hey. just as i had promised, here's my entry on annual camp. it'll be quite long and not tt entertaining, so be prepared. hehe.
day 1 (tues, 8 jun)
well, firstly, we assembled at the scouts den at 7.30am, and proceeded to the junior block field for flag break. after tt till lunch, we had camp establishment, which was mainly setting up our sleeping tents and kitchen tents, and carrying poles. the lunch was packed jap food, so haliim, zul and me guessed tt it wasn't halal as it was from the jap food van. so we just starved. hehe.
then, more camp establishment, prayers, more camp establishment, prayers, dinner and prayer. dinner was the same food, so haliim and me just ate nuts from the dining hall vending machine.
after tt was the stupid quiz, which unfortunately, my patrol, owl, got last place. but nvm.
then, haliim, zul and me went to bathe in the toilet under the malay room, and did our prayers. after quite a tiring day, it was finally sleep time.
day 2 (wed, 9 jun)
woke up around 6.40am, washed-up, prayers, and ate breakfast, which was 2 pieces of plain bread. had flag break followed by inspection. well, stl kar wee is such a nice guy, i must say. hehe. =)
then, more camp establishment.
suddenly, the not-so unexpected thing happened at around 11.25am. it rained. tt happened at least once during every annual camp. and the wind was so strong tt my patrol's kitchen tent collasped. we were evacuated into the junior block, and slacked. i even had time to take a short nap. hehe.
then, prayers, followed by station games at 3pm. well, my patrol did very well. won the squares thingy against hawk, with a score of 14 to 13. won snake and ladders against eagle, with a score of 20 to 17.5. drew with kingfisher for the 5 carrom tasks.
after tt was prayers, dinner prep, prayers at 7.30pm and dinner. it was competitive dinner, which meant tt we had to cook our own food. well, not knowing wat they had cooked before in the pots and pans, we (haliim, zul and me) were allowed to buy our own food. thanx to helpful zul, who volunteered to buy fried noodles for us, we did not need to eat nuts anymore. thanx. =)
then, dinner clean-up and skill-o-rama, an event where you can showcase your unique skills, tt ended at 11.30pm. haliim couldn't do his burping skill due to his full stomach and his acrobatic act, putting his legs behind his head, was considered a freak show. are they trying to imply tt he's a freak. hehe. aniwae, my patrol again got last place, but again nvm.
after tt was exodus briefing, which was cross-country (actualli cross-bishan). we were going to run around bishan for abt 3km the next morning, on an empty stomach. awww. hehe.
then, took a bath, prayers and a well deserved rest at 1.15am.
day 3
woke up at around 6.30am, wash-up and prayers. exodus was at around 7.45am. i got 16th position, clocking a time of abt 28 min. very proud. =)
after tt was flag break and inspection. followed by lunch prep. had to help my patrol buy bee thye mak from ntuc. was kinda lost looking for the bee thye mak. hehe.
then prayers at 1.30pm. followed by stuff evacuation since the sky was threatening to rain. but it didn't. haiz. my precious time and energy wasted. hehe. =)
lunch was at 3.30pm and it was fried rice. thanx to zul again.
then prayers at 4.35pm and back to building our gateway.
then prayers at 7.55pm again, dinner prep, dinner and dinner clean-up. dinner was cheeseburger from mc's, bought by zul again. thanx.
after tt was 'wrath of the phoenix', and back to dinner clean-up.
then, took a bath, prayers and slept at around 1.50am.
day 4
woke up at around 6.40pm, wash-up and prayers.
then, breakfast prep and breakfast. since breakfast was cooked by ourselves, haliim, zul and me did not take breakfast tt morning. furthermore, we were gonna eat lunch before our friday prayers.
back to gateway building, and unexpectedly, we were ordered to do 47 push-ups due to the clogged basins. all of the cleaners were ticked off by their boss because if the clogged basins, which were our doing. luckily, the cleaners were kind enough not to blame us and tell their boss. so, the punishment was very just. and thanx cleaners. =)
then, at 10.30pm, it was flag break, followed by inspection. i mean supposed to be followed by inspection. the inspection did not occur due to unknown reasons, and tt wasted all of our precious time unpacking our stuff. haiz. =|
around 11.45am, just after they announced tt there was no inspection, haliim, zul and me changed out of our scout uniform and went for our friday prayers. well, before going to the mosque, we went to mc's to have our lunch and i ordered a cheeseburger deluxe meal. mmm. very delicious.
in the mosque, we met hanif, and shortly after tt, haris came. the three of us were very tired and sleepy tt we dozed off several times during the sermon. zzZ...
we were back at around 2.40pm. it was still lunch prep. after lunch, haliim and me carried some of the extra poles back to the poleshed. how tiring.
