i was framed!!

afew photos from day 2 and 3 first!

Perlis teaser

Before we get the pro shots from Daryl, here are two of mine. No comment for this one:


And this is the, um, 8c+ (the guys can tell you all about it).

NUS ROCTRIP 08

In KL Pondok Lodge at 7.50am on a lazy Monday morning. Here's an update for those who missed out on the trip.
Perlis climbing was pretty interesting. Gua Kelam was bee-infested and some of the guys who went up got stung numerous times. I think Claudia got some too. The routes weren't that interesting, and loose rock was common.
Bukit Keteri was a different story. Less insects (still a lot of mosquitoes and sandflies), long routes that are quite fun and beautiful cave structures to explore, coupled with a balls-in-your-mouth hike up to the Belly Button cave. The Keteri Ultimate route was a 7a+ called Kerengati or something. Quite a few of the guys managed to finish it. A juggy 8 metre start, a very sharp and crimpy 5 move boulder crux, then a easy finish on jugs again. Most of the guys tried the 8c+ which David Lama and Cedric Lachat did on their Mammut trip. We left a mulien (or however you spell it) up there.
Ipoh was a breath of fresh air, with zero trekking and cleaner belay spots. Fuzzy Lama gave the most problems, not with the climbing, but finding the right anchor points. And projecting La Sculpture, a 7c+ boulder route which we did on toprope was fun and inspiring. Natural bouldering rocks la.
I don't know how the professional climbers climb for so many days straight. I'm aching like mad all over, bitten infinite times with my legs all scarred badly from scratching in the middle of the night, and the mind can be so tired that I don't feel like putting a rope to myself. But the company was most enjoyable, with like-minded teammates with light sabres and the endless singing on the bus.
Photos from Daryl will come soon when we're back. We've got thousands of them.

OMGLAZERGUNSPEWPEW!!!!!!

From left to right: Kenneth, Lucy, HH, Bert, Dor.

Pengyang decided to change his name to Lucy(his char name). So now Lee Pengyang is known as Lucy Lee Pengyang, the imba (imbalanced) KS-er. (KS= Kill Steal)

Bert is the Main Tank(soaks up the damages.. yea SOAKS! like a SPONGE!)

Kenneth and Henghong are the water elemental summoners. click click gogo!

And Doris is Bomb Girl. Pewpewdiudiu!

AFTER chionging night cycling and kboxing and climbing @ smu ... WE ARE TIRED .. and so we played computer games..

after 2.5 HOURS(no kidding) of insane button smashing and mouse clicking...

Finger Strength increased!!! [insert Level UP music] and we completed the game! w00t!

Anyway the origins of this post stems from Warcraft 3, this old school computer game. We played this map called X Heroes Siege which happens to be old school as well. In this map/game, we are supposed to kill monsters and defend this castle from swarms and swarms of constantly respawning monsters. In order to level up characters, the player must buy tomes to increase strength and agility and whatever stats there are.That's the gist of the game.

And since this is predominantly a climbing blog, this post can be related to climbing! Oh yes. The game has taught has determination and perseverance- staring your eyeballs out for 2.5 hours watching py I mean lucy do KSes is sheer determination! We all start out the same(= weak), but it's your character which will see you through till the end, and that's when we end up different.

For example, py had picked lucy, the strongest and most imbalanced character in the game. That's why he had the ability to succeed in life I mean in the game and KS so well.

Just like climbing. Train hard, have the right character, and all will turn out good for you in the end. :)

Be strong. Buy tome. There are some things money can buy. There are also some things money can't. Climb more.

Night Cycling Afterthoughts

This is my very first post over here! Hoping for an immediate recovery from thigh aches (hopefully more muscular aye) & butt soreness 'cos I think I look funny walking around now. A bit of twitch and jerky movements here and there. Haha! Terribly fun and stomach-challenging night we had (except the sandflies which seemed especially attracted to me). Got to know some of you guys better and personal weird antics. :D

I just wish that next time probably, somebody will invent bikes with ring floats or cushion padded seats. And in the first place why were bike seats shaped this way?

