Hey hey you small tuna fishes! I'm BACK! Haha, sorry for taking sooo long to update, it's like 3 days after OBS right. But ya lor, I had no time or no mood to update my blog. So anyway, I'm the monitor of 3F!!! Ahahahahah!!! Like anyone would have expected crazy christopher to be a monitor right. But well, i guess that 2H was a little help to me this year, because like all my classmates are all the muggerish mild people, whereas 2H is the crazy rowdy class. So like during OBS and stuff I would always be more rowdy la, then well, not sure if people know but my voice is actually very loud. So ya lor, well.... Very happy! And the funny thing is that Kelvin and this guy called Sylvester are the secretary and treasurer respectively la. They they're both like Kelvin that size, in fact sylvester is a little taller. And imagine ME, standing in the centre! So ya lor, when quah asked us to stand there, then the whole class started laughing. Hmph. So embarassing. Hahahaha. So anyway, it's already like almost 11pm now, but I'm still rather awake and hyper because of the 1 half hour nap I took this afternoon. So anyway, I guess all those not in my watch are dying to know how things went around. (like real) Hahaha. Oh wellz, so here goes!!
Day 1 (4th January)
I shall skip the part in school because it's basically the same as everyone elses. So anyway, at the MPH in Camp 2 right, we were allocated our instructor. Her name is Elgene. I mean, what kind of name is that right? Ok so anyway, she has a tongue ring. Rather interesting, managed to get her to show it to us on the last day, but she had replaced it with a plastic pin, for safety purposes, though I can't exactly tell how much safer it could be =S Having a tongue ring is already so dangerous. And she has 4 rings on her left ear, one on her right. So anyway, we were intruduced to her. Then she damn slow one la, everything also slow slow, walk also rather slow. So in the end, administration stuff was done, photos were taken, then it was time to show us around our storeroom. Btw, our watch was called "armstrong". So she has this ultra annoying habit to call us, for example "Mr Christopher arm-very-the-strong" or "Mr Philbert arm-very-the-strong." I tell you ah, u listen to it for 5 days u wanna kill her already. Then she also damn egoistic la. First 3 days, counted like 15 times she praise herself. After that, I lost count. So.. Our watch was suprisingly rather cooperative and organized. Like we decided to split our food into separate bags for each person. Like everyone will receive the same amount la, because I think the list they gave us got show like who gets what everyday. So we all had to donate a plastic bag and like half the watch will separate the food. The other half were sent to check the stuff in the storeroom. So I was in that half, and we went around checking the tents, tub, harnesses blah di blah la. Make sure they were in good working condition. Then also, Clement was sent home, because I think the OBS people deemed him unfit for OBS. Seems like the doctors said ok, but the OBS ones didn't. But really, i doubt he would have been able to carry the hiking bags. Bleaugh. And our sleeping arrangement would be a little screwed up, because then one of us would have to go with another group. So anyway, we decided to allocate a number to each person, for life jackets and bags. Like I was AS(armstrong)06, philbert was number 5 blah blah blah. For the tents also la, like Kelvin, Aaron, Philbert and my tent was AS02. So in that case, we all wouldn't get mixed up. So anyway, our first activity after lunch, and packing all our stuff was learning how to kayak. So we had to change into our wet shoes, which in my case were the climacools. My first pair, the white and blue ones. So finally at like only 3pm then we managed to make our way down to learn the capsizing stuff. Our group was damn slow la, Jevon they all and the other watch had already learnt and were going to leave the area to practice saving each other at some deeper waters. So we learnt how to empty the kayaks of water, how to capsize (though for what reason i don't know) the kayak and other stuff la. Finally we left the place to some marshy area, rather shallow, like can stand in the water, and practiced the capsizing and saving drill. I was partnered with philbert, i sat in front. I'll elaborate on philbert and me kayaking another time. So anyway, finally managed to get it done, like saved 2 kayaks? Ok, not a lot. But anyway, so we left and went back to camp, other groups were already cooking dinner and pitched their tents la. So we had to keep the kayaks then proceed to pitch our tents and stuff. Then that stupid elgene didn't even bother teaching us how to