Hi hi! So anyway, I've decided that since it's like 6.39 and my aunty's still at work, I probably won't be eating dinner anytime soon. So, I shall continue on what happened in OBS from day 3 onwards. I really hope people are reading my blog, so just say hi or something if u read it, even if you have nothing to say! At least i know you read it. (Now i know how yh feels) So anyway...
Day 3 (6th January)
So this morning we woke up at around 6 plus. Apparantly there were many instances of passing showers, but we pitched our tents well and no rain got in, whereas some other tents had "rain" in their tent. So, this was probably the best night I ever slept during the entire trip, because like at home, i have my 4 clocks which tick away when i sleep. So like the raindrops are like "soothing" to me and i fall asleep. For the first night, when it started raining around 5am right, i immediately fell asleep la. I could actually feel myself falling asleep. So moving on. We ate our breakfast, and unpitched our tents, packed everything and divided the common loads among the different people. Once again, i had to lug the entire tent along. I think. Hmmm, can't really remember, but I think I had to. Or the ground sheet aaron took then i carried the tent. But whatever, my bag was so heavy that I couldn't tell the difference. So we proceeded to hike to camp 1, which was about 900m away. We left without Hilary, as they were supposed to get there themselves. So we managed to cross the bridge that led to no where, and in the light we realized that it was because there was a sharp turn immediately at the end of the bridge, so in the night it looks like we're seeing trees there only. So we hike hike hike, and finally decided to break, because we all had shoulder ache. So bummed around for 5 minutes, in which i just sat on the ground and lay on my bag, refusing to remove it. So had to get someone to pull me up, nearly toppled over coz that guy pulled me that time right, his own bag pull him backwards, so i was swung off the ground very fast. Heh, so we made our way. And we were all like "how long more how long more???" Then Elgene was like "when you think you reach you tell me ah" So we were like, aiya, must be a long way. Then we walked round a corner, and there was camp 1, hardly 5 minutes walk away from where we rested. Felt like fools, and of course Elgene was grinning happily away. We were supposed to reach there before 10, and we arrived at 9. So anyway, we dumped our stuff at the campsite, which was like near the Indiana, very far inside, but along the beach. So there were many red ants, very gross, and i got Kelvin to knock the pegs in, because 1stly, there were so many red ants, and our tent was pitched near a tree, 2ndly, i couldn't knock them in anyway. Haha. So after that, we were told to bring our climbing equipment and meet her at the "One for all, all for one" sign. Now i know, our seniors aren't so original after all... So, we met her there, then she took us on a tour of the camp1. It's really big, and nice. So ended up outside the instructor's area there, Then we were supposed to play some games to "wake ourselves up". Like the hike didn't already make us awake. Bleaugh. So anyway, we played this game where each of us was a certain value, I didn't have specs, so was of less value =( I was like worth 10 cents. So she'll say a value, then you have to group yourself up to form that value. So only once then I didn't manage to do it, so then had to do 5 jumping jacks, or 5 push-ups. I opted for the jumping jacks =) So did philbert. So after that got another game, or was it before the money game? Not sure, basically that game was that 2 people were supposed to form a tower, and then one beauty, and one beast. So the beast must get across the tower to catch the beast. So first time I was going against philbert, I was the beauty. Didn't get caught la, so philbert had to do jumping jacks on his own. Then next I was the tower, I think Aaron supposed to catch Philbert? Not sure, all I remember is that the last one right, I was also the tower, with like aaron or philbert, then kelvin was the beast la. Then like once start, he immediately ran around us and caught the beast. So the towers and the beauty had to do the jumping jacks. I think the beauty was philbert. So after that, finally we could start our rock climbing. There were 2 types, one was slanting, one was straight wall. So our group, consisting the 4 of us and Yong Jing, 2g guy, we took turns to do the belaying all those, i think i was the 3rd or so to climb. Then once, Yong Jing accidentally slipped la, then Aaron was belaying, then philbert was anchorman. And compared to him, they're much lighter. Then philbert wasn't paying attention la, then both of them flew forward. Damn funny! I was the sporter, or however u spell it, then like actually he slipped once liao, then had to push him back up, then after he crossed the red line, then i retreated to the back, then he slipped again, that's when they flew forward. Very funny!!! Hahahahahaha, so all 5 of us managed to climb to the top of the slanting slope, then we decided to attempt the straight wall, because the other group right, consisted of all the fat people la, then they all couldn't even get past the red line. So first to climb was Yong Jing, then Aaron, then I climbed. Wah, it took me damn long and it was really tiring, because I had already climbed another wall earlier, so ya, finally managed to do it. So it was time for lunch liao. We were all really happy, we would get cooked food!! Instead of the buscuits la. (what kind of mobile camp is this?!) Not sure if i mentioned it, but I think the only thing mobile about this camp is the tents, and last night, when we had to stay at the ulu campsite. Other than that, we were either at camp 1, or camp 2, which had water, fascilities and everything, so rather lame. So anyway, can't remember what lunch consisted of, basically rather lousy food, but 10 times better