Simple Elegance!

The statistic during Mt. Kinabalu trip….

- 10 people suppose to join this trip. 1 pull-out last minute
- 8 able to reached the peak while one with cramp calf muscles at Laban Rata. Kesian!
- We climb via Mersilau trail to Laban rata & descent down via Timpohon gate.
- Took us 8hours++ to climbed to Laban Rata & another 3 hours to the peak
- 1 married couple, Katie & Don
- 6 married and 3 still available plus 1 anak dara
- 1 person have a weight > 90kg.  Guest who?
- 1 person nearly lost at Laban Rata and make most of the team panic…
- 1 person reached at Laban Rata after dinner. Luckily sempat tapau for him…
- 1 person sharing the bed with others trekker ( cos the room with 8 bed already occupied )
- 1 person keep sleeping on the path after 30 minutes of walk… gila!
- Just everyone about to sleep, this 1 guy give a very good air boom….stinky fart! *yuck*
- 3 people keep fighting with their snoring & make others can’t sleep. Best snoring is… who ek?..
- 3 people wear LAFUMA shoe while others only wear cap ayam ..
- 5 DSLR , 4 Nikon and 1 Canon. What? Canon?
- 2 people didn’t bring any camera at all, even the compact…
- 1 Infrared camera but rarely used
- 2 tripod brought to KK but only one used. The other one damn heavy..
- 1 tripod has been used as trekking pole during descent to Laban Rata. Sorry Pian!

What else aaa?….

Full report coming soon. I’m lazy now!

The benchmark for us before we conquer Mount Kinabalu. 2 more weeks to go. I told the team that we need to reach at-least at Puncak Pengasih or paling busuk pun Kem Pacat. Or else, we can forget to climb Mt. Kinabalu/ This is my 2nd time to climb Nuang, the first time not even reach Puncak Pengasih and i dont want to do the same mistake again. Not anymore! So i decided to bring only my compact camera hehehe ( last time i bring both my dslr & all my lense )

OK, Below are the short report & photos from my compact.

Saturday 20Feb

9:00pm : Meet @Petronas Bkt Jalil.
Confirmed : Me, Yukhairi aka Singa , Pian, Razak, Yazid, Nizam, Don, Katie & Aifah.
Absent with apologies: Awie, Din

10:00pm : Depart to Nuang Base-camp Ranger. Stop at nearest restaurant to buy some food n water. Nasi goreng + burger.

11:00pm : Arrived at Nuang Ranger. Do final packing… Singa seems to have more weight. hehehe You’re the only person bring dslr,extra equipment and food

11:45pm : Start trekking to Lolo camp. It’s a boring track & never ending road. Org kata ‘jalan penyesalan’. As expected, Singa start struggling with his heavy bag. Keep stop for every 10 minutes walk.. hehehe Now you know! The first part of the journey was really testing our mental. Up and down walk from 200m absl to 500 m absl. At times, we reach 445m, but later we had to descend to 300m…..then up again, then down again….really-really mental!

02:15am : Arrived Lolo camp after 2hr 30mins of mental torture… Setup tent & have a late dinner. Thank to Katie & Arifah for d nescafe. sedap!

03:00am : Sleep. ZZzzzzz… Some of us decided to sleep in tent. For me, Don, Nizam & Yazid just enough in sleeping bad. hope it’s not raining. I heard Pian kena kacau… someone keep scratching his hand.. hmmmm Tidor dalam tent pun kena kacau…

Sunday 21Feb

07:00am : Wakeup. Prepare for the breakfast. Sandwich & Kopi O kaw. Ada org tak mandi. Hehehe .

08:30am : The journey started. We keep our tent at Lolo . Just bring the compulsory items the the peak ( headlamp, water, chocolate & camera )
Muka masing2 masih suci & bersih… almaklum la.. Azab belum start lg

At the waterfall, Lolo

10:30am : Me & Arifah reached Kem Pacat. Setup d poncho for the rests.

11:15am : Everyone @ Kem Pacat. Razak & Don decided not to continue to conquer the summit. Mr Don have a valid reason… You razak? Hahahaha jangan mare!

At Kem Pacat

11:45am :Continue 2nd part. Still a long way to go. Track much more difficult compare from Lolo to Pacat.

One of the tough part to the peak

Virgin jungle reserve

01:45pm : Hohohohoho.. Yehaaaa. Me, yazid, Yukhairi, Katie & Arifah reached the top of Mt Nuang. Highest mountain in Selangor. Pian & Nizam join us 20mins later. Congratulation to all. We spent about 45mins up there. Nothing much scenery to photograph except the old hut. Dah berkarat pun

This is to proof that I’ve reached the summit of Mount Nuang

02:30pm : Descent to Kem Pacat. Slightly fast. 1hr 30mins. Sleep while waiting for Pian & Nizam. Tired already. Razak & Don keep smiling on us.. Korang tak naik atas, tak tau la azab dia camna

04:45pm : Descent down to Lolo. Me & Yazid run all d way. Took us 30mins only to Lolo then straightly jump to the waterfall.

