We're at this stage in life where we reminisce too much of our near past, worry too much about our near future, are
too clueless about everything that can, will, may happen to us, think we know alot, think we don't know anything,
am confident about the wrong things, take pride in wasting time away, want too much but want to do too little.
Ohwell.
Saturday, November 17, 2007
YLTC
YLTC wasn't exactly fantastic. It wasn't as memorable as OBS, it wasn't even fun. Ha. Half the camp was propaganda about NJ and how to raise NJ spirit and how NJ school spirit starts with us.
And even leaving out the crazy physically super challenging activities, I got extremely grumpy when we get so little sleep. We slept less than 5 hours each day, sleeping at 12plus and waking up at 5am. Last day was worst, we had row call at what, 3.20am? SIAN.
Day 1 was land expedition. And it was crazy because we had our bags with us. It's bloody heavy. So we went from NJ (Bukit Timah) to Bedok and then to Changi Jetty and then guess where! PULAU UBIN. Oh my god. We had to walk from one end of Pulau Ubin to the other end, and then walk back and then walk and walk and walk WITH OUR BAGS ON and I wanted to go home so badly. :( Then there was some weird talk at night about leadership which was super dumb because everyone was so tired nobody was listening.
Then the day ended and it was ultimate sadness when I realised it's only the first day and there's four days to go.
Day 2 started with PT at some muddy place in Bukit Timah (our camp was at Dairy Farm, brings back memories that place) and I almost fell asleep while doing the endless jumping jacks. Then it was part one of sea expedition and it was again crazy because the kayaking never seems to end. It's doing the same thing again and again and again and again. Damn tiring. But I wasn't really burnt because of my sister's super powerful sunblock which is SPF 130. Haha. I burnt my scalp and lips though. I can't comb my hair now. :( Night was again, some weird NJ alumni talk where very old people (first batch of NJ students) came and talk to us about leadership. Zzz.
So from the talk, I figured they were the founders of YLTC because they were the first people to organise the YLTC back in 1969. Anyway, there wasn't much to talk about so day 2 ended too.
Day 3 was the next part of the sea expedition and it wasn't that tiring because we only had to make a raft with some pipes and barrels and ropes. And, it rained in the morning so it wasn't so hot. Uh. And then we tried to launch our raft and yadah yadah. And then we tried dragon boating which was the first fun thing I had throughout the camp.
We had outdoor cooking at night and it was damn fun. Haha. My group was hilarious. Station games at night was fun too. Day 3 was kind of enjoyable actually.
Day 4 was ropes course and the things that we did were the same things we did in Sec 3. Flying fox, abseiling, rock wall and those carry-everyone-over-a-stupid-wall kind of games.
Then it was campfire at night which was damn fun. Ha. And then everyone was high but then the day IC had to come out and tell us row call the next day is at 3.20am and everyone had to wake up at 3am, with bags packed and everything. Good thing was my group was lucky and we didn't have to wash the toilets. Group IC drew lots and we had dining hall! Yay. But still. Why must they make us wake up at 3am. Sian.
Day 5 was horrendous. WITH OUR BAGS, we had to trek in Singapore. ._. My group had to go to the super exciting place called Parkway Parade, which in case you don't know, is in the east of Singapore. It's the place where you alight when you take bus 76 to walk to East Coast park. So they got us a bus per group and every group went to different places and we had to WALK back to NJC, which is in Bukit Timah, which in case you don't know, is in the west of Singapore. And we couldn't walk the expressway, that's the rule. Omgwthbbqmarshmellows.
If I wasn't the person walking, I'll laugh at whoever had to walk that distance.
At 5am, my group reached Parkway Parade and we started walking. Endlessly. We walked to Geylang, then Kallang, then Balestier, then Novena, then Newton, then Bukit Timah. We walked for four hours. Damn shag larh.
Then camp sort of ended when all the other groups came back (we were the third by the way). Laimeng's group started from NTU, ha. Minghan's group was worse. Theirs started at VJC, then somehow their group walked to SAJC (POTONG PASIR that's freaking PURPLE LINE) and then they walked to CJC. Haha what's this, school tour? Lol.
I came home and I wanted to hug my mother and thank her for bringing me up in this wonderful home for the past 17 years. HAHA. No lah, I didn't. ._. She overheard me talking to my bed though. I was telling my bed how much I missed it, and how I'll treasure it like nothing else matters from now on. Ha, super paiseh when my mother asked me if I'm sick. LOL.
Slept for 8 hours and I woke up feeling really hungry. Ate and went back to bed. Felt hungry in the morning, so I woke up for breakfast and then went back to sleep. Lol.
So bascially what I learnt from the camp is that sunblock that is SPF 130 is really good, and Albert's sleeping bag is really warm and comfortable, and I really eat alot (YLTC's food is good, I really like rice!), I love my home, and lastly, PARKWAY PARADE IS REALLY FAR FROM BUKIT TIMAH.
