Sunday, 25th October 2009 BIG TREE

Yesterday, We went for another trip to Big Tree that located at Jalan Kota Batu. Since the post have been full,i just become a member. I joined Dillah's group with other member Hjh.Norhakimah,Malik and Azri as a sweeper. From the previous jungle tracking, it keeps me confidence to go for this trip. So,lead by dillah, we went in as the first group.

We were told by dillah and azri that the pathway was like a "lolipop". The checkpoint as mention by Azri,where we went for the other way round,which mean we are facing the other group,so dillah and azri decided to go back and catch them. As i experienced previous tracking and listened what Dr.Irene said to other group before started ,that the last group is going to take out the marker,I told them that we have to walk a bit faster to catch up the last group before we lost all the marker.

When we reached the stiff way,that we have to used rope to go down i heard some voices from the last member,and i believe that we can catch them up. Since some of the markers are not taken out,that give us the clue which way to go and still on track.

At the last junction,where we went straight and this is where we started to lost track, when the leader cannot remember the way,and some of us was getting exhausted. Azri believed that we missed the way, and decided to go back but the others are not agree. So,they decided to asked for Dr.Irene help.

Dr.Irene and some members went back in. They found us just about 300meters from the exit where the junction is. Afterall, we safely went out.

What i learned from this tracking, is that, we need to focus and look after the markers CAREFULLY ( for the leader ). We also need to build up TEAMWORK with the group. Because we teamwork, we can succesfully build up that good quality of work.

Form other aspects, I realized that our country still have that BEAUTIFUL FLORA AND FAUNA that another country does'nt have. THE BIG TREE, that we are told have been grown 100 years ago and still there. Which i totally surprise. People around the world, the tourist, i'm sure will like and will visited our country if we conserve this forest. This can also improve our tourism activity as well as our economy.

Sunday, 25th october 2009 Big Tree

Friday 23rd October 2009, SOUTH POLE GIRL.

The SOUTH POLE girl, Dk.Najibah Eradah had come to UBD at CLT ROOM 1.17 to give some motivational talk to the students and lecturer.

The talk open with Doa by Imam of Masjid University Brunei Darussalam, and some introduction by Dr.Asmah. Dk.Najibah Eradah 26 easy to call Era, become the core of Brunei Adventure Recreation Association ( BARA ) Urged the student to set up their goal and archived it.

Era is the first bruneian woman ski to southpole with the other commanwealth antartctic expedition. Era was the younger one to join the group. The group done some training in new zealand before their trip to south pole. Era also mention about the low temperature that they going to face at the south pole probably -16 degree c. which more colder then your freezer at home and become more colder when strong wind blew. Era and the group have to be mentally and physically ready to face the polar shocks.

Era also added about the malay word "janji melayu" that we need to stop it or change it. what i understand, Era was trying to urged all young teenagers to focus and set up their goal and keep the promise to be done.

To sum up, the talk was quite motivational and supportive. Even i feel dare to challenge her someday if i have the opportunities to do so,and something more extreme. But yet, i'm PROUD for her that she had manage to set up her goal and have that "GUTS"

week 10,diplomatic resident

This trip, my group was lead by malik and the sweaper asri.my post was only being a member. which mean i did not joined the recce last friday. i was so excited because i did not know the way and what are the obstacles ahead. i was a very hot day,however it was raining last night which make the trekking extremely challenging. it was slippery,climb up the obstacle,cross over the river.it was fun! Not to forget, we need to collect some rubbish left by previous trekker and the marker.

We move a bit fast,that we can see the second group. The trekking become more challenging when our leader cannot find the way,and have to look for the marker. We have to stop and let the leader decided. This happened quite a lot. when we reached half way of the forest, Dr.Irene phoned asri to told us that we walk at wrong way and did not followed the track.what make our leader confuse is that to many marker were made and some of them are made by other people. My group and the second group when back where Dr.Irene wait us. we back on track.

Moment later, Dr.Irene recieved a call from the group one to told them that they still did not reached the view point. This alert Dr.Irene that the first group lost their track. Dr.Irene asked me to joined her to find the first group and let the other member,my group and the second group to continued the trekking to the end.

Dr.Irene and I rushed back to find them. We found them about 500 meter behind us. We walked out safely until the end eventhough one of the member totally exhausted and nearly faint. The bin member and the other member helped eachother with the rubbish. I can see the team worked from all of us.

Friday, 9th October 2009. Rimba

On this week's activity,i was selected to be a sweeper. we are divided into 3 groups. My group lead by Hjh Norhakimah (keem).on monday,5th october 2009,we are asked to remember the pathway and to put markers so we are not going to get lost.

On friday,i began my 2nd position as sweeper, as i experienced becoming a leader before it was the same experienced becoming a sweeper,i need to remember the pathway and make sure not anyone left behind. not only that,i need to ensure the leader walk on the correct pathway.

During the trekking,my leader have lost track,but she manage to find the way by its own,but i have to make sure we are not lost,looked after the marker and remember the pathway. Also,during the tracking we find alot of wild flowers,orchaid and ferns. we also find alot of "sumbui-sumbui".

When we finished at the first end ( checkpoint ), my group and the other groups had agreed to continued the new tracking,lead by Dr.IRENE. The new tracking was quite long and more obsticales. We have to walk through thick bushes. what so frighten me was wild boars. We can see the the footsteps of wild boars everywhere. im afraid it would attack us.

The new way also passed some abandoned unfinished houses project. This quite disturbing the tracking,we had to walked through some rubbish from the project,like woods,pipes etc. At the end,we arrived the finished point.

Eventhough we finished quite late than the tracking before,but this tracking was successful.

WEEK 8 trip to LUCKY GARDEN 4th October 2009

On friday, before the actual day trip/tracking fall on sunday, we made a recce for all leaders/scouts and sweepers. Early at 6a.m we went to lucky garden equip with long sleeve,long pants,shoes,knife,ribbons and a bottle of water 500ml. We started to walk from our parking at 6.20 am lead by DR.IRENE,putting marker for leader/scout to avoid from getting lost in the forest. we finished the recce 2hours after. On sunday,the actual day of tracking,we are using bus from SHIBIE at UBD to lucky garden. We started the tracking in group of three with 5 people in each group. Each group has a leader which responsible for their group.


DR.IRENE lead the way during the recce on Friday.

This trip taught me how to be responsible and being self-confident. Myself, given a responsiblity as a leader/scout for my group,safety of the group was the main objective. I have to bring the group safe in and out. As taught by Dr.irene,not to confuse the two path way,we need to remember and put markers,so we are not going to get lost. Also to announced the group if there was a slippery way and danger. There was a time where i can't remember the way when i saw to pathway. I tried to look for the marker and put confident to myself that i made the right choice. Overall its a success tracking when we reached the end and i safely bring my group out of the jungle.

Not to forget,we also learn many things,plants such as "bunga kuduk-kuduk"(named by local people and its a traditional medicine to remove scars),paku ular,pokok tongkat ali ( which can be made as medicine and drinks ),lamiding ( can be eaten ),mushrooms etc. We also find a very small river which we need to cross over and saw monkeys up on the trees.

The small river which flow in the forest.

Mushroom that grown on the tree root.

Paku Ular the comman fern found during the tracking.

in conclusion,All this jungle tracking realise me how rich our forest with beautiful flora and fauna which we need to appriciate and protect it from being polluted and destroy. This beauty can also help to improved our economy which can be the main tourist attraction.