2011 July 15th - 17th Gunung Yong Belar

It’s been weeks after Yong Belar trip… But I still miss the cold wind up there at Yong Belar peak, the shiny star on the sky, the beautiful scenery of mountain range, blue blue sky, the shadow of people climbing there, muddy trails, pipes trail, the temperature of sitting together, the muscle pain, the feel of walking together, the laughing sound…

Thanks god and everyone’s blessing, we have a very nice weather for the whole trip. Mr Sun took good care of us.

After two years, I am back to Yong Belar again… And it’s Pre-Tahan training again!!! Before the trip, not much training been done, feel worry about everything…. The day before depart to Yong Belar, whole day brain is like stucking, many times I think it is blank.

It's a tough trip, August 2010, unable to reach Yong Belar due can't locate the route; second attempt on January 2011, after few rounds of walking, finally get the other way to Yong Belar... Very thanks to Lao Shi, Pang, Bee Suan, OPY, Adrian, Vivian for walking so many roads, blaze trail, ascend and descend, under the heavy rain, and many more others obstacle, and at last, you guys get the route!

I am happy that this time I am able to participate the trip, weather is good, everyone reach to the peak together, and Puffy too!!! It's her first completed G7... Congratulates and thanks to all the members, Vivian, Simpson, Mr Tan, JF, Liang Mao, Wai Kit and Wai San, for all the supports, laughing points, walking together moments, sharing temperature, foods moments... Also thanks adviser Lao Shi and trip leader Bee Suan for a great planning, monitoring and preparation, we have a more than enough well trip. Sure, not forget ODAs Pang, OPY, Adrian, Jeanette and Puffy for all the efforts and precious moment, I had a great trip.

It's been two years since my last G7, many seems familiar and yet unfamiliar scene had found in this trip... Pictures and pictures comes out in my mind whenever i saw any familiar scene... It reminds me of many things, and i miss it!! During this trip i had found out some of my points which need to be really improve, change and also get really to see a little bit more inside me.

Thanks everyone! We have got a successful trip, a memorable trip, a beautiful trip... Oops...forget to thanks Adrian for shooting down the process of us reaching the peak and come back safely. A good job and it's really nice and there are many 'feels' in the photo! Thanks =p

Get ready yourself and see you all again!!!!

My first G7 trip – G.Yong Belar Jul 15-17th 2011

Hooray, first of all, CONGRATULATION to everyone for completed G7. Erm…..This is my first G7 mountain and also first pre-tahan training in year of 2011. Gunung Yong Belar is located at 3 states of Pahang/Perak/Kelantan which the highest is 7156 feet. It takes about 12 hours climb to peak and 9 hour to go down. The route is considers very very tough and challenges to me.

Before the trip, I just registered to trip leader that I would like to join without consider much even I knew that this is very tough trip. In my mind, I told myself that I want to challenges myself. I felt that the way of my thinking changes a lot compared to first time to G.Irau. Still remembered that when I first time join ODA to G.Irau, when laosi invite me to join, I straight reject to laosi even she strongly encourage me and told me that this is nice mountain and beautiful view. After careful interpretation from her, I will start to think a lot and many worry about this and that... This is ME before G.Irau trip. Luckily is laosi provides me advice and chance, and my life start to change after this G.Irau trip. Thousand thanks you to laosi - Ms Lim Kwee Hoon. You are always is the people who cheer up my life.

In this trip, I assigned to become group leader and this is my first time to handle group in the mountain. I felt tension when laosi told me because lack of confidence to guide a group people. Anyway, thanks laosi for give me opportunity to learn how to guide a group. I think I didn’t play well function as a group leader while in the mountain. Hope that I will improve myself for next time. Any mistake I made, all group 2 members, please forgive me and thanks for the cooperation from yours. Not to forget thanks to ODA committee – Laosi, Pang, Chian Nii, OPY and Bee Suan who give me advise and teach me before, during and after trip. Really appreciate for the help… Thanks you very much!!!!

A compulsory briefing is a must for every 1^st timer G7 participants. Thanks to laosi and ODA committees to conduct a briefing to us. Much information obtains from this briefing such as what we need to prepare for this trip, training is a must before trip, view of G.Yong Belar, teamwork and self discipline needed during trip and etc… When everyone said G.Yong Belar is a very tough mountain, I felt nothing. While in the briefing, Pang mentions that 70 degree, I start to imagine how tough of this mountain. At the end, the imagination is different from experience it myself. Imagine is more tough than experience.

