“I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it – but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor..” -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Mount Kerinci, West Sumatra Indonesia. September 23, 2015 Coming soon.
It really is true. The best view comes after the hardest climb. I took this picture from just outside the tent that I stayed in on the evening of my climb to the peak of Mt. Fansipan – the highest mountain in IndoChina. It really was such a magical view – with the moon and the dots of stars shining all over the somehow clear sky. It was one of those moments that I wish I could just freeze in,…
I was having a drink with a friend of mine in Klang recently when a stranger – who actually heard me speaking in Dusun with my mom on the phone – stopped to shake hands with us. I casually asked him to join us but he just waved off. But then he returned later with two bottles of beer in his hand. He joined us – two total strangers – but he seemed nice so we were more than happy…