Raleigh Volunteering Experience at BSBCC

Twelve curious, excited and eager faces were staring at myself (Joyce) and Katy – volunteer Project Managers for Raleigh, on the 8^th of July when we finally arrived at Mile 14 in Sepilok. For most of us, it had taken 14.5 hours by airplane and 6 hours by bus to get here.

Where are the sun bears? When will we start working at the BSBCC?  The 12 Raleigh volunteer venturers had received a brief on the BSBCC and the volunteer work to be carried out, but the majority had never heard nor seen this special bear species before joining Raleigh.

However, knowing very little about the sun bears... (Read on more...!)

 Photo and article source from here.

Find out more about the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC) here.

STONG!

(Actual Picture from Stong Peak, 2009)

The Gunung Stong Challenge

Ready for your next adventure?

16^th - 20^th September 2010

If you are longing for another amazing Raleigh experience, then The Gunung Stong Challenge is for you. It only needs a day away from work or school, and this time you will be taking a very scenic train route for 12 hours (bunk beds provided) and then trekkking into the spectacular Gunung Stong State Park before hiking to the peak of Gunung Stong, which stands 1422 metres above sea level, and home to the highest waterfall in South East Asia.

Difficulty Level: Moderate for average fitness levels (Better train up!)

Trip Outline:

16^th September:

1945 hrs: Gather at KL Sentral train station and briefing. Wau Express does not wait for anyone, do not be late! (No dinner provided today, please come with full tummies!)

17^th September:

0747 hrs: Arrive at Dabong station, guides will pick us up. Then we will go caving. Later in the evening, hike up Baha's base camp and camp overnight there.

18^th September:

Hiking up to Gunung Stong peak, enjoy the views and come back down to base camp before nightfall.

19^th September:

Visit Stong Waterfall, reputed to be highest in South East Asia. Descend from base camp, arrive at train station before 2030 hrs. Train to KL leaves at 2101hrs.

20^th September:

Train arrives at KL Sentral at 0743. Wave goodbye and leave.

Unfortunately, we can only have 25 participants for this amazing experience, due the limited space at the campsites. So hurry up and register!

Registration:

Each participant will have to pay Raleigh KL RM300 in total for this trip. (This is for the train tickets, food, camping equipment, hiring guides, insurance, local transportation in Dabong, etc.)

Because we need to book the tickets early and we cannot get refunds after we've booked the tickets, a non-refundable deposit of RM100 must be paid after registration before 31^st August 2010, just in case.

To register, fill up this form and you're done!

Payment:

Please bank in all payments to the following account:

Beneficiary Name : Pertubuhan Raleigh International Kuala Lumpur

Name of Beneficiary Bank : CIMB Bank Berhad

Account Number : 1430-0006860-05-5

Please remember to keep a receipt from the bank after banking in, as proof of payment. Thanks!

Early Bird discount:

Participants who register and pay the full amount of fees before the 15^th of August will be given a rebate of RM50. That is, we will pay you RM50 if you sign up and pay the full amount before the 15^th of August, 2010.

Other Details:

• Members only! Non members can sign up by emailing Woon Chin at “secretary2@raleighinternational.org.my" .

• Participants will be expected to carry their share of food and camping equipment for the trek.

• We will be taking the Wau Express train, and beds will be provided, so participants might be able to get back to work/ school on the 20^th of September.

• Feel free to call 0163450988 or email Shon Lee at specialprojects@raleiginternational.org.my for more information.

See you there!

Letters from Venturers....

Dear all Raleighians,



They have sent us a letter……..^^



“To Raleigh KL:

I have a hair cut, very handsome! I had lose weight also, look like Orlando Bloom! How are you bah? I have lots of fun here! Looking forward to meet you guys back in KL!” Dari Si Lobak.

“Dear all!

Big hi to all of you! YES I become dark but I have new boyfriends/ husbands in Maliangin Island! Muahahahahaha! I have conquered the market of Maliangin! Now sending Ange to conquere all of them. It was really a great fun! I felt extremely sad to leave. Hope all of you are doing great. Enjoy every moment of your life. Live life to the fullest!!