Before trip, as I know, everybody was busy with training themselves with hiking, jogging, fitness, swimming and… For me, before 1 week of YB trip, I go G.nuang and Banting fitness centre to train myself. This is last minutes training done for prepare to YB. Haha! Paiseh…Finally, not enough training prepared and caused of slow down my steps.

Finally, the day we waiting for long time were come, we gathered at Tmn Bahagia on Friday night and take about 4 hour to reach our destination Cameron Highland. Then, we overnight at outside of the local product shop named “88”. The next day, we wake up on 5am to continue our drive journey to Blue Valley Campsite. We need to pass by the 4 wheel road which the road consist of many small big rocks and rugged mountain road. At this time, I feel that laosi is a powerful, brave and capable people. She drives ODA hilux to bring us pass by this 4 wheel road. Hope that I can learn this spirit from laosi.

Next, we need start our hike to YB peak. Oh yes, tough journey was started.

1^st challenges - 252 steps of staircase

These stairs consist of very big step of staircase and the most difficult path for me. I walked use my hands and legs same like puffy walk in this path. Really super super tired and killed me.

2^nd challenges – pipes road
Pipes road was another difficult path for me because the pipes slippery (scared to fall down) and slow down my steps towards. At this pipes road, few of us can’t follow others speed and walked wrong way for 2 times. Then, Pang very serious told us this is pre-tahan training, can’t play play there. You all need to speed up and follow the people in front of you, can’t let the front people far away from you. She also said that no matter you are fall down, legs pain and whatever, you also need to speed up. I understand that if she didn’t remind us, it will affect whole group delay the time or can’t reach peak. Thanks Pang to remind us and you are a good leader.

3^rd challenges – Muddy trail
For me, this muddy trail is still under condition of acceptable. For every mountain hiking also will pass by this muddy trail and just depend to how deep only. I can say that don’t think too much when walk in this muddy trail. It examine how fast we response to our action. What I learnt from laosi while in the Irau trip is “敢敢踩”.......

What I learn from this G7 trip? Ermmmmmm, let me think think…… My hiking purpose is to experience the journey of hiking and make decision how should I walk for the next step. It also examine me how persist of my decision and think before act, not follow mood or feeling. I think it same as our human everyday’s life. “Persist in the end will be the successful person”. As for this tough trip, I experiences that although it is very tough, exhausting, tiring, scaring walked at dark or walked alone, I keep telling myself that I want to persist until the end and reach the most beautiful view at peak. Do let others people say to you “WELL DONE, YOU CAN DO IT”. So that, mentality MUST act together with physically in order to continue the journey. However, teamwork, skill, knowledge and self-discipline also play an important role. We must train ourselves with good attitude and behavior. It represents “YOU”.

View of the beautiful peak (this is the destination that I persist from start to the end)

A big THANK YOU to our trip Adviser – Ms LIM KWEE HOON for guide and teach us everything before, during and after trip or even in our normal life. Really appreciate your effort and comment to me…Thanks you very much.

ODA committee group photo

Thanks to our trip leader – Bee Suan for doing well preparation for this trip. Group 1 leader – Adrian Wong for being our professional photographer during trip. With these nice and beautiful photos, it can be our sweet memories in the future. Oh ya…not to forget thanks to ODA committees – Pang, Puffy ODA Lim, Chian Nii, OPY for prepare all the equipment, food, valuable time before trip and continuous support or help each other during trip. Thanks to our driver too – Laosi, Mr Tan, Vivian for bring us go and return safely.

