My laptop died on me on Sunday. It was the gloomiest day ever. I don't care what happened to the laptop, but I was desperate to retrieve all my pictures. I've saved our honeymoon pics on desktop, wanting to transfer to ext HDD once I'm done with the editing. I whatsapp all the IT gurus that I can think of. Now my laptop is in emergency room, while Andrew performs his magical touch. So, I've taken over Leecher's laptop to continue with the usual blogging, lol! On a separate note, my mood was lifted when I saw an announcement on FB, congrats BFF! So happy for you! Can't wait for the next outing :)
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Hello running shoes, haha! The least used pair of shoes in my entire cupboard. Actually, these belonged to mummy-in-law, she couldn't fit into them, so she gave them to me :) Fits me like a glove! A quick breakfast @ AMK before heading to Bt Timah Reserve. The place was surprisingly full of people & it wasn't even 9.30am yet!
It was quite a humid day, but better than rainy days.
My last visit to here was during JC days - I think we had an orientation and we had to walk the trails to get to the peak instead of the usual straight road.
With the iconic stone with "Bukit Timah Nature Reserve" engraved on it, lol! Proof that I came here and hike up the hill.
My last visit to here was during JC days - I think we had an orientation and we had to walk the trails to get to the peak instead of the usual straight road.
With the iconic stone with "Bukit Timah Nature Reserve" engraved on it, lol! Proof that I came here and hike up the hill.
Toilet break first before we start our journey up the hill.
Parents in law came fully equipped in hat, towels and shades. They have went on 2 previous hike before & I couldn't join them due to other commitments. So, this is the first time I'm joining them.
The first part on the hike was extremely exhausting as we had to hike up a steep slope. No wonder they say the first start is always not easy, lol!
Excited at completing the first part of the slope.
Easy peasy for the youngsters and definitely good workout for the elders.
The 2nd part of the path was certainly much easier, just walking on flat road.
Felt pretty much like an official photographer of a marathon.
Someone made a face out of a tree trunk, lol! The forest reserve was formally declared as an ASEAN heritage park way back in 2011.
Kid trying to catch an ant on the ground. It's heart-warming to see kids engaging in activities instead of having their eyes glued to electronic devices.
Practicing my shots. As much as I like taking pictures, I still can't grasp the photography terms, like focal-length of lens, exposure etc. For now, I'm just trying to take different types of pictures :) Follow me on instagram (@caihonglim) if you haven't done so :)
with Leecher & his extended family.
Looking extremely unglam with the bag that carried our necessities, like a pregnant lady!
Showing him how to carry backpack with style, lol!
Leecher conveniently off-loaded the backpack to me :(
More of nature's shots.
Had to bend pretty low for this, but glad that it turned out the way I wanted it to be.
So, we headed towards the trail and it was time for intensive workout!
It was pretty easy following the path, paying caution to those steep lil slopes.
Leecher emerged out of nowhere with a newly-found walking stick.
One of the biggest challenge was climbing up and down hundreds of stairs. Leecher's towel was drenched with his sweat and I refused to lend him mine :p
Having conquered the last flight of stairs!
Back to normal path once again and it felt so much easier after what we have gone through.
Finally reached the summit :)
Leecher & cousin Benjamin.
Leecher & cousin Benjamin.
A job well-done! *pats own back*
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