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It's been a hectic month full with memorable events. After the Songkran break, I've taken time to recuperate and at the same time reflect on each event that had taken place. Wow..how fast time flies, how things change, how...Change, it's all good. Flew home to Sabah during the Songkran. My one and only Sabbath was good eventhough I wished to have spent more time with the members. Actually, I don't really fancy going to a city church. I find my kampung church to be much much warmer, much at home of course. I was telling a friend that I never missed going to church every Sabbath when I was still living with my parents. Compare that to now... In a speed I can tell you how many times I visit our city churches here. I rather stay home and listen to sermons online or have my personal worship. April 09, 2006 was quite a significant day for Roy and I. It was a day where I could officially say "I am single but not available" haha ! We were quite nervous of how things might turn out but thank God for everything went smoothly and out of our expectations. We were glad that our immediate family could make it and share moments together. Honestly I don't feel any major changes, maybe it's a matter of tradition or somekind of acknowledgement that made the difference. And the matter of that extra weight on one of your fingers...:wink: Then came my birthday as well as the Mt. Kinabalu challenge. Amy was really thrilled by the climb. I wanted to prove that this bonny sonia CAN make it to the summit! We first spent the first night at Retreat Centre. Got to know some lovely nice people like Bless, Dr. Marvin, etc. Deep down I was nervous and had butterflies inside my tummy thinking about this climb. Man..the rest were fully equipt for the climb and I was embarrased for most of my equipment were like for hill climbing and not mountain climbing. tsk...tsk...tsk!!! I wasn't 100% prepared though but nahh.. forget about the equipment!! I need all the energy and fitness to climb. Fitness alone was not enough, according to the experienced... So we started from Kinabalu Park. I dumbly left my camera charger at home and dang Roy and I would not have any pictures if it wasn't for Steve and his camera! Borrowed Steve's digi cam and off we went with minds set to reach Laban Rata. Woohoo...the walk...the walk ladies and gentlemen wasn't one of the fanciest thing to do. 4 hours walking up, up, and up! I almost joined a group of tourist who were walking back after their climb. But tell you what guys, once you can have a full sneak of that mount, you'll start to count every step as rewarding. Weww, Laban Rata really chilled me (if I could put it that way..). Now I did one big mistake that night. Before going to sleep, I drank 3 cups of coffee hoping that it would keep me warm all night. I was silly wrong! I couldn't sleep that night and was tossing and turning. My head got the reminder that we only had a few hours of sleep before climbing the next morning. 2:30am - good heavens of course it was way too early for a caffeniated girl haha! Heaven knows how I felt that moment. After two steps on our way up to the summit, I already felt like a total looser because I no doubt felt like turning back! Pitty Roy became the target of my complains and disatisfaction! The& nbsp;statement my grandma told me actually turned real for several hours that day despite of how much I was against her when she said it. She said " Only they who have all the time in the world climb mountains such as Mt. Kinabalu..." Yeah right! But I was convinced when I was walking up that I don't deserve all the pain! At last I made it despite the feeling of pucking and suffering from hypotermia (how do u spell it??). I cannot deny the stories of those who experienced the climb before. Mom was right, I really felt like sliding and running down the steep slope and jump over all the gaps of the rocks on the way down. I wished to just stay on top rather than taking another trip down. My knees were giving me problems. One of the guide were talking to me all the way down as if I was entertained but actually I was more than wanting to ask him to shut up and carry me down. Before I could attempt on any words, he was already way way way ahead of me. Now you ask where's Roy? Well, he was suddenly recharged and quickly ran up to the summit with Samson to take pictures. I prefered to walk back immediately after touching the summit's chest heheheh! Well, no need to ask me how I got down, it was partly a miracle I could say and I owe it all to God... Back at Gunting Lagadan (the place where we slept), I was really giving up and wished that a helicopter would somehow come to the rescue. Hue hue hue..look who's speaking?? Well friends, I literally dragged my knees and my feet down all the way from Laban Rata to the starting point! What an experience...I said to myself "this is my last climb and no more!" but right now as I am typing I want to say "I want to climb again and this time I better be fit and well-equipt!" I have to say that the person who really encourage me and shouting "don't give up","you can do it", "move on"...is no other but Roy. Despite of me kicking and growling, he had faith in me. Also all the other group members of mine, they were 100% supportive and helpful. They practically were my first aiders all the way up and all the way down. Time spent in Sabah was really short and how I wished to have longer holidays, longer Songkran so to speak. I want to have more time with my grandma, with my parents, with all my sibs and other family members. I want to meet friends, want to shop for more handy books in Eatons, want to eat Yogurt Ice-cream, want to eat all the chinese & malay food. Ish... Well, in a sum, those were the highlights of my Songkran vacation. Coming back to Bangkok, I felt like a whole lot of burden had just left from invading my mind and being. It's just so nice to know that I don't have to worry about shopping list, about all the preparation and about just anything! Of course there's one big plan ahead of me, but I'll take it slow and easy for now. Lemme enjoy and 'kikis' all my moolasss for now...muhahahah!!!
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