Group 1 – Front: Wai San, Pang, Bee Suan

Back: Wai Kit, Simpson, Vivian, Mr Tan, Adrian

Group 2 – Front: Jeanette, Laosi, OPY, Chian Nii

Back: Pang, Puffy, Liang Mao, JF

Group Photo

Last but not least, thanks to all participants for join trip together and completed G7. Nice to meet you all again. Hope to see you all in future trip too J…… HAVE a NicE DaY

~~~Jeanette Liew~~~

Gunung Yonge Belar :-

2010 Aug 13th - 15th - ODA 5th visit to this mountain

A team of 11 people, unable to crossed over the fern obstacle at the begining of the trail, been forced to aborted the expedition on day 1. 

Being as the trail lead on the expedition, the guilty feeling of failed to identify the right trail is something that been carry along for the past few months.

It's an unexpected failed mission because for the past 4 successful attempt to this mountain, everything just happened without much of surprises such as trail just missing in the middle of no where.

2011 Jan 7th - 9th - Pre-Marking on this trail been conducted with A team of 7 people after gathered enough information on the new trail that hikers been using after ODA last visit.

Weather wasn't at our side, with a few missed turn at the begining, but we were able to pushed until Camp Periuk on Day 1 and able to clearly identified the right trail for this mountain.

A special thanks to Lim Vui for all the trail blazing moment and helps on carrying ODA's pets on certain areas which was out of Puffy's ability to cross over.

2011 15th - 17th 

A Team of 15 members, 21 hours of hike within 48 hours.

Finally we are once again summitted G.Yong Belar at 20:45pm.

It's late reaching, scary moment when walking in dark, energy reaching its lowest level, or deficit level. The only explanation that we're once again able to sleep at G.Yong Belar peak was each of the member's great efforts, teamwork, looking after each other and determination. Thanks to all the guys that carried heavy load, extra H2O and tent to make sure the whole expedition is supported with enough food and comfort rest.

The scene the been remembered the most was the quiet and dark moment when torchlight been turned off while "Taking 5" in the middle of no where, everyone's was silent and thinking how long more we're able to see the stars hanging on the sky, taking off our wet hiking boots, enjoying a nice hot drink or tuck in ourselves into the warm sleeping bag. 

The whole expedition, we're been blessed with dry weather and having a group of members who had great common understanding.

Thanks to:

Trip leader - Ang Bee Suan for the days and nights work on trip planning, thoughful idea on extra food, extra items for "just in case" scenario.

Thanks to ODA - For once again prepared all the equipments and food needed and gathered each of us to complete the trip together.

Continue do what you all believe "It's a Right Thing To Do", truth will be revealed. 

My very best blessing to each of you, continue to strive, be a decent human being in your life.  

Photographer - Adrian Wong.

Toughest person after all, who does not necessary to be the one who carried the heaviest, but had the toughest job.

You are the one who allowed us to recall, it is indeed a "priceless" moment while being there with all the wonderful captured.

Without those photos, we'll unable to remember "although life is sometimes tough, but no matter what, we do have great moment shown in our face which reflected in your 1 second moment capture. Love all the photo you have captured.

Thanks to all the members:  

It's an honor to be able to completed, succeeded the expedition after 3rd attempt with you all.

Looking forward to hike with you all again.

After all, an enjoyable and successful expedition not only relied on nice mountain, fine weather, it is as well as relied on competence members, great planning and members who stayed behind the scene with all the supports provided.

It ain't easy to complete an expedition, because it involves with a firmed decision making to be part of it, to get ready ourselve with proper equipments for different mountain's criteria, to finished the expedition itself in fit condition, strong mentality and return ourselve to our family in good condition.

It is even tougher to be the planner and supported team, to ensure not just only good trip planning, but as well as needed to ensure appropiate equipments, food, transportation. With reasonable time frame for completion, afforadable cost and carry-able loads.

In additional, it is no longer just human to complete the expedition, but ODA today's had once again crossing another milestone of realizing a Pet's - Puffy ODA Lim to complete her 1st G7 in her life.

