NTMTBA 2009 ~ Nyesalnya Aku . . . !

Dua tiga hari sebelum Nibol Tebal MTB Adventure 2009 ~ aku 50/50 nak bawa 'hardtail' atau 'fullsus'. Fullsus problem sikit kat "BB" ~ kadang2 dok bunyi 'ngok ngek ngok ngek' masa tekan 'climbing'. Dah buka BB tuu buat service & greese OK . . . . . tapi test ride Sabtu lepas kat Sawit Trail (kadang2) dok bunyi gak. Last2 bawa 'hardtail' shja utk NTMTBA 2009.

Sama gak dgn CamelBak . . . Nak bawa ? Tak bawa ? Cuaca panas . . . tapi yg bagusnya NTMTBA menyediakan 4 water feeding dlm jarak 7km dari satu point ke satu point dan kadang2 kat simpang2 pun ada . . . so, aku decide tak bawa Camel Bak. 2 botol dah memadai, 1 x spare tube, pump and First Aid Kid and 'date' @ 15 biji kurma.

Trail 47km memang 'sempoi', 'rolling', technical climbing & downhill with 'loose gravel' sentiasa menanti 'mangsa'. 'Tukang ambil gambar' pun pandai dok tunggu kat kawasan berbatu batu utk 'snap' mamat mana yg akan jatuh masa downhill he he he ~ " i love it . . . ." Aku jatuh sekali ~ tapi bukan semasa downhill. Tapi kat flat road selepas CP3 kawasan berpasir. Sebelum aku jatuh dah ada dua riders jatuh kat situ . . . aku tegur "are u OK myfrenz" reply "OK OK" . . . lepaih tuuu aku pulak yg tersungkur dlm pasir tuuuu ha ha ha ! Nasib baik luka dan calar sikit sikit ajer pada lengan kanan. Kami 4 ~ 5 orang gelak ramai ramai . . . oooooo ramai ooooo jatuh sini ha ha ha !

Tapi, tapi and tapi ~ aku 'amat menyesal' ride dgn hardtail hari ini . . . Terrain NTMTBA '09 memang sesuai utk 'fullsus' . . . nyesal aku hu hu hu ! Downhill yg panjang, technical and 'cantik' . . . terrain pulak penuh dgn batu batu tak dapat 'dirasai' dan 'enjoy' sepenuhnya ! Kalau aku bawa Giant fullsus dgn tayar 2.2 semua ini tak jadi masalah ~ Aduhhhhhhhhhh Nyesalnya Aku.

Mat Noq @ Tok Mulu tanya aku "camna abgLy ~ best tak route tuuu" ~ aku cuma jawab : "Nyesal Aku tak bawa Fullsus" ni he he he !

'warm up 30km+ . . . . . ."

Lihat permukaan jalan 'loose gravel' yg 'cantik' ~ sure siapa yg bawa fullsus pasti teruja dgn trail ini !

"downhill with ur hardtail ~ he he he boleh 'kemetot' teloq . . . . "
Naik hardtail, macam naik 'van buruk' masuk 'offroad'.

zaidi PFK/ked

Last, but not least :

• Tahniah pada Gerek Gunung kerana anda telah berusaha dgn 'baik' untuk memberi kepuasan kpd semua riders. Trail yg 'sempoi' & 'awesome'. . . . . Keep it UP !
• Start 07.30 . . . . Finish 11.43am. Ranking 218 . . . Ok lahhh utk Warga Emas.
• Lontruth @ Channel 8 ~ senyum @ renyeh sampai ke telinga kerana berjaya memintas aku pada ranking 213. Balik kat Resort Jawi Inn dia tidoq pun dok senyum/'dok rayan' tak abeh lagiiiii he he he ! Tahniah Bro ~ dan jumpa kat UUM Race Nanti !
  
