Touching The Void

19.06.02- Tanah tinggi Cameron sudah banyak kehilangan“Englandnya” berbanding dengan era awal tahun 80an semasa saya tinggal di sini. Air tasek dan sungai-sungainya keruh likat berlumpur serta tercemar. Rimbun teduh hijauan hutannya banyak sudah yang rebah,bukit-bukau ditarah punah.Semua atas alasan sangat klise rakyat perlukan pembangunan. Apa yang dibangunkan saya pun tak tahu,tetapi yang sangat pasti ada pihak yang rakus mengejar mewah.Maaf saya meminjam kata-kata hikmat Ah Jib Gor puak-puak pemusnah alam ini adalah HARAM JADAH. Putaran kipas angin ditahap kuasa dua serentak dengan pendingin hawa terpasang,Mail Serau sudah lena diulit mimpi.Badannya dibungkus baju sejuk dan dua helai baju biasa.Bersarung tangan serta bersetokin,selimut tebal bilik hotel Jasmin membungkus badan beliau bagaikan buah nangka bersalut kemas.Saya bercelana pendek,selimut sekadar membungkus paras pinggang ke bawah.T Shirt lengan panjang saya memadai sebagai perisai kepada kesejukan hawa yang tidak dingin itu.Mata terkebil-kebil menatap langit-langit bilik hotel 118.Liat untuk tidor walau pun angka jam sudah hampir pukul 1.00 pagi.Racau fikiran saya bukan sekadar sedihkan nasib yang menimpa Cameron Highland tetapi ada yang lebih daripada itu.Hati kecil saya dijentik cuak.Cuak adakah saya masih berupaya melakukan tugasan esok hari.Pada takah usia sekarang lasak lagi ke saya,sebagaimana dahulunya?.Saya memanjatkan doa semoga diberikan keupayaan oleh Allah.Irama lagu country This Old Road nyanyian Kris Kristofferson menjadi runut menghantar saya ke alam lena setelah berhempas pulas memujuk mata supaya berehat. Bersambung.....

JUNGLE BOOK

anak itu memperihalkan saya....ada-ada saja itu anak..ahak..ahakk

Comment from sender:
Hey H…..
This is Kah Mun here from BRATs at the Kenong Rimba Park. I hope you still remember me. Anyway, here's the article I wrote about you. Thanks!

When you think about heroes of the jungle, you’d often think about someone like Tarzan, swinging around tree vines, yelling his famous battle cry and of course, the comical George of the Jungle.
Then meet H…….., a nature guide who is another person I would consider as a jungle hero. He can live in the jungle like Tarzan or George but really, the similarity ends there. He is definitely not the typical half-naked hero in the jungle who saves the damsel in distress; but rather, he tries to save the Malaysian rainforest as much as he can.


Our Malaysian rainforest is shrinking at an alarming rate due to illegal loggings by the ‘orang asli’. This comes as a rather surprising fact because these aboriginal tribes’ homes are in the rainforest itself. So why are they destroying their homes?
H…………and Abdul Rahman are like jungle heroes, striving to keep our precious rainforests alive.

“These ‘orang asli’ are not educated. They do not know much about the environment and its importance,” said H He adds that the orang asli get paid for logging and collecting the jungle’s resources illegally. With the money, they purchase chain saws, enabling them to carry out massive logging.

“Not only do they cut the trees down, they also litter in the forest. That affects the eco-tourism industry,” added H…., whose job as a nature guide depends on the number of tourists visiting the jungle.

It was his love for nature and an accidental opportunity to guide a Dutch man and his son in the jungle that made H…. a nature guide.

He said: “In the early 1990s, the eco-tourism industry was booming with a high demand for ranger guides. There were not enough guides, so I was asked to help out because I was familiar with the jungle.” When H….first started out he had no experience but was willing to gain more knowledge. He went through a short jungle guide course organised by the Tourism Development Centre and was certified as a nature guide.

After being certified as a jungle ranger, he got involved and worked together with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to help preserve the rainforest through various projects. “We did many community projects to help educate and raise awareness about the importance of maintaining the biodiversity in the rainforest,” he said.
The "jungle heroes" also know how to set small traps for animals, in case you're stuck in the jungle and need food.
He felt that as a ranger, it was his responsibility to care for the environment. Ever since then, he has never regretted his decision.
However, H…..’s parents were not too happy with his decision to become a nature guide: “Initially, my parents didn’t really like the idea. They would prefer me to have a steady job, especially one that allows me to come home every night.”


