Thursday, September 17, 2009

Broga Hill Trip


Broga Hill trip has been planned for almost a month. It was organized by YK. On 16th August, I didn’t sleep for the whole night as I was excited about the trip. Mountain climbing would be my first experience. Besides, we could watch sun rise and look at the beautiful view from the top. Haha… Sound wonderful, right?

In order to watch the sun rise, the best time to reach the place is 6am. There were nine of us-SF,KY,WL,YK,ST,WM,Desmond’s Sisters and me. Broga Hill is located at Semenyih, Selangor. It is near University of Nottingham. We used KESAS Highway and reached there about 45 minutes.

There were a lot of cars parking along the road side. A few groups of people started climbing the hill. They were much earlier than us. We used torchlights as the sky was still dark and we ensured everyone stick together.


As climbing the mountain, we learned to help one another even strangers offered their help. The steps were not easy to go through as the roads were rough. We need to be cautious for every step. By doing this activity, I was like having a wet bath. My sweats kept dropping non-stop. Haha…

There were 3 check points. Reaching the first check point was just a beginning. All of us could take a rest and side-seeing. From this level, we still could watch the sun rise. The clouds were like giving way for the sun to rise out and it shone the whole Semenyih beautifully. With this spectacular view, we made an album. I felt sorry for WL and SF that they could not join us. WL was not feeling well when he climbed the hill. Hopefully they could do it next time.

After having enough rest, we decided to go to the second check point. The place was crowded with youngsters. Some of them were muscular and handsome guys. Of course, there were several pretty ladies too. I also saw a few foreigners making to the top. There was one particular group which they bought their gowns to celebrate their graduation.

From the second check point, you could see the last hill which was the highest. It seemed to be a steep slope and dangerous. We didn’t make it as we started feeling tired and exhausted.

Going down from the hill was not easy at all. You must know how to grip your steps. I kept sliding down to lower my body stability.

A stall was selling coconut drinks when we reached the base. After a long day, taking coconut would definitely make you feeling fresh. Haha…

Around 10pm, we visited the waterfall near there. Children played happily with water. Many Malay families enjoyed their picnics there. They did BBQ for lunch. The smell of chicken and fish made my stomach growling. Haha…

After that, we had lunch at Chinese Restaurant, No. 52. Black marmite pork was their specialty. The tables were being filled up so we left the place after finished eating.

I enjoyed it much although my legs were painful. I think I have to build up my stamina first before climbing mountain. Haha…