- well sort of.
Next week I shall hopefully be going on a trip up Kilimanjaro with a bunch of other guys in aid of charity and part of my delayed mid life crisis.
I know you all enjoy hanging out here and are eagerly awaiting a long overdue redecoration, but if you really value your site here could I ask (rather cheekily and with no emotional arm-twisting - not ) that :
1) you pray that I return safely. For those that don't pray, do whatever else you do in those circumstances! That is if you want this site to go on. (mmm how does your arm feel now? lol)
2) you make a donation to my Just Giving page I put together a couple of days ago. All the dosh raised goes straight to the charity I am supporting which is the same as the one organising the trip - Rock UK.
They are a charity that helps disadvantaged kids get out doing outdoor activities, building confidence and leadership etc. I did toy with the idea of supporting other charities such as Macmillan Cancer Relief, Alzheimers Soc, Motor Neuron etc. Funny enough searching JustGiving for trips to Kili in September gives around 5 groups doing just that. So the closer to home Rock UK charity sounded like a better bet for me.
So please visit
www.justgiving.com/Stephen-Khoo
and any contributions will be gratefully received.
PS: Of course this will be ideal blue sky time to brainstorm and clarify the ideas I have for this site, though the slight lack of oxygen to my brain at 19,000 ft might have the opposite effect!
Last edited by: car4play on Fri 9 Sep 11 at 10:52
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I think you will find that the lower oxygen levels at that altitude means your brain will be doing not much storming.
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Well this is true. I have just got some Diamox which can helps with Acute Mountain Sickness. Side effect is that it makes you want to pee on every bush you pass!
Also just to say that I have funded this myself, so any donations go completely to charity and don't fund me!
Last edited by: car4play on Tue 13 Sep 11 at 11:43
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ive always wanted to climb kili but to much ovewieght at the moment but in a yr or two will be doing kili or Everest base camp
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Hats off to that man! I mean SK - but as it happens I have also just donated via JustGiving to the son of a friend who is crossing India with some mates in a tuk-tuk (motoring link!) for charity. However, I'm delighted to be able to add my support.
We keep hearing hints about the long-overdue redecoration of Car4play - or is it the construction of a driveway? Hm...
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Can I just say a very big thank you to all of you who have generously supported me in this venture by donating to charity. (www.justgiving.com/Stephen-Khoo ).
I shall be boarding a plane there in less than 48hrs and start the climb on Sunday morning. How scary is that!
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>> I shall be boarding a plane there in less than 48hrs and start the climb
>> on Sunday morning. How scary is that!
Dony worry, flying is perfectly safe, many people do it daily, and not many die.
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I see that Bear Grylls is one of the ambassadors for RockUK.
adventures.rockuk.org/rock-stars/bear-grylls
Off in a few hours. Some of the others are already there!
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...Off in a few hours...
The cat announcing he's going away could be seen as an invitation to the mice to play.
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Dave (LEDFoot), Emma and Mark here should keep the traps stocked with cheese.
.. not to mention our lovely Mods.
Vx's Fan doubles as a stick.
Last edited by: car4play on Fri 16 Sep 11 at 11:29
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...Dave (LEDFoot), Emma and Mark here should keep the traps stocked with cheese...
Tom was never so well organised.
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indeed, a nice wensleydale should do the job.
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Incidentally in the hall of fame of my most generous sponsors are:
- Avensys networks who donated a massive £500 to RockUK. They have provide our server internet connectivity for the last 11 years.
- MD of honestjohn.co.uk - Nova
- HJ himself who got us to £1000 total!
.. and of course some of you here who have given generously out of your own pockets.
A big thank you.
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>> I think you will find that the lower oxygen levels at that altitude means your brain will be doing not much storming.
On one of the Top Gear specials (Bolivia) where they had 4x4 vehicles, Clarkson mentioned that taking Viagra helps to prevent high altitude pulmonary edema.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Gear:_Bolivia_Special
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Tests done on cyclists showed and improvement in performance, at altitude, of between 0% and 45%, and was attributed to the improved performance of the heart.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/06/060624120556.htm
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>> Tests done on cyclists showed and improvement in performance, at altitude, of between 0% and
>> 45%, and was attributed to the improved performance of the heart.
I really do hope they weren't wearing tight lycra shorts...
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Pat. Don't let your imagination run away with you. ;>)
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What a vision at this early hour:)
Pat
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Well I made it to the top and have now made it back!
I can honestly say it was the most physically and mentally exhausting day of my life.
Summit day: Up at 11pm, leave at midnight, 7-8 hours climb to the crater rim (Gilman's - feeling quite dead already), 3 hour round trip to the summit (Uhuru point - completely shattered now), then back down to Kibo hut at 4660m (sliding down the scree and shredding one's gaiters!), one hour rest and lunch, then 3 hour walk to the 3500m camp.
I knew that altitude would make simple things exhausting, but not THAT exhausting.
None of us who did it in the group would do it again. Out of the 13, 2 didn't make it to the rim and one didn't make the summit.
It was quite crowded and another team of 35 supporting Macmillan Cancer were there on the same route. 19 of them made it to the top. Some were seen coming down looking like ghosts.
Anyway, it was good to have done it and supported RockUK charity.
A big thanks to all of you who have supported in one way or another. If you are still feeling like it you can still make a donation on my sponsorship page where everything will go to charity.
www.justgiving.com/Stephen-Khoo
... now what was I doing before I left ...? ;-)
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I was just wondering what was happening. Well done for completing your assignment!
You were going to do a major re-vamp of c4p, or something like that, remember?
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Oh yes, now I remember. ;-)
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Can I not just send you a cheque 主席 先生 as I don't like using those sites in case the Stern gang twig me.
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...Can I not just send you a cheque...
Stephen's business address is on his website:
www.khoosys.net/single.htm?ipg=82
Shame on you, Dog, I thought you liked researching things.
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>> Shame on you, Dog, I thought you liked researching things.
Too busy working out how to get Chinese/Japanese(?) text in his post :)
Impressive!
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>>Shame on you, Dog, I thought you liked researching things<<
I only asked :)
>>Too busy working out how to get Chinese/Japanese text in his post :)<<
S'clever innit!
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Very clever Dog. Never learnt Chinese though. ;-(
Cheque would be great though - thanks!
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As an interesting follow up - just read this in the Mail:
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2043193/Alistair-Cook-climbed-Kilimanjaro-celebrate-70th-birthday-drops-dead.html
We also did a training run up Snowdon too.
One of our guys was 64 and made it up Kili ok.
I totally appreciate that if one's heart isn't up to it, the sheer exhaustion could kill you. Still sad for his family though.
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He looks half dead in the Mail's photo - at least he died happy and doing what he loved.
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"at least he died happy and doing what he loved."
A lot to be said for that. His family will have good memories of him too. Better than watch someone decline for years in a nursing home.
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