Photos from the last team building

I was so lazy to update my blogs. I have actually written quite a number of posts but was too lazy to edit my photos for the posts.

As picture speak a thousand words, here I present you only photos from my last team buildings.

Holiday Season

Another posting which was left unposted for close to a month in my list....glad that I finally find some time for it.

The original posting time of this posting was 3rd January 2010.

Happy New Year to all my friends!

It has been a while since I last update my blog...just didn't have the urge to update my blog especially during this festive season.

I was in holiday mood since the week I was suppose to visit Sungai Lembing in Pahang. However thanks to rain god, our trip has to be reschedule and most probably without me in it :S

As we were already in Karak Highway when we received the call from the owner of the chalet, we diverted our journey towards Bukit Tinggi instead. Though Bukit Tinggi wasn't much like I have anticipated, I enjoyed my trip there with the companies...I have much great time sweating ourselves trying our luck to get a synchronous jump shot.
So from the initial plan of 3 days 2 nights trip at Sungai Lembing, we spend our time in Klang Valley. So much has been done together...karaoke at Neway, One-U, bowling at Times Square, hiking at Broga Hill, flying kite at Kepong, 'chor tai tee' at EP's house, shopping at multiple malls and on food hunt. Love spending time with them...

my favourite meal...I just love those desserts

Great start!

Went hiking at Penang Hill today with my parents and sister. We hiked up and down via the tarred road.

Trying to benchmark our fitness level by capturing our time up and unbelievable that we managed to hike up to the top within 1 and a half hours. From the starting point to 46, 24 minutes. 46 --> 84, another 25 minutes. 84 to top, another 30minutes.

Really has to train hard to push this further. My target would be 1 hour 15 minutes by end of this year. Do not take 15 minutes easily, it is extremely difficult! (>.<) So with this target set, I have got to workout more often and for longer duration...on top of my Tues and Thurs gym session of 1 and a half hour, I have got to have more sweaty weekends...so if anyone has any plan for any sports, do let me know.

*No photos during hiking this round as we were in hurry...all taken at the top on my FX7.Sri Aruloli Thirumurugan sitting on top of Penang Hill...approximately 800m above sea level

the pillar with goddess icon

resting on the cooling cannon...shinny face, sweat a lot...:-(

how good if I can stay over a night

Icon of Penang, Penang Bridge from another icon of Penang, Penang Hill

great panaroma shot...see the curving upwards electric cable...was suppose to be hanging and tangling downwards...

Missed out photo of my parents...

Oh yes...bumped into Lions Club...they were having "Climb Penang Hill for the Environment, 2009". Wanted to join ealier but it was already after the closing date when I learn about it. Anyway I was given a certificate of participation too.

Bukit Tabur

sigh....my leg is really aching even though the hike was 2 days ago.

Last Thursday, I went hiking at Bukit Tabur with my big bro and his colleagues. After my Kinabalu hike, I have been inactive for many months with all my tight schedule. I tend to take things easy. The length and altitude was nothing comparable to Kinabalu but it was still tough. I have always thought that no other spot is worse than Mt. Kinabalu but honestly this place is more physically demanding. Kinabalu is tough because of the length...

But Bkt Tabur was different. It is located in Selangor. Height of less than 1000 meters, is a quartz/limestone combination formation. The Gombak Forest Reserve and Klang Gates Dam are beside the hill. Hence the peak offers spectacular view of the dam.

Bukit Tabur is terrible and scary...you need all your legs and arms...you have to climb almost or near to 90 degrees lime stone and worse is there are cliffs here and there. If you missed one step then that may be the end for you. So with no proper gear or safe line available, it was truly scary. You have to climb like a spiderman. So now both my thighs and arms are aching and bruises and scratches here and there.

This was taken by my brother from the next peak

I am the spiderwoman in white...see how steep it is!

one way passageway...got to be patient

Truly 90 degree...even with the rope there, it was scary

I believe that I don't have to describe a lot about how wonderful this place is with all the photos.

from www.andylim.com

trust me...this is place that worth going but remember to ask your friend along...not advisable for solo.

Hiking + Cooking

yes...I went on hiking again.

Last week I went on hiking at FRIM, Kepong with my AIESEC friends...Anne, Gan, Simon, Seanz, Poh Doo and Bee Lin and my sis.

According to the online review and description, this place has got excellent view of KL city center from the tree top canopy.