• Maaf Jane Lim ~ kerana tidak dapat bersama anda sepanjang kayuhan.
• Epi dapat berjumpa dgn rakan2 MTB'ers & bloggers lain i.e. Kroh MTB, RedFlag, NXT, Perlis MTB, Beseri, KOTRTies, AdiHariman, Tandope (kayuh tak abeh ~ dia kata 'brake tak makan'. Masa balik Aku dgn Adi check brake dia OK no problem he he he akai panjang Tandope niii he he he), MCT i.e. hj estima & frens, Langkawi 99bikes, Team Sri Serdang Kajai and Geng dan ramai lagiiiii yg aku tak berapa ingat nama tapi kenal pada rupa anda he he he ! ~ Salam & Jumpa Lagi di Kedah Jamboree.
• Epi Cranking !
  

Sedim ~ Back To Nature

~ Back to Nature ~

Shelter protect you from the elements & be comfortable enough for resting & sleeping.. . .
BUT Who protect yourself . . . ?
Bacalah/Reading Ayatul Kursi . . . InsyaAllah !

~ Shelter site ~
- If possible choose ground:
- that is dry, well drained and reasonably flat.
- that is a comfortable distance to water and has a supply of firewood.
- that has building materials for your shelter.
- that provides protection against strong winds.

Date : 5th till 8th Jun ~ Univesiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Jabatan Keselamatan UKM ~ Back To Nature
~ Teams fail when they do not understand how to use their combined abilities ~
More Pics ~ Click

Date : 7th till 9th Jun ~ PULAKOP

My Birthday Cake ~ Roti Twist !

Roti Twist

Prepare for the Worst ~ Hope for the best !

"You have to care about what peoples views are. if you want to work as a team you have

to be able to listen and understand.you cant just do what you want if you use

bits of everyone ideas you will work better".

~ Back to Basic ~
"To be a team they have to work together, have respect for each other, and help one another when needed. They must understand each other's views and respect them".

. . . . The Challenge itself was the Motivator . . . .

Keep Your Fitness . . .

. . . . Keep ur' Fitness !

More Pics ~ click

My CamelBak aka Outdoor Survival Kits

Keghairahan MTB'ers kini makin menjadi-jadi . . . i.e 'ezi ride, 'ezi climb' dan pelbagai 'fancy' ride utk menarik perhatian MTB'ers yg lain. Suatu perkembangan baik ke arah 'gaya hidup sihat'. Sebagai 'outdoor lovers' yg sentiasa terdedah pada risiko aku tak pernah abaikan faktor keselamatan baik 'ezi offroad or ezi jungle trekking' ~ camelBak ini tak pernah lekang dari belakang aku.

Sentiasa 'check' utk pastikan tiada apa yg 'rosak'. Prepare for the Worst i.e. cuaca panas/hujan, laluan yg 'technical', gigitan serangga, terjatuh, luka, patah atau mungkin 'hilang' (lost) dari rakan-rakan lain . . . . insyaAllah, dgn 'kits' yg ada 'mampu menjadi penawar utk mengurangkan tekanan' atau 'ease ur pain in the jungle' aka survival utk beberapa hari ~ InsyaAllah !

1. CamelBak max. 3 litres of water. 2. My survival knife. 3. Whistle. 4. First Aid Kits aka Personal Emergency First Aid Kits (contents below).

Basic First Aid Kits:

1. Wrapping tape

2. Cotton bats and pins

3. Scissor

4. My Survival Knife

5.First Aid Strip (plaster)

6. Whistle

7. Tweezers

8. First Aid Manual (consist of : )

a. CPR Reminder

b. Shock Treatment

c. Unconsciousness

d. Snake Bike

e. Bee Sting

f. Eye Injury

g. Forceful Impact on Eyes

h. Heart Attack

i. Minor Cut

j. Serious Cut

k. Burns

l. Broken Bone

m. Head Injury

n. Electronic Shock

9. Antiseptic/Germicide ~ Iodine

10. Gauge Sponges

11. Charcoal for Diarrhea or Food Poisoning

12. Disposal Alcohol Prep pad ~ for cleansing

13. Adhesive Dressing

14. Gauge bandage & Elastic bandage

15. Adhesive Dressing

16. Gauge Dressing size 10cm x 10cm

17. Emergency Thermal Blanket size 130cm x 210 cm ~ for i.e Reflection for help, Keep Warm, Keep temperature, Searched in the nighttime (reflector).

