Trip to Muka Head

On the 4^th June 2010, the MYF and Community Tution of the Wesley Methodist Church organized a trip to Muka Head, Penang. This trip was participated by 9 adults and 35 youths from the MYF and the Community Tuition. The objective of the trip was to have fellowship between the Community Tuition students as well as the MYFers.

The participants gathered in front of the Church Sanctuary at 7 a.m. in the morning. We boarded a bus KAE 5218 and started our journey at 7:15 a.m. A brief instruction was given by the organizer of the trip, Mr. Yeoh Ti Pheng followed by a prayer of blessing by Pastor Lee Peng Chiat. At 8 a.m., we stopped at Gurun to have our breakfast. We continued our journey and made several stops for toilet breaks as well as to purchase tidbits. On the bus, a light lunch was distributed and the video “The Bridge” was played followed by interesting point of views from both the youths and the adults.

At 10:45 a.m., we finally reached our destination. We were joined by Barnabas Yee and family there. We were given a short briefing and started our hike at 11:05 a.m. The hike was indeed a tortuous trail filled with small crevasses and dangling vines. We encountered a wide variety of flora and fauna and made several respite at beaches before reaching our destination. The whole group was exhausted by then. We rested at the Muka Head beach and carried out some activities such as collecting sea shells and having our lunch.

A small group of participants was willing to take up the challenge to hike up another trail to reach the lighthouse at the peak of Muka Head. This time, hiking up this trail required a lot of fitness and perseverance from us. By the time we reached the lighthouse, only a handful of participants remained. We had a opportunity to have a panoramic view of the verdant valleys below. It was indeed a magnificent vista that we relished every moment of it. We hiked back the trail and the whole group was divided into groups of tens before travelling back to our starting point by motorboats.

We bathed and changed before departing from Muka Head at 4:40 p.m. We then arrived at Queensbay Mall to have our dinner. Divided in groups of tens, we were then given free time to walk in the mall until 8:30 p.m. We had an enjoyable time until it was time to leave for home. We boarded the bus once again and headed for Alor Star. We arrived at the Church Sanctuary at 11:30 p.m.

The trip was indeed a successful one. The objective of the trip was reached and the participants enjoyed themselves tremendously besides gaining extra knowledge. The MYF and Community Tuition look forward for more trips like these.