This journal entry contains my reflections for the entire trip. Things that I want to remind myself when I backpack in future. I think some stuff I said here could be a little mean to alwyn. But no hard feelings brother!!! I enjoyed myself thoroughly. I know I am no angel too...bet that at times, I make you wanna scream at me too. hahaha...
This trip hasn't turn out as adventurous as I thought it might be. The most exciting thing so far was the climb @ THE PEAK and probably, the 8-hr Jeep ride? I think I am little sadistic here. IN a way. I like it when things have a certainty of going all wrong and forces me to panic like hell. Mad? Nah, it is this that makes life exciting and might as well enjoy it.
I told some friends before that there's a few thing I want to do when I go there.
(1)visit Pai and read a book over coffee while I'm there
(2)whitewater rafting
(3)caving
(4)ride a bike around Pai
(5)visit the Mekong River
(6)rockclimbing
Out of which,I only did half the list. I think when one travels, it would be best if both has the same objectives in mind. Or the objectives has been set right from the very beginning. Alwyn's into sightseeing and idling activities. It is different for me. I need the 2 ends of the spectrum to feel satisfied. I need both the adrenaline from adventures and also the coffee0-over-book thing.
Weiyang never understands why I love to go to exotic places. I didn't have a reason when he brought it up to me. On this trip, I found the answer. There's no point in visiting paris, london, new york when in Singapore I can get to see buildings all over. I don't need to see the working crowd when I can catch it right at shenton way. Seriously, I want to go to exotic places, the more ulu the better for one thing. To be able to see the other side of the world. I want to sit on the bus and see rice fields, mountain ranges. I want to try the different types of coffee from all over the world, reading my book at their cafes, experiencing the different ambience they offer.
I love to equate the kind of highness I get from climbing with travelling. When you travel, you get bored at one place, you move on to another. hahaha...just like my style of climbing. I love to try new routes. I get bored with trying the old easily lah...I will tend to give up after 2 or 3 tries. Candy swears by that!!! and I think the way I climb is slowly moving away from the conventional ways girls will climb.Most girls will go for techniques and those static kind of moves. I go for those kind of movements that requires me to jump and lose my balance, so whether I get to the next tile is altogether another problem. I don't mind jumping, missing the tile and falling onto the mattress. In fact, I get damn excited when I miss it. hahaha...
and yes, before I go on, I must always remember to bring the charger for everything when I travel. Nano charger, spare hp and camera batteries.
I have learnt a lot about myself over the past 8 days. Something I have never realised it until then. I am extremely intuitive and I don't like to do things by the book. I gave up reading the Lonely planet 3 days into the trip. I prefer to just explore. Refering to the book only for the maps of town, even guesthouses. hahaha....I rather just go into the guesthouse and look at the place rather than read the book for recommendations.
I have just came up with my retirement plan last night. While climbing. hahaha...=P after I am done with travelling round the world, I want to settle down at a place I really like.( At the moment, it would be PAI.) In there, I would want to open a cafe that sells fantastic cinamon rolls, quiche lorraine, tuna sandwiches and serves coffee that caters to everyone's taste. I will provide free internet stations and book corner for exchange of books. The cafe will cater to backpackers. Neat right? hahaha...*daydreams*
Next stop: back to chiangmai to complete my norther thailand tour. The Mae Hong Sun circuit.
After this, it will be to:
(1)Manila
(2)Laos, cambodia, Vietnam (all same ranking)
(3)India
(4)Definitely Papua New Guinea
Till, my next trip. *muakz*
Reflections
This journal entry contains my reflections for the entire trip. Things that I want to remind myself when I backpack in future. I think some stuff I said here could be a little mean to alwyn. But no hard feelings brother!!! I enjoyed myself thoroughly. I know I am no angel too...bet that at times, I make you wanna scream at me too. hahaha...
This trip hasn't turn out as adventurous as I thought it might be. The most exciting thing so far was the climb @ THE PEAK and probably, the 8-hr Jeep ride? I think I am little sadistic here. IN a way. I like it when things have a certainty of going all wrong and forces me to panic like hell. Mad? Nah, it is this that makes life exciting and might as well enjoy it.
I told some friends before that there's a few thing I want to do when I go there.
(1)visit Pai and read a book over coffee while I'm there
(2)whitewater rafting
(3)caving
(4)ride a bike around Pai
(5)visit the Mekong River
(6)rockclimbing
Out of which,I only did half the list. I think when one travels, it would be best if both has the same objectives in mind. Or the objectives has been set right from the very beginning. Alwyn's into sightseeing and idling activities. It is different for me. I need the 2 ends of the spectrum to feel satisfied. I need both the adrenaline from adventures and also the coffee0-over-book thing.
Weiyang never understands why I love to go to exotic places. I didn't have a reason when he brought it up to me. On this trip, I found the answer. There's no point in visiting paris, london, new york when in Singapore I can get to see buildings all over. I don't need to see the working crowd when I can catch it right at shenton way. Seriously, I want to go to exotic places, the more ulu the better for one thing. To be able to see the other side of the world. I want to sit on the bus and see rice fields, mountain ranges. I want to try the different types of coffee from all over the world, reading my book at their cafes, experiencing the different ambience they offer.
I love to equate the kind of highness I get from climbing with travelling. When you travel, you get bored at one place, you move on to another. hahaha...just like my style of climbing. I love to try new routes. I get bored with trying the old easily lah...I will tend to give up after 2 or 3 tries. Candy swears by that!!! and I think the way I climb is slowly moving away from the conventional ways girls will climb.Most girls will go for techniques and those static kind of moves. I go for those kind of movements that requires me to jump and lose my balance, so whether I get to the next tile is altogether another problem. I don't mind jumping, missing the tile and falling onto the mattress. In fact, I get damn excited when I miss it. hahaha...
and yes, before I go on, I must always remember to bring the charger for everything when I travel. Nano charger, spare hp and camera batteries.
I have learnt a lot about myself over the past 8 days. Something I have never realised it until then. I am extremely intuitive and I don't like to do things by the book. I gave up reading the Lonely planet 3 days into the trip. I prefer to just explore. Refering to the book only for the maps of town, even guesthouses. hahaha....I rather just go into the guesthouse and look at the place rather than read the book for recommendations.
I have just came up with my retirement plan last night. While climbing. hahaha...=P after I am done with travelling round the world, I want to settle down at a place I really like.( At the moment, it would be PAI.) In there, I would want to open a cafe that sells fantastic cinamon rolls, quiche lorraine, tuna sandwiches and serves coffee that caters to everyone's taste. I will provide free internet stations and book corner for exchange of books. The cafe will cater to backpackers. Neat right? hahaha...*daydreams*
Next stop: back to chiangmai to complete my norther thailand tour. The Mae Hong Sun circuit.
After this, it will be to:
(1)Manila
(2)Laos, cambodia, Vietnam (all same ranking)
(3)India
(4)Definitely Papua New Guinea
Till, my next trip. *muakz*
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