Wonderful Memories: Yoga Retreat at Kota Tinggi

Went for a Yoga Retreat on last weekend. It was a short retreat, but was really very very very very fun. All of us have common interest in yoga, and I learn new things too! And that was Iridology (talk about it later)!

This retreat was organized by my teacher, her sister and her brother-in-law and some of her friends. They were all PA trainer. The spearhead was her brother-in-law, Steve. He was the leader who planned the whole programme.

Initial, they planned to have the retreat in Singapore, aloha chalet at Changi but didn’t know how come ended up in Malaysia – Kota Tinggi. Their charging was considered cheap, just SGD300 for 3D2N. It was hardly to get this price in the market for a retreat.

This was my first visit to Kota Tinggi (always passed by during trip to diving, but never stop and stay there before). Hum…….. If you ask me how was the place? I would say GOOD, but must go with a group of friends / families. If went alone or with a small group of friends, it can be very boring.

We stay in Kota Tinggi Rainforest Resort. Don’t think that Resort means their facilities will be excellent hor……. There was a swimming pool, but NOT SPA hor….. haha….. there was a student thought of going to spa in the resort and so she changed plenty of money. Haha……There were more outdoor activities / obstacles. It was like an outward bound, for students / team building.

The surrounding was rainforest! But I like it! The main attraction in Kota Tinggi was the Famous Waterfalls and the river cruise Fireflies………. Hehe……

On the 1st night, we can either chose to go Pasar Malam or Fireflies. Of course give up the Pasar Malam lah! Makan is NOT important NOW. Hehe….. And I really had great fun in the Fireflies Trip! Wow……….萤火虫、萤火虫、慢慢飞。。。。。夏夜里、夏夜里、风轻吹。。。。。made me think of this song sung by 伊能静。

Do you ever saw a Firefly before? A few years back, I saw it once in Singapore forest and was only 2 flies on the leaves. Huh? What am I doing in the forest at night? LOL…….. Aiya….so easy! Camping lor! That time I joined, a group in CC so they organized lah! (Out of topic again!)

Ok, back to the Fireflies. We booked for the trip at RM20 and the resort in charge will drive us to a small jetty to transfer to a 20 seaters boat (bigger san pan). Then we started our cruise in the river. Wow……. It was soooooo nice……… When you looked up in the sky, it was full of stars! Very bright stars, sparkling. Then when u looked at 2 sides of the river bank, you will saw branches of Fireflies, sparkling as well. How to say? Hum…… you know Christmas tress with lights on it? That was the effect! The fireflies were all over on the branches of trees/mangroves trees. Wow……. So nice…..

The boat man was so good. He was an “Ah Pek”. He knew a lot of things about Fireflies.
E.g: the life span of Fireflies was 1 month instead of 1 week (which reported in the paper). When the boatman shines a torch on them, individual flies will off it lights! (hehe…... because of energy saving mah! (节省能源)….. haha…... 萤火虫 also know how to "省电"........... haha... Not bad ar!).

The boat man also tried to cruise near to the branches, and catch a few flies for us to have a closer look. Oh! It was tinny little one. They even stay at my friend hands for quite sometimes then fly away. The flyflies season started from chinese 端午节till 中秋节.

The boat man eyesight supper POWERFUL GOOD! There were no lamps along the river and was very dark. But yet he can spot monkeys on top of the tree.

Boatman : 有没有看到一群猴子在树上？
We : 哪里？哪里？
Boatman : 那里！
We : 哪里？哪里？
Boatman : 那里
(And we keep on 哪里？and 那里！.......... Seraching high and low, still can’t see the monkeys）

Finally, he turned on his BIG torch light, and we really saw monkeys resting on top of the tree. After the nice nice watch…… we went back to the resort and rest. But on the way back, some student wanna to go buy durians....... hehe......

Next day morning, some of us went to the waterfall…..

Enjoy the pics below:

Senkang CC students. Mixture of different instructors students.

One of my "student" - Actually is my teacher student, but I am assisting my teacher. So she is "part" of my student as well lah! Hehe. I remember last year teachers' day, she give me an accessories that hang on HP. (hum..... what's that called?) And there was aonther group of student give me a tupeware mug. I was soooooo touch during that moment. An assistant yoga instructor also can get gifts.... hehe.......

I bought them chocolate as a return, and they said:" you should give us the chocolate during childrens' day." They are all aunty with kids / children liao, but heart still so young........ Haha...... hmmm...... maybe I can do it this year! :) Let them have a feel of being a "children"! LOL!

Reached the resort and we had bonding game. They were trying to introducing each other.

We wake up very early at around 5am for the 1st session, mediation! After that we went for cleansing of nostril. This pics shows after doing cleansing of nostril, they are trying "squeeze" out the excess water from their nose.

We had sun saluation by the pool. Very shiok! Love it! We do 75 rounds of sun saluation (each round there are 10 steps) in 30 mins time. After doing it, the whole body aching and sweat alot......... haha......

This resort was surounded by mountians......... See next time have chances to go again.... then can go mountian trekking. :)

My ex-colleague - Meggy (in Red). She is the one who introduce me yoga. Next is a trainee..... she is about late 40s early 50s but hor........... she is very flexible.

Entrance of Kota Tinggi Waterfalls. There was an entrance fees of RM9.

Another resort - Please don't expect good accomodation here hor....... just very basic.

Only 7 of us went to the waterfall. The rest stay in the resort.

Here is the lowest part of the waterfall.

3 out of 7 of us went into the waterfall........ Of course, I will be one of them also lah! Initially, no intension to swim inside the pool...... but hor.... this 2 "girls" lah! Temp me alot..... ended up buay tahan.... just "craw” into it. (the rocks were so slippery so used "craw" one lor!) Alot of algae...... hmmm...... abit yakky lah. Hehee.

You can climb up the staircase to a higher sight to view this waterfall......... not allow to swim or dive here.

Wow...... nice, nice...... rainforest!

We had a special or "bonus" session here. It was Iridology. Never heard before right! Haha..... very simple. This study was about Iris. From your Iris, it can tell which part of you body had problems. E.g. If you had thyroid, your right eye at 2:30 (clock direction) point or left eye at 9:30 (clock direction) point, there will be a dark line on your iris. This session was given by an instructor called Asha. She learnt it from China.

How does this Iridology come about? It from Europe ....... sorry ar, I have forgotten which country of Europe but is from an Ang Mo lah!

One day, he wanted to catch an Owl and he did it. But he accidentally broken the owl leg while catching it so he try to heal it. During the treatment, he found out that at certain angle of the owl iris turn dark / dark lines so he started to observe it. He realised that the owl iris turn to a brighter colour when it leg had completely recovered. He had studying it for many years on iris..... and finally, he introduce it into China Market.

Now you know why doctors used a torch to shine into your eyes liao right? Or doctors shine into a person eyes and delcare whether is he/she still alive right?

It was quite difficult to see the dark lines in your eyes using bare eyes. They had a special equipment to cup onto your eyes and scan into the computer. But I am not the lucky one, when almost my turn to scan my eyes the machine down. Hehe...... that's fate. :p

This course is about SGD1000+, anybody interested can contact me. I can intro you to Asha. I am abit "gian" to learn lah.... but not now. Lately spent to much, broke liao!