About Esther Tan

With the team, Esther went on to climb and summit mountains in far-flung corners of the world, including Mt Aylmer (2,699m) in New Zealand; Mera Peak (6,476m) in Nepal; Er Feng (5,276m) in China; Mustagh Ata (7,546m) in Central Asia, and Mt Everest (8,850m) in Nepal.

December 2009

red-eyed monster

2017-07-29T10:13:13+00:00December 29th, 2009|Blog, Esther|

i was a red-eyed monster for a while… having had infection in my right eye once every month for the past 6 months. my GP from raffles medical scared [...]

what a year!

2017-07-29T10:13:13+00:00December 28th, 2009|Blog, Esther|

much has happened in 2009, and i have much to give thanks for. i was asked to draw up a list of thanksgiving items the other week, and as [...]

July 2009

my fourth finger

2017-07-29T10:13:13+00:00July 28th, 2009|Blog, Esther|

has a sparkle now =) i’m not experiencing an explosive kind of joy, or having exclamation marks hanging over my head… it’s more of a deep-seated happiness that comes [...]

June 2009

running

2017-07-29T10:13:13+00:00June 24th, 2009|Blog, Esther|

i went running last night. it was the first time i hit the roads after everest, and the first time i felt my heart pump hard since i came [...]

March 2009

5, 4, 3, 2, 1

2017-07-29T10:13:14+00:00March 17th, 2009|Blog, Esther|

just 5 more days before we head off to everest! this saturday, we’ll be taking flight no. MI 412 to kathmandu, nepal. some may say this is our first [...]

February 2009

stairs and a meme

2017-07-29T10:13:14+00:00February 26th, 2009|Blog, Esther|

You are grocery shopping for 6 items.1. Produce: celery 2. Bakery: mushroom quiche 3. Meat: lean beef4. Frozen: ice-cream 5. Dry goods: seaweed 6. Dairy: cheese You are on weekend getaway [...]

sometimes i wonder

2017-07-29T10:13:14+00:00February 25th, 2009|Blog, Esther|

if i’ll miss stairs after everest. the immediate answer would naturally be NO ARE YOU FREAKIN’ CRAZY. but then i know that somewhere in the future, on a quiet [...]

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