Mt buller Aug 2007

THe eager beavers started their journey at 4.30 am. I slept for only 30 mins that night but the adreline rush got me out of bed at 4 am. We were all pretty excited.

Our journey was not without glitches. In fact, it was off to a rough start. Somewhere near the Yarra Valley, we made a wrong turn and had to U-turn back onto the right path. So Jus made a u-turn onto the grass and guess what happened? Our car got bogged - big time.



5.30 am saw us on our knees digging mud out behind the wheels, using the jack hammer to lift up the car and running around looking for pieces of wood to stick behind the wheels. It was a pretty funny sight.



Guess what did we used as pieces of wood?



Finally, Jus called RACV.



Phew. We resumed our journey to Mt Buller and we finally arrived at 11 am. It was my longest journey ever to Mt Buller.

Happy me!



Ern's first chairlift ride.



Our crew (minus Jus and I)



Jus and I stopped by this tiny cafe at the bottom of Lt Buller Spur for some hot jam donuts plus dim sims. The donuts were absolutely delicious. The dims sims were really yuck but anything hot at that moment was heaven.



The little cafe we dined at. Notice that sign circled in red? Jus, who is a pretty good skier, managed to crash into that sign after eating a couple of donuts. The cafe owner looked at him and said cheekily, "had too many jam donuts have you?"



David, Jiah and Jus on the chairlift





After a snowball fight



The picturesque scenery



David posing




Here are some videos. David is an awesome skier. He is the best skier i know. He has been skiing since he was 2~!



Jiah, Jus and I played this game. I lost. The penalty was that they could throw snowballs at me.



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Instead of becoming harmonious healers of the world we have become individual worried warriors, fighting to stay alive as long as possible in an increasingly uncivilized society.

Paul Pearsall, The Pleasure Prescription

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Nonsensical ramblings on life

I'm starting to despise the word 'if' because it breeds ill-contentment and thoughts of 'the grass is greener on the other side'. Cheryl mentioned earlier that its one of my most used quotes. Not good at all. It boils down to the choices I make. The path i choose to carve is my own doing - no one else is to blame. Its high time to stop playing the blame game and to swallow the bitter pill without complains. Choices - we make them everyday - should i lie in bed for another half hour or stop procrastination to should i choose this career path or this one. I dont quite like the stage of life I am in. Its challenging. There are constant questions that I'm constantly searching answers to. I know challenges stretches us but sometimes, I do want a break from it all. I think im beginning to realise the importance of every single choice we make - that's scary. I'm breaking out of my nestled shell. I'm beginning to question and critique everything. In a way, its making me cynical. I'm fully conscience of its effects on me. It produces either good or bad results - another choice i need to make. I regret certain decisions I made. I can either choose to wallow in self-pity or learn from it. I'm learning to not blame my early misfortunes - because point a finger doesn't change anything. I'm learning to stand on my two feet. I'm learning to swallow my pride and humble myself. I'm learning to bite my tongue. I'm learning that I am still so fragile - I can crumble like a child-made sandcastle by the sea. I'm learning that I have so much more to learn. I'm learning to find hope again. I'm learning that there's something to learn from everybody. I'm learning that friendships with certain people are unhealthy and certain activities are temptations to sin. Im learning to say no. I'm learning to seek my validation from the right source. I'm learning to write and to express. I'm learning that I have so much more to learn.