Im Back Blogging After a Long Long Lapse

Its been more than 4 and a half years since my last post on this blog but I guarantee you that there's been a whole lots of excitement in my high altitude life all these years hopping from peak to peak. I just finally managed to find some inspiration and some time (well not really that much time) to update my missing high altitude adventures throughout the years. Thanks to my long time mountain buddy, Peter who mentioned to me that he stumbled upon my blog while Googling something about Mt. Korbu recently. If not for him, I wouldn't even remember that this blog still existed.

So much has happened in my life ever since the last post on Mt. Tahan which I climbed in year 2005! Can you believe it? Its been almost a decade since I conquered Tahan! How old I'm getting now :P

                         Graduated from KTJ in June 2006

Anyways, just to update y'all, after 2 good years studying my pre-U in Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar (Cambridge A-Levels), I went to the Colorado School of Mines to further my studies. To be honest, I also got an offer from the Imperial College in London to do Geology. However I stood with my choice to pursue Petroleum Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines partly because London is flat and wet while Colorado is smecked right in the Rocky Mountains and is definitely da place to be for a mountain man!

 In May 2010, after 4 topsy turvy years of studying and adventuring in the Americas, I graduated with my Bachelors Degree in Petroleum Engineering.

                           Graduating in the mountains!

                Yup, thats ma degree in Petroleum Engineering ;)

                                To infinity & beyond!

                  The hat throw is a must for graduation ceremonies.

                 Thats right, its a one way ticket...back to Malaysia!

I went back to Malaysia to start my career with PETRONAS, who I am very grateful to as my sponsors for my education. Believe it or not, when I got my offer letter I was posted to KERTEH!! The place that I grew up as a child! Sweet childhood memories I had of that place indeed. The Kerteh of today is slightly different from those days where there was practically NOTHING but none the less exciting! Anyways, I became a Well Intervention Engineer in charge of Peninsular Malaysia Operations which is mostly offshore Terengganu. I did a lot of cool stuff such as slickine fishing, Coiled Tubing methanol soaking and running tractors with E-Line if you know whats that all about haha! Well I guess all you need to know is that Im serving d nation by enhancing oil & gas production to optimum levels!

         In front of a slickline unit which is used to intervene a well.

                      I travel offshore with these cool choppers.

After 3 good years in Kerteh, I've transferred back to d big city of KL where I'm based in Malaysia's national icon the Twin Towers. Its good that I can see the breathtaking view of the Titiwangsa Mountain Range on a clear day from my office window as it never fails to inspire me to push towards greater heights in my career!

               Based high up in the sky in the iconic Twin Towers.

Anyways, thats what I've been up to in a nutshell for all these years. I was so occupied building my career and doing other important things in life that I almost forgotten about this blog. But the mountains are always a part of me and when I drift a bit too far away, they will start calling and then begins another high altitude adventure with another tale to tell.

*I promise to update more on my missing mountain adventures throughout the years in the consequent posts. Stay tuned for more!