A Camping Experience

I couldnt sleep the night before. I was just too excited. This was my first time
on a camping trip. I had packed my backpack 3 days ago. There was a list of things
that were required from everyone such as sleeping bags, torchlight, matches, Mars
Energy Bars and not forgetting mosquito repellants.

Around 8am the following day, we arrived in our school bus at the foothills of
Gunung Ledang which is famous for its many myths and also beautiful camping
spots. There were 20 of us. We were all in our school scouts team accompanied by
two teachers and our guide, an Orang Asli man called Adun. First we went to
register ourselves at the rangers office before starting our hike.

It was a wonderful, cool morning. Adun pointed out to us various types of

edible wild plants and told us to 'respect the jungle' by not littering or thinking bad
thoughts. 2 hours later we reached a waterfall. It was a perfect spot to set up our
tents. By the time we finished setting up the tents, it was lunch time. Adun showed
us how to gather firewood and lit up a fire. He made a makeshift stand over the fire
and hung a pot of icy water from the waterfall to boil. While waiting to cook rice, our
teachers said we could all go for a quick swim in the waterfall. We had so much fun
together! After a simple of rice and sardines, we rested for a while. In the evening,
our teachers took us exploring around the area and gather more firewood before
nightfall.

At night, after dinner, we lit a big fire and sat around it. Our teachers talked
about jungle survival tips and later we played games. Then Adun told us a few
mystical stories about Gunung Ledang. Some were scary and a few of us kept
looking behind our backs at the dark jungle. By 10pm our teachers asked us to go to
sleep. Some of us couldnt sleep so ended up chatting quietly in our tents till wee
hours of the morning. We went home the next morning, tired but happy.