Whitewater rafting - pictures galore

these pictures were taken minutes before we boarded our rafts, and began one of the most exhilarating whitewater rafting routes. i mean, this rafting expedition is my FIRST one for Level 3 river. previous rafting experiences were for Level 1 (very relaxing.. no need to paddle hehe), and Level 2 (and during the 2nd time of that same route, the whole boat capsized! but it was really good!)

earlier on, the guide specifically instructed us to "find someone you do not know as your raft partner". after some soul searching..err..err..ok,have to rephrase that..after looking around, decided to stick around with Shaliza (since this is her first time), Salmi (from PMU), Ili (from eXploration Carigali), and Aidi (i guess he's from PMU as well). OK, i must admit. that Ili is kinda hot, but she's too thin. hahaha. not my taste kot? plus her boyfriend was in another raft. had to be veerryy careful hohoho.

we nearly capsized at one of the most challenging whitewater sections. Jo, Fizah and Akmals' raft was the only one that capsized at that section. nevertheless, i am very sure those experience will always be remembered and treasured by them. i mean, who can ever forget their capsized-and-nearly-drowned experience? not me. altho i can't remember much, except there were loads of water. hahah.. naa..just kidding. of course i remember :)

for the record, Salmi went overboard twice (the 2nd time she fell into the river, none of us panicked. altho we were reaching a whitewater section that time). Ili went overboard once (together with Salmi).

the best part was when we reached the end point. there we were, at a small stream (anak sungai), and it was such a good spot to bermandi-manda. right across it was a log, used as small bridge to cross the stream, and conveniently, right underneath it, dasarnya dalam. maka sesuai sekali untuk acara lompat dari jambatan. malangnya, saya bukanlah seorang yang mahir dalam melakukan lompatan terjun tiruk, ataupun balik kuang (somersault) . but who cares.

the funny thing was, cuma 3 of us je yang very beria-ia mandi sungai. hahahaha. Aiman a.k.a Wong, Mohd Osama and I. and before we decided to end the foolishness and dry ourselves at the banks, Ili came by and did somersault jump with Wong.

i love whitewater rafting.
as Aizan and I said to ourselves when the raft capsized,

Bring it ON!!!!