Trip to Bau, Sarawak.
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I didn't think that we'd actually go through with this trip, but it actually happened, and it was veryyyyy fun. Heheheh. It all started last semester when my lecturer wanted to bring us to a kampung stay, and he said that it's really nice and relaxing and it's perfect for a chilling place. Of course, we were excited for it, so after he threw in his plans we went for it! In the midst of all the assignments and classes, it was just perfect for a weekend away. I don't know why I already feel like a mountain's on my shoulders but it's only been the second week of classes.
This is what I had for breakfast, Lei Cha, at Ming Ming Foodcourt. I've never heard of it before and that gross-looking green thing is actually some sort of mint soup. Really healthy stuff and even though most of my friends didn't like it, it's actually not bad to me. The crunchiness of the nuts added to the mushiness of the vege makes a pretty interesting blend.
Our first stop is at Bung Jagoi where we hiked for about 2 hours or so. For me it was damn tiring and I'm not someone that likes to hike, but I think it was quite easy for some of my friends. There's even like a "boss" level where it's just a looooooooooooong never ending stretch of steps that almost killed me. My legs feel like jelly after the hike.
It was a very beautiful place to hike. It's kinda secluded, there was not even a signboard indicating that we've reached a hiking place. Even though I'm not someone who typically likes to hike, I really enjoyed it because I was simply taking in my surroundings, there was nothing much like a spectacular view or amazing flora and fauna, but it is simply being together with friends and appreciating nature at its best that I love most. Plus, the weather was really good, which is another thing that I was grateful for.
The peak of the hike was this little village that had a few kampung houses but no tenants. It was really weird. All that's left of the place is one aunty that lives alone in her house and house and she takes care of the place and serves tourists if any drop by. She says she live a pretty lonely life, and is really grateful for some company. Sometimes we feel that we are imposing on people's lives because when we visit she may feel obliged to serve us tea and snacks, but actually, I think she was really happy we dropped by.
"At times I felt like I may be going crazy because I was alone for so long and I had nobody to talk to."
We had a little chitchat with the aunty and she shared with us some stories about her daily life. I strained to understand her strongly accented Malay, and I managed to understand most of it. When I looked around at how the aunty lives such a simple life, I reflected on my own and how I need to have so many things to survive. This is really simplicity at its best and it's these kind of journeys that reminds you to be grateful with what you have.
This is where we stayed at Kampung Tringgus, it's a homestay located after the 'real' kampung and we had the entire place to ourselves. There's no electricity, but there's a toilet, so it was not too bad. There's also no reception so it's really like a retreat, back-to-nature kind. We even had to start our own fire to barbecue the food and damnnn I haven't done that in such a long time. It's really cool cause everything's so basic you face a lot of challenges in doing the simplest things like how it's pitch black at night so we need help with holding the torchlight or else we literally couldn't see anything.
Thanks for an awesome trip! <3
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