-Jon Jon
-aHmAd IBraHIm graduate...
- Cadet Inspector...
-Hates backstabber...am a aimple guy actually
-LuVes gEo n bIo mAn....hOpE tAt pPl dUnt cAuSe fUrThEr dAmAgE tO eArTh
-Remember to tag before u leave....
" Let us realize what that happened is beyond our control, but how we reacted to it is within our control."
(SC, that's applied 2 u also...think thru ba)
5 days just well past...let us give u a brief summary of my trip there...
Day 1:
At the jetty, i saw schools like Gan Eng Sian, St Joseph, pasir ris crest, etc..i scanned around, no one whom i know from the other schools in Area 2 was here...so i begin had e thought of how lonely i will be..after i know that yangqin, felica n cheng ho is in my grp (as i dont mixed with them very often)....
At the OBS campsite 1, i suddenly saw a few familiar faces...finally i saw ppl whom i know liao..they r my friends from Naval Base sec (hong tat la)...i think i over reacted la as i went over n hug hong tat, n gigi was like saying woa so gay (actually hong tat himself was also happy that both of us r in e same grp la..atleast got company ma)...
Yup, after that i got to know my grp members from Elizabeth..they r mi, yang qin, cheng ho, felicia, wanqi (qi), kathleen (kat), karyin, weijie, cheng xiong, jogina (jo), joshua, jia hao, tasha, pal, atiqah, and of course hong tat la....n my trainer is selamat..
Ya..first day..e norm stuff la..like ice breaking games n as such...so lalala..nth much..
(at nite got nurse briefing..e nurse de laughter is damm funny la ^^)
Day 2
Went for kayaking trip...Selamat n Eugune (another trainer 4 Neru)..decided 2 have this system which i dont think it benefited me alot ( letting a kayaker n a non kayaker kayak together)...in e end, i was huffin' n puffin' along....as i need 2 paddle twice as hard (sorri arh cheng xiong, i did mean 2 bad mouth u de)...n tats when i get sun tan...i nearly break down from exhausion., which i knew tat i cant...
Then, after kayaking, we still have rock wall climbing..hiazz, it is like i am nearly breaking down n tat u wanna me 2 rock climb? So, i decided 2 try my best la....e first rock wall was still ok, (slanted de ma..so easier 2 climb)...e second 1 was e hardest...(as u cant use ur leg muscles 2 pull u up..but rather u r like doing pull up la)....n i am proud 2 say tat i reached e 8th panel (not an easy feat)..
Ya..saw something big happened during e activity...i saw some1 de life hanging in a precarious manner..all thx 2 pal hu belayed joshua...hiazz..as u know, belaying is an important de job ma...as it is like e climber putting all his life on u ma...but e pal, dont know what he was doing also..when joshua was climbing, i can see e rope is so slacken la (so tat mean tat u r like climbing without a rope like tat)...luckily joshua didnt hurt himself...but i can see him losing trust in pal (they r both in same sch de ma)...
At nite, the canteen uncle gave us e food that we r eating 4 e next 3 days (we will be going treking)...i was like shocked la...as u know, 2 mi, e food can last u 4 at least like 5 days la..its too much alreadi...n yet Selemat wanna us 2 bring ALL....
As i am a store manager (2gether with hong tat la)..we need 2 carry stuff like turp, pegs, ground sheet n stuff like tat+ my clothes tat i am bring, i can only saying tat it is x2 of my taman bag la...luckily got ppl help mi 2 carry my stuffs (karyin 4 carrying my wet shoes, joshua 4 carrying my food 4 e 3 days, kat 4 helping mi 2 carry my jacket+ a set od clothing, n qi 4 helping mi 2 carry mi fruits)..yeah..finally my bag was lighter..(previously i was thinking about e qn of hw i am able 2 support this weight, i was also afraid tat i might fall back wards)..thx ba^^
Day 3
Went treking..actually nth much la..like was selamat says it is only a warmer nia..as we went treking from camp 1 2 camp 2 nia..a short distance nia....yeah..n we also got e chance 2 play flying fox...whee^^
The next activity is wat i like e most la..(rmb e time when i came here with sparkc during my pri 5 de time..we managed 2 build a raft, but in came loose in e water)...woah, our grp arh, marvelous sia..so many idea cames...u can really see this team bond together as evry 1 is doing their part 2 tie every part 2gether, n e feeling was great la...n we call our raft EC 17! We pedalled it out sea...in e end we got sort of like can go but can not go bark e kind...n nw it is selamat 2 e rescue...he gt a speed boat, n he connect our raft with his n whee...we went "skiing"e feeling was just shiok....
