Alhamdulillah...
9 years ago
Mt. Eden
Author: Ed
Millions years ago. Or thousands years ago. Frankly speaking I don't know. How about, years years ago. A long time ago Auckland was like a face full of zits in a less analogical desciption, it has more than 60 active volcanoes
Imagine if it still exist until now, I bet i'm living in a earthy hell. The nearest volcano to me was Mt. Eden. If it explode, i don't think i can survive the hot lava. I will be more like an overcook boned satay! 
Last Sunday, something in me told me i need to do some exercise yet not the heavy lifting kind of exercise but something lighter. Something that didn't require me lot of energy. Hold on, I think it wasn't the urge to exercise but rather the need to get myself tired so that i can sleep again. Yes, that's the real reason. Pretty lame.
Last Sunday, something in me told me i need to do some exercise yet not the heavy lifting kind of exercise but something lighter. Something that didn't require me lot of energy. Hold on, I think it wasn't the urge to exercise but rather the need to get myself tired so that i can sleep again. Yes, that's the real reason. Pretty lame.
My housemate didn't feel like walking cause he got tonnes of job to do so I asked Afrin to join me and she instantly agree. Afrin is a 
friend of mine. I met her at YMCA. She's a nice girl and like a sister to me. So I met her at Y and then she came down wearing platform!
She asked me where were going.
"Mt Eden."
She didn't object and keeping her platfrom shoes. I thought she was going to swap it for a better walking shoe. I just let her be but in my heart, she'll have a hard time going uphill.
I can remember how long we walk up there. Less than an hour I suppose. We actually been there before but it was in the middle of the night to see Auckland from bird eye view. That time we didn't know how dangerous it was. Some people told us, many people got killed there at night. Allah must have loved us back then.
We walked leisurely. Not in rush to reach the top . As we going higher by minutes of walking, the view was breathtaking. The house at the bottom look like miniscule model. The cars moved like troops of ants and from the top Auckland Central seems to be small. Anyway Kuala Lumpur is 10 times bigger.
friend of mine. I met her at YMCA. She's a nice girl and like a sister to me. So I met her at Y and then she came down wearing platform!She asked me where were going.
"Mt Eden."
She didn't object and keeping her platfrom shoes. I thought she was going to swap it for a better walking shoe. I just let her be but in my heart, she'll have a hard time going uphill.
I can remember how long we walk up there. Less than an hour I suppose. We actually been there before but it was in the middle of the night to see Auckland from bird eye view. That time we didn't know how dangerous it was. Some people told us, many people got killed there at night. Allah must have loved us back then.
We walked leisurely. Not in rush to reach the top . As we going higher by minutes of walking, the view was breathtaking. The house at the bottom look like miniscule model. The cars moved like troops of ants and from the top Auckland Central seems to be small. Anyway Kuala Lumpur is 10 times bigger.When we walked at the mouth of the crater, I pictured how hot it was back then when the bubly lava boiling down there. I don't think its possible for me to stand 
there at the tip. The heat must have been unbearable.
there at the tip. The heat must have been unbearable.As we reach the top, we were flat. Tired. I haven't been any cardio activities for ages so the stamina is going down. Quite a number of people already there, some were trampers and some arrive with tour bus (unfair!). More and more people coming and i didn't this is such a tourist spot. Frankly speaking nothing much here, One Three Hill (another dead volcano) is better. But I guess they came
here for view of Auckland Central because this is the nearest 
volcano to the city.
Afrin told me she had done Coast to Coast walk, from Downtown up to Manukau Harbour. I don't think i can ever to that. It extremely far. About more than 20km and stopping at various hill. I'm dead if i do that itinerary.
On the way back, I took less effort but I hate going downhill as my butt pushing me down. Early Afrin wanted to take bus instead of 
walk. I can see the reason. We were tired. Once at the bus stop, 5 minutes later the bus arrived and we were safely at home .
walk. I can see the reason. We were tired. Once at the bus stop, 5 minutes later the bus arrived and we were safely at home . 
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