pitch our stupid tents la. Then so we spent like over an hour to pitch the first tent, while 2 people like cooked the maggi noodles. So the other 3 tents took much shorter time to build (ours was the first) and then finally like the last 2 had to be pitched in the dark. I bet like the first night right, the tent pegs were probably not even half way shoved into the ground. Luckily the tent didn't collapse. So we went to bathe, and then slept. It rained that night, and well the tent had water inside. Oh yeah, I asked elgene and she told me why the tents get water inside. I mean, a tent is supposed to be shelter right, how can water get in. So she says it's that most people pitch the fly sheets with only the corners tied down. So when it rains, the fly sheets can't hold the water and tends to stick to the tent itself. So rain plus wind is cold right? And inside is hot and humid with 4 people. And so condensation forms. So it's actually condensation, and not water comes in. So if you tie the centre portion down, the fly sheet has no chance of sticking to the tent, and so condensation won't form. So yeah, that's the reason why water can "seep" into the tent. So we took rather long to sleep, because the campsite had a lot of people, so everyone was talking among each other la, then of course that aaron will play a fool. Then I was just lying there trying my best to sleep then finally slowly dosed off.
Day 2 (5th January)
So I woke up really late, at like 7am. Ok la, not that late. We woke up earlier, at 6 plus. But then it was raining raining raining. So we 4 didn't know if everyone had left the tents yet, so eventually at 7 we decided we should leave. So we got ready our ponchos and then left the tent. And well, I didn't expect the storerooms there to be filled with so many people. I mean, probably because I slept through the noise of people waking up and leaving the tents, so I thought they were all sleeping still. So anyway, we reached there. Then ate breakfast. The plan was to meet our instructor at 8am. So because it rained, then we decided to meet at 8.30 i think, then we were supposed to make a pack list for a 3 day 2 night expedition including all our climbing gear as well as wet attire. So gong us went to pack everything into our camp bags. We each packed our stuff individually la, so like only the group food, for dinner, which was like rice and all, or the jerry cans then people take turns to carry. Whereas clothes and our own harnesses, or life jackets and stuff were all ownself carry. So we were told to be in our climbing attire, then we met her when the rain stopped in the MPH. So she heard about us packing our bag. Then she was like "aiyo, I told you all to make a packing list, not pack your bags. So ok, now onto our next task, which is to unpack your bags." Then we were like all "huh?!?!?!" Then she said "no la, kidding only la." Hmph, what a twit. I guess it's hard to type out her and our expressions la, but at that time we all really weren't sure whether or not she was joking. Haha, so I think after that was doing some lame activities. First one was some egg, chicken, eagle, superman, immortal game. Where you start as an egg, then u scissors paper stone with another egg, then if you win u upgrade to a chicken. Then you must find another chicken to play with, then upgrade to an eagle. If you lose, then you downgrade. So once you become an immortal, then you finish la. So that Wei Xun damn loser la, he ended up being the only egg left, then he couldn't play with anyone. Hahaha. So after that game, it was this "put body part to colour" game. Oh ya, and all this was done with our buddy watch "Hilary". So like one of them was Ears to yellow. Then my pants was blue and yellow. So next thing knew, like 5 people came and hugged my legs. So i was totally rooted to the spot la. So then this guy go and squeeze my butt la. Then another one while standing there started scratching my leg. But aiyo. So i kena stuck there, couldn't put my ear to anything yellow. So i saw this like decomposing leaf which was yellow, so i asked one of the huggers to pick it up for me. So ok lor, i was safe, as well as stuck to the ground. So after that we split up from hilary. And we did this stupid blindfold thingie. Where like one guy is blindfolded, the other leads him on. So since we were odd number right, 2 of us were leading this Darren around la. Then he had lost his voice, due to dunno what. So when it was his turn to lead both of us, he said sore throat. So I ended up with Stanley la. Stupid la he, wah i tell you ah, he's the most annoying person on earth. Argh! Some 2G guy who talks a LOT but doesn't do ANYTHING lor. Argh. So he didn't tell me there was a drain in front, and