Floats like this have been proven to be therapeutic for many.



It's time to love your buttocks for they are the ones who are always there to support you!

Waiting for the photos to be loaded up!

This post is dedicated to zhao xiu

And in the same spirit, here's a funny pic of myself.

captions and relevant descriptives are below pictures

Sunday- Standard Chartered Marathon 2008. Yours truely decided to go down and be a runspirator (had a couple of friends running in it and thought it would be nice to support them). I've never experienced a marathon before, be it as a supporter or a runner- today was an unforgettable experience. For one, I got to witness the unfailable human spirit- the determination, the will to push on, the support, the grit and the strength in completing 42.195km. Sounds so cliched hor the human spirit, but... it's something which is really indescribable. I was in secretly in awe of everyone- the logistics, the runspirators, the tentages, the music, the everything- the entire time I was holding a pathetic placard saying "Allez" and waiting for a familiar climber face.

At the 25km mark at east coast. Got there a bit too late- had intended to reach by 0830 but wound up reaching at 0850. Was zzzzzzzzzz because I knew I had missed claud already by that point of time. Waited for about 30 min, but had my two chao turtle odac guy friends for company who had happily pangsehed me and cycled to east coast instead of walking around with me, but that's irrelevant to this blog so err moving along hahaha. Saw no familiar climbing face here, but only my odac friends.

Cher mummy! Caught her at city hall mrt station actually- she was on the 'down' escalator and I was on the 'up' escalator- yelled for her and she responded with a huh hi huh? face. She called me 1 min later to say that I had caught her stoning hahahaha! She was there to accompany and support a friend (or is it friends?) who was/were running 10km. See that's us with my Allez placard. This pic shows us at the finishinglineareatentagesandmuddy field. Was feeling a bit zzzz to be alone so I hunted her down just to look at a familiar friendly face! This is our WE WERE HERE picture hahaha!

Sidenote: I joined my church friends shortly after cher and I parted. So I wasn't alone. :)

Alright first up of the climber runners we have claudia and marian! They came in below 5 hours. Had to holler CLAUDIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! to get her attention. So sweet huh this pic. :) BTW Cher had waited from the 3+ hour mark to the 4+ hour mark but didn't catch them so she was like "i didn't see claudia!" with a slightly panicky tone but yeshhhhhhhhh they finished in below 5 hours (correct me if I am wrong k claud)! They were running too fast for the first picture hahaha.

And she had to yell in my face in an attempt to scare me outside Spinelli's hours after the race- she had hushed my friends silently while I was engrossed with SMSing (inability to multitask even with a simple activity called walking tsk). Thanks claud I love you too but you failed to scare me because you have done it to me so many times! <3

Team NUS- the runners were waving flags at the last stretch. Didn't know whether to laugh or cheer. But yes I chose to cheer. I was cheering randomly throughout my wait in order to break the monotony. Kinda like bouldering comps and climbing carnivals, one cheers for random people.

I was still in awe at this point of time- I saw all sorts all people finishing the race. I really mean all sorts. You got the balloon carriers, the parents, the old men, the really white-haired old men, the old women, the really white-haired old women, the limping people, the people with scrunched-up faces of pain, the school kids, the pram pushers, the teenagers, the couples, the really tall people (I saw this human giraffe), the really fat people (I saw this human rhino), the nerds, the geeks, the everyone really. Just didn't catch the kenyans. I heard from my friend that they were freaking woaaaaaaaaah (for the lack of a better descriptive). They run in a black pack and they run damn fast- when my friend entered east coast, the pack had left east coast and the east coast stretch is a couple of freaking kilometres yo. I am still in awe (who wouldn't be! 2+ hours for 42.195km thats inanely insane!)

