Group 1's take on Day 3

Everyone had to wake up early in the morning to have breakfast in the hotel at 7am. We ate breakfast to start the day. After breakfast, we head to a secondary school in Sarawak which is the SMK Siburan. In the school, we were welcomed by kompang and a traditional Bidayuh and a Chinese dance by the students there. It was a great performance. We had a really nice time getting to know the students there. We were told about the academic achievements and values of the school. Their school system is a bit different then ours. The students had to go through six years of primary school similar to us, had their PSR(psle). If they passed, they had to go through five years of secondary school. They will be having their streaming examination in their third year of secondary school. They then proceed to the next year and then have their SPM( O levels) on their fifth year. Their discipline system is tight. Though there are ‘gangster’ students in the school, these students do not really dare to risk themselves. We had the chance to walk around the school. The school have many staffrooms for teachers of different department. It was time for us to depart. We thank the school for having us there. We even exchange email address and phone numbers with each other. It was really an experience for us. We board our bus and proceed to Gunung Gading which took about 1 and half hour. Most of us slept during the journey to the national park. We had a light lunch there. After lunch, we began our trekking. The weather is nice. Its neither hot nor cold. It’s a challenge for us as we had to follow the trail. The stairs are very steep and high. We learnt different types of plants and trees such as pitcher plant, selunsor putih, kayu malam and buttress root. The selunsor putih is also known as the ‘sexy lady’ as the tree always ‘strips’. The kayu malam (night wood) glows in the dark. The walk took about 1 and a half hour. After that we make our way to the hotel. We meet up again at 0630 in the evening for our dinner. We had our dinner at Hartz chicken and buffet. The dish served is mainly chicken. It was delicious and we really filled our stomaches. Right after dinner we were given time to shop. We were given about 45 minutes to buy snacks and souvenirs. We assemble at the entrance and then make our way back to the hotel.