Bananas about bananas .. and pineapple and ect and etc..

chao dah yun
is peeling like mad
a walking pile of dead skin i am
leaving a trial of myself wherever i go
somehow that does sounds more romantic than it actually is


still reeling from a 2day whirlwind romance with Bali
the inner monster in me
grining my evil grinz
when i heard that it had been flooding (imagine that!)
in rainy Singapore
while we basked in the bright blue skys of Bali ...


While the trek itself wasnt all too hard
i had the bad luck of having an allegic reaction to some vegetation
and passed the first day groggy and weak
its fustrating not to be able to exert to your full potential
its like superman trying to fly
with cryptonite on his back
....
like poppey finding that the local mama-shop
had ran out of spinach
....
like batman
having heat rash in his skin-tight rubber suit


the depressing situation was made worse with a night trek
that saw us trugging along narrow clifffaces
with almost no light
our weak and weary limbs wobbling along
steep cliff faces


it was times like those that i begin to appreciate
the things i was made to go through in OAC
we never really belived in the bullshit
of activities to train our night confidence
of methods to train initiative and preparedness
and then BAM!
... all those bullshit dnt seem soo bull after all


The first day of muddy paths had given way to nice Alpine terrain
and a hot spring bath to start the day
it is amazing to bath under hot water flowing right from a crack in the mountain
while a waterfall sprayed icy mists just beside the hot spring pool
the experience is hmm.. like you are lounging in nature's spa
how cool is that ;p


the last push up the Ranjani summit at 2am
was hmm....
a test of personal mental strength
and as i stumbbled up loose stones
with the guides far in front
and everyone else far below
their headlamps
little specks of lights wavering slowly in the deep dark night
and the wind holwing at me
as i sat on a rock to rest
i felt the desolateness
of being alone
in the darkness
with no where to go but up


time to time
i would hear swearing floating up from down below
and as i fall on all fours
trying to grad a hold
in the constantly shifting stones
one wonders
how nice it would be to give up
....
give up .. give up ..give up
echos in the wind


anywaz.. giving up is never an option
and we should never consider it even in life
just have enough common sense to know when its smart to back off
backing off is not giving up
dnt let your ego tell you otherwise
backing off is just living ot fight another day
*smiles*


on the last day in Lomok
met a really interesting polish guy at my hostel
a fleeting aquiantance
but enriching none-the-less
a huge-hulking blonde
with arms bigger than my thunder thighs
holding on to olden values
and a love for the outdoors
he lectures on the sociology of fashion
and plans events for car shows
and makes use of summer breaks to travel
snow boards, pratices muay thai and played rudgy competitively
he has broken about every possible bone on the left side of his body
and yet
he loves to do what he does


it makes me wonder if i should just persue my interests
my passions
and not be too bothered about
societal status and all that crap
..
but still
at the end of the day this little girl
just wants to return to warm open arms
with a nice bed to snuggel into



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