Wednesday, March 16, 2005
tried to improvise e blog. quite unsuccessful i might add.e links got some prob.cant be bothered to do it now. head's spinning lyk madd cos im having flu+headache. how sickening... of all days i have to be sick during the hols!*hrmph* anyway, yest. had physio.was late(as usual). did some minor exercises cos somehow my injury worsened after oac.*sobs* then,my physio called his 'senior' to take a look @ me. i felt like an experiment or new specimen being observed by scientists in the lab. not exaggerating here. lyk i was the last few to get out of e clinic so practically i was left with all e physios ard. the new trainees were observing me with interest(only god noes y). finally got released frm physio @ lyk 6sth? cancelled my plans to self-train cos i was dying from my flu. on e way home was bad cos i had difficulties breathing & e damn mrt was crowded! didnt get to sit for e whole journey back.nearly died there mann.. was feeling damn weak,lucky i got to lean against the wall if not i wonder how i'd survive. when i reached home,i had some rest + played with my cat(sad life rite?ahha) then had a looong conversation with my hot date! talked bout oac & self-reflection n our performance etc.since i've got nth to do i shall talk bout oac.though oac was 3 wks ago,it's one of the main things i still think about... -OAC ' 05- Day 1 hmm...not much to talk about..only rmbered i was half nervous half excited?. took cab with malita early in e morning. we reached @ lyk 6.15 so tt we can recheck our logistics we're bringing (juz in case.)everyone in class couldnt focus & complain bout having lessons b4 camp. actually,i quite agree tt it's a lil crappy to have lessons b4 gg for camp. as in obviously on everyone's mind is juz OAC! then after recess had a talk bout southern islands. e talk wasnt as boring as i thought it'd be.@ least i didnt fall asleep.(or rather i cant!)hehe..anyway, instrs were damn enthu..lyk watever e guy ask we answered!lol..we were high i guess..& also encouraging e campers to ans but they were like giving tt diao look.lol~ then u/s went down to carry our logistics needed. obviously my dept has one of the most stuff!brooms,bristles, toilet paper, dustpans...etc. while we load our stuff up e bus e rest was having spot checks for campers. i joined e spotcheck only much later...it's not fun to check ppl's bag!but it's quite funny in a way..lyk some campers approached me to ask "is calculator illegal?" diao~ how on earth would i noe? i dun see e danger in bringin a calculator..lol..but in e end i asked e camper to ask one of e ldrs. (sadly,after e camp,i heard tt campers still managed to smuggle prohibited items =( shows tt e spotcheck wasnt done thoroughly) when we reached campsite,my 1st ic said i had to brief campers on changing. diao~ on e spot i did e unprepared briefing which lasted 1min?lol..i was soo nervous! but quite proud of myself for not stuttering!muthu was soo cute! she wanted to brief strightaway w/o introducing herself!ahha..she was damn cute i was trying not to laugh! meanie me!*slaps myself* then after tt,my maintenance dept helped carry chairs to toilet(so sweet of them)then they bid farewell to me cos they had to go for amazing race!*sobs* i was left alone to set-up the groundsheets of e toilets for 4hrs! it was really tiring ok!n requires a lot of energy! was suppose to go for solar cooker but didnt cos had to set up e groundsheet on e day itself cos if not e campers will see each other when they shower!ahha...i was like singing to myself while doin it...cos trying to keep myself entertained?lol..n also i was in dilemma for a moment when i realised i didnt have enough groundsheets! lucky ms wong came to e rescue n helped thought of sth!*phew*if i could i'd hug her mann! show my gratitude to her! ahha..then much later i heard chief was looking for me cos i was suppose to be @ solar cooker!i was lyk uh-oh!i already told big bird to tell chief tt i was @ toilets but i think she forgot! ahha...but didnt get scolding...pheww...juz got a lil sympathy?casual remark of "poor thing"..hehe..finally @ ard 5 sth my superheroes came to e rescue!