Me, Myself and I..

Hrrmmpphh.. I got fined for not displaying my parking ticket. To be exact, for displaying it the wrong side up. It was something stupid to get penalized for, so I'm going to appeal to MPPJ. I was going out with my friends just for a few hours and I did buy a ticket which was still valid at the time they issued me the summon ( it wasn't valid by the time we finished). Anyway, such is life and life must go on.

I'm back from my hike up Mount Kinabalu. It was tougher than what people say it is. Nevertheless, it was relatively an easy hike as compared to Korbu. The trail up to the peak is wide, clear and short but it can get a little steep. Still, the trail is practically almost a staircase up to the peak. I went with a few friends and we took the Mersilau route; the unconventional route which also happens to be longer than the Timpohon route by 2 km. The first day, we hiked up to the rest house and stayed the night there. I must say that the cold was worse than the hike itself. Especially if you get your shoes soaked in the rain and you don't have gloves to wear. Even if you have gloves, it would still be soaked in the rain. The next day, we hiked up to the peak. We started at nearly 3 o'clock in the morning. We started off fine, untill it started raining. Since the trail to the peak is mostly stone, the rain water wouldn't soak into the ground, thus creating tiny waterfalls in our path, which meant that our shoes got soaked again. It was really cold in the rain and the wind was blowing hard. My fingers were numb so I didn't bother to hold the safety ropes. It was still a safe hike. I reached the peak maybe 5:45 or nearly 6 but there were rain clouds so there wasn't any sunrise. Anyway, I came down to KK the same day and spent the evening watching King Kong in the local cinema. The next day, I and my friends had an outing at the islands before heading to the airport for our return flight back home.

Christmas was really different this year as I wasn't part of this year's carolling team; I missed most of the training because my college term ended late. So this year, I was a spectator instead. My family had Christmas dinner at this funky food joint in the Curve called marche ( the e with a hyphen on the top, one of the umlauts. ) I found the place amusing and very interesting. It was like a market within the restaurant. Anyway, the food was good and we had a fun time. I got one of those really cool head lamps from my mom for Christmas. I really like it and I'm sure it'll serve me well in my hikes to come.

I still haven't post any pictures of both the hikes, but I will do so when I have nothing to write I guess. At least then, my blog will be updated on more frequent intervals. That's all for now. Let me wish everyone a Belated Christmas and a happy New Year.