My Expedition Trip To Gunung Mulu National Park (Day 6)

We woke up late the next morning and accepted the tragic fact that the night trekking isn't a dream. After a quick breakfast, we continued the 8.8km Kuala Berar trail to go back to Benarat Lodge. Our new schedule today is Camp 5 --> Benarat Lodge --> Miri --> Kuala Lumpur --> School --> Home...

careful dudes! don't fall off! XD

We reached Benarat Lodge at 1.30pm, had our lunch and bathed before rushing to Mulu Airport. Our flight is at 3.00pm back to Miri, so everything is so rushing! We managed to reach there early and took some pictures with who ever non-domestic tourist we met there. A flick of an eye, and there we were, back to Miri.

we just LOVE to take group photos everywhere we went...

actually we met him already at Camp 5 but man, what a coincident! =D

aww... ain't she pretty? she's a year younger than us you know? XD

another coincident!! we've met at Camp 5 too.. Haha!

bye bye Mulu~ wont forget you...

We spent our time visiting Miri Oil Museum. Well we never really go into the muzium, just hanging around outside having silly photo sessions. There stood a life size replica of the actual Borneo 1st oil pumper named The Grand Old Lady and amazingly, it stood on the very place too! We guys had a funny idea taking the photos of the " 'Same' Gang" before we pulled off from there.

push harder!! it's a great workout.. LOL!!

meet The Guys Group

a picture of 1 Malaysia pointing up high... XD


The "Same" Gang

same trek bottoms..

same flip-flops...

same wrist bands...

same wind breakers...

a scenic Miri town view from the Oil Museum...

Our trip organizer (I forgotten his name) brought us to try some local foods there. So we chose to go to have a Ais Batu Campur a.k.a ABC a.k.a Ais Kacang (Malaysian shaved ice with sweet red beans, corns, syrup and almost anything else). After that we went to souvenir shop to buy something memorable. Although it was just a small shop, we spent quite some time in there because everything there were so pretty! Everything there are hand made and you can see those details perfections. Can't imagine how much time the workers need to make one simple necklace. We had our best meal as our last day's dinner in a restaurant. The food served are quite expensive, i guess. We had a great big toast for our great achievement that scrapped a deep mark in our school's achievement history at the end of the meal.

this is the ABC or Ais Kacang of Malaysia...

nice porcelains made in traditional style..

Malaysian Next Top Model??! @.@

the great BIG toast!! look at the happy faces..

We got back to Miri Airport to get ready for our flight back to Kuala Lumpur after dinner. Mr. Nagaya gave some touching speech before we boarded. He congratulated everyone of us for our victory and that we had created 3 new records in the Gunung Mulu National Park history! We boarded our flight and just fell asleep like a pig in it as soon as we sat down. My friend jerked me from my sleep after some time. As I opened my eyes, wow, we've landed on LCCT again! Amazing! The last thing I remembered was before the plane even took its flight! Guess I did slept like a pig. We reached back school save and sound with a brand new personality and matured virtue at 1.00am, And that marks the perfect full stop to the history of SMJK Yu Hua 2010 Expedition to Mulu Caves and The Pinnacles.

getting ready.. changing our flip-flops to sport shoes actually...


all on board!! bye bye Miri!!


the poise-ture of an exhausting pig... sorry dude! Haha!! XD

Through this expedition, I've learned that nothing is impossible if you have the will. Plus, I've become more appreciate to the nature realizing that it is humankind's most basic wealth, not money. I will not forget what Richard told me since the very first day of this expedition - To achieve is hard, but once you've achieved it, it'll always be in your heart.

.,;:* THE END *:;,.

Here are some extra to this post!

Records we've made in Gunung Mulu National Park:
1. The biggest student team to hiked up The Pinnacles (26 members).
2. The 1st student team that every team member successfully finish hiking The Pinnacles.
3. The first tourists to experience a night walk in the Head-Hunters Trail.

Leaches bite counts throughout the whole trip:
1st Prize: Thivenesh with 27 bites.
2nd prize: Ooi Cheng Sheng with 21 bites.

by Masqueradez...14th May 2010...