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Thursday, 11 October 2007

[[Mountain climbing~~]]


OK!!!! so here is as promised that i will blog abt my 5 days trip to kelantan, malaysia for Mount Gunung Stong.

So here goes~~~

Day 1, 1pm arrives in school


Knew our grouping, Dong Yang, Shu Juan , Kai Hoow, Clement, Ying Jia and me~~~(Group 1)


Gt money and we went to ntuc to buy our our trail mixes (use for eating when we are climbing ) and also our 5 day food. Then repack everthing, squeezing everything we could into our backpack before taking 170 to the customs and went on to take the train in malaysia.


7.41pm, our train arrived. Gosh my bunk was on the upper one as it is number 4 and is was bloody small. Sit up knock my head liao.. zzz The train trip was around 11h... Freaking long sia.. wait until feathers all drop... the next one who take bunk 4 poor thing.. lol


So on the train, com members try to chase us to slp at around 11pm but wont work for me la.. so me and 3 others friends squeeze into one bed and start playing cards... After that 2 went to slp so we continue with chess session.. Me went to lie on my bed around 2pm, cant slp so i just start to think abt everythign under the sun.


Middle of the night ppl keep on going to toilet and some others i dun know one went outsde to smoke.. darm smelly until i want faint sia cos i ver close to the door and the stupid door cannot close one. Then suddenly another trrain come by and HOOT.. Super loud sia.. as if not enought to let me slp like that...


The train then jam at some dun know where station. Maybe the captain went to pray.. but who does it in the middle of the night.. But we stuck at the place for around 1h.. Then i think i slp a bit and woke up at 5 to contunie chatting and brush teeth.


Day 2 : Arrived at the town at around 9+ eat breakfast . quite nice.. 100% nicer then my num de nasi lemak. then we set off to caving. Means explore cave and see limestone.. Sit the van the to cave and the van sped like hell, can fly out of the road anytime that kind.


Reach the cave. Walk inside very cooling Then the space become so narrow untl we crawl inside then gt 1 part must climb through 1 super small hole sia. Come out whole body all wet liao.

Then climb a bt more to the next cave ... WA!!! the limestone super nice la.. Gt 1 stone look like basketball shoe one..100% true i not bluffing ur la! Still gt toad and elephant one. Too bad dun have the famous ahh gui one.. LOL

Guide told us not to touch as once u touch it the limestone is acturally destroyed by the oily surfaces of our hand and these limestone takes abt 60 years to grow back around 5cm . So next time if u ever go limeston dun touch them!!Protect the environment !!! take nothing but photos, leave nothing but footprints!!! Very important le!!

Sowe got out come back then packback for 1 day food to take up to Gunung Stong. But still heavy the backpack.. Like around 10kg like that. Before we go we went to buy the kampong Puma shoes. Wa.. these shoes save me sia.. If not them i think i slip like mad when we decend from the mountain..

So off we go, ride in lorry to the foot of the mountain and up we climb.. There was no properly path and we have to cut our way through. The first half hour still gt steps for us to gobut they sper small like the tian guo de stairs. Dangerous. Only reach first checkpoint then everyone like want to die liao... Then going to 2nd check point must cross the waterfall.. Then river must cross ma.. so we walk 1 by pass.. in the middle i slip!!!! lucky nv fall. Fall u cannot see this post liao and u be drinking duck soup lo...

Then, take a few picture a the waterfall(not i take nv bring hp) and continue going up.. The guide then took us on thelonger route so those like me infront walk the long way... the we catch up those that was starting behind one.. zzz tired sia!!!!!

Ater 4h of tahaning tiredness and many brusies, we reach base camp of Gunung Stong, 450m from the foot of the mountain ONLY!!! Still gt like 1km to continue tml..zzz

Once we reach there, we saw there lies the middle of the waterfall that we come acros at first there from there we can see the whole kelantan. Super darm nice sia the scene.So we rest for a while then pitch our tent.

Starting we all dun know cos the com ppl al slp together in one tent and so the group 1 and 2 boys slp together. 7pl, all dun know how to pitch tent!!.. LOL. So we anyhow pitch and the tent manage to stand .. HAHAHA lol~~~ then everyone take clothes rush to the waterfall behind and jump in with ur drt trackpants..LOL!!! Super fun sia, see the others shivering in cold!! LOL...


