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torstaina, elokuuta 26, 2004
OBS
well...today? i dunno...wet i guess...other than that, nothing special...normal school...had malaysian band over...didn't really catch then performing...sigh...oh well...
the lil rascals are coming back frm OBS tml...i still remember my experience vividly...nothing is lost from my memory...a lil account for those who wish to reminisce and also for those who wish to find out what OBS was like...
Monday : reported to school with huge huge bags. i had packed them the night before, and there was loads to bring. not only that, it took 2 bags to carry all that was necessary, and that was AFTER i ommited all the items like pens, paper and optional items...man...so we had flag raising, a short briefing by mrs teo, then we boarded the bus. we were pretty noisy...i sat next to one of the twins and talked. finally we reached the jetty, and we sat awhile and waited. boats came, i remember stepping gingerly onto it...then we went to pulau ubin. we were the first school to arrive. mr neo and mr ismail were there. then we were given more advice. aft that they put us into our different watches. i was in livingstone with fitriyanna and gloria. we lined up in the multi purpose hall and waited for the other schools. then we realised that some groups had keys and there was this great confusion among those watches without it. we thought we were going to sleep in tents and the rest had "dorm keys" (btw, this was ALL thanks to liwei and eric and co. NOT mentioning abt the MOBILE course) so, the other schs came, we were mixed up. then we had a briefing from steven, the camp coordinator. there was this cute joke when introducing our instructors. ours was HIAP LUH (u rock) well, we did some ice breaker games then he told us we were in MOBILE course. oh
fit should remember the "pack-unpack-pack-unpack...ACTION PACKED!" so yea, we found out what MOBILE was...then we went to go to our store, which the key was for (hehe, too bad for hazwan) and we got water bottles, huge ones, and ponchos, and had to transfer all our things into huge packs that literally towered over our heads. then we went to canteen to eat, and after that were given our rations...we settled our next few days meals ourselves, who was to carry what. what was necessary and what wasnt. we also had to call hiap luh frm his dorm and all yelled there was echo down the dorms...we also toured around the area and finally got ready to go. we then did our pacing. and we also took a photo, which was nice. and aft that, we walked with junko, our buddy watch to the next campsite. we were shown our store there. then we had to learn to pitch our tent. and we learnt how to cook outdoors. and we did so on the beachfront. met all the other prcs ppl there...which was cool. then we scrubbed our mess tins, bathed, and got ready for the next day's activity. we were given info on when to report and what to bring. i was in the tent with ain and wati and we had the biscuits inside with us. fit came to chat and we tried desperately to sleep when we heard douglas shout "po kee po kee!" late into the night. crazy fellow. finally did sleep
Tuesday : woke up. took a bath. went with wati and ain and got ready for the next activity. we were told to wear the "wet" clothes. lathered on lots of sun block. then we went to the beach front. were instructed how to wear the lifejacket, and all the safety procedures given to us. we had whistles and things like that. we learned how to kayak, fit had probs with that. then we paired up...i was with douglas (omg)...and we had to do the capsizing drill...coolness...was successful...then we kayaked around awhile. we were told to bring our packs down to the beachfront. then we had lunch in the multi purpose hall and briefed on our sea expedition...we were salty and wet, and had sand in our shoes. finally, we packed all the mess tins into our already heavy bags. i got a entire pot and rice and fruits stuffed into my pack and we loaded them as well as our jerry cans that we collected frm the jetty the night before into this boat. and we had gerard as our team leader. together, we made our formation and set off for the next campsite. fit and jong jong kept going through the jetty and eugene and ahmad were sweepers. me and douglas were going quite fast, and were nearly together with gerard and wati in the front. suddenly it started to rain heavily, we had to seek shelter so we went to the nearest beach which was not even a beach in the first place. more like a strip of beach. we waited for ahmad and eugene, and i held my breath when they crashed into a rock. we also discovered a hole in one of the kayaks. aft the skies cleared, we moved on. we rafted up a couple of times, and the weaker kayakers were re-grouped to be paired with a guy. douglas kept trying to capsize our kayak. then suddenly ppl wanted food. it was aftnoon already. many yells for apples and pears and oranges. fruits were flying. and they got salty food. we passed many places. some places had dirty waters. we had to keep away frm the rocks and also the kellongs, cos there were dangerous barnacles. then we rafted up while waiting for gerard to determine our course. finally, we went to noordin beach, our camp for the night. (more hand power, not eye power!) hehe...that was for fit...anyways, we drank lots of water, and suddenly hiap luh told us that we were only getting a powder bath. many felt squiemish. others were hungry. we decided to cook before it got dark. we changed out of our wet clothes as well. steph was having some problem due to ahem ahem...luckily for her it was resolved. problem : coking 15 packs of maggie in one medium sized pot. they added ALL the seasoning, which made the thing uber salty ( thank gdness i didn't eat) and they added mushrooms as well as cocktail sausages. it wasn't even hot. me and zarifah frm junko and gloria went for a lil walk. kinda embarrassing since the boys in front were going to change in the bushes and thought we were going to follow them. we watched the sunset which was spectacular and took photos. then the night began to fall. we realised that the boys, douglas and gerard and company managed to bathe in some place in the swamp behind. they smelled nice, we didn't. sigh. we spent time talking and they made a lil campfire near the junko side. eunice and jean and i were trying to write journals that we promised hiap luh. then he came to check on us. talked awhile. and he left. finally, the stars came out. me zarifah, fit , ahmad and eugene laid out our ponchos and looked at the stars. (fit : its a firefly, not a shooting star!) they caught fireflies. we talked long. there were these flies buzzing abt our heads, gnats, i think. and we got sandfly bites. we were told where, when, and what to wear for the next day. ain and wati were asleep in the tent already. suddenly these dogs appeared and we made a mad dash for the tents. sleep time. i still remember the beach, the most peaceful time of my life. and i was actually happy. the tents were flimsy, but we didn't care. we slept anyways
more updates in next post....
8/26/2004 02:42:00 ip.