See you in September!” From Geng Qian

“Ow Wassy culing!Hahaha……I learned all those funny words now! How’s everyone? I am having a great time here now. After the island phase and get crazy dark like malay. I am heading to Imbak for phase 2. Oh yah, I got a lot mozzy bite here those repellent doesn’t help much! Got to do more research and testing again=). Yah, only 1^st phase I already got 700++ pictures. Oppss…got to show you guys the pictures. Anyways, hope everyone is doing good and please don’t miss me so much because I definitely miss you guys! Don’t do something fun before I am back yah!” From Sandra Sim

“Harlo all my darling friends?? How are all of you?? We miss you guys a lot and at the same time having loads of fun too. Just came back from Mamutik. I am now a certified open water diver!!!He he he. Like Geng Qian, I have 3 husbands from Long Pasia and 3 boyfriends from diving. Hehehehe…And yea, I saw Hwei Huih too……So so so happy. I know my pic is on facebook too. Keke. I’m going to Maliagin island next. Shit, I’m going to be tanned again. Oh well, I am tan anyway, coz I’m Ange ‘Tan’. Muahaha. See you guys!!!” From Ange

“Hello Raleigh!!!

I am having a great great great time here. Can’t believe 3 weeks flew by so fast. I really look forward to seeing some wildlife at Sepilok. The only ‘special’creature that I saw at Kg Maliau Layung (Kindergarten) was a huge millipede (like…this diameter) and a teeny weeny scorpion.

Dino and Shon Lee, I stayed one night at Kg Pinapak at the beginning of the first phase. The villagers were so friendly! They rmb the both of you from last year =) Rob was in my team too, Shon Lee might rmb him.

OK, gtg. Just got my results =(. Did worst than I thought.” From Chee Huan

“Hello Raleigh!!!

I can’t believe 3 weeks fly by just like that! Have been having an AMAZINGGG time every single day!!! Love every bits of it! Have a lot of stories to tell and memories to reminisce…=) Will be going to trek and dive next, wish me luck and take care! =)” From Arina Amalina

Their second phase allocations are Ange-Pulau Maliangin, Geng Qian and Chee Huan-Sepilok, Carrot-Pitas (Kindergarten), Sandra-Imbak, Arina-Long Pasia.

Keep tracking their lives in expedition by clicking:

http://raleighborneo.blogspot.com/

You can leave your comments there and give them support too.



Good luck!

R---est & R---elax with R---aleigh!

Hello everyone! Time flies! It’s already the second half of 2010!

For all these months, we run, run run, hike, hike, hike! This month, it’s talk, talk, talk, eat, eat, eat at Taman Jaya. It’s time we take a real R-- elax moment and have a Raleigh kind of picnic! We’ll be doing not-so-random activities at a random time…for example, under the full moon? Bring anything you want (guitar, flute, make-shift drums?) but most importantly, bring your ears and your mouth and YOU – because Raleigh will provide the basic necessities of food, drinks and music.

Get to know what Raleigh is, what we’ve been doing, what's the future, about the expeditions, the committee (aka Yes!-they-slave-for-free-and-are-enjoying-themselves-team), and other volunteering opportunities. So, join us for a good laugh, some inspiring/awesome/amazing/wow-inducing stories and it’s not just about us, but use this to voice out YOUR suggestions as well.

The details
What? It’s a laid-back picnic.

Where? Taman Jaya Recreational Park (http://my.pagenation.com/kul/Park%20Taman%20Jaya_101.6498_3.1051.map).

When? 6th August 2010 (note that it's a Friday night!)

Time? 7.30pm (meet at LRT station) until 9.30pm

How do I get there? We’ll be meeting at Taman Jaya LRT station. The park is walking distance but we will have drivers to get you there.

Fees? RM9 for non-members and RM6 for members.

What to bring? Yourself, stories, questions, and anything else for a picnic.

How do I register? Just fill in this form HERE.

Registration deadline is 5th August 2010 (Thursday) 7pm.

