Goodbye
2007-05-31, 10:52 p.m.

Geog trip is over. I must say I don’t regret going for it. I know I missed trainings, and I wish I really didn’t have to miss trainings, but then you can’t have everything in the world. Give and take. And for the geog trip, I learnt and refreshed quite a lot. And to see it actually being done. Hmmm, it’s really an experience. And we had debrief on the second and third night till quite late. Especially the second night when we were still in kuantan. The debrief lasted till 11 plus and all of us were just dying in the room. Ha.

the hotels were wonderful, first two nights were spent in kuantan, swiss garden resort and spa something like that. The rooms were nice, too bad it wasn’t carpeted. But it’s a resort and there was a beach, so of course its expected. It’s a really nice place though. The last night was in the Hilton at petaling jaya and woah. Although it’s not my first time at the hotel, it still rocks and I loved the bed. So damn comfortable. The comforter was filled with feathers and so were the pillows. So soft so nice so wonderful. Haha. And the food at both hotels were good. Breakfast was scrumptious. And the dinner on the second night was out of this world. Sok joo and I turned carnivore. Or rather, almost. And I think we died eating. Haha. It was some bbq buffet, were they bbqed the food for us and we could eat all we wanted. I shan’t go into the details here. It would not do it justice. And today’s breakfast was superb. International buffet. There was jap, malay, Chinese and English breakfast. And they had fresh fruit juice and so much more. I think I put on at least 10 kg. Or rather that was just the spoilt hotel weighing scale. Thankfully.

I like seeing the rocks at kuantan. Basalt, granite and limestone. And the climb up to the limestone cave was fun. It’s so high up. But I sweated quite a lot cause I was carrying my bag with me. Sok joo and I were exercising haha! And it was so so cooling in the cave. Some wind tunnel effect. I learnt quite a lot. And I think everyone did too. Seeing the basalt rocks and the iron oxide in between them. Seeing the unweathered and weathered rocks. And the granite, actually seeing the quartz feldspar and mica minerals. So fun =) and playing in the stream measuring the stream velocity, taking the cross sectional area. Haha. Throwing the oranges here and there, letting the water rush over your feet. Getting your legs wet. And then going to the waterfall after that. Ha. I’m so glad I didn’t opt out of the trip.

Rachel goh and tan sok joo are funny roommates. It was fun rooming with them. Rachel and her hilarious Indian accent. I think we irritated the shit out of sok joo with our non stop chatter in that weird accent of hers. But I think sok joo was very happy too. Especially last night when we drank haha. She was smiling and laughing like some idiot all the while. but I’m guilty of that too haha. But yea, fun is fun. Drinking is drinking and eating is eating. When you put all three together, it’s my geog trip =)

A tribute:
I miss you. I really do. It feels so empty without you. Like a big black hole in my heart. Imagine the shock I got when I came home and my mum told me you were gone. Forever. And I couldn’t stop the tears. The best climber I have ever known. The smallest eater I have ever known. One the of the smallest I have ever had. But the past two years were wonderful. Running about, chasing after you. Smiling to you as I fed you and made you drink water. Powdering you when you needed to take your bath cause you were becoming smelly. Changing your shavings and cleaning out your cage. Sitting on the floor and watching you climb the whole cage, holding on with your strong paws. Staring in fascination as you gripped each rung or the cage or as you cracked open each sunflower seed. My heart melts everytime you use your paws to wash and clean your head. The way you rumple your fur and then stare up at me with your beady black eyes after that. But I always thought you had the most wonderful eyes. So big black and round. You were always scared and timid. When I first got you, you were scared of my touch, but once I held you, you would either sit in the palm of my hand or climb everywhere all over my hand. And then you got used to it. And you let me stroke you as you ate. But now its over. You’re gone and you’re not coming back. But you were old. 2 years and 1 month. I’m glad that I did get to say goodbye. Although it was one day too early. And you smelled good cause I gave you a bath the night before I left. You had a clean home too. I wish I had seen you one last time, but it’s just fate. I love you my little hamster. Goodbye.

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