Yong Yap - We Made It !!!

ODA, Bravo on Yong Yap trip, you all have help me getting closer touching the G7 Completion Milestone.
16 years plus now in mountain climbing, but i haven't completed G7. Some people laughed at me that why taking so long to complete the G7? Some admired my prolong spirit and determinations to complete G7. Well, i know these few years in mountain climbing life, I've learned and accumulated a valuable "believing asset"

"If there is a will, There is a way, I will get it done!!!"

Wait for my Good News!!!!

The burning desire of finishing G7 is always there and high and i know along with ODA, completion of G7 is possible and it is getting closer and closer. Thanks ODA !!! Thanks to Fu Yaw, Chee Shen, Andy, Chian Nii, Siew Ting, Miing Rueng and Pooi Kuan on Yong Yap trip, each of your present have added more "colored" in my G7 bookmark.

Gunung Yong Yap, my 6th G7. The toughest G7 I've encountered!!!! (excluded Tahan)
Non stop raining expedition, endless river crossing, native dai ko 大哥 ask for car security fee, brought sugar instead of salt, skin infection after trip, freezing temperature at peak, hardworking sand flies chasing us non stop, sandals swept away by river, car stuck in mud, after trip skin treatment together ...... all these sounded painful, but i am sure that we have good laughs and have deposit more in our memories bank on all these occurrence.
The day when we stepped on Yong Yap peak, there is not much special feeling. However, weeks after we back from Yong Yap, I've been continuously talking about Yong Yap ever since then. (FYI, this is my 4th blog about Gunung Yong Yap.) I guess what Fu Yaw had stated previously in his blog is right, "Its the preparation stage till the end of the expedition consists the true meanings!!!

Unforgettable Yong Yap:-

To be honest, Pooi Kuan shocked me. Her backpack is DAMN heavy on day 1, but i didn't hear a single sound from her. No words, just keep walking and crossing. 2nd day toward Yong Yap Peak, raining started to poured 2 hours before we reached the Peak, she just hike with her single layer clothes. No raincoat/jacket all the way up to Peak. The temperature during that time can freeze our fingers and muscle. She is superb!!!!

Chee Shen - Re-Union with ODA again after SPM. So glad with his return!!!! He's been like a personal guide to this aging adviser as well as to the rest whenever he is needed. His speed is like a bullet and he has created some worries on our native guide. On the last day, Chee Shen been named as our Yong Yap guide, and our native guide transferred himself to be sweeper. After few days hiking with Chee Shen, we think the native guide lost his confident and started to consider to quit as guide :)

Chian Nii - The sand flies souvenir on her leg, hand and face is the evidence of her enthusiasm on mountain climbing. Not many people will be as brave as her.... She had finished TWO G7 within the few months, always proud of her and GREAT WORKS!!!!

Fu Yaw - Yong Yap trip leader who had scratched out whatever he has to make sure this trip goes well. I hope he will stop blaming himself with the salt, cai po, and butter incidents. The seniors have edited the trip planning few times and no one realized the errors. If want to blame, i think the person who accidentally packed the "prohibited food" to Yong Yap should be sent for execution 打靶.

My apology to all Yong Yap trip members on that incident.
Fu Yaw - You did GREAT, Yong Yap Trophy goes to you!!!!!

I will always miss the trip planning moment when each day you will ring me to update on Yong Yap progress.

Andy, Miing Rueng and Pang :- Very soon you too will complete G7. Any trip without your present, its always lack of something. Having you three together in Yong Yap, recalls lots of ODA's memories. I still want to mentioned it, "Always a Great and Pleasant Trip" whenever any of you around.

Let's see how far we can reach !!!!

"Gunung Yong Yap"
A month planning on this expedition, although the peak didn't give us much visual, but it definitely have gave us lots of memories and have definitely tested our physical and mental endurance.

"So glad that we have went to Yong Yap together"
THANKS TO EACH OF YOU
(PK,CN,ST,MR,ND,CS)