new year hike

on the second day of 2010

we went hill climbing

thanks to the suggestion of 'fei mui'

our goal was the sunrise view on the peak of Broga hill

it's in Broga itself, in Semenyih, somewhere near Nottingham University

the plan was to get up at 4am

went to bed at 2am

gosh! only two hours of sleep?!

anyhow, woke up at 4am

me and soon and fei mui who woke me

three of us have another mission

waking the others up is our mission impossible

left my apartment at 5am

only to discover tai lou has been waiting for us since 4am

so sorry..

the trip to Broga hill only took us about half an hour

almost no traffic on the way there

saw a whole bunch of people already there

a large group with cartons of drinking water

how are those people going to bring all of that while climbing?

walked in the dark

with only light from our torches

we started the climb

the first part is the palm plantation

then from flat road to steps up the slope

through the jungle and across meadows of tall grass

we reached the first(lowest) peak

panting and gasping for air

it's been a long time since my last hill climb

been losing my strenght and stamina

quite a nice view of street lights and buildings from far

a lot of people took out their DSLR cameras to take pictures

which reminded me about my lost phone T-T

i'll be back again next time with another phone someday!!

everything just stay as it was until then

continued the climb as soon as the others catch up to the first peak

moving fast as it was almost time for sunrise

and we have one more peak to conquer

before reaching the highest one

raced with tai lou on the way up

me with my bag (water, wallet, tissue, extra t-shirt)

tai lou with two bags (one bag with water and his stuff, another for camera)

obviously i have the advantage

but tai lou has the biceps and triceps

which makes us equal

took different trails up but end up in the same main route

the junctions are redundant

but to us it's fun

reached to highest peak at 630am
only to see a campsite taking up the whole opening on the peak

not a square inch of space left on the ground

the group of people who went up earlier than us was there

on the large rocks surrounding the peak

our group have to squeeze in together with them

hock and fei mui didn't want to squeeze

so they went down to second peak and stayed there the whole time

me and soon found a secluded spot

on a rock under the big rock where everyone was on

it has a flat surface

supporting itself on the slope

enough room for maximum of three

sufficient enough for the two of us

sat there, relax, ate breakfast

sandwich made by fei mui the night before

tuna spread on high5 bread

not very nice but appetite pleasing

talked and waited for sunrise at 7am

it rained the night before

the air was cool and damp

perfect weather for hill climbing

the setback was the clouds in the sky

it was cloudy cause of the rain

blocked the view where the sun will rise

the break of dawn marks the starting of the shutter sounds

cameras snapping every moment and every angle

making adjustments and taking pictures again and again

the whole peak is busy

under the daylight

i saw the camp occupants packing up to leave

they were malays!!

again, another reason for me to hate them

brainless, selfish fools

only know how to do things on their own convenience

never think about others who will be sharing the place

while waiting for the crowd to leave first

saw an adult guy climbed up a tree to take picture

how dare he declare himself on the highest peak

i climbed up after he left and conquered the highest peak on a tree

hehe..

went down to the second peak to join hock and fei mui

at the same time to look for a small gadget from tai lou's tripod

he lost it on the way up

took group pictures on the first peak before we leave

everyone jumped like crazy for the camera to get the best snap

going up was hard, going down was piece of cake

a few skip and hops

we'll reach the bottom in no time

unless if you slipped, then you'll end up in hospital serdang

i reached bottom late for i helped a family on the way

slept the whole day and the next day after went back

it was tiring

it was fun

nice view

nice feeling

nice exercise

nice experience

will be back again