Azahari is one of the going-to-be guide who never misses going for an expedition to Tahan Mountain each time the perhilitan authority organise a track cleaning trip every year. We met him on our last nite staying at Kuala Tahan when we were searching for a nice food stall for our dinner. Our plan to just have a light ask-answer question on some info on programs at Taman negara with him turned out to be a lengthy discussion that took more than a hour, yet i found our chat as enchanting and inspiring. The place we met him was at a small info counter that happens to be run by a private individuals; i think the main purpose of giving free info to the tourist who walk in their place is also to promote their business, a souvenir-related gifts. what i found most exhilarating when talking with Azahari was his story about this girl named Maisarah who got lost for 19 days in the jungle during her joining an expedition to Tahan Mountain. Maisarah has become a legend at Taman negara especially to local guides due to her strange story got lost for such unbelievable time, normal amateur traveller would probably die already even after a week not rescued in the jungle. The incident happened 4 years ago, 2008 but still if you have an opportunity to go to Kuala Tahan or Merapoh, and ask any otai guides about this story, their reaction and passion would instantly change to highly passionate mood.
I googled some stories about maisarah and found this blog that has the closest explanation with the one i heard explained by Azahari. Well, most of others in the internet are overdone by either bloggers or jounalist. The one i post here is owned by a guy who claimed he was Maisarah fren.
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