An Unforgettable 2 days 1 night in Lata Sempeneh, Batu Kurau, Perak.

Every time joining a field trip, I will have a different feeling towards the nature.
On the 30th of October to 1st of November, I experienced my very first life in village.
The place we are going to explore is a village called Lata Sempeneh, Batu Kurau in Perak.
This trip transform me from a city girl to a village aunt (ajuhmma).
This meant I can adapt myself towards the village condition and overcome the hardships in many situation.

Kampung Sempeneh, Batu Kurau in Perak

ahjumma in Envtech

Envtech Family!!!

Love the waterfall at here~~~

Click in to have a look!

The clear waterfall become "kepala air" after rain!!!

   I love the fresh air and natural waterfall in Lata Sempeneh. Maybe I was too "city", the waterfall in Lata Sempeneh was the biggest waterfall I have ever see. 

I love the fresh air when we are hiking inside the forest, the nature smell of the trees and leaves are 1000 times better than the polluted air (haze) in the city. 

In this trip, I walked for the longest journey within my 22 years of life. I have been hiking for around 5 hours from 9am++ to 2pm++. I really never walk for such a long distance and this hiking dehydrated me. I drink many water but all the water evaporated through sweating. It was a great experience for me because I felt energetic after exercise!!  

Besides that, I felt amazing even I fall down during climbing because of the slippery soil. My body have never contact so near to the soil. The feeling was so great because the soil was so cold and soft!! HAHAHA!!!

Besides that, I also being bite by leech for my very first time. I am so scare of the leech until I complain why there are such a living thing in this world?!! 
But after I being attacked twice, I have nothing to feel among the leech anymore. I found that actually it is not very terrible as what I think. LOL....

Being bite by Leech~~~

On the other hand, going into the bat cave was my most unforgettable experience in my life. The smell of the bat cave make me vomit!
 There are hundred of bat hang upon the cave make me not comfortable because I having trypophobia. Besides that, Some of the bat will hit your head when they fly. 
I almost cry out when I am inside the cave. I really hope I can get back to home as soon as possible. But after i get out from the cave, I think it is quite funny because these kind of things I will never experience after that. All these things I will never get it from the books.

The bats hanging upon the cave

   Last but not least, this trip also enhance the relationship between me and my friends. This is because we have no chance to get ourselves into the world of the internet.
 In this area, no data and wifi are provided. The activities we do to pass the time were play some games and chat with friends.
 These activity encourage us to be more understand among each other. Even the internet bring us convenience, but it also pull away the relationship between people.
 Through this trip, I found that without internet, we can interact more and understand more about each other.
 I very appreciate the moments when we play together and put aside our mobile phone. 

Hope there are another field trip again......

The lovely moments with my friends. <3

  

第一年大学生涯结束了!我要当学姐了!

  感谢神，我终于完成大学第一年的课程了！我从小就不想读一些著名的科系，好像医生，护士，工程师，老师等。因为觉得太过无趣了，而且工作机率也越来越低，所以从高中开始，我真的很想当一名对环境有贡献的人。每次看到大自然，整个人就很放松，很舒服。没想到，有志者，事竟成。我努力去争取我想要的，奇迹真的发生了。我考进了一所我自认为配不上的大学，周围的朋友只有我一个考进了。那是一所名校，一所我成绩低空飞过才满足该校的要求。我当然很兴奋，同时我也倍感压力，因为全校都是顶尖的学生，我想应该除了我。

结果我就读檳城USM的环境科技学

在这里，我认识了一班很要好的宿舍朋友。刚开始的第一个星期，我们已经相处的很融洽。但是课业越来越忙，我们相处的机会也越来越少了，住在同一栋楼也很少见面。

orientation week的最后一天

最漂亮的宿舍朋友 <3 

很闷很闷的讲座会，我每一天都睡觉，，一共睡足了3天，从早睡到晚。

我很爱我的科系，更爱系友们，我觉得我真的太荣幸，可以有一班那么好的朋友。我喜欢我科系（ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY)，因为我们不是读死书的一科。我们最常户外教学，每次外出做实验。读了一年，我们去过不少地方呢！受益不浅！

