Bintan trip_2010

(This picture is taken in the morning from the balcony)

On the first day to Bintan, we climbed Gunung Bintan, the mountain. Climbing up the mountain is the hard part because it was in the morning and there was morning dews everywhere. The ground was also muddy and slippery, so it causes many of people to slip and fall. For the steeper parts of the mountain, there was ropes to help us climb up easier. Climbing down the mountain was fun, I followed the first group down, so we made it first. As going down there was many slopes with muddy land, so some people slided down instead of hiking. When we reached the destination we were offered biscuits from the instructors. while waiting for the others, one instructor had one leech on his feet.

On the second day, we visited the fish collection centre, and we saw many kind of marine life, being killed, or packed in ice. We saw a man, slicing of the fins of the sharks to make shark fin soup. I felt sorry for the sharks because those sharks were young, small sharks.(shown above) There were also giant prawns, fishes and stingrays. The other places were the landfill, water village, and the orphanage. At the water village, the people there live a simple life and each family has its own business. For example, there was one family that we saw sold snacks. One of it was homemade jelly in egg shells.(Shown above) At the orphanage, we performed and made masks together. After making it, we traded it with the orphans. When we were going to leave, many girls cried except me and some others. It may be because they have developed a good relationship with them.

On the third day, we had the day all for ourselves, so we played and visit the shops at the resort. When it was time to go back, everybody didn't feel like leaving because we had tons of fun there.

Reflexion:

During the trip at Bintan, Indonesia, we learnt more about one another. On the ship to Bintan, I noticed that few people had seasick, and one even threw up. In the resort, we played some team-building games at night. While staying in the rooms, I learnt more about the person's personality, especially their culture. During the second morning, I found out why the previous night was freezing, it was because somebody had lowered down the temperature to 16 degree Celsius!