REVISIT ASSOM WATERFALL & EXPLORE SURROUNDING AREA
Date : November 27, 2005
Location : near Sarawak - Kalimantan Barat border
In this returning trip, two unhappy incidents happened.
First; one of my outdoor friends fell down from a broken bamboo bridge and luckily he managed to hang on the plants on the slope , else he may fall down into the ravine.
Second; on the way back, I stopped at a grocery shop in a village. I purchased a can of soft drink & after that two drunken villagers stopped me from leaving the shop. They forced me to help them to pay 6 cans of beer. One guy pulling my right arm & another guy push me and block my way out. I told them I don't have the money. The cashier (a little girl) looks frightened. I'm scared too but ready to defend myself if they want to fight or rob me. Two of my outdoor friends waiting outside the shop also stunned to see me being bully by that 2 drunk people.
I kept on pushing myself out & after struggling a while, I managed to get out & continuing to walk back. They were scolding me at the back & warned me for not stepping on their land again.
Majority of the villagers are very friendly, so I won't bother much of this incident.
On this returning trip, I finally reached the tallest waterfall but failed to find the way down, so I only managed to take the picture on the top of it. There are a lot of waterfalls & cascades on the top of Assom waterfall.
The trail to the top is very dangerous. If I make a small mistake, I may fall down to the deep ravine. Anyway, I love exciting adventure trip.
An old tree.
Assom waterfall.
On the top of the tallest waterfall near the border.
**There is no fish found on the top of the waterfall.
Borneo sucker fish found below of the waterfalls. (Gastromyzon ocellatus)
Rasbora volzi fasciata.
Shrimp found below the waterfall. (take note the pincers got hairs!!)
This species of shrimp found on the top of the waterfall.
First time found this species of snail. Family name = Cyclophoridae
(Pterocyclus latilabrum)
Take note there is a "trap door" on the bottom part. When it is is being disturbed, it will hide inside the shell & close the "trap door".
Angled red forester. (Lethe sp.)
Inflorescence of a species of wild orchid.
A species of fern (??) growing on the tree top.