N i gt most of e sun burn...
Yup, we den spilt our jobs up la...e boys do e basha n e gals cook....yangqin cook de rice though abit *ahem but still edible la..as 4 we boys, we managed 2 build a nice nice de shelter^^
At nite...we went thru a geo lesson on map reading with selamat(*yawns)...n i finally learnt another map reading skills: 8 grid referances^^den came e horrifying news...4 tml de trekking, we will be on our own (of course gt map, compass, n MGR la)..Selamat will be there, but he will not help us till he feel tat we really need his help....
Day 4...
e nitemare finally came..i was wondering if we could get lost anot....4 e first checkpoint, we gt it wrong...n we nearly miss it...hiazz..tats taught us a lesson on being accurate la...a small mistake could mean something grave...so we decided 2 be more careful be4 we go....
4 e first half of e day was ok..we managed 2 find 5 checkpoint out of e 7...but, all of us r getting more n more tired liao (due 2 e super heavy de bag)...n as e day got longer, we begin 2 get really slower n slower....i too was not spared by e sore muscle pain la...haizz all thx 2 qi who encouraged mi on la...n in e end we encouraged each other n we realli endured e whole trip...
Our grp nearly qurrelled 4 e last check point...e check point is in e middle of no where la...n on e map, there was no trail...la...so of us think tat we r here but others do not think so....qi went out 2 survey on her own (which was kinda dangerous)..n i went after her la...it was only then tat i realize our exact position...n FINALLY we managed 2 locate it..but it was after like a great eye test....(i spotted it de^^)
At nite..settled down 4 e nite..we gt a mini campfire (without fire)...n our grp composed a song...it is something like this : This is Elizabeth This is our team This is our hardwork This is our raft
This is what we made This is floating We're Elizabeth Elizabeth Choy
Chorus: Pulau Ubin, our campsite It's here where we endured Kilometres we've walked Accomplished after all... We've came so far together Scorched under e hot sun quarelled here n there United in e end...
(repeat 1st n 2nd verse)
Lol....in e end e other trainer was like laughing till what sia...aiya..e so old stuff la..ba ba... den we gt graveyard duty..i volunteered myself 2 do it since i dont really feel like sleeping...hiazz..me jia hao, pal n joshua were all down 4 duty..i was thinking what i can do during e nite as there was nth much 2 do except 2 talk nia....den saw qi n yangqin...both of them also didnt wanna sleep (+ melvin frm neru also)...leaving yangqin with jia hao (they really look like couple 2 mi la)...i n qi talk 4 like till 2 plus la...joshua ,melvin also..we didnt plan 2 slp la..but when we lie down 2 star graze (though not alot of stars)..we fall asleep in e end....
Day 5
Feeling more n more high since we r going bak soon....yeah....we sang all e way as we trek bak...e spirit is getting higher n higher....
Den...came e departing moment (at ard 1 plus la)...all of us was like so sad la...n we give each other a farewell hug be4 we leave..aww...so sad sia (if sc was there, she bound 2 cry de)...
" The closer one get 2 e top, e more e man will find tat there is no top"
Thx every 1 in EC who made my trip in OBS a fun 1....thx 2 all who helped carry mi stuffs, as well as qi 4 providing me tat source of strength n $$ (she kindly lent mi $9 4 buying obs shirt)...thx 2 all^^
P.S. Sc. i heard tat u wanna lend my shoulder arh...feel free ba...coz i lend my fiona mei my shoulder be4 n also qi also (she was like advertising 4 mi hw comfortable my shoulder was la..) so feel free ba^^... lol^^
P.S.S. Sc...heard alot of stuff la..but always rmb wat i say in e top part of my entry...u will be fine de...