09.08.2019 - The group of 21pax in four 4x4 pickup truck at Mr Liman Sukhor's house in Pos Kemar, Gerik. Mr Liman Sukhor was an ex-Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) Orang Asli leader during the nineteen-sixties. Ching Neng Bin standing on the left and Mr Liman in black T-shirt standing 2nd from left beside Ching.
09.08.2019 - A three day trip to Pos Kemar visiting Orang Asli Mr Liman Sukhor and his Chinese wife. Getting there is only by 4X4 vehicle. Both of us Boss Ng and Ching Neng Bin drove from Sitiawan to Ipoh to meet up with the other three cars and then proceed to Lasah which is about 144km from Sitiawan. From thereon it was about 50km dirt road or timber logging trail all the way to Pos Kemar Orang Asli village on the southern section of Temenggor Lake in Gerik, Perak, Malaysia.
Pos Kemar located deep in the jungle about 35km south-east of Gerik and 50km north of Lasah, the Pos Kemar resettlement scheme consists of 15 orang asli villages of between 50 and 200 people each, making up more than 4,000 people within the area. We brought along used clothing and food stuff for distribution to the orang asli children. Many thanks to Sally Gunn and my neighbor Mr Raj for providing the used clothing.
Sleeping: Airbnb Longhouse Pos Kemar at RM15 pp
8.36am - All four 4x4 pickup truck met up at Sungei Siput petrol station to fill up the tanks.
Passing through many Orang Asli villages. This Kampung Gerol is one of them.
Kampung Jelwel orang asli village along the road up to Pos Kemar, Gerik.
Kampung Chat orang asli village along the road up to Pos Kemar, Gerik.
The typical orang asli village along the road up to Pos Kemar, Gerik.
The first stop for toilet break after more than 2 hours into the road up to Pos Kemar, Gerik.
Crossing Sungai Piah and passing through S.K.Pos Piah on the road up to Pos Kemar, Gerik.
On the very winding road up to Pos Kemar, Gerik.
11.45am - The elevation here is at 3,720 ft above sea level and still going up until we come to a pass on the main range of Peninsula Malaysia.
During the raining season, this trek is quite impossible to cross. It would be slippery and very muddy.
The highest point at this mountain pass is at 3,880 ft above sea level on the main range.
11.44am - We had the second stop here at the highest point of our road trip at 3,880 ft above sea level. We could feel the cool air already.
11.44am - We had the second stop here at the highest point of our road trip at 3,880 ft above sea level. We could feel the cool air already.
It was time for a group photo here at the highest point at 3,880 ft above sea level.
After a short break at the mountain pass, it was then all the way down to our destination of Pos Kemar.
12.19pm - A river crossing along the road down the mountain.
12.19pm - A river crossing along the road down the mountain.
12.19pm - A river crossing along the road down the mountain.
12.39pm - Arriving at the Orang Asli Kemar village.
12.39pm - Arriving at the Orang Asli Kemar village.
Arrived at the Orang Asli Kemar village.
Arrived at the Orang Asli Kemar village.
The Temiar Orang Asli children. They have no written script and speak a Mon-Khmer language called Temiar.
The health clinic at Pos Kemar.
The police station at Pos Kemar.
12.43pm - Arrived at Liman Sukhor's house at Pos Kemar after almost 5 hours on the road.
12.43pm - Arrived at Liman Sukhor's house at Pos Kemar after almost 5 hours on the road.
12.43pm - Arrived at Liman Sukhor's house at Pos Kemar after almost 5 hours on the road.
Our host is this Mr Liman Sukhor an Orang Asli who has a Chinese wife. They were both ex-Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) during the nineteen-sixties era. Mr Liman Sukhor is still working at the time of our arrival. He is a small time rubber dealer of buying raw rubber at RM1.70 per kg from the orang asli and selling it to the bigger traders in Gerik for a profit. The rubber cakes are transported to Gerik by his boat.
Our host is this Mr Liman Sukhor an Orang Asli who has a Chinese wife. They were both ex-Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) during the nineteen-sixties era. Mr Liman Sukhor is still working at the time of our arrival. He is a small time rubber dealer of buying raw rubber at RM1.70 per kg from the orang asli and selling it to the bigger traders in Gerik for a profit. The rubber cakes are transported to Gerik by his boat.
A staff of Mr Liman Sukhor and he is of Temiar tribe. Also known previously as the Northern Sakai, the Temiar communities were often raided by foreigners. Until as recent as the 1930’s these foreigners captured and sold the Temiar to the slave trade. As a result the Temiar remains to this day - incredibly shy, with a general mistrust of strangers.
Mr Liman Sukhor had already collected the best durians in Pos Kemar for us to eat. Many thanks to Mr Liman Sukhor.
12.50pm - The durian feast begins at Mr Liman Sukhor's house at Pos Kemar. What about durian for lunch. Everybody enjoyed eating durians as all were quite hungry after the five hour horrible road journey.
12.50pm - The durian feast begins at Mr Liman Sukhor's house at Pos Kemar. What about durian for lunch. Everybody enjoyed eating durians as all were quite hungry after the five hour horrible road journey.
Hey everybody! This is the best of best durians from Mr Liman Sukhor's house at Pos Kemar. Some say better than Musang King or Black Thorn.
Hey everybody! This is the best of best durians from Mr Liman Sukhor's house at Pos Kemar. Some say better than Musang King or Black Thorn.
