climbed and conquered..!hah..!
after months of planning and no training at all.. i have climbed the highest mountain in south east asia. it was madness to climb it. walking and walking and walking and losing my breathe and gasphing every step.. only to realised i've walked for 500m.. and i had 6000m to reach the rest place. and another 2500m to the peak. sigh..
started off walking with some friends then it was with one friend.. the it was alone. well, occasionally i met some foreigners along the way and ben the squirrel. but it was good. the view and scenery was awesome.. literally breathe-taking, too..!
then it was the journey to the peak. i partnered with angela [ she's a great travel buddy ] and it was amusing how we encourage each other to go to the peak..
10 more steps.. 10 more steps..
breathing stop.. *pant pant* 0.o
gotta reach the top.. dowan to come back again for it..
it madness...
10 more steps.. 10 more steps..
jappos coming to overtake.. quick.. run..
dont let them overtake..! [ kiasu ]
breathing stop... deeeeeeeeeep breathe..
10 more steps.. 10 more steps.. hug..!!
and we did it..! muahahaha.. [ i couldnt take any pictures up the peak cuz my camera froze up there. now i feel like getting another camera.. *scouting* ]
the scenery was awesome.. mixture of rocks and clouds.. it was just awesome. reached to the peak took some photos and started our journey back to the camp area. as i was walking down, i was amazed at the journey down and i couldnt believe that i actually walked all the way up [ at 230am ]. the way was steep and long.. like really long. i dragged myself to go down.
that was the time that i wanted to scream my way down. i just wanted to scream and stay where i was and sulk [ for some reason ]. i just wanted to roll myself down.. the journey down was actually harder than going up.. anyway, dragged my way down with some help of the guide person.. he was afraid that i was going to fall anytime [ i slipped once, haha ]. he helped me walked on the easier path and *voila* i reached on easier steps down.
yet i didnt quite understand why i was so grumpy on the way down. probably cuz i'm just tired and lazy.. maybe i'm just fed up [ for no specific reason ], maybe the journey down was too tough, or maybe there's no goal to reach for already.
is this the same in life? when you have just reached the top to what you think you have achieved and when you're at the top and nothing's moving but just downwards.. how to handle that? when you think you have gotten what you wanted but you just got to let it go.. in order to move on.. how to handle that?
well, i guess it could be seen as another way. we all may have worked really hard to reach the top or to achieve it. and with all the craziness and madness trying to achieve it, there is a sense of fulfillment once we've reached it. there's the enjoyment, the excitement. 
when actually.. what awaits is.. rest. to rest in His presence and relax. :)
hahaa.. yes.. thats what i learned from the climb up and down. it was seriously crazy coming down and i actually ended up having more muscle pain when coming down from the climb. i couldnt walk or stand straight.. it was as though a crab trying to walk straight with muscle pain..!
kinda think.. maybe the mountain conquered me back. O.o
song in head : climb every mountain - sound of music
5 comments:
Congrats, little sister! I want to do that myself, but it might be more difficult. But, I'm glad you got the chance to tell that story. Great accomplishment.
hey koko.. yea! i didnt believe myself that i did it. climbing up [and down] with friends really helped!
you can still climb! bring audrey along too.. maybe when she's a lil more older. ;o)
I am glad you made it back safely without any serious injuries. The aching muscles is part of the whole thing called experiencing life. Now you got a bag full of stories to tell how you walked along the river of stones, or at least it looked like it from one of your pics. :)
good lesson you get from there huh. that is what i like about life now. trying to forget all the pain, hurts and discouragement and learn to enjoy and treasure the lesson behind it all. it is all worth it.
[unc siva] aside from the bruise that looked like australia and japan.. yea, nothing major. haha.. its definitely an experience.
[chai yen] yeps i guess thats really like in life.. altho at times, we tend to remember and ponder more on the pain.. but yea.. we've just gotta move on! better things awaits us.. ;o)
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