(maintenance dept) ahha..lucky only a few set-ups to go so they helped me set up & my worries of e toilets not being ready in time for bath was subsidised...then i had to rush to brief e classes bout bath time. seriously rushing frm one place to another made my brain function badly!ahha..i was talking crap mann..like seriously blabbering away...quite glad it was finally over! chaz nvr showered & a particular class cried cos of sth.i shall not say. made me panic ok!cos i thought it was cos of me!was panicking already n asking my 1st ic on wat to do..ahha then i tried comforting e class not to be upset bout it..hehe..e least i could do. had dinner with my maintenance dept after tt. felt akward cos i was e only instr amongst all e ldrs. but they were really nice & made me feel how shd i put it "at home?"lol..then rushed for class interaction & reflection. quite glad to see my class after a whole day of staring @ toilets! talked to some of them...but after tt it got quite boring & weisan saved me in time! ahha cos i had to rush to give another briefing to campers. then came debrief,e part which i dun look forward to but somehow look forward to wat e other u/s have to say.i was really nervous!!!weisan was lyk"my heart is beating very hard for u" ahha...i ws like" tks!my heart is beaating like madd too" ahha..after muthu debrief,it was my turn.weisan said gd luckk & off i went to e front to face e campers. though i was nervous & refer to my book a lot,i think i did a fair job. i debriefed juz lyk watever i've replayed in my mind on wat to debrief during bath.i think i was really fierce?so sorry if ur eardrums nearly burst hearing me debrief X).so glad after i debriefed. finally a load has been lifted off my shoulders!so happy my 1st ic said i did i gd job!=) anyway,basically e first day was full of me rushing to n fro frm one place to another. felt quite tired but i survived!wheeeeeeee.... Day 2 day 2 was juz as tiring. for morning pt i joined e x-cty peepz for a 20min run! happy i managed to keep up with them..hehe.. nearly died but didnt die!lol..i'm crapping...then heard e morning pt wasn't very good. so i was quite glad i joined e x-cty for trg. somemore self-train benefits more! then had breakfast & went to lab park with m,p,i. replaced phy to take over p2. quite nice experience to get attached. hehe..quite amused with my grp cos they like overthink for e chem & maths qns. took soo long to think of it.i was laughing with phy over it.hehe evil us.it's like pri sch stuff tt we learn,same concept. they somehow made e qn sound complicated.hehe..then went to make sandwiches!my group did a cute piggy!they let me have a taste of it!not bad...considered i was hungry! then went past poley & alicia!they were showing me how they burnt e leaves!*diao* climbed about 150 steps...nearly died cos my hamstring was aching. then campers didnt noe how to greet!grrrr... had to be a lil firm with them again cos i realise if yoo're not firm they'll juz step over your head. but had fun with yun tian & ms thang. made some lame jokes while waiting for campers to fig out e qns. after tt p2 went all e way to e end of lab park.tsk tsk. walk ed all e way there.let them rest for a while then debrief on their performance, encourage a lil scold a lil.then saw aishah & shin wei.then they said their grp a lil rude so i lyk talked to e grp. then we made our way back to e meeting pt. all of us were cheering in one big mass! lyk gg for war!lol!then had lunch n after tt i had to dig out e cover of __ cos some idiotic camper juz dunno e purpose of a dustbin.was grossed out tt i had to do such a thing!after my lunch somemore! after tt high e!!wheee...supposed to be @ a station but replaced phy again so was with p2! got to belay them!so happy! at least got to belay better than nth!ahha..sad,instrs nvr get to do high e!i wantt!!!then after belaying,i finally took rest cos i couldnt stand e heat & went to fill my bottle with phy!hehe..slacked & rest a lil outside e toilet while waiting for phy. then went back to high e area.one camper was soo cute! she wanted to go toilet with her harness & helmet!lol!had to made her take it out b4 she run to e toilet!must have been urgent! =) after high e went to toilets for it's bath time!1st ic wasnt then cos she was sick(poor thing) after everyone showered,ate dinner with maintenance dept again!then had headache frm too much sun i think & prepared for my debrief. then had debrief again.nearly died there cos head was throbbing & i scolded campers for leaving unsightly stuff behind!hehe..then this poley liked it when i said "roll ur eyes somemore!u think wat?eye exercise is it?" okok..tt's really lame but it juz got out of my mouth!lol..i wanted to add "u roll n roll latr ur eyes pop out then u noe!" ahha tt's even more lame but i didnt add tt cos i think it's a lil harsh.hehehe then had debrief with ms poon & ms leong. it was quite long & everyone was nearly falling asleep cos of tiredness from activities.i was narly dying cos i had headache & was having a lil difficulty breathing. after debrief, xiu