Thursday, November 10, 2005

MEGA camp

okok so here goes the super long post.

FIRST DAY
ok. woke up. went to school. saw our instructors and group mates. and my instructor was THERESA!!! ok then went up the bus.. everything was still abit strange and distant. but when we reached the ferry terminal.. everybody started to talk and open up. saw grace and went with her... in the ferry alot had sea sickness.. so poor thing!!! but i was SO bored that i JUST had to walk around and so tt's wad i did!! so happy!!!
so FINALLY we reached bintan island (which belongs to wina??) ok then headed to nirwana gardens pitched tents got to knwo team mates better. played and joked about. the place we had our meals were so fun!!! there were only logs for us to sit! so our but was really pain. and had all the muscle crams. AHHA!
and then!!! it was time for the TRACKING. was damn fun! seeing everybody's shoe get stuck in the MUD! YUCKS! but it was really fun!! fun!!! FUN!!!! hey but i was so happy that i acheived smth. thou it was tiring and a little scary at parts. but we all had FUN! and a good esperience! ok then all so muddy went to bathe. and had nite treasure hunt.

SECOND DAY
we did kayaking and rafting. obviously kayaking was more fun! shared a kayak with grace. we were so pro la! was damn fun! then we could see the corals and fishes. and doing att the rafting was COOL! hahah the water was like so clear and the sand so fine! so unlike here in Singapore. totally enjoyed it!!!
the rafting!! HAHAH! as we were running to the destination we were all shouting ALICIA ALICIA ALICIA!!!... and BOOM! she said wait. ah. all the effort by running. so we decided to have a short reflection section. so in the end rafting came.. was cool, cos we had to build a raft. but were splited up into grps. and we cldn't communicate. so was abit tough. and cos we KNEW our raft cldn't make it.. we decided to name it titanic!!! WAHHAH! and we kept singing the 'titanic' song. but i was reflecting on the ques they gave us.. which is "do you all think you ahve succeeded?" good ques to think about.
and then went back to camp.. eat dinner... bla bla bla... and we had CONFIDENCE NIGHT WALK!!! OH NO!!! hey but seriously i was ok la!! but we cldn't shine our torches.. and had to go with ppl form other grp so we might not know them! i was the third pair to go.. was so scared i needed to pass motion. but din in the end.. haha! and guess who my partner wa!! ALTHEA beloved!! ahha! we met each toher and wentOH YOU!! HI!!!!!!" and the instructors were all shock in lufter and the whole camp luffed! hahaha!! so went in and BOOM a torched shined.. and somebody asked "how was your dinner?" haha! dman funy1 and i said.. "very good" and walked off.. on the way tlaked to althea about stuff.. din care about the other instructors. hehe! just talked and talked and talked!so the end of the walk came. congragulated by miss gan.. and form then on we heard alot of screaming!!1 WAHHAHA damn funy!! and all the different stories too!!!

THIRD DAY
had team building events. the sea-saw where we ahd to balanced the whole group. first we balanced for 192 countings ... but another grp after us did it for 300 countings.. so being competitive and wating to break targets whoch had been set. we tried again! and this time we did it!! we went more than 300 countings.. BUTTT! uncle sanneth said.. cannot.. cos we did it ile.. so nvm.. haha then we went to sit on it.. and started balancing!!! and BOOM! we did it for more than 18 ++ minutes!!! MINUTES K!!! not countings or secongs k!!! MINUTESS!!!! could have set longer.. but we had to go. how sad. OH OH!!! and at this station!! my goodness.. unvle sanneth was rambling all about wad PURE SCIENCE. saying. cos we ahve alot of logic behind doing it. my goodness. i wanted to BENG!
next station was the high wall.. 13 members climb over. was cool! but another grp EVERYBODY went over.. that was the COOLEST!!!! my back ached from everyody stepping unto it. then did trust fall.. i cried. was so dman scary. not that i din trust my team-mates.. but i just dun like heights. it freaks me out!!!! actually teared onli.. but when i went down.. stood up and then boom tears just flowed. well.. amybe cos i was stress of other stuff too.
then did archery too! hit the red dot ONCE. how pathetic! hehe!!
OOH! and we ahd camp fire at night! was very very cOOL!!! cos we had a BBQ dinner whcih came along!! the same all went into my pants.. and we had to stop the camp fire night as it was starting to rain.. btu we kept singing "OH it was sad!!..." over and over again. hehhe!! so fun!!! then wow.. movement was fast fast fast.. grabbed our stuff and slpet in the function room!!! COOL! but it was very very cold.. was freezing and trembling. was really to cold!!! and we cldn';t bathe that day! STINKS!

LAST DAY
was all about packing up yeah. nth much happened..ust all the farewells and cheers! OH but int he ferry we had a joyous time! seriously. this time cos there were no teachers and onli instructors we were all waling about and bla bla bla... played with a baby. was dman cute! and his eldewr bro (2 yrs old) was sea sick.. and was feeling really bad.. haiyo.. i see him cry i also cry. heh. heart pain mah oh and in the bus we were tot a cheer about burning odwn the school and wacking the principal.. was very funny. cos miss yong was seating mext to me! but she was nice! she din show the angry face.. instead she smiled! tt's the way man!!!

OVERALL
hehe! reflection time wa always dead and never happening! hehe!! why?! dun ask. haha. ooh and i tell you i'm in love with their tea! was just so good to drink tea everyday!! to keep me awake! one night i drank 3 cups..a nd i cldn't sleep. my goodness.. started fanning ppl in tent.. and woke up every now and then to read the bible.. read the story about david and goliath again! great memories were grought back.

that was what mainly happened.. but the feeelings in my heart can never be explained in words.. and all the jokes told and scary stories told are all remembered. cool! i loved all the jokes.. esp about the confidence walk.. OOH! and pringles.
starting to miss the bu.nan.bu.nu theresa. and all the other instructors. and of course all the leaders! well.. this camp has really been a fruitful one! and i'm lovin' it!!

i just want to spread the love of christ to the people around me.. and let them know who is MY GOD who is so GREAT and GRACIOUS!
`porkky! scribbled at 4:13 AM|

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