화이팅!

월요일에 한국어 시험이 있어요. 저는 지금 공부해야 해요.

내일 아침 일찍 잃어나야 해요. 동료하고 같이 Putrajaya에 hot air balloon을 보러 갈 거예요. 정말 기다려요! 그래서 내일 아침에 공부하지 못해요. 그러니까 저는 이제 공부해야 해요.

화이팅!!



Note: Whoa! This is my first Korean post. *Clap clap* Next time I should push myself to write more in Korean to practice my Korean writings =) And about speaking... Hmm.. I still have to find a a Korean to practice my speaking. Nobody can practice with me~~ Sob....

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Little bit of random photos


My favourite sandwich dinner which saves me from cooking and tapao trouble. =P


My cousin taking photos of the Alice in the Wonderland scene in Midvalley


My job that requires lots of patience reading the DNA bands and recording the band size one by one.


Met up with Yee Kheng last month


Nicely braised tofu and eggs in Canton-i @ S. Pyramid


Played with photoshop

16 hours overnight incubation

So tired this week! I have been finishing work 8 something pm everyday. Which means 12 hours work everyday! And I swear I didn't take any 5 minutes off to rest, at all! (Except the less than 1 hour lunch time and some toilet time which was also in a rush)

And it's Friday night now! I'm gonna have a 16 hours overnight incubation for myself to compensate back my deprived sleep and sore body. Which will be until 3pm the next day. I wish I won't wake up at 7.30am tomorrow morning. (I always wake up automatically at 7.30am one, weekend or weekdays)

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Actually for quite a period of time (6 months maybe?) a boy had been sitting in my heart. But now that I've gave up on him only I found that my life is getting so much more easier and I like this kind of feeling. No longer being carried away by the boy.

This feels like sipping on a good white coffee which makes me unable to resist from letting out a relief



"Ah~~ She fook sai~~"

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Ok. Go to sleep dee. Hopefully I'll wake up at 3pm!! =P

Lion dance fail

Gong Xi Fa Chai!! I know I'm late. But, according to the Chinese religion, I'm not supposed to celebrate Chinese New Year ma. So this year actually I totally can't feel the CNY mood. Not many angpows coz I cannot visit people with the purpose of CNY.

So, yea, actually I wanted to upload the video of the lion dance we had in my company yesterday. But the line was very slow. Maybe I should try uploading it overnight? How about that? Hehe. This lion dance is not a normal one lo. It's not an outstanding one either. I would say they are very very not professional. Have you seen two lions talking to each other when performing? lol. And even other person in charge also speak something into the lion's ear when they were performing.. Hrmph?? And worst of all was the lion fell down when it was trying to eat the angpow at the front door of my company. =.= I know the ceiling was very high la. But it was my first time watching a lion falling down during a performance.

My CNY holiday was a very plain one. Most of the time I was sleeping. lol. Too many mosquitoes needs my donation at night, around average of 5 mosquitoes every night. So the next morning I felt like I've never slept the night before. So after tahan for the whole morning helping my mum with the chores I slept through the afternoon after lunch time until dinner time. lol... Since I didn't need to do any visit, most of the time I just stayed at home ma, stay at home nothing much to do, no PC, ma sleep lo.

Here's the short video of Lion Dance Fail. Have Fun!

(This video is finally successfully uploaded after "incubation" overnight. =P)

1 is better than 2?

Just came back from meeting Chee Hui whom I would say is my closest hometown friend. Watched drama in her room until I dun feel like leaving. Feel comfortable being with her. =) But sometimes will feel like just came back from a war because she talks like bullet. Hehe.

Forgot to pay back the dinner to her. Oops.. Have to treat her back the next time. =)

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Recently there's a song called "Two is better than one" by Boys Like Girls.

When I'm listening to this song a very peaceful thought came to me:

I dunno about two is better than one. But I feel at ease being 'one'. =)

I dun feel that lonely at all already! Being single is no longer dreadful to me already. I feel free and relaxed =) This feel so much different from few weeks ago when I felt unwanted, lonely, isolated especially when I saw couples walking by.