我们最爱去的地方就是海，然后山，树林，深林。经过一年的体训，我们的身体已经很适应这种生活了。背着重重的书包爬山已经不再是一种负担。每一次上山，进森林，我们都可以学习到很多关于大自然的知识。而且每一次都要做笔记。

很常，每一次的外出，我们都粘在一起，誓都要睡在一起==

而且是全班都要挤在一起睡

我也很常参加一些关于环境的活动，比如熄灯一小时等。

我也爱参加运动，尤其是全国性的体育活动。由于我爬山爬习惯了，所以就参加了这项5公里徒步，山的斜度全程是45°的，真的很累很累。中途很想放弃，但是还是坚持下去了。跑到了山顶，一望无际的檳城美景尽在眼里，好漂亮。

在大学里，我学会了好多的第一次。我学会了做汤圆，这真的让我很兴奋！

这是我第一次头沉在水里。因为这样，我决定在大学里要学会游泳。

 藉着自己的毅力，努力的学习，皇天不负有心人，我真的学会了！这是我最引以为傲的一件事，因为我是自己请教朋友自己学回来的，哈哈！完全没有动用一分钱请教练哦~

因此，游泳成为我在剩余时间必做的一件事。每次游泳都很解压。

我第一次和朋友躺在草地上，第一次亲眼看到了流星！流星飞过的速度很快很快，还好那一天的是流星雨，我也看到了很多颗。我想，这会是我毕生难忘的经验。

我第一次搭缆车上升旗山，山上的夜景很美很美。

第一次在深夜无人的地方，玩起了pepsi cola 123 ==

更让我难忘的是，我第一次住在环境超级恶劣的地方。在那里，我必须忍受两天不洗澡，穿湿嗒嗒的鞋，还是别人的！忍受鞋底3寸厚的泥，很重！一天只睡2小时，更夸张的是还要忍受自己滚在烂泥中，过后的洗澡还是你看我我看你一块儿洗的。

 是很恶心，但是也让我学习到了，身在福中必须知福。我想，那3天2夜应该会是我人生中最不可忍受的几天。

我更是第一次在考试期间，跑到别的州去玩，还参加当地人的婚礼！还被他们热情的招待，感动！！

更是第一次参加圣诞派对，这真的我21年来的第一次。因为之前在家，父母都管得我很严，不要说参加派对，出门也得得到同意。

第一次在外和一堆流浪猫庆祝元宵节。从来没有离开过家庆祝元宵，这第一次让我想起了远方的家人~~

很多的第一次，都在大学第一年发生了。最严重的是，我长了超级恐怖多的青春痘。为什么会这样？医生也给不了正确的答案。他只可以告诉我是细菌感染，水土不服，熬夜，少喝水，空气污染等。

那几个月真的让我跌进了深谷，我怕这要维持几年，我甚至不想出门见人，天天以泪洗面，我埋怨我只是来读书，为什么神要给我这个环境？

慢慢的，我开始接受自己，要更爱自己，自己不爱自己，谁还会去爱你？

感谢这段时间朋友们的努力，家人的安慰，让我走出了黑影。

我开始接受别人看我的眼光，问我脸的状况，最后我习惯了。

经过半年的医疗，我已经好得差不多了，这让我捡回我的信心。从此，我不会在乎别人的眼光，再恶劣的眼光也看过了。自己做回自己，走路有信心，美丽自然从内而发！

很爱我的系友，让我学习得很开心，虽然我没他们聪明，但是我从他们身上学会了很多东西。有的很本领政治，有的英文一流，有的唱歌听得出耳油，有的很了解世界旅游，电脑，车辆等。总之有他们，我从来不害怕什么。

