Boy did I say this camping rocks!!
I learnt so many things, went through so many obstacles, and became physically stronger...
It's worth it to recall every bit of the memories....XD
Although there are many inconsolable and gay moments...
I wish to share it here with every one of you...
Log of December 1st 3.45 morning
My alarm never rang. Luckily my good sister woked me twice despite her sleepiness. She helps me everytime when there's camping. Don't ask me, I don't know why but she likes to help me packing ( I hate packing ). Maybe that's the reason why God sent her, to overcome my anti-packingness. Hahahas...Anyway, I gussied up and arrived at school at 4.22. My father took the advantage of the empty street and sped all the way from my house to the school. My whole family was on the car ( Yeah I know you're somewhat curious and shocked), they are night-humans. My friends and I agreed to arrive at 4.30 ( One hour exactly away from meeting time). I was the first to arrive there and guess what, the school gate's not even open yet! Haha, the Zoo Keeper (Jie Ling) was the second. It seemed that my car zoomed by hers on the way. Soon, some of the guys arrived and even some form 1s. Teddy Panda (Tze San) asked us why not wake up the sleeping guard and ask him to open the gate. We did and finally we got in. We carried all our things to the storeroom and were soon asked to carry them again to the fifth gate.
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We got all our things on the truck and bus and went to our camp destination - The All Peaceful Tokun Mountain!! Our school rent some cute shalets with air-cons for us and we used it as our storeroom. We built our dome tents, stuffed in all our luggages and started our activities. The first activity was some sorta like physical training (even if it's a station game, no one could knew by the looks of it). After that, it was noon, we cooked and taught the form 1 juniors how to start a fire and soon were quickly munching all the food.Some were ordered to bath too.You thought we were going to get into a toilet and bath? No, we were to wear our clothes and shower ourselves and change into dry clothes(There was no door in the bathroom). Next, it's Pandu Arah's time! What's a Pandu Arah? Pandu Arah is a game that involves finding your next clue using a c0mpass. Our group is the last to finish this game but I had a great time. As expected, we showered and armed ourselves with the cooking utensils for the cooking competition. Guess what, my all good younger sister and my godmother brought me my tracksuit and Inventor shirt but it's all too late ( which I got reprimanded for not bringing). Anyway, I'm glad they came.
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Our food is finished and it seemed that we were the worst. Anyway, I had a great time eating all those stuff and other team members keep stuffing me with their unfinished food. At that very moment, I felt very harmonious. I ate 3 chicken chops, 5 prawns, half a bowl of spaghetti, cherry tomatoes and orange pudding (Oh Migawd!!). Unfortunately, we only have 20 minutes to finish all these food T.T. It was like buffet, you get to eat all kinds of food for free baby!! FREE!!! AND THEY WERE GODDAMN GOOD!!! HOLY!! I DON'T MIND CARRYING THEM IN MY STOMACH ALL THE WAY DOWN THE HILL!!
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Nighty night time!! But not sleep time!! Night game on!! I don't really remember what we did but I know it sucked because we lost at everything, it's not that we had no fun, it's just that some of us were not doing their thing. Our team's morale was just....Horrid!! Even that cursed leader sounded sleepy when she talks!! Man!! Anyway, it's the most scarry time of the day - Midnight. Why? Because we were to sit around and telling people and ourselves that we're bad. The committee scold people at this time of the day. As expected, we got scolded for our low esteem. We promised our "penasihat" (One of the committee that is responsible for our group) that we're not going to be this "loser" tomorrow.
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Log of December 2nd 12.00 before dawn
Before dawn, we were to guard our campsite according to turns. Cynthia (my junior) and I were the first pair. To everyone's surprise, we are not meant to work together cause we were known to sleepwalk. Haha, but I was not tired at all. I had a great time just patrolling around the campsire like robots because now is for REAL!! There are monkeys and snakes and huge bugs and all that. When it's time for me to sleep, I can't sleep. Anyway, I had a bad dream and I nudged my whole body ( I didn't know how). Cynthia, who was the secretary of my group was somewhat shocked to see my nudging myself while writing her report, but I woke up and told her it was just a bad dream and continued my castles. The atmosphere was very cooling and when I woke up, I was shivering. It was 5.45 morning and I'm already wishing the committee would ask us to jog ( because it was damn chilling cold). We cleaned ourselves and jogged around the carpark. I was wearing jacket while jogging and guess what, I sweated only a little. When the sunshine meets us, we went through the morning inspection and because of the damp soil, our pegs are not strong enough and got pulled out. We were asked a few questions about the police. All these resulted punishment - starjumps. Our group got 95 but were asked to do 50 first. Next, it's marching time. The form 1 were very good and their marches are very even. We did great and were complimented after the marching competition.