Like many other parents, his parents wanted him to have a proper job, at least one that does not endanger his life.
“If I had listened to my parents’ advice, I would not have become a guide. When I decided on my career, I was determined, and I remain committed to it,” said H…., who now has 20 years of experience as a guide. Yet, he would not recommend this job to youngsters due to its irregular hours with no fixed income. There is also little personal time for him to spare for himself. He has literally no time to commit to a relationship, which explains his being single at the age of 47.

On the other hand, a fellow nature guide Abdul Rahman, who is H…..’s friend, is already married with four children. Well, H…… himself confessed that he may be using his job as an excuse to not get attached.
Although he may not have much personal time, he still manages to set aside some time to draw comics, which he signs off with the name Ubilepih.
In his younger days, he drew cynical political comics that were published in magazines.

“As a youth, I was fueled by rage and anger towards politics which motivated me to draw these comics. But, these comics were eventually banned,” said H….. Nowadays, he draws comics with an environment theme to it.


It is definitely not an understatement to say that his artwork is amazing with a unique twist to it. I can bet that neither Tarzan nor George can even draw that well, only perhaps the primitive stick man. So, here is a note to Tarzan and George; move aside and make way for H….. , the true jungle hero in every way.

The Curse

Seperti lazimnya Azura memang creative jika berlawak
dengan saya,dia adik xplorasi saya yang paling nakal
dan ngam dengan saya,walaupun kami tak pernah
bergandingan berlakun docudrama xplorasi.Saya dah
tahap Harrison Ford sedangkan dia masih genit macam
Halle Berry,makanya kami tak sesuai di gandingkan
nanti nampak macam beauty n the beast..ha..ha..ha.
Nakalnya yg creative itu terserlah sewaktu dia snap
photo saya masa saya buat skin dive ni...ha..ha..ha

"haiyaaaaa.....after waiting for hours n now only come aaa.. n full of people somemore...everyday like this,i can get heart attack loooo"sunggut wanita tionghua itu kepada rakannya.
"Betul U cakap....nanti pose time kalau ini macam I bole pengsan!!" sahut rakanya pula.

Perbualan dua insan yang pulang kerja ini saya tangkap sewaktu
di dalam komuter.K.L Sentral 4.45 ptg 17/8/09.

Nama KTMB itu ada badi sumpahan barangkali.

Begitu juga dengan rancangan X-plorasi RTM.Punya element yg
sama.Sering saya sarankan kepada Bob rasanya juga kepada
kamu JP,seeloknya adakan satu racangan khas "THE MAKING
OF X-PLORASI".30 minit rancangan kembara lasak yang di
siarkan,penonton tidak pernah tahu cerita di sebalik pembikinannya.
Trill dan advencernya lebih gerun...ha..ha..

Berkayak didalam gelap malam yang pekat melawan arus deras
sungai Telom,tangan rafter tertusuk pisau sewaktu menuruni jeram
Roda 4x4 tercabut di lebuhraya Karak.Kisah jerih para
krew pembikinan x-plorasi tidak kurang hebatnya.

Terkini tanggal 9/8/09 saya sekali lagi bersama team x-plorasi
terkena badi sumpahan itu.Dalam perjalanan ke Pulau Tinggi
Bot yang kami naiki patah bilah kipas terlanggar bongkah
batu.Akibatnya bot itu cuma mampu begerak dengan 1bilah kipas.
Waktu itu hujan dan laut begelora.Ombak agak menganas.
Meskipun tidak sehebat Perfact Storm,tapi sudah cukup
membuat kami mual mabuk.Azura yang kental itu pun
meminta dari saya pill garlic untuk menahan mabuk.
Pengalaman agak pahit bagi isteri Bob barangkali kerna
terpaksaa berulang ke tandas meluahkan isi perut.Nasib
si Azim anak mereka 3thn itu tidak banyak ragam.

Di hari ke2 pegambaran Bot berkuasa 600 horse power
milik Taman Laut yang kami naiki pula terlangar karang
mengakibatkan penutup injin bahagian atas tercabut
namun syukur injin tidak rosak.

Sepanjang kami di Pulau tinggi cuaca tidak begitu baik
laut bearus deras di landa pukulan ribut tenggara.
Kejernihan airnya pun amat terbatas.Hasrat saya dengan
Bob untuk menamatkan kursus scuba kami pun terbantut.
Jadual kerja kami juga agak ketat.Saya dengan Bob cuma
mampu membuat satu selaman yang singkat,itupun setelah selesai
tugasan.Pun begitu saya bersyukur pengambaran di P.Tinggi
masih dapat kami sempurnakan.