hike! hike! hike!

'Goood morning!' 'zou san!' 

those are few common words exchanged during my almost weekly hikes at Gasing.i loveee the breathe of fresh air.the greens surrounding me.

each step taken is a step of confidence.those sweat dripping down.feels great! 

hiking truly is a great way to commune with nature.:)

i remember one of my very first proper hikeeee.was when i still a pioneer girl (that'll take me about 9 years back?).together with the pioneer boys.we headed over to bukit kutu.ohemgeee.that.was.a.disastrous hike! i wasn't even fit to start with.a supposedly short 5 hours hike up.turned out to be like what.7 or 8 hours? yes.it was dreadful.very.felt like giving up every minute! our complaints were heard throughout the jungle.

bags were torn apart.shoes koyak.pants ada lubang.those were common sights.hah.bruises.leaches.were our new best friends.we reached the top.panting.this close to pengsan-ing.to a lalang-filled land greeting us.OMG.have to clear the lalang to set up our tents.we thought.'this cannot be happeningggg to us!' we tossed bags around.went down under branches.did commando crawls.whatever glam-ness we had.was running on a negative level.hah.

ps: no one looks good while hikingggg anyways! ;)

that's how i recalled bukit kutu.i've not returned to that bukit ever since.would loveee to one day.:)

many think that hiking is so suffering.tiring.gruesome.but i loveee the thrill and challenge that comes together with it! this i guess i've to credit my dad.who loves hiking too.he recently conquered Tahan yawww! *way to go la hippieee daddy* :)

sunrises.the cold fresh air.reaching the peak and witnessing amazing birds eye view.is just uncontainable.:) just sucking all the wonderful creation of God is amazing.

of course.the company.is always great too.:)

hiking trains you up physically.and mentally too! sometimes.it's all about the mind.say CAN.and you CAN! last time i always looked up those dreadful killer long stretches and wonder when would i ever reach the top.now? 

i just take one step at a time.not looking up.helps.;)

 

the coming down part.is the most unglam part.i hate coming downnnnns! the knee.poor knee.coming down from Gunung Datuk was like a never ending journey.and i started 'hallucinating'.saw green treas as cendol.rock as pondok.it was hilarious! hahaha.

but then when you're down and done.you feel soooo strong and awesome.and THIN.:)

this is just a short post dedicated to hiking.heh.Gunung Angsi.here i come tomorrow! :D

oh.pictures above were taken from Josh's iphone on our Gunung Nuang trip last month.:)