Watched thor alone. Had Ultraman burger
Went to nam heong at starling. Not bad for the tea time set rm12 for 3 dim sum and free tea.
No good books selection at book axcess
Gardened on Thursday. Killed a snake. Much wow.
Hang out with cousins yesterday at Red bean bag and whimsical
Played Pandemic legacy on Friday night. Quite interesting.
Baking again.
Jogged once. (going to Jog again soon, waiting for efe)
Bought a gaming mouse
Helped to maintain parts of the house errands, watering plants and plucking flowers, praying.
Tried to look for my CHIP computer, couldn't find it. Did I give it to someone?
Tried new place super Saigon. Vietnam Pho. Quite good, reasonable price and FAST!
Failed to do what I wanted to do last week. Lol supposed to come out with the urban x proposal. Ah well, let's try again!
Went to garden twice. Tilled one of the plot, placed the netting for the rainwater harvesting and clear weeds.
I paid 1734+65(for casing) for my new phone replacement. It is the same model, one plus 3t. Same color etc. Lol
Couldn't get the same cover because it is too expensive, may ask big sis to help get it.
Bfast @ rooftop, eggs and toast + yogurt
Walked to Siddha pokari. Was disappointed at the view
Walked to durbar square, paid usd15 for entrance fee.. Paid a guy rm20 for tour guide, brought us around and explain the buildings. One of the more interesting ones is the kamasutra temple / Pashupatinath Temple. They have 24 pictures that depicts the positions for sexual intercourse. Upon performing, you will have a baby. It is for the olden time young couples to educate them on how to have a family, as usually back then they get married quite young.
We visited a thangka center, art painting from the olden times. We didn't appreciate it much so we didn't stay long. Next we went past nyatapola temple. Beautiful. Nyata means five and this pagoda has 5 levels.
We also visited a pottery maker. I wanted to buy a cup from him but the price was high. When I went back someone already bought all of it.. Unfortunate for me, but he was nice enough and felt bad about it that he gave me a small Buddhist statue as a gift.
We went back to pottery cafe and bar for lunch, had vege pakoda and chicken Chilli momo.
We visited the peacock window and dattreya Temple. After that shopped for chips, and now we are chilling at the guest house waiting for our taxi.
Taxi picked us up and reached airport in about 40mins. Krishna dropped by, passed us goodbye gift and falafel and kebab wraps. Checked in, and had our dinner at the airport. Now waiting to pass security. It is 720pm, flight is at 925pm.
Flight delayed for one hour. Talked with Betty and her niece. Her niece got diarrhea. Thank God it was the last night in nepal.
Woke up around 615am, finished reading mockingbird. Not bad of a story.
We had takeaway bfast (French toast) and head to the bus station. Found our bus, got in around 720am. It is now 515pm, we have yet reach our destination.
It stopped 3 times, once for short break around 1045, next was 1230 for lunch and another toilet break in the afternoon. We had fried rice and pakoda for lunch.
The road is bumpy and poor in condition. The bus always shakes up and down, left to right. It was also a hilly road, with loads of turning, ascending and descending, so the journey was horrible! BUT I did manage to read some of the hard things about hard things and started on a book I didn't realized I bought. Manage and clean up.
Anyway.
We reached Kathmandu stop around 540pm..to our surprise, Krishna arrived! He helped to negotiate price with the taxi drivers and managed to get one for 1k. (later, I tipped the guy an extra 100 as he wanted). Along the way the guy talked to me mostly about his life and plans, and I kept asking as well. He intends to go Poland to work if possible.
We arrived at Bhaktapur guest house around 7pm. We got three beds instead of two! Freshen up and head for dinner. The owner, Monica, said she will be going for ABC in late Oct with her German friend.
We are now waiting for our food at a restaurant at the highest floor on one of their building. I ordered dhal boat, we ordered pork chilly to share. Pork chilly, was awesome! For Npr 150. Yums!
Left bambu ard 8+. Breakfast was muesli and hot milk. Tasty but tiring to chew. Head to chhomrong. Had fried potatoes with egg and vege. Stayed there till about 1pm, before heading to jhinu.
Saw a lot of Koreans and Chinese coming up along the way. Also got the contact of the American lady. Penny /penelope. Also found out the Malaysian guy name is ben
At jhinu, rested a bit and head for hot spring. Met a Malaysian travelling with Korean here.
At hot spring, the water is hot at the shower but the pool water is just soso. Lukewarm at best.
Dinner had oat Porridge. Meh. Pakouda is good though.
Also. Finally got Internet! Hahaha
Woke up around 6, geared up to go out and enjoy the magnificent view of the snow mountains. Took heap of photos. Helped a Spanish lady took hers. Reminder to send the photos to her later.
Gurung bread was soso only. Head down, took more photos along the way. Reached Himalaya at 12pm. Had fried rice + plain rice with curry vege for lunch.
Walked another 2hrs... Then reached bamboo around 3+. Took a cold shower. Apparently it is full house at sinuwa.
