Before this trekking, I did not know that a jungle that looked so undisturbed from outside, could be so destructed inside! It was really shocking! The obvious evidence? Ferns. They were everywhere and we had to walk through a very narrow route to pass this area. When we went deeper, we encountered lots of thin tree trunks and fallen branches that were blocking our way. Towards the end of this trekking, we found a pile of woods, which were evident from constructions. The beauty inside this jungle is that there were quite a variety of plants that I have never seen before. Unfortunately, they were only present in little amounts, which is very pity. Interestingly, we also found pitcher plants, hidden by the lalangs. One of the challenges that I faced was walking through the ferns. We could easily get lost if we were to walk alone.
I rated this trekking 7/10 because it made me realised that even though a jungle can look so beautiful from the outside, you will not know about the inside until you discover it yourself. This area is approximately 70% "ruled" by ferns. In 10 years time, who knows if they are able to monopolise the whole area and "destroy" the others. Is that what you want the environment in Brunei to be? Just ferns and no others? In my opinion, Brunei would be like a plate of plain, white rice with no extra variety of foods on it. It won't taste that nice.
The jungle in Rimba is just one of the examples. Who knows if there are more, who knows...
[Pictures will be uploaded later]
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