Monday, January 15, 2007 @5:27 PM
so on with obsabah.
DAY 6woke up at 0400 due to mohammed's cooking.clang clang.damn noise.drifted back to sleep and woke up at 0530.ate his fried maggi.PRETTY okay...lol.then prepared to leave the house.so packed up.wore shoes and went off.the trek back was mundane.really mundane.so finally reached back to base.WOW.base was like...home.lol.a bed.and food.damn,i treasure my mattress and food even more now.water too.AHHHH.
had ropes course after that.we did the trapeze jump.super fun.we did level 2 first.i was the 5th...? to jump.made it on the first try.so fun!some people took some time...and one didn't make it.it rained halfway,so we took cover while desmond took his jump before coming.the rain stopped shortly after and we continued with the girls and mohammed left.mohammed jumped first...and didn't make it.slippery he said.he barely scraped the bar -_- how slippery is that?the next try he managed to grab it but slipped...again.so he said.but everyone agreed that he just couldn't support his weight.ahaha.okay i'm evil.SORRY mohammed.then the girls jumped.all took sometime but made it...then it was switched to the last notch,level 4.w00t.we went in the previous order...the first few didn't make it...then it was me.the bar looked quite far away to me.but it wasn't so on the ground...lol.heck care.just tensed,and leaped.grabbed the damn bar.and held on.whoo hoo.then was let down...fun sia.after that the rest jumped.all made it eventually...the girls jumped the level 3 though.understandable.after that was R&R again...then went for dinner...sailing brief...then supper.thereafter prepared for sailing ex...then sleep...
DAY 7 & 8woke up at 0500.then prepared for warm-ups at 0555...then the usual workouts.then final preparation before 1000.before going onto the boat.got to rig all the stuff up.so fun.then was watcher for the sail there.it was boring...cause no one bothered to entertain each other...reached there eventually.haha.then prepared the campsite...so fun.prepared the fire.from a super small one to a giant bonfire.yeah.dave was hilarious.he brought giant logs from nowhere and we got seats =) then cooked and collected firewood.loads of it.went to watch the sunset after that,but missed it.slept a while from 1200 to 200.
at about 0230,due to the very fast rate at which the bamboo burned out we were left with no firewood.rifafe,someone i think who was rashid or desmond,and i went to hunt for firewood for both groups.hunted a pretty big pile,considering it was pitch black and the tide was up.so brought all that back to camp.got pathetic glowing embers.lol.gave up.haha.most of us then was awake by 0500.caught the sunrise.really great sight.after that got ready to go at 0800.then after that prepared the ship to go.set off at 0830.then reached base camp at about 1000.washed up.after that packed the stuff...then showered.w00t.then after lunch...we had solo afternoon.really gave us time to be alone and contemplate the things we did for the whole camp.then gathered back to discuss...after that was R&R...then dinner.washed up.went for the briefing for the climb.thereafter we prepared for the stay at the hostel up on mount kinabalu.the hostel's name?hallelujah.
DAY 9woke up at 0500 and got ready for the usual.had breakfast...then did final preparation for mount kinabalu.then went off at 10+am.reached the hostel at like 12+.ate our lunch while waiting for the other 2 groups.fed the dogs.lol.so damn funny.they got faked so easy.and bending down and picking up a few stones and pretending to throw at them got them running away as fast as possible.LOL.we got into our rooms...and it was just slacking time for the rest of the day...took pictures,played cards...cooked dinner at 6 and finished at 8+,including wash up and stuff.then had another briefing...then chatted ourselves to sleep.
DAY 10woke up early to cook breakfast...then made ready to leave the hostel...took a bus to the start.then made ready to set off...just loads of talking and resting along the way.really boring.was so glad to have made it up to the 11000 feet.damn.tired like hell.tried to bathe.but the water was either too hot or too cold.so gave up lol. got into the bunk with a headache...tried to sleep but couldn't.got called to cook dinner...so tired.then ate...had briefing for tmr...then went to bunk and slack around...packed for tmr...then drifted to sleep at about 2100.
DAY 11woke up at 0200.changed and made ready to go up...TO THE SUMMIT!so dark.torch was on all the time.and it was failing due to the temperature...changed the batteries TWICE on the way up.thank God i remembered to get spare batteries.climbed all the way to sayat-sayat hut...where we rested a while...then climbed the rest of the way.literally chiong up.so damn tiring.when we reached the top we were exhausted.but elated.DAMN,WE'RE AT THE HIGHEST POINT IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA.after that descended to the hostel.on the way down we all realised how important the rope was.i mean,damn,we could have died.just one wrong step.breakfast,once again was THANKS TO MOHAMMED.really must thank him for all the food he cooked.chandini and him didn't climb up,due to bouts of AMS.very saddening.but i supposed in a way we made the climb for them.yeah.the whole group 1 didn't get up there either due the weather.i felt sorry for them but at the point of time i didn't express myself right and got scolded...i apologised and rephrased what i said.the tension visibly lightened...i felt so sad for them.
after that i stripped off all that heavy wet clothing...wore a long sleeve shirt,my waterproof jacket and short.and sock-less shoes.wahaha.all the way down...my fingers were frozen fish fingers and my right big toe was a chunk of frozen meat.what the heck man.so freaking cold.but bearable still...all the way down.the last flight of stairs up to the starting point was murder.lol.barely could walk after that.after that was just a walk to the bus.rest.all the way back.so refreshing.hit the base at about 1800.whoo hoo.warm air.WOOT.then it was dinner.wash up.packing up to go home...then sleep.wow.
DAY 12last day.so saddening.still had morning warm-ups ar 0555.wah.so fun.and excruciatingly painful.streching was groans and moans.haha.then after that we had breakfast...then a little rest.then at 0800,it was rafting competition!yeah.built the raft...then laying it out on the sand.whoo!took pictures with our raft.then competition time.RAWR.we came in last for the first leg...then second leg we were first...then last leg we were first again!YEAH.then it was wash-up...then loads of groups cheers.yeah.damn fun.definitely one of my days to remember.then we went to wash-up...had lunch.then got ready our cash to buy momentos =) then loads of shopping...then packing...then returning of linen...then it was party party party!!!songs...certificate presentation...then dance dance dance.w00t.SHUANG.then prepared to leave...had dinner...then brought out our bags.exchanged goodbyes with all the instructors...so sad.got on the bus at 1830...was just talking...and then reached the airport.all the crap and stuff.saw the instructors for the last time...then it was waiting for the plane.not long.then slept AGAIN.hahaha.my favourite thing to do when travelling.then reached johor.then took a bus.slept.LOL.then immigration.then got into singapore.was awake then.so great to see singapore.haha.reached PA HQ soon after that.then was a debrief...then had picture taking...w00t.then saw my dad.then home sweet home.
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and there you go.my adventure in sabah ends.and my adventure in sec 4 has barely begun.DAMN.