在大学里，我找到很多知心朋友，一班我可以谈心事，讲废话，互相作弄的朋友。从小我向往大学的生活，果然真的令人很幸福。当然有时会很想家。

每一次的外出都有意外的收获，这收获是我又认识了一位国外朋友=）

在大学里，很常我会成为朋友镜头里的“模特儿”，所以我开始变得很爱拍照，也跟着朋友学习如何拍照。

最后，我会更珍惜剩下两年的大学时光。因为大学生涯只有一次，要活最精彩的就是这段最年轻的时候。过了这段时光，就必须踏入黑暗的社会，替法老王打工，时间再也不自由。

所以我对自己只有一句话：活最精彩的自己，不在乎别人对自己的看法。

我想，只有这样才能让自己最快乐。因为，一个人再完美，也无法满足全世界。

不如，活在当下，珍惜当下。

Hi everyone, this is my fourth time to update my blog. Since i forgot my e-mail for my previous blog, I have to create a new blog. 

  Today (25/04/2015) is my second time went to Pulau Aman, I gone there before (28/03/2015) to do a previsit for my IEA 112 (Society and Environment Project). First time i came to Pulau Aman, I felt Pulau Aman a very comfortable island and is a place without annoyance. Everyone living in Pulau Aman is very happy and they don't have stress when they do their work.

  Pulau Aman don't have any entertainment facility or nice recreational equipment. For example: shopping mall, cyber cafes, high classes cafeteria, supermarket and also playground. But what i found that the children in Pulau Aman still love their own place. They said they no need other entertainments. What make them felt happy is only to catch fishes in the sea. I really admire they know how to appreciate what they have and they love it.

The only playground in Pulau Aman.

  Today (25/04/2015), I go to Pulau Aman again with my beloved coursemate, senior and lecturer. We not going to have a happy holiday at there, but we bear a jobs which is do our research regards with the SEE (social, environment and also economics) in Pulau Aman, or in other word is the look into the potential of Pulau Aman as a sustainability island.

  

 Before we going to take boats into Pulau Aman, Let's us take a "WEFIE" !! Tehee!!

This is my fifth time to take boat, I love the feeling of the strong wind blew to my face~ <3

  

  Pulau Aman also called "Island of Peace''. Pulau Aman is a small island located in the seberang Perai south district. Pulau Aman is a home to a Malay fishing village. It was inhabited in 1817 by the Bugis ethnic group and residents of Kedah, It is currently the only town in Malaysia where the entire popualtion consists of only the Malay ethnic group. It comprises of 2 islands, namely Pulau Aman and Pulau Gedung. The main activities of its inhabitants included fishing and agrotourism.

  

  

 There are a lot of boats at the port which use to fetch the tourist and to catch the fish.

The only way where the visitors come to Pulau Aman by boats.

TOURISM

There are many interesting places to visit in Pulau Aman such as Telaga emas.

Telaga Emas in Pulau Aman (Golden well)

The history about telaga emas( Golden well) in Pulau Aman.

  The history about the golden well is in the year 1789, a villager found a golden crock when he grub for the well, but it just a  simple yellow rock after the British check for it. And the work to grub the well is stopped until the depth of 2.5 meter.

  

  Another story about the Golden Well is the it can preserve or keep it low salinity even the sea water flow over into the well during high tide. This make a mystery question among the villager in Pulau Aman.

Economy

  The restaurant terapung is the most popular restaurant which attract a large number of tourists from difference places come to have a seafood meals. For example: the tourist is mostly from China, Hong  Kong, Western countries and some locals. Besides that, an economy which support whole the Pulau Aman and make the island sustainable is "Fishing". Most of the villagers will sell the seafoods to this restaurant terapung to maintain their daily life after they catch the fishes, crabs, oyster, shell and so on. The most popular seafood in Pulau Aman is the 8-inch of Udang lipan. The big fresh Udang lipan attract many artist from difference country to take a food program in Pulau Aman.

                                         

On the way to the Restaurant Terapung in Pulau Aman.

 The most popular restaurant terapung in Pulau Aman.

