I might have been to kUANTAN a couple of times but during the ocassion that I went with my school was truly fun, memorable and educative. I learned lots about their history and culture. My classmates; Fareez, Rakshit, Sidharth and Thishath came along with me. As far as I can recall I was really elated and eager to go on the trip with my friends. As the departure day arrived, all of us were waiting in the foyer for our bus which took us all the way to Kuantan and back. Our teachers; Ms Raksha and Mr Ron introduced us to our tour guide Mdm Aisah who was from Malaysia. She was a very pleasant and patient lady.
At last we got onto the bus and were on our way to Kuantan. Before that we stopped at Lake Chini. It was a very rejuvenating. We took a boat ride to the home of the Orang Asli. A tribe which lives along the lake. They were not technologically advanced but were able to find a living by selling the herbs that they had bred there, they collected rubber from the trees and sell souvenirs to the visitors. They reared chicken too. For leisure they had satelite TV in their huts. I was amazed at that site. We had fun trying to blow a dart towards the target through their blowpipes. I failed terribly.
As soon as we got back to the hotel, we had fun fighting with each other. Then, we went to shopping mall that was near the hotel. We played the whole time at the arcade and bought food back to munch throughout the night.
The next day we went to a turtle sanctuary. I learned that turtles are very famous in Kuantan. There different types of turltes over there. There were really huge turltes and minute once too. There were turtles which have not hatch yet too. The owners took good care of the turtles. After that, we went to a shop where there were different types of handbag. I was dumbfounded. I wondered which school I came from for a moment. The handbags were hand-made by rattan. There were different shapes, colours and sizes. The place was vibrant with its colours. Henceforth, we went to Natural Batik Village where we saw and learnt how batik were made. It was not really a complicated process. Then, I realised that I was supposed to make batik by myself from which I realise that it was not easy to make a batik. They were made in differant colours which made it the Batik splendid. Moving on, we went to a waterfall at Kuantan. The place was magnificent. There were many people over there. We enjoyed ourselves over there.
We were very tired and could not wait to get back to the hotel. As we reached our room we went bath and slept as fast as we could.
The next day we went to Kuantan's vegetational and historical area where we took a tram around it and visited the history of Kuantan. It has indeed a rich history. I enriched myself with its history.
After that, we headed back to Singapore. No place like home. If you get a chance to go to Kuantan please visit these must see places. Got to go for now!