They had the Kids' Dash events as well for 3 different age groups. Ultimate cuteness seriously to see little tots run like speedy gonzales! SO CUTE.

JUDITH! Runner siaaaaaaaaaaa.

Human spirit at play- a couple and their baby running together. Sweetness. And damn strong la.

Balloon Lady ran full marathon. Yes the white tag confirms it. AMAZING LA. Just. Awestruck.

Look more kids in the kids dash!

Yixiang and Edwin! By this time I was frying in the sun (thank god it wasn't that sunny...but yet there's UV rays la) and stoning and zoning out already. Yixiang had to yell DORISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS to get my attention.

Oh, did I mention that the pictures posted here are in CHRNOLOGICAL order? :D Hehehe. Do the inference hor.

This guy's carrying a buncha balloons which say WILL YOU MARRY ME? I don't know what's the verdict cos I was rooted to my spot looking for familiar faces, but erm ladies will you agree to marry such a guy? Open for discussion. As for me... I don't know la too young to think about marriage hahaha. Forever young I wanna be forever young.

LOOK SUPER SMALL SUPER CUTE! -melts- It's kinda wow to see parents running with their kids in the kids dash. Showcases the positive side of the human spirit.

So sweet they came to look for me after their run hahahaha. :) EDWIN PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOUR KNEE.

Signing off. Hope this post livens this place up a bit more. We should type more in addition to posting videos! Like add in more afterthoughts. Because it's only words, and words are all I have, to take your heart away (guess the song, awww).

Just found this jaw dropping

psyched me up for last paper WAHAHHAHAA *goes back to study....

team mammut roc trip 2000

a little something to psyche those who are going for the eoy trip but havent seen this video yet. i bet jiawei see this video liao want to cancel his hokkaido trip.

the girls at the scenes at the back were doing this route, camp 5 7b+, which i was too scared to try.

post-exam posting frenzy.

my name is jansen schmit ko

my favourite advertisement

Non climbing related stuff- some of you all might have seen these before, but the two links are stuff that HH sent me some time ago that I found to be interesting and amusing.

Why is napping good (snorlax power!)
Funny story, maths related

Eh those who finish exams post something interesting lehhhh. Yours Truely has got 2 more papers left :( And night cycling! Details details! :) :)

Think out of the box.

detress

just when you thought you got tired of hearing this song, HEY PRESTO! a new version comes out.

random video

i quite liked this video ( no climbing in it ).. esp since its in HD.. i think its worth 2mins of mugging time

enjoy~! =)
(recommended to load finish before viewing)

Promo 2009 HD
Uploaded by grandeodyssee2009

JUPS!!!!

Whose Line Is It Anyway

Petzl Roc Trip Zillertal

Destress! Relax!
Here's the latest clip from Petzl's Roc Trip in Zillertal, Austria.
I think it's very well-shot and one of the best Roc Trip videos so far.
And it's interesting to hear what the climbers have to say when they are asked, "What would you do if you didn't climb?" Don't understand Dani Andrada's part though.
Enjoy.

Petzl Roc trip Zillertal
by Petzl-crew

NIGHT CYCLING!

IN 3-4 WEEKS TIME, GUESS WHAT!??!?!



nahh.we wont be doing such high level stunts on bicycles.BUT!


IT WILL BE THE END OF THE EXAMS!YAY!!!
and heres a treat, chuanming and i will be organizing a NIGHT CYCLING outing!=)yes, night cycling which means we will be up in the wee hours of the morning cycling off our butts!its gona be fun.it will be a time of letting loose and meeting up and getting to know your fellow rockclimbers even better before the M'sia trip!!! but before we can go paint the town red, i will need you to sign up. this is for logistic purposes so that we know how many bikes to rent.

the Date we have set is 8 Dec 2008!Venue and price not confirmed.need to find out how many bikes for rent, the more people, the cheaper=)

Lets have fun together and for those who don't know how to cycle, i can teach!muahaha.but u gota find me a bike first!=p

so what are you waiting for!?!?sign up yea.haha.and if anyone violently objects to 8 Dec 2008, pls tell me. either tell Chuan or Fel!!!!

