COMMENT - Too many hikers getting lost By Andrew Sia

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Malaysiakini : COMMENT - One hundred and fourteen hikers got lost this year alone and needed rescuing from the Fire and Rescue Department.

This was not only in hardcore jungle but even in “urban forests” such as Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur (10 people went astray on May 9) and Bukit Jambul, Penang, said Fire and Rescue Department director-general Nor Hisham Mohammad.

I have been a hiker for some 30 years and love being in the forest. It’s a healthy, low-cost hobby to enjoy nature and make new friends. But just like driving, cycling or scuba diving, there are safety rules. I was lucky to learn about these from the Malaysian Nature Society.

For Illustrative Purposes Only Similar To Ranger Lim See Meng

Gonzales Lasak From Kampung Bonggor In Perak To Batu Melintang In Kelantan - The CO of 7th Rangers was 50 years old. After that returned to Kota Bahru, Kelantan for more operations and more training. Some General woke up on the wrong side of the bed or had a shitty brainwave. He wanted soldiers to walk cross-country. 

If we forced that General to walk at gunpoint, he would have probably collapsed. When we did the infamous Gonzales Lasak from Kampong Bonggor in Gerik to Batu Melintang in Kelantan which was 122 Km by road. The distance on the map was as the crow flies is 80 clicks. The Infantry is all terrain; we had to cross country, except at the lake in Banding we used the bridge. 

We were supposed to start the walk at 0800 hours to be released by a General. That fuckwit (mamak's brother in law) arrived at 1100 hours by helicopter. By the time he had his tea and the normal bovine manure, it was precisely 1200 hours that the walk started. All the soldiers and support elements were carrying eight days of combat rations,1st line ammo and two hand grenades, all the Rangers had to carry a 60 mm mortar round.

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Operations Campur - Endurance. I remember Chinese New Year in Pahang, Ops Campur, moving everday non stop. My Boss at that time was 2Lt Wong Heng Ging, a Foo Chow, I was attached to his company, my boys were already deployed as I just came back from a course. Captain Kamal Hashim was the IO, he was giving instructions, once in a while the CO, Lt Col George Edward Simon came on the air and told us to keep up the pace. 

The distances we covered were great, we even came across "Dead Letter Boxes", where the Communists Terrorists would leave messages for their men. The aim of this operations was to prevent the Communists from contacting the Min Yuen in the jungles of Pahang, Communists too celebrated Chinese New Year. They needed supplies, such as food, Ma Ling ham and stewed pork and much more, new recruits, medical supplies.

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