prayers at around 5.50pm, followed by bbq prep. as the chicken wings were not halal, and the utensils were of unknown past, haliim, zul and me decided to eat dinner at mc's.
but first, prayers at 7.50pm.
then, at around 8.10pm, when we were abt to go to j8, the fire alarm in the junior block rang due to smoke tt was detected. some ppl had burned the charcoal in the junior block. so smart. ;)
we had our dinner at mc's and i again ordered a cheeseburger deluxe meal. then sth funny (mebbe not) happened and was neither mentioned in haliim's nor zul's blog. well, at around 8.45pm, when zul was eating his french fries, his tooth came out. hahax. =)
so, he was very quiet from the moment we left mc's until we came back to the campsite.
there was an award presentation of proficiency badges and other badges/certificates at around 9.40pm. and the j2s, last year's j1s in charge of our scout group, announced the champion patrol, which was kingfisher. congrats. =)
after tt was festival of lights prep and festival of lights. well, someone was asleep throughout all these and he still can admit it. who else but zul. hehe.
well, then clean-up, took a bath at around 2.15am and prayers.
then, slept at around 3.15am. so early. hahax.
day 5
woke up only at around 6.50am.
wash-up, prayers and breakfast, which was 1 piece of bread.
falg break at around 7.20am, and took down gateway/structure.
campsite clear-up, including packing back tents, picking up litter, etc.
then at around 2.15pm, it was the debrief and prize presentation. my patrol, owl got last place, but it was okay, and zul's patrol, kestrel got 1st place. congrats. =) (the win was not due to zul, but due to his capable patrol leader hiok hong, assistant patrol leader daniel, kin kit, and some sec 2s and 1s)
was released at around 2.45pm.
overall, the camp was okay but a bit boring due to the lack of activities. most of the time was dominated by the meal preps.
well, now, im more tanned (actualli dark) but i love my complexion. hahax. a bit the vain rite. =)
still feeling tired and most h/w not done. arghhh. have to really make use of the next two weeks.
but on the bright side, i have my tv, cds, music player, etc, back. yayness. =)
- Saturday, June 12, 2004
hey. im back. reached home abt 3 hrs ago.
still very tired. plus most h/w not done. haiz.
shall blog abt the camp later or tomorrow perhaps. wanna relax first.
see ya then. bye.
- Tuesday, June 08, 2004
hey. here's my last goodbye to all of you. (god, tt sounds as tho im gonna die)
*touchwood*
aniwae, take care and if there's anything, you can contact me on my hp coz im allowed to bring it. yayness.
gonna leave the house in abt half an hr.
tt's all i guess. see ya. bye.
ps. if you wanna cook me, go ahead ppl. coz im happy to noe tt i saved someone/some ppl from starvation. hehe. ;)
- Monday, June 07, 2004
hey. packing for scouts annual camp now.
aniwae, just got another call tt confirmed the call tt day. yayness. so happy. =)
well. i realised tt 'friends' is getting more adult nowadays. haha. "uncanny resemblance huh". god. too adult. x)
back to camp.
hmmm. camp will be from tomorrow til sat, 12 june. so till then, i won't be blogging. awww. guess some ppl will miss my entries. as if. hahax.
okie. so, here's my early b'dae wish to maryam, who turns 13 tomorrow, 8 june.
Happy 13th B'dae, gal!
May all your wishes come true. Take care. =)
tt's all. till i blog again. bye.
- Sunday, June 06, 2004
hey. nth much to talk abt.
well, i wanna say tt im very deprived of the movies. arghhh. very broke. wat to do. no money. hmmm. so ppl, if you are damn rich, gimme some money. pls. *very*pitiful*look* thanx. =)
oh ya. im very happy coz i've done some work. yay. but left like around 85%. hehe. gotta really do my work tomorrow coz im out from tues till sun. then left abt 2 weeks to wrap up my h/w. arghhh. someone/sth, pls help me.
now, i shall make an important announcement on behalf of ariffin (sec 4).
this concerns all pbmir members. note tt there's training for busking this wed, 9th jun at the malay room. be there by 2pm.
-end of announcement-
okie. tt's all i guess. camps's in abt 1 day's time. can't wait. bye.
ps. qamahar sounds nicer than harqama. dun ya agree?
- Saturday, June 05, 2004
hey. im still happy and excited. =) still. hahax.
okie. done some of my h/w, but left a lot, around 80%. hehe. so you now noe how hardworking i am. =p
oh ya. happy b'dae to kak syazlina. (eh, did i just write kak?) and happy belated b'dae to royce. =)
have a happy b'dae you guys.
hmmm. there's so many june babies, just like me. *hint*hint* =p
annual camp's approaching fast. just around 2 days' time. 3 full days plus a fraction of 2 days without tv. am i able to survive? but i have to survive. and i eventually will. hehe.
on the bright side, gonna get gaz's 1st book. yayness.
tt's all. bye.
