Monday, June 16th, 2008 | Author: remi

yeah. this was happening somewhere like last last weekends. Me, paie, spy and shuk went on an almost unplan road trip to the east coast of peninsular malaysia.

we started on friday night at 10 pm in which paie took the pain to pick all of us at subang, kl and pj.

gewe hok jaga keda di rantau panje

gewe kat kedai tudung di rantau panjang. design dia best2.

lepas layan air kelapa. paie demam la pulok.

easy ride to kb

jejaka pilihan spy. ada response baik turr….

pengantin yang kitorang bersusah payah datang dari jauh

meninggalkan kota baru ke marang, terengganu

the area at pulau kapas that we stayed over for one night

setting up hammock. somebody else new hammock to be exact…hahahaa.

Sunday, June 01st, 2008 | Author: remi

i’ve just found out that the record set by that japanese ol man has been broken by a nepalese chap.

The man who had succesfully completed this attempt is a 77 year nepalese by the name of Min Bahadur Sherchan.

you can view his interview here. He felt the Everest was shorter than him atop the highest mountain. ehhehee…

More information about the historic climbing can be found here:

Sunday, June 01st, 2008 | Author: remi

i will try to put every online news’ addresses that i have found. This is to ensure that we are abreast with the latest happenings in that country and the region surrounding it. I will update this post from time to time.

indonesia

 vietnam

nepal

Sunday, May 25th, 2008 | Author: remi

High altitude or mountain sickness is defined when someone feels sick at high altitudes, such as in the mountains or any other altitude-related sicknesses. It is hard to determine who will be affected by altitude-sickness as there are no specific factors that compare with this susceptibility to altitude sickness. However, most people can climb up to 2500 meters (8000 feet) normally.

Generally, different people have different susceptibilities to altitude sickness. For some otherwise healthy people, Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) can begin to appear at around 2000 meters (6,500 feet) above sea level, such as at many mountain ski resorts, equivalent to a pressure of 80 kPa. AMS is the most frequent type of altitude sickness encountered. Symptoms often manifest themselves 6-10 hours after ascent and generally subside in 1 to 2 days, but they occasionally develop into the more serious conditions. Symptoms include headache, fatigue, stomach illness, dizziness, and sleep disturbance. Exertion aggravates the symptoms.

High altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) and cerebral edema (HACE) are the most ominous of these symptoms, while AMS, retinal hemorrhage, and peripheral edema are less severe forms of the disease. The rate of ascent, altitude attained, amount of physical activity at high altitude, as well as individual susceptibility, are contributing factors to the onset and severity of high-altitude illness.

Altitude sickness usually occurs following a rapid ascent and can usually be prevented by ascending slowly.[4] In most of these cases, the symptoms are temporary and usually abate as altitude acclimatisation occurs. However, in extreme cases, altitude sickness can be fatal.

The word “soroche” came from South America and originally meant “ore“, because of an old, incorrect belief that it was caused by toxic emanations of ores in the Andes mountains.

what a signboard

Headache is a primary symptom used to diagnose altitude sickness, although headache is also a symptom of dehydration. A headache occurring at an altitude above 2,400 meters (8000 feet = 76 kPa), combined with any one or more of the following symptoms, can indicate altitude sickness:

Symptoms that may indicate life-threatening altitude sickness include:

  • pulmonary edema (fluid in the lungs):-
    • persistent dry cough
    • fever
    • shortness of breath even when resting
  • cerebral edema (swelling of the brain):-
    • headache that does not respond to analgesics
    • unsteady gait
    • increased vomiting
    • gradual loss of consciousness.