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Lunchtime!! We cooked something simple to eat.Guess what, THE FORM 5s CAME!!! OMG!! I've been missing them so much that I almost died( Good joke huh? ). Anyways, I don't dare to stare the one I miss the most in her eyes.( I always act ignorant when I sees someone that sweetens my heart).So I just act busy all the time. After lunch, we were to play station games (planned by form 3). My "brother" was the chairperson of the station game. We played many interesting games and it was fun!! Some of our team mates got wet and were shivering again. In the end, we were to figure out who the heaven is the two angels. Angels help us in the game while the other non-angels make us fail in the process. Our group won the only two thing ( Guessing the two non-winged angels and having collected the most newspaper which is not the main objective of the game)while B group won the rest. Overall, B group won. Twillight, we were going to playing survival game after din. The groups were rearranged ( Thank god I'm not in the same group with that loser). We are supposed to play each station with increasing members. So at first, there are only two in each team and the rest are supposed to wait in a pavilion. I was included in the waiting group. During that moment, we played hunter and bear. The moment was great and I had a good time debating myself out of being a bear. Hahas, but when I was a hunter, my senior accused me being a bear. That time, my group needed one more people so I'll just have to leave. The other people were shocked to hear that I'm a hunter. Hahas!
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The first game, the other members have to carry me ( As I was the lightest of the three) to the other side of the road. Then I were to gulp a mouthful of water and carried back to the starting point and say whatever they ordered me to. I almost spitted on the committee. But the second round, I gulped only a little and managed to pronouce the cute "cool" word into something like: "koo oo ooo oool " Haha! It was cute. Next, we were to build a gadget with sticks strong enough to hold two books. We built a pyramid and it failed because the pyramid just can't itself. Next, we were to find police questions stick all around the area and we had a great time answering all them. Haha,then it's time for some bean-sucking.We were to contruct a long pipe of straw using the short straws to suck 2 green bean and 2 red beans.In the end, we only managed to suck 5 green peas , because the red beans are too big to fit the straw!! Haha...They let us pass though. I've forgot to mention, if we pass the station, we can get some game cash, and these cash can buy our way outta punishment or rewards. Last, we were to put two eggs in a bottle. This is some shadow show.Hahas, I almost fell asleep at this time because I kept waiting for them to put the eggs in.
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It's nearly midnight and again, the dawn of the self-critisizing meeting. As usual, everyone critisized themselves and then there was nothing left to say ( We got scolded for that). Well, then I cannot stand the noobie ketua's sleepiness and told her off. I cried. I was too furious because she's a bad leader. I don't understand why our group is so useless even though we have tons of talented people on our team. She's just horrible!! We lost at everything!! Anyway, some form 1s cried too (Some were fakers). Anyway, I was somewhat relieved after broken down. We (form 2s) were asked to stay back in the pavilion. There were only 4 of us, hahas, fantastic four ( One total loser). She still keeps her sleepy mood and I can't stand it. Every one of our form members except Jie Ling and I, cried because her irresponsibility and laziness before this. Now it's only Jie Ling. I won't forgive her unless she change her stupid and forever-sleeping ways, which I'm not sure she will ever do...
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Log of December 3rd (Last day of Camp) around 2 in the morning
The cooling and quiet ambience signifies it's early morning. I did not let my guard down because I saw one monkey walking around a few hours ago (During the survival game). Anyway, my turn's at 4 to 6. I slept late that night because of all those crying and all those drama. And again, it wasn't very cold because I kept walking around in the campsite. Today's patrol was not as fun as I thought. I don't know why but I loved yesterday's patrol.Walking around like a guard, and kept dreaming about cute love stories and all sorts of weird stuffs.Anyway, it was soon dawn and we jogged around the carpark and were soon ordered to march at the carpark. After that, it was time for Explore Race. We'll have to enjoy it because it's the last game of this camp. Sadly, our group's last...again.Well I could spare no more tears for this.Soon, it was sunshine was on top and we started breaking our tents. My noobie ketua still acts dunno-like/ idle while me and her penolong (helper) was being busy clearing out the newspaper, cardboards and banana leaves in the tent. At last, she finally follows us and that is not what it should be. Anyways, all of us carried the rubbish and walked quite a long distance to dispose it. When I was coming back to the carpark to help, I saw.......The form 5s unloading their backpacks and they were here!! Holy Jesus Christ, I feel so...shy + happy to see them!! This is what I did : Zoom past them so I don't have to see their faces. In the rubbish-disposing process, I lost my nametag (Holy, gotta get the fifth this year!!)
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After all the hardwork, we soon settle at the carpark (Where all the flies and rubbish are). According to the form 5s, they wanted to come with us but umm...When they realised, we had left.Hahas, anyway, we carried all our luggages (and my unfinishied water) on the bus and left the now not-so-same Tokun. When we arrived SMK, Loh Chia Sin and I disembarked and I taught her how to go to Sentosa. That's where my camping journey ends....
Whenever I look up to the Tokun Hills...
It's not same anymore...
It bears wonderful memories...
It looks more beautiful than ever...
And it reminds me of my lost nametag...
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