Start the climb

After getting out of the van, we have to walk to the station where we registered to climb the mountain. The wheather was an issue. It was not that sunny. Cloud was every where or was it mist. The climb to the station was steep. This was discouraging me. I was panting to the station. The air was refreshing and cooling. The turth is I was really excited.
A sign board saying that I was at a resort. This baffled me. As to me, resort is a place where one relax and enjoying a slow life. Maybe I missed something here.
After every one of us log in. We move to the exit where it will take us to the top. The trail we took was called Mesilau trail, which we were informed to be longer and eased on travel. What striked me was I have more to see and photograph. There were choices of two trails. This was what we have chosen.
The first stairs after the exit. Definitely there are more to come. With this man made route, it is not a surprise to see elders going up to the mountain. All is green and the sky is not blue, it was shades of white and grey.
A wooden man made stairs. A ladder to be precise. Someone must have delibrately left it there so we have a good start, else I would have turned back. Nah that is not me.. no matter what I must make sure I am up there.

On the way to Mount Kota Kinabalu

Me woke up feeling the chill in the morning. Preparing to pack and leave the the banglo unit. So eager to start the exercise of my life. It was still dark out there. As I was getting ready, no doubt someone is earlier than me to get a glimpse of Mount Kota Kinabalu. Later me clicking my camera away. Making me some memories.
We gather at the station or office before fueling ourselves. The food does no justice to my taste bud. But the energy is needed here. Chomping away as much as I can packed in. Sun is rising creating rays of light from my right. There goes the crooked surface of the mountain which was my target. The one thing that I did do was to regret for not taking the photos of my small bag being weighed. We were engaging the porters to lug our bags. Can't really recall the charges. So there goes our challenged, to make the journey more pleasurable.
We got into a van taking us to the foot of the mountain or more like one quarter of the mountain. On the way, we passed a morning market along the main road. Thought of getting something for lunch later but ended up taking photos instead. The weather was promising, cloudy yet bright. Was looking at the mountain and hoping no such scenery the next morning. As I understand the journey to the top is the second part of the journey. If it is too cloudy then not sunrise view. This reminds me of Cameron Highlands. It is cooling on our way to the mountain foot. The rest of the ride was not comfy. So hmmm.. my butt was not save. It was sored when I got down at the destination...

My latest hobby

Recently, like begining of this year. I was getting a hand itchy. There goes me landing in plastic modeling world. Really think about it, I like this stuff years ago. At that point of time, I wasn't that excited. I got myself some of the tools to start rolling my little pastime. Seems some part of me is not participating. Soaking myself in my other hobbies and major of it being lethargic.

When it starts, it nuture my attitude toward patient. Not that it really cools me down, but more of striding my patient along with months. To really describe me, I am the opposite of patient.

The worst part of me arised with this new hobby. As I launched this hobby, it consumed me financially. I have yet to set of the alarm in the finance department. Monthly, new model was landing my home. I just halted from doing so. Merely waiting for those interest me badly.

To do it, time is a major role. As I am now a family man, more time with my son and my love one. So there goes my hobby which I only allows an hour daily.

Oh.. this is many people hobby. Some makes money and the money is as hugh as tens of thousand.

For those, have nothing new to experience, this is one of them. Not to discourage, one will part a great deal of hard earned cash to finished a nice one. Merely getting it assembled will only makes you give away RM20. Yet it will exhilarate for a short time.