than biscuits. Then after lunch... Hmm, what was after lunch? Oh ya, we were supposed to go and to the tripod la, but then it rained, so we were sent indoors to do the snake and ladder as well as the vertical logs. Philbert and I did the vertical logs la, then we were the 2nd group to do it. We were up there for like half an hour?! Because we're both rather short, or rather, I'm body short la. So first 3 had not much problem, I would climb first, then philbert climb. So like at every log, we would sit there and try to catch our breath back, because we both have really lousy sense of balance la, so like to us it's scary, not so much the height, but the fear of toppling over, even though we know there's the belay, but you know.. So like 3rd to 4th I could feel the strain of stretching my leg over the log. Then sit there, rest a while, then 4th to 5th right, I could swing my leg, but couldn't push myself over, so had to borrow Philbert's shoe to step on la, i mean, this was the final decision, we tried other ways before that, so like this was the one that worked in the end. So I had to reach over to grab Philbert's harness in order for him to get up, so like 5th log right? My body was too short to reach the 6th log, so i couldn't stand up. So philbert could reach la, so he stood up, then helped me up. Then 5th to 6th took quite a long time to accomplish. So like swing my leg over, then like kena stuck there, then let go of left leg, then hand there with just right leg and arms around the 6th log. Then Philbert stuck both his feet there, then I pushed off his 2 feet, as in, one on top of the other. So did the same, pulled his harness to get him up. So 6th log to 7th was the one where we probably spent like 1/3 of our time. We tried sooo many different ways to get to the top, the most plausible way was for me to step on his knees then swing my leg over la. But in your brain, you tell yourself that his legs are unstable, so no matter what you do, u can never get yourself to put all your pressure on his knees. So he tried it too, on me, but it was unsuccessful. So finally, we decided to descend. Wasted la, went all the way up till 6th log. So we didn't want to try the snake and ladder lah. Then got 2 other groups tried the log thingie. Chong Min and Deshawn. They like made it up to the 5th log without any help lor, so not fair. Then they both have very good sense of balance, so when they swing over and stuff, so not scared at all. So only from 5th to 6th, I think even so they didn't need any help from each other. So they couldn't get up on the 6th log, because I think their bodies weren't tall enough to reach the 7th log, whereas philbert could la, so at least we could stand on it. So they descended in the end too. Then Kelvin and Yong Jing went, then they crazy one la, like from ground to 1st log, they just pulled up on the 3rd log, then place legs on 2nd one, pull up on 4th log, place legs on 3rd one till like almost all the way la, except 5th to 6th, then they did the swing leg thingie. But from 6th to 7th, even them also couldn't do the swing leg thingie, so Kelvin managed to perform the "step-on-knee" thing, at which both philbert and i were rather shocked. Then Yong Jing had problem getting up la, because he couldn't even swing his legs over. So he ended up jumping up and hugging the 7th log, and just like a kuala bear la. Then Kelvin reached over and pulled his harness such that he'd rotate around the log and be on top of it instead of below. Wah, really pei fu them lor. But aiya, they both had advantages la, both in physic and strength as well as height. So oh well... I can't quite remember what happened next.. Oh, I think it was around 4pm then, and we were supposed to pitch our tents, and bathe by dinner. And we also had to elect the sea expedition leader, which was me, philbert, aaron and kelvin. Aaron and Kelvin were mostly the planning side, while me and philbert did more of the sea expedition itself. That one'll elaborate on Day 4. So we had dinner, then after that, everone was sent back to the tents, except for the 4 of us plus the 2 hilary sea ex leaders. So we were briefed on it and stuff, like told the dangers of the sea, tell us the route, er, then they wanted us to like go and discuss, then see what time we would have to wake up, how long we'll take, about the tide flows. So like after briefing, it was supper time, so we went up, didn't have supper because dinner was hardly 1 hour ago. So we planned, the 5 of us, because I think one of the Hilary sea ex leader, Rahul had a stomach ache, so he wasn't there most of the time. In the end he backed out, and didn't go kayaking the next day, Benedict took over, but didn't know anything because he only took over the next day. So anyway, we discussed, then finally after supper and all the groups left, then we had to clean up the place, because it was our duty to. So ended up going back at like 10 plus, but before leaving the place, we briefed them on what to pack and stuff. So like everyone was supposed to pack EVERYTHING into their bags, including helmets and harnesses. Mainly it was the life jackets and ponchos that couldn't be packed in, but life jackets, we would be wearing them the next day, and ponchos, we were supposed to get someone's bag, and put his stuff into other people's bag and stuff all 15 ponchos inside. So I volunteered my bag, because I realized I didn't have that many things after all. So this thing, we didn't involve the other tents, so my stuff were split among Aaron, Philbert and Kelvin. So then after that was done, we got ready to sleep, and that's how day 3 ended....
Woah shit, just realized how long this entry is, and it's just on ONE DAY! Let me go see how many words there are... Ooo, 2316.. I thought it would be 3000 plus, but how much can you write on one day eh? Well, see ya around! Going for dinner now, shall blog only tomorrow, tonight must do homework liao.
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