The place the workers sell the seafood and the tourists will buy the seafood at here, some of the tourists will buy the seafood and direct cook the seafood at the restaurant terapung.

I am gonna to have a big meal at here!!!

8-inch of udang lipan. The shrimp is really fresh and big. 

RM 80 per kg.

We have to use a scissors to cut the shell of the udang lipan. See, what a delicious seafood i ever eat!!! 

 The restaurant also sell some mee such as mee udang kuah, mee udang goreng, nasi goreng and other else.

I also have interview the lady boss of this restaurant. There are around 300 of tourists visit their restaurant per day especially during holiday.

 The important job in this island is fishing. I met the fishing man which he is busying to arrange his fishing net. However, he is very nice to us when we are asking him for some questions. He told us his net is use to catch the stingray. Sometimes, he can catch the stingray at about 200kg, and he will sell the stingray RM20 per kilogram

The fishing man also found a small sea urchin and let us have a look.

Environment

  The environment in Pulau Aman is quite good. There are not many rubbish can be found in their island. The villagers in Pulau Aman will put their rubbish into a black plastic bag and put in front of their house. The relevant authorities will take the rubbish away every week to the bukit Tambun. Besides that, I also have interview a staff from the SK Pulau Aman. The staff tell me that their students will collect the old newspaper and plastic bottles during some season. And they will send the things out to the island for recycle and sell. Hence, the villagers in this island already have the knowledge about 3R.  OKAY~  now let's the picture tell us the story:

  

 The villagers in Pulau Aman reuse the plastic bottle to built a bird nest.

 They also use the dry coir to plant flowers.

 The students in Pulau Aman also educated to use old newspaper to build a school model.

 The student also taught to reuse milk boxes to build some creative model.

 There are a lot of shells can be found in Pulau Aman. Hence, the students used the shell to puzzled a piece of national flag on the table. This can shows the students in Pulau Aman is very creative and they reduce the amount of shells which can found everywhere in Pulau Aman.

This picture shows there is a lot of shells in Pulau Aman once you step in the island.

 The villagers also reuse the barrel to plant some vegetables, herbs or scallion in front of their house.

 They also plant some flowers to make their courtyard more beautiful.

The villagers will throw their rubbish into the rubbish bin.

However, the environmental issue i found in this island is the villagers will open burn their rubbish at the seaside. The rubbish they burn included plastic. We found a lot of half melted plastic bottles at the seaside when we clean-up the island.

         

   

When we help to clean-up the Pulau Aman

SOCIAL

  Pulau Aman consist of only 254 people. 117 people are male while 134 people are female. The island consists of 56 family. Pulau Aman consists of 2 management group. 1st is JKKKP (Jawatankuasa Kemajuan dan Keselamatan Kampung Persekutuan) and the 2nd is JKKKN (Jawatankuasa Kemajuan dan Keselamatan Kampung Negeri).This 2 management manage the island very well and maintain this island as a name of "island of peace". 

Organization chart in Pulau Aman.

EDUCATION ( OUR GROUP PROJECT)

The SK Pulau Aman consist of 24 students. But the students is very open and welcome us. We went to this school to complete our project about 3R. Even the students already know the concept about 3R, but our groups member hope to tell the students more about their contribution of 3R to the environment.

 SK Pulau Aman .

The moment when i teach the students in Pulau Aman about 3R.

The students are very excited and happy when we asking them some questions about 3R.

The students is drawing for some materials which can be reuse and reduce.

They also colour for the recycle bin with specific colour.

Group photo after teaching the students.

My lovely group member, we have been fight together for 1 & 1/2 month, and today we done our project very well~!

  

  At the end of the Pulau Aman field trip, I found that this island is not purposely for tourist come to enjoy their seafood only. But they can also investigate the history in Pulau Aman and the sustainability of Pulau Aman.

 

Last, we leave Pulau Aman at around 4pm.

And i will come Pulau Aman again. See you!!

By: Chang Xin Mian