Get yourself lost in The Lost World of Sabah.

Since I've had 1 more month of 'paid leave', I decided to spend it with my way- Get Lost in The Lost World of Sabah. We (Kak Hasiah and I) just wanted to see the waterfalls, at the first place. Kerna kami dengar omongan orang, air terjunnya cantik banget! Ouchh....Kenapa tiba2 tukar channel dari 701 ke channel 105 pula ni?. ( So far, we went trekking at Taman Negara Mulu, mud bathing at Tabin, Pusat Pemuliharaan Luar Lembah Danum and climbed the Mount Kinabalu. These places need a lot trekking ). To make the story short, we spent 5D 4N there (from 15-19 Dec 2008).

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Day 1
We went to Maliau Basin by 4X4, which cost us RM 1200 (Twu-Maliau Basin-Tawau). The journey took abt 2 1/2 hr ( separuh dari masa yang sepatutnya). Thought I was not too much if i said the driver was from hell. This was because, he was speeding and driving like crazy! Pantang ada kenderaan depan, gerenti dipotongnya mcm dlm movie "Taxi". Setiap kali kami ketakutan, kami akan memandang sesama sendiri. Nasib baiklah umur kami masih panjang. Dah lah kami ni tak kahwin lagi. Nanti tak pasal2, accident. Byk lagi benda belum buat tau!.

On the hammock @Agathis Camp

Before reaching Agathis Camp, we stopped at Shell Maliau Basin Reception & Information Building for lunch. My lunch was Ox tail soup & rice which cost me RM 8/=. Sedap oooo...Kira berbaloilah memandangkan jarak dengan bandar terdekat mengambil masa perjalanan 4-5 jam dgn jalan raya yang tak berturap.

@ Agathis River

We reached Agathis Camp earlier than expected. We killed the time just by watching the monkey, reading magazines and in the afternoon, the photo shoot session started. What else to do?. Yg paling best sekali masa mandi. Air paip di pam daripada sungai. Sejuk gila U!. I cuci 'part' yg patut je. Kuku jari tangan dan kaki tukar biru U. Ggggggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!

Day 2 Bahagian ini memerlukan sedikit ilmu sihir untuk membolehkan anda membaca isi tersirat. Hint: Left click dan drag after this. I ate a lot during breakfast for the sake of ENERGY SUPPLY. Bak kata renger, the trek took about 12 hours to Naphenthis Camp, Giluk and Takob Akob waterfalls. Uhhh!!!! Seramnya dengar12 jam jalan kaki. Thought they were joking. But never mind because I'm a survivor, I'm gonna make it, I'm a survivor, Keep on surviving ( singing as if Beyonce in Survivor video clip ). But I was completely wrong! Just 15 minutes, after climbing 45 degree terrain, oh...my visibility became poor. It turned dark, bright, dark, bright and my body became cooled. This was the early sign that soon i'd be fainted. The ranger said my face even white as a corpse. Hahahaha. Stopped to take a breath, the simptom dissapear. But after the simptom came again and again, at last I vomitted twice and 'melabur' at the back of a giant tree. Hahaha. Posisi mencangkung kena berhati-hati kerana takut pacat merayap naik. Maklumlah, jarang dapat tengok yang mungil dan gebu. Awwwww...Lepas aktiviti 'membuang dari arah atas dan bawah ni', I was even stronger than before. U better believe it!

Corridor of memories @ Nephentis Camp

Sblm sampai kat Naphenthis camp, kami nampak sesuatu sedang bergerak2 disebalik semak. Rupa2nya sesuatu itu adalah seekor babi yang sangat besar, sebesar lembu sedang menyondol tanah mencari cacing tanah.

Rest abt 1 hour, then we proceed to the jungle. We needed to choose whether Giluk or Takob Akob waterfalls. Giluk was nearer but not as captivate as Takob Akob. Why we weren't choosing Takob Akob?. Because our energy reached empty level. Poor us...Giluk pun Giluk la... Untuk memujuk hati, kami katakan kami akan datang lagi lain kali ke Takob Akob. Ye lah tu...mgkin itu lah kata si Ijan, renjer kami.

