Ekspedisi Pulau Jerejak

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I've said it in my first jungle trekking post. One fine day,we'll conquer Jerejak Island. And that one fine day was yesterday. =)

My college's Adventure Club ada organize this 2D1N trip to Jerejak so me and friends thought why not? But none of us were a club member. So a massive thank you to the Adventure Club for letting the 6 of us menyibuk di dalam aktiviti kelab anda teheee.

For those of you who dont know, Pulau Jerejak ni dekat Penang je dik oii. Kalau lalu jambatan Penang tu boleh nampak la pulau kecik antara mainland dengan Penang Island. Smacked exactly in the middle of those two. So naturally, the sea water around this pulau smells like dog poop with a dash of budu. Jadinya trip ke pulau ini ofkoslah bukan untuk mandi laut/snorkeling tetapi lebih kepada aktiviti riadah membakar lebihan geleber lemak di sekeliling ukurlilit tubuh.

Banyak cerita angker pasal Pulau Jerejak sebab dulu ia merupakan tapak penjara dan pusat kuarantin pesakit kusta dan TB. But now dah develop jadi tempat percutian. You can read some of the history here;

We stayed at Jerejak Resort & Spa. Overall the room was nice but the restaurant was a huge dissapointment. Not only it took 40 minutes untuk orang ambik order, the food adalah tidak sedap. Tidak berpadanan dengan harga yang mahal.

-clockwise:lobby,the modified kancil/buggy,the room,resort area.

First day memang untuk aktiviti bebas jadi haruslah manfaatkan sepenuhnya kewujudan swimming pool yang menggamit sanubari itu. Disebabkan swimming pool apartment sendiri macam kolam tahi,maka excited terlebih dapat pool senonoh.

There's not much things to do here at night. So we decided to kill time with some much needed karaoke sesh. But you have to pay for the room-hourly rate. Yes,nothing is free on this island.

The next day we had several activities planned out for the whole day. Dimulai dengan jungle trekking. Ahli-ahli rombongan sebelum trekking;

-begitu berkobar.

Jungle trekking cuma 45 minit saja,tetapi seakan 4 jam lamanya akibat trail yang mendaki bukit. Perasaan seperti ingin pengsan tidak asing lagi dalam kamus hidupku,bahkan sudah jadi seperti dejavu. Setiap kali trekking pasti disusuli dengan kecenderungan untuk pengsan diikuti dengan rasa sesal yang mendalam.

-Razak Trail? My daddy wuz ere.

After the longest 45 minutes of our lives, tibalah masa untuk wall climbing pula.

-All set to conquer the super tinggi wall behind us.

Kronologi pendakian:

Im not a fan of height so you can imagine lah how i felt up there. I wanted to just hang on for dear life and wait for bomba or something to bring me down. Yeah,not gonna happen.

Waktu turun ,brother yang jaga tali tu buat lawak tak kelakar. Dia lepaskan semua orang turun ala-ala Solero Shot dekat Genting. Sumpah.Tak.Kelakar.Woi.

Seakan-akan sudah buang tebiat,we did repelling shortly after that. Cuak turun dinding pun tak hilang lagi ni hah.

Lepas semua orang selesai membuang tebiat masing-masing we headed to the suspension bridge untuk ber-flying fox pulak. Great. Lagi satu aktiviti yang 'sesuai' untuk mereka yang takut ketinggian like yos truli.

-Flying fox menyeberangi empangan.

After we were done with the flying fox we went for a bicycle ride around the pulau area. 1 hour bicycle rental is included in this You-Cant-Wait-To-Die-Isit? package.

Actually the initial plan was to cycle to the remains of the haunted prison. Tapi malangnya jalan ke situ ditutup. But it was still a fun bike ride sebab jalan untuk berbasikal adalah di sepanjang shoreline. So anda boleh lihat Penang from a different perspective.

-That's Queensbay mall.

Tetapi fun tidak bermaksud tidak challenging ok. Trail berbasikal dilengkapi dengan lopak air durjana dan selut berbahaya. Ada ahli rombongan yang telah menjadi mangsa selut ini.

Exhibit A:

Lepas 1 hour bike ride sepatutnya ada paintball and archery included in the package. Tapi semua orang muka dah macam nak pengsan lalu surender dan balik ke bilik untuk mandi, packing dan chow ke Queensbay.

-menunggu feri untuk pulang

All in all, i think Jerejak has a lot of potential. But Guan Eng has to do something about the sampah-sarap here. Kalau kasi bersih pulau dan laut sekeliling dia mesti kurang disgusting sikit.