This is a copy and paste info from wikipedia. You can read the rest of the articles at

Saturday, May 24th, 2008 | Author: remi

em..got an interesting offer from mr razim faris. he is organizing a trip to mount kilimanjaro middle next year. Tempted to join but…eh…when will i get married then… hahahahah.

kibo summit of mount kilimanjaro

 btw, kilimanjaro is one of the seven summits. Mr Razim Faris said “why climb all this  small small mountains, you might as well join me…we chase the 7 summits” <– slightly altered to give summore spice…hahahaha.

aiyooooohhhhhhhhh..the price is around 7 to 8k. fuhhh….

what an investment, but trekking in the africa is something that i havent thought off. the view is spectacular but i think i may not get the permission….hahaha, unless i do something about it ( about getting married )…heuheue. in any way, i think i have to work on something to foot the bill. i would say, i may have to spend around 10-12k on this trip.

from a distance 

is it worth it?

external links

Saturday, May 24th, 2008 | Author: remi

hi there,

this is a little update on the project. this morning, i have travelled all the way to TTDI to meet Mr Razim Faris, a friend of mine who had already reached the everest base camp. I had breakfast with mr Razim Faris @ santai and he has shared his experience with me.

he showed me the trail to the base camp. basically the journey starts from lukla and ends at … of course, everest base camp lah.

everest base camp trail starts from lukla

the full journey will cost us between 18 to 20 days. and i think we really really need to commit to this very long leave. its either you accumulate your annual leave from now on or you just got to resign and enjoy the jobless days in the everest…hahahaha.

about the cost, mr razim is offering a travel package. btw, he has his own travel agency :-) though. and he is offering a package of rm 5k each for a group of 10 pax. I tried to negotiate and he says he will try to build a package of below rm 5k.

he told me that the flight tix will cost us around 1300 for nepalese airline and 1800 for thai airways. somehow, he said, thai airways is more reliable. if u ride on nepalese air, sometimes they can simply cancel your tix. not sure how this thing can happen, but thats the truth.

the place where we wanna be

after all, like what shuk said last night, we just want to go to the base camp everest and give him the bow and salute he deserves…hahahahha. thats a good one. and i think, this is the picture that we really like to have…

everest on the right...and this view is from mount kalapattar...

emm..i think that is all the info that i can put up at this point. actually mr razim shares a lot of story. about AMS, about the philipino team and the super knowledgable pinoy doctor that he met. wanna story the whole thing to you guys…but will write it down later.

so guys…please consider the long holiday that you have to take. about the cost, below 5k would be very reasonable aite. till then…chiow.

Friday, May 16th, 2008 | Author: remi

the 4 of us has booked the tix: remi, zani, shuk, waje. below is the schedule:

Kuala Lumpur LCCT (KUL) to Hanoi (HAN)
Economy Promo
Rabu, 11 Feb 2009 Flight AK 760
Depart Kuala Lumpur LCCT (KUL) at 06:30
Arrive in Hanoi (HAN) at 08:45

Hanoi (HAN) to Kuala Lumpur LCCT (KUL)
Economy Promo
Selasa, 17 Feb 2009 Flight AK 763
Depart Hanoi (HAN) at 18:05
Arrive in Kuala Lumpur LCCT (KUL) at 22:30

we are opting for the 7 days trip. It is short, but i hope we can make full use of what available over there. we are looking for 4 more participants. please contact remi for further information.adious…

ps://currency conversion guide from MYR to VND

Live rates at 2008.05.17 08:35:36 UTC

100.00 MYR

=

495,113.76 VND

Malaysia Ringgits   Vietnam Dong
1 MYR = 4,951.14 VND   1 VND = 0.000201974 MYR
Friday, May 16th, 2008 | Author: remi

Itenaries

I just received the itenaries from Apeck. Below are the itenaries for the 8 days trip.

