Okay so I'm up and awake on the 36th floor in smog-ridden Hong Kong. It's a beautiful urban landscape, don't get me wrong. It's just that smog and a really sensitive sinus problem don't go, especially since any of my sniffing or nose-blowing might be viewed suspiciously as H1N1.
*sneezes*
'Lei mo gao chor ah?! Diu lei lo mo!'*
'Excuse me.'
*Cantonese swearing, for the uninitiated.
So anyway, since Jon and Belmond refused to do the honour of the first post, and the lazy bums are sleeping now, I shall do it!
So why start a blog! Firstly, we'd thought it be interesting to chronicle our adventure, and out preparation for it.
The very dashing Belmond is gonna get fit for all the rock climbing, kayaking, and if Belmond has his way, paragliding while being towed along by a boat.
I'm gonna be training to lose my tummy (I don't mind washboard abs at the end of it!). And to climb all the hard stuff in Krabi, I get quite fanatical about climbing.
I'm not malay btw.
And Jon... Jon doesn't need to do anything.
He's got an 8 pack just in case it's not clear here. But he's got his crazy moments so we'll be sure to chronicle those as well.
Here you see the side view of the infamous Jon Chen smile. You'll know it soon enough. ;)
This blog will chronicle the preparation, the departure (imagine the tearful parents seeing their little birds fly away from the nest! rather large little bird in Bel's case), the journey, the adventure, all the ups and downs, and interesting things we're bound to encounter (especially in Thailand :P ).
So keep your eyes peeled on this blog if you wanna pick up some tips about backpacking from the typical Singaporean National Service pre-enlistee's perspective, or just to see our flops. We totally welcome the advice of seasoned backpackers!
Anyway! Enough of the introductions for now. If all goes well, we'll book our plane tickets, accommodation, and activities tonight! And we'll tell you how it goes, and how we did it.
Bye for now! Back to smog.
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