hi, good to see that many of you have read my update on the UAT trip and thanks for your comments. And yes claudine , I do have screen shots but the photo editor has been busy lately. He will update asap.
As for the aunties' who are interested in doing this trip, no problem. I can modify the program a bit to customise, no shopping still, but can throw in an asli cooking class for you all. Then go home can impress family with some asli dishes!!

Any way, in between the time i went to Laos in the first week of Nov, and the jungle trip, I also went for a 3 day 2 night deep sea fishing trip in the seas off bintan.i've never stayed on a boat for 3 full days and wanted to see how I can cope with a sedentary fishing life. also to understand how people like dylan can be so obsessed with fishing. well, i enjoyed it very much, we caught everything from squids to groupers, to rays to sharks and even the prized mackeral. i learnt alot about fishing techniques and practices. My only regret is not being able to land a dolphin. We saw them, but they only chased away all other fishes but did not take our bait. i was told they were too smart to be hooked. but being the optimistic person i am, I was hopeful right to the end.