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hey. was very bored to blog yesterday. hehe.
aniwae, yesterday was just scouts unit qm session. we washed the tents to get them ready for the camp. apart from tt, haliim and me went around the school to find hoses so tt it would be easier to wash the tents. on our way, we were a bit the high and sang songs like mad ppl. well, it was very fun. hahax.
last nite, we had a mass convo with around 12 ppl. very the mad. hahax. then my com hanged a few times during the chat. everyone was typing sth all the time so i was quite entertained. and arina with her pink-ness. hahax.
then, around 9+ i decided to watch 'man at forty' so i decided to pull out of the mass convo.
speaking of 'man at forty', the storyline now is very interesting. zoe tay is so cute when she wears those thick olden day glasses plus the wig. hahax.
and too bad i won't be able to watch shows like this plus 'double happiness' and other tv programmes from next tues to sat. im deprived of tv next week. arghhh.
aniwae, got a call abt an hour ago which made me very happy and excited. but i was a bit the embarrassed coz the caller was like "nice weather to sleep now huh?..." coz i was still sleeping at tt time. hehe. im still so happy and excited! =)
tt's all i guess. bye.
- Thursday, June 03, 2004
hey. was again too tired to blog yesterday. hmmm. well, yesterday was definitely fun and memorable. and one thing's for sure. kayaking rox. hehe.
yesterday was abt the same as monday.
went to macs first with jarrell and kevin. (jun jie couldn't come) bought chocolate waffle cone again. then we took the mrt to dhoby ghaut. at ljs, i was quite hungry so i decided to buy the fries. so crispy and delicious. mmm.
then, we took the free shuttle bus to the big splash. oh ya. the driver was a bit the blind and deaf (not the same driver as monday's) coz he accidentally closed the door before guru aka xiangjun could get in, leaving guru behind. then we shouted for him to stop, but to no avail. haizness. then later he scolded us coz we didn't answer when he asked us where we were going. ah, nvm.
then we reached the paddle culture centre. we were actualli supposed to use the pool, but we wanted to kayak in the sea. so, we went for an expedition from there to macs. hehe. fun but tiring.
then later, it rained but fortunately, we reached macs in time. we were told to wait somewhere near mccafe. oh ya, onli me, jarrell, kevin, royce, kexin and (forgot his name) were there. suddenly, an angmoh came and gave us a large coke he bought from macs coz his family were going off already. haven't been drunk yet. then we suggested tt it must have been drugged. but like anyone cared. then the three sec 2s, royce, kexin and (forgot his name) drank it. and then, royce suggested tt the man must hve put viagra in it. like wth. hahax. very porn man tt guy.
oh, then we kayak-ed back to the paddle culture place. on the way, nor taught us a new stroke, the stern rudder, which is a better stroke than the sweep one.
then as usual, we had to wash the kayaks. but this time was better coz most of them were plastic ones, so dun need to carry back. hehe.
magdeline was sooo nice. i wanted to carry the kayak since she asked for three volunteers. but then, she pulled me away and told me to let the others do it. she said she noticed tt i was very hardworking so she told me to take it easy and let the others do the work. sooo nice of her. tt realli made my day. =)
then we were back in the pool to learn the rescue drill. hehe. luckily i wasn't the victim, so i did not need to do the capsize drill. yayness. after tt, we were given our own time to kayak around in the pool. then, a few minutes later, we called it a day. a bit the sad.
after tt was debrief. nor and magdeline reviewed our performance in general and everyone passed our 1-star course. so happy. then magdeline told the group abt me and how hardworking i was tho i was onli a sec one. so honoured. =)
then had a crappy talk with law chang shui aka lcs (sec 4) on the way to amber rd bus stop. he was like "wow! strongest sec one huh? i feel so honoured standing beside you. so, strongest sec one, ..." crappiness. then, later at the bus stop, when i put on my earphones to listen to gaz's music, he stared at me and was like "wah! you can not onli be the strongest sec one but also the most poser sec one..." crappiness again.
then, when 135 came, i boarded the bus and boy was i surprised to see the rest of them, including lcs, guru, kevin and some sec 2s also boarding the bus. hehe.
then yip hei alighted at the same stop as me, near paya lebar mrt station coz he wanted to take mrt from there to sembawang. then, i took the mrt and went home.