It is already one week.of hiking. My my.
Had vege egg fried rice for dinner. Chatted with the Malaysian lady with Singapore lady. After dinner, we discussed our finances.
I read like one chapter of to kill a mockingbird before I slept.
Morning! Woke up around before 6. Did some warm up, brushed teeth, and when they woke up, I packed my bag. Had Tibetan bread with cheese. The bread is also known as grunge bread. We started Trekking around 730 am. Reached deurali around 930.
The view from here onwards is fantastic.
Met a Korean honeymoon couple here. They got a flag that says "we just got married."
So cute! Took a photo with them.
From this point onwards it is all the way up up up. Finding myself needing to catch a breath now and then.
It's 1120 now and no MBC in sight. Getting colder too. We reached the MBC notice board at 1150. Took us another few flight of stairs before reaching our lunch point. Ordered vege fried rice, again. Spoke to a Spanish lady from the region of Andalusia. I also changed to a warmer attire.
After that, we depart about 1pm to ABC. Reached around 3pm. Cold. Cold. Unpacked. We were told it is not good to shower at this temperature. We use wet wipes to do some cleaning.
After unpacking, we chilled at the dining hall, play cards until we get to see the view of the mountains around us. What a sight! Took photos, then continue chilling at dining hall till dinner time.
Makan, brush teeth (at the bushes) and get ready to sleep (missing one wool sock, so my left leg will be feeling warmer than the right one tonight).
We are sharing room with 6 other pax. One of them is an American staying in Salt Lake city. We met him a few times along the way here.
Spoke to a Nepalese who worked in Klang before. He likes it there but was always bullied by drunk Indians. What a bad image these Indians are giving to Malaysia. Sigh....
Anyway... Thought about Amy along the way here today. Crazy. Just crazy why I am thinking so much about her now. :l anyway.....
Go home must bake more brownies.
Morning!
Packed, warmed up. My water bottle is leaking so I used a plastic bag to support the bottom. Hopefully it won't break the bag.
Had Tibetan bread, eggs and potatoes again. I am not yet bored of it. I just wonder how healthy it is as we are eating two eggs daily.
Will be heading to Himalaya stop today. View looks fantastic as we can see the snow mountains from here ie the place we stayed last night.
On our way to Himalaya, it rained so we stopped for lunch at bamboo. I had fried rice, whereby the portion is enough for two pax. I was soaked Btw.
We reached about 415pm. Showered. Got hot water. Tonight sharing room with the girls. Now playing Nepalese card game while waiting for dinner.
As usual, woke up a few times during the night. Slept without brushing my teeth cos I Ter slept. Even left the light on.
Morning bfast, eggs + potatoes + Tibetan bread.
Started to trek downwards. Reached a stop. With a mini ferris wheel at 11am.
Stopped at 1150am for lunchhh. Having curry chicken, mixed fried rice and tomato soup. The owner worked in Malaysia before, and wanted to match make CHC and me with Nepalese.
We reached chhomrong around 3+pm. Not bad I think today.
All showered, washed clothes and waiting for dinner. And it's only 3:42pm
We learned how to play an Indian card game.
Dinner we ordered curry chicken, two dhal baat for sharing. Spoke to a few Nepalese in Malay.
Read a few chapters before I sleep.
Ultralight, woke up early in the morning around 515am. Waited outside for the car since 530am, the driver reached only around 6+am. Met another Malaysia group from PG. We talked, exchanged contact.
I was supposed to go first, got into the vehicle, but left after idling for 10-15m. The airport was closed so we could not fly. After that the PG ppl went first. I had to wait for 30mins extra.
The Ultralight was definitely an experience, flying without a wall/border between you and the air.. The view, can see the mountains, flying above the cloud, diving into the clouds, just fun. Not very exciting but enjoyable!
After that, I dropped postcards for Jen and gloria, walked back to hostel, rested a bit and head back to shop for more books.
Bought Stephen hacking, Dale Carnegie, zero to one and option B. Later will buy rework and one more book.
Lunch we had Tibetan food, with tungba (millet drink, taste bad at the beginning but gets better). We had Tibetan pie, which I think is the best of all. The rest were soup momo and rice noodle soup.
After lunch we walked, we shopped for books before heading to Kfc to meet Santu.
After that we walked along the lakeside, then had dinner at a Korean shop.
Came back, and then packed for the trip to bhaktapur. Met a chilean and a Chinese.
Woke up at 405am. In between I woke up at 12, 2 and 3am.
Ate nestum and dressed up for hiking. The hike was bearable but perhaps due to the altitude, we need to catch a lot of oxygen. I can walk faster but decided to slow down so I won't faint or feel exhausted.
Once we were at the top, the view is amazing. You can see the snow mountains! As it was a special occasion, we were served free drink and biscuit, with a t shirt as well.
Now waiting for Bfast.
Bfast was awesome! Got Tibet bread, egg and potato. After makan, start hiking. Halfway, can see the mountains. Beautiful view.
