just received this email in my inbox and so many memories flashed thru my mind. and look they take 7D7N to trek fansipan and 6D5N to trek mt k. muahahaha.
Dear Adventurer, Join the ranks of the weekend warriors and take a hike ! Our lives are what we make of it and it'll be great if everyone of us can add some spice and action to our weekends ! Do take time off to smell the flowers, breathe the freshness of the unpolluted mountain air, and stay healthy at the same time ...
(1) MOUNT FANSIPAN - ON THE ROOF OF INDOCHINA Mount Fansipan, standing at 3,143m in the north-western part of Vietnam, is the highest peak in Indochina. Our 14km trek to the summit will start at Sapa Village, a former French hill station, which is already 1,600m above sea level. On a clear day, the summit will offer spectacular views of mountains in China and Laos. While on the mountain, we will have porters who will carry the communal equipment and food. Nevertheless, with the terrain being rugged and steep at times, a decent level of fitness will still be crucial, to ensure an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. This trek can be completed by any reasonably fit trekker, come join us to stand on the roof of Indochina ! No. of Days: 7 Days 7 Nights Price: $ 525 ( 6 - 12 persons ), $ 510 ( 13 - 16 persons ), $ 490 ( 17 - 20 persons )) Includes: All local land transfers, all meals during trek, full camping equipment (tents, sleeping mattress, sleeping bag), accommodation in hotels / guest-houses on twin or triple-sharing basis with attached bathroom & hot water in Hanoi & Sapa and full camping on trek, National Park entrance fees, local English-speaking Vietnamese guide, day use of hotel if flying back immediately after trek. Excludes: Return airfares, accommodation after trek, personal porter, personal travel insurance
(2) SLIDESHOWS @ SOUTH BRIDGE Join us for our slideshow next Friday evening on Mount Fansipan ( Vietnam ), the highest mountain in Indochina. a) Friday 25 August ( 7 pm ) Do drop us a note if you're coming for the show : Place & Address: 53A South Bridge Road Spore 058684 (2nd Floor)Office Phone: 6532 3866Before you come, please refer to our location map for direction on how to get to our office:https://www.boac-online.com/admin/location.html
(3) GUNUNG Kinabalu - The Land Below The Wind At 4,096 meters Kinabalu is the highest mountain in the region. If you're new to high mountain trekking and dream of climbing a mountain that's way above the clouds with stupendous 360 views all around, and one that does not require the use of technical climbing equipment, then Mt Kinabalu should be at the top of your list. No. of Days: 6 Days 5 Nights ( can be reduced if desired ) Prices From: $ 470 ( 6 - 12 persons ), $ 365 ( 13 - 16 persons ), $ 340 ( 17 - 20 persons )
time for another adventure?
love,rina
&the beauty.
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
7:06 PM
Went back to VJ recently. Feels good to be back in the odac room, kinda feels like going back home. Glad to know that certain traditions still die-hard: Staying back in odac room to mug(someone once said you go to the odac room to socialise not study), the art of climbing roofs still exists(apparently now it's harder because of the presence of security guards), graduating/graduated seniors still write "study hard" or "have the time of your lives"or entries of that kind in the loggie. Anyway, something happened while we were back.
Scenario: Jo and me waiting for bus at bus-stop outside VJ. Junior came up to say hi.
Junior: You guys going parkway? Jo : Yes
Just then bus 48 arrives. We didn't board the bus.
Junior: Did you know bus 48 goes to parkway? Jo : Huh?! New service ah? Junior: No quite long already. Think about 1 yr.
It's funny huh. Makes you feel rather old, like suddenly you realise how long ago it was since you left school, though it seems just like yesterday. Seriously, we ought to go back to relive the good old days. Take a walk down memory lane. But then again maybe we should move on and stop living in the past. Things aren't what they used to be like anymore. Things change;people change. Just as there are new additions to the college, there are also new additions to our lives: new friends, girlfriends/boyfriends, work, uni etc. Our gatherings lately have become muted. We've become so cordial and so shy to let each other in on what's going on in our lives. Yet this is the same bunch of people who did crazy stuff together, shared tears and joy, who used to be able to talk about anything everything. Maybe it's the army. Maybe things will get better when the guys start uni or working. Maybe we should make the girls enlist also. Whatever it is, beneath the laughter and smiles, we just don't connect like before. Maybe it was like this all along, just that we didn't realise. We could joke, tease, insult each other before, but now we're scared to offend. Maybe we have become more sensitive, more mature. Maybe because we don't know each other as well anymore. Maybe because we know that the person won't take it to heart and all the teasing is just in the name of fun. Maybe good friends are like that. Maybe I'm just talking nonsense here. Maybe it's so hard to forget because we really did have the time of our lives.
-tz
&the beauty.
Saturday, August 12, 2006
12:35 AM
studying.
night shifts, are tough, and extremely tiring.
patients buzzing you up to talk to them because they are lonely.
twice.
once at 2am, the next at 5am.
roar.
-SN
&the beauty.
Thursday, August 10, 2006
11:49 AM
working.
night shifts, are tough, but very exciting.
tell you guys more next time we meet.
-JT
&the beauty.
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
9:42 PM
"Roses are red, Violets are blue, 20th Batch Instructors, WHERE ARE YOU!!!"
&the beauty.
me
AS, BX, CH, DE, DO, GY, JO, JT, JY, KS, MS, MX, RT, SN, SS, SZ, TZ, WX, WY, YA, YE, YO
