towerthon 2011 & bukit tabur hiking trip

Finals over yesterday.. just had my shower.. and the ideas and spirit came during that fine time.. haha (itupun nak bagitau ^.^ BIARLAH!)

I wanted to write last night.. tapi kepenatan gila cuz one whole day jalan2 in KL with marissa after our very last paper - Sociology... la ni, nak ceritakan trip pergi bukit tabur & towerthon.. anda mau mane satu? i supposed i should tell u the latest event.. :)

TOWERTHON

hanis: nape tunjuk gigi? [ni macam candid la, tak sedia lagi.. :D)

on the same day i had my driving class for 3 hours. [4-7 pm] just imagine how the road was.. [manual okay? banyak complain pulak kn? haish =.=' ]seriously the traffic gave me pain & some more that night i have to climb thousands of stairs. pray to god that i could make it :D then, arrived at home around 7.45pm.. mandi, solat n siap2.. vroomm~! terus pegi KL Tower. wah ramainye! first thing i ckp, "ramainye cina! mane melayu? baru ingat nak geng.." haha.. tup tup.. ada la melayu.. tapi tak seramai penyertaan daripada kaum cina.. mane pergi melayu kita ni? (lepaking?) heh.. while waiting with my dad, out of sudden, ade orang tegur.. guess who? ex-mrsm kkb teacher! - cikgu maziah! [tapi die tak join pun, just her friend - ayin]

this competition is divided into 9 groups kalau tak silap.. A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I - men & women are separated .. so, in my group around 362 participants & we all started the race around 10.30 pm.. from the bottom of the hill till top of the tower. Peeps, cuba teka berapa lame saya mengambil masa? agak bangga la cuz tak sangke, around 25 - 30 minutes..wohoo!!!  tapi tak dpt top 20 cuz the 20th person is around 24._ _ mins. so i assume i'm at the top 40 :D next year, nak try lagi & i want to try to achieve 20 mins.. amacam? nak lawan? the fastest person to reach to the top is 13.5 mins and he is a HE - MAN!.. 

during the race

i jogged at first.. bukit kan? so, i don't want to lose my stamina and be tired in early mins.. there's a section whera a lot of supporters giving cheers. They lighted up my spirits.. jog atas red carpet.. terase macam celebrities pulak. then here the exciting part came.. climbing up the stairs. at first memang tak penat & sangat syiok.. potong ramai orang. around halfway, i da jadi macam ulat..(wah! macam mane tuh?!) I assume the stairs punye railing as a rope.. i tarik, tarik n tarik untuk tarik badan i naik atas (boleh imagine? i tak pandai nak describe la) tengok atas, bile la nak sampai.. lame lagi ke? memang i berzikir la waktu naik tuh.. sumpah penat. dengar lagu, tak beri effect pape pun.. waktu perjalanan, ade kesan orang muntah.. ramai orang stop to take a rest..terduduk.. muka semua memang macam udang terbakar. 

sepanjang2 naik, ade satu tingkap kecik je, then takde.. memang rase macam hostage la terperangkap dalam tiang.. heh. drink kiosk after A LOT of sets of stairs.. tapi i minum 2 kali je.. tekak kering sangat2 sampai sakit nak minum.  AT LAST, sampai! memang merah udang terbakar la muka! yeah..dapat medal. However, I'm a bit disappointed with the organizer cuz the ladies n next categories got stuck for almost 2 hours at the top floor. Wasting our time just like that. But the men's fault too, meng-crowded kan tempat tuh dengan tak turun awal2. haish. Ade 4 lifts: 1 laju, 1 slow, 1 xle pakai, 1 rosak = 2 lifs je boleh pakai. 

tips: i naik tangga by two (2) or three (3) stairs. if naik satu-satu, memang sangat penat. kat mrsm kkb dulu buat macam tuh.. / while climbing up, give spirit to others too.. smile at them n show ur thumbs up.. memberikan semangat tau benda ni.. dia dapat, kita pun dapat :) 2 ways of giving spirit.. u give n u'll get back. Be prepared before the race with ur trainings & stamina. Running, hiking, & climbing the stairs are totally different. SERIOUSLY ade yang muntah, ade yang pengsan, ade yang tak dapat habiskan the race :(

ni dah sampai rumah around 12.30 and yeah, i got a medal, a t-shirt n the certificate later baru die bagi :)

Bukit Tabur - West

The Tabur Hill Ridge is rated the Longest Quartz-Rich Ridge in the world. well this is my first hiking trip & rock climbing! slalu  nye bukit takde rock climbing kan? Furthermore, ade certain part je yang ade ropes. if tersilap langkah, memang jatuh n BOOM! maut la alamatnya. There were cases in previous years, death, hardcore injuries, got lost.. macam2 la. OWH! i should tell u where this place situated. In Taman Melawati, at the back of Taman Melawati. Masuk dalam-dalam lagi.. near kampung2. My dad fetch me there ( me & jihan apparently ) die je la sorang kwnku yang same umur yang bole layan ku buat outdoor activities. - thanks puteri nurjihan! We met new people & they all are working people. only both of us who are students & the youngest.  The peak offers spectacular view of the dam and it will take you 3-4 hours climb

my hiking group!

click click.. got more to tell about bukit tabur if u wanna noe more!