clouds everywhere

The sign of relieve was on many faces yesterday when the rain came pouring down and washing the haze away. I got an sms from my friend on wednesday stating that our usual sunday futsal session might be cancelled if the haze remains the same but later on friday the skies was much clearer and the API levels dropped and on sunday the mega tsunami of all rains came pouring down and making our faces smile once again.

This morning i looked up into the skies and saw many clouds and was so happy to be able to see skies once again. Due to the haze and lack of drinking water i got an ulcer under my tongue, it hurts badly. Hopefully the winds have changed direction and won't come back this way and blow all the haze away for good.

On saturday, a few of us went hiking at Bukit Tabur, Taman Melawati. Felt like the haze level had dropped tremendously and it did not affect our breathing or stamina. It was a good hike after a long layoff from a knee injury. I kept saying that we are already at the top where in fact there were 2 or 3 more hills to climb and down climb. Not many people know that Bukit Batu Tabur is actually a world heritage, it has been touted as the longest quartz ridge in the world. Climbing this hill requires minimal climbing experience but can be quite tough to the newbies. Going up and down and up and down several times can be quite tough on the knees and thighs, not forgetting some rock climbing experiences as well. Overall it was a good weekend hike, with only the four of us hiking up that hill for that day due to the haze weather.

Will post some pictures up soon.