Bravos ODA, Bravos to All, Bravos Puffy !!!!!

It's always an Honor

G. Yong Belar PTT 1

Grand Finale, and more to come. Cheers!

Seeing Puffy on top of YB is definitely a motivation for

all of us to take up this challenge!

beautiful scenery never fail to show up after a long and tiring hike

Everybody involved

the ODAs. never fail to smile no matter how tired they are

sense of speed

Green green grass

A new post, means a trip has been completed.

Still suffering frm the itchiness since the trip finished last week. Still has to get on with school and balanced up life. But something is definitely different. Something which can't be explained and described with words. My first G7 experience. Indeed, it's really a G7. 12hrs in, 9 out. A preparation for Tahan next year. A training. But good thing is we were blessed with really nice weather all along the trip!

This trip has been a critical one for me as well. Knowing that it's a G7, everything from how we handle stuff to completing this trip is different. Speed, speed and speed. Night hike in a mountain like this is never easy and its very insecure for me. The feeling of shivering from head to toe like anything is quite cool sometimes but never in long term. Speed is one thing. Lookout for everyone in this trip is another new thing I've learnt. Always make sure everybody is near to each other and no one is left behind! And most important of all, bringing the camera that heavy up YB is again a challenge! who knows its going to Tahan next year? haha.. It's definitely done a great job in getting us good pictures and good battery life!

Always have to thank Laoshi, Pang, ABS, ACN, for the senior lectures. It was really beneficial for me and its always good to hear comments and ajaran from seniors! Appreciate it a lot! not forgetting blessings and spirits of other ODA's in overseas, OPY, Jeannette and all the participants! Thankx Group 1 member for being so funny and helpful! Can't finish the trip without the cooperation from you all.

**Puffy has done a really good job in completing her first G7! congratulations!

**Still learning to take the best photos up there!

**Four wheel still in unknown condition, have to drive carefully next time!**Looking forward for the next trip to come! ODA roar!!

Invitation to Endau Romping National Park 2011 August 26th - 30th

Explore the Unfamiliar

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An invitation to explore an undiscovered side to Endau Rompin National Park!!!

The time is NOW for an adventurous trip of a life time!!! Grab the opportunity NOW! Limited seats available!!!

Below are the expedition details:

Expedition Date : 26^th – 30^th Aug 2011
Destination : Endau Rompin National Park, Johor/Pahang
Gather Hours :8.30pm, August 26^th, 2011 (Friday)
Gather Venue : Taman Bahagia LRT Station
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Registration Fee (Before Dateline) :

	Fees
Return Transportation: Kuala Lumpur-Kahang-Peta ( Kahang-Peta: 3 Hours 4WD)	Non-Student :RM 520/Pax Student :RM 480/Pax
Transportation: Own-Transport	Non-Student:RM390/Pax Student:RM350/Pax

(Trip Fees Not Refundable)

Registration Fee (After Dateline) :

	Fees
Return Transportation: Kuala Lumpur-Kahang-Peta ( Kahang-Peta: 3 Hours 4WD)	Non-Student :RM 455/Pax Student :RM 430/Pax
Transportation: Own-Transport	Non-Student:RM325/Pax Student:RM300/Pax

(Trip Fees Not Refundable)

Registration Closing Date : 5th August 2011

Trip Fees Includes:
* Boat Ride from Kg Peta to Pacau * Meals as per Itinerary
* Entrance Fee, Insurance * Local Guide
* Camping Equipment (Tents, Gas, Gas Stove, Flysheet, Ropes, Groundsheet, Lamps)
* River Rafting from NERC to Kg Peta* Visit to Orchid, Ethbotani Herb Farm * Visit to Orang Asli Village * 9 Meals

Trip Activities Includes:

-4WD Experience
-Boat Ride
-Jungle Trekking
-Jungle Night Walk
-Wildlife Spotting
-River Rafting
-Visit Orang Asli Village
-Canopy Walk-Trek to Numerous Waterfalls

Itinerary
Day 1	Depart from Taman Bahagia LRT Station to Kahang
Day 2	4WD from Kahang to Kg Peta
	Boat Ride from Kg Peta to Pacau Jetty, Kuala Jasin
	Trekking to Kuala Marong Campsite
	Trekking to Upih Guling Waterfalls
	Trekking to Tasik Air Biru
	Night Walk
Day 3	Trekking to Buaya Sangkut Waterfall
Day 4	Trekking to Pacau Jetty, Kuala Jasin
	Rafting from NERC to Kg Peta/Boat Ride from Pacau Jetty,Kuala Jasin to Kg Peta
	Visit to Kg.Orang Asli - for Traps & Blow pipe Demontrations & Asli Handy craft
	Visit to Orchid Garden, Ethno Botany Garden and Arboretum