i just walked into the bloody drain. In the end like had a large abrasion (that's what elgene calls it) on my left shin. Damn bloody pain. And Stanley's like "what! It's not my fault what." Yeah right, as though leading 2 people around is so hard. Because Darren had no voice to lead 2 people, so stanley went to lead 2 people. Argh, so damn pain la. So finally Elgene asked me to put gauze on it and paste it down lor. Seriously damn pain, and i bet by the time it's healed, I will have an ugly scar to remind me of OBS. Which isn't bad, but bad in the sense that i got it in such a STUPID way. Argh, still feel like murdering Stanley now. Stupid small eyed fat guy. Hmph. So after that, it was time to learn how to belay. So we got our harnesses and helmets, and Hilary joined us again. Their instructor, Kim Chuan, the fat one, not the Yh's thin one, was the one teaching us how to tie our harness and stuff. While Elgene was busy rigging up the ropes to the rock wall. So finally we were done, then they taught us all the belaying calls and stuff, then it was time to climb. Then I was the last of the 5 to climb, then i climb then immediately like reach the top la. The wall was really short, totally meant for learning the belaying only. So anyway, some people might wonder why i climb the wall so well la. I guess it's because I have prior experience, like in Canada while skiing there's also a place where we can go to climb the wall. Then they got teach you like how to climb, where to put your foot and stuff. Though I don't really remember anything, I guess it's just an experience thingie. And oh ya, my family have very good rock wall climbers. Like charmain and Cons all can climb walls very well. So after that we played this river game. Or was it before the rock climbing? Not sure. So anyway, the rules of this game is that only 1 guy can wear this cap, and only he can walk across the river, which is this square grid. So the guy can only walk across the river once, in either direction. So we can't like get the person to stay in the centre, coz he has to be going from one end to the other. And we can't throw the cap or anything to the other side. So objective is the get everyone across the river. So the only way we could think of was to carry everyone over la. But then coz if carry one over, then that guy come back, then another one carry him back, then mah fan, coz no one can come back liao. So like i think there were quite a lot of people who had to carry 2 people. Like one guy'll piggy-back on the other, then another one'll grab him from the front, then they stagger stagger across the river. So do do do, ended up that I was the last guy to cross the river. Then I had to carry 1 guy only la, then after we finish like everyone was cheering and clapping. Very funny. So I think we had lunch, then packed our things for the hike. Wah, our bags were SUPER heavy. Crazyness. So then Philbert and Chong Min were the navigators for the hike, then we like sat around, then she told us that we had to find 3 checkpoints then finally we'll reach our campsite. So finally, we left the place. Hilary by then had already left la. I think they were supposed to be on the same route. But anyway, we left, then finally after 2 hours we reached the campsite. So the first checkpoint, oh ya, we were supposed to find the checkpoint, and at the checkpoints right, there'll be like this pink paper stuck to a tree and it'll have like words of wisedom on it. So like the first checkpoint there, there was this tombstone la! Damn scary. Like we emerge from the trees, then suddenly it appear. So most of us were staring at the tombstone, then i was looking around, then spotted the words of wisedom. Then so the 1st checkpoint was done. Then we continued our journey to the 2nd checkpoint, i think it was like 300 m away. So quite fast, then we reached the place, then like couldn't find the stupid words of wisedom. Then Elgene was like "you're so close, yet so far.." Then she was sitting right in front of this pathway into the trees. But we had already gone in there mah. So while we all were figuring out where it could be, I think Hu Ching wandered up the path slightly, and there, on the first tree right next to the road was the words of wisedom. So we hiked in all the way for no use! When the stupid thingie was actually just facing the other side of the tree. So ya, we were on the way for the 3rd checkpoint, which was like 900 m away. Bleaugh. Oh ya, and Kelvin and Aaron were carrying the Jerry Cans, and philbert was "Oh i'm the navigator" so poor me had to carry the ground sheet, and the tent. Argh, so f**king heavy la. I mean, I volunteered to carry the ground sheet, but ended up carrying the tent as well. Hmph, at