This is how it looks like

But we were very very dissapointed to learn that I was closed for maintainance.... :-(

Anyway we still enjoyed the hike and the so called water fall.

After the tiring hike, all of us returned to my sis house and cooked for our get together. I made spagetti and sushi with Anne's help and our Mr Gan made us a half steamed and half baked cake. As my sis house is lack of utensil we ended up having to remove the cake from steming half way through to give way to my spagetti and baked it using microwave. Thank Gan for his effort .... :-)

The dinner was great and my sis house was sparkling clean...and all the food ate up, no left over.

thanks to Gan, Anne, Simon and Seanz...oh yes besides the food, it was great to have such a get together....managed to catch up with Ren Chang, Raja and Whitsney....though a little busy then preparing for my presentation on the following day.

Kinabalu Day 3 - Conquered the Kinabalu peak, Low's Peak

5th Sept. 07, we woke up at 1am. After a hot cereal drink, we prepared ourselves for thr climb to the summit.



Azur and Min arrived at close to 2pm. We had a photography session and a short briefing.

At 2.30am sharp, we started to move out from Gunting Lagadan Hut towards the summit. I thought the temperature was close to 2 to 3 C. Every step I took, it got harder than before. The sky was still dark but we were climbing the 45 flat rocky surface with the help of a rope. We moved diagonally one after another, moving like a crab. The route to the Sayat-Sayat Hut was hard but no harder than the stretch between the junction and the Pondok Villosa. I had a little difficulty breathing. My steps got smaller and smaller and deeper breath.

Finally we reached the Sayat-Sayat Hut, the checkpoint to entitle us to the hike completion certificate. We were very upset to learn that Pei Shan could no longer hang on with this hike. She had difficulty breathing ad she felt drowsy.



Sun started to rise when we were still hiking up towards the summit Low's Peak, 4095.2m above sea level. We arrived at the summit at 6.30am. We only managed to see the end of the sunrise. It was really very windy and cold up there. After a few photo shots, we moved back down.

Me on the very top of South East Asia

On our way down, we stopped here and there to take more photos. We saw the Victoria Peak, Alexandra Peak, St. John Peak, South Peak as well as the holy lake.



Back in Sayat-Sayat Hut, I met with Kah Yong and the others...haha....Kah Yong was not feeling well again, a little dizzy and exhausted. SO we stopped a little longer here. I went down in front of the others....I enjoyed hopping and abseiling down.

After packing up, we left Gunting Lagadan Hut and went tot he Laban Rata to meet Min and Azur. We departed from Laban Rata at 10.30am. Down the way we pasted the Waras Hut, Pondok Paka and Pondok Villosa. We met Su San and his friends on our way tot he Layang-Layang Staff Quater. Then we pasted Pondok Mempening.

At about KM2.5, the rain started to down pour. I was walking alone then. The rain got heavier after I pasted the Pondok Lowii. I walked very slowly as I was afraid being alone. If anything were to happen to me, then who will help? So played safe as my legs hurted and my kneecaps were really painful.

Finally few others caught up and we pasted the Pondk Ubah and Pondok Kandis. The last 0.5km seemed to be very short, we moved quickly and reached Pondok Timpohon, the end of our hike at 2.40pm.

Kinabalu hike was really tough but it was not an unachievable. It was physically and mentally challenging. I am proud of all my friends and myself for we were able to overcome all obstacles to conquered the top of South East Asia!!!

Bravo CCCPro's Mt. Kinabalu Expedition Team!!!

Check out my Kinabalu Expedition Slide Show!

Kinabalu Day 2 - Heavenly Mesilau Trail

My day today started early. We woke up as early as 4am. We had our breakfast while listening to a briefing by Madam Wong when she broke the news that she would not be able to join us uphill as she was not feeling well. We departed to the Kampung Mesilau where the Mesilau trail begins.



We arrived at the Mesilau Gate at about 6.45am after a bumpy ride uphill. Haha…we got a shock here. It was freezing cold. All of us were in shorts and t-shirts. We quickly putted on more. I wore an additional long-sleeves T while most of my friends wore inches thick of winter clothings.

We started our hike at 7.20am after registration without our guides as there were some misunderstandings between our guides with Mdm Wong. We walked and walked when we finally reached the 0.5km. Our guides, Azur and Min caught up with us at about 0.8km. On our journey towards KM 1, we stopped by to enjoy the great scenery where we were introduced to the peak that mimic a lady carrying a baby.