I had this change of mind few days after I set my 2010 new year resolution which is to let go of those stupid lonely feeling about being single. And thanks to the line Zhuang shared with me "If I cannot be with myself, then I'm not good enough to go anywhere by myself". I find this line easier to catch when changed to "If I cannot be with myself, then I'm not good enough to do anything alone". This line is like a powerful force, pushing me to be independent emotionally.

After I've changed my thinking, the whole world I see have become so much more friendlier. And couples in public places look so sweet and I even started to give blessings to them in my heart. =)

I just realized that I was once like this too, happy with everything around me. Even sunshine can cheer me up. Dunno since when I started to feel gloomy with everything. Nothing seemed to satisfy me.

But now, the cheerful Heay is back! I'm so glad I manage to find myself. In a more proper way, I finally respect myself. =)

Go Yink Heay! Aza!

Esophagitis

I felt my throat is blocked when I swallow anything, including water, since last Sunday. Then Monday, I started to have chest pain. I thought it's because of my grieving for my grandma's death. So I thought I should just let the grieving pass first and see whether the pain continues.

Yesterday went to see doctor. The moment I told the doctor I feel my throat is blocked when I swallow food or water, she blurted out that this is Esophagitis. And then she asked whether I had acidic food before that. I didn't. Then we both agreed that it's the late dinner I had recently due to OT at work. This month I had been eating dinner at 9 something. No more late dinners next time... Hmmm...

Note:
Esophagitis is inflammation of the esophagus. It is mainly due to gastroesophageal reflux, meaning gastric juice went upwards to the esophagus and hence damaging the esophagus. That means each time I swallow food it's actually squeezing through the injured esophagus before entering the stomach. OMG I dun even dare to imagine what happen in there.

And then I look up gastroesophageal reflux in wikepedia. The symptoms of the reflux are:
1. Heartburn (√)
2. Regurgitation (√, got that yesterday before I had lunch)
3. Trouble swallowing (√)
4. Pain with swallowing (√)
5. Excessive salivation (X)
6. Nausea (√, today I feel like vomiting before lunch time)
7. Chest pain (√)

Doctor said this will take long time to heal. Sigh.. I hope it heals faster. Nowadays I dun even have the mood to eat nice food coz I feel pain swallowing so what's the point of eating nice food when you'll only suffer instead of enjoying it? =(

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Yesterday went to have a fast shopping at Pyramid after work. Fast shopping means I had a buying list and I pre-plan the route in the mall for me to buy all the things listed in the list.

One of the items in my list is "cold colour clothes". According to Chinese culture, I should not wear warm colours (e.g. red, purple, orange, yellow) within the 100 days after the death of close relatives. I haven't been following this rule but this time I want to wear cold colour (e.g. blue, green, grey, white, black, beige) clothes for 100 days because I want to show respect for my dearest grandma.

I know mum would say "die already you do what also no use, you should have treat her well when she's still alive". I know I haven't been going back to hometown to visit her as often as I wish, and haven't been calling her for a chat as frequent as I should, but I'm satisfied because every time when I was with grandma, I did my best. =)

So back to my story, I want to wear cold colour clothes for 100 days which is until 24th April but I only have 5 cold colour clothes. One green and 4 white. (minus the green Raleigh Tee which I definitely will not wear it to work, too obvious la the R.. shy shy to wear outside Raleigh. hehehe..). I just realized that my pink and yellow clothes are dominating my closet. Now think about it, last time I wear pink and yellow almost everyday. lol..

That was why cold colour clothes was in my buying list. Yesterday when I passed by MNG yesterday during the fast shopping, I saw a very big "Clearance Sales" word on the glass window. 20 minutes later I came out with 2 cold colour tops (one light beige, one black). Love it so much and it didn't cost much, just an average of RM45 each. It's considered very cheap for MNG apparels.

I saw Santa on New Year Eve

No I didn't saw Santa on New Year eve la. Just trying to make the title sounds funny. Keke..

It's already 2010 now. I can't believe how can the time flies so fast. 10 years ago we were still counting down to 2000 and worrying that the computer system cannot recognize the 2000 year and everyone was worried that a big chaos would happen to the world. 10 years ago, I went to count down with my classmates at my hometown and when the clock strucked 12 the world did not end. From that moment onwards I don't believe in the sayings of "the end of the world".

