Trip To Mount Ophir ( 31/5/06 - 3/3/06 )

Day 1 (31/5/06) Singapore - Ophir Checkpoint 4

Woke up at 0600 to pack up my things and then went down to meet up with xiuhui as her dad sent us there.. meaning me, joshua and xiuhui. Joshua was late and as a result, we did not wait for him too long.. left at around 0710. There were already a lot of ppl at the train station already, took some pics and tried contacting Joshua who was very late.. luckily we were still in time for the train. The girls spent their time gossiping while the boys either slept on board or filled our stomaches at the cafe in the train. Reached Segamat at around 2; ate lunch at the hawker centre and then took a public bus to Taman Negara Gunung Landang where we had to walk 1km to the base camp (it was raining when we were on board the bus). Spilt ourselves into 2 groups and then set off. The 1st group mainly consist of the ppl who are carrying tents. Reached checkpoint 4 around 3 hours later as we had breaks in between (rested at different checkpoints). Pitched the tents and then went to cook dinner. It was raining while we were cooking. Had the 1st taste of chlorine water from the waterfall. Main course for dinner was udon. Tasted quite nice and that realli helped filled our stomaches. Played some filler games after dinner and then went to sleep at around 9 which was already pitch-dark.

Day 2 (1/6/06) Checkpoint 4 - Summit - Checkpoint 4

Woke up as early as 7am to set off for the summit of mount ophir which was at checkpoint 9. Trek for around 4 hours to reach the summit. There were many obstacles in between; the most difficult of all being KFC ( Killer Field Course) where we had to climb vertical walls using ropes and our hands onli. There were also the climbing between rocks.. juz to name a few. The scenery at the summit was rather disappointing but there was a sense of accomplishment for all of us. Spent an hour having lunch and taking pics before going down. The road down was rather easy compared to going up; maybe it's because we had gained experience on going up the mountain already. Reached back at checkpoint 4 at around 5 where we could not hesistate to jump into the ice-cool water for a bath. It is so cold that all of us shivered under water... cooked dinner which was far more filling than the previous one as we aimed to finish all our food. After which we had filler games and lights out at 10.

Day 3 (2/06/06) Checkpoint 4 - Segamat Town

Woke up as early as 0615 to pack up al our things and unpitch the tents but in the process, the rain fell on us. So, we had to hide in the tent which was leaking for around half and hour before the rain actually stopped. The floor became very slippery and as a result, many of us slipped and fell on the way down. Reached the base camp at around 1pm and then took a bus to the terminal to have our lunch before walking to the "hotel" which was 15 mins away.The 1st thing we did at the hotel was to bath before resting on the soft bed. Had our dinner at a nearby hawker centre where the food was cheap and delicious. Spent onli 9RM on 6 dishes and 4 plates of rice. Thanx Wei hao for the food and the drinks!!! very "generous" of him to treat us. Did some shopping at the town and we bought some food for the next morning. Slept at around 0200 because we were watching the movie "hostage" in our hotel.

Day 4 (3/06/06) Segamat Town - Singapore

Woke up at 0900 for some de-brief before heading off to the same hawker centre for breakfast. Caught the 1250 train back to Singapore; practically did nothing on the train except for gossiping and sleeping. Reached back to mainland Singapore at around 1600.

Some Pics From Ophir


Other pics are at http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2105473044