First we arrived at Pondok Bambu and then Pondo Nepenthes. On the way to the Pondok Chempaka, we came across 2 waterfalls. We also came across a place where Nepenthes grow at wild and as large as a mug. There were many of them on one tree. However there was no bad scent from them.



The route to the summit after the Pondok Chempaka was way worse and thougher that before. We went up and down the hill just like being briefed on. From Pondok Chempaka we moved on to the Pondok Lompoyou and Pondok Tikalod. The view at Pondok Tikalod and at KM 5.5 were very beautiful.



Felt like I was in heaven, with the bonsai like trees and the misty background.
We arrived at the junction connecting Mesilau trail and Timpohon Trail at about 2pm. By then, my legs were really hurted. I got blister on both my legs. The Kampung Adidas shoes were too large, causing my feet to be rubbed towards the shoes. So we stopped at the junction to put on plasters. I was really exhausted so we stopped a little longer here.

The route to Laban Rata from the junction got tougher from here. It was muddy and slippery. The steps were really steep. I walked up together with Tzy Chin. Though the distance from the junction to the 1st hut was only about 1km long, it took us close to 1 and half hours.
We arrived at Pondok Villosa at about 3.30pm while pondok Paka at about 4.10pm. Then we proceed on steep rocky mountain way. There were parts where there were no staircase steps. After a long while, we arrived at Waras Hut, the 1st accommodation site. We were so excited and moved faster towards our destination site, Laban Ratahouse. It was within our sight from Waras Hut.

Finally we arrived at Laban Ratahouse at 5.20pm. It took us about 10 hours for this 8km long route. The temperature outside was about 10℃. There we had our 1st proper meal of the day. The food was expensive but it was worth looking at how they were transported uphill. After meal, I went out to the balcony to see sunset before heading up to my accommodation of tonight, Gunting Lagadan Hut.

At Gunting Lagadan Hut, I took an extremely freezing cold shower. The hot shower was not working, leaving me with no other choice else than the icy water. I thought the temperature of the water then must be close to 3 to 4 ℃. My fingers were numbed. After shower and packing my bags, we went to bed. It was about 7.30pm then. However I could not dozed off until close to 11pm.

It was a really tiring day. It was physically challenging. Hope that tomorrow will be better! I am looking forward to the hike to the summit.

Kinabalu Day 1 - Steps in Kinabalu

Haha...have you seen me in real person???


That's me....haha...cute isn't it...but of course I am naive and innocent thou...

This is my first trip to Sabah, the Land Below Wind and it is also my 2nd outing with my fellow coursemates.

3rd Sept 2007, I arrived in Kinabalu International Airport, Terminal 2 on Air Asia's AK5100 with Tzy Chin, Pei Shan and Soo Mei while the others were already in KK since 2nd. Upon arrival and the immigration clearing, we met up with Mdm Wong, our agent for this trip and headed for the Trekker Lodge in the heart of Kinabalu City.

After doing our packing in Trekker Lodge, we departed to our 1st destination, the Poring Hot Spring. The journey was approximately 5 hours long. On our journey there, we stopped by Kampung Nabalu to get some handicrafts for souvenir. I have purchased 2 T-shirt with Mt Kinabalu printed on it and 2 fridge magnets. We also stopped by the Bayu Restaurant situated right opposite of the Timpohon Gate for our lunch and we had a quick visit to the Kundasang War Memorial.





We arrived at our accommodation in the Poring Hot Spring Resort at 4.30pm. There, we went on a short hike to a nearby waterfall. We enjoyed the cool flowing river water. After the cool splash, we hike back to the Hot Spring and soaked ourselves in the tub. The water was really very hot. I could not believe we have such a source in Malaysia. Anyway, I soaked myself in there and relaxed myself to prepare for the challenging tomorrow.

After the bath, we had a great dinner in the restaurant on the opposite road, the Yun Restaurant. The food was great and we enjoyed the warmth hospitality of the owner. We enjoyed the long and funny chat after the meal. Besides that, we also got our hands and taste buds on some local fruit....some Durian Kampung before our meal and pineapple, starfruit and etc...



We did some packing after the dinner. We went to bed early at about 10pm to be prepared for our hike up Mount Kinabalu on the following day.

Today was great to kick start my trip in Sabah. I loved the food, the scenery and the hospitality of the locals. They were much more friendly than Peninsulas and Kota Kinabalu was really a very tourist friendly city...bravo Sabah!