We started 9+, reached lunch area around 1pm. Today's hike. Was much easier compared to yesterday. Downhill. Most of the time. But having said that, downhill is bad for knee. So I tried to walk backwards,sideways, crouching...
I ordered Tibetan bread with omelette tomato. The bread doesn't taste as good as the morning one. Anyway I think we rested for an hour here. I even napped.
After that we begin our second leg of the day. We reached the guest house at Tadapani before 4pm. As we about to reach, the rain started pouring on us. Lol
I have a room to myself again. But this time it is a single bedroom. Took a cold shower. Tonight is going to be colder than yesterday. Maybe cos it rained.
Dinner we had dhal baat. Watched anaconda 2, at least there was kind of entertainment. Wonder who is the girl.
Tomorrow will head to chomrrong
Tikkedhunga. This is the place of the first night we slept in. In the morning we had egg, grilled potatoes, onions and tomatoes with toast bread. Simple and tasty.
Packed up, and head to ulleri. We trek for about 2hrs, rest 10mins or so before trekking again for another 1hr. In between we managed to catch the sight of a snow mountain. White and beautiful.
For lunch, I took momo, simple and filling enough. There were many groups who rested here including a Japanese female group that is suspect is probably a softball team. I bought an orange hoping it was juicy but it was dry. :(
We commence our journey again. Another 3hrs. At one point I finally bought a coke for Npr200 which is about RM9. Tasty!!
We finally reached ghorepani about 4pm . took some photos at the entrance. Krishna pointed out where we need to go tomorrow morning. For the sunrise. Looks daunting. Anyway, the room is cozy! I showered, did some washing and now waiting for dinner.
Updated:
Dinner was awesome. Sizzling chicken, fries and vege. Hung my washed clothes next to the heater to dry.
Bfast was banana pancake. Spoke to some of the hostel mates.
Booked myself for ultra flight for USD99 for 15mins
Took a boat to world peace pagoda. Had to help the boatmen row.
Was one hour hike up, met some old Chinese ladies and chatted with them for a bit.
Stupa was built in relation to a goal by a Japanese Buddhist who wants to spread Japanese Buddhist back to India.
Shared a taxi back to lakeside with 2 other girls. Npr200 per pax.
Sent postcards, now having lunch at sharmila restaurant. Decent price. Not bad the food. Had thukpa, dhal baat and pokada
Tried local everest beer. Not bad. 650ml for 300, ie rm12.
Stumbled into this book shop. Sells really reasonable books. Finally Bought my sapiens book.
Walked a bit more, stumbled onto kfc. Met the sg and my ladies eating at a rooftop Nepalese restaurant.
We had Italian pizza and spaghetti for dinner. Didn't feel well after. Probably lack of water. Dehydrated. Drank Gorkha for dinner too. I prefer everest.
Walked back. New roommate from Israel. Showered and spoke to Dutch lady, shared my experience on trekking before I sleep
Woke up. Supposed to have corn bread but chc mistaken my corn bread for Tibetan bread. :l tried both, no diff.
Started to walk down before 8, met the other guys (Americans and Malaysians) halfway down the road. Chatted with penny towards the end.
At the end, we took a Jeep from siwai to pokhara. Had lunch with Krishna, had pokada again.
Changed money and went back to hostel. Rested a bit and head out again
Dinner took us 1hr to decide. Finally set on Korean dinner but the place looks odd and there were many customers whom have yet been served their food so we left. We ended up having Chinese for dinner. So so.
Read another few chapters before sleeping.
We arrived at pokhara yesterday after about 2hours flight delay. The plane fits about 20pax and you can see the cockpit from your seat. There is only one seat on each side of the plane. The flight took about 30mins.
Upon arriving, we met with Krishna at the arrival hall, which is just like a small hall. We dropped our bag which we do not want to carry for our hike, and head up. The car ride was at least an hour long. Along the way we saw various type of goats/yaks. People were buying them for their upcoming celebration.
We reached some hut, repacked our bags and started walking for 30mins.by this time, it is already around 330pm. We took our lunch, which is fried rice and started to trek. Took us about 2.5hrs to reach our hostel. The trek is not difficult but I was carrying my own bag, which is quite heavy (9kg). There were three dogs that we met along the way and they followed us for at least 30mins long.
I got my own room because there's only two beds per room. Had dhal baat for dinner, which is rice, soup, papadom, vege and vege. Taste better than the dhal baat we had near the boudanath temple.
After that I showered, brush my teeth (I forgot my toothbrush, bought one here for NPR25, which is about RM1+), wash my clothes and then slept.
Woke up middle of the night a few times. Too cold. First time I wore jacket and long pants. Second time I wore another layer of long pants AND gloves. Morning weather now feels fine.
There are two Nepalese here whom have worked in KL before. One in the container Depot and another idk where but around KL/SHAH Alam.
What are you happy now? I think that having GF is making me happy atm. And being able to do what I want and contribute abit to the company. ...