qi passed out. helped to bring her to 1st aid base. then soon after she left,i had adominal pains.zl forced me to go 1st aid base to rest.there,i rmbred getting severe cramps all over,my headache was quite bad & i was having cold sweat..heard a lot of voices & ms wong helped massage me. e massage helped a lot mann!only rmbred me being fed a LOT of water cos they said i was suffering frm dehydration.ya...then i fell asleep i think cos i dun rmb anything. i woke up in e middle of e night and ldr ping siew & ldr yunqian accompany me to e toilet for me to shower.then went to 2nd level 1st aid base to sleep. Day 3 woke up @ 6 i think cos i could hear e whistle meaning flag raising. then everyone went to mph for morning pt.i was lyk uh-oh! cos i thought they were gonna sing & do jumping jacks!hehe..but in e end they did yoga & many ppl got stung by bee! kinda comical to think of it!cos like one after one came to e rm to say they got stung. then i had breakfast @first aid base.kinda depressing cos lyk e casualties loooked soo sick & like suffering frm malnutrition!lol..really esp e thin ones.hehe..i was like trying to escape e sight of tt & tried to cheer e ppl up..hehe didnt join back for e morning's act cos they wanted me to rest. so i was rotting there. helping a lil here & there after tt.had lunch & i was free!lol.. went low e with s2 to replace clara. coincidentally, tasha's grp! ahha..then for lifting was so funny cos we had to ask help frm ldrs to carry some1!hehe..then went low e.sam kissed e tree cos yuntian made her. tasha posed with e tree.then went mohawk walk saw poley poley there!hehe..poley wasnt happy with my grp for being rude. then i had mini-lectured them a lil cos poley told me too. they were a lil dampened spirits but then when we reached e next station,they were fine again =). me & jiawen were laughing @ them during the low e.hehe..then went to the walls. s2 was really enthu i liked it! hehe they were really comical when they wanted to make e time for e walls! was laughing with ldr joleyn cos they were soo cute! but they compromised safety & they stepped over ldrs & instrs head a lil. told them again & they were like ok with it =) last station was with alicia!wheee... didnt let tasha & sam do it cos afraid they'll injure their ankles. i was resting at the side coz was having headaches again,even after drinking & hydrating myself lyk crazy. after tt had flag lowering & bath time. felt weak again & rested @ e kitchen while dhil helped me take food.aprie approached me to see if i was ok. felt dizzy again i dunno y. then went outside canteen& stood @ a corner to rest.from there,weisan & some other ldrs saw me & brought me to e courtyard for fresh air.then they brought me to 1st aid base cos i was getting worse i think?. rmbed being brought back to 1st aid baseto rest.saw shaz in pain it was depressing. then suddenly i had severe cramps again. this time e cedar osim massage chair was formed (ldr ethel & ldr selina told me after tt..ahha) consisting of ermm..chief,ACs,weisan,vavava & many others(i dun rmb)only rmbed this few cos i heard their voices..was fed moe water,& my cramps got worse cos it sarted from e leg to e hip. ya then i fell asleep... woke up seeing poley eating biscuits! ahha..she fed me & phy & she n jasimah made stupid jokes.then they told me alicia had to debrief for me. felt really guilty tt alicia had to do tt. after tt went to shower & sleep @ 1st aid base again. Day 4 woke up & ate breakfast @ 1st aid base. couldnt join tower cos they wanted me to rest again. ya..so helped out a lil @ 1st aid base.kept asking if they were hungry.ahha..then got some fake casualties(they think we dunno)to see if campers faking it,it's easy. offer them biscuits & see those with big appetite.hehe.. anyway, while resting & not noeing wat to do,i was with kate talking away & making fun of e casualties.call me mean but i really had nth to do! then after tt,kate joined e ldrs & left me alone. hrmph!.i didnt noe if i could join them cos chief was there..hehe..but weisan called me over & @ least there was entertainment & i wasnt bored.time passed by quite slowly & weisan told me to rest cos i started having headaches again. i juz slept at one corner cos there were too many casualties. then when i woke up,it was ard 11.30 & i saw weisan & val sleeping. it was quite a heart ache to see them lyk tt.lyk they're soo tired & all n nvr even complain.i felt guilty for troubling them to take care of me & all. i wanted to offer them my sleeping bag but thought again cos i didnt want to disturb them of e sleep they deprived. then i talked to some of e casulaties who were awake & asked if i could be of any help cos i felt really useless after not being active for a whole morning. after tt had lunch of which i much await cos i was famished & weisan let me go after much reluctance. ahha..had salt water to drink so tt i wouldnt cramp up.