I've got you: Happy Birthday to us!

first off,

HAPPY 43rd BIRTHDAY TO SINGAPORE!

Yeah!

i spent my national day morning climbing this! yeah a REAL rockwall. at labrador beach.

that's timmy on the wall. he's quite pro at it.

we were there with my parent's friends and a huge bunch of kids (their kids) so there were like 7 adults and 10 kids.

my brother matthew. he looks so small there haha.

my sister had a go...

my mum. haha. she didn't get very far :P but neither did i on that route. it's so much tougher than it seems and because this is REAL rock, limestone i think, the rocks are really really really sharp and painful to hold on to and finding just the right ledge to hang on to is terribly difficult cos it's real rock. i'll never find climbing artificial rockwalls difficult again (not that i really did before) because the ledges are like in your face is bright red colours and they are easy to hold on to, without your fingers bleeding and hurting bad later on.

even andrew tried it out.

oooh, Dad on the wall...

though, he wasn't very much above the ground. haha. nah that was one of the tougher ones too. i mean, even my dad can't get up it - he's a way better climber than i am.

Uncle Kee Seng coming down. he's the super pro. he was the one who helped us set up all the ropes and stuff (:

we borrowed some climbing shoes. climbing shoes are crazily extremely tiny for those who didn't know and they make your feet squeeze in such that your toes are curled. And they are quite a torture to wear, modern day binding of feet...okay not that bad. haha. but they are amazing. they make your feet feel so so agile that they can fit into any nook and cranny on the way and i really felt as if i could literally walk up the wall in them. i'm still slightly awed by the interesting shoe one that makes your feet look scarily small when you actually get them on.

haha. one way to get up the wall - have someone push your bum up.

i climbed till there! (that's not me, that's uncle tiak) it doesn't look tall but it's pretty high alright. i was the second to sucessfully get there, first being my sister cos i was belaying her. pity i don't have any pictures of me climbing. didn't take any.