written april 01

     I trekked up Gunung Datuk last Saturday (March 26). I proclaimed that this would be the last time I went up there -- at least for the next few years. And on this trip, I was to guide at least three car loads of human beings; only four persons came - Chee Kin, Stephanie, Cindy and Rachel.

     But who cares about them? It's the panaroma we all want to see...

     Unfortunately, I took the worst set of photos for a panaroma ever. Panaroma Maker couldn't stitch it properly. And I had trouble stitching the pics manually -- I was left with an overtly curved panaroma. HOW I WISH THE WORLD WAS FLAT!

     I suppose God had other plans. One of which must be to irritate me with curved panaromas...

     Anyway, here's the BEST crop possible.


     I know. It doesn't even show half of the 360º view from the peak of Gunung Datuk. I know. It's a boring image. I admit it. But I was trying to hide the ugly graffiti whichever IDIOTS did on the rocks at the peak.

     And I know I said I will never go back there again anytime soon.

     But I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE if I don't get a panaromic image I love. I'm still trying to fix the stitch, but I don't like the results I'm getting. I'm just not satisfied with it.

     So. Despite what I declared to the world earlier on, I may be going up Gunung Datuk again sometime soon. Even the ugly graffiti won't deter me. Plus, the little exploring into the "caves" under the gigantic rocks has stirred my curiousity. Going to the peak again now offers some little "adventures" into places I've been before.

     Until then, all of us have to live with this panaroma.