Bev’s theory is that they are poisonous trees as red or bright colours are nature’s danger warning signs. I extrapolate that girls with red lip sticks should then be taken as a warning sign too.
Yeok from journeymalaysia.com who’s taking our trip on Sunday with Ida, TengLei, Jamie and Jackie corrected me that this only applies to comely girls in red bikini. Another instance of ‘look but please don’t touch!’. *sigh*
So do any of you really know what these red trunk trees are?
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Irrawady Dolphin in Sarawak is in The Star paper today…Francis, u r required to attend a 3-days course..:)
dilvin - thks for letting me know. will buy a copy later.
i think the redness indicates high tannin content in the tree trunk.
either that or the tree is having period.
Could be Selunsor trees, they are found in karangas forest and commonly grow along the banks of rivers. The red bark peels off in layers. I think “selunsor” means “to slip down” in a local dialect. Not sure which one dialect though.
u lie! unker paint that tree red!
Whatever trees they are, they really add colour to the forest. Striking and beautiful!
Hmm…if “look but don’t touch” is the safe way to go, then what about “touch but don’t look”?
That’s wild. The manzanita tree back home in Oregon has rich, reddish-brown bark, but nothing quite like that! More amazing things from Malaysia!
I`ve no idea about the red tree,though the red thing as a warning is humorous!
women with red lipsticks and red bikinis? LOL! how bout those with red hair?
have a nice day!!