Sejurus mendarat di jeti, terus tak berlengah dan menuju ke Pak Hussein tomyam untuk makan. Memang menjadi kebiasaan kami untuk makan besar selepas aktiviti-aktiviti lasak. Sungguh tak berbaloi seksa diri untuk kononnya bakar lemak seharian -__-"

Sekian,laporan aktiviti Adventure Club yang pertama.

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The Video Vault

Baru sedar ada beberapa video di save dalam laptop. These videos were recorded during my time in Dublin. Jadi untuk mengelakkan ia hilang atau ter-delete,i'll post random videos weekly on this blog. Most of it are sampah videos,but each has their own special place in my heart. cececececeh

So,the first random video from the video vault;

Venice Gondola Ride.

Vokal-Bukan Sekadar Rupa.

Seriously, gondola ride is one of the most overrated thing in life. Half-ass attempt in singing (itupun lepas kena paksa nyanyi) + surrounded by longkang smelling water = Not Romantic.

Read the whole CCBH-Italy here.

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Skim Rumah Pertamaku

Wah tajuk konon nak perbincangan ilmiah ke apa nih tiba-tiba topik isu semasa. Sejajar dengan lumrah dan konsep belog usang lagi bersawang yang cuma mengetengahkan isu-isu sampah, ofkos lah skim rumah pertama yang ingin dikupas di sini merujuk kepada rumah kura-kura peliharaan.

Dalam seminggu sampai 2 kali post pasal kura-kura. Hovercraft gila,nampak nau obses terlebih.

This is Tiz and Remy's first love nest;

This RM4.30 worth of balang is clearly too small for this two lovebirds. Kesian gila selalu Tiz tersepit celah-celah kayu sebab Tiz gemuk sikit dari Remy. Maklumlah anak dara tengah nak 'up' , selera makan pun taknak kalah.

Remember my housemate with quarter life crisis who owns an aquarium? Well, he decided to get a bigger aquarium for them fishes.

Talking about stepping up the game here.

So who benefited the most from this severe case of life crisis? The pet store? No. The housemate? No. The fishes? No.

Tiz and Remy of course.

Since he is no longer using the small aquarium,i thought its time for the two newlyweds to be upgraded. Ke arah transformasi hidup yang elegan!

Maka dengan ini dipersembahkan, Tiz and Remy's brand spanking new crib!

Ahhhh the perks of having a superawesome pet owner

Oh and they loveeee the pokok there. Memang port dating lah bawah tu. Ala-ala dating bawah jambatan.

-Tiz bawah jambatan while Remy tengah camouflage dalam daun

And now we've added a new kura-kura. Yes,we have 3 kura-kura now,the latest is yet to be named. I was thinking of names like Ifa Raziah ,Habsah Hasan or something along that line,but im pretty sure the others wont agree to it. So any suggestions??

There it is,the new kid. Taking over Remy's favourite sunbathing spot. Like a boss.

But eversince they moved to this new place,im no longer able to bring them into my room sebab bekas sekarang yang terlampau berat. Tiada lagi sleepover kita bersama sobss.

-Dalam kenangan :')

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Aktiviti Memanjat Bukit Yang Menyeksa Batin

The weather for this past few days has been pretty sucky. Dekat Penang ni petang kompem hujan jadi macamana nak beriadah secara sihat di waktu petang? Takkan nak poco-poco dalam bilik.

Justeru weekend adalah waktu terbaik untuk mengqada' pengumpulan lemak sepanjang minggu. Kira one shot extreme lemaks burning session. Me and 3 other friends went for our second jungle trekking at the national park here.

This time around kita tukar route,ambik yang paling jauh sebab konon dah pergi sekali perasan macam seasoned pro trekker ke hapetah. Destinasi pilihan: Muka Head Lighthouse. Trek adalah melalui area monkey beach.

It took us sejam lebih sahaja to reach Monkey Beach. The trail this time was not as challenging as last time. Kurang sikit panjat memanjat.

Monkey Beach

Honestly,i didnt see any monkeys there (other than those 3 monkeys that i went trekking with tehee).

Disebabkan trail yang tak mencabar,bila sampai Monkey Beach haruslah timbul perasaan riak. Dalam hati kecil terdetik 'is that it?' lalu menggesa rakan-rakan untuk teruskan perjalanan ke arah rumah api yang berada nun di puncak bukit.

Sebelum naik bukit(perasaan riak masih menebal di jiwa)

Di kaki bukit ada batu penanda ini;

1000+ metres only? Mmeh i can sleep-walk up there

I forgot the golden rule. Whenever you are going uphill, times the actual distance with 3 billion. Inilah hasil dia;

Gambar semasa mendaki (perasaan riak bertukar sesalan)

This picture was snapped approximately 5 MINUTES after going uphill. I was panting like a raging bulldog on heat. Sebotol 100plus habis di sini. After what felt like 349 years of hiking, we arrived at the lighthouse in one piece.

