aham 2

aham 2
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i'm sorry but i really just can't get over the view. the air smells crisp and sharp and fresh and nothing like the city. it was fucking amazing.

Aham

Aham
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This guy is called Aham. he is one of the rangers. in this pic he is rolling a cigarette similar to a samporna. he puts real cloves in it and rolls it in dried leaves. it tastes very good.

more view

more view
Originally uploaded by kingchef.

somewhere high in the sky, as the sun rose and the breeze picked up, the clouds slithered, snake-like, between the lower mountain peaks at a slow lumbering pace. for some reason it reminds me of elephants doing ballerina. wasn't that a scene from fantasia?

the view

the view
Originally uploaded by kingchef.

it takes your breath away

garang for brains

garang for brains
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this boulder is 6m high. yes there is a ladder in the background but why take the easy route when the alternative is so much more fun?

good times, high times

good times, high times
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this hammock has the most comfortable embrace ever. like some fat womans bosom, but more decent. if you imagine the tents in the background away, it could very well be a scene from some vietnam movie! and yes. i have a pasty white body.

the view

the view
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this is the lovely view i had in the comfortable embrace of the hammock

Me and the guide

Me and the guide
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yes, i wore the same shirt for 3 days.

The Guide

The Guide
Originally uploaded by kingchef.

Azhar was our guide for the trip. He is 50 but hardly looks it and can walk through the jungle trek even in pitch darkness. Believe me i saw it when we were trekking at 4am and i switched my light off. He's very soft spoken and has a gummy smile. he can also make a cigarette last more than 30 mins.

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At the summit. The view is gorgeous and the air smells so good. It was all worthit. From here on its literally downhill for me. I'll be back monday evening and i'll write something more comprehensive then.

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This is checkpoint 3. Only 1 more checkpoint before i reach the campsite for the day. The jungle is absolutely majestic, with nature's version of white noise in the form of bird and cricket calls and the crash of surging water against rock.

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Thats mount ophir. It rises 4000 ft into the sky. The summit is hidden in the clouds. We should reach it by sunrise tom- i hope for a spectacular sight.

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Rest stop 2 and we're almost at our destination. In the bottom right corner is the expedition leader, noraini. I'm trying hard to convince her to let me drive the van. No luck yet but i'll keep you updated avid readers so check back soon!

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My first stop before mount ophir, machap. I'm actually quite excited as i hear there'll be a fresh water waterfall.

its pedal power all the way from here to thailand and back. whos badass now?! booYA!

Southern-most point

Southern-most point
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okay the sign says 'southern-most point of asia'. pretty damn impressive considering we biked there eh? unless you take into account that its at sentosa...

Singapore's Youngest Busker!

Singapore's Youngest Busker!
Originally uploaded by kingchef.

Like i always said- Talent runs like a rushing tsunami through the Ong bloodline.

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My new baby. Ain't it a beaut? I want it to bear my children.

can you believe it? someone stole my meiji strawberry yogurt from the office fridge! who would steal someone else's yogurt? what kind of a world do we live in?! i can understand if someone stole my car. cars have this air-of-prostitution about it, you know? like a mariachi of sorts. "come one, come all! anyone can ride me!"- thats what a car exudes. but yogurt? its worse than stealing candy from a baby. its even more morally bankrupt. its stealing snacks from a hungry lennard!

Tracks from fiona apple's yet-unreleased album 'Extraordinary Machine' have been leaked on the net (http://www.angelfire.com/wa2/nadjadee/index201.html). thats a big yay for fans, so check it out. On the record, i don't listen her cuz you know, like, dude, thats chick music, but off the record, gawd she is damnnn good! (even marilyn manson has a thing for her.)

Fred Durst (yea, that guy) (yeah, i agree- he's sooooo last millenium) has obviously ran out of what little creative juices on coming up with his bandname (limp bizkit. Fred Durst-" dude... bizkit, is like, biscuit, spelt bizkit! wes! can you write us some songs now please?"), so he's using what little man juice he has on a porn flick thats just plain NASTY, and by that i mean NASTY in a BAD way. not NASTY in a jenna haze way, but NASTY in a bad russian/thai porno way. er. not that i watch any of that shit. a friend told me...

thank you