least philbert was carrying my water bottle for me. So we finally reached the 3rd checkpoint, and the words of wisedom was quite easy to find la, then we left, and reached the resevoir (how to spell?). So the campsite was like from this ultra small "road" pathway, more like, which was like had knee length grass on all the sides la. So if you don't look closely, you would miss it. So it's like walk through the grass, then up a slope, then tada! There's a big space there. So Hilary wasn't there yet. They got lost for 2 hours i think. I think in the first place they left by the wrong entrance at camp 2. So this time Elgene taughted us how to pitch our tents, although we roughly knew already la. Oh ya, and that's when I asked her about the water leaking in and all those. So in our watch it was each tent for their own la. So like 4 of us will pitch our tent, the rest will pitch their own tents. So Kelvin and Aaron would be at the sides holding up the poles, while philbert and I will go around tying the twine to the pegs, and I would be the one knocking the thing in. I mean, the tent is something that concerns me and my comfort, so obviously I'd rather it be in my own hands, so I rather enjoyed pegging the tent in and making sure everything was nice and tight, esp the fly sheet. So some pegs that couldn't be shoved into the ground, we had to use a stone la, and I would ask Kelvin if it really couldn't be stuck in. So Darren cooked the rice for us, then we ate with can food. Then the can food also, it's more of a "each tent to his own" stuff. Like the first day we split up the food right, then people didn't want to take more than the allocated 2 can food because "it's too heavy". So aaron and me had no choice, we just took lor. So we ate it la, they don't want to take it's their business. So we had quite a filling dinner. Rather satisfying, though the rice was rather hard. Haha, but at home I eat rice with brown rice so it's also rather crunchy, so wasn't that bad for me. So philbert being the decorator and prim and proper one, decided to lay out the ponchos on the tent ground because the tent was still a little wet, and sandy i think. So then Hilary arrived while we were eating dinner, and had to pitch their tent in dark. Dunno why Philbert like very keen on whether Hilary is coming. Then he also keep saying like dunno what wanna help them to pitch their tent all those. Actually hor, I think it's because his friend is there la. The Benedict the swimmer guy. But oh well, not my place to comment, though I guess most people should get the gist......... SO, moving on. We went to meet Elgene, and then she told us that we had to wash our pots and mash tins and stuff, so she brought us to this bridge that led to no where, at least that's what it looked like in the night. Then along the bridge there was this portion where a large drain, more like a canal ran under. So we were supposed to fill our jerry cans up and then use the water to wash our stuff. Oh by the way, we were near the resevoir, so there was the generators there, so that's where the instructors had their tents, or rather, tent, (yes, elgene and kim chuan shared ONE tent) pitched. Theirs is those collapsable type lor. Like just unfold then it'll stand up, don't even need to peg it down unless it's like uneven ground. So there obviously have water, so that's where we got our water from. So ya lor, had to wash our pots and mash tins with soil, to get rid of the oil. But it didn't really work though, so well, got my hands dirty for nothing. Then Philbert went to throw Aaron's fork down by accident. Tsk tsk tsk. So finally it was done, then we went back to the tent, then called it a day. But right, during the night, got dogs came la. Because some of the people left the empty can food and their mash tins out in the open la. Then got once right, I think a dog was rummaging around the can food, which was near my tent there. Then I guess la, another dog came and tried to eat, then the first dog bark and it and like bite it la, then the 2nd dog whined a lot and ran away. So that woke up me like xiao. I like jolted awake and immediately curled into a ball la. Then like heart was beating damn fast. Then i looked around right, philbert was still busy snoring away. Sigh.... But other tents, I could hear commotion la, so at least i wasn't like u know, hearing things. So ya, that was the only scary thing that night. And the only night that we didn't get to bathe. So ya, next day is day 3 which I think I shall only continue tomorrow or something. It's already 11.50pm now! Oh my god. Ok la, I'll see everyone around. Tomorrow lessons are starting.. Bleaugh =( See ya!
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