Not a H0lid@y

20 years i've been living here n i've yet to see a rafflesia. call myself a malaysian.. However, i finally got my chance to see it yesterday at Gunung Gading National Park at Lundu. Apparently, to find a blooming flower wasn't as easy as i expected. It only blooms for aound5 days after 9 months of growth before it withers and dies. My friends how came from d west at the beginning of the month didn't get an opportunity to see this. My cousins from melbourne also were luckless. On the day, they left, it bloomed! Tough luck but that's reality.

Was it worth it?the journey there was a pain staking 2 hours! i almost finished a novel on the way up.When we reached there n about at 15 min hike, i finally saw it! 1st impressions was that it was kind of small but according to the guide, this species doesnt grow up to a metre so i guess 50 cm in diameter should be alright.and it didn't stink!





It was already the 3-4 day of the bloom so it's not as red as it should be. Still it's a sight to see.















The clearest river water i've seen. nice for a swim:P






What d hell's this? The guide says it's a flower, d tallest flower o sth but look at it! It's funny..
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I was supposed to write this yesterday but my internet connection was nothing short of horrendous. So it's now less than a week. 5 days 18 hours to go. I'm almost done packing. Got my dental today. Done most of my objectives d. only a bit to brush up on. One thing i did realize about this holidays though is that it ain't much of a holiday. It's like a preparation period. Beside the physical aspects like luggage and so on, there's d mental one. Day after day i've been preparing myself that i'm going to be separated from my friends and famil, that i'm going to be all alone. It takes more work than i had actually imagined. So i can't be calling this a holiday. It's work. Really tough work.

Cheers.