Thursday, December 21
23:58
Day 1...
1410 hr
deL's dAd fEtch uS tO sP...iTs wAs raInIn quIte hEaviLy...wEnt t1 wIf Lt tO pAss uP hEr rEpoRt...n wEnt tOileT tO kOp sOme toiLet pAper...thEn tO sAa tO mEet othErs...wE r thE eArLieSt...aS usuaL ryneL bEing thE lAteSt...hE arrIved aT 430 or sO whEn wE r sUppOse tO mEet aT 330...thEn thE rovErs tAughT uS sOme wAys oF tyIn dIff knOts...n aLso pIonEerIn...buiLt thE trIpOd n aLL oF uS sAt on iT...aftEr tAt wAs cAndLe fIght...
thEn wAs dInnEr + slAckIn tIme tiLL 11...wE ordEred maC deLivEry...quEk shOwed uS sOme cArd trIcks...rEst awhiLe aftEr dInnEr n thEn wEnt tO bAthed...at 12 heAded tO dOvEr stAtIon fOr thE bUs tO maLaysIa...wAitEd fOr thE othEr bUs fOr sO dAmn lOng untiL abT 1 plUz...
oUr grP wAs sEpArtEd wIf mE,Lt,quEk n ryneL in thE 1sT vAn...n jO,jeSs,deL,cH n aLex on thE othEr vAn...rEachEd cAusewAy quIte fAst...thE jOurnEy frOm maLaysIa tO mOunt ophIr bAse cAmp wAs quIte lOng...sLp on thE wAy thEre...wAs sO wIndy cUz thEy opEned thE wIndOw...thE drIver drOve vEry fAst aLso...abIt scAry cUz nO lighTs onLy dEpenDs oN thE rEfleCtOrs...
Day 2
0500
rEaCh thE bAse cAmp...hAf tO wAit tiLL nXt dAy cUz nT opEn fOr rEg...sO thE whoLe nItez wAs spEnt aT thE bAse cAmp...thE skY wAs nIce n fuLL oF stArs wE eVen sEe thE rEd stAr...thEn sOme wEnt tO sLp...thE rEst plAyed iCebrEaker...quIte fUn lAhz...plAyed thE pOker gAme tiLL dAwn...thEn thEy sAy thE bOoth wiLL onLy bE opEned aT 9...sO wEnt tO thE bUshEs tO chAnge intO shOrts cUz gOt a uncLe sIttIn oUtsIde thE tOiLet chArgIn uS 30 cEnts tO gO in...
aftEr eVery1 hAd gEared uP...n thE fUnnIest thIng iS ryneL iS drEssEd likE thOse gAy dAnce inStruCtOr sUper fUnny lOhz...sO wE sEt oFF tO mOunt ophIr...b4 wE eVen rEach chEckpT 1 iT stArted tO raIn qUite hEaviLy...wAs quIte drEnChEd bUt stiLL cArry on oUr jOurnEy uP...wAs sOrt oF likE dIvIdEd intO 2 grPs...mE,Lt,ryneL n cH plUz a fEw othErs aT thE baCk...
sUddEnLy Lt hAf dIff brEathIn cUz oF hEr blOck nOse...n aLso cH n ryneL gOt crAmps...bUt aLL wAs aLrItez...nO bIg prObs...wAs kIndA pIssEd bY thE rAngErs cUz thEy r sUppOsed tO lEd uS uP thE mOuntaIn...hOwevA thEy waLked tOo fAst n aLwAyz dIsAppEar sOmewhEre...thEn thEre wAs onCe hE eVen aSked mE tO waLk in frOnt...i dUn eVen nOe whEre tO gO...sO nO choIce hAf tO dEpEnd on mYseLf...i jUz grAb wAtevA thIngs i sAw tO cLimb uP...
rEaChed chEckpT 4 shLd in thE aftErnOon le...n stArtEd rAinIn mOre hEaviLy...thE rOvers pItChed a sheLtEr fOr uS...n aLso thE tEnt...i wAs jUz stAndIn thEre n stArIn...cUz tOo coLd le dUn eVen fEel likE mOvIn lAhz...thEn eVen qUek's leG shIvErEd...sO fUnny lAhz...aLL oF uS lAughIn aT hIs lEg...
aftEr thE tEnt wAs pItChed...wAshEd uP abIt n wEnt intO thE tEnt tO chAnge...iTs wAs rEaLLy sUpEr coLd stAndIn oUtsIde...fOr thE 1sT tIme...i coLd untiL crY...stUpId iSn't iT...aftEr chAngIn feLt sO muCh bEttEr bUt iT dIdn't lAst lOng...cUz iTs leAkIn insIde thE tEnt...n sOon thE bAse iTs aLL wEt...
