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Batang Seterap and 50 years old Chinese Grocery Store

This is the Batang Seterap, which is a small tributary of the Batang Lupar.  You can use a boat from here to Lingga Town, which takes about 1 hour of speedboat ride.  This is a very rural place, there is only longhouse available here, there are no power or water supply from the government. And surprisingly there is actually a grocery store which runs by an old Chinese couple, both of them have been staying and running the business for more than 50 years.  The old man said that their children are all married and stayed in the city, will come and visit them every now and then. He and his wife had already get used to life here and will continue to stay here. 

Camping Trip to Kampung Sting and Visit the Pe'an Waterfall at Bengoh Dam

This is the first time my wife and children follow me to go for a camping trip, and for this trip, I also bought a new 3 person tent from Decathlon, so in future, I can have more camping trip with my family. Let them enjoy nature together.  Raining season is just around the corner, now almost every evening it rains. So I also prepare raincoat for my kid.  And as predicted, it rains. My wife and I quickly put on the rain jacket for our boy. But it is good to let him experience.  After 15 mins of the boat ride, we reach the jetty of Mr Bodui, my friends will be staying at his homestay, while I will do camping. Its another 15 mins hike up all the way to the homestay, so my first round its to carry my boy and accompany my wife to reach the homestay after that I will come down again to get my tent and the backpack.  I have no hands to record any video or photos, it rains a bit, and my son is enjoying it. I'm so happy about that.  Nowadays there are so many other ho...