18. Patient Face Shield ~ for protected mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

19. Triangular Bandage :

a. to wrap a triangular bandage around the palm of the hand.

b. to wrap a triangular bandage around the ankle.

c. to wrap a triangular bandage around the the hand

20. Net Bandage ~ suitable for frequent dressing changes.

20. Disposal gloves (sarung tgn plastic) ~ for protection at accidents, held & security against infection & dirt.

21. Net Bandage

## Not In Pics. :

• Lighter & water ‘proof matches’
• LED 'pen' torch
  
• Pariets ~ for Gastric
• Medicines for running nose & headache

Sekarang aku kerap berada di Sedim 'wilderness' back to nature ~ utk berkongsi 'masa lampau bersama bersama 'penggemar' outdoor yg lain termasuk murid-murid sekolah. . .dan murid2 tua yg lebih tua dari aku he he he ~ sorry maa !

Kadang-kadang rasa sedih pada anak-anak ini/sekarang ~ sedih melihat tahap 'survival diri sendiri' yg rendah . . . ini belum lagi jika mereka 'tersesat' atau sendirian . . . Semoga di jauhkan Allah !

Tak ramai yg mahu berkongsi pengalaman bersama anak-anak sekarang. Aku faham, bukan mudah utk mendapat 'ilmu ikhtiar hidup' ~ seseorang itu perlu melalui 'latihan yg keras & perit' ~ lepaih tuuuu 'senang-senang' pulak nak 'perturun kat orang' he he he mana boleh ~ sekurang kurangnya kena lah 'alami pakej bermalam di hutan dahulu' baru boleh 'mamu' bagi kat hangpa ha ha ha. No Pain ~ No Gain !

Begitu juga 'Basic First Aid' dipandang remeh, malah org dewasa yg aku bawa pun ada yg tak mampu 'take care' diri sendiri ~ apatah lagi membantu rakan2 lain. Soalan/kata-kata yg biasa didengar bila terjadi/berlaku kecemasan semasa 'outdoor xtvt' ~ "siapa yg bawa/ada first aid kit", "aku tak bawa/tak ada !" ~ dan yg paling sedih 'tak tau nak buat apa' pada rakan atau mangsa. Lepaih tuuu cari "siapa i/charge or AJK Perubuatan" ~ ha ha ha senang nyer nak salahkan pada orang lain. . . . . Come on, its everybody business to bring their own First Aid Kits !

Basikal ribu-ribu ~ First Aid Kit cuma sekitar RM 30.00 to RM 50.00 shja pun sengaja tak nak beli ~ Alahaiiii sedih nyer !

Sebagai 'outdoor kaki' Wajib ada 'knowledge on Basic First Aid" i.e. teknik merawat luka-luka kecil, patah/terseliuh, gigitan serangga/ular, CPR dan lain2 lagi laaa. . . .pernah dlm beberapa xtvt Jamboree/weekend berlaku insiden yg tidak diingini.....luka dalam, terseliuh bahu dan rakan2 yg membantu buat perkara2 yg salah . . . . dan yg paling sedih 'riders' belah macam tuuu sahaja tinggalkan kawan yg cedera sebab nak dapatkan 'best time' . . . dan yg harubiru nya yg dok bantu tak tau apa nak buat . . . . . . . sedih sedih sedih :-(

Quote :

"Jungle survival and safety depends on making appropriate decisions. When the situation is chaotic and frightful, you need to settle down and think through the options.

Panic only breeds bad attitudes".

p/s : Lama tak jumpa/ride dgn Dr. Azman Sg Petani ~ kat mana dia sekarang ?