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Return to Kampung Semban
@ Bungo range
May 1st, 2009. My outdoor
friends invited me to trek to
Kampung Semban.....this was my
3rd time to visit this Bidayuh
village located about 3,000 feet
above the sea level on a
beautiful mountain range called
Banjaran Bungo.
Moonlight & the lights from the village at night.....
sea of cloud....(sun rise)
A bidayuh lady is holding her
grandchild.....
This was probably our last
time to visit this village as a
dam is built at the eastern side
of the mountain range & the
villagers were asked to move out
to the outside world. The
construction of the dam will be
completed soon.
A Chinese construction firm
from China put a banner on a
slope....
Viewing point.
The water is polluted....
The construction site (dam);
The trail head.....
Bamboo bridge.
Bamboo bridge crossing....
There are a lot of bamboo
bridges in this area:
A waterfall at Kampung Bojong,
our rest stop. We reached there
at 12.30pm. (started at 10.30am)
Waterfall @ Kampung Bojong.
Suspension bridge
Our trip organiser, Liza.
While waiting for our friends
at Kpg Bojong, 2 of my friends
tried to carry our porters'
bags....
Catching fish.....
One hour later, we started to
move....
A steep ladder....
Jungle trekking.....
Few hours later, we reached a
waterfall area.....there are a
lot of cascades & waterfalls in
this area:
Beautiful place....
Itun waterfall.
In the rainy season, this
waterfall will be very
big....like a row of "curtain".
Unfortunately, we came at the
wrong time....the view is not as
great as it was during the last
rainy season.
Itun waterfall.
There were 6 of our team
members could not keep up with
us and lost their way. They
turned back and took another
trail to the village. About
5.30pm, all of us reached
Kampung Semban safely except a
father & his son returned home
as his son's leg got muscle
cramp.
This is how they keep their
shoes....
Mice trap made of bamboo.
The wife of our host is
preparing dinner for us.
An old Bidayuh lady is
holding her grand kid...
An old Bidayuh
lady....smiling at us.
Before dinner, we're drinking
beers and sharing information
and talking about our mountain
climbing stories. Some of the
stories were so funny that
everyone laughed so loud. It was
a beautiful evening.....the
temperature was dropping slowly
and we had a great time
together. I really love my
life....an outdoor life!
There is no power supply in
the village. The villagers have
to use generators to generate
the power supply.....and power
supply can be interrupted
anytime & blackout.
Suddenly no power supply, so
we have to eat our dinner with
the lamp & torch light. It's so
much fun to eat the delicious
local food in such a way.....
Good evening Borneo! I slept
earlier that night cos we had to
wake up at 5am to see the
sunrise. far away, the villagers
were practicing & playing the
traditional music (gong) for the
up coming Gawai festival. The
music was nice ....& not long
after listening to it, I fell to
sleep.
At 5am, more than half of our
team woke up and ascending to
the summit of a hill to see the
sunrise. The view is
spectacular!!!
sea of clouds.....we're
stunned to see such a view.....
Good morning, Kampung Semban!
Good morning, Bungo range!
The trail to the summit....
Bamboo forest.
Photographing the sea of
clouds....
Unidentified species of
Dendrobium orchid on the
tree....
I almost wanted to "faint"
when I saw this......TIGER
ORCHID...!!!!
Tiger orchid (Grammatophyllum
speciosum) is one of the
largest orchids in Borneo.
Inflorescence of tiger
orchid.
Calanthe vestita
(orchid)
Unidentified species of tree.
Kampung Semban.
The lady porters carrying our
bags.
On the way down to
valley.....
Good bye, Bungo range!
The misty morning....
The mountain & the green
valley....
Sandy trail.
Bridge crossing...
The air is so fresh &
cool....
A tributary of Sarawak river.
Bamboo bridge.
The 2nd bridge was under
repair, so we needed to cross
the river using bamboo raft.
The "boatman" come to pick me
up for river crossing using
bamboo raft.
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