During these 10 years many things happened. I've graduated from high school, A levels and university. I've even started my working life. I got to know many new people in KL during A levels, during universities, in Raleigh, at work. My grandma and grandfathers passed away, my cousin passed away, a classmate of mine passed away. My cousin and some friends got married, had kids. I'm jumped in and then out of a relationship. I've learned to be less blur although sometimes still cannot avoid being blur. Hehe...

Last year, 2009, nothing big happened in my life. But I enjoy the process, at work, outside work, with Raleigh. I learned many things from work. Tried to be a good leader but ended up failed because couldn't please them and the supervisor at one time. Climbed to the peak of the mount KK, hence fulfilled a big dream in my life. Climbed many hills and got to learn more about trekking. Had more good food. Started to learn Korean language and managed to fulfill only one of my 2009 resolution. Haha.

Ok la.. Another one also can considered fulfilled la, i.e. to do aerobic exercise (e.g. jogging, swimming anything that can improve the respiration system) at least twice every week. There's one period of time when I trek almost every week which was considered consistent for aerobic exercise. I felt healthy that time. Since October when I had serious coughs I stopped all outdoor activities and swimming too. From that time onwards I feel my aerobic capacity got weaker due to lack of exercises.

In 2009 I had grown up in certain ways. I've think things differently and more realistically. Hehe.. This indirectly shapes some of my 2010 new year resolutions:

1. To save more money so that I can go travel overseas

2. To go back hometown more often. I think my parents miss me lotz and I definitely need to spare more time for my family as my 2009 didn't really had time for them.

3. A continuation from last year resolution - to do aerobic exercises e.g swimming, trekking or jogging, once every week

4. To feel comfortable and enjoy being single. I have great friends around me which already felt like receiving wonderful gifts.

5. Learn something new (like rock climbing, first aid, more Korean class?)

In overall, my 2010 resolution is to have a balance lifestyle. =P

New curtain

Just got myself a Christmas present last night - a new curtain. I picked yellow colour one. It's my favourite colour!!



The whole room is glowing in yellow-orangish colour. Makes me feel so warm and harmony. =)

I bought myself a bedsheet too, also yellow-orange colour. Hehe...

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Gonna format my PC to Window 9. =) Hope it works!

But before that I have to write the report regarding recce which Dennis keeps bugging me to write. Hehe..

Guess I won't be updating the blog in a few days time.

So,

Merry Christmas folks!

Desperate or not

Recently I have very weird emotions. Sometimes I feel very desperate to have a boyfriend. But sometimes I think all these desperateness is just because I need a soul mate.

This sudden desperate emotion might be due to few ex-classmates getting or gotten married. I felt that I'm unwanted and even worse, unseen. Am I that bad ah? Maybe nobody notice me gua, this is how I console myself most of the time. Some friend said it's because I stay at home most of the time or just hang out with cousins, so I didn't get to know more people.

But actually no loh. Every week I go to Korean class (but the class are almost all girls la). I teach drawing (I'm teaching kids though). I might had reduce the frequency of hiking but I will go as soon as the monsoon is over. Seriously I don't see any reason nobody noticing my presence. lol. Desperate-nya. I myself cannot tahan my desperateness also. =P But sometimes that's what crossed my mind loh. Don't you single ladies out there same age with me think the same too?

And it's worse when you have this feeling towards this guy and this guy don't even treat you like a girl. How hilarious right? Haha. It's all the same since my first crush. Nobody have the same feeling towards me like I did. There's one exception only though, where we really started out but ended down in drain due to some hilarious reasons from the other party.

My romance history had been such a joke.



Since I have such a pathetic romance history.I might as well stop looking around but looking back at myself. I realize I haven't been treating myself good enough in terms of emotions. Might as well using the time to treat myself better than wasting time on nonsense feelings which will give no return.

This is my first 2010 new year resolution.



