Bukit Cherakah - Hill Cycling

Out of so many METC's Saturday activities so far, I will tip this as one the best activity we had. This morning, we went to Taman Pertanian Malaysia which is located at Bukit Cherakah, Shah Alam. We went there for hiking activity to test our physical and mental strength. The weather was just nice for us, not too hot and cloudy. By 845am, we reached the park.

After the registration and paying for entrance fee, we headed into the park. My first impression was, " Arrgghhh, not again, it must be damn bored!" Indeed I was wrong. Here how it went on. The park provides bicycle rental service to the visitors with payment of Rm3 for first hour with Rm1 for each subsequence hour. What are we waiting for? We rented the bicycles, and guess what we got discount since it was almost 5o plus of METC trainees were renting the bicycles. The owner only charged us Rm4 for 3hours. We were given freedom to explore the park ourselves until 1230pm. Wen Jie, Yong, Daniel, Nantha and I were in the same group. Wen Jie leaded the team and we cycled up the hill. The cycling up the hills was tough and tiring and once we rode down the hills, it was so fast and fun because we didn't require any energy to cycle down. The gravity will pull us down. Haha ... Very exciting and we had so much fun. Yahooo ...

During the trip, we had came across places such as Fern Garden, Spice Garden, Fruits Garden, Animals Park, Orchid Garden and Cultural Houses. Actually, there are alot of places especially the Four Season House, Waterfall and Aquatic Marine Park which we didn't manage to go due to time constraint. Haha, never mind, we planned to go back another time during the fruits season at the end of year to pick for free fruits in the garden. Haha ...

Along the way, we encountered some unforgettable and funny experience. Daniel suffered leg pain at his thigh because he wore the inappropriate attire. Nantha was too afraid to explore the park because he was afraid we may get lost in middle of the jungle! What? Nantha, you are just worrying too much. Yong was facing problems with his bicycle as a result of the gearing and chains attachment. He constantly needed to fix the wore out bicycle's chain. Wen Jie as usual, was acting as if a mad person, went hyperactive all the way. Me? Haha. As I had been cycling for hours, I had a aching and weary backside. This was mainly due to the bumpy paths as we rode down the hills at high speed. however, it was really enjoying, cycling with mounntain bikes. Hehe ... Then, we took a free shuttle bus to stroll around the park, enjoying the beautiful environment and sight-seeing of course. One thing that caught my attention was this girl. She was cycling with her friends. I found that she is quite pretty and cute looking. She wore a purple T-shirt. Long and straight hair. Her front hair cut to her left forehead. Fair and thin. Medium height. Hmmm, enough of the description. Too bad, I didn't get to know her. What a waste!!

At the end of the day, we were all tired, exhausted, hungry and thirsty. We dropped by a stall to clear our throat with Excel Isotonic drinks. Huh ... Huge relief ... At 1pm, we went back to PJ and proceeded home. It was a day which we got to admire and understood the evolutions our mother's nature. At the same time, we could release our internal stress and relaxed ourselves after a hectic week.

A mini waterfall located at the entrance of Bukit Cherakah, Shah Alam

Our mountain bicycles ... Wow, it was so much triller riding it down hills
(L-R) Nantha, Yong, Keith, Wen Jie, Daniel

A shot at the Animals Cage - A shy deer

Blooming and colourful orchids at the Orchids Garden

A polite parrot who knows how to greet its visitors, " Assalamuikom ..."
Smart, smart parrot ...

Nantha, don't worry ... With this, we won't get lost ...
Huge area, isn't it?

Brothers!
Wen Jie and I posed behind the Fern Garden

Halfway on top of the hills ... Ready for a race?
Yong, the camera is here!!
No false start, please, Yong!! Ready, go ...