After that we cook dinner spagetti and soup!! woot..HAHA no more maggie mee!!!! Then all very tired liao 7pm become very dark so by the time we are eating, we need wearwear head torch to see what we eating. If not we eat the flying by insects we also dun know sia..Cook finish soup then reliease inside gt fly..!!! lol but allso hungry so just take it out and glup the soup down.. So fun, we feed each other and cook curry with bread. Dong yand say its called nun but i nv hear before.. Who cares what name, as long can eat and it taste nice can liao.. LOL...

Then went back waterfall wash the mass tin (hold food one) then i look up the sky.. OMG SIA
The stars above like free one like that.. so many la!!!!!!!!!!!!! whole singapore de stars add together also dun have so many lo i tell u.. really super nice and cooling.. Slp there can sheng tian one lo.

Then all lazy brush teth so all go straight to slp... i think i also gt slp a bit cos really very cooling there in the tent unlike my house where the air-con like blowing out hot air.. Sahara desert sia my house!!!

Day 3 Woke up at 5am.. swt sia!!! We were going to the summit!!!! so unpitch tent and eat breakfast.. Bread + hot milo..Suppose to be very nice one.. Then they put peanut butter and i squeeze into the empty plactic bag for our mobile lunch as there would be no space for us to sit half way up the mountain for our lunch. Then i remember my kampong shoe haven tie shoe laces so i go tie. Come back all the milo gone liao.. lol.. nvm. breakfast i dun eat much de..

So off we go up the summit without backpack (HENG AH if not either i roll down the mountain or i become miss sim the camel) Walk walk walk.... nv ending climb sia!!!! drink like 3L of water le have reach.. zzz

Then after 4h, the guide told us we cannot make it back to the foot of the mountain in time before dark as we haven even reach the summit after 4h.. Normally ppl take 3h to reach but he say we might need 2h more means 6h..!!!!!! But we decided to continue after one of my friend decide to went back as she cantwalk fastdue to leg pain.. Take care ah!!! Thx to ben and ying jia who accompany her down..

So we start to chiong for the summit.. But in the end really like Uncle (the guide, wont tell us his name) says we took another 2h to reach.. So in the end we set new record. Slowest team to every climb Mount Gunung Stong, 6h.... LOL !!!!

The summit was very weird as there was a rock on top so we climb up. Gt 1 sign there say Congrulations! SWT LA.... then cannot see secenioe as there are mountains all around us that is same or a bit higher then us.. zzz. Saw a squirrel juming arond .. Black Black de.. very cute.. HAHAHA...

Then we start to decend ..Super slow as the path very dangerous.. Going down is easier but dagerous. So we took another 6h to come down!!! reach base camp like 7.40pm le.. thirsty until want to die as there is no water point until check point 3 which is like 4h from the summt.. The last half an hour we are like walking in the dark la cos night is coming le.. Lucky we gt bring head torch if not cannot even see the person 3m in front of me..

Reach base cam 7.40 like i say liao.. Cannot comtinue to decend to the foot of the mountain as very dark and dangerous de.. Acturally the plan was to reach the foot of the mountain at6 pm one..But 7.40 we only reach abse camp la.. LOL SUPER SLOW.. HAHAHAHA

So we have to pitch our tent again..But this time one of the stick holdng the flyover was gone!!! Dun now go where la.. Flyover is the waterproof layer of the tent le.. So no choice dun care.. then go bath again the water in the dark.. Since its dark, we just strip everything and jump in.. HAHAHA see ppl freeze halfway inside dun dare to go down cos at night the water even more cold.. HAHAHAHA. Uncle cook dinner for us, fried rce with egg.. Super nice la!! Then went to wash and see stars but today no stars sian la...

Some guys then go shit.. the use the shovel dig i long trench and shit la.. Then they say the the fighter plane F15 go do bombing in Africa la...!!!!!!!!!! Joke SIA.. Shitting halfway me and clement go take picture.. Freaking FUNNY LA.. All trying to cover their TOOT there.. HAHAHAHAH...