Just ignore me. I'm just talking to myself. =P

Bahagia

Recently I'm easily feel touched by my girl friends (especially Choo Peng and Cheng Yee). The care they gave me and the conversations make me feel I'm loved and I'm remembered. =) I feel so bahagia (I dun like to use the word 'happy' to mean 'bahagia' becoz happy can mean many things)

Recently I also feel bahagia that I've been contacting my brother. I know this sounds weird but last few years we haven't been contacting each other (maybe I was not caring enough). But recently I started to initiate some conversations and it was getting better. =)

Actually I feel like hugging people lately. Very long time never hug people already. What to do, I haven't been home for 5 months. And I can't just go around and hug my friends coz I dunno whether they will like it. I know Audrey definitely dun like it. So there's nobody I can hug at home. Sunway home, not the Johor one. I like to call this place home because I hope from calling it 'home' I can make this place feel more homy. This is a sad story about a child away from home. Alright, continue with my story. I just want a bear hug from a friend coz it makes me feel warm. Miss the hugs Wey Yiing and Ching Wan gave me years ago when they came back from overseas. Nevermind, this weekend I'm gonna get to hug my parents coz I'm going home! =D Can't wait!

Comforted by a stranger

Last night I slept very soundly. Was it because of the cooling weather? Or because of the comforting dream?

I dreamed of resting my head on a guy's shoulder and he was patting my head softly. It was a guy whom I've never seen before but in the dream I felt that he's someone very close to me and someone I trusted. That pat on my head gave me a peace in mind.

Even though I slept exactly same hours like normal days but last night I slept extraordinarily soundly. I can still feel the comfort he gave me although I dunno who he is. lol...

Maybe watched too much Korean drama already. =P

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I just cut my hair. Was planning to just trimming it. But when the stylist suggested shorter, I was curious how would I look with even shorter hair.

Now my longest hair is just 2 inches longer than my ear lobe and the backside hair is very short and bobbed. I like the zero weight feeling on my head.

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Still having stomach pain. It has been troubling me since last Friday. Another tragedy of food poisoning. Sigh... But it's way better than last time, vomiting and all.

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Chee Hui just sent me Youtube link about a funny advertisement.

A DHL advertisement.

Their slogan is "We deliver whatever"

It's really funny lo.. But it explains the slogan very well. Haha..

Home

I'm home~!!

I have not been back since March. Finally got the chance to apply one day leave to go home and see my parents. Miss them so much!!

As usual, I brought back heavy rain along with me. Every time I come back the rain will follow me from Malacca until I reach my hometown. Today, the rain is slightly heavier than the usual load I brought. lol. Next time must bring back an umbrella everytime I go home. =P

Dad baked me a cheesecake! Every time it was me who bake cakes for everyone at home. This time I don't need to do the baking. Haha. Feel kinda weird but sweet at the same time. =) Later am going to try out the cake. Hope it taste good. =)

And mum steamed a fish which I requested before I come home. =P It tasted great! Finally got the chance to eat steamed fish. Yum!

Since I seldom come back, I think I should withdraw myself from the internet and TV and enjoy the moments with my parents right? =)

So I'll continue sometime soon. Ciao! =)

p/s: Forgot to bring my handphone charger back. How forgetful. Sigh. My handphone is slowly dying out now. Have to save battery by periodically shutting off my phone. lol..

The new swimsuit made my day

Bought a Speedo swimsuit which I had been watching since few weeks ago for only RM70 last night! But I seriously have no idea how to wear it without tearing the threads or breaking the stripes. Sigh. I duwan to break the swimsuit before I even have the chance to use it. Advices needed. lol..

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Went to swim again today. With the new swimsuit. It's comfortable swimming with them. And I look nice wearing them too! Just that the wearing and taking off takes damn a lot of patience and time. And there's risk of breaking the stripes. -.-
Swimming always bring calm and serenity to me.
Another RM3. Another 1km. Another 45 minutes. As usual, steadier breaths after swim makes me feel so much healthier.

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It's school holiday! Having lighter traffic and hence leaving home for work a bit later, I have no excuse to skip my jogging practice in the morning, do I? But I still can't get up slightly early for a jog. -.- My sleepy bug is way too stronger than me. =P

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Sales and promotions are everywhere but all I can do is just stare at the nice clothes and shoes. Sigh. What to do. I have to save the money for my Korean class. Talking about Korean class, it's June now! Which means it's getting closer to the class commencement. =)

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I scratched my car again...
This time when I was reverse parking. I've always been confident with my reverse parking skills. But last night, I was slightly dizzy and unwell. I didn't see the side mirror properly. I had a patch of white on my car now. Sigh. Heart pain ah..

