Invitation to Gunung Bujang Melaka

Gunung Bujang Melaka Expedition
2010 April 30th - May 2nd (Fri - Sun)

Destination : Gunung Bujang Melaka (Kampar, Perak)
Gather : 8.30pm, April 30, 2010 (Friday)
TAR College Main Gate, SetapakTrip Fee : Student RM105/pax
: Non-Student RM125/pax
(Before April 14th, 2010)
After Dateline Registration Fee : RM150/pax (Trip Fee Not Refundable)

Trip Fee Included : -

- Round trip Transportation From Setapak to Gunung Bujang Melaka
- Permit, Entrances and Campsite Fees
- Camping Equipment (Tents, Gas, Gas Stove, Flysheet, Ropes,Groundsheet, Lamps)
- 5 Meals Included

Registration Closing Date : April 14, 2010

Further Information Please Contacts:
Trip Leader : Pang Siew Ting (012-206-4618)
Assistant Trip Leader : Jimmy Keek Kai Xuang (012 - 648-3780)
OR Email : contact_oda@yahoo.com

Best Regards,
Pang Siew Ting

Invitation to Gunung Irau on 2010 March 19th-21st

Dear All ODA Friends,



Woohoo~~~ After Hapy Chinese New Year, ODA Trip is Here Again!!! We will have an Expedition to Gunung Irau. Hurry!! Seat Are Limited!!!



Below are the expedition Detail :








Expedition Date : March 19th-21st, 2010 ( Friday to Sunday)

Destination : Gunung Irau, Cameron Highlands

Gather Time : 8pm, March 19th, 2010 (Friday)
TAR College Main Gate, Setapak


Early Bird : Student RM145 / pax
Registration Fee : Non-Student RM175 / pax
(Before March 14th, 2010) (Trip Fee Not Refundable)



After Dateline
Registration Fee : RM195 / pax
(After March 14th, 2010) (Trip Fee Not Refundable)



Trip Fee Included : - Transportation From Setapak to Gunung Irau

- Entrances and Campsite Fees

- Camping Equipment (Tents, Gas, Gas Stove, Flysheet, Ropes,
Groundsheet, Lamps)

- 5 Meals Included


Registration Closing Date : March 14th, 2010

Further Information Please Contacts:

Trip Leader : Ang Bee Suan (012 - 781 8876)
Assistant Trip Leader : See Sian Seong (016 - 670 2698)
OR Email : Contact_oda@yahoo.com



Best Regards
ODA Committees (Outdoor Discovery Adventure)



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Wonderful Datuk Trip

Sunday, February 7, 2010 4:38 AM

From: "pheiying JO"

To: contact_oda@yahoo.com

Hi...

this trip is a little bit too meaningful to me as it was an adventurous trip for me in 2010
Well,for the second day of the trip was really tiring.
i was completely exhausted after i went back at home...
but ,to be honest to myself...
without this time experience...i would never know...
i'd never know,what's the feeling of tired when i still have to persist ,
i'd never know ,what's the true happiness when i came to achieve it at the end ~~

Im quite wordless to describe it,
excited,tired,feeling strange,having fun,more tiring,happy.....

Im a beginner of hiking ,before this ,i never think of some knowledge of hiking is essential~~
thus,at the end of the day ,the real situation can really suprise me ,which was out of my expectation,
I cant deny that i've learnt a lottttss...
Without the trip,i think i used to have a little bit overrated my own ability..
and ofcause apart from the good experience ,i still need to thank everyone
for being so caring,for being friendly,and for giving me a chance to join such wonderful trip as well :)
for the only moment of PERFECTION,everything is worthy!!!
I just cant believe i could have an opporturnity to join ODA.
That little bit of scars,a few days of tireness,soar legs seems to be a good sign...
to prove to i've experienced such good moment!!
A great start for my 2010 !!

One last thing i really would like to say, i truely got a pleasure !!!
Thanks a million to ODA
GOOD DAY!!
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR~~

Written by : PHEI YING

ODA Coming February Trip !!

Dear All ODA Friends,

February Trip Coming Soon!!! We will have an Expedition to Gunung Ledang on this February 25th-27th .

