Lets start where we left off... Feeling cool seeing what we went through
So when you see the pictures back or just look back you'll feel how the heck we got passed that. Certain rapids had small openings where you go over more rocks than water but we did. Honestly, the guides were the cool ones. They knew what to do and how to approach everything. Once they knew that we will never get through, they asked us to jump out and they went through it themselves (pulling and lifting the raft). Badan Nanyang and Tez sekeping but boy were they strong.
There was one rapid they let us hanyutkan diri. When we parked our raft on the sides (that time pun ada helicopter lalu usha what we were doing), they will walk us up the rapids and teach us how to go through it. I went through it twice while some tak pergi langsung (Agus - takut air tul! macam kambing). Tutup hidung (taknak bagi air masuk) and kaki depan (kick off the rocks) was important tapi kalau bontot tak langgar batu tak sahnye lah. The other good thing, they will be there on top the rocks taking our pictures. It goes for other rapids too. Smart huh!! Selling the pics CD's for only RM3. Cant beat that anywhere in the world. RM3 for once in a lifetime pics. Org lain mesti dah ketuknye!
Other rapids were amazing especially one called 'chicken drop' (sape yg drop to kira ayam lah kot). It was a 4.5 class rapid. Unfortunately, Mr. Crabs raft had 4 casualties (1 guide, Shahrul, Lukman, Pakli). More unfortunately i wasnt able to see it and make fun of them. After interviewing them about it, here are the kesimpulannya.
Intention terkeluar raft: Saja2 je.. nanti boleh ceriter kat kawan2. (ketulenan niat masih belum dipastikan)
Salah sapa: Shah tolak!
Sapa hebat: Agus gak! i still cant believe dia boleh angkat shahrul (100kg vs 50kg). shahrul pulak berterima kasih ngan ejek cara agus called his name (agus memang sengau sikit) saying nasib baik bukan malaikat maut.
Lesson learned: Jgn panik.. walaupun muka time tu cuak giler
What to do: Baca syahadah kalau dah kena air (shahrul lulus), appreciate kecantikkan sungai walaupun dah takde nafas, jerit lebih2 untuk meng'happening'kan keadaan (kononnya.. and bukan pasal takut/panik).
After all the rapids, we had a break at a waterfall. Cantik and sejuk air dia. I even had a taste. sedap.. boleh buat air mineral. We also had a light snack... never knew uncle toby's can taste that good (penat and lapar lah katakan). Adalah a few of us cuba meditate (alah2 menuntut silat) under the storming water. Felt great, better than any jacuzzi cuma sejuk je. After hanging out and sharing stories (time ni lah crew Mr. Crabs ceriter pasal overboard) i felt jeles yg our sponge bob crew takde yg tulen2 overboard. So i decided then i pun nak overboard lah! (keeping the intention to myself).
So we went on and yes i went overboard the first chance ade rapid yg ganas sikit. Rasa best... ada menggelabah, adrelin rush, tertelan air, test swimming skills and so forth lah. Haziq was there to pull me up. (ungkit lepas tu.. dia kata 'i save ur life man!'). Even Mr. Crabs crew witness me fall out. Tapi ngan macho nye i answered 'saje2 je... nanti boleh ceriter kat kawan'. I guess nobody bought my reasons because of my all willing poyoness.
Later on there was only one rapid left. You can here it about half a km away sounds like a jet engine or a factory machine but unlike the others u cant see it from upstream. Rasa macam one of those waterfall dalam cartoons. Tenang je and then drop. Nanyang was being very quiet about it. Sekali tengok memang dia niat nak capsize kan kitorang there. Once we were on top of the drop. Dia jerit the famous last words "OVER RIGHTTTT". I was thinking apehal right ni...dah nak terjatuh dah ni.. suddenly sedar2 je everything was white and my eyes/nose/ears/mouth and other holes were filed with water. Pandai betul org asli ni buat surprise. kitorang lak gullable sangat but thats what we paid for and we think we got our moneys worth. Saje to make Mr. Crabs crew jeles... diorang lagi sekali tak dicapsizekan due to the ketumpatan masing2.
After the capsize.. we floated all the way to the exit point. It felt like 1km or so. time ni romantic2.. pegang2 tangan while floating away. The wifey said kalah romantic venice. Yg takde pasangan tu.. tengok jelah (hazman jeles and desperate) and some couldnt be bothered pun tinggalkan bini (agus, shahrul + shah). Bakar sikit bagi wife2 semua jeles.
Once we got off, we were greated with hot nasi lemak/sandwich/coffee etc.. it felt heavenly. makan tak ingat dunia and seperti biasa wafi first sekali mencekik. Layann gilerrr makann!! kesian the later ppl yg makan mesti tak cukup. Bagus strategy kita untuk makan dulu! later on we washed up, took pictures, bought the CDs and said our goodbyes to the organizer and guides. The ride back home was fun too because we played the typical travelling games naming ppl/buah/country/tv show starting with a specific alphabet. 1 hour or so later we reached Shah Alam and decided to minum dulu at White House Coffee in section 9. After saying goodbyes and stuff we all went home tired, satisfied, happy and full of stories to tell our loved ones.
Personally it was a great experience and ranked as highly fun in my books. Terus lupa all the stress at work, home, life and so on. Battery booster betul. I promise this won't be the last expedition i am having. Maybe next time pergi camping kot at tampin. i'll float the idea around and see what i can come up with. i apoligize for the long read but i hope you enjoyed our story.
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