Things that are Meant To Be

There is this old pair of sport shoes that I have- initially it was put in a bag to be given away, because the sole of the left shoe had separated from the body. Somehow or rather, the rest of the other shoes got taken away but my mom took the pair aside & it rested on the shelves for a while- the cats lay down on it.. and found that it was not good scratchable material & left it alone. There it waited...

Until last weekend when I realised that my new shoes are useless for hiking (as the tips were too narrow & ladylike hence hurts my toes big time when descending), I saw that I could get the soles stitched & re-use this pair again.

Flashback 1: when I wore the new pair to the gym, the trainer said these exact words: "use the old ones for hiking".

Flashback 2: this pair brought me up Broga & Angsi sans the toe pain!

So, I immediately sent them for stitching on Monday & washed them last night. This weekend I will hike up Nuang with the "Adidas Kampung" a.k.a. rubber tapper shoes & descend using my good old sport shoes. Old but definitely gold. It kinda went through the divorce after party with me, on runs & for workouts at the gym- so it is pretty hardy and resilient (I hope to be just as unbroken as it is).

Our adventure then begins. Tomorrow onwards I will start packing for Mount Kinabalu. Got a checklist from the Amazing Borneo team (who will be arranging the guides and accommodation for us). Here's to a new challenge. May I be protected as I go on this special journey.