ODA will have an Expedition on February 2010, Below are the information:

Expedition Date : February 25th-27th (Thursday-Saturday )

Destination : Gunung Ledang, Johor

Gather Time : 8pm, February 25th, 2010 (Thursday)

Gather Venue : TAR College Main Gate, Setapak

Registration Fee :

(Before February 20th, 2010)

: Student RM 195/ Pax

: Non-Student RM 225/ Pax

( Trip Fee Not Refundable)

(After February 20th, 2010)

After deadline : RM 260/ Pax

( Trip Fee Not Refundable)

Trip Fee Included

: - Transportation from Setapak to Gunung Ledang

: - Entrances Fees and Campsite Fees, Guide Fees

: - Camping Equipment.

(Tents, Gas, Gas Stove, Flysheet, Ropes, Groundsheet, Lamps.)

: - 5 Meals included

Registration Closing Date : February 20th, 2010

Futher Information Please Contacts: -

Trip Leader : See Sian Seong ( 016 - 670 2698 )

Assistant Trip Leader : Ang Bee Suan ( 012 - 781 8876 )

Or Email : contact_oda@yahoo.com

Best Regards,
ODA Committees (Outdoor Discovery Adventure)

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second time time datuk trip ......

hi i k3Nn here maybe have ppl dun know who ar me but nvm lah ......haha i biasa liao hehe

after 4month i back trip datuk again feel nice cos i like nature.......this trip happy lol enjoy but have little bit 怪怪的but dun no how 2 say lah 1 word

怪trip ......cos have many 怪人.....hehe......i know have lot ppl is 1st hiki 1st time sleep at doom and 1st time cooking at forest and many 1st .....每个人都有第一次 so enjoy u 1st time haha...... last i wan say 2 all ppl know i like hiki and like know more n more ppl 不过不代表是来追女的so no need 提防 me ok 6 bottle (i know i lengzai lah):p .......c u all next trip (n.n)

9 2 m33t u all ......

新年快乐 @情人节快乐

Gunung Datuk Trip

Hi, siew kee here. This is the second time I joined ODA in hiking activities. Before the expedition, I heard that we not need to carry bagpack up and down from the peak. That’s the reason why I joined.^^

In day 1, we departed from KL to Lubuk Petai campsite. We overnight at there. That night, I had tried something which I never do it before, such as drink water from river and also took bath in waterfall at night time. Really an amazing experience to me!!!

Day 2, we started our journey to Gunung Datuk. We took around 2 hours to reach the Gunung Datuk Peak campground and have our lunch there. After lunch, we departed to peak. Before that, I don’t know that I have high altitude fear. I felt like to give up when I realized that we need to climb up the staircase along the big rocks in order to reach peak. But that’s no point if I give up at that time because I’m close to peak already. So, I decided to continue my journey.

Finally, I manage to reach peak too. The scenery at peak is really nice. All tiredness and fearless disappear at that moment. Really worth it!!!

Last but not least, I want to thank to whoever assisted me in this trip, especially fu yaw, siew ting, Kenn and sian seong. I won’t be able to up and down from peak without assisting from u all. My group members, chee long, Kenn, ern hui, Alfred and Phei Ying, nice to meet u all. Thanks ODA to let me have a great experience.

Happy Chinese New Year to everyone!!

From: SiewKee

2010 my first expedition

Hi, I'm Gah Gee - Trip Leader for 2010 ODA 1st expedition…..

Thanks to ODA committees & advisor, assistant trip leader Chian nii, helped me on the trip planning…Thanks to Fu yaw , Chian nii, Bee Suan - Helped me to check the equipment and purchase gas.

Thanks to Siew ting on grocery.

Thanks our advisor & president - checked all my planning and guides me before until the end of the trip. ODA committees have their task in every expedition, and most of ODA committees are employer or employees who is busy as everybody too..…therefore, thousands thanks to ODA committees for helping in the whole expedition process.

To all the 2010 Datuk trip participants, thanks for participating in this expedition and posting blog on G.Datuk trip. Very Glad to hear that you all have fun on this trip although some is having "some feeling" about this trip.

I guess my task as Datuk Trip Leader isn't ended yet. It will be great if the question been asked during the expedition, which will be more effiecient as we can talk openly to clarify every questions - such as SDJ did not need to worry about whether is he offending anyone's feeling after he posted his blog???? Anyway, the 1st clarification to DJ ..... We hear your comments, for some good points, we absord it and continuos improve; We will forget on those irrelevant comments as well, don't worry about your comments that whether will offended any of the ODA and affected ODA's operation.  "No matter what happen - "ODA trip is always ON, at least once a month for the past 5 years, and it will be continue to be that way for many years yet to come"

To clarify some of the "Question Feeling" express by our friend:- 

For your information, ODA Trip Leader visible Task ->Trip planning, such as :-

a) Car arrangement and allocation 

b) Meal Plan - Proper food to eat, based upon water resources, group size, gender in group, food quantity.

