I remember a hundred lovely lakes, and recall the fragrant breath of pine and fir and cedar and poplar trees. The trail has strung upon it, as upon a thread of silk, opalescent dawns and saffron sunsets. It has given me blessed release from care and worry and the troubled thinking of our modern day. It has been a return to the primitive and the peaceful. Whenever the pressure of our complex city life thins my blood and benumbs my brain, I seek relief in the trail; and when I hear the coyote wailing to the yellow dawn, my cares fall from me - I am happy. ~Hamlin Garland, McClure's, February 1899
Two missing doctors found dead in ravine
Khalid said a guard at the Klang Gates dam had reported seeing the duo trekking in the area, something they apparently did quite often.
"They were reportedly close and both liked to go jungle trekking."
Hmmm.
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sorry kye, i'm gonna be emotional about your "hmmm" remark there. the male doctor taught me once. he was our adjunct lecturer. he was a good teacher. such a tragedy. such a lost. al fatihah to the both of them.
I'm very sorry for yourloss Amy. Or shall I say our loss? I hope you didn't misinterpret my Hmm. I was feeling quite bothered about their passing, even though I didn't know them. I like trekking a lot, even though I don't do it as often as I want to. It makes me sad that they lost their lives doing something they loved. And that, well. Yea. I dunnno. Thus the Hmmm.
al-fatihah. it is a lost even if we didn't know them. i saw that on the news and i went hmmm too not in a negative suggestive kinda way but in a sighing manner. it is sad to be killed while doing something you love. i must also add, when i heard about it, i immediately thought about the show "I Shouldn't Be Alive". Unfortunately, nobody came in time for them and if that's the way you go, that's the way you go. God knows. It is sad news nonetheless. Hopefully they are at peace.
On the other hand, would it be better to go doing something you hate? Hmm...
of course not. the point is, you don't get to choose. you may be going out there to do what you love and in the process death comes knocking. i don't mean to make it sound so casual but at times death really is unexpected and unforeseen.
going while you're doing something you hate or something you fear (like say, flying) is worse. that's probably an understatement.
given the choice, i really wouldn't know which to choose. to know you're going to die because of something or to not know what hit you. i think i'd rather not think about it.
hey kye, i didnt mean to say that you meant the hmm in a negative way.... but i got emotional. when i heard the news, i actually hyperventilated in disbelief. i just read about him missing several hours before that;and suddenly, he's no longer with us.
Oh okay. I'm sorry again. Must be doubly worse for someone who knew him. They were missing for a few days apparently. I think that struck me even harder.
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