TARIKH

PENERANGAN

day 1 Arrive at Noi Bai Airport at 8.45 AM. Transfer to the city center, free and easy at hotel before going to the train station. 21:00 Pickup at the hotel, transfer to Hanoi Train Station for a night train SP3 at 22h00 to Sapa. Overnight on the train.
day 2 6h30: Arrive Lao Cai. Pick up at the train station and tranfer to Bac Ha by bus. 8.30 Arrive Bac Ha then have breakfast. Wander about to see Bac Ha Market with so many commercial activities of  Ethnic people, dressing in very colorful clothers, such as trading, cooking and also dating. Take a ride to Sapa
day 3 8.30 Leave Sapa, walking about 3 hrs (picnic lunch). Continue to climb. 16.30 arrive at our campsite at the hight of approximately 2.050m. The tents are raised for your comfort and the guide are already busy preparing a well - deserved dinner. It is the time to enjoy the fresh air and the sounds of nature. Dinner and overnight in the tent.
App. 7 hrs trekking
day 4 Today is summit day, 7.00 start climbing upward.For the first 01 hour It’s a little bit hard because of  cliffs but after that You will have an easy climb up and discover the variety of  trees in this Hoang Lien National Forest. Around noon we can put our hands on the marker and quietly enjoy the spectacular view towards Lai Chau, Laos and China. Enjoy the lunch in the top then back to our camp, relax, diner  and overnight in the tent .App. 8 hrs trekking
day 5 After Breakfast start an easy climb down, Lunch in the forest before reaching Sapa. 14.00 arrive Sapa. Free for bathing.
day 6 16h00 Bus transfer to LaoCai Train Station for the night train back  to Hanoi.
day 7 Arrive Hanoi at 5 AM. Check in your hotel.Take a rest.
day 8 free and easy in Hanoi till getting to the airport .

actually we can get back by the 7th day. This is an option dude. Do you want to stay or just hop on 1805 flight from hanoi on the 7th.

final price for Air Asia

Perlepasan Total 126.50 MYR
1 Tetamu @ 0.00 0.00 MYR
Airport Tax 25.00 MYR
Administration Fee 26.50 MYR
Fuel Surcharge 75.00 MYR

Pengembalian Total 156.50 MYR
1 Tetamu @ 0.00 0.00 MYR
Airport Tax 55.00 MYR
Administration Fee 26.50 MYR
Fuel Surcharge 75.00 MYR

Jumlah Harga Pakej
283.00 MYR

Other cost

rm 800 for bigger group of 8/10 persons to rm 1500 - 2000 for small group of 3-4 persons.

tentative date of the trip, 2 options

7 days - 11/2/2009:0630 KUL  to  18/2/2009:0845 HAN
8 days - 11/2/2009:0915  HAN to  19/2/2009:1330 KUL

no of participants : 6/8 persons

confirmed participants : remi, zani, syuk,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,

ok, then today i will gather as much people as i can before proceeding with the tix purchase. We will purchase the tix tonite !!!

a point to ponder,

MAS tix return kl-hanoi is rm 4k…lu pikir la sendiri.

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 | Author: remi
gua baru tengok air asia nya promo 14-16 may for international route.
tuh dia, ho chi minh…
Perlepasan   
Kuala Lumpur LCCT (KUL) to Ho Chi Minh (SGN)
AK 146 - Pergi KUL 5:40 PM 02/23/09
Ke SGN 6:30 PM 02/23/09
Pengembalian   
Ho Chi Minh (SGN) to Kuala Lumpur LCCT (KUL)
AK 147 - Pergi SGN 7:00 PM 02/27/09
Ke KUL 9:50 PM 02/27/09
 111.50 MYR
1 Tetamu @ 0.00 0.00 MYR
Airport Tax 25.00 MYR
Administration Fee 26.50 MYR
Fuel Surcharge 60.00 MYR
 141.50 MYR
1 Tetamu @ 0.00 0.00 MYR
Airport Tax 55.00 MYR
Administration Fee 26.50 MYR
Fuel Surcharge 60.00 MYR

Jumlah Harga Pakej

253.00 MYR

…so apa macam, fansipan anybody? kawan aku cakap, seminggu at least kalu naik gunung. itenaries malam nih dia bagi, hopefully we can reach a decision tomorrow.

dear fansipan…. i will c u when i get there…. * sing along…

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 | Author: remi

this is not a mature post. but i just cant help looking at the pix in this site:

http://www.themountainschool.com/Galleries/Carstensz/index.html

some pictures from the site.

woohooo.... 

yeah....on top of the world

ropes bebeh ropes

wonderful rainbow, this picture deserves an award

and some info on cartenz…

http://www.themountainschool.com/expeditions/carstensz-pyramid.html#2