Yikes!!1

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!
Finally my ceaseless activities has ended. It was definitely tiring and got myself quite weary and dark... But I think there were all worth it to make this small heart of mine happy and content :-)

10.4.2008
Gunung Senyum....

My first ever mountain after my accident.. I decided to take this challenge even though I received a lot of NO's from our parents hehehe... Hurmm... Honestly, I initially underestimated the mountain itself... I told my mom that it was just a small hill but they call it mountain because there are just few mountains that are as high as mount kinabalu in the Peninsular... I even joked to my friends that we all will ascend and descend the mountain with smiles from ear to ear and that's how the mountain got its name. So then we met with reality....

During the first day, I saw the mountain.. Frankly my heart didn't jump when I saw its height.. It was all rocky... We were informed that there were a lot of caves there.. so at about 2 pm we went caving... It was so windy that afternoon and I was quite sleepy during the trip to all the 8 famous caves.. I didn't pay much attention to what the ranger was talking about. The myths and links between all the 8 caves to me were quite absurd but when we reach Gua Silat, I could see that the cave formed a very nice square that is definitely suitable enough for people to fight in there. My favorite part of the activity was when we were in Danau Impian, a part of Gua silat. There was an opening that resemble a window on the wall of Gua silat at which when you stand there and look out you can see a majestic scenery of a tiny forest enclosed by the rocky mountain. The myth has it that this was the place where Tok Long and his wife (a 'bunian' or is it an elf in english? like in the LOTR as I imagined it) stand and share their dreams to become husband and wife. That's how the place got its name...

We went caving again the next day.. This time we were victimized by Sang Pacat... We were hiking in one line and I was among the ones who are at the end of the line. From far away, I could hear desperate voices yelling for help.. Huhu it gives me a freak.. Occasionally my mind would hover and think about whether Sang Pacat is on its way ascending my thigh... Fizah and I made a loyal friendship vow that we will only check the wounds when we reach the camp. At the camp, I found three wounds on my leg.. The offender and its accomplices (if there's any) left without a trace... That afternoon we went abseiling.. I tried twice and to this day I regret for not having tried the australian and spider abseiling huhuhu

Third day was the climax.. The starting point of the mountain gave a clear hint that it would be rough and tough to go up.. a red small cardboard was nailed to a tree with something written on it.. I can't believe what I've just read.. "DANGER. FOR EXPERT ONLY." from the very start everything were solid rocks.. at one time.. we were only standing on one slim iron rod with nothing below us... I kept myself thinking that I could do this and I want to get home safe so there's no room for me to make a single mistake hehe. So I go on with determination hehe... we were wall climbing without rope all the way up under the scorching sun. At the second base, everybody was already dehydrated. Shifaa and I left a bottle of water to drink on our way down there. We manage to reach the peak at about 2 pm. The real challenge was when we descend the mountain. at one time, shifaa slide down so fast that we all panicked. she was saved by a small tree. I was so upset to find that the bottle that we have left was already empty. When we reach the rope that head to the slim rod that I mentioned before, it started to rain... desperately, shifaa and I plucked some leaves and lick the rain drops on them... Super dehydrated we were..
we manage to reach the ground safely and were so happy to see our friends to be safe and sound..

2 days latter I was in Bandung... And after bandung I went to the International Rakit Expedition.. so much to tell.. So little time and idea.. so I'll continue latter la ek... :)