	4WD from Kg Peta to Kahang

**Please be noted that the trip location is subject to changes according to the park availability,weather and the trail condition.

Further Information Please Contacts:

Trip Leader : See Sian Seong (016-6702 698)
Assistant Trip Leader : Ong Phei Ying (017-2369 363)
or E-mail : contact_oda@yahoo.com

Get to know more from:
www.weareoda.blogspot.com
http://profiles.friendster.com/odasite
www.youtube.com(User ID: weareoda)

A visit to Sg Lembing 24-26th June 2011…….

Sg Lembing, this considers my second visit. This mountain reminds me of my first time hiking in the past 2 years. I still remembered that we go 5 people by vios without overnight. We depart on 11pm from Kuala Lumpur and arrive there around 3.30pm. We sleep inside the car and brush our teeth at hall. Then, start our hiking at 5pm, everybody look “blur blur” face and legs can’t stand well since no enough sleep. In our mind, it is worth because can have a nice sunrise view. We miss the rainbow waterfall at first time.

The feeling for first time and second time is different cause of we go with friend that we know each other for the first time. While for the second time, I join ODA with such group of people that from different background, education, age, work, attitude and many many more. I realize that with different people to same mountain, will get different output and feeling.

Sg Lembing, the famous place to visit is rainbow waterfall and Bukit Panorama. This rainbow waterfalls need to take 1 and half hour 4-wheel car. Due to the rugged mountain, everybody sway here and there inside the car even some people hit their head, leg until “black green” color. What makes me admire is our friend “yuan yuan” still can sleep comfortable inside the car. After the 4 wheel car, we need to walk and climb the forest around 1 hour to reach our destination. It’s not easy as you think but special stimulation.

Rainbow Waterfall

The beauty and quiet sound of rainbow waterfall make me feel relax and comfortable. The water fall from a height swirling down, it’s like a rain. I really enjoy it a lot with rest my mind. What make me so curious is while we sit at right hand side that without daylight, we can’t see the rainbow appeared. Otherwise, when move to left hand side, the rainbow stick on the rock. This is how magic of the rainbow waterfall. The main reason occurs this situation is激涌的山水自高处倾泻，飞倾的瀑布衝擊在凹凸的岩石上時，溅成无数水珠，經日光折射，幻名為彩虹瀑布.

Sunrise view from Bukit Panorama

There is not much change at Bukit Panorama. The beauty of sunrise and view of cloud are so attractive. Hiking to this Bukit Panorama is just day hike trip without carrying heavy backpack. This is the most relax trip that just takes about 40 minutes to reach viewpoint of Bukit Panorama. The path and stair is relatively easy to hike and it takes 969 steps to go up and down respectively. Bukit Panorama is really beautiful and good place to see the sunrise with a comfortable environment. Unfortunately, laosi, OPY and Puffy ODA Lim can’t have a fun with us during day hike. We only can share the nice photo with them.

Every trip we got new thing to learn, share and accept it. Sharing is caring. I learnt a lot from this trip such as cooperation and helping each other is the most important that we need to standby anytime no matter in what situation. These 3 days 2 night trip allowed us to relax our mind and have a leisure lifestyle. I enjoyed a lot during this trip with eat and sleep that I can’t do it at normal workday. Besides that, it also a good chance to chit chat with everyone, sharing funny stories and talk “cooling” jokes to improve our good friend relationship.

Teluk Chempedak Beach

Group photo:

Front: Channing Kong Yeong Sin, Chai Jia Yin, Lin Su Jiuan, Jess Teo, Jacky Koh, Annie Toh, Chai Hong

Back: Dara Chin, OPY, Jeanette Liew, Chian Nii, Puffy ODA Lim, Bee Suan, Laosi, Willy Teo, Dolphin Pang, Sim Mei

A big THANKS YOU to our trip adviser – Ms Lim Kwee Hoon, Trip leader - Chian Nii, group 1 leader – Bee Suan for put all effort to make sure the trip conducted successfully. And also all ODA committee – Dolphin Pang, OPY, Puffy ODA Lim for help to make sure everything goes smooth. Not forget to thanks our driver who bring us go and return safely. Thanks to our photographer Jess Teo for help take so many beautiful photos and being our memorable in the future. Last but not least, nice to meet all new friend and thanks to all group members that make this trip full of jokes and laughing.

Glad to meet everyone in this trip and see u guys in the ODA future trip. Have a nice day J

~~~Jeanette Liew~~~