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Can't wait for this weekend to come. I've been waiting for IW since the beginning of this year. Finally it's coming soon. I know I will enjoy it. =)

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It's either I've grown old and have no energy or I'm really that busy, I've spent more than two month to watch a Korean drama with only 25 episodes. And I'm yet to finish it. Still have half episode. lol.. Funny how I'm not as addictive as last time. But the problem is: Where did I spend my extra time not watching dramas? Self studying Korean language I guess. I've been spending 1 hour per day to learn Korean from a book.

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So glad that Chen has finished his studies and can finally have some rest and go for vacation. I'm always the one who go here and there. Pity him having to work days and nights on FYP throughout the year. Hope he's having fun now. =)

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Recently there are quite a lot of nice English songs. Kiss me through the phone by Soulja Boys. Mad by Neyo. Hatin' on the club by Rihanna. Poker Face by Lady Gaga.

But today I feel like sharing this music video, Halo by Beyonce.

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All right. Have to sleep now. Else I'll have excuses for not waking up earlier for a jog tomorrow. Hehe..

22 years ago..

I just realized my current hairstyle is so similar with the hairstyle when I was a toddler. hehe.


See people! I'm already that dark when I was 3. I'm naturally dark! It's not suntan I get from trekking nor sailing. =P


Ok. Gotta go continue my Korean drama watching. Finishing soon. =)

Update more next time =P


Add-on: Argh!!! Episode 22 1/7 dun have Chinese Sub ah! Only have Vietnamese Sub. I really need to brush up my Korean language already. Sigh..

In love now..

I'm in love now.

I'm in love with....

Korean language!

Haha.. Gotcha!! =P

I've been smiling since I went to inquire about the Korean language course at ICLS and confirmed my place in one of the classes.

I've started to like Korean dramas since 2003 and since then I started to learn phrases from those dramas. Around 2004, I started to learn Korean language from Kosnet, following every word the audio clip played. I only learned on and off, still learned mostly from dramas. Then I started to think about taking up Korean course around 2007. Went to take the information sheet (with timetable and all) from ICLS for the first time in Jan 2008 I guess.

But turned down the plan coz I dun have enough savings. It's RM435 per course!

Threw the paper into rubbish bin. Really wanted it but no money. What to do...

Then around 6 months later, I went ICLS again. Took the info sheet again. No money again. Threw it into rubbish bin again.


This is the second piece. Din take the picture of the first info sheet.

In between, I got to know a very kind Korean guy introduced by Chung Ming. He's staying in Busan currently. But he's very kind to teach me Korean language a little bit here and there through MSN audio calls. So I learned many sentences and one of my favourite is "내생각에는예쁘다구생각에" meaning I think I'm pretty. Muahahaha..

He didn't contact me after several lessons due to busy with his master year. So, I started self learn slowly from a book for Korean language beginners.

But learning from book has got its disadvantage. I dunno whether I had pronouced it correctly or not. Although the Korean friend of mine finally showed back up again on MSN but my new home has very slow connection. He no longer can call me through MSN to teach me the pronunciations. Sigh.

So, jeng jeng jeng!

For the third time in my life I went to get the third piece of info sheet! lol..


And I swear to myself that I will never turn down the plan again this time! Never!

Yor.. Can't wait for 23 June to come. Faster la. Faster la.

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Pinky was lost last Tuesday! My cousin brought her to JB (which is 45 mins driving distance) to shave her fur. Then dunno how the next morning he checked the house she's no where to be seen. Sob..

Either she ran out of the house.. or.. or.. someone stole it and.. and.. if it's worse.. might have already in someone's stomach. Cry.... I can't accept this fact that I will never see her again.

I miss her. Sob..



Pinky.. Although you're smelly and naughty. I still love you. =(

Please come back Pinky. =(

War against aging

I was not afraid of getting old with all sorts of wrinkles on my face and white hairs on my head. Was.