Any queries please contact May (012 - 308 1079) at email: monthlymeet@raleighinternational.org.my

Don’t miss another great chance to GET OUT THERE!

Sincerely,
May

Updates - July Monthly Meet

Note from Webmaster: Blogpost  is contributed by Chew Yoke Yuen aka Pipo. Thanks Pipo!



Hello July! Hello Tabur!

We are still in July, so here is a little update from our July Monthly Meet, a visit to Bukit Melawati / Bukit Tabur


What did we do? As usual, meet up, briefing, meeting, and this time we had a special mini reunion for Delta from IW December 09

Coords and their anaks =)

Then, we started our hike! We walked and talked and laughed…..





Great time and beautiful scenery along the way…

















p/s: Check out the black layer of polluted air surrounding KL


Here comes the challenging part, we climbed and climbed and climbed.


Still climbing...


From one peak to another peak!



The view from another peak :)

Finally, ta-da! We reached the peak! Had our lunch and hiked down before the hot sun had us all roasted. As usual, a group picture to end our day.



That’s all for now. Thank you for all who made it, see you peeps in August Monthly Meet! For those who missed the July’s fun, come join us in August!

Photo credits to Ricky, Shi Han, Marble and Cynthia.

of mud, sand, husks & bricks !!

ALPHA-BRAVO-CHARLIE IWmay2010 MUD HUT BUILDING



Date : 25th July 2010 (Sunday)

Time : 8am (we might end by noon due to hot weather)

*For those meeting up at Putra Terminal please be there by
...7.30am (sharp)

Location : Kampung Cottage, 55th mile Gombak (heading towards the Orang Asli Museum)

Overall Target : To build mud huts for the use of caretaker; Uncle Din and
volunteers, ecotourists and organic farming apprentice

Currently we are at the beginning stage;
Various lengths of bamboo have been cut in order to build a shelter- which would protect the mud bricks during process of building until the atap roof is in place..


We need volunteers to;
· Collect and dry lalang
· Collect mud
· Organize the mud brick mixing area
· Build the brick mould
· Make mud bricks
· Fill sand bags
· Build cement foundation frames
· Install pillars
· Pour foundation
· Build walls
· Install windows & doors
· Plaster the walls

All the above activities will be conducted in stages depending on the number of volunteers we have.


All volunteers need to ensure their personal safety by wearing;
· long pants
· long sleeves
· shoes / adidas kampong
· hats
· cotton work gloves

PLEASE BRING EXTRA CLOTHES...

Click here to register
https://spreadsheets1.google.com/viewform?formkey=dERqck00cXdLd1FOaEpROW1LSURMZ0E6MQ

We also recommend participants to bring personal supply of plaster, enough drinking water and some snacks as there are no shops in the area of work.

Please inform us before hand regarding the number of volunteers you would come along with so that we could work out the workload and coordinate the activities.

We ensure those who participate will gain knowledge as well as have fun with new friends!!! Hope to see you there!!!

* We will collect (Raleigh member) RM3 per person
　　　　　　　(non- member) RM5 per person
for the petrol and drinks/ snacks!!!
It will be hot and sunny day!!! ^^

For further enquiries, please do contact

Ricky : 016-901 4680 / ryucheah@hotmail.com
ALex : 016-928 5146 / avtogether@hotmail.com
May : 012-308 1079 / msn - blue_crimson_sky@hotmail.com

We've got a mail... to you, you, you and YOU!

You will know it when you get a letter that looks like this:

Addressed to our PO Box address, with a hint, "Remember to check PO Box arrr, don't let it grow dust for three monthssss"

First Page...

Second Page...

Third page (from GQ with love)...

Fourth page (GQ cont')...

"All of us are pretty but stinky!!!" - Ange

"Raleigh Rocks!" - Sandra

"I'm thankful to be part of this and thank you so MUCH everyone" - Arina

"Quote from Anna, our guide, "EVERYONE LOOKS PRETTY IN JUNGLE" I am lucky to be part of it!" - GQ

"Carrot is having a lotsssss of fun here!" - CS

"Real adventure is starting tomorrow but it feels like we hv been here for ages" - Chee Huan