sunglow.
my classmates and i went bug-catching yesterday. things, for the most part of it, did not turn out the way they were supposed to.
nope, it didnt rain.
we were attacked, attacked by a huge army of mosquitoes.
all of us first congregated at mcdonald's.
we then proceeded to drive ourselves - 4 cars, 13 people - over to balik pulau where we met up with benedict. we had lunch and then followed benedict to his house.
benedict took us up to his family's fruit orchard to catch them bugs. let me say something first though: we did not expect how hard and gruelling this would be.
first off, the climb up was treacherous.
it was slippery. it was steep. there were carnivourous plants.
second, it was supercalifragilisticexpialidociously - yes, it was so bad i require adverb help from mary poppins - humid and hot.
we were sweating like pigs.
thirdly, the mosquitoes.
oh gawd, they were having a bloody blood-sucking frenzy. the moment you stop moving, they'll be on to you. insect repellent did not work, even flamethrowers had no effect. the only way to repel them was to not stop moving, or in other words, dance like a maniac. i, myself, did the chicken dance.
woooaaaaahh...
with such distractions, i didnt manage to capture a single insect. oh well, at least i was only bitten 3 times. switching had 11 bites. i think siew kek broke the record for the most mosquito bites i've even seen on someone; she amassed a total of 45 on her arms and legs.
once we reached the top, we went back down immediately. well, most of us. i was soaked in my own sweat, and i hate that i did not bring an extra t-shirt to change into. shudders
i would have gone back then, but i was forced to linger there for another hour and a half. some were still up there, looking for insects. two people i had to fetch home went on to another part of the orchard to catch more bugs.
so we waited, waited and waited.
we chatted, pretended to be hitchhikers, counted our mosquito bites, laughed like maniacs... simply, we went bananas.
it was already 4.30pm when i finally got to go home.
i was so tired. nonetheless, i was to met up with switching for dinner and cocktails at queensbay.
cocktails, you say?
yep, cocktails at tgif. i almost crashed. i began to blush 20 minutes in, my heart rate went up. but that was as far as it got, which was great. pheeeeew, i didnt feel uncomfortable.
switching said her cheeks burnt though.
7 September 2009 at 19:35
just to rub it ur face... i just got back from a hike myself, from taking water samples.
guess what? Not a single fucking insect.
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