So there's this thing called the Earth Lodge, an environmentally friendly lodge deep in the Kedah jungles. Ulu Muda. It's overseen by this guy who is my mother's family friend, and the area is actually pretty cool. There are elephants, leopards and tapirs lurking around, though mostly you'll just see their footprints. Fresh ones. You'll see hornbills too, and there's several caves you can explore.

This is all very interesting, and pretty related to what I want to do (I mean vaguely I guess, if you want to take Environmental Management surely you'll have to see exactly what you have to manage?) but the problem is, it's so deep in the jungle that there isn't a phone line. I don't really use my phone to text or call anyone unless it's necessary, or unless I'm particularly bored, but there's something about seeing the "No network available" sign on my phone that I find extremely disturbing.

They call it "Nomophobia". It's the fear of being out of mobile contact, out of credit or battery, or being in an area with no reception. It applies to me. I am ashamed. But I can't help it. I just feel so disconnected from everything, like anything could happen to me and no one would ever know. It's scary. It's a totally understandable paranoia. What if I get lost? Knowing me, it's something a little likely to happen, because I have little or no proper sense of direction whatsoever. I can't even tell you the way to my grandma's house in Bangsar, even though I've been going there over the years more times than I could tell you. It's bad.

But I think I can handle it? Now to ajak people. Who wants to come!