=) had show & tell which was quite lax. noble totally rocks mann! im so proud of them. they're e only class which took initiative to cheer!hehe.. after show n tell had bath. made e classes mop cos e toilet was flooded. & then e toilets were chocked so made them do clean it. had debrief after tt.was really nervous cos i didnt record anything cos i didnt noe where my notebook was!(found out later it was @ 1st aid base). hehe..but i survived it again & scolded campers bout e state of e toilet but told them gd points too cos i didnt want to be e sort who take note of bad points only. n some more i'm not those who likes to scold. ya..did fine..after tt heard frm some instrs & ldrs tt when i went to debrief w/o a bk, i looked damn pro!whahahaha..sorry to disappoint & cheat ur feelings,it's juz tt i misplaced my book! =P Day 5 joined instrs for e 1st time for morning pt! hehe.. quite average la...then had spot check on attire. amelia & i were deciding who to scold those who wore ankle socks.hrmph!..melia shove it all to me!tsk tsk tsk. didnt noe wat to say. juz like scold bout "sch rules r meant to be followed not broken" etc. e normal things tt ms leong would say after spot checks..ahha..i sounded very naggy mann! after tt had breakfast & went to see chief. asked if i was ok & can go for learning journey. of course i was mann! was loking forward to tt cos it's e 2nd & only one tt i was gg out of camp!hehe..then she let me go for lj!wheee~~ then given sweets in case i might get sea-sick or juz collapse there.hehe. on e way there was fun! cos 3n rocks!like totally!on e way there many campers got sea-sick. wahh...horrible mann..attended to them & i felt sick after tt too..ahha..lyk influenced like tt. on e way there was listening to e guide at first but didnt really after tt cos it's repetition frm wat he said during the talk.i was tyring to kept my headaches away,drinking a LOT of water.but it didnt help much,only made my bladder want to burst!ahha rushed for the toilet when we reached kusu island. then saw e turtles & e campers were really interested in them. so amusing!ahha was telling jia wen tt e sch shd consider bringin e campers to e zoo since they're so fascinated bout animals =P.then saw more turtles @ e temple where a we saw sth gross.. turtle eat turtle..how disgusting. so cannibalism. after tt went back to campsite & had lunch. had campfire prep but didnt join my class cos e campers gave me a prezzie @ e toilets; chocked up toilets! 4 cubicles in a row!!grrr...heard bout it i was fuming madd..everytime after my lunch i have to do sth disgusting! tsk tsk. i was taking e equipments needed n juz entered e toilet when i saw e maintenance dept already in e toilet,ready to do e disgusting work.. ya..so we were in our fbts digging out e stupid faeces e campers left behind. i nvr felt so disgusted in my entire life. even though i was mentally prepared b4 e camp tt i have to throw pads,it nvr occurred to me it would be this bad! tsk tsk we took lyk 2 hrs cleanin e toilets with ermm..val & ldr yiting & zl showing moral support?lol..after one toilet clean,i checked e 2nd level toilets n saw more!!! grrr~~ was damn angry & was influenced by lijie to curse & swear @ e campers!tsk tsk. it was badd..there were diff kinds of shit mann..e hard,e soft e mixed..ok i shall not elaborate..
wheee...all of us were worried at 1st cos it rained so i was thinking "oh no!camp w/o fire!" but in e end god was on our side n it stopped raining!wheeeeeeeeeeeee! we brought benches to e courtyard,(e place was pretty small) we intro e emcees by gathering ard them!hehe..hot date & si ying did a fantastic job! then e classes did their items!3n totally rocks mann!it was fabuloustic!hehe.then came to our item!i was damn nervous cos i didnt practice with instrs cos i had to clean toilets & i headache again.grrr..headache was e e thing tt really prevent me from enjoying e camp fully.was rehearsing behind e walls!lol..we did an ok job but e ldrs were great!! poley & big bird did a fantastic job cheographing e steps! ya..then came to e end of campfire..sad sad.. we sang linger & ldrs cried.i was feeling really sadd but i didnt want to cry in front of everyone. so held back tears..hehehe..then after tt had prize presentation! |
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