Sunday, May 30, 2004
back again
friday went out with the clique
went to buy a sky blue and a slightly darker hairband
yukee found the sky blue hairband is nice so she went to buy it
went BK to eat
waited for HOS to opened
the k, kh got stuck in there
went home later
reached home at 2.45 where i am supposed to reached home at 2p.m...hehe
saturday went ot skool to dicuss proposal
found out that everyone must present
i think i will screw it lor...
but that will be in july
changed venue to qnst library
got drenched on the way
there got cafe so nice lor!
had not been there since 2years ago...
later nice saki accompany me and beng to eat
then we went to kembangan
reached red cross campsite a bit late
lucky we did not get scolded
found out that yueqi and jiahui was there for UL
after HNS waited for 1 hr for them
we waited willingly
cos want to go back tgther
my parent fetched me from red hill
went to eat techow porridge
the lady boss saw my sandflies bites
recommanded a cream
and even applied for me lor
and gave me a free bottle of antiseptic-spray
so nice lor!
but my father gave a tips of $10
sunday stayed at home the whole day
watched along came polly so that can return to yy
i am seriously stuck to the korean drama Hotelier lor
wathed it on fri, sat and sun
so addictive lor..
although it was so long ago already
luv the lady character inside
but i dislike the ending
cos i happen to see the repeat telecast on fri on tv
anyway going to skool tmr for lit
maybe going out with k,cr and yy for lunch
gtg
so much homework!
-embrace yourself- -
Sunday, May 23, 2004
ystd suppose to go skool for photo taking
in the end did not go cause i got a bad stomach cramp
dun neo why my mense so irregular
juz came this month then come again
some more alot lor
freaking pain the whole morning
lucky neva come during OBS
or i will die straight away
ok stop toking abt disgusting stuff
Here are nice quotes that pk gave us:
If there was ever a time to date, to make a difference, to embark on something worth doing.It is now. Not for any grand cause, necessarily-but for something that tugs at your heart. something that is your aspiration, something that is your dream.
You owe it to yourself to make your days here count.
Have fun. Dig deep. Stretch.
Dream big.
Know, though, that things worth doing seldom come easy. There will be good days. there will be times when you want to turn around, pack it up and call it quits. Those times tell you that you are pushing yourself, that you are afraid to learn by trying.
Persist.
Because with an idea, determination, and the right tools you can do great things. Let your instincts, your intellect, and your heart guide you.
Trust.
Believe in the incredible power of the human mind. Of doing something that makes a difference. Of working hard. Of laughing and hoping. Of lazy afternoons. Of lasting friends. Of all the things that will cross your path this year.
The start of something new brings the hope of something great. Anything is possible. There is only one you. And you will pass this way only one.
"A man may fail and fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he blame somebody else for pushing him" -James Burroughs-
pk really taught us alot during OBS.
she even went to print this out for us
*sob* i miss pk
so lucky of bernice and valerie to see her in town on sat
i totally agree with chien ru
that if it wasn't for pk i would not have enjoy OBS this much
"this is what I can give you all, it is now all in your hands"
i will also rmb the string and the words she said
the last gathering of the grp kept floating thru my mind
couldn't forget the encouragement she gave us on the last day
"now you all are just starting our OUTWARD BOUND experience."
i will never forget pk.
-embrace yourself- -
Saturday, May 22, 2004
oh man! i am back from OBS
neva touch the com for 5 days
[monday]
we were being sent to different campsite from the jetty.
turn out that campsite 1 was residential and 2 was mobile
and i was in mobile
was dreading it at that time
then spilt into different watches again
i was in shackelton watch
then later i found out that chien ru was also in my watch
i was like jumping for joy lor
then later found out that kency was in the same watch as eileen
of the 12 instructors there only 2 were female
ours was a female
and she was POH KIAW aka P.k.
