Kilimanjaro Dairy:

While its been a week since im back..
and Africa is begining to seem like a dream
a different lifetime away


i hope by putting all my thoughts down online
would make them more real
and maybe this dream will linger longer
in the vestiges of time
and in my mind

soo here it all is
transplanted from my trusty little pink notebook
that followed me all these way
word for word..


Day 1:
~Fly Emirates
Tetris challenge with Nyan
Pillow fights with Heng
Curled up, stiff neck and lurid dreams
constant hunger pangs
satiated by good airplane food ..
yums


~We had departed at 12 am
Hungs from mummy, daddy & sissy
Ai xing red bean buns from daddy
i am reminded of how much my family loves me ;p


~2am Boarding
*first sign of excitment*
tempered by the forlorness of the boys
they seem so lost outa their element
*Supper*! First sign that we will be well-fed
Roast beef and cheesy sandwich
yummy egg cake with whipped cream
Burp!


~7am: Fitfull sleep with a good breakfast
Asparagus ommlette with hashbrowns
hot buttery croisaunts
with loads of jam and cream cheese
and a muffin
(which was gobbled up by a muffin monster the first thing we touched down ;p)


~9am Dubai Airport
initial promising DFS shopping turned out to be naught
Diary Queen's breakfast: rich but good
(yesh ..it was second breakfast..
as according to the hobbits ;p)
Never seen soo many people sleeping in an airport
it is desolatness in opulence


~Narobi Airport
Up to Kilimanjaro~ Volcanoe & Highest peak in Africa
Finally here ! puke!
After a long and tedious flight/transit/stoning
Never have i taken such a tumulous journey
i suspect the piolet thinks he is flying a fighter jet ;p
Baikun lost his luggage ;(
But it seems he is still good to go ..
hmm...
Hope he is not just putting on a brave front
(KH will kill mi if anything happens to him) lol...


The airport reminds me of Cambodia's
2 storey/ small shops/ dim lighting
But the weather was a surprise
All images of a hot sultry Africa
flew outa window ..
When a gust of cold , crisp wind blew past me..
sending shivers down my spine
i see rolling grassland,
i see the unfamiliar skin colour
and still it doesnt hit me that im in Africa
its all so surreal
and off we go....


Paul's letter bought a smile. a sigh and
perhaps a sense of loss
that im not having the opportunity to share this
experience with him
Despite dismisals of him being EMO
EMO also means heart
and Paul has made sure he is in all our hearts
as we embarked on this adventure .....


~5.16 pm: on the way to Impala Hotel
Following the sun through polarised panes
seeing the clear blue sky
so near, they seem touchable
teh long straight road
teh flat grassland
spreading out to infinity
i cant help but smile of pure happiness
i am finally out to see the world!


How to describe the clarity of what i see before me
spemthing i have tried but fail to capture
even in the camera
how to put to words the bluest of blue
with clouds in its 3D magnificence
you can sense that you are a little closer to heaven


i dnt need a compass to tell me where i am
i am here
and thats all that matters
ahhh a revelation!


Heng says: " wah the amount of space here"
well thats it isint it
unobstructed view as far as teh eye can see
this is space
this is freedom


~*Notes from Heng:
"I wish this never ends
pure bliss..
contentment just sitting here
looking out at the vastness
i feel small
humbled back to ground


~*Notes from TT:
The grass may not be greener
but the sky is definatly bluer!
I miss New Zealand ;)


*Co-authors of my lovly hot pink notebook diary


thats all for a very very long Day 1...