The presence of sammytsl.blogspot.com is to jot down my adventures so i will not forget how my year passed by.
Let's start off with my 2017 Resolution, let's see if i came close to all my resolutions.
1. Pick up Korean - I did this momentarily, appx 2 - 3 months but i was no where near to sentencing a proper structure, classes were seriously too expensive. Sigh
2. Save enough money to buy airplane ticks for my parents - NO WHERE CLOSE, i am still poor AF, i think even poorer than the year before. Sigh.. I need to do mtg about this.
3. Spend more time with my family - I only have weekends with them. Trying, still trying. Sigh
4. Hike Mount KK - this is prob the only resolution i accomplished in 2017.
fml, i feel like i didn't achieve anything major in 2017. =(
Moving on. 2017 was the year whereby Hiking became a frequent hobby of mine. Did a couple of hike throughout the entire year.
January - I ushered in the New Year at a Camp site. More here : Camping at Lata Merdang
I had a really really great time and this bunch of friends i made has now become my Hiking kakis. :) It's never not fun around them. Felt that instead of the usual countdown with fireworks and crowds, we did the right thing by doing a old school camping at Lata Merdang.
In Jan, I did another hike with Cliff and Agnes at Bukit Kutu. They were prepping for their Mount KK hike, so i tagged along. Was a solid uphill hike, very challenging for me but we made it. Instead of turning left to Lata Merdang, we did a right turn, following the trail up Bukit Kutu.
February - Krabi with Eric, I did not blog about this particular trip because I was so super lazy, i kept procrastinating and by the time you know it, it was already June. LOL So, i let it slide.
But Eric and I spent 5 days at Ao Nang beach. We did a hike at Khao Ngan Nak, Mount Crest Dragon. Was a short 2 hours hike, we rented a motor to get ourselves there and did our 2 hours hike, the view was magnificent. :)
and of course, i had to fall ill during our trip, had food poisoning after eating by the freaking road side. Knew it was a bad idea! FML.
Nevertheless, was still a good trip, we had a good time together.
Ushered in the Lunar New Year with the family - went a bit crazy with the space bun hair, got bashes from everywhere. HAHAHAH WTF.
Good to have sisters, just wish that we were a lot more closer.
March - Nothing happened in March.
April - Time for our yearly family vacation. This round, we made it to Yogyakarta. More here : What to do in Yogyakarta 4D3N
Went with Uncle Boh Leng this trip but without Sabrina, cause she was too cool to join us. What a dope! =.=
I met a new friend from this trip, while doing my research i came across this girl name Ivy, who mentioned of chauffeur services and i dropped her a DM, that was how we made friends.
In April, i did a hike at Gunung Pulut, which we did not accomplished due to the amount of leeches and the next day to Gunung Baling.
May - Marks a very important month for me. I decided to leave the Media industry and pursue a future career in the FMCG line within a trading house. I made the right decision to make the jump because i met so much more opportunity after leaving the media job.
June - Was the month me and Eric prep very very hard for the following month hike. The hike that would help me to accomplish my one and only achieved resolution.
We went from Wawasan Puchong Hill
to Gunung Datuk (joined by Wae Vern and Nicholas)
and then to Gunung Angsi (joined by Agnes and one of her friend)
and finally Gunung Ledang, our last hike before concluding our training. (joined by Yong Sheng and Agnes)
Every single hike was meaningful and i felt again the fittest throughout the entire year. LOL
July - Hiked Mount Kota Kinabalu, more here : Of One of the Highest Peak in SEA
I would totally do it again if it didn't cost that much, i really burned a hole in my pocket paying for both me and Eric's hike. Met Chee Ping in this trip, Yong Sheng's friend. Had a fantastic time with this 2 and of course with Eric as well. I was the weakest among the 4. Felt super accomplished doing this hike but of course the only thing that disappoint us what that we did not managed to catch the sun rise, it was too foggy that day for any sort of Sun Rise.
Anyways, all of us came back with freaking sore legs. Massage never felt so good yet painful at the same time. HAHAH
Had told Chee Ping and Yong Sheng that our next hike will be Gunung Rinjani, Chee Ping has agreed, it's only right to get Yong Sheng to accept this glorious offer. HAHAH
In the month of July, i followed the RKC hash group to Penang and Dannok for hash. Drove all the way from Klang to Penang and next day Dannok and the following day back to Klang.. Longest drive ever and also the most tiring drive. I was feeling so tired throughout the journey but i knew if i allowed my parents to drive, i will never be able to reach home any sooner. lol
Sept - Birthday month, Shelley treated me to a very very very good meal at Troika, Fuego. Its my turn next year to return the favour.. Thank you for the great bday meal Shelley!
Oct - A month filled with so much adventures and opportunities that arise from work. Had my very first work trip to Europe, Germany and Italy.
More of it here : What i Did in Cologne, Spoleto's Work Trip and finally Rome, Italy.
Was my first time on a 12 hours flight to a foreign country and experiencing the cold weather for 2 weeks straight. I had a fantastic time the entire 2 weeks, only thing was that, i miss home dearly. I was looking forward to go home, missing my Malaysian food too. HAHAH I thought i could survive on western for 2 weeks but this trip made me realise how wrong was i.
November - Nothing significant happened this month.
December - Met my eldest sis's bf for the first time. Mum was always worried that Steph will not have a bf but here he is, glad that my sis found a fantastic guy!
Celebrated Parents Pearl Anniversary with a good meal at Hwa Ga!
and finally concluding the year with a hike trip to Gunung Suk @ Cameron highland : more here : Guide to hiking Mount Suku
Have not hiked for a good 2 - 3 months, so i suffered from muscle ache after coming back from the hike. Wasn't an easy hike i would say, the uphill was okay but the downhill was hurting my knees and toes and it was goddamn slippery, kept slipping the entire journey. So afraid i might just die. LOL
and that my friend, concluded my 2017 in a blogpost.
Thank you every single one of you guys who made it significant for me!
Lastly, a pic to celebrate my friendship with this bunch of people
Signing off,
Samantha Tew
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