wAs sIttIn dOwn n jO thEy aLL cOokEd sOme fOod fOr uS...thEn aLex iS hoLdIn tIz hOt mAss tIn in hIs hAnd...n iT aCcidEntaLLy tOuChed mY leG...instAntLy mY tOes crAmp...lOlx...tAt's thE 2nD tIme i crY...sO dOtz rItez...bUt iTs rEaLLy vEry paIn...wAs rEstIn in thE tEnt thEn iT bEgIn tO flOod...hAd tO mOve ovEr...
thE skY iS vEry dArk aLr whEn iTs jUz 7...dIdn't gEt oUt oF thE tEnt...n i onLy rmB lighTs oFF aT 920...eArLy iSn't iT...hAhaz...1sT tIme sLp sO eArLy...cUz thEre's nTh muCh fOr us tO dO sIncE nItez aCtIvIty iS cAnceLLed...
thE whoLe nItez cAnt rEaLLy sLp in pEaCe cUz thE wAter iS sEepIn in thE tEnt n thE flOor iS aLL wEt eVen thOugh wE hAd a sLpIn bAg aS cOvEr...whoLe bAck n haIr iS dEnchEd...wOrst iS whEn i hAf leG crAmp in thE mIddLe oF thE nItez...sAt uP liEd dOwn sAt uP lieD dOwn agaIn...aLwAyz rEpEatIn thE prOcEdUres...lOlx...
dAy 3...
0740
aLmOst eVery1 wAs awAke bY thEn...n wE r aSked tO pAck n dEscEnd bY 12 cUz cOuLdn't prOcEed uP...3 rOutes wEre aLL bloCkEd...wAs kIndA hAppy n sAd aLso...hAppy cUz i dUn thInk iTs in thE rItez cOndItIon tO prOcEed anY fUrthEr...sAd iS cUz cAnt rEaCh thE sUmmIt...hOwevA i beLieVe wE wiLL cOnquEr mOunt ophIr 1 dAy dE...lOlx...
cLimbIn dOwn wAs quIte dIffIcuLt...cUz iTs vEry sLippEry...i nEarLy sLippEd a fEw tImez...bUt luCky i wAs hoLdIn on tO jO...gOod tEamwOrk shOwn...eVery1 iS heLpIn oUt onE anOthEr...fInaLLy rEaCh thE bAse cAmp aT abT 6 plUz...wE tOok abT 4 hOurs or sO tO cOme dOwn...
fUnny thIng iS thE bEt bEtwEen deL n aLex...sEe wAt tIme they rEach thE bAse cAmp...n quEk stiLL wAn tO bE thE bAnkEr...aLex explaIned thE sIngapOre pOols wAy tO hIm...sUper fUnny lOhz...hAhaz...wEnt tO bAthed aT thE tOiLet...rEaLLy cmI sIax...gOt aLot oF fLies...wOrst iS whEn Lt n mE wEre bAthIn...a sUddEn bLackOut...bOth oF uS scrEamEd oUt lOud sIax...
aftEr bAthIn nO fLies bUt aLL mOsquItOes...thEn stArtEd tO raIn agaIn...waLked ovEr tO thE bAse cAmp...hAd a shOrt dEbrIef whiLe wAitIn fOr thE vAn tO cOme...sOmethIn strAnge hAppEned...cUz mE n Lt hEard weIrd sOund cOmIn dIrEctLy bEhInd uS...i trIed tO sEe wat iZzit bUt cAnnOt...sO dIdn't bOthEr...
aftEr thE van cAme...fInaLLy on thE jOurnEy baCk tO sIngApore...stOppEd ovEr aT a fOod junCtIon...bUt mE n Lt dIdn't gEt dOwn...rEst in thE vAn whiLe othErs wEnt tO eAt...aftEr tAt...whEn ivAn,aarOn n louIse cAme baCk...thEy aSked abT whEthEr anY1 hEard sOmethIn bAck in thE bAse cAmp...thEn i sAid mE n Lt hEard iT...deL aLso...
n thEy stArted tO sAy thE strAnge incIdEnts baCk aT thE bAse cAmp...bUt i thInk iF wE dUn thInk to muCh intO iT...nTh wiLL be wrOng...anYwAy aLL oF uS r sOund n sAfe baCk in sIngApOre arD 1 plUz...tOok cAb dUnnO frOm whEre...rEaCh hOme 2 15...i thrOw mY bAg in thE bAthrOom n wEnt tO sLp...hAhaz...wAs sUpEr tIrEd...
fOr mOre dEtaiLs plZ rEfer tO
deL's blOg..lOlx...
