J&J ReST and ReLAX: December 2008

Have you ever dream to swing between trees like Tarzan? Ever wonder what is the feeling of walking, jumping or shaking on a suspension tree? Personally, I have never heard of Tree Top Walk in Sungai Sedim until our visitor, Yii Peng from San Jose suggested to pay it a visit. Forgive me for being this 'ignorant' like a frog undercovered by a coconut shell (you will know what I meant here if you've learned a famous proverb in Malay about the story of a 'katak' and a 'tempurung).

That day, we headed to Sungai Sedim in Kulim after a heartful dim sum breakfast in Chai Leng Park. You can imagine how heartful we were from the pictures below?

Let's skip the boring part about the journey to Sungai Sedim (in fact, I'm not sure how I got there, hehe (I think I just get some memory lost symptom). By the time we reached there, it is almost 11a.m. in the morning and we were expecting a tree top walk right under the big, bright and shinny sun.

Not far from the entrance, there seated a fish pond with many, many fishes. We are amused by the sign board "Dilarang Memancing". I wonder who will take a fishing rod and spending his day next to the pond though.

Here we were, the gang of tree top walkers. We looked energetic before the walk.

Shall we start?

Johnny was jumping on the suspension bridge to test its reliability (luckily we came back in one piece).

Hooh~ Take a break and it's photo time.

This is how it is like, looking down from the bridge:

Ladies, smile~ yes :D

What this tree is called? :p

I'm not sure if these leaves undergo their 'youth time' where they have so many 'pimples' on their surfaces :)

There is another one who perhaps has its fruit grow at the wrong position-- at the tree trunk.

Ants are trying to build their own suspension bridge too. Never put your fingers to interrupt them.

The whole walk is around 1km long. Not that tough for you, right?

Honestly, I was a bit dissappointed when I saw the bridge. I was expecting something more 'convetional', like a suspension bridge built by wood and ropes?

If you love water rafting or kayak-ing, may be you should try that here. Chances are there. The river is quite rough, as long as you visit at the right time where there is rainy season.

Here comes the challenge. Rocks are unavoidable if you raft.

For those who does not know how to swim, I would advise you not to try rafting. See.

Johnny was trying to do mining. Let's see what he got.

What do you get? Nothing? Yet, smile as if he gets a diamond. Sweat!

Now, I will show you the activities and facilities we saw there. There are 2 types of camps available, one is the typical camp for outdoor activity.

The other type of camp is a small hut made of wood. Herm.. looks like a 'jamban' to me ;p

Here comes the rafting equipments.

The safety suites hanging in the air, like hanging salted fishes...

The whole journey took us a few hours. By the time we left the place, it is already 3.30pm in the afternoon. We decided to go to Lunas to taste the all time famous- Duck rice. If you are hungry, you may skip the following parts.