After we returned from the peak of Gunung Tahan, and Sherry, Joseph and Carlene joined us, we decided to have a relaxed time around Kuala Tahan for a few days, to enjoy the nature in the park. We had booked one of the hide, Bumbun Yong, which overlooked a saltlick to try to catch some nocturnal animals while we spent the night up there.
So the day after, we set off for the hide with our overnight backpacks. After dinner (which we cooked ourselves) and some chit-chatting, we decided we will take turns to keep a look out, as some of us have yet to fully recover from the Tahan conquest.
Because most were so tired, they fell asleep almost immediately except for 2 or 3 of us who took the first watch. Shortly after, the ‘orchestra’ started - grrrrr…. prrrrff…. pheewww….., ngorrk……. The symphony of ‘motor-having-difficulty-starting’ and ‘kettle-whistling’ to ‘pig-snoring’ and ‘dog-growling’ were getting so noisy they must have frightened the animals because despite waiting for more than 3 hours, nothing came to the saltlick, not even a deer! :-(
We tried waking up those guys or pushing them to their sides to stop the snoring but nothing worked! They were just like dead bodies if not for the commotion they were making with their snorings! We were so frustrated and contemplating what to do next, when out of the above snorings, in the silence of the night, an unfamiliar sound appeared ……. pppuuuuuuttttttt! SOMEBODY ACTUALLY FARTED IN HIS SLEEP! He wasn’t just blowing noise from his mouth but also his arse! (Pardon me on the crude word! ;p)
For that one micro silence, we looked at each other, stunned, and the next we were roaring with laughter!!! HAHAHAHAHA. We laughed so loud we woke up some of the other guys but our culprit was still blissfully snoring away! We were rolling around with so much laughter that we decided – that’s it, we give up! With all the commotion, right in the jungle in the middle of the night, there was no way any animals were going to t
urn up and so we thought, if you can’t beat them, join them! And so we decided to join the ‘orchestra’ for the rest of the night! :-) And that put paid to our 'night-watch'!Pic top right: The Hide, Bumbun Yong
Pic bottom right: Members of the 'orchestra'
March 1991
No comments:
Post a Comment