~ "musang terbang" kt Bukit Cerakah ~

d last time i went to Bkt Cerakah, that was ages ago. msa tu skolah rendah lg, rsnye drjh 5. skrg umur i dh ehem...ehem... ok, abaikan. yg nk ditekankn di sini adalah ada sisi lain kt Bkt Cerakah tu, apart from d rumah 4 musim (suatu ketika dulu rs cm amat menakjubkan), yg i xtau pun. mari ikut i bersukan, bersantai, bersenam & beraktiviti lasak kt Bukit Cerakah.

 

my officemates yg sudah jd bapak2 bdk organize a program kt Bkt Cerakah last saturday. aktiviti yg dimksdkn - Flying Fox. nk btau awal2 nih, kitorg2 yg nk main ni byrnnye adalah rm50. kalo takat nk masuk join tgk smbl bg sokongan padu kt kenkwn, lh byr duit entrance je, rm3.

memandangkn i x familiar sgt dgn area shah alam, so decided utk konvoi dgn yg len2 yg bertolak from office. smpi kt Bkt Cerakah around kul9, pung-pang-pung-pang kumpulkan org, brgmbr2, call sape2 yg xsmpi lg, etc2 last2nye around kul10 gk br semua beratur masuk one-by-one kt gate entrance. utk wt flying fox kt "Skytrex Adventure", kna naik shuttle/tram. masuk tram pun masing2 dh kecoh, nk cover line takut la tu, kaaaaaaannnn =)

~ muka-tak-brp-nk-knfiden ~

 

~ welcome to Skytrex Adventure ~

 

cm main Paintball aritu, lgkh keselamatan adalah diutamakan. disbbkn KESELAMATAN adalah d keyword here, tiap org yg nk join wt flying fox tu kna sign surat wasiat akujanji utk sggp menerima risiko & x menyalahkn pihak pengurusan incase apa2 jd kt korg. sob...sob...sob... msa ni la br pkir "oh ibu bapa, anakmu ini tak btau pn yg saya akan berada lbh dr 14m dr atas tanah. sila ampunkan." b4 naik utk memanjat, sila pastikan dressing anda bersesuaian dgn mjls aktiviti - pki seluar yg mmberi keselesaan utk bergerak (jeans tak digalakkan, skinny jeans apatah lg!), pki kasut sukan yg bersesuaian (ni btul2 mmbantu ni), pki gloves (leh beli, tp kitrg dh byr skali dgn rm50 tu) & safety harness akn dipakaikan oleh petugas yg inchrge kt ctu. lps dh lgkp dressing, trus rs cm lh jd geng cuci2 d movies, hahaha.

~ gloves ~

 

~ lgkp with safety harness ~

 

lgkh keselamatan berikutnye - DGR BRIEFING btul2 & ty if xpaham. pntg ni, pntg tau!!! krg kalo xdgr arahan betul2, kot2 la msa kt atas pokok tu ko de problem cz kurg bernasib baik, dh korg gk menggelabah. menggelabah when u r hanging at least 14m above paras tanah adalah tidak bgs. lps dgr briefing, each person will get d chance utk try d flying fox b4 wt btul2 py. takat dgr theory je, xleh dipercayai. ms ni la instrctr td lh tgk korg cncentrate x bila dia bg briefing earlier.

~ briefing session ~

 

~ testing session ~

 

dh siap test2 flying fox tu td, kita berada di platform pertama utk start d actual flying fox. ok, as mentioned earlier, kitrg byr rm50 kn utk main flying fox ni. well, dlm kpale i x terpkir pn yg kitrg akn buat lbh dr flying fox, rupanye ada othr challenges yg kna completekn (*gasp*). hoh, kalo byr rm50 utk flying fox JE, mmg x masuk akal la gk, kn?

