanks for your effort that you put into this trip !! You did a great job before trip , during trip and after trip !! Keep it up your effort !!

Thanks to ODA Advisor , Lim Kwee Hoon and also Pang Siew Ting , who just rush back from Pulau Langkawi to support this trip. Guidance from both of you are important to Trip Leader and all committees.

Thanks to all other commmittees,Ang Chian Ni and Jimmy...Both of you are working hard to lead your group...and both of you do a Great Job !!!

Lastly, thanks to everyone who involved in G.Irau !! See you guys in ODA next coming trip !!!

Take care.... ^^

2010 March 12 - Hahaha ODA Irau

After 4 days 3 nights working, eating, drinking, driving, flying, boating, swimming, shopping at Langkawi, 3 hours upon reaching Kota Kemuning, we are on the road  to Mountain Trip again. Puffy is showing very sad face to all of the ODA who're preparing, boarding all the equipments to Hilux. If Puffy able to speak, she would said :"huh, you all are leaving again, does it so necessary to be so hurry leaving for next trip even without any rest?" But as ODA's dog, she knows ODA is always in "Proceed" mode.

The 3 hours sitting inside the house, seeing ODAs and Monica running in and out while reminding me to get some sleep, but I'm just restless due to the excitement on hiking again feeling. After 18 years in this activity, the excitement is always remain, always excited with hiking trip cause in every trip, it marks a progress on particular ODA perform as trip leader, how much and how well she/he has learned and developed from ODA, what is his/her ability to perform and share his/her experience with others, how well he/she able to lead, arrange and organize in whole expedition and how spontaneous she/he able to response on unexpected event. Overall, for my personal perspective :- 2010 March 19th - 21st Irau Trip Leader had done a GREAT GREAT JOB!!!! Human Being tends to make mistake, the most important thing is how well we will able to make correction,recover from the mistake counts. 

If there is any mistake that any of us found during the trip, such as maybe meal plan imperfect, uneven ground to sleep, carry too much water, too many jokes, too much fried chicken, too clean, too happy, hike too fast or hike too slow, please take it as an LEARNING EXPERIENCE and hope each of us able to convert it to memorable experience, make your sweats, bruises, dirt and trip fee worth it.

During the 3 days 2 nights moment, there are many times most of us tried very hard to hold on our sleeping worm, try to stay awake to jokes and cook. I remember Alice jumped out from her dome and start to fry most of the chickens, while Sian Seong, Bee Suan, Siu Kat and Chian Nii also half sleep, half holding on torch lights and frying pans to finish the tasks and the rest of us being as audiences or comedians to keep everyone awake to make sure we finished what we have planned to do for that night activity even though non of us actually want to eat after heavy junk food and dinner, just for the sake for keeping each other companion.... A Truly Memorable Moment for Myself After Many Years of Hiking with lots of people, very rare this scene happen in some other trips. 

Another memorable scene which 9 girls + Sian Seong sitting inside the dome, "tornadoing" the junk food majority supply by Chee Loong and always junk food ends up sinking inside those girls stomach while the guys outside just if lucky get a piece of  two only or sometimes the guys even need to share the bites with each other. This scary situation is something never ever happen before in any ODA's expedition..... Irau Female members --- All of you are really INCREDIBLE !!!!

There is an old saying, beauty will get more attention. From what I can recall, the Pretty girl in the trip gets lots of attention from our male hiking members. Such as Jack and Chee Loong 2 on 1 guiding Swee Sim; Kenn and Jimmy 2 On 2 guiding Alice, Swee Sim; Yu and Jai Wong 2 on 2 guiding Swee Sim and Chai Hong; While Sian Seong and Siu Kat 2 on 2 guiding Chu Yee and Monica.....luckily at the last 30 minutes before car park, we saw Chee Loong and Jai Wong waiting to help us to carry our backpack. Finally gained back some confident, at least we(Siew Ting, Chian Nii, Bee Suan + Me) are consider as "pretty" as well - hahahaha. To be serious, thanks to you guys for helping all of the 1st timer gals, you guys have really have given big big help, and I am very glad to see especially Chee Loong, Kenn and Jai Wong are applying ODA objective of "Sharing" their hiking wisdom and skills with all of the new comers.

Hopefully few more years later, we will get to see more and more people who hike along with ODA will carry forward with what ODA has been doing all these years "To Share our Passion with Everyone"

One thing I feel that we can do better and better especially in trip like Irau terrain..... Be responsible to ourself and our belonging. During the trip, we have jokes about burn this and that after seeing a group of Pahang University hikers burning the rubbish at campsite and Siew Ting has even confronted them face to face and urge them to carry down their trash by even providing the plastic bag for them to collect their trash. In the mean time, our ODA hiking members was talking will throw away the shoes, socks after the trip cause it is too dirty to wash.....
Well, one of the reason we want to get close to nature is to learn the Beauty and The Greatness of Nature in the mean time enhance Our Consciousness of Preserving the Nature Environment. I hope with ODA Irau trip experience, we have some Environmental Consciousness which we shall put "Preserving, Recycling, Reuse" as our items usage priority rather than putting "Brand, Beauty" as priority. a) Wash our shoes and re-use them even it becomes really dirty after trip.

b) Label our personal belonging such as spoon, plastic bottle, chopstick, container and re-use it for next trip. 
The scene we get to see during the trip is, most of us choose not to search back our spoon, plastic bottle, chopstick and containers cause they've became very dirty and troublesome to carry back and most of these items end up in trash. 

Keep in mind... By wasting one items, we have directly demanded another natural resources from the earth.  This is one of the reason that ODA requests group members to prepare own rice, salt, sugar, oil from home to avoid wastage rather than every trip we buy 5kg of these items and waste it after trip. Let's make our earth smile(sunshine) more normal to us again rather than cry (Rain) suddenly to us most of the time. 

It's a Great, Great, Great Fun trip, lots of jokes and each of us response in very positive way to each other especially our "Health Minister" , "Cooking Minister", "Siang Kong", always being among the key person of jokes,  Thanks to all of your Big Big Hearts for accepting and responding on the jokes.

I do hope 19 of us will make our best efforts to appear at Gunung Bujang Melaka Expedition and catch up with each other again. 

It's great to know each of you :- Alice, Sim Mei, Grace, Chu Yee, Monica, Rainbow, Siu Kat, Kwan Leong,  Jack and Swee Sim.  

It's truly an enjoyable and memorable trip for me.

Wish each of 2010 March 19-21st Irau Members :- 

Healthy and Happy always. Cheers !!!!