The Trek on Saturday

What happened:

• We trekked from Dairy Farm Walk to Bukit Timah Visitors' Centre and then to MacRitchie Reservoir
• On the way, we came across a railway track. Then we went off track. In other words, we hor-landed. Of course that was all in good adventurous fun.
• Our lunch was 10 biscuits, with tuna spread and 2 apples.
• We spent about 6 hours trekking.
• We went up Jelutong Tower and the HSBC Treetop Trail.
• Each of us notice uniquely different things. I keep spotting iguanas, spiders and a toasted baby snake. While Xinzhan spotted very green waters, terrapins and a swimming iguana.
• We went to the prata shop at Upper Thomson Road after realizing that the Teochew Porridge stall had already closed for the day.
• Xinzhan had kambing soup with bread, banana prata and 2 cans of 100Plus. I had a mutton murtabak, a glass of iced milo and a can of 100Plus.
• I was rather quiet all the way while Xinzhan did most of the talking
• Dinner time was more interactive with more conversational topics. Like that sin scale where I concluded that if one were to follow it closely, he/she is better off unattached. I thought it would more likely cause more problems than what it attempts to prevent.

Retrospect:

• Yup, we are uniquely different. Even the things that grab our attention are different. In a way, we compliment each other by noticing what the other may have overlooked or taken for granted.
• I learnt about Xinzhan's struggle against alcohol, which had me fascinated, intrigued and impressed at the same time. Fascinated and intrigued by how a person can be dependent on a certain substance, impressed by how well he can hold his liquor. I realized that I probably will never grasp why such things occur. Maybe he's like Li Bai, the Chinese poet who is incredibly talented in a drunken state. Though I think I remembered he ended up in a rather sorry state...
• Another thing that came across was his thoughtfulness. Noticing a particular wildflower, the thought a friend's msn messenger icon came to his mind. Throughout the trek, I probably was just thinking about finishing the trek. I was also thinking about what kind of conversational topics we could talk about, but I'm quite creatively challenged at coming up with conversational pieces, so I came up with nothing spectacular.
• There are some things that are common too. We have this simplistic, "just do it" mentality. That's why we started the trek in the first place. No need to ask, "sure or not?"
  Life's an adventure! Leave the "how to do it" for later.
  Though, Xinzhan isn't convinced that he should take on the full marathon this year... Kenny Sia (kennysia.com) completed his first with only 2 weeks of training in 6hr 35min.
• It was a good outing. Nothing like a good challenging walk to tire ourselves out so that we can enjoy the rewards (read: food) twice as much. Our cellgroup should do it REGULARLY. Good for keeping fit.
• Testing our limits is also a good way to recognize our existence. I think it makes anyone rethink life.

Last but not least, photos.