Taman Negara 30 August 2003

I have this Google Screensaver which displays images from your photo folders and this started displaying images from our Trip to Taman Negara in Malaysia in 2003. So many people have gone out of orbit from that trip and to think that we had such a great time then, when I see those photos it brings back funny memories J

Here are some photos for you to enjoy … J

This place is right inside central Malaysia and it is supposedly one of the oldest rain forests in the world. I am not sure where we got off but I have memories of taking a worn down leaky bus to this place you see above and from there it is a 1 Hour boat ride to a camp area where they had given us accommodation. This river is quite unpredictable as it floods within minutes like any other forest river. (That is a literal translation for Kaatu Aaru)

That is Pradeep there. He is sleeping, as usual it astounds me how he can do that, the bus/car/boat moves and he is fast asleep J The last I heard from him he is still at Oracle in Bangalore and he is now married J

We had a good laugh when we woke Pradeep up by telling him there are elephants in the water (above). He had a SLR camera and he was fumbling to quickly take photos until he realized that we have pulled his leg and they are Malaysian Buffalos J

The best part was the chinese behind pradeep who also thought they were elephants since I “almost” shouted J

At the Canopy Walk, L-R Arun and Pradeep. Arun the mystery man. He was in India in January and I tried to reach him but was not able to catch up with him. Great person to move with.

The Negara Team !!! I am not able believe my eyes when I see myself I have changed so much !!!

This is the canopy walk. This over 5-15 Meters from ground level and is an absolute wonderful experience.

Walked up this mountain(Ok it is a mountain for me) 344M above sea level. That is Arun’s doing and I was drained. See me in that photo !!!

Went for a Cave exploration. Managed to get in but the other side was too narrow for me and Arun to get out bloody pradeep squeezed is way out but we finally managed to get out with a few scrapes at the wrong places J The Bats you see there are all over this cave. Though they keep flying around you they never hit you. Freaking scary creatures J

We had gone on this boat ride on that forest river and they took as to this tribal people village on the banks, surprise surprise these tribals use Huggies nappies and Levis Jeans. A full setup but the boat ride was good and also the village was sort of nice J

I don’t have any photos of this but we went on this night safari with this guide and whenever I see the SBI card advert on the TV I think about this safari. (Sorry you need to see this advert to appreciate this joke.)

Though he did not make it to the trip (Don’t remember why?) here is Maran (Center) one of my close friends and we worked in a Semiconductors company in the same team, me in Singapore and he in Malaysia. We had a whale of a time when we met. The Person on the Left is Sridhar and he was also very close but we seldom get in touch these days. He was working with me in Singapore.