marlz. daughter. sister. friend. cousin. girl. 1988. born to die.
lauantaina, elokuuta 28, 2004
OBS II
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Wednesday : me ain and wati woke up...we proceeded to brush our teeth near the sea and had to clean up the area...we were quite early...in fact, all the Livingstone watch people were early...wati and i decided to take the tent down, with was smiple due to the soft sand...however, when we rolled it up to put it into our tent bag, it was super sandy, and we had problems fitting it in...we also lost so many tent pegs...we left our kayaks on the sand and the lifejackets on the trees...our packs were in the lil hut at the back...we finished packing quite early, since we hardly unpacked the night before...(pack unpack pack unpack ACTION PACKED)...and we changed into long pants and a shirt...then this JUNKo ppl came to ask us for water...said that they had no more...we sort of kicked up a fuss...found out that alex and that fredrick had given that spoilt brat christine the water to wash her looong hair...woa, smart move...what to do? our buddy watch...so we gave them some...and we were late cos they took so long to pack and to do area cleaning and so called got scolded by hiap luh...ya lah, like that lah...so we left...it was our land ex...me and ain and wati agreed that i would carry the tent for the day...it was my turn anyway...so i did, and we elected you zhuo and jean to be our leaders...many many mosquito ar...so itchy...i only remember a red pathway...and nothing much else basically....we walked to some kampung noordin...i remember to the point where we were in front of the CC and they were eating raisins...is that correct or not? ok well, whatever...the reason i don't remember anything is prolly bcos i was suffering heat exhaustion...i dun remember any other part of the land ex...and out of the blue, we arrived and i remember sitting on a log and hiap luh asking me how i was...i also remember that we took so long to hammer the tent pegs into the ground bcos it was rocky...we changed in the tent again...this time we had a spade to dig a "shit hole" haha...so funny...i remember that the ground was red...it started to rain, so we couldn't cook...there was this steep hill up to the campsite and also it was covered with bushes...it was near a reservoir so we filled our jerry cans...then zarifah and myself had this wacky idea to take a photo pointing at the miserable site...so we did...then they ate frm the tins with bread...i could see they were famished...they told me i was scary during the expedition...what eugene told me was that i sunk down every break...jean told me that i refused to let go of the tent and that i kept walking into the bushes and swaying from side to side...some said i was possessed...then they told me hiap luh was there guiding me all the way...so nice of him to do so...connell as well...and thank you to all the peeps who took care of me aft that *muackz*...so well, they were eating from the tins raw...and then we sat down together and talked in the rain...some ppl were in the tents cos they didn't want to get wet (JUNKo ppl you know) so well, eugene and ahmad started making funny noises in the tent...then there was this joke...the "not so hard" one...L5...so well, we sat on jerry cans talking...we were already dirty and then we made ourselves even more so by spraying lots of insect repellent on ouselves...and then night fell...hiap luh and connell came to check one last time on us...then they went back...we sorta made an illegal campfire...hehe...literally plucked branches off the trees...and it was small...but we had fun...we sang and cheered with the NPCC girls leading us...and then decided we had to put it out and go to sleep...there was a grp that isolated themselves from us...i sat next to eugene and zarifah and wati...then later i needed to pee...so no choice lah, bushes...later wati also needed to...and then rifah...haha...so funny...there were also some who went to the shit hole...man, did we tease them...gosh it was rocky...so painful...but i did snatch some hours...sigh...me and ain and wati talked abt their boyfriends and they wrote messages...i miss them so much...all the lovely talks we had and how they took care of me...love you loads...
Thursday : woke up with a sore back...had to unpitch tents in the rain...JUNKo being pampered and having that fredrick and christine made us late cos they were unwilling to pack up in the rain....only eugene and ahmad did so...me, wati and ain were ready waiting for them...fit got pissed...my back was aching frm the day before...the pack was heavy and i sprained my back due to the weight...but no choice, have to pick it up again and go on...did area cleaning...found that all the tent pegs were bent...haha...at least they weren't lost...so we went down without the JUNKo ppl...upset with them...then complain to hiap luh abt them...sigh...so we walk all the way back to camp 2...and we rested awhile...got our store in order...we also were told to change into wet shoes and clothes...did the jetty jump...and also the building of the raft...livinstone built ours faster...and we had this challenge in the water...and we paddled out...halfway...pop! and the barrel pops out...i was sittingat the back, and the next thing we knew, the whole raft came apart..so funny...we were all in the water and had to be towed back to land...then we kept everything and waited for the rain to stop again...we were allowed to bathe...we changed...haha...and then came back down...changed out of our clothes...and wore clean fresh ones...then we took helmets...thought we were going to rock climb, but in the end we plaued this game called traffic light...fredrick was making a whole lot of noise...if livingstone won, they'd have to cook adn pitch our tents for us later...so we WON...did it in 15 seconds...then they called off the bet...sigh...well...i still remember it clearly...the big empty space in front of the multipurpose hall...the toilets...the building that we guessed was the canteen...the stores...the bunks that we werent allowed to enter...the intructors sleeping area...the multipurpose hall down the road...the huge tree...a thingie with a bell...then there was a dog there...the kayaks...the taps near the kayaks where we washed our mess tins...then the beachfronts where we ate...the jetty...and the space with trees at the side...there was a grp camping there...frm RTC or boyshome or something like that...so yea, we sat on jerry cans and had a "prcs" meeting...talked and ate dry maggie...tasted like some snack food...sat joking and laughing...took photos in the rain...then we had to cook and we did...i danced in the rain...JUNKo was so mean and did not cook anything for eugene to eat...so yea, we made them cook something and brought a mess tin to him...then he asked me if i had eaten and i said no, so he made me eat with him...