Friday, November 30, 2007
YO! I'M BACK FROM HONG KONG!! hehe!! happy:) after spending 5 days in hong kong, i guess it's quite a nice place to shop! the stuff there are rather cheap and the variety of goods available there is scary! a lot A LOT A LOT! hahaha! but the very bad things about hong kong are that the air is so damn polluted! and the traffic is so damn congested and chaotic! walking on the streets and it's quite inevitable that you would be horned? hahaha! YES, the traffic there is THAT chaotic:( lalalla! but nvm, i enjoyed myself over there, although the hotel is 'a bit' too small for two and that the food there are 'a bit' too expensive? hahahah!
DISNEYLAND IS FUN! it's really huge and beautiful!! man, i guess the best part of hong kong is the disneyland there! it's the cleanest place i've seen in hong kong and although the rides there are rather kiddy, it's very entertaining and exciting to see the disney characters right in front of you! hahaha! i've seen characters from mickey's family (mickey, minnie, goofy and pluto), donald duck and daisy, the toy story, the lion king and the disney princesses! WHEEEE! hehee:)
shopping was good in hong kong, because the stuff are so affordable! they are really nice and cheap! hehe! happy!:D seriously, hong kong is quite a shopping heaven, especially when you are looking for affordable stuff? i've really enjoyed myself while i'm there and now that i'm back in singapore, i'm really dragging the tonnes of homework waiting for me man:( sighhhh...
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Saturday, November 17, 2007
Hi everyone! i'm finally back from OBS! haha. guess i'm feeling both happy and sad? happy that i'm finally back home! happy that i can finally bathe and sleep properly and comfortably!:D but on the other hand, i'm feeling sad too:( upset that all the fun are over and that Raffles (my watch) is separated:( i miss all my watch members! and our buddy group Battuta too! although OBS is indeed very tiring and very demanding both physically and mentally, it's really fun and i really enjoyed myself so much! the activities itself are not 'that' fun, but the people there make it VERY FUN!
Day 1
i remember i was dragging obs so badly on the first day, cause i always thought obs is very very tough and that i'm going to suffer really badly throughout the whole trip. however, when i met up with my group members, they were really nice and it kinda cheer me up:) went kayaking on the first day after all the admin stuff were settled. capsizing, t-rescue and how to paddle! it's really fun to capsizing! i enjoyed it so much that i wanted to capsize unnecessarily!!! HAHAHA! learn to cook our own dinner with mess tins and solid fuel tablets, learn how to pitch a tent on my own too!:D seriously, i'm so proud of myself! heehee:D
Day 2
started the day with a 'mini' land expedition through the forests. the mosquitoes and sand flies are really damn irritating! biting everyone and making scratch like hell!!! damn the insects! after the land ex, we had trustfall and high element obstacle course! hahaha! learn about belaying and i did the obstacle course!! MAN! IT'S REALLY SCARY BUT VERY FUN!!! hahaha! i'm not nuts, it's true! walking on a wire while being belayed! the swinging log and the wire almost freaked me out completely, but i finished it:D WHEEEE!! heheh:) dinner was damn good! served by obs:) heehee! i'm starting to learn more about y watch members too:)
Day 3
went for the real land expedition! man, it's damn tiring! walking through the forest from around 10 or 11 plus to 4 plus in the afternoon! although the weather was good, rather cooling on that day, we were attacked by mosquitoes! alot alot ALOT! you could actually see the mosquitoes following behind everyone! YUCKS! despite the damn mosquitoes attack and the very very HEAVY bagpacks, the land ex was probably the best activity, because it really bond the whole watch! everyone was encouraging one another, helping each other out, looking out for checkpoints signs, sharing food and chatting. yes, it's very tiring, but the wonderful thing is that you are not walking alone! everyone is walking with you, everyone is suffering with you, everyone is having fun with you! the feeling to know that you are not alone is really good man! to know that you are supported by many people, to know that there are many people catching you when you fall is really great! despite all the sweat (didnt get to bathe as there are not bathrooms), the conflicts, the mosquitoes bites and many stuff, for that moment i know that our group are really bonded and united:D
Day 4
woke up really early just to go kayaking! hahaha. sea ex was even more demanding than land ex due to the seasickness that i experienced and the choppy currents:( again, although it's very tough as it's very physically draining and you can't really rest and slack much, and the fact that the sun is scorching really turn me off, you are not the only one experiencing all these! everyone is going through the same stuff as you! you are not alone! the feeling is really great, it represents unity and strength! RAFFLES, BATTUTA, HILARY AND DA GAMA! a total of 33 kayaks on the sea, having the same goal, striving towards the same destination! MAN, I'M REALLY HAPPY AND I REALLY ENJOYED MYSELF SO MUCH! heehee:) the instructors expected us to reach around 4, but guess what?!! we reached around 11 plus!! hahah! i'm so proud of everyone and my kayak was the first to reach the shore!! super satisfied!:D heehee. after kayaking, our watch went to do jetty jump. as its name denotes, we were to the jetty and jump down into the sea. so fun, cooling and satisfying! night trail was the last event of the day. scary but courage-boasting. reflected at the end of the day.
Day 5
it was a sad and dull day, as it marks the end of our obs journey:( did reflection on the whole journey and i realised i learn a lot of stuff and benefitted greatly from OBS. independence, initiative, survival skills, sensitivity, teamwork, mental strength etc... many many stuff! most importantly, i realised i could do a lot a lot more than what i ever thought i could do! stuff like belaying, kayaking, land expedition, surviving on my own... and i've make great friends along this journey! departure may be inevitable, but the friendship is forever. went home on my own...
although the whole trip is really tiring, draining and demanding, i never regretted going for it at all and i'm very very proud to say that. if it had not been for the trip, i would not have learn so many things, build up my own mental and physically strength and most importantly, make such wonderful and great friends!!! my fantastic instructor Princess Nadiah who went all the way with us, teaching me so many skills and sharing so many inspiring stories with me and my marvellous watch members Jerome, Izzy, Raihan, Sheikha, Doraemon, Joyce, Azhar, Aiman, Hui ping, Jeslina, Xiao Ting, Wan Fong, Chun Wee and Siti! PEOPLE, YOU ROCK ALL THE WAY!! THANKS FOR THE WONDERFUL MEMORIES YOU HAVE GIVEN ME!:D
RAFFLES ROCKS ALL THE WAY! YAY!!
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