Trip with Hanna & Flemming

Recently I did a tour guiding job for Hanna & Flemming touring around Poring Hotspring and Kinabalu Park. We stayed one night at Kinabalu Mount Heritage Hotel (formerly Perkasa Hotel). The hotel had improved a lot after it change management, several chalet has been built and we stayed in the chalet.
I really had great time with them, Flemming is a journalist who write about cars. He travel to various country to test drive a new cars and write about it. Fantastic job!

Here are some fotos to share with you all.

My balcony


My room that I already mess it up haha!



The naked tree "Tristania sp"

Phylaglathis Eliptica

Laban Rata Rest House view

My recent mountain climb was a bit harder than my previous climb, heavy rain got us starting from km2. The mountain trail was like a waterfall. My shoe and jacket was wet. The rainy day contributing extra cold to the 9 degree C. Luckily the next day was fine. I didn't take much photo that time so here is two photos, the view from the Laban Rata rest house. Cheers!

Video Slideshow: Fukui University Student Visit

Japanese Student Visit

I know I'm not being fair to my blog reader, no blog post for quit a while. Sorry about that... Anyway, recently I was guiding a group of students and lecturer from Univ of Fukui Japan. The student are mostly major in social welfare so soon to be social worker. Prof Akiko was the leader, she have stayed and work as a volunteer in Sabah before some where between 1982-1983. She speak good Malay too.
The student were staying one week in Kota Kinabalu and during that stay, they visited several places like house of disable people, old folks home, hospital, schools doing some charity and also learning. Here some photos for share.

Yosakoi Dance

Travel Writer: Sarah Barry (Australia)

Last week I was been assign to guide Sarah Barry a travel writer from Australia on a trip around west coast of Sabah. A very nice person indeed. She is writing for a magazine callled "Eco Living Heatlh Aware" Its nice magazine which talk about health, relationship, wonderful world of travel, parenting, food and conservation. You can visit their website at www.ecolivingmagazine.com.au You can also visit Sarah's website at www.carenetwork.com.au .

Timpohon - Mesilau Trekking

Today, me and two of my guest did a quite tough trekking starting from Timpohon gate to Mesilau gate. It was a very tiring trek, a lot of steep trail going up and down especially at the Mesilau trail. The trekking all together was about 10k. Here are some photos I manage to take.

Rest


Misty Montane Forest


Montane Forest Canopy


Kinabalu Park Vegetation


Photo session


Mesilau Summit Trail Fall


Nepenthis Villosa

Recent - Penimbawan Village

On this trip, we were stranded in the village when a strong wind with heavy rain came. Our long boat can't go on with a very bad sea.

Padas River Rafting

Recently I did the river rafting at Padas Gorge which located in South West of Sabah in Tenom. It was a long journey to get there as there was no train going from Beaufort so we had to drive to Tenom about 3hours from Kota Kinabalu. In Tenom there is a train going just to the starting point of the river rafting. Train ride about 40 minute to get there. That early morning, heavy rain

Going into the tunnel

When we get there, I was going a long the rail line with a small trolley like to get my shots of the river rafting. I went to several rapids site called the "Headhunter" and "Washing Machine" wait for the rafter to arrive and took the shots. Boss was the one who pushed the trolley cruise along the rail line almost 40km/h. really fast.... I just sit there taking my shots..

I like to do the pushing too but I need to get my shots too.


So kasian Boss pushing behind there.

see how fast it is for a little thing, fantastic ride hahahaha!


Shamsul: "Lets rock an roll babe!!"










Paddle high five




Here you see how adventure sport photographer do their work.

A videographer on the raft


The photographer using the kayak going through the rapid

You might be wondering how the camera protected in this kind of situation. well they have a waterproof bag where they put their camera in and put it inside the kayak.

Stopped his kayak near the rock then took the shots.

After the two rapids, I join them going through the other few more more rapids. Boss take care my camera after that but he didn't took any action shot me on it but only this ending shot.

Yeah!!


At the end we got a rail car came to pick us up back to beaufort which end up broken about half way to beaufort station. Only about 1940hours we got back to beaufort. After that Driving back to Kota Kinabalu for about 2 hours. Good fun!!