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Trip to Silabur Cave, Tebakang, Serian, Kuching

I was invited by a group of close friends for a trip to a cave at Tebakang, Serian. The name of the cave is called The Silabur Cave (Gua Silabur). Tebakang, is a place with striking limestone hills with vertical cliffs. Start our trip at 7am in the morning, after an hour drive we reach a place called Tebakang at Serian. I haven’t been here for more than 10 years, I remember one of my uncle had an omni shop here, and each time when we’re at Kuching we will drove here and visit him. Tebakang is a place with just one row of wooden shop houses. And opposite the shop houses there is a river, my brother and I will always go and swim in that river with our cousin. That morning, I revisit that river again, and boy time sure flies. Now that row of wooden shop houses are nearly abandon. Next to the river, I saw a tree, my friend told me that it was the Kapok Tree, and the fruits is not for us to eat, but it will produce cotton. This is the first time that I seen a cotton tree. A...

Borneo Highland Resort, Batu Panggah, Penrissen Summit Trail. Post 2 of 2

Continue from the Previous Post, >> Read Post 1 of 2 read her e << After the rest, we continue on with our journey to the summit. The weather is a big cloudy, and we might encounter rain in the evening when we descend. 12.22pm. From this point onward its all ascending, and along the way there are a few places which have small stream water flowing down. I found this very tiny snail which I nearly step on it. 12.25pm. And also there are a lot of wild orchids along the way. Sometime we even can find more than 10 different species of orchid on a tree trunk. Good sign, as it shows that the forest on my home land are still rich with flora...must cherish it. So along the way, whenever I saw any plastic bags, or bottle I will take it along with me, and throw it when I reach the resort. 12.45pm. Leech, live in humid/wet places. And leech is a very fragile animal, so if you ever encounter leech, it means that the place are still in a good condition. There are 4 of us...