Feeling all cramped out in KL, we decided to have a realllyyy out of town getaway. This time we had it at a "camp motivation" venue called Adventure Community. Its located kinda in the outskirts of Tampin. Hard to explain the location and harder still to find. Pak Uda was lost for about 1.5 hours mainly due to the "highly" precise direction skills of the FIL. It could have only taken him 10 minutes if he knew the way (arriving at 1am didnt actually helped either)
These were the directions FIL gave me:
FIL: keluar tol simpang ampat, roundabout amik kanan... jgn hala ke Afamosa, nanti jumpa T-junction dalam 5 minit lepas tu pergi straight je...
Confused me: T-junction pergi straight je??!!
FIL: Kalau tak banyak kereta pergi straight, kalau takleh pusing kiri lepas tu U-turn. Sampai lah... ala ada sign board nanti.
Confused me: Ada sign board oklah kot.. jumpa kat situ
*Much to me and the others frustation.. the invisible signboard can only be seen by him only.... thank you FIL*
The outing was intended to meet up with the FIL side of the family. A lot of them made it but not all (he has 8 siblings with their own family). Over 30 people showed up - kids and old people alike. It was really great to have a chance to spend time with the Pontians (and not Pontianak). We even spent the night 'camping' in the hills of Gunung Tampin. The women and kids were in the big air-condition dewan while most of the men were in the camps.
I really appreciate the Pontian people. They are the typical kampung people that are very accommodating and laid back. "okkkk nyeeeee" was their moto. Just say what you want to eat. By the next meal time it'll be on the dinner table. They teach me to make do with what you have (we did our own cooking and bought groceries at a Giant 10 minutes away). "Lauk ikan masin jee" some might think.. but i'll have that over McD's or KFC any day. You'll be surprised how little we spend feeding all those mouths. Another great thing, if you ask them to do this or do that with you.. they will follow with open hearts.
So the best part about the place has to be the deep kolam air sungai. Its man made with diverted river water. Thats why you see the water a little murky and not like the chlorine filled swimming pool. But I guarantee you its soo much more refreshing especially with its natural coldness in the hot midday sun. Hours and hours of fun. Lepas tidur mandi, lepas makan mandi, lepas sembahyang mandi, lepas masak mandi.. everything had to end with a dip in the pool. Certain parts was really deep and used to practice our diving styles another was neck to waist deep for the general users while one other part was conducive for babys.
Another challenging activity we did was to go jungle trekking all the way to the famous "Giant Tree". We started late around 5pm but I was adamant to go cause if not Man will miss out the following day. I thought I will get the 'crazy idea' look when I invited the others but surprisingly there were around 10 other willing takers. Even Pak Su said "takpee kalau balik malam... kita bawak torchlight". With FIL leading the way into the deep mountains we made it out just before maghrib. Yes even with the old people. Half way back, he used a shortcut through somebodys kebun. My FIL really impressed me while trekking. He's 60+ years old but some of the things he does even I can't follow and I am no stranger to the jungle. He jumps from rocks to branches to rocks like as if he was 20 years old- daring giler. Some of us were injured during the trekking. Falling and all that. The jungle creatures (leeches and giant ants) also made us leave with souvenirs. MIL and Mak Kenny got bitten by an ant until their feet bled out.
The rest of time was more cooking, eating, playing cards and talking. Ohh yeahh we tried catching ikan keli and udangs. Catching udang was a success but the ikan keli got away. AAAhhhhh.. I forgot the talk about the Giant Tree. It was realllyyy gigantic. The roots branched really wide and the height of its roots was double of mine (although I know i'm not the best measure of height). So I think the size of the tree measures well with how much fun we had.
I really appreciate the Pontian people. They are the typical kampung people that are very accommodating and laid back. "okkkk nyeeeee" was their moto. Just say what you want to eat. By the next meal time it'll be on the dinner table. They teach me to make do with what you have (we did our own cooking and bought groceries at a Giant 10 minutes away). "Lauk ikan masin jee" some might think.. but i'll have that over McD's or KFC any day. You'll be surprised how little we spend feeding all those mouths. Another great thing, if you ask them to do this or do that with you.. they will follow with open hearts.
So the best part about the place has to be the deep kolam air sungai. Its man made with diverted river water. Thats why you see the water a little murky and not like the chlorine filled swimming pool. But I guarantee you its soo much more refreshing especially with its natural coldness in the hot midday sun. Hours and hours of fun. Lepas tidur mandi, lepas makan mandi, lepas sembahyang mandi, lepas masak mandi.. everything had to end with a dip in the pool. Certain parts was really deep and used to practice our diving styles another was neck to waist deep for the general users while one other part was conducive for babys.
Another challenging activity we did was to go jungle trekking all the way to the famous "Giant Tree". We started late around 5pm but I was adamant to go cause if not Man will miss out the following day. I thought I will get the 'crazy idea' look when I invited the others but surprisingly there were around 10 other willing takers. Even Pak Su said "takpee kalau balik malam... kita bawak torchlight". With FIL leading the way into the deep mountains we made it out just before maghrib. Yes even with the old people. Half way back, he used a shortcut through somebodys kebun. My FIL really impressed me while trekking. He's 60+ years old but some of the things he does even I can't follow and I am no stranger to the jungle. He jumps from rocks to branches to rocks like as if he was 20 years old- daring giler. Some of us were injured during the trekking. Falling and all that. The jungle creatures (leeches and giant ants) also made us leave with souvenirs. MIL and Mak Kenny got bitten by an ant until their feet bled out.
The rest of time was more cooking, eating, playing cards and talking. Ohh yeahh we tried catching ikan keli and udangs. Catching udang was a success but the ikan keli got away. AAAhhhhh.. I forgot the talk about the Giant Tree. It was realllyyy gigantic. The roots branched really wide and the height of its roots was double of mine (although I know i'm not the best measure of height). So I think the size of the tree measures well with how much fun we had.
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memang best lah.. should do this more often!! great to meet orang pontian again.. lama betul tak jumpe.. cousin2 sumer dah besar bujang dan dara.. hahah
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