How not to enjoy the best local Musang King durian from Mr Liman Sukhor's house at Pos Kemar.
How not to enjoy the best local Musang King durian from Mr Liman Sukhor's house at Pos Kemar.
The best local Musang King durian from Mr Liman Sukhor's house at Pos Kemar.
Mr Liman's Chinese wife is plucking some lemon fruits for us at Pos Kemar.
The rubber trees behind Mr Liman Sukhor's house at Pos Kemar.
The beautiful rubber seeds collected behind Mr Liman Sukhor's house at Pos Kemar.
The durian tree with fruits behind Mr Liman Sukhor's house at Pos Kemar.
The duku langsat fruits behind Mr Liman Sukhor's house at Pos Kemar.
The edible bamboo shoots behind Mr Liman Sukhor's house at Pos Kemar.
Sekolah Kebangsaan Rps Pos Kemar situated beside Mr Liman Sukhor's house.
The happy looking Orang Asli boys playing on the road at Pos Kemar. The basis of the Orang Asli’s survival is to maintain the mutual respect they have for their environment as have their fathers and the fathers before them.
At the compound of Dewan Jaringan Kampung Orang Asli Pos Kemar.
At the compound of Dewan Jaringan Kampung Orang Asli Pos Kemar.
Dewan Jaringan Kampung Orang Asli Pos Kemar a kind of longhouse sponsored by a Christian Organisation.
Dewan Jaringan Kampung Orang Asli Pos Kemar a kind of longhouse sponsored by a Christian Organisation.
The two Orang Asli youth are managing this Airbnb longhouse sponsored by Christian Organisation. Anybody who wants to stay here can contact Mr Liman Sukhor at Tel: 01135153506
This Pos Kemar Airbnb longhouse is RM15 per pax sleeping in open area and RM20 in room. Five of us took the open area while two took the room. It was an experience sleeping here.
This Pos Kemar Airbnb longhouse is RM15pp sleeping in open area and RM20 in room. Five of us took the open area while two took the room. It was an experience sleeping here.
The first pole for the Pos Kemar longhouse construction was in July 2016.
The Orang Asli family photos on the wall of Pos Kemar Airbnb longhouse.
The Orang Asli family photos on the wall of Pos Kemar Airbnb longhouse.
The Orang Asli family photos on the wall of Pos Kemar Airbnb longhouse.
The Pos Kemar Airbnb longhouse dinning area and kitchen beside.
Our second lunch was at 3.20pm at Liman's house.
Our second lunch was at 3.20pm at Liman's house.
After lunch we were getting ready to drive north along Temenggor River for boating in Temenggor Lake.
There was a boat jetty here on this Sungai Temenggor, however, with the residing of water level the current jetty is about 500 meter away down river.
This is the current Pos Kemar boat jetty of southern Temenggor Lake.
The vehicle parking area on a small hill by the boat jetty on the southern part of Temenggor River.
The vehicle parking area on a small hill by the boat jetty on the southern part of Temenggor River. The vehicle parking area on a small hill by the boat jetty on the southern part of Temenggor River.
The breathtaking view of the Temenggor River mouth. There is now less water flowing into the Temenggor Lake.
The breathtaking view of the Temenggor River mouth. There is now less water flowing into the Temenggor Lake.
The breathtaking view of the Temenggor River mouth. There is now less water flowing into the Temenggor Lake.
The waterway into the great Temenggor Lake.
5.40pm - The is Liman Shukor's small boat taking three passengers out into the Temenggor Lake.
The is Liman Shukor's big boat taking eight of us out into the Temenggor Lake.
A fantastic boat tour of Temenggor Lake.
Lake Temenggor is huge, over 70 kilometres in length, up to 5 km wide in places and as deep as 120 metres.
It is a man-made lake created in the late 1960s and early 1970s by constructing Temenggor Dam and flooding the valleys of the Upper Perak River and its tributaries. This accounts for its highly irregular shape. Banding Island would have been a hill-top before the valley was flooded.
Temenggor Lake is surrounded by the Royal Belum Rainforest, a vast stretch of 130 million year old virgin rainforest, one of the last refuges in Peninsular Malaysia for wild animals such as elephants, tapirs, tigers and 10 species of hornbill.
The typical Orang Asli floating bamboo house by the Temenggor Lake shore.
The typical Orang Asli floating bamboo house by the Temenggor Lake shore.
6.10pm - We visited the first orang asli village on the banks of Temenggor Lake.
6.10pm - We visited the first orang asli village on the banks of Temenggor Lake.
6.30pm - We visited the second orang asli village on the banks of Temenggor Lake.
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7.10pm - On the way back we noticed a number of Orang Asli people were waiting patiently near the jetty, perhaps awaiting to take them to their village.
7.10pm - After more than one and a half hour boat ride we were back to the boat jetty.
There were also many young working people coming back by boat from Gerik and were driven home by family members on bikes.
There were also many young working people coming back by boat from Gerik and were driven home by family members on bikes.
There were also many young working people coming back by boat from Gerik and were driven home by family members on bikes.
8.27pm - After dinner was chitchat time at Mr Liman Sukhor's house Pos Kemar.
10.20pm - Sleeping in the Pos Kemar Airbnb longhouse at RM15 per pax.
10.20pm - Sleeping in the Pos Kemar Airbnb longhouse at RM15 per pax.
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Pos Kemar Orang Asli Village (day 1)
Pos Kemar Orang Asli Village (day 2,3)
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