5:42 AM
LenzerheideI'm back from the mountains! We didn't go skiing actually, decided to go for snowboarding instead. Ask me some other day if it was fun. All I can remember right now is that it is extremely tiring. Constantly trudging up the slope (albeit a gentle one) wearing the heavy boots is no joke. (It also says something about my lack of talent in sports and extreme bad coordination, but I shall not comment much about that. Draw your own conclusions lah. haha.)
But anyway, we were actually supposed to meet up with a bunch of the people from st gallens to go ski together. I only know 2 of them, so I have no idea who was going. However, the train we were on did not reach the station on time, and european trains being european trains, especially since this is Switzerland, the land which made watch-making famous, buses also leave on time. After wasting some precious minutes walking in the wrong direction, we finally found the bus station, by which time the bus the st gallens people were taking already left. AND the next bus was 1 hour away. That plus the fact that charlene, being the only point of contact, didn't bring her phone, resulted in us just settling for going down to the resort by ourselves. I mean, we already travelled 2.5 hours. Might as well go, right?
-At this point, Charlene suddenly interjects, "Blogging! That's so unlike you!" Unlike many things she says, I actually agree with this! lol.-
Moving on, the bus finally arrived, and we boarded. As we got closer and closer to the ski resort, the snow-capped mountains came into view.
It was really amazing. I believe my mouth formed an "O" for the majority of the trip. The view was breathtaking and humbling at the same time, especially for a suaku like me, who has never so much seen that much snow at one time. Granted, some snow was already melting, but to my inexperienced eyes, every bit was a revelation. I know I marveled at man's ingenuity a few posts back, but how can man compare to this? It really puts things into perspective - how small we actually are compared to mother nature, and how many millions of years of weathering shaped these majestic summits we see today. What petty problems people puzzle over!That was the highlight of today's trip for me actually, we took a lesson in snowboarding, and since it was the first time for both of us, we pretty much sucked. I was just sitting in the snow half the time being damn tired. But it was not a total disaster, so I guess I'll be going back and try skiing the next time round. I think I'll suck too, being extremely bad at balancing and what not, but heck lah, you haven't gone to the swiss alps if you haven't done snow sports there! But for now, that is all talk. Wait till my muscles recover first. (I'm weak, I know. Stop sniggering!)
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