hmmm. looking back, the course was very fun. (haven't i already mentioned this) thumbs up to nor and magdeline. now, im tinking of taking the 2-star course. hehe.
kk lar. tt's all i guess. and may i now exclaim tt i love kayaking and tt kayaking rox! and to all kayak-ers out there, you ppl must have bulging arm muscles. =)
ps. just had a mass conversation and dian was punk'd by me. hahax.
too bad gal. =p and thanx very much izza for lending me gaz's 1st book. =)
- Wednesday, June 02, 2004
hey. there's abt an hour more till i get out of my house for the kayaking course. yayness. so excited. hehe.
arghhh. slept last nite at around 11.40pm while watching 'the wedding planner'. i love tt movie so much. watched it like 3 or 4 times on vcd which i borrowed from my cousin but i still wanna watch it again. however, i've returned it already. haiz. tot of watching the tv one but fell asleep just before the ending. arghhh.
aniwae, here's wishing all Buddhists a Happy Vesak Day!
- Tuesday, June 01, 2004
hey. was too tired to blog yesterday.
well, kayaking is very fun. =)
kk. here's wat happened yesterday.
before we set off, jun jie, jarell, kevin and me decided to go to macs first. since i was not tt hungry, i onli bought a chocolate waffle cone. yummy. i was amazed tt jun jie could eat two sausage mcmuffin with egg despite his thin body. wow.
then, we waited for guru aka xiangjun and the rest at the mrt station for like half an hour. told us to be early, but they were late. haiz.
we took the train to dhoby ghaut to get to macdonald house to catch the shuttle bus to the big splash. then we went to ljs since some ppl wanted to buy food and drinks. well, some didn't, including me, and we just sat around while chatting.
after tt, we took the shuttle bus to the big splash.
we were the only ones in the bus, so it seemed as tho we had chartered it. hehe.
well, then we reached the kayaking place, paddle culture.
firstly, it was the theory lesson and the instructors, nor and magdeline, explained to us the parts of the paddle, kayak, the types of kayak, etc.
then, it was the practical lesson in the pool. each of us took one kayak and did as instructed.
the capsize drill was a bit the scary coz you must tap thrice on the kayak when you overturn. imagine doing tt underwater. but gee, i managed to tap thrice, but three quick ones. hehe. at least i did it. yay.
then we learned the the different types of paddling, eg front, back, etc. we also learned the sweeps and other strokes.
oh ya. the pool water is very salty, just like seawater. mebbe they channeled the seawater into the pool. who noes. hehe.
then, at around 3.30pm, they gave us a break till 4.45pm. so, we went to the east coast parkway macs to grab a bite. they had told us tt it was onli a 15 min walk, but it was actualli double. mebbe our speed was a bit slow. hehe.
the macs there is very the nice and high-tech. well, since tt was my very first visit there. bought a hamburger due to budget constraints. must be spendthrift mah. hehe.
on the way back, i lubbed some of jarell's french fries.
oh ya, on the way to and from macs, saw/met psl hakeem (sec 4) with his friend, whom i dunno, cycling.
reached the paddle culture place at around 4.40pm. was asked to do do some man's job, which was carrying some heavy stuff. we had to move the helmet/headgear cage, which looked very much like a chicken's cage, plus three big box-like things. we also had to move one of the lockers. should have been paid for our hard work, just like guru had said. hehe.
then, it was time for us to use the two-men kayaks. this time, it was in the sea. we learned another stroke, which i forgot. (the name, not the stroke) kexin, my partner, is very the smart one. i was like not paying very close attention, so luckily he was. if not, we could have gotten scolded by the instructor, nor.
after tt, it was time to go back. we had to help to wash the kayaks. veyr hardwork since the kayaks are quite heavy.
before we could go back, we were again asked to move the helmet/headgear cage to the side. then, it was debrief and time to wash up.
after tt, with the help of streetsmart guru, we managed to find our way to the amber rd bus stop. thanx guru. =)
i took 135 with jun jie and jarell. initially, we had wanted to alight at the ang mo kio interchange and take the mrt from there, but later, we decided to alight at the bus stop near paya lebar mrt station. then, we took the mrt from paya lebar and went home from there.
well, tt was all i guess. my arm muscles are still a bit sore after paddling quite a lot yesterday. mebbe i also built more muscles from the paddling as well as the carrying of the things, including the kayaks and the helmet/headgear cage. hehe.
can't wait for tomorrow. but a bit the scared coz we were told tt there will be capsizing tomorrow since we're gonna do the rescue.
all in all, a very fun day. realised tt kayaking can be very tiring. oh ya. and the instructor, nor, is a bit strict, whereas mag is not tt strict. but both are friendly. =)
kk. tt's all. bye.