c) Trip Schedule - Schedle planning based upon group size, majorty is experienced hikers or 1st timer, duration of hours will be taken to complete each task such as hiking, cooking, setting up tents/flysheet, cleaning, clearing tents/flysheet.... all these need to take into consideration in order to ensure everything goes as planned, On Time, to be fair which without wasting everybody's time.

d) Tent Allocation - Based upon numbers of guys/gals we have in the trip and arrange enough tents for everyone. Carry extra is a waste, carry less is a pain when face bad weather.

e) Organize group items allocation - What is necessary to bring, what is luxury items should be avoid, fair numbers/weights of items for each group to carry and share out the loads.

f) Organize task to do for committees before trip, during trip, and after trip

g) registration at the Ranjer office.

Above tasks mention are some of the job a trip leader does. So maybe most of us do not see what a trip leader does during trip, which all the task is done before trip. And for group leader is guided their group members, to share out their skills with the group members, to ensure each  group know "when, what, how" during the expedition. As what we see in this trip, most of the participants are 1st timer, therefore it is crucial for group leader to ensure their group process is accurate, proper and getting familiar with the RIGHT IDEA of mountain climbing/outdoor activity.

Trip Fee - Included transport from Setapak to Gunung Datuk both way, Entrance fees, Campsite fees,  Meals in the Mountain, Equipments such as Gas, Dome, Gas Lamps, Groundsheet, Ropes, 1st Aids, Flysheet, Foils, Flysheet.

In fact, it is written in trip invitation on what is included for the trip fee. It is reasonable for SDJ to ask about the trip fee because this is his 1st time joining the trip and it is no suprise that he will be wondering and being sensitive with dollar and cents because it is relevant with his career as auditor. 

The reason of after paid then only can know the trip schedule. Because in the trip schedule we included trip schedule, meal plan, individual items and group items to bring. After each participant paid then only trip leader can confirm on group size, how many is first timer, because the whole expedition process timing will be much more different than experienced participants, group size, quantity for each meal, items for each group....etc.  

I believe that all of us will prefer received everything ONCE only and CONFIRMED trip planning more than keep on receiving different version of trip planning when there is new members add in.  

For personal items such as clothes, pants, toothbrush, sleeping mat, sleeping bag. This is very personal items, I am sure nobody is willing to share out and ODA can't provide as well. Group items such as sugar, salt, shampoo, tooth paste we divide and bring some from among our group members, this is because we only used for one meal. Everyone is discussing about how to save the planet, recycling. As a educated person like us, combine each of us energy and spirit i am sure we will able to save the planet well just with little bit of self effort and sharing concept.

I think at lubuk petai nite, many participants didn't sleep well because of "bugs" ..that bugs we call "AGAS or sandflies". This is one of the most common insect in our jungle nowadays. This is something ODA can't do anything about it and I believe we can’t control the "bugs" not to come in jungle :P As trip leader and part of ODA, I can ensure that.... All domes other items we bring along is "pre-check, pre-clean" prior trip.

It is a new experience for me being as trip leader and being as dog's owner. First time bring my "Happy" to gunung datuk… he's just too excited and he has playful character when outdoor, sorry to cause uneasy moment for everybody. Feel glad to see some of the participants really enjoy having Happy along as well.

Prior expedition, I feel very exciting and worry…excited because I can meet with ODA again, we can’t meet each other often due to distance (KL, Banting, Batu Pahat). When we meet each other we always have a lot of things to chat, my apology to everyone that maybe Banting and Batu Pahat people always talk and laugh very loud...... Next time we will bring the remote control to tune down the volume....

As for Worry - It is because it's been very long time I didn’t be ODA trip leader, huge responsibility, wish to make sure everything been done accordingly and worry that majority is 1st timer....But finally everything goes smoothly and everyone reach safe… thanks god…

Lastly, share something to every new climber…Mountain climbing is a very good activity… I believe it and all oda members also agree with it...This is the reason we put our hearts and efforts on it..and we hope that we can share some experience and knowledge with everyone… we believe that 爱爬山的人都是好人。。coz we learned to accept, tolerate, appreciate, respect…we can realize our limitation and we able to identify our strength as well…Hope after this expedition , you all can learn something in mountain climbing…and Thank you all for sharing your excitements, positive energy with everyone in good manner and proper language. Looking forward to see you next coming trip.

Happy Chinese new year oo…

From, Gah Gee