There's this guestbook that you get to sign when you arrive. Signifying that you are one of the idiots who decided to torture yourself and made it to the top.

We went up the spiral staircases to this breathtaking view of the sea (and a little bit of Penang island)

-worth every sweat,tears and curse words

We spent some times up there camwhoring and eating sandwich sambil memikirkan nasib macamana nak turun bukit satgi ni weh..

-bukan ekspresi menikmati udara nyaman.Itu muka nak pengsan

-tuna sandwich sedap!

After considering few options like calling helikopter RELA untuk membawa kami turun (which doesnt seem feasible at that moment), kami akur lalu meneruskan perjalanan turun bukit.

This whole hiking experience is exactly like medschool. At first you thought you sure can make it to the top, then tengah-tengah you feel like quitting but you are already halfway through. When you finally on top you have to worry about going downhill pulak. Its an endless pressure i tell you.

Then we're back at Monkey Beach. Mandi-manda sikit sebelum balik.

Balik adalah dengan menaiki bot sebab dah separuh mampus naik bukit tak larat nak trekking lagi sejam lebih.

It was a smart decision sebab on the way balik tu baru perasan awan gelap menyelubungi kawasan national park. Cuba bayangkan tengah trekking tiba-tiba hujan? Fuuuuuhhhh memang nangis.

After this trip i dont think we will visit taman negara anytime soon. Sebab we've already tried every trail there. Jadi untuk aktiviti outdoor seterusnya mungkin perlu cari tempat yang lebih selesa. Gurney plaza anyone?

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Quarter Life Crisis

I have commitment issues.

One of the things that i've just realized. I cant even stay focus in a 1 hour lecture,let alone survive a long term relationship. So since im not planning to grow old and die foreveralone-style, i decided that it's about time for me to make a bold move.

Get myself a wife pet. (baby steps people,baby steps)

All my life, i pernah ada 3 jenis binatang peliharaan saja. The first one ialah kura-kura harga 6 ringgit when i was in primary school. 2 hari bela, lepastu rasa macam tak capable tambahan mama tak merestui lalu cadangkan buang dalam kolam sekolah.

My second pet was a group of ikan puyu. Tangkap dari parit dekat kampung. 2 weeks after keeping them i gave up. Ikan puyu is not the kind of ikan you would keep if you wanted something elegant. It poops a lot. At the end of the day, mama was the one yang kena tukar air ikan setiap minggu.

The third pet was a cat. Tapi akhirnya menghilangkan diri disyaki akibat depresi.

You see? I can never stick to one thing for a long period of time-The reason why i refuse to get myself a DSLR like my brother because who am i kidding right?? Photoshop and stuff,no thankyou i'll stick to picnik.com. Easier.

But today i went to a huge(3 storey) kedai ikan in Georgetown to accompany my friend who out of a sudden mendapat seru to get an aquarium. Quarter life crisis much?

And at the end of the day i went back home with a pet of my own.

Perkenalkan, ini Tiz Zaqyah.

isnt she the cutest? holoh holohhhh

She is not alone tho. One of my housemate get himself a kura-kura too. So we have two kura-kura at home.

I call the other one Remy Ishak. But the proud owner is not very keen on the idea. Whatevs.

Im still naming it Remy Ishak.

Their love nest

Siap ada kayu timbul tempat Tiz nak sunbathing pagi-pagi awwwwhh. Tapi dua-dua tengah malu-malu suka menyorok celah batu. Mungkin tak mahu hubungan dihidu media. Dalam pada malu tuh, once letak atas lantai laju gila woh dia jalan.

Harap-harap kura-kura ini akan survive at least 3 bulan. Rendah gila target 3 bulan tapi itu yang paling realistik. Memang tiada pengharapan tinggi pada diri sendiri. Sesiapa ada petua untuk memastikan kura-kura sentiasa cerdas, cadangan anda amat dialu-alukan.

Another housemate's aquarium.

Dengan kehadiran kucing jiran, i give it 2 weeks tops.

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Update Minggu Ini

There were times when i used to be able to effortlessly slipped into a pair of skinny jeans. Those days are long gone. Thanks to nasi kandar.

So to make sure that i dont have to donate those skinny jeans to Somalian kids, i've decided to make a proactive move. No more tidur petang after lectures,lets go for a jog! But a wise man once said; the road to ideal BMI is always under construction.

This series of images sums up what happened today.

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"hangat-hangat"

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Gurney Plaza sushi bar.

Proaktif la sangaaatttttt

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