Take my breath away!

Was talking to AJ about his long hike to Thunderbolt Peak. It took him over 28 hours to do the entire climb. He showed me some of his pictures over the internet. Let's just say, the view was breath-taking. Sitting on top of the mountain, over 14000 ft, looking at the world around you, at your feet. I can hardly describe how I feel, looking at a picture of something like that, knowing that a brother has climbed it and has been there. I am happy for him, that he's living life fully. And of course, I'm envious.

I miss getting my breath taken away. Getting blown away by magnificent scenes, after tiring long climbs. I miss seeing new and beautiful places. I remember the sights that I saw when I went mountain biking with David off Skyline Boulevard. All these beautiful sights and scenes. Here in Singapore? None. Maybe coz I've been here in the concrete jungle for too long. This place is just too familiar. There is nothing here that can blow me away like anything else I've seen back at the States. Some places come close. Like the area behind the Esplanade, next to the river and looking at the skyline of Raffles Place. Like the sight from a tower at Macritchie Reservoir, looking out at the reservoir and the trees around. Close, but not quite.

Nearly everything now leaves an itch in me. An itch to be free again. To meet the crazy brothers and friends I have, who will bring me to do things that they are passionate about, and will share with others. With David, it's mountain biking, archery. AJ, climbing. Schwartz, water-skiing. Other guys, sports. It makes life so much more fulfilling. I am willing to do anything and everything, but often don't have a clue, or just have too much inertia to move on it.

But with friends. The best friends take me out of my comfort zone, put me somewhere I am willing to challenge myself, physically and mentally. Only with friends like that, will life always be exciting and on the edge. I want to maintain that itch, because it'll keep me on my toes, so that I will always be ready for my next challenge. Frisbee is my current challenge. I'll let that take me as far as I can go. Then I'll be ready for the next one in line.