luminescent mushrooms.

Kg. Ulu Geroh. (Pt.1)

Spent a night and two days in a peaceful orang asli village here, 12 kms away from the nearest town; at the border of the Kinta forest reserve. Took one look at the natural green surroundings...the jungle, the river, and immediately fell in love with this gorgeous place....and the beautiful Semai people.

Our accomodation, a brick and bamboo building. Our beds, sleeping bags on the floor upstairs. Our meals, scrumptious food prepared by Long Baru and Wah Selpit. It was then i realised the importance of leaving everything behind every once in a while, go back to basics, breathe with mother nature and be among people who dont really care what it is you do or who you are out there in the city. Here, it seems you are just another human being.

The biodiversity is amazing. I experienced some wildlife and vegetation here that i have only read and heard of before. Thanks to Ngah Teroq (our guide who i swear has bionic night vision eyes), definitely one of the best guides i have had the pleasure of knowing. Our night and day jungle trekking with him, Sanjit, Sonny, Rajesh, Neal and Ahha made it an experience i will never forget. What these guys do out here is often never seen or heard about, but future generations will have a lot to thank them for, in many ways, for all the sacrifices and effort they have put into places like these to keep it the way it is.

To get there, just get in touch with the Malaysian Nature Society at www.mns.org.my.%3