A write up from Jack and Billy for the trip to Fraser's Hill:
Day 1 – 15th December
2012
Its
an early Saturday morning at 7am we were already gathering in anticipation of
the fun and thrills that awaits us in Fraser's. Yes that's right, we are
heading to Fraser's hill . Along the way we stopped for a short break in the
Restoran Jejantas at Sungai Buloh and then another break at Kuala Kubu Bharu.
We had a challenging time keeping up with Bing's Car. Guess she can't wait to
see the birds.
Upon
arrival we started off walking in the “Hemmant” trail, Bing, of course, is
our tour guide of the evening. It was a wet morning so we were careful on our
steps. Bing pointed out some of the trees and flowers to us but I was taking my
dose of fresh air, ahhh.. i'm so
addicted, since we don't get it very often in the city.
After
the wet walk we went to the “Bird interpretive center” to learn something about
birds. Finally we checked in to our rooms at The Pines Resort. Part of the gang
went to rest after a tiring journey, for those with energy, we went out for a
walk along the roads. Much to my amazement, I learned that Tarantula does exist
in Fraser’s Hill. They were furry and they liked to hide in their own burrows
covered with some leaves to avoid disturbance. We managed to see only 1 live
Tarantula but that was enough for me to boast to my friends.
Towards
the evening, the fun began with funny games. Thanks to our fun loving
toastmasters. Some silly guy suggested Twisters, I think that was me. So most
of us had a very good stretch after the game and who would have guessed that
Alice and Kerryn (Steven’s 2 kids) beat us all flat.
After
dinner, we had another dose of game called “Taboo” where each team had to guess
the correct word behind the card which is described out by the partner without
using the word itself. 2nd game was the fun part; the “Mafia” is a
game which requires the power of strategic thoughts and social skills by a
guessing game. The ability to read people is essential to win the game. I would
love to play it again this time we will pay more attention to the pros, ie Bing
& Johnson.
Of
course we all wanted to save our best laughter for The Prank of the night where
we had to find a victim who hasn’t played the game, and that is me. I was told
to participate in a banana eating competition “Blindfolded”. The others quietly
moved away from the scene and I was pranked live on video cam.
All
in all we had a really fruitful day of fun and fellowshipping, and then we went
to hit the sack.
Day 2 – 16th December
2012
After a few
hours of recharge, the bird watchers (Bing, Billy, Jack and Sheen Yee) get
ready at 7am to head out to Jerai Resort for the fun and exciting bird
watching. Sze Ling also went along with us, she wasn’t into bird watching but a
short morning jog back to the resort.
It’s amazing
to see the birds feeding on the moths. I’ve never seen anything like this
before except on TV. Bing explained to
us on the name of the birds and taught us how to identify one. They are
Spectacled Laughing Thrush, Javan Cukooshirike, Black and Crimson Oride, Lesser
Racquet-tailed Drongo and Large Billed Crow just to name a few. People from all over the world purposely pay
thousands of dollars to go Fraser’s hill for bird watching and photography. We
are lucky enough to have an expert to lend us the expensive binoculars for bird
watching and also thought us on identifying birds for FREE. It’s priceless.
After 2
hours of fun in bird watching, we went back to the resort for breakfast. Sze
Ling joined us few minutes after. We were learned that her short morning jog
turned out to be 10KM+ for her, she took the wrong turn. She took about 1 hour and 30 minute to reach
the resort which I think it’s fast considering the distance she ran.
After the
breakfast, we all went to the Smoke House which had been in Fraser’s Hill since
World War I. It was built by the British. We had light refreshment, nice chat
and plenty of photographs. There was
where our group photos were taken. Nice job, Nancy
Overall, we
all enjoyed the trip. Everyone had fun!