cupcake - the first knitted monkey on mt. kinabalu

Ok I've finally done it! :D

I wanted to do a post of Cupcake's adventures up Mt. Kinabalu, the 4th tallest mountain in South-east Asia, but the lack of time (being bogged down at work), a cranky laptop ( I finally got a brand spanking new desktop!) and loads of procrastination postponed this post by..aiyoh. 3 months 0_0""

We left before the crack of dawn (4.30am to be exact) and took a taxi ride to Senai Airport in Johor. Thereafter, we took our budget flight to Sabah, Malaysia and touched down at about 9-10am. It was another 2 hour long bus ride before we even got to the base of Mt. Kinabalu itself.

Well I guess the best way to tell Cupcake's adventures would be through Cupcake herself. hehe.


I was finally let out of C's bag after the long journey to Sabah. *whew!!* My fur was rather limp and dreary and I HAD to take a look see around Sabah's beautiful scenery~ So pardon the photo-whoring. :P

Behind me is the typical view you get in Sabah. Such lovely mountains and lush greenery. Love it!

C uncremoniously stuck a sticker she got from the airport onto my nose. hrmph! So i decided to leave her, into the comforts of N's lap instead. I'm so sorry my furry little arm looks like it's wandered somewhere I shouldn't! It's just a PICTURE. *heehee*

I took a picture of N and C at the base of Mt. K. Look at the lovely scenery behind them! :D
I wanted sooo badly to be included in their shots, so I squeezed myself in between them.




I love it when that happens. *wink*

The flowers there were so lovely I couldnt resist posing in front of C's camera. Aren't I such a photogenic monkey?

However, I was unfortunately stuck in the backpack for most of the hiking / climbing trip as it was not only raining, but the whole climb upwards was back-breaking, knee-trembling work and C wasn't in the greatest of moods to take any pictures of me. Boohoo!!

But the greatest joy was when C and N got up the Laban Ratan Resthouse ( 3000m above mean sea level ) and I was allowed to look around again. Wheeee!! I was a happy monkey!

The air was chilly (about 12deg C - not including wind chill / a bit of rain) and I LOVED it!
Although my fur did get rather damp and C had to hide me under her windbreaker. At 3000m high, I was literally on the clouds. heehee

A stunning sunset

But it soon got dark and C and N and I had to retire for the night, for the 2nd step of the gruelling climb up. They had to wake up at 2.00am!! Boy was I glad to be dozing away in N's bagpack.

As usual, I didnt let myself out because I didnt want to tumble down any steep rocky slopes and it was raining pretty badly. So I was a happy camper and bundled myself up nice and cosy while C and N froze and sweated (Ironic isnt it?) it out.

TADAH!!! The picture that's worth a thousand cups of tea and knitted muffins. Heehee

Poor C didnt have any energy left to take a proper picture of me, so N (her valiant knight in shining armour did it for her :P)

Say, this must be the first in the world!! Ever heard of a knitted monkey on the top of Mt. Kinabalu? I'm mighty proud of myself! Of course without the help of C and N, I wouldnt have made it either, so kudos to them both!

Although this picture scares me, but I think it best describes the situation up in the mountains. Poor C looking so much like a raggedy-ann!

Teeheehee, that sums up the highlight of the trip. I hope you all enjoyed it! :D

Here I am, cosying up in the lovely hotel room we got to afterwards, and playing (or rather posing) with a borrowed scarf from C's sister.

Alrighty! I have to leave you now. Hessie is calling me to join in her fun and games.. Till later!
:0)

p.s. many thanks to MonkeeMaker for creating me!
p.p.s Here's the link to N's take on the trip!