Friday, April 22, 2005

Sabah - Mount Kinabalu!

Well, here we go again - yet another bright spark that flashed in front of the boys between glasses of whiskey. Climb Mount Kianabalu! Climb it before it's too late! Most of us will be 44 this year if not already there (for those celebrated theirs before April) except for the Express Class boys.

Actually, other ideas that came up were crazier still. Among them were climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in South Africa, bungee jumping and even sky-diving (costing only RM700!). Cool head finally prevailed (even with whiskeys in their blood stream) when someone (who shall remain nameless) mentioned that he is even having problem going for roller coaster rides, much less all the above adventures. So we settled for Mount Kinabalu but not before agreeing to go for roller coaster rides at Berjaya Times Square!

Date set for the event is 6 - 9 October 2005. We'll leave here on Thursday on and return on Sunday. We can keep the costs low if we book early enough through Air Asia. The more the merrier as the saying goes. But if we have a minimum of 8 pax confirmed, the whole adventure is on!

This is no April Fool joke just in case some of you thought it is (hence the reason for posting this on 2 April!). So, if you're up to doing something crazy and exciting this year, join this batch of crazy bunch:

  1. Basil
  2. Ragu
  3. Wilson
  4. Ban Keat
  5. Meng Chai
  6. Edmund
  7. Chandra
  8. Joseph Martin
  9. Kathir
  10. Dr. Siva

14 Comments:

At 12:26 PM, Anonymous said...

Far out.....that's whats it all about....by the wayside...the place is KK, Sabah...so there are other activities that can also be considered....Golfers....(what is the place, Sutra Harbour ??), Island Hoping, Snorkling (Manuken)...etc....So if we have enuf takers...we can have several groups doing different things.....so will the guys with Sabah Connections please write in...we need to make arrangments...and your advice/contacts (hotels, transport etc) will be useful....Canaga did you say something ??? Further, anybody with any experience climbing ??....need advice about an effective conditioning regime that will be useful for all those planning to scale Mt. Kinabalu.....That way, hopefully it should be a fun and memorable trip.....Hey fellas around the region like Andrew, try to get away for the weekend dah....these days with all those cheap carriers...won't be 2 expensive.....the emphasis is to keep it as cheap as possible since do not want to exclude anybody from participating just becos' of costs....PRPR

At 5:17 PM, Anonymous said...

Ha ! typical LSB plans. Easily identifiable by (1) making a mountain out of a mole-hill...excuse the pun! (2) scheduled far far away..Oct?? (3) cheap low cost, no frills, etc.. and finally (4) will not happen.I've reserved a pair of Badminton Masters ....NO NOT for the hiking BUT I'll eat this with tomato ketchup if you fellas scale the mountain. ha ha ha....For your info... no need preparation - Just put on yr joggers and set off at 4.30am to be in time for the sunrise... been there, done tat. LCLY!!!!

At 5:31 PM, Anonymous said...

Need to figure if that is Mr Neoh who will eat the badminton masters if the group does manage to hike up the mountain.

At 5:55 PM, Basil said...

We are going to Sabah for sure.....climbing KK has different connotations .....I wont be needing any shoes though, but talking about eating shoes this i must see....

At 6:06 PM, MC said...

Well folks, the gauntlet has been thrown. Are you for real or just "talk"? Perhaps if our mysterious friend could identify himself, we can decide whether to get the BATA shoes and Tomato Ketchup in advance or do we get them on return from the "Trip". So, what'll it be?

At 6:37 PM, Anonymous said...

Just a suggestion, how about having a group birthday once a month or group those dates which are close together that we can celebrate. Can we make a list of the birthdates ?

At 6:42 PM, MC said...

I am in the process of gathering all the birthdates of the boys. Perhaps I should just publish what I have first and fill in the rest as we go along.

At 9:48 AM, Anonymous said...

Hey Anon 2....can appreciate where u r comming from...anyway, hope it is as easy as you claim...scaling Mt. Kinabalu that is....but some of these guys look/are in bad shape man...if they are going to make it, they need to get in shape...don't you agree ?....by the wayside...after this, i'm planning a walkie walkie up Thirupathi in India at year end (for my own reasons)...u interested ?PRPR

At 11:45 AM, Basil said...

If you want to learn about scaling well endowed mountains , speak to eddy Hon.....im sure he can advice us of the equipments needed....!

At 3:09 PM, Anonymous said...

Hey, Basil...somehow this claim about Eddy Hon and his well endowed equipment does not gel..unless otherwise you know better...

At 5:42 PM, Anonymous said...

Guys, this is good but I seriously think you lot should have some training first, start small, run up Gasing Heights, then trek up Maxwell, then Camerons etc... Oh hell if Eddy Hon knows something abt endowed mountains...then get him to train you guys !!!!!HSR

At 1:58 AM, Anonymous said...

Eddy Hon's equipment for mountains is indeed a paradox.... for it is the "lack of" hoisting equipment he is particularly interested in - hoisting equipment also known as Bras. The other paradox is that while the group of you intend to "go up" Hey he wants to "get down"; you guys want to climb he instead wants to "dive"(muff dive....yeah); you want to fasten those buckles(of climbing gear) he wants those fasteners(of bras) unbuckled; you zip up but his thoughts are to zippers going down. Only thing you guys will agree on is... oxygen baybeeeeee!!Now who was it that's pushing blame onto me and the badmiton masters...Grrrrr....!! I'll buy the kicap for those that can track the shoe eating culprit!!!!

At 12:28 PM, Basil said...

Ok lah we we will contribute to an all expense paid trip to Sabah for the shoe eating culprit , well he will only need to bring along his............... hah hah!Photos of the event will be sold to LSBies only to recover the cost of financing his trip and to buy him a new pair of Bata shoes..........ok or not ?

At 11:13 PM, Anonymous said...

I am the culprit& I choose to remain anon. Now I'll buy the photos and stuff them in the shoe and eat both... plus the glass tomato sauce bottle!!! har har har!!

posted by MC @ 2:44 AM

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