12 March 2017
It had been so long since I last wrote in here. It's difficult to find the time plus there's a lot of things to do. Kids had started swimming in February on weekends.
I had started hiking with friends from early of the year with the intention of having some form of exercise with the hope of being healthy and to increase my stamina (sounds like a grand mission statement already haha). I started with Bukit Gasing and then Bukit Kiara (both trail and track and also the track down at Lembah Kiara). The first attempt at Gasing, stars came out from my head and I felt like collapsing. Had to take a rest and sit down to calm my dizzy head.
Last Sunday me and Soo decided to follow Mazrul and the DRB geng to hike up the hill at Kota Damansara (KD). Came out from the house at about 7.10 am, packing up some cupcakes in my backpack. I am not familiar with KD area and just follow the waze which brought me through Taman Mayang to Tropicana and then to the road in front of SM Kota Damansara Section 10. Parking was full so I just followed other people parking at the roundabout at the dead end and hope that it will be safe there.
Reached the entrance at about 7.55 am, just before our 8 am meeting. Can't find any toilet there. Started the climb at about 8.15 am following Mazrul's friends which pace are way too fast for me to follow. We found 2 bangku kayu 15m after the hike and rest to drink and eat the cupcakes.
We continue going up and of course I made a lot of stops along the way, particularly after every hike up. Going up makes me short of breach and caused dizziness after that. I had to rest to let the dizziness go away then only I can continue. I know I am not really fit but I like hiking, at least it is not hot in the forest and the air you breath is so clean. We managed to reach the sign post that says "Denai 3 Puteri" and took pictures with everyone.
The trail leading to the Unity Peak after that was sooo challenging and I almost given up. I told Mazrul to just leave me and just met me on his way down but he just wouldn't let me. I am so grateful to him coz if not because of him I will never reach the peak.
We met Ummi Nazeera the actress and talk to her although at that time I am not really sure that it 's her coz she just looked like any other kids going on the hike. She's sweet even though not drop dead gorgeous kind of girl. She asked me how old I am and when I told her she said "muda lagi".. hmm I dont really know what she meant by that actually.
On the way down I felt so tired like I had no more energy in my body and I had to stop a lot. A few times my feet feels like it is going to cramp and that scares me. 2 times I had to use the cold spray that Mazrul brought along. I just pity Mazrul for having to wait for me all the times that I stopped. At that time I was thinking why did I torture myself like this and I never wanna hike hills again, I regret going to this hill this time and a lot more regretful things keep playing on my mind. My water at this time also finished and my throat is so dry. My shirt, pants, tudung and the towel I used to wipe my face are all lencun from my sweat.
Finally after it felt like hours of dragging my feet and praying to Allah to give me energy to finish the trail, we saw the entrance at 1 in the afternoon! I just can't describe how happy I was to see a guy selling drinks just outside the entrance.I drank 2 cans of soya bean in 1 sitting and the good guy also offered me his seat. Semoga Allah membalas budi baik adik.
After that I stopped at a 7-11 to buy a bottle of mineral water and 100+. My thirst doesn't seem to go away. I can't believe that this hike took 5 hours. Should I know what lies ahead, I wouldn't want to attempt it in the 1st place. It's good also that I have no idea of what lies ahead, otherwise I wouldn't reach the peak as I did although my aim is not to reach any peak at any time. I don't have that target, you know. I just want to have some exercise and the sweat that comes out after a hike making me feels so clean after a bath.
Reached the house at almost 3 and I was so tired I do not have the desire to eat. I actually slept on the sejadah with my telekung on, on the floor. That was how tired I was.
Right now, I am thinking of another hike. The remorse had gone away although the cramp is still there haha.
The photos are in my phone and so malas to upload to my pc.
Till the next writing.
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