Since December 2020, I started hiking with a male friend at Bukit Gasing. We only went there together twice, the second time was harder for me as we climbed the killer stairs. Despite it being difficult and experiencing leg pain the next day, it eventually gave me the feeling that I could hike alone. For the third hike, I went to Bukit Kiara, then Wawasan hill at Puchong & Taman Tugu (the easiest one yet), I even went hiking at Rawang bypass alone as it went viral; walking from Rawang KTM to the hiking area!
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| Rawang Bypass |
I didn't hike in Bukit Gasing for 1 year due to the lock down and my low self-confidence! I was scared of losing my way but finally this year, I felt I could hike there alone! Now I know several trails: the path towards the watch tower, suspension bridge, steel bridge, killer stairs & Indian temple! During lock down, I went to several parks in KL & Selangor. So one day, I counted my visits as 17 parks in a year, compared to 2 parks / gardens during my 8 years of living in Kabul.
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| Suspension bridge, Bukit Gasing |
As I slowly gained confidence, I recently started planning short trips outside of KL. I'm no longer that little girl begging her brothers to take her out anymore! I'm using Google, Youtube and Google Map to navigate my way while hiking & traveling alone! The streets are safe even at night!
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| Hiking at Penang Hill |
I'm glad I can hike & travel without a male companion while millions of girls in my country can't! It took me a long & painful journey to reach this point of my life!
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| Bukit Kiara Park |