and the pple in shackelton watch were
-me
-chienru
-sakina(also damn happy she was in my grp)
-huixin
-valerie
-bernice
-farrah
-chandrawati
-riana
-isabel
-jiayue
-lilin
-eunice
-weiling
-wanting
at first the whole watch thinks our instructor very boring
we were playing with a small pathetic blue ball
while other watches were having fun
we dreading to tok to her
later after settling and packing the store
we pitched our tents
first time i had pitched a tent
so proud of myself
then we went for kayaking
at first i was very unsure abt it but later i grew to like it
i think it was damn unlucky of chienru to get a non kayaking partner like me
i was damn bad at first in lor
after much practice i then got it
then had to do the capsize drill
escape without doing it
cause we lied to p.k. that we had done it
jiayue lied too.:)
the water was so damn salty
started to like kayaking since then
later we bath
then cooking
farrah and sakina cooked the rice.
although the rice a still a litte uncooked
but it was still edible
found out that kency and eileen started tokin
at this rate they would become good frenz at the end of five days
then tok to PK
tok abt fears and hopes
and she told us a story
then we went to slp
[tuesday]
woke up at around 7.30
went up the 111steps
then got to the log area
a short distance away from campsite
did the alpine rescue
so damn difficult to get the freaking stretcher all the way up lor
we had a mini competition with living stone watch
at first we were losing
as we kept on losing our balance
and we were stuck at the first checkpt for 50 mins
we were seriously losing lor
later we gathered our teamwork spirit again
and we started moving
and we went ahead of living stones Yeah
everything went smoothly
and we went to the last checkpt first
we were so damn happy lor
later trek back to campsite again
after lunch we had rockclimbing
pk taught us how to wear the harness
then she kept on saying cannot buckle too tight or "No mothers' day"
i think it is her favorite phrase lor.
climb level one cause the rest was filled with alot of pple waiting
chienru so damn pro lor.
climb all he way to the top of level two lor
wheras i only climb 3/4 of level two with lots of scratches on my hand
but i am proud of myself
later pk tok to us abt relating rockclimbing to studies
i think she will make a damn good pshycologist lor.
then damn neo how the subject got drag to toking abt stephen loh
valerie, huixin and bernice started toking abt his "barry barry" funny way of speaking "very"
and his feminine action
then we had dinner
pk cooked curry rice and braised peanuts for us
although it was soggy
but it was still very nice
pk is so damn nice to us lor!:)
after that went to bathe
had a briefing on the sea expedition
we had to kayak 15 km on the sea of uncertainty aka sea around pulau ubin
to the promise land
4 watches join together on this expedition
the 4 instructors became the guardian angel
pk was the earl of encouragement
i think this role really fits her alot
louis(battuta instructor)was the warrior of wisdom
steven(raffles instructor)was the night of light(how contradicting)
kim chuan(living stones instructor) was the duke of determination
nice layout of stories they have there
we had to set out at 8p.m
later went to pack.
then went to slp
[wednesday]
woke up at 5.30
me and chien ru was the i/c of the day
had to wake everybody up
load up everything onto the speed boat
set out late at 9.30a.m
partner chien ru
i think chien ru is damn pissed off to have such a partner like me
so damn lousy at kayaking
but like after dun neo how many km then i got the hang of it
then halfway stopped at frog island
the guardian angel were not allow to help us
we had to help ourself to promise land
only the 4 seacts leaders were allowed to guide us
farrah,sam kwan,joyce and melissa
we were going against the current
had to paddle damn hard
there were also frequent speedboats and ships
was also eating while kayaking
fishes kept jumping into a few of the kayak when we were near the kelong
but lucky neva jump into ours:)
after dun neo how many hours we reached the promise land at around6p.m.
