HOMESTAY SERI KAYANGAN: Our Story

We are second year student of Tourism Management from Politeknik Sultan Idris Shah ( PSIS ) ,Sabak Bernam,Selangor . At the end of January 2015 , we have make a trip together for 2 days one night at Homestay Seri Kayangan at Sabak Bernam . We are consists of 52 students and two lectures that are Mr Kazar Bin Razali and Mdm Nor Salwa Binti Shukor . It is fun to go for a trip together but the main purpose of our visitation is to know more about Homestay Seri Kayangan and discover new things that could help the homestay preserve for a long time in the future . Now , let me tell you how was our first day from the moment we departed from PSIS until we go to sleep at homestay .

First Day.

We departed at 8 am from PSIS and arrived at 9:30 am at the homestay. The journey to go there was very peace as everyside of the road there are forest,paddy field and many more natural resources. As we arrived there , all of us were shocked to see the big house that are in front of our eyes. It is En Masnan's house.

Figure 1.1 : It is a big house and it was surrounded with natural environment and the beautiful sun.

We have been welcomed happily by En Masnan and his family . They seems very friendly and happy to see us . They also have prepared a delicious breakfast for us . Trust me,the food was very delicious and nice as everybody were missing their home foods and it feels like we were totally at our own house . Then, after all of us have finished our breakfast,we have been told to go to the Seri Kayangan Hall for the introduction session with some of the villagers that joined the homestay programme.

Figure 1.2 : Our first met with some of the villagers

After the introduction session finished, they opened the QnA session for us . From that QnA session, we can conclude that they were facing a lot of obstruction in developing their own village by joining the homestay programme. But,they never give up until now. We have our respect on them as they never give up eventhough the faced a lot of problems.

Figure 1.3 : The QnA session.

The QnA session ended during our lunch time. Everyone were very hungry at that time and we are very lucky as the have already served our lunch at the cafe. It was Javanese traditional food, and totally delicious. For food lover, it was a great time for them. They also prepared more food for us as us keep eating without stop.

Figure 1.4 : Food time !!!!!!!!

After our stomach have totally full, En Masnan brought us to the lotus lake and after that we have been given free and easy time . Some of us cycling , finding worms for fishing , chatting with villagers and many more .

Figure 1.5 : Lotus Lake

Figure 1.6 : Cycling

Figure 1.7 : Peace

As the time passed away, we did not realised that it is already late in the evening, so as all of us have been divided into few houses,everyone go to their house with tired and a lot of satissfaction . That night we have a discussion session with our lecturer, En Kazar. After that,we go to bed and have rest.

Figure 1.8 : House division time

Figure 1.9 : Discussion session

SECOND DAY.

Time passed fast and it is already our second day at the homestay,, we gathered at 8 am at the cafe to have our lovely breakfast . Then, we make a discussion with our classmates about our project and presented it in front of the villagers.

Figure 1.10 : Discussion with classmates.

Figure 1.11 : Presentation time

As our presentation finished, it means that it is the end of our visit at Seri Kayangan Homestay. As closure , En Masnan asked En Kazar to hit the ' gong ' and before we went back to PSIS, we took many memorable pictures , eat our last lunch at the cafe and then we departed back to PSIS. We also got some souvenirs from the villagers. It was a very memorable weekend for all of us . I hope that all of us are going to visit Seri Kayangan Homestay again.