05:45pm : All reached Lolo.

06:30pm : Pack all stuffs. Last coffee & maggi cup there.

08:00pm : Last journey to Nuang ranger. Another ending road. Bye Lolo

10:00pm : Arrived Ranger. Time to go back home.

11:00pm : BYE. I wont come here again…

My conclusions about NUANG:
- The Landscape is not Worth the Pain
- It’s not a place for photography
- Good to test your mental & fitness

The Kinabalu trip is getting closer. We need more training & training…This is a warm-up session before the real training next week in Gunung Nuang. Hope everyone ready for it!

Meet-up @Restoran Deen Melawati at 6.30am. Yeahh this is too late to catch the sunrise… Arey, King Marul & wife also join this trip. Oh ya, Fahmi & the gang also join hehehehe, first time for them. Habis la korang… habis lahhhh
We start climb at 7am via Tabur East route. The trail is more tough compare to Tabur West and i can hear someone start bubbling non-stop.. thehehe.. menyesal ikut la.. takde kerja cari kerja la… hahahaha

I’m not worry about Razak as he already managed to reach Mount Datuk few week ago. My concern is Pian because this is d 1st time he join the practise , hehehe Just after 15minute, both of them seems struggling to climb. Peluh dah start mencurah2 especially Pian.. muahahaha Takpa! Korang tetap hebat!

Yazid masih steady, Muka Razak & Pian dah macam org minta nyawa…heheh

After 1 hour climb, we reach the first checkpoint, a good place to rest and shoot photo. View from here is very beautiful as you can see Genting Highland, the entire lake & Dam. We stop here for 30-45 minutes for rest & have some snacks. I bring my favorite fruit, black grape..

Senyum apa? Ni baru separuh jalan la

Arey in action.

Heaven. What a beautiful view

Then we continue our journey to the peak. Still a long way to go… From here you can see a lots of Salak tree on your path. Ada yg dah berbuah pun cuma masih berputik. The trail is up and down until the last part where you need to climb vertically at almost 80 degree. Be very careful when use the rope. One person at one time.. Dont rush!

Penunggu Bukit Tabur. hehehe

Concentrate Razak.. concentrate!

Oh oh…. this is scary!

I am so proud of you guys, we make it!

Tabur in panorama view

East Wing is shorter then West Wing, We need to walk back the same path where we climb up because there is only one path. Overall, it took us 3 hours to conquer it, it is extremely tired. As usual, we celebrate it with Nasi Ayam Melawati + ABC special.

Journey to the Tabur East - END ~!!!

I just let picture do the talk.. Lazy to write the story hahaha…

Beautiful bride in d making…

Posing kat dalam bilik pengantin

One big family

I’m crazy today…
Morning i have a Go-Kart endurance race at Mardi track, afternoon to shoot wedding & at night to run @Putrajaya nite run. Huh!

1st : Ironman Go-Kart Endurance Race
I don’t know why they called this as Ironman race? The race split into 2 sections, 1st driver will do the solo race to determine the pole position for the endurance race. So, i decided to take part on this solo race as I’m lighter than the teammate. Allan & Leng Chye, you guys too heavy la hahahaha

Short story, I finished 2nd place for solo race ( not bad huh?) while the team endurance race finished at 3rd place….
I can’t wait till the ceremony as i need to go to Cheras for wedding shoot.

The 6pax team : Allan, Me & LengChye. Credit to Razak for d very nice photo hehehe.

LC in action..

Allan in action..

Hahahahaha. See how Razak has been bullied.

2nd : The Solemnization
It’s quite some time i didn’t do a wedding shoot. I’m lazy for this because i’m more to nature & landscape photography. errr..and nude photography too wakakakaka

I accept the offer because of her sister. I’m OP for her wedding last time, and now she want me again!. At first, I refuse to accept the job but accept it after think twice. Plus i need extra money for Mount Kinabalu trip. hehehe

Small place. This the best angle i can shoot.

Alhamdulillah, sekali lafaz je

We’re in LOVE

cheerful

3rd : The Putrajaya Nite run
Danggg.. I’m too tired but i still want to participate in this run.. Don’t care! My target is to beat my Penang Bridge time 2hr 57min.
For the first 5km i have no problem but when it reached to 10-12km, i don’t feel comfortable with my leg. Macam nak cramp tapi tak… So, from 15km onward, banyak jalan dari lari.. However, i managed to finished the race at 2hr 48min which is 9 minutes faster than the Penang Bridge run. Ok la…
Arey the orang gunung finished at 2hr 15mins while Katie finished at 3hours++.

I have a great time today… done 3 things in 1 day… BRAVO!