Because of gradual influences from my fellow colleague Cheng Yee, I started to worry about aging. 2 years ago wrinkles started forming under my eyes but I didn't mind. Just applied some eye cream on and off whenever I feel like it. =P

These few months I feel the skin of my limbs starting to get drier and drier. Until can see the dried skin starting to chip off bit by bit especially my fingertips. Urgh. Really can't stand it this time.

And guess what? I bought my first ever skin repair cream today, just for my dry hands! Gosh, please tell me this is not the real Heay. Applying lotions and night cream every night before I sleep is totally un-Heay. But what to do, the aging process is slowly eating away my body!! Argh!~~ I duwan to become all wrinkled before 30.

Seriously I need to start some skin care thingy already. lol. So un-heay...

To start to war against aging, I bought today:

1. Eubos' hand repair and care cream
2. Skin Food's fresh juice toner



My next target will be a paste-like mask. Since last year, I've been using Elianto's masks (on and off also.. hehe) which are in pieces which cost RM6.90 per piece!! With the war declared, I'll have to constantly do mask every week. So I need a cheaper (but also good quality) mask. I heard one paste-like mask can be used for about one year and it costs around 100 bucks. Guess this is the wiser choice. No? Gotta go hunt for this thing this Sunday.

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While shopping for my 'weapons' for the aging war in Pyramid, I saw something interesting at old wing.

Anlene was giving free bone check!





So I registered for the check and queued up for it. ^^



It just took me about 5 minutes. And my results was -0.7 within the range of -4.0 to +2.0.

-1.0 to +2.0 is low risk of Osteoporosis
-2.5 to -1.0 is medium risk of Osteoporosis
-4.0 to -2.5 is high risk of Osteoporosis

I almost fell in the range of medium risk. Hmm.. Should start drinking milk and eating yoghurt every day starting today. Another aging war declared. lol..


Ok. I going off for a glass of milk and then my dreamland. Hope tonight can dream of the nice wooden chalet with a huge glass French window facing a deep forest again.

Back from Borneo

I'm finally back from Kota Kinabalu! Very tired and am suffering from stomachache.

Updates are only available when I get the compiled pictures from everyone.

Till then. I gotta go for a long hibernation. Nights.

A bit of this and that...

So happy~~!!

Coz CP skyped me just now! And then me, Aud and CP, 3 of us talk together. After the chat only I realized how I miss the time 3 of us hang out together in hostel.

Miss ya CP! Call more often yea~ =D


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This weekend is going to be busy as usual. lol..

Which reminded me a conversation between me and CY. (Note: CY is my jimui at work. hehe)

Me: I'm very not active one. I always stay at home one. See I'm as guai as you. =P
CY: Yameh? I thought you went hiking last weekend? And the week before last week go where ah? Sing K? And that day just said you came back from yamcha with a friend?
Me: Erhh... Hehe.. Yahor... Okloh.. I'm busy on weekends only ma.. But weekdays still very guai one. Hahaha..

So yeah... I'm going to go for a small hike tomorrow. For some combination reasons I cant get my old hiking kaki to join me. One going Ching Ming, one going to hang out with friends, one didn't even reply my message. But nevermind, I still have my training partner - Marble Soon. lol.

And then Sunday going to eat Thai food with colleagues! Yummy! Gosh, my gastric juice is gushing out now. lol. Have to remember take photos of the food and put here. Hehe.


Oh ya! Since tomorrow I'm going to hike early morning, means I have to wake up before 7am, means I have to sleep now already! Alrights.. Nights everyone.

Hair maintenance

See my new haircut!





It's shorter than my previous cut. lol.. But I like the light feeling. And when showering I dun need to rub so long coz the hair volume is really small now. =P



Nothing else to blog about tim. lol. Oklah... I include some updates la..

Updates:

1. Missed Chee Hui already. So met her up last Friday. Had Kelantan Laksa at Laksa Shack with her in One Utama. In the end had to pick out all the raw beansprouts when I was eating, very troublesome. Regretted ordering that. But happy to meet a good friend.


Kelantan Laksa and otak-otak. The otak-otak is just so-so. Not spicy and not tasty enough. The Kelantan Laksa soup is nice! But the raw beansprout spoiled the mood to eat the laksa. Hehe..


