Down Down Down!!! ~ Part 4

The night at Mount Kinabalu was all "fun"..We all fell asleep at around 10 pm..Though fei lou insist that he was not sleepy and was worry that he couldnt get to sleep soo early...We were told by our guide to wake bout 1 am to check whether the "weather" would be in good enough condition for us to continue our journey...Not sure who actually woke to check...I was half hibernating throughout the freezing nite....The wind was so strong...We were soo worried that the hut couldnt last...It sounded like it was goin to be blown apart..But the long, cold and terrifying nite ended anyway..We woke up about 7 or 8 in the morning...Took turns to brush our teeth with hot boiling water..CT and Kit went up to the resthouse to check out and got us breakfast...Kit has another important task on hand..Which is to take pics of the notice posted to inform all climbers bout the weather..We need that to prove that its not our stamina which has restricted us to reach the peak..Its the weather...!!!!!!

After having our breakfast...we start our journey down....!!! (Jer Lin..If you see this..This is why I brought such a big bag...haha)

We did not spent as much time taking pictures throughout the journey down..But manage to "shoot" some exciting videos...!! But bcoz it take tremendously long time and effort to upload these videos..I am not goin to..haha..However, if you are interested you may view them from my frens blog (Chee Thing, Nicky and Eddy)...Cheers!!

my cross cultural assignment

phew~ another semester has just passed...i hv handed up my introduction as well as lit review..currently waiting for the lecturer to call me for Intensive care unit admission...

fighting over the desire to have a good nite sleep...spent most the time on the assignments day n nites bek...the matter of whether or not the sacrisfaction gave is baloi anot now depends on hows the grade given lor..

on the 27th, we have performed our cross cultural stage play...though ke-le-feh-ing around was an easy job...but the play gave me tonnes of ilmu pun... i have learnt how to coordinate with people of different personality as well as perspective on things...i have learnt how to adapt and be prepared for unforseen circumstances... i have learnt tat ..there are times that frustration would bring no helps when action nid to be taken to make sumthing a success...bla bla bla n bla...

lastly, even though i did not learn much from the 'lecture' given in the cross cultural class..however, from the play itself, i have bonded stronger with my helpful and goodie frens..n i guess tat is wat make all the effort, sweat, energy and time spent and given worthwhile....

by the way, i miss the kimono ler...

A Night 3000 metres above sea level..~Part 3

After the dinner, we started to take turns changing into clean, dry and warm clothes (we were drenched)..Me n nick was able to take a quick shower (no shampoo @ soap involved )..There were still luke warm water...But halfway through, it became icy cold..As soon as all of us get into nice clean clothes, we start our journey down ...DOWN TO OUR HUT!! A great lesson learn..Must book the Laban Rata Resthouse..Though its oni bout 10 to 20 metres apart..But having to walk in total darkness and with the strong wind ..It was a tough time..But the guys lagi kesian..They kena become part time porter coz our porter off duty liao..After sometime struggling...Make noise here n there a bit..We manage to make it to the hut...We started the "Deep Heat Lotion" session...And Siang was busy blowing dry all his "assets" with my hair dryer..Like his jacket,beanie, gloves and etc...hehe..The hair dryer was initially for me to blow my hair after bath..BUT we DID NOT take bath..So no need to dry my hair lo...This is what nature can do to you...Its my life motto.."If you cant beat them, join them"..So when you are in the jungle..act like a jungleman..or lady....Some before and after picture available below... Take a good look at our shoes...I think that is the most noticeable difference from these two pic..Mayb too far liao.. Cant really see the difference on how our faces look like...

Before ~ Leaving Civilization

After ~ Return to Civilization

Finally..!! Laban Rata!! ~ Part 2

My previous trip with the girls was said to have break the Kinabalu Park record of being the slowest..We took 8 hours!! to reach Laban Rata via the Timpohan trail which is shorter and weather was better..(but truthfully, I think we did a great job!! At least we manage to have everyone up there)..This time..We took a total of 9 hours.. I would say we did a great job too!!..Since its a considerably longer trail..Plus the weather was terrible...Well said by "fei lou"..."Towards the end..It was all our mental strength which bring us up"..At least it was for me..Dint really know what happen then...Wind was too strong..Oxygen level too low..Not enough for my healthy little brain...Could hav jus black out at any moment while walking...Nick was having a much harder time..She was freezing..By time we reach the rest house she was shivering all over...Scare me to death...!!! Knowingly that the weather will be bad..Our guide has given an early "hint" that we might not be able to continue our journey up the peak next morning...But it all depends on the weather...So after some exciting moment tryin to "warm up" nick, settling down with the weather and get some oxygen into my brain..We had our scrumptious dinner..*Fried Rice*..I had tomyam soup as well..which I think its nice compare to a lot of places in town...I mean its 3000 metres above sea level ..So I would say its super nice..Too bad..Dint remember to grab a picture of it...The next time I ever wanna go up again..I will remember to order and take a pic...('@')

Famous "Fried Rice" ~ Highly Recommended!! haha

My 2nd trip up Mount Kinabalu...~Part 1

On the 29th Sep..I went for my 2nd trip up Mount Kinabalu...My 1st was with the girls last year..This time round is with the Utarians...More boys less girls..Our days starts at 4 am as promised with the driver we initially engaged...Cheap and Convenient...Though our schedule went off slightly..We managed to get ready bout 430 am.. Went down to the lobby and found no one waiting..Felt anxious n irrirated..We start to call the driver but to no avail..We got ourselves another driver at a higher price but u cant complain at a time like tat...Bout 5+, we start our journey to the Kinabalu Park...Reach there bout 7 am..Registration..Toilet going ceremony and here we go ....!! Choice of trail ; the Mesilau trail up and Timpohan trail down...During the 1st 3 km was a breeze...Nice scenery...Mostly track downhill....So it was somehow a piece of cake...Compare to the later of the journey....

Still look pretty good at the 4thKM!!!..But by the 5th km..The wind was sooo strong..We can hardly walk up straight...

A video footage of the condition of the wind...

No nice picture was taken after the 5th km..No one has the mood and was in good enough condition to take pic....Below is the last group picture took...After that, we dont really remember wat happened....This 5th km is a different 5thkm from the picture above...This is the Timpohan trail's 5th..Its our 6th or 7th km !!

dissaPpointed....

many days, months..wasnt sure if i cud say years..being closely with 'u'..ur words today does really hurt me deeply...tears drop like nigara fallss(exagerrating)...i nvr expect that u wud have such a mindset on me...it doesnt only degrade to those u meant as a (d**), but it degraded me as well...i respect different ppl have different mindset..but i jus couldnt believe..sum1 whom i trusted n closely connected wif for such a time...could gave me such a feedback...u r like stabbing my heart with a sharp sharp knife..u squeeze it n make sure my heart got hancuhsss....