Sunday, October 08, 2006

Mangrove Swamp Posted by Picasa

We were on a roll until the second question. My left sandal strap snapped (Insert Oh Sh*t here) and I had no choice but to return to the van to get PDF’s shoes. I was eternally grateful for PDF for loaning me his canvas shoes.

We lost precious time there. We tried to catch up but we soon found another problem ahead. Sabotage!

Wooden Watch Tower. Posted by Picasa

At a few checkpoints we found the answer tags but there were no letters found even though we lost a lot of time combing the area for the letter. We suspected some foul play.

True indeed, at the checkpoint near the mangrove swamp walkway, we spotted the two letters in the swamp. The letters were supposed to be tied on the walkway grills, not in the mud. A schoolboy was kind enough to go down into the swamp and picked them up.

Damn! What nasty evil trick! I hope bird shit would rain on those unscrupulous hunters.

View from the Watch Tower. Look Ma, No Haze! Posted by Picasa

We were quite disappointed as we knew that we didn't stand a chance in winning anything. However, we decided to complete the race no matter what and enjoyed the nice scenery at KSNP. We spotted some eagles and colourful flowers along the way.


One of the task was to create "something" out of the recycle materials found at the Craft Centre. We came up with this paper crane. Pretty lame, eh?  Posted by Picasa

In terms of creativity, we were beaten by this group. Who would have imagine that you can create slippers from mineral water bottles? Posted by Picasa

Group Picture!  Posted by Picasa

My Amazing Kuala Selangor Nature Hunt Certificate Posted by Picasa

We didn't walk home empty handed. Each of us was given a certificate of appreciation.

Note to the organiser, next time please give empty certificate. We know how to fill in our names. It was really stupid to call out 200 participants names one by one for them to collect their certificate in the hot Saturday afternoon. Thank God, nobody fainted while waiting for their turn to get the cert. I pity the Muslim participants as they were fasting that day. That really tested their patience .

Tram Ride to the Malawati Hill Top (RM2 per adult) Posted by Picasa

We went up Malawati Hill by taking the tram ride up after the hunt. We were greeted with a bunch of Silver Leaf Monkeys on top. They were noisy and “friendly”. They would climb all over you if they know that you have food for them. Anyway, they were not as nasty and fierce as the kera or the macaque.


Baby Akmal...Such a cutie, isn't he? Posted by Picasa

A Silver Leaf Monkey and The Light House Posted by Picasa

Welcome To Malaw-ati Hill Posted by Picasa

Note: "Ma Law" means Monkey in Cantonese. It was surreal being surrounded by so many monkeys. There were monkeys on the cannons. There were monkeys on the curb. There were monkeys on the tram. There were monkeys on the road. There were monkey pissing down from the tree top. What the ??????????????????


Aiman digging out food from his bag...and the monkeys watch in anticipation. Posted by Picasa

Daddy!!...Don't feed me to the monkey.... Posted by Picasa

Mommy & Baby. Notice that the baby has yellowish fur which will turn into grey silver when it gets older. Posted by Picasa

Oey! Stop playing wit my backside... Posted by Picasa

Oooooh!...That feel so gooooood... Posted by Picasa

Zzzz....... Posted by Picasa

Yawn!...Time to go home now... Posted by Picasa

Come again? Hehehe! (Insert Naughty Wink Here!) Posted by Picasa

It was an enjoyable trip despite being sprayed by monkey piss. It was a fun trip despite my torn sandal. The hunt was a great learning experience despite the sabotage. Aiman already asking us to be in his team next year. Heheh!

Acknowledgement: Thank you to Aiman for chauffeuring me from KL to Kuala Selangor and back. Thank you to PDF for loaning me his old beaten canvas shoes. (Yes..I will return them after I clean them. I might have stepped on monkey poo). Thank you all for being such a great team. Also last but not least, thank you to the people at Malaysian Nature Society for organizing this hunt. I learned a lot about the flora and fauna at Kuala Selangor.

These Women Make Running So Much Fun

Hot New Singles Posted by Picasa