Lost~!

Well, i'm basically here to blog or to write about a particular incident where by which I actually got LOST in a mountain. Yup, you heard it i literally got LOST in the Jungle on a Mountain which is Gunung Lambak. It happened well about three weeks ago. And yea, why am i blogging it only now? Well, i would say i was kinda lazy to blog about it till now~! Haha. So here is my story and experience by being LOST in the Jungle, my experiences, struggles, fears, hope and lesson. xD

Well, it started first as a simple hike up Gunung Lambak planned by a church. So well, i was free that time so well tagged along. Well when we arrived at the foot of the mount, boy were we excited. Like kids with ice cream. haha LOL... And i mean, it wasn't my first time climbing up the mount, this would be my second, so i thought, ahhhh second time no big deal.

My friends were saying stuff like, ahh i'll race you to the Top! This is easy lah! And they were betting around. But boy oh boy,were they gonna regret what they said.

And so we began our journey. Or slow tedious hike up the mount wasn't easy as the path wasn't straight, well it was only for the very beginning. After that, it was a real tedious hike up. I stopped quite a number of times to for big grasp of air. And thought man, i should have trained more before hiking up. And so we climbed and climbed up the mount. Encouraging each other along the way and also competing at the same time. Cause well, Boys will be Boys lah haha. Thank God, all of us managed to reach the Top. And boy oh boy, that feeling of Euphoria you get after shedding all your sweat, effort and work and finally accomplishing is simply Awesome.

So at the top, we rested, took pictures and simply marvelled at the wonderful scenery that behold in front of us as you can see as the first picture at the Top. But trust me, it looks soo MUCH better in real life.

Well, then friend said we should be getting down soon. But, we had to go to the toilet. And yea, where else could you go to the toilet then in the Forest? I mean the Forest is your Toilet man. haha.. So, then we went exploring around the peak of the mount and found a mini toilet i would say. I mean, someone must have dug a hole and place a stool there. So yeaa, my friends took turns pissing there while i just piss at the trees. *OKAAAY, NOT IMPORTANT INFORMATION LOL!!! =.=" *...

Anyways, after that my friends saw a path. They started saying that they took this path before, but honestly it looked very creepy with hedges of branches covering the path and it seemed as if no one had took the path in a long long time. Well, but they kept insisting that they took this path before and it was a short cut. Well, initially i didn't want to take that path, i mean common its like a death sentence lah. But well, i thought of the thrill & adventure and well, even if we die we die as Brothers, which i regretted saying, =.=". So, all of us began our track down that uncertain path. Much like in Life huh? When we take an uncertain path and have no idea where it'll lead us. So i just followed them as they lead us

As we hiked down, that path slowly disappeared and gave way to even denser hedges of branches, trees and leaves. I mean, you could barely see where your going. But it was thrilling it really felt as if your own a big adventure. My friends in front kept saying, oh we see a path in front! We see a rope in front! But you know what, there wasn't a path nor rope in sight =.=". But we kept on going.

Then a friend said, well since we've already tracked down to this point, lets just continue down cause we'll bound out to end up at the bottom of the mount. So we agreed and continued on.

The path only kept getting worst and worst. Until a point where we just stopped. Looked around, and admitted, alright "We're Lost". We're seriously LOST in a Jungle. By then, morale was at its steepest. To add on to the bad news, we finished all our rations of water. We were all tired, thirsty, dehydrated, devastated and frustrated. Moreover, the soil on which we stepped on wasn't hard soil. It was soft and muddy. We practically had to use our entire body grabbing branches and trees for support. The condition was terrible.

To make things worst, i got poked by a branch in my eye which hurt badly, *OUCH* and my Little Brother, * Ahem ahem, you know a Guys Best FRIEND cough cough* got kicked by my friend accidentally. And boy, it hurt like mad. Imagine always watching in the movies where the bad guy gets kicked in the nuts? And ever wondered how it felt? I'll tell you its NASTY...

We continued on tracking down until a point we said, alright we have to stop! We're not going anywhere. And so we decided to track all the way back up. And boy was it tiring and tedious tracking all the way up. I mean, i was literally exhausted. Try hiking for about 3 hours? Yeaa.. I mean, i was filled with anguish and devastation until a point where i actually thought, am i going to DIE?

I started thinking about Life and thought there's still so much i haven't done yet. This can't be the end, can it? I don't want to perish here. There's still so much to do and to be accomplish. God i don't want to Die here. I made a desperate prayer to God begging Him to spare us and allow us to survive through this ordeal.

And so we continued on hiking, battling our fatigue and growing anguish. And true enough, i've never experience anything like this before. It was one big Adventure. We continued battling up the Hill, overcoming the odds and finally, thankfully we arrived at the top once again.

I don't know how to express the feeling. I was so so Happy that we reached salvation. There was an uncle & auntie at the top and gave us some water to drink and boy, Water Never Tasted that GOOD. Then the uncle & auntie guided us down the mount, even though we were exhausted but at least we're on the right path. And after 4 grueling hours of hiking, we finally arrived back down the mount. My legs were shaking but felt so Happy that we're basically saved.

I guess, this ordeal has thought me this in Life. Life, is really fragile. You won't know when your very existence might just end like that. As i was battling the mount, i thought of all the things i regretted not doing and all my weaknesses and things which i haven't accomplish. I thought about how i wasn't Brave enough in many instances in facing Life's struggle where many times i'll just bail out and escape. It thought me, to really face up to your challenges & be Brave. Live your Life with no Regrets.

And of course, Love God. Cause i know even as i was battling the mount, God was helping me all the way.

So that's my story, and yes i know its LONG. Sorry to strain your eyes though. Shalom & Take Care Everyone. =)