Then go slp lo cos very dark nothing to do also.. slp slp slp.. Suddenly wake up at 2am +... WTF!!! RAINING!!!!!!!!!!! Our tent all wet cos no flyover. OMG sia everywhere so wet until cannot slp la...but all so tired so just continue sping.. Like in water bed like that cos the mud below also wet lo.. then i keep waking up cos cant slp.. 4am + My tent mate from group 2 de Jun Wei i saw him going out... So i follow cos i nth to do and also cant slp.. He take jacket and go outside the hut of the instructor to slp... Then left me standing out the tent, whole bod wet from the rain, no JACKET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Holymama... SUPER COLD LA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i so thick skin also shivering like mad la... Then i try to go in but the tent zip stuck!!!!!!!! si i stand there half shivering half trying to unzip the stupid thing.., COLD LIKE SIAO la.. First time i ever felt so cold la... Finally manage to get in but still shivering la.. cos inside no sling bag i lazy take out... and my backpack is ery faraway from the tent OUTSIDE.. no way i going out again... freaking COLD!!! at least arond 12 degree la

Inside not cold le but still cant slp.. So 6am everyone go to the waterfall see the sun rise.. OMG LA. The wind blow like siao also very cold.. lucky gt jacket. Then i see my friend kk wake up come to us without jacket shivering like mad so i lend him lo.. not cold for me~~~ LOL..

Day 4 : Before the sun come out the secene already nice until i dun know what to say la... The rain last night cleared away all the cloudsso the become lower then the base camp.. hen the whole kelantan was covered by the cloud, only see some tip of the mountain poking out of the clouds.. Super darm NICE LA!!!!!!!!!! see le can live until forever. Nv see not worth living liao.. LOL.. Then as the sun staring to come out, the cloud become a bit golden.. Super nice until i dun know how to describle la.. Must own self go see then song. then will have the feel~~~~ LOL...

Then we start taking xie zhen ji.. everyons's self protrait.. haha funny~~~ LOL.. Then all wake up liao we eat breakfast and strat to clear everything and pack.. I aslo pack buy 2 t-shirt there very nice de... Then we make our way down with backpack... Only 2 and half hour as we take a shorter route.. Nv i been so happy to stand on the cement floor at the foot of the mountain.. HAHAHAH..

Took lorry back to town and then rest and some when to bath. Then we play savanger hunt in the rain. Then i bath FINALLY in a properly looked like bathroom. hahah No more river!!!! YEA!! Then dinner time we eat eerything we left.. we make currymushroom rice and soup of the day carrot with potato and clam soup.. GODLY sia the soup.. drink liao can fly that kind.. Like restrant serve de.. hahahaha then we gt chocolate left over with fruits.. So how?? CHOCOLATE FOUNDE LA.. HAHAHAHA super nice.. first time go camp eat these kind of god food sia.. LOL... Then eat finish pack apck pack walk to train station ad say good bye to Uncle and the rest. Took the train at 10.41 if i am not wrong...

Changing of bunks.. I am below!!!!!!! Whee!!! no more headaches!! LALALAL!!! So i lie down rest for a while and i fall aslee for like 30 min.. LOL by the time i wake up everyone was talking and crapping.. Someone went to the cafa buy thing as he ta bao for me fried rice.. nice!! just a bit too salty la..But jungle food also eat ebfore le what else cannot be eaten?? LOL...

Everyone tire d so slp early but me and some friend continue chatting.. Then my group de Shu Juan start to draw Mascara for everyone!!! HAHAHAH So freaking nice they look in.. HAHAHAH...Slp at around 3am++

Day 5: Woke up at 7am.. chat a while and i was back in singapore!! WHEE i am back!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Went back to school and clean everything and wash the tent too.. Order KFC to eat and gone home have a LONG LONG bath.. HAHAHA Super Trip. Looking forwards to the next one... Lastly... NPOB ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ARH ARH ARH ARH!!!!




This was taken went we exit from the first limestone cave



SHOE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!












Me and Uncle~~~~



Shitting CAUGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




Group Photo

THE END


心动不如行动!!! @ 12:25:00 pm



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