the promise land was not promising at all except the quarry
becos we took a very long time to carry the kayak up
we only had a very short time for the quarry dip as it was getting dark
the quarry water was damn fresh
bath there with clothes on
th salt water was all washed out
releash my bladder at a grass patch as there was no toilet
changed in the ponchoes
did not cook as everybody was very tired
pitch the tents and went to slp
pk was very nice as she came to see if everbody was aslp already
found out that we were luckier then the other watches
the other watches got stuck in the mangrove swamp while taking a short cut
and when they reached, it was already very late
so they can only bathe with the water from the jerry can in the dark.
slpt with lots of sandflies and mosquitoes
slpt near the door so can see the stars so nice
also found out that i will not get sunburn as my skin can only get dark hehee...
lucky me...i dun have to go through the pain
[thursday]
woke up at 6p.m
got lots of sanflies and mosquitoes bites on my body
had to pack everything again
had another breifing on the land expedition
had a damn lame and solemn ceremony
where the seaacts leaders pass a suntan lotion to the landacts leader
the instructors kept pronouncing too fast and calling the seaacts leader as "sex" leader
so damn disgusting lor
later had to clear the rubbish at the site
later we set off to find the clues to rescue the spirit of the guarian angel from the devil
with the landacts leader bernice,sherlynn,geraldine and another gurl leading us
trek for a very long time then we spilt into our 4 different watches to find the clues
when we found our clues
we were so damn happy
pk suggest we do a "yam seng" there
our watch is so united :)
later we went to gather with the four other groups
found out that although we were the last grp to leave and also had the longest distance, we still reached there first
cheers for us!
we rest a while
then trek to the devil's caslte with the clues
found out it was back to campsite two
does it mean that we are the devil?!?!
later each grp had to build a raft to rescue the guardian spirit
was damn sad that our aft could not float then did not rescue pk
disappointed pk:(
later had to pack the store
bernice, riana, isabel cooked dinner for pk
use luncheon meat to arranged out the name of pk
then add corn to the maggie mee
wanted to use baked beans to show a heart
in the end it was only a lump
went daown the 111 steps to tok to pk
gave pk the maggie mee with meat beans and corn
she ate it all up and said it was very nice
so nice of her
tok to her for very long
did not want to leave even though she told us to as it was the last nite
huixin and bernice started crying
pk tried to comfort them
pk is juz tooo nice can...
she showed us her family photo
found out her chinese name is "bao jiao"
must have been difficult for her to live in singapore all alone with her family in malaysia
she is a malaysian pr juz like chien ru
we sign a crescent pe t-shirt with a message of different language on it
in front we wrote 'earl of encouragement" it was so touching
then we went to slp with chien ru,kency,vania and eileen
[friday]
woke up at 7.30a.m
packed everything up including the store
bought an obs shirt and a bottle from souvenir shop
later sat in a circle and tok to pk
she kept telling us lotsa of stuff that can be useful in life
later throw a ball of twine around and toking abt the things learnt in obs
then when the string was all tighten in our hand
she cut it and told us that this is all she could give us
it is all in our hand
she is damn good at pshyological stuff
bernice and huixin started crying
then she said this is the last time we may be sitting together
then tears stung my eyes
i could not contol
and started crying
chien ru cried too i think isabel cried too
she kept on saying and i kept on crying
later she play a game with us to calm us down
trust her to liven the atmosphere
she gave us words of encouragement and she went off to do her stuff
later we took a few grp photo
she pose until so cute
with all her funny pose
i regretted not buying the grp photo
but neva mind sakina is going to send it to me:)
waited for one hour
then reached punggol jetty
wave bye to pk
got her number from bernice
then went back to skool
-why our watch did not have time to do flying fox...so unfair!
-i miss the place
-i miss obs
-i miss BACK TO BASIC
-i miss the pple there
-and most of all i miss pk and shackelton
pk fav phrase:
" No mothers' day"
"ge yi ma"
"back to basic"
"expect the unexpected"
I LUV SHACKELTON AND PK!:)
why must every good thing come to an end?:(
-embrace yourself- -