The smallest species of Nephenthis

A little bit of history abt Naphenthis Camp: Originally, it was called Camel Trophy camp but years after that, the name changed because a lot of Naphenthis a.k.a Periuk Kera (Pitcher Plant) lived around here. All 6 species lived here. This camp was built only in 48 hours by tall, muscular and kind-hearted caucasian volunteers.

Day 3 ( No photo- out of battery. Sorry for the inconvenient caused ).
Before checked-out from Nephentis Camp and headed to Maliau Fall, I did what I didn't yesterday. Tried to 'eliminate' the stubborn toxic waste out of my body. I tried very hard till my face turned red, but the result, what a dissapoinment!. Tak dapek nak keluar. Hahaha. What a scenery along the trail. I love it. There were places like in the Lord Of The Ring, many species of Nepenthis and wild orchids could be seen.
Stopped for a moment at the Lobah Camp to refill our water. Lobah Camp was not used anymore, damaged due to pokok rebah. The water straightly taken from the tank-not even boiled (Luckily I'm still alive until today to tell U this). Reaching Lobah meant that we had another half way to the Maliau Fall. Because Lobah was the highest point along the rim, U can see the curve and the shape of basin during clear day.

To make the story short, after hours trekking, finally we reached Maliau fall. It has 7 tiers and the beauty of this fall frequently became the cover of Sabah Nature Club magazine. Disebabkan baju dah basah lencun oleh peluh, dan disebabkan pre-menstual syndrome ( time2 sukar mcm ni peluh I menjadi sgt berbau), kami boleh tak terbau bangkai payau a.k.a di tebing sungai tempat kami melepak. Kedua-dua renjer yang menemani kami, Adi dan Ijan membiarkan saja kami dengan aksi kami yang melampau, ala2 peserta akhir America's Next Top Model. Hahaha.

Tonight we spent at Ginseng Camp. And of course the name of the camp derived from Ginseng plant. We were having funny, hilarious and unforgetable dinner here due to unfunctional generator. But before that, the best time was bathing time. The water pumped from Ginseng river and so icy-cold to the bone. Everytime the water reached my skin, my teeth would make the ggggrrrrrrr sound. Of course u know the sound! Kak Hasiah lagi best, screamed like tarzan in the middle of nowhere because couldn't stand the chilled water. Oh ya, almost forgot. The dinner hmmmmmmmm so yummy. Dimasak menggunakan kayu api. Teramat byk menunya. Diaorg sengaja masak byak2 supaya tak berat muatan beg nanti. Bagi tupai makan je yg tak habis makan tu.

Day 4 ( No photo-the camera battery was having technical prob ).

We started our trekking late today. Our next destination was back to Agathis Camp before being fetched to the Maliau Basin Studies Centre (MBSC). I was using my 5th gear today and for the first time, a leech sucked my waist (but not for long since I felt something ichy at my left waist). Kak Hasiah was having feet problem due to unsuitable shoes.
Bla..bla..bla...Checked-in MBSC. So surprised, overwhelmed and extremely excited now we stayed at proper 'room'. The hostel could occupied up to 32 people but this time, hostel yang besar itu kami dua yang punya. Bebas nak buat apa bila berdua ja. Air paip pun kurang sejuk jadi dapatlah mandi sebersih2nya.

At the night, we watched the video about This Lost World Of Sabah. From this video show, then I know there were abt 200 waterfalls here but many of them accessible only by helicopter.

Day 5 Bahagian ini juga memerlukan sedikit ilmu sihir untuk membolehkan anda membaca isi tersirat. Hint: Left click dan drag after this.

We did bird watching after having breakfast and checked-out of MBSC. Thank you to all workers of MBSC especially to our rengers, Adi and Ijan for the hospitality. Bye...