TANKEW YOU!!!

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!

DONUTS DONUTS DONUTS AND DONUTS!!

hey guys and girls!heres a lil advertisement from the social work department!!this year end, there will be an overseas trip to Yunan to do volunteer work and some of the people going will be raising funds through the sale of donut!yummy yum yum!

FROM THE DONUT FACTORY!!

Pre-Order Form
Name: Contact No.:
Collection Date: Wed 12 Nov / Thurs 13 Nov / Fri 14 Nov*
(between 11am-6pm @ NUS Arts or Science)


DONUT FLAVOURS!!!

Cookies and Cream (NEW)
- Cream mousse filling topped with
milk chocolate and sprinkled with fine Oreo cookies

Dark Chococcino (NEW) --- Tiramisu
mousse filling topped with rich dark chocolate

4 Cs (NEW) - Unique combination of
corn, custard and coconut with rich dark chocolate

Japanese Jasmine Tea (NEW)
- White chocolate with green tea and Jasmine lotus topping

Chocolate Cherry Delight (NEW)
– Milk chocolate with real black cherry topping

Rocky Road (NEW)
– White chocolate with big chunks of Oreo

Double Chocolate – Rich chocolate cream filled donut topped with white chocolate

Coffee Roasted Almond – Californian
roasted almonds with coffee flavoured chocolate

Mint Dark Chocolate – Rich dark chocolate with cool mint flavoured chocolate topping

Raspberry Dark Chocolate – Rich dark chocolate iwth Swiss raspberry filling

Hazelnut Milk Chocolate – White milk chocolate with crispy hazelnuts

Strawberry White Chocolate – White chocolate with Swiss strawberry filling

Lotus Mocha – Milk chocolate with coffee flavoured lotus paste

Orange White Chocolate – White chocolate with zesty orange topping

Peanut Dark Chocolate – Rich dark chocolate with peanut butter topping

Peanut Butter Glazed – Glazed donut with creamy peanut butter filling

Glazed – Light almond vanilla glaze –light fluffy donut

Apple Cinnamon – Diced apple topping with cinnamon icing

Cinnamon Chocolate – Dark chocolate centre with a generous dusting of cinnamon icing

Expresso Mousse – Creamy expresso mousse with dark chocolate

Blueberry Glazed - Real blueberry topping on a glazed donut

Kaya White Chocolate - White chocolate with premium kaya centre

Chocolate Lemon Cream Heart – Dark chocolate covered heart filled with light lemon cream

Spicy Cheese – Melted New Zealand cheese with basil and spice

Pricing
All proceeds will go to the funding of the trip

No. of donuts Price for Pre-order ($) Price at Booth ($)
1 donut $1.50(preorder price) $1.60 (price sold in booth)
3 donuts $4 (preorder price) $4.20 (price sold in booth)
12 donuts $16(preorder price) $16.50(price sold in booth)

you may refer to the donut factory website for the pictures!(click on this line)

hmm, i volunteer to help take orders from any of u guys!, so either sms or email me=)or comment on this page!and include your matric number at the same time!!!

thank you for helping!!you get to enjoy the donuts at a good price!, in the comfort of your school campus and help a child in Yunnan=)

Winning Design =)

Presenting the WINNING DESIGN for the proposed slacks. This was beautifully done by our very own Yi Xiong.. haha..

So all that's left is how the slacks will look like.. Please post photos of your favourite slacks so everyone can have a look. Thinking of having a guys and gals cutting cos i don't think any guy would wanna wear the girl's cut and vice-versa yea.. Remember to choose the design when the pics are up and also the colour!!

