Gunung tahan..

Overseas trips are always fun. Where I went, the people speak a different language. Even the air smells different. They call that place Kelantan. Yeah. So my trip to Gunung Tahan finally brought me to Kelantan; I've never been there before. Anyway, about my trip..
So I'm still alive. =) I made it up and down Gunung Tahan. I don't have any pictures at the moment; they're with a friend. I shall post up some pictures as soon as I get them from my friend. I must say that it was an eventful expedition. Let me explain.
It was my third mountain expedition, as well as the third time I was running after the bus. However, this expedition was slightly different- it was my first running for the bus in the rain, with my dad. Yeah, my dad was running alongside me. I was caught in the traffic jam eventhough I started an hour earlier. So, my dad deceided that it was impossible to reach the bus station by car. We parked as close as possible, but I didn't really know where the bus stop was, so my dad accompanied me to the bus stop. When we reached, I discovered that it was the wrong bus stop. We ended up in pekeliling but I was supposed to be in perhentian putra. So, we ran back to the car, and my dad drove us close to perhentian putra, then he parked, I started running, in the rain. I did reach on time, but I didn't have the tickets; it was with another friend who was also caught in the traffic. In the end, we all made it. We boarded the bus just as the bus was leaving.
It was really eventful; besides running for the bus with my dad, it was also raining on the way up to the peak. We couldn't pitch up our tents because we didn't want it to get wet. (If it gets wet, we might get hypothermia trying to sleep in a drenched sleeping bag. Apparently some guy died trying this stunt) So, we waited 2 hours in the rain and with cold wind blowing mercilessly on our soaking bodies. It was really cold. But finally we managed to set up the tent.
The whole hike took only 3 days, contrary to our initial plans to do it in four. We were to depart back to kl by night train in Gua Musang. Just before the train departed, we stopped by KFC and had dinner. I was shocked to find that the cashier spoke perfect english with a slight tinge of english accent to her voice. You see, Gua Musang was in Kelantan. I expected the cashiers to speak their native language (I think they call it bahasa kelate). I guess KFC has done well to train their cashiers. Kudos to KFC for their efforts. Anyway, when we reached KL sentral in the morning, we had Big Breakfast in McDees. Yummy. Yeah, fast food back to back. Still, I lost quite alot of weight after OBS and the tahan hike. So, it kinda cancels out. =P