2. Last Sunday went to sing K at The Gardens with Zhuang and family, and bro too. (No photos coz din get from Zhuang. Hehe.. )

Car-less

I'm the kind of person who will continuously listen to a song I like for one whole day until I'm bored with it. Hehe.

Today I have this urge to continuously listen to this song: 南拳媽媽 -下雨天. I've listened to it for 6 times in a row for one hour since I woke up in the morning. Haha..




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I'm car-less now. Woke at 9am to send my car for welding mudguard and spray painting. Wanted to go back to sleep after I'm home but went online and had my breakfast instead. Hmm.. Feel like going back to sleep now.

I'm supposed to be hiking at the Gap-Gunung Hulu Semangkok by now with MOTH (Malaysia Outdoor Trekking and Hiking) people. =( Too bad had to FFK them coz I have to send my car to repair. The mountain has a cool name - The Gap. It's situated near Fraser Hill at Raub, Pahang, 1183m in height. Hope can go there in the future to see whether the mountain is beautiful.


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Woke up with right arm extensor and flexor (I found on the net, not sure whether it's correct) pain this morning. Recall back what I had done to have overworked my arm. No wonder. I had been 'exercising' my arm by pipetting yesterday from 10am to 5.30pm non-stop.

Angsi-ed for the first time

Was laughing my ass off when watching this video. Very creative work. And I think this free hand artist is really good. Smooth lines, lively characters. Bravo!

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Went to Gunung Angsi in Seremban last Sunday. Angsi is 825m in height.

After some research online, I have collected some figures for the KK trip. We are supposed to start hike from Timpohon gate which is 1866.4m from sea level. Then hike until resthouse at Laban Rata which is 3272m from sea level. That means I need to hike 1405m to reach the resthouse, which is only about 2 times of Angsi. Minus the decreasing air pressure I think I can hike quite easily la. Summore it's not Mesilau trail which is harder. But with decreasing air pressure, I'm not sure... Need to train more on endurance!! Then after that hike another 823m (about Angsi's height??) to reach the summit - Low's peak.

OK. Back to Angsi.


It's in Hutan Lipur Ulu Bendul Seremban. Have to pay RM5 for registration fees, fill in a form with climbers details (i.e. name, handphone number and IC number)

On the way uphill saw this pipe water. Is this mineral water from the hill?

Then all the way up the hill everyone has no energy to take photo. The trail was pretty demotivating actually. Most of the trail has this very steep uphill slope and when you look up it's like a never ending road. But sometimes it has really flat grounds after the slopes where I happily jogged a bit.

Climbed up without the ropes. Muahaha..

In some cases I think climbing without holding onto ropes is safer coz when you use rope your life is solely depending on it but when you use only your hands at least you know how secure you are and your body is closer to the surface and hence when you slip you can just lie flat on the surface and so the impact is not so strong. I hope I'm making a point.

Climb on all fours. Demonstrating how a monkey climbs up the slope. Hehehe..

And then we were at the top of the hill cooking lunch. It was only some chicken soup. Not enough for a meal. Next time have to bring more solid food to cook.

 Nice scenery from peak

Took group photo at the peak with timer.

Then we started descending the hill.



There are some tips of abseiling I have been practicing:

First,

First test whether the rope is safe to use. Observe the rope whether it's worn out and then apply some pressure by pulling the rope a bit to check whether the tree is stable. I was a bit over in this photo, please do not follow. Hehe..

Second,

When you've hold tight onto the rope, cross the rope so that the rope is in between the legs.

Third,

Then start abseiling. Try every step before stepping on it firmly. The surface might be slippery or it might be some loose soil.

Fourth,

When you have one last step more to land on a solid ground, do not let go of the rope just yet. You might still need it.

Last,

After you had tested that the ground is solid enough to be stepped on and had made your last step on a stable ground then you are free to let go of the rope.

Nice scenery taken at the abseiling part

After crossing river

My stamina has improved quite a lot. And the next day I dun feel any muscle pain! =D

Hope next one can be Gunung Nuang. See how first la. Nuang is insanely long and tiring and demotivating. But this means it's a good training mountain.

Alright! I gotta go sleep now. Nighties!