=)

What are leon and py doing?

fiftysixpoundspewpew

(I don't have any climb on photos so i "koped" this from facebook) Climb on was AWESOME! My team fiftysixpoundspewpew was 9th! Unbelievable since we weren't even climbing competitively initially... and I just remembered we didn't take any team photo. Charlene, Claudia, Sandra and Jiasheng's team (3 Girls and 1 Guy) was 10th and Edwin, Jensen, Matthew and Yixiang's team (Brotherhood of Deformed Joints) was 5th! HOORAY we all did so well :) I don't know the individual results but I THINK Alvin, Jansen and Yixiong are in top 10, at least for the last time i saw the scores.

Hope everyone had fun! Maybe everyone can share how you guys feel about this year's climb on! I LIKE THE LOCATION, and the sanuk recycle bag HAHA.

random

here comes the DURIAN TROOPERS!

on the eve of DEEPAVALI, some rockclimbers had a craving for......

DURIANSSSS!
and so began the search for durians. 1st stop!Chin Yong Fruits Stall.and of course we had dear Cassandra as our durian guide for that night!


THE DURIANS AT THIS STALL WERE AVERAGE, THE 3 FOR $20 DURIANS WERE A LIL TOO SMALL FOR THE DEMANDING DURIAN TROOPERS!






THE DURIAN TROOPERS IN ACTION!



STRANGELY THOUGH, THERE WERE SOME SECRET AGENTS AMONG THE DURIAN TROOPERS, THOSE THAT DIDNT LIKE DURIANS AT ALL!!!!!!

AGENT #1: REGINA HUANG
AGENT #2:JANSEN KO
AGENT #3:JUDITH SIM






HERES ME TRYING A REALLY LOUSY ATTEMPT AT OPENING THE DURIAN UP!!!=(



BERTRAND TO THE RESCUE!





WE GAVE UP ON CHIN YONG AND WALKED ON IN SEARCH OF GREENER AND THORNIER AND MORE FLESHY DURIANNNSS!

NXT STOP!AH HUNG FRUITS STALL!


WE GOT A BETTER DEAL HERE, 5 DURIANS FOR $30!=)

AND THEY WERE MUCH BIGGER AND BETTER!


BUYING MANGOSTEENS AND LONGAN AS WELL!



GUESS WHOSE "PUMPED" ARMS ARE THESE!

(AND OBSERVE THE "AMOUNT OF MANGOES HE IS CARRYING"!)DO THEY LOOK THAAAT HEAVY TO U?


THINK JANSEN LOST HIS KEYS TO HIS BEAUTIFULLL CAR!

HOT AND TIRED, THE DURIAN TROOPERS DECIDED TO HEAD TO CASS'S HOUSE TO MAKAN!ON THE BUS RIDE.SOMETHING STANK REALLY BADLY.WHAT IS IT!?!?



WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING AT!?!?



AHHH.SO IT IS THE DURIANS THAT MADE A HOO-HAA ON THE BUS!!!

AND THAT WAS THE END OF THE DURIAN SEARCH ON THAT NIGHT.

looking forward to more durian feasts in future!



oh btw, jansen became converted to a durian lover aft that night=)as for Reg and Judith, we will try harder!!

Oct girls' birthdays!

oct is a special month, cos 3 beautiful girls were born =)

thanks to them, we have cake to eat after training, just when we're feeling so hungry...


after training the shopping-for-shaoting gang went for lunch at Sakura, an Indonesian restaurant at far east... very nice to eat leh. but yixiong is bugging reg... (watch what happens to reg later on)


haha! the formidable prowess of reg when she gets angry. 1 more set of pacs in her abs than you, yixiong. muahaha. (after the battle, yixiong became the white guy you see behind reg)




and here's why halloween is such a scary festival...

yay anw, shaoting loves her new clothes (sorry we forgot to take pics of them) and she says she will wear them. =D Operation shopping-for-shaoting was successful!