I went on a trip and didn't miss out the adventure.

Climbing the mountain is not as easy as it seems. Seriously. Initially, the year 2s initially wanted

to climb up the mountain and i was thinking, "Why not?" It will be adventurous and a perfect time to test our limits and stamina. However, our spirits were dampened when Mr. Phua said that the weather might not be in our favour.

It turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

From this trip to Wudang San, i can clearly dictate this journey into the events that happened throughout my years of studying. And i think that some of you guys have gone through the same experience as i did. well, here goes.

When we just started out, everything seems okay, like during my primary school life, out-going and mischievous. I thought that studying was easy, and i remembered my mum have to always chase me around with a cane to make me study. And my favourite hiding place is the toilet. I refused to study, and i admit that i hate to study. Just like at the bottom of the mountain, we thought that climbing will be easy since we will be taking the cable car.

Taking the cable car up!

Amazing view inside the cable car.

When we reached the other end of the cable car, the scenery blew my mind. It was simply breath-taking. For once, i felt peace, away from the hustle and bustle 2000m below us. Time suddenly slowed down and being forever hyper, I became even more energetic.

Amazing!! snow!

As we walked to the foot of the summit where our destination for this trip was, we were surprised to find out that there were SO MANY tourists there as well. Reaching our destination suddenly felt impossible. We were so near yet so far. I felt like giving up. At that point of time, my mind suddenly flashed back to my secondary school days where i felt like giving up my goal of going to the express stream when i was in secondary 2 due to the stiff competition between my classmates. It was a obstacle i have to overcome : my hatred for studying and the amount of discipline i need to get through that hurdle. So, since i am happy in the normal academic stream, why should i push myself?? That was exactly how i felt.

Look at how crowded the place is!!!

Whoo!!

But still, we have to go up. Luckily, a few of my friends accompanied me up the tedious path, squeezing into every inch of gap if possible and trying to stay close with them. the steps were so steep and everybody were as if racing with one another to get to the top. To me, it was not easy. There were many difficulties and i think that the most challenging is to balance yourselves while climbing the steps up as there were ice on the floor. Just like the O levels, each and everyone of us wants to be top. I wanted to push myself to the limit when i came to realize that i slacked most of the time during my primary school days.

I shall not elaborate more when i reached the top. Shall let the pictures do the talking. During this journey, I felt it was more than a sightseeing day. I was contented that i realized i have come thus far and my hard work have been paid off. Although in life there were many obstacles ahead of me and the competition between classmates, the only opponent that you have is yourself. Never set your eyes away from your goals and nothing will take it away from you. No one.

In conclusion, life is not easy, we just have to grit our teeth and do what is best for us.