(grr eugene, you got me that once ar...anyways, it was just mushroom so it was fine)...we sat near the jetty looking out at whitesands which was visible from there...sorta homesick for some ppl i think...so we ate out of that mess tin...wati thought me to walk like they fags in her school...so i did that and ppl thought i was crazy...lol...it was cold...very cold...we washed the mess tins and the other stuff...was late but most of our torches weren't working already....was dark as well...i miss that place...we almost lost our trolley...hehe...but we got it back...then we went back up and some went to bathe...it was free time aft that...then they told us we had to unpitch the tents cos it was too muddy and we couldn't sleep there...so yea...problem : unpitch tents in the dark when we had to light...wati had gone to bathe and so did ain...tiara was crying cos you zhuo was injured and he was cooking cos her watch (junko) made him do so...he cleaned up as well...then now he was doing the most work...we had to wash the tents...we got into an argument with fredrick cos he insisted on bathing and did not help us wash the tents...we did everything with eugene and ahmad and clement (another school, ultimate band freak like me) helping...then when we were returning the tents they threw a tantrum...me gloria and rifah could not take it anymore, so we went to bathe aft cleaning everything up...got changed again...then we sat and talk talk...hiap luh came and called a livingstone gathering...offered to make a hot drink for us...talked alot and was comfy...fit had tears in her eyes...was worried for her...sigh...then steph and jongjong were so hungry so hiap luh said he'd cook for us if they found the ingredients...our rations were depleted, so they stole from other watches...his meal consisted of rice mixed with crushed maggie, maggie seasoning, sausages, and raisins in it...well, it was hot, so everyone enjoyed it...i did sample it..it tasted better than my potato...since i was so very very tired of biscuits...and ain's bottle milo was nice but it did not beat hiap luh's...milo mixed with coffee...yum...so hp looked so tired we "let him off"...we comforted tiara awhile...we washed hiap luh's cooking utensils...i intended not to sleep so i was talking with eugene...asked him to keep me awake by talking...he stopped so i ended up sleeping...pity poor rambu for being in JUNKo...should have been in livingstone...we would have treated him better...i hope you liked the so called massage i gave you aft washing the tents...hehe...so yea, slept till next day...
Friday : woke up early...bathed...we packed and cleaned up the area the last time...said gdbye to the place a last time (heart breaking) and went back to camp 1...the beeg one...so we saw some wild boar along the way...got back and unpacked everything into our normal bags...returned everything to the store...then we went for lunch...hiap luh called a last livingstone meeting...he asked us for journals which we had not done...so what we did was just draw a pic of the days that we had...loved drawing hiap luh who was mutilated in a very awful way...then we drew our "key to all success"...the pack unpack pack unpack...hiap luh's clover bottle...the kayak storm...the blue chair...the "what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger"...had a talk...many aeroplanes was disrupting us....he asked what had we learned abt leading during the camp...many good ans...when it was my turn, i said this..." although i wasn't the leader for any expedition, or elected to lead at all during the camp, i think that this camp has still taught me abt leadership. i learned that i have to learn to lead myself, before i can lead others. if i cannot even control myself, how can i lead the masses? i learned that during OBS, leading oneself"...can't believe i said that...well, i did...ppl kinda stunned...we had a great last talk...we got our certificates...then we also got to go to the souvenier shop to get the stuff i didn't have any cash, so inn funn helped me to pay ferst...thanks dear...then we showered and changed into sch clothes...got rid of our wet shoes...then we went with hiap luh to see the old watch tower...the scenery was beautiful...he took a pic of all of us...he also took pics with us and then we got our packs...as we got onto the boat, he shook our hands and gave us a number...we were puzzled to what it was...was acherlie his hp number, but well, we couldn't remember the order we went it...we did get his email though...we signed this tin can...and i sat enxt to fit during the trip to mainland ( again, heart pain)...i started to cry...so many memories left behind...me and wati and ain were sobbing our hearts out...i feel like i got two sisters you know...far away frm here...sigh...oh well...it was sad...many ppl cried...eventually, we took a bus back...mr neo came with his car...and also mrs pang came...
sigh...the end of obs...i want to go back...and i miss these ppl
Livinstone, M511, 2003 : our lively and lovable instructor Chew Hiap Luh, Wati & Ain my kecoh sistaz and tent mates, Gerard with the "hello jkitty" boxers, my kayaking buddy Douglas, You Zhuo the strong one, Stephanie the liverpool fan, Jong Jong the hungry one, Jean the shy and strong one, Eunice the sweet one
JUNKo : Tiara the sweetie and the band freak Clement...
i hope to meet all you soon, meanwhile, take care...will remain in my heart eternally...
OBS to serve, to strive, and not to yield
8/28/2004 01:52:00 ip.