And, I hope that's the last camp I ever go to. I feel so spoilt suddenly.
Oh, and the camp made me realise how fortunate I am and so I'll treasure everything I have from now on and not take anything for granted anymore. :)
Bye! :)
3:04:00 PM because I say so
And even leaving out the crazy physically super challenging activities, I got extremely grumpy when we get so little sleep. We slept less than 5 hours each day, sleeping at 12plus and waking up at 5am. Last day was worst, we had row call at what, 3.20am? SIAN.
Day 1 was land expedition. And it was crazy because we had our bags with us. It's bloody heavy. So we went from NJ (Bukit Timah) to Bedok and then to Changi Jetty and then guess where! PULAU UBIN. Oh my god. We had to walk from one end of Pulau Ubin to the other end, and then walk back and then walk and walk and walk WITH OUR BAGS ON and I wanted to go home so badly. :( Then there was some weird talk at night about leadership which was super dumb because everyone was so tired nobody was listening.
Then the day ended and it was ultimate sadness when I realised it's only the first day and there's four days to go.
Day 2 started with PT at some muddy place in Bukit Timah (our camp was at Dairy Farm, brings back memories that place) and I almost fell asleep while doing the endless jumping jacks. Then it was part one of sea expedition and it was again crazy because the kayaking never seems to end. It's doing the same thing again and again and again and again. Damn tiring. But I wasn't really burnt because of my sister's super powerful sunblock which is SPF 130. Haha. I burnt my scalp and lips though. I can't comb my hair now. :( Night was again, some weird NJ alumni talk where very old people (first batch of NJ students) came and talk to us about leadership. Zzz.
So from the talk, I figured they were the founders of YLTC because they were the first people to organise the YLTC back in 1969. Anyway, there wasn't much to talk about so day 2 ended too.
Day 3 was the next part of the sea expedition and it wasn't that tiring because we only had to make a raft with some pipes and barrels and ropes. And, it rained in the morning so it wasn't so hot. Uh. And then we tried to launch our raft and yadah yadah. And then we tried dragon boating which was the first fun thing I had throughout the camp.
We had outdoor cooking at night and it was damn fun. Haha. My group was hilarious. Station games at night was fun too. Day 3 was kind of enjoyable actually.
Day 4 was ropes course and the things that we did were the same things we did in Sec 3. Flying fox, abseiling, rock wall and those carry-everyone-over-a-stupid-wall kind of games.
Then it was campfire at night which was damn fun. Ha. And then everyone was high but then the day IC had to come out and tell us row call the next day is at 3.20am and everyone had to wake up at 3am, with bags packed and everything. Good thing was my group was lucky and we didn't have to wash the toilets. Group IC drew lots and we had dining hall! Yay. But still. Why must they make us wake up at 3am. Sian.
Day 5 was horrendous. WITH OUR BAGS, we had to trek in Singapore. ._. My group had to go to the super exciting place called Parkway Parade, which in case you don't know, is in the east of Singapore. It's the place where you alight when you take bus 76 to walk to East Coast park. So they got us a bus per group and every group went to different places and we had to WALK back to NJC, which is in Bukit Timah, which in case you don't know, is in the west of Singapore. And we couldn't walk the expressway, that's the rule. Omgwthbbqmarshmellows.
If I wasn't the person walking, I'll laugh at whoever had to walk that distance.
At 5am, my group reached Parkway Parade and we started walking. Endlessly. We walked to Geylang, then Kallang, then Balestier, then Novena, then Newton, then Bukit Timah. We walked for four hours. Damn shag larh.
Then camp sort of ended when all the other groups came back (we were the third by the way). Laimeng's group started from NTU, ha. Minghan's group was worse. Theirs started at VJC, then somehow their group walked to SAJC (POTONG PASIR that's freaking PURPLE LINE) and then they walked to CJC. Haha what's this, school tour? Lol.
I came home and I wanted to hug my mother and thank her for bringing me up in this wonderful home for the past 17 years. HAHA. No lah, I didn't. ._. She overheard me talking to my bed though. I was telling my bed how much I missed it, and how I'll treasure it like nothing else matters from now on. Ha, super paiseh when my mother asked me if I'm sick. LOL.
Slept for 8 hours and I woke up feeling really hungry. Ate and went back to bed. Felt hungry in the morning, so I woke up for breakfast and then went back to sleep. Lol.
So bascially what I learnt from the camp is that sunblock that is SPF 130 is really good, and Albert's sleeping bag is really warm and comfortable, and I really eat alot (YLTC's food is good, I really like rice!), I love my home, and lastly, PARKWAY PARADE IS REALLY FAR FROM BUKIT TIMAH.
And, I hope that's the last camp I ever go to. I feel so spoilt suddenly.
Oh, and the camp made me realise how fortunate I am and so I'll treasure everything I have from now on and not take anything for granted anymore. :)
Bye! :)
3:04:00 PM because I say so