ITC 09

Suffering from post ITC blues now=( Now that it is over, 4 days really seem too short. But, i'm glad to say that many things were achieved in this short 4 days.

I'm proud that every one of us passed sport climbing level 2. Climbing without the support of a top rope might seem intimidating at first but before long we were all lead climbing with more confidence and ease. Lead climbing was a new experience to me, and it was really fun. Through the 2 day course, we learnt how to lead climb, how to tie knots, how to prussik, make anchors and also how to do a top out climb. Though most of us were trying hard to keep awake during the theory sessions, everybody was excited and roaring to climb. At the end of 2 days, we all got our well deserved level 2 cert! Well done Oasis!

prussiking

Pioneering and survival was well done too. Though the rain did ruin our plans. We refreshed our memories on food test and building of bashas and animal traps. Pioneering was the best! I dare say that the structure we built was our best so far (albeit it following in the footsteps of the leaning tower of Pisa)!

Night walk was good! Seriously, though it was short, i felt that it was better than YLTC's night walk. The most memorable part for me was being locked in the dark girl's toilet when the gate got stuck because jing xi and jerrold pulled it to hard when trying to scare me. The walk across an unexplored part of tian tang was also pretty nerve-wrecking. I have a feeling that the juniors are going to have a real scare for YLTC next year when our whole batch can have a role to play.

First aid mob! LOL. What more can i say. We had fun role playing, first acting as mental patients and then playing the role of a first aider. I dare say i had fun playing the role of a mental patient with a dislocated shoulder, torturing kaiyun as i refused to cooperate when she tried to administer first aid to me. LOL.

Ubin land ex was enjoyable! Apaches and Cherokees were in a group so i ended up hiking with jingxi, cheryl, su huan, jia xi, kenn, jun xian and rachel! We are a crazy bunch! From KENN's fantasy (note: it's Kenn's, not my fantasy!) to the whole group imitating my malaysian accent to funny antics (aka random squawks) by jingxi to Kenn going on and on about the chinese girl shrine, we laughed and talk throughout the whole hike, keeping our spirits up even though we were suffering from the heat and the mozzie bites! i bet we are the group tat took the most pictures and rested the most! Haha. But we also managed to discover new checkpoints we can use in the future (the old ones are getting boring!)

Night at Ubin was memorable. After finishing dinner (which consisted of instant noodles, sardines and curry), we sat in a circle and started the ghost stories. During sentry, Apaches and Cherokees went for both shifts and we ended up playing murderer and the pig game with cards. We were making so much noise that Sarah peeped out from her tent to "shh" us twice!

Who knew Ubin could be so pretty during sunset!

Washing the tents was another memorable part of ITC. We did it in a way that it was more of having fun than it was a chore. Obviously, everyone got soaked even before we were halfway done. Truthfully, the undeclared water war made washing up so much more fun! Especially when everyone is screaming and laughing at the same time.

Lunch at subway as a batch was a funny affair. Daniel's "chips. chocolate chip" got everyone laughing till we had to clinch our stomachs and it all started from there. We laughed like nobody's business all the way back to school and it felt real good.
4 days of ITC- short but sweet. Lots of memories. Tonnes of laughter. Through this camp, 35th has no doubt turned into a more bonded batch. Next year will be a tough one, with open house, orientation hike, Youth Leadership Training Camp, Atlantis and Bike Hike to organize. However, i am sure that we can do this! As a batch!

Pushing limits, breaking boundaries;
One 35th!

Fire!

I almost burnt down the whole pantry today! Seriously, i have no idea why! I still don't know what i did wrong actually. I put something into the microwave, i set it for 3 minutes and i walked back to my room. 1 minute later i smell something burning and i rushed back to the pantry to see it filled with thick white smoke! Switched off the microwave immediately and left the pantry open to air it. It was still thick with smoke when i returned and i finally had the experience of suffocating in smoke =.= Guess what? The food i placed in the microwave became charcoal black! Hard as a rock! Luckily the fire alarm did not ring! But seriously, i still don' t know what i did wrong! But thank god nothing went worse or else i would have a hard time explaining!

Packing

I actually started to pack up my belongings into boxes today! Oh boy, I must be REALLY eager to go back home. Lol. It's either that or the realisation that my remaining days here are all fully booked with one commitment or another that pushed me into packing. Anyway, packed from 5pm to 11pm (with dinner in between) and i only managed to finish filling up one box with all my files and books. Filing my notes took up majority of the time spent. After so many years of practise, i still dislike packing! Especially since i have to empty my whole room and shift to a new room yet again. Maybe that's why i don't bother to bring much stuffs over, just the bare essentials.

The motivational talk today was pretty useful. Especially the part where the speaker taught us how to fool our minds into achieving greater things and how to overcome our fears by using mental power. Yea, the mind is a powerful tool indeed.

I just realise that the crutches are still in my room. I bet i'll receive a good chiding for taking so long to return them. Oh well...

I shall miss dragon boating 2morrow=( Rockclimbing would not make up for the loss but i guess it does fill up my time. So yea, i'm somewhat looking forward to rockclimbing.



~ 12 days

3 days passed by way too fast

Need i say more? The title says it all. Lol.

I've been looking forward to this weekend for quite some time and now that it's over, it feels way too short (though i believe it's better for our pockets this way.. lol..). I enjoyed this weekend tremendously! (though i realise i kinda fail at being a tour guide... on second thought, actually it's this place, not me!) Especially 2012, strolling along orchard till blisters invaded our feet, the zoo, clarke quay and jumbo seafood! Lol. It's not so much of the place or what we did, but rather the company. Thanks! For keeping your promise and for everything else. I'm really glad that i have you as a best friend. Lol. Hopefully u all enjoyed the weekend as much as i did =p

Weekend's over and it's back to reality. 2 weeks before i'll be home! I'm counting down again! Lol. Something which i have not had the chance to do in a long time. Meanwhile, things that remain to be done are still piled up, i should get moving!

~13 days

It's OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!

Following the completion of PW OP, my J1 year in Hwa Chong has officially come to an end. I will always look back on PW with bitter sweet memories; there were good times and there were bad times. Somehow, i hope one day in the future we would be able to look back on those bad days and laugh at our former selves. One year of planning and countless late nights passed by in a blink of an eye and our project finally concluded with OP today. Saying that i am happy would be an understatement. The moment ZC finished answering his question, i felt a huge sense of relief! I remember thinking," It's over!" Now, we shall have four PW free months before the release of results next March. No matter what happened in between, we made it through as a team. Just wanna say: Thank you WQ, ZC, Eli and Cyn!!!

It's astonishing how fast time passes! I used to lament that four years is a very long time. But somehow, i'm already reaching the end of my third year here. That's like almost three quarters done! Three years... many thing's have changed. I've changed. However, i am thankful that some things remain the same, and i hope that they always will...

refreshed!

Physical training from 2pm to 5pm, followed by basketball from 5pm to 7pm. I'm dead beat! My ankle is protesting loudly and i am trying my best to ignore it. School 2morrow will be such a bore. Feel like just pon-ning.

Many things happened in the last week. Things tat i no longer wanna blog about here.

This is It

Watched This Is It.

Definitely a must-watch! I don't profess to be a huge fan of MJ but watching his last few moments on stage, i personally salute him as a legend. Seeing him performing with his heart, seeing his passion for music and perfection, there is no doubt that MJ is the king of pop. As he jumped like a little kid on stage, i forgot that he is actually 50 years old!