http://baronlam.com me and everything surrounding en-ca Copyright 2004-2008, Baron Lam baronlam@gmail.com (Baron Lam) baronlam@gmail.com (Baron Lam) http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=303&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=303&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss "Please wear a poppy," the lady said And held one forth, but I shook my head. Then I stopped and watched as she offered them there, And her face was old and lined with care; But beneath the scars the years had made There remained a smile that refused to fade. A boy came whistling down the street, B... http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=303 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:15:18 -0500 http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=302&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=302&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss The big US election is finally over. Those who know me, know that I generally do not care about politics (whether it be Canadian, American or office), and I do not vote. I know you know, because those of you that are more passionate about the issue have given me hell on more than one occasion. Yes, ... http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=302 Wed, 5 Nov 2008 00:53:05 -0500 http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=301&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=301&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss When is pie a bad idea? Never. Tam provides further evidence: ... http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=301 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:52:47 -0500 http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=300&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=300&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss So now that I've talked and talked about our Mt. Kilimanjaro trek, I figure I'll make you read one more post about it... Overall, the six days of trekking wasn't tough at all. Most of the days consisted of relatively easy walking. You definitely do not need to be in super fantastic shape - if you c... http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=300 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:06:45 -0400 http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=299&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=299&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss We woke up at Horombo today for our last and final hike. The 7am breakfast and 8am departure is definitely routine now. I normally don't get up until 8am for work! So we headed downhill to the Mandara Huts - our first stop after Day 1. The trek was a lot nicer than the trek up through the desert a c... http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=299 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:20:14 -0400 http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=298&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=298&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss We started out trip to the top of Africa at 12:30am. It is pitch black and -1 degrees Celcius and all we can see are various spots on the ground where people happen to be looking with their headlamps. Every once in a while, we forget we're wearing headlamps and look someone in the eye blinding them ... http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=298 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:26:52 -0400 http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=297&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=297&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss I'm Baron Lam and today is the longest day of my life. We got up for 7am breakfast today after a cold, cold night and not a very good sleep. We ate, packed and hit the road to Kibo at 8:30 in the morning. The trip to the Kibo Huts covers 9.6km and took us about 6 hours with a lunch break putting us ... http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=297 Tue, 9 Sep 2008 00:21:57 -0400 http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=296&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=296&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss Today is a rest day, but not really rest. We have an extra day here at Horombo for acclimatization. Spending an extra day at altitude on the mountain here increases our odds to reach the top apparently so we figured it was worth the extra cost. Because we don't have to get anywhere really today, we ... http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=296 Mon, 1 Sep 2008 19:43:51 -0400 http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=295&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=295&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss An 8am departure means an 7am breakfast. An 7am breakfast means a ridiculous 6:30am wake-up call! 6:30am might not be ridiculous for a lot of you, but for this cushy office worker, waking up at 6:30am is VERY ridiculous! Our first mountain breakfast consisted of hot tea/coffee, porridge, bread, scra... http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=295 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:55:54 -0400 http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=294&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=294&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=rss Climb day! We woke up today at our hotel in Moshi, Tanzania for a planned 9:30am departure time. The tour guys showed up a little late, but when they showed up, they showed up in a massive bus that was already half full. We were only expecting a couple of people from the tour company, but 21 of the... http://baronlam.com/index.php?state=0&show=294 Mon, 4 Aug 2008 23:14:07 -0400