part of the trek..On the 9th October 2009, the trip was at Rimba area near one of the well known shopping place for the locals, the “Giant”. About 10 minutes drive from UBD, the activity starts approximately at 6.35am due to transport problem ( we only manage to obtain a minivan since all the bus were occupied and some of them are broke down) , then Azry volunteer to use his car for the remaining members that can’t fit in. Not to forget that this activity were filled with extreme adventure that need our endurance and team work of each team as part of the “survival”.
In this activity, I volunteer myself as the transport organizer. There were a few problems but with the help of the others we manage to solve it out .
We were divided into 3 groups, Sia chia Yie as our leader and mizah as our sweeper and the rest 3 of us Nazz, Hafidz and me. Were were th 2nd group to enter the challenging forest. The soil was muddy and the forest was quite thick with vines and grass. It was abit slippery since all the tracks were covered with wet leaves. But our teamwork spirit made it all goes smooth. As we go deep inside the forest, surprisingly we found a resting place for the wild boars, edible plants like “Umbut Luba”. This is used locally in home cooking and very rare to find since it grow far inside the forest’s stomach. “Sumbui- sumbui” or picture plant are also wildly grown on the sandy area, “Simpur” are also all over the area. Moreover there were also a lot of abandoned houses left undone and construction waste lying all over the construction site.
"Tongkat Ali"After about 45 minutes cutting and walking, finally we able to get out, surprisingly we were only about 500 m from the actual entrance. We saw a lot of abandoned nice buildings or more likely to be a residence.
What I learn in this trekking was having cooperation with the others as in helping and team work is very crucial. Always listen to each team’ leader and don’t try to do which are no ask to. “Water” should always be your friend because we can easily get dehydrated from walking too long.
As the conclusion, this trekking was fun and relaxing. Brunei is filled with surprises and wonderful things, this show that Brunei has the potential to be a well -known "ecotourism" in the future.
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