168 tahan adventure 3/29/2008

tis is my very first (duno whether it will be the last) time
to challenge tahan-the toughest in south east asia
and tis is the starting point--Sg. Relau

b4 the trip started,we cheered up ourselves !
making a man-made tee rainbow , which meant HOPE
to get spirited!

the terrain is really not to play..
up and down hills , river crossings , muds everywhere , raining everyday
we were wet inside out and outside in...
it was freaking cold..
our hands were frozen..shivering all time tat u have to hug each other to keep warm

even a packet of maggie v have to cook for half an hour
cos the burner was wet...i would like to die under the condition..
BUT anyhow, we have to nge nge lai..
"what doesn't kill me will only make me stronger."
day 1 : 6 hours trek
day2 : almost 13 hours trek (2 hours in rain)
day 3 : 1 hour trek to peak (trapped in rain the whole day)
day 4 : approx. 12 hours trek (almost 5 hours in rain)
day 5 : 5 hours trek

despite the coldness,sweat, bruises, cuts, torns under our skin
and the almost 20kg loads in our backpack..
we conquered mt. tahan!
tis is the craziest thing i have ever done in life.
all the sacrifices are worth..
"it is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves."
-Sir Edmund Hillary

when u reached the peak, u have to pose like tis..hahah
i love tis photo very much! we are so cool..
(tis photo is captured without anyone's notice)
(we r actually amazed by the peak view)

desperate for snack!!
everyone gone crazy when the camera came..

my hiking mates..we made it TOGETHER!
we left the unforgettable and priceless memory for each other..
they r really funny mates...energetic youth who worth u to spend time together
again, we made it !!

the most beautiful sunrise i have ever seen..
it was all so fake yet so real...
i cannot believed i stood higher than the cloud,watching over the sun to come out..
besides the sun, the cloud was another amazing thing..
it was like tau fu fa...unbelievably heavenly beautiful..
i dunno how to descibe..
staying over night at the freezing cold 2187m peak was
just waiting for tis moment..

kem botak ...1943m...still 2.5km=1 hrs trek to peak
we spent one night here..
when v built our tents, it was raining..
i dun even wan to have dinner tat night...
too cold to move, scared tat warm will leak out if i shake a bit..
however, u will get sun burn here in the morning..
cos it is botak, no trees to cover the direct sunlight.
some of my mates did get serious burn..
especially the boys who are hao lian..
who like to take of their shirts..

nice pic huh?
i set it as my comp desktop..
so tat i can watch it everyday, until i'm fed up with it..

sunrise-s

tis photo is taken beside the toilet..
cloud which looks like a river along the mountains
yes, there are toilets here...very clean..simen toilet..
wonder how they built it...

the trail back to civilisation...
bye bye to the beauty of nature..
born to love the nature..
kkk- here comes dirty things-
i bathed in the river only once, which was the second last day..
changed my undies for the first time -feeling refeshing..hah
i brushed my teeth the first time on the last day..

i uploaded many nice photos on facebook..pls go n have a look la..
cant post all photos here coz..not going to be nice..
hope to share my happiness and joy with u guys...