i remember trekking the ranges of bordering Malaysia and Indonesia (um, almost Indonesia) last March and i clearly recall not even being daunted by it. the entire hike (one-way) took almost an entire day, the trail was tough & challenging, we had to cross rivers, slog up and down the mountains, all under the sweltering heat of the noontime sun, and yet i hardly broke a sweat (metaphorically speaking)! but the whole time, i really had a blast and never considered it such an arduous task.
that trip taught me a few things:
- never look too far ahead of you, lest you be overwhelmed and decide to turn your back
- take one step at a time
- enjoy every moment
you see, my father recently took over the management of existing systems in 3 more towns. you can equate that to more work for me. there's just too much to do since we're also upgrading our billing system. and my sister still isn't here to give me a hand. it's just overwhelming!!!
i needed something to remind me of that precious lesson i learned a few months ago which i almost instantly have forgotten.
the local energy station announced that there would be a province-wide power outage that day, so i grabbed the opportunity since i couldn't do much work in the office without electricity anyway. next was to find me a buddy for the day's climb. my cousin Maki was also perfect since he's a bouncy energetic teenager who was up to any action. he picked me up at 6am and we set off with our day packs and a determination to reach the peak.
along the way when i started to whine (which was more than occasionally), Maki would cheer me on and say, "We're almost at the bridge" or Just a few meters more or You can do it! Three and a half hours and countless breaks later, we reached the summit and stayed in this rundown office-cum-resthouse with a spectacular view of the town.
that was all i needed.
i came back home with throbbing joints & muscles and a sore body, but the task ahead of me did not seem so enormous anymore.
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