Reports
On October 28 2017, Saturday, DNS 18 had a trip to Gua
Batu Maloi. This activity was organized by DNS 18 and it was proposed to Madam
Hanim Zainal. So, we had early discussions on the things that need to be
brought, about the attire and our transportation to that place.
At 0630hrs, involved students woke up and prepared
themselves for the journey. After that, we went to the dining hall to have our
breakfast. The breakfast was nutritious because they provided us with Fried Bihun,
nuggets, hard-boiled egg, milk and toast bread. After we had our breakfast, the
staffs of dining hall gave us a box of varies flavoured buns and 4 boxes of
mineral water.
At 0730hrs, we mustered at the parade square. The bus
arrived 5 minutes later. Platoon leader of each classes made a head count to
make sure that nobody is left out. All present and the bus departed from ALAM
at 0740hrs. It was a nice ride as everyone was very excited to explore the
caves. It took us around 1 hour and 10 minutes to reach there. As we arrived
there, we got off the bus, we unloaded our stuffs and we had to walk about 10
minutes to reach the main site of that place. That place is a recreational
place where outdoor enthusiast would love to do activities over there as they
offered many activities such as flying fox. caving, abseiling, jungle trekking
and so on plus meal is provided for those who are doing activities over there.
At 0915hrs, we were ordered by the instructor to get
ourselves ready with our headlamp and our gears. We had a short briefing by the
instructor about the safety and procedures in case of emergency. While waiting
for our turn to start the adventure of caving, we had a short warm up to heat
up those muscles to prevent cramp or any injuries.
At 1000hrs, we were supposed to enter but then we need
to follow the instructor’s order as one of our good friend had not arrived yet
at that moment. Our good friend arrived 15 minutes later. So the instructor
counted the number of students as this number is very important before and
after the activities. There was around 40 plus people in our group under
supervision of 4 instructors.
At 1030hrs, we started our expedition from the main
site. We went through the river and the river water was very cold. The water was
a bit chalky. We walked until we reached the first entrance to the cave. At the
first entrance, we swum a bit because it was very deep. They provided us with a
guide rope. We worked together as teamwork was required in this activity.
At 1100hrs, we arrived at the 2nd
checkpoint. That place has a total of 24 checkpoints. The expedition was very
informative as the instructor shared with us about the history and general
things about how the rocks in the cave shift. We had much fun inside. We had to
crawl, swim, dive and so on.
At 1230hrs, we had a 10 minutes break at one of the
checkpoints which have the shape of a ship and the head of the instructor
explained the myth to us. At 1240hrs, we continued our exciting journey. The
scenery was so amazing and we took a lot of pictures. We got the chance to
witness and to feel the cave waterfall. When we reached checkpoint number 11,
the trail started to get harder. Many of us walked slowly as it was very
slippery and we did not rush to reach the last checkpoint.
At 1530 Hrs, we arrived at the last checkpoint we, we
stayed there for a while because it was a nice place to take pictures of us.
After all of them had arrived, we made a head count and all present. So, we
headed back to the main site using other route. We used the river to get back
to the main site.
At 1600hrs, we arrived at the main site. We cleaned up
and took our lunch there. It was a very tiring and adventurous activity for us.
We had so much fun. We have learned that punctuality, teamwork, and courage are
needed to be a good leader. Hence, to wrap up, we learned a lot and it would be
very beneficial for students to develop their leadership skills by joining this
kind of activity.
Thank you.
By Kamal. The end.
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