An Accomplishment

Managed to wake up early on a Saturday morning today to meet ting2 at MacRitchie for the HSBC Tree-top walk. Finally.

Although I’ve printed out the map, I found out only later that the print was utterly blurred and the trail colors not visible. Anyway, having reached the reservoir, we decided to be adventurous. First following behind a group of grousing school children, later overtaking them (to escape the heat and stench they were emitting), and at times finding ourselves alone on trails with only sights of wide-eyed monkeys… Not truly gutsy, I must say it had been quite a feat for two girls to tread those grounds with the monkeys staring. Well, at least I do think so. I actually felt a little scared then. But well, we were not contemplating any turning back then. so, we thought of ways to scare the merry-making anthropoids instead (like, ermm... talking louder and irritating them...)

We did not start out knowing what kind of a trail we will be taking, nor ended up knowing what exactly was the trail we took. We just followed whatever arbitrary signs there were along the way. I do not think we can find our way to tread the exact same grounds a second time.

But having trekked the rough terrains, the bridges, flat grounds, pot-holes, and the up and down stairs through those three hours, I must say I feel pretty good that the muscles (or fats?) have been given some boost to action. If not for ting2’s sudden urge to go for the walk, I would probably have stayed in this morning and spend my day lazing on the bed with nothing to record for.

Life’s like that, isn’t it?

We are on the track of no turning back. Every second passed is time lost forever. Sometimes, we need to go out and hike the unknown grounds to have that account of our lives without void. It may not always be smooth, but not always rough. Other times, we look at the long stairs and find ourselves lacking with energy. Or simply fearful of the unknown. Still, we should continue on and keep exploring.

Soldiering on, we can find the accomplishment and be able to put on to record that something has been done today. One day, I can look back and say I have not let my youth gone to waste.

That, in itself, is an achievement in some sense, isn't it?
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