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A Camping Experience

The narrator describes their first camping trip experience with their school scouts team. They arrived by bus at the foothills of Gunung Ledang mountain and hiked 2 hours to a beautiful waterfall spot. With help from their Orang Asli guide Adun, they set up tents, gathered firewood, cooked meals, explored the area, listened to stories by the fire, and had an enjoyable but tiring trip, returning home happy the next day.

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A Camping Experience

The narrator describes their first camping trip experience with their school scouts team. They arrived by bus at the foothills of Gunung Ledang mountain and hiked 2 hours to a beautiful waterfall spot. With help from their Orang Asli guide Adun, they set up tents, gathered firewood, cooked meals, explored the area, listened to stories by the fire, and had an enjoyable but tiring trip, returning home happy the next day.

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A Camping Experience A Camping Experience

I couldnt sleep the night before. I was just too excited. This 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 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 days ago. There was a list of things that were required from
everyone such as sleeping bags, torchlight, matches, Mars Energy everyone such as sleeping bags, torchlight, matches, Mars Energy
Bars and not forgetting mosquito repellents. Bars and not forgetting mosquito repellents.

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

It was a wonderful, cool morning. Adun pointed out to us It was a wonderful, cool morning. Adun pointed out to us
various types of edible wild plants and told us to 'respect the jungle' 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 rice and sardines, we rested for a while. In the evening, our teachers
took us exploring around the area and gather more firewood before took us exploring around the area and gather more firewood before
nightfall. nightfall.

At night, after dinner, we lit a big fire and sat around it. Our 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. teachers talked about jungle survival tips and later we played games.
Then Adun told us a few mystical stories about Gunung Ledang. 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 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. 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 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 till wee hours of the morning. We went home the next morning, tired
but happy. but happy.

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