Monday, April 21, 2008

Muka Head Trip

Our SOSAM (School of Science and Mathematics) organized a trip to the Penang National Park, and our main destination in the park is the Muka Head. It was open to mostly SOSAM students which included the HSC and DSCAU (Biotech) students. It costs RM15 for each person. Actually i didn't want to join the trip as i know there will be hiking involved! well, if you know me well enough you should know that i HATE hiking...it's hard to explain why but i guess it's phobia or something since i had a couple of unpleasant experiences while hiking.

But one of my friend successfully persuaded me to go, then well, i just agreed lah...

in fact, i've worried for days before the trip because i expected all the worst case scenerio that going to happen while i hike, like faint half way, sufferred from oxygen deficiency, legs cramp, puke, dizzy....etc..etc...so it's obvious that it's a PHOBIA!

That was why i prepared so many things and packed it all in my bagpack: towel, slippers, food, a small fan, sunblock, mosquito repellent, mp3 player, sweets, clothes...

We headed to the Penang National Park by an air-conditioned bus at around 9. As soon as we reached there, all of us went to registered ourselves at the main counter somewhere near the entrance. Then we started to hike...i was soooooo worried that i was gonna pass out half way or what. to my surprise, i managed to finish the whole trail!!! you know what, the whole journey to Muka Head was a freaking 2 hours!!! Hike for 2 hours!!! Man, i for a zillion years won't believe i'll make it without having any "accident".

Of course, during the journey we faced lotsa obstaclessss such as the trail was blocked by some big rocks, and the super duper steepness of the trail which required others to help you cross it.





It was truly an amazing experience and it was really exciting, i felt as if i was participating in some kind of amazing race which held in the rainforest...and practically EVERYONE was screaming in joy when we finally reached the destination! the beach was really beautiful and the scenery was WOW....perfect! =)

We had lunch as soon as we settled down after the HSC students started to play games, i didn't play ler because i was busying snapping pics and enjoy the nice scenery of Muka Head! Didn't feel like going back at all....wanna stay there for longer time. We left around 3.30pm by boats.





*sigh* want to type more but i don't think you guys will read all though, hehehe...furthermore i'm lazy and very tired now (i'm typing this post on the exact day when this trip was on ler..) , so there might be some of the facts being unorganized and confusing. But fret not, i'll tonnes of pics coming up :)
Okay, some of the pictures are not arranged according to the sequence, so please bear with me ya =p
i didn't take much pics during the hike as i was really concentrating on following the group, scared that i would be left behind..haha! most of the pics are taken after we reached the muka head beach.

the main entrance of Penang National Park



see? this was one of the obstacles...


hsc students playing games

building sand castle

Our belongingsnice view isn't it? =)

Banana Boat =)
My chinese name...hehehe..




Studio pic....LOL!
on our way back...





~BYE BYE Muka Head~ =]

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Anonymous said...

hey..i juz noe the reason u hate hiking..glad to noe tat u finally overcome ur phobia..must thank the person tat persuade u to go..hehe..
hike for so long arr? 2 hours..i dun think i can tahan for so long and u bring so many things..not heavy arr?
very nice lar the place..geng lar u..still can take photos while hiking..i think i will be half dead=p i like the beach so much..really feel like going..too bad i dun get a chance to go:( summore last time pantai keracut punya trip failed

May said...

lol...go hiking ar?!
even me and kel didn't persuade you to go successfully!who is the fellow huh...?!
well...
first comment....

CAN'T YOU WRITE YOUR CHINESE NAME BETTER A BIT?!

the words just made me recalled that last time you also get scolded by the teachers because of poor handwritting...:p
and ya....2 hours....from what time to what time!?
siao eh......
and do you need to bring so many things ar.....
got become darker mar!?;)

Sue-zy said...

lin: yea, finally i've overcome my so-called phobia :p hehehe...
yea, it was kinda heavy but i just treat it like some kind of training...haha, the NS kind of training ;P
well, next time when you come back from aus, maybe we can go? but i think i'll go there by boat, dunwan to torture myself again :p

May:
okay, first of all, it was naeka who tricked me into this trip, cuz at first i didnt know there was hiking involved.
and by the way,

THE NAME WASN't WRITTEN BY ME, IT WAS BY JULIAN, my lab assistant.

don't you know that my handwriting now is very nice??!
didn't get darker la, but that evening when i reached home my cheeks and hands reddened, and i felt as if i was going to fall sick that night cuz my whole body felt very heaty...the next day summore had to go to replacement lab session, and i even overslept the next morning, toooooooo tired!

justin k said...

I didn't know Penang has National Park! I think i've been living in a cave or something.

May said...

JK~hehe...i dint know too...but,you like shopping complex only arent you?
emm...oh ya...you like plants!

sue~
naeka?lol...how come she suddenly asked you to go one?!
Julian is a chinese or indian?
anyway...
your handwritting very nice maR?!!?
jiang shan yi gai,ben xin nan yi!

im darker now....:(

Anonymous said...

is Julian the lab assistant?? the curly hair lady... dyed her hair one??? if so I think she taught me biotech part in HSC last time ler...

Sue... bring me there too when I go back to malaysia... I also wanna go.... hehe!

Sue-zy said...

this Penang National Park is located somewhere at the end of the world in batu ferringhi...
Naeka asked me to go cuz she wanted me to teman her la.
the curly hair one isn't Julian, it's Ms.Phuah, but now she has gone to singapore already...Julian is the new chinese lab assistant.
hahaha, maybe next time we can go together, but this time i'll go there by boat and you all by foot :p don't want to torture myself already, walk for 2 hours!? no thanks ^^