 

~ actual session ~

 

i nk explain tiap2 mnda yg kitrg kna buat tu cm xmmpu je pulak. 1 word to summarize all d activities - GILLERSUSAH (ahahaha, that's actually 2 words). and 1 word to dscribe my feeling lps dh settle sume challenges - AWESOMEBESTGILLERPUASATI (hahaha... dh terlbh2 prktaan). ada la bbrp challenges yg i mmg thp cm menyampah btul nk buat. cnthnye:-

~ ini ~

 

~ dan ini ~

 

pnt tau nk pnjt tangga masa dh start d actual session tu. tinggi bkn main la nye =( i ni insyaallah la xtakut gayat. tp prblmnye once dh reach kt atas platform lps dh naik tangga tinggi2 cmtu mengah giller weh. letih tauuu. jari2 i pn dh sakit2 (those parts yg x covered dgn gloves), rs cm nk melecet. lpstu yg jln from 1 btg paip to another tu pn menyampah gk. mmg sgt2 la susahnye. tp de kenkwn yg dh tgg kt d othr end encourage i utk take my time, relax, cncentrate & mcm2 kata perangsang lg, finally smpi gk. & nk berhayun from one tali to another tu pun ssh gk. i ni x la menyangka activity pnjt-memanjat-dan-bergayut sbnrnye adalah activity yg memenatkn (*sigh*).

i can't recall hw many tasks/challenges that we have to complete. tp alhamdulillah la i xde injured apa2 while buat sume2 tu. & bernsb baik gk kaki/othr parts x cramp.

there r things that i discovered, yg kalo i xbuat activity ni mbe i xtau/x realize pn. 1 thing is that d activities (not just flying fox) taught us d survival skill. ko mmg la kna ikat dgn safety harness & whatnot. tp ko kt atas pokok. lpstu KALAU la terjth (which i was lucky i x terjatuh kt mna2 activity pn), ko bljr cmne nk bgn & move forward. ko bljr cmne nk survive dlm d most difficult situation. ko bljr to cntrl urself... kalo ko jns org yg berjln pantas (mcm i la cnthnye), ko bljr cntrl ayu berjln slow2 bila nk cross tali... u teach urself to be calm. u teach urself to motivate urself & also ur friends.

 

anothr thing is that i discover 1 skill yg b4 ni i xtau pn ada dlm diri, hahaha. kalo kt circus kn sll de show yg kna jln atas 1tali & d entertainer pgg 1 kayu pnjg utk balance himself/herself. well, i did that, without d kayu pjg utk balance myself la tp, hehehe. & i realize i'm good in that balancing act =) instead of having 1 kayu pjg to balance myself, i cuma lh pgg d only rope kt ats kpale i while walking kt ats d tali. thp ketebalan tali? hmmm... tali yg gna utk main tarik tali pn lg tebal kot. di sini la penggunaan kasut yg sesuai sgt mmberi mnfaat. begitu gk TAKTIK nk berjln ats tali tu... whether u choose to berjln dgn pndg ke dpn (until u reach d platform at d other end), or u choose utk berjln secara menyenget. i chose d most cmfrtable way, berjln dgn pndg ke dpn. now kalo dpt chan masuk Amazing Race & de challenge yg kna jln ats tali cmtu, meh cni i offer diri siap2 utk buat that challenge, hehehe.

 

yeah, i definitely had a lot of fun on that day. tp i bkn buat these activities just for fun ye (asalkn g main je, ko sure la rs fun heh. sma gk la cm main paintball aritu. cheh!). as i said, i learnt a lot & discovered skills yg kalau di hari2 biasa mmg xkn tau pn i de skill tu. so, go on... ajk la kenkwn, opismate, housemate, family, in-laws, etc2 join activity riadah/bersenam/bersukan cmni. kalo nk wt flying fox utk anak2/bdk2, ada tmpt yg dh diorg sediakan. so, the kids can hv fun (& adventure) as well. enjoy Bkt Cerakah... apart from d rumah 4 musim, hehehe.

 

~ calming myself lps mission accmplished ~

 

~ group photo ~