Sunday, June 08, 2008

another camp post, yawn for the rest of the world.

GAN ENG SENG PRIMARY SCHOOL 29-31 MAY 2008

the first time ive been to the labrador campsite. i quite like it actually, it is smaller than jbac, which means less walking, which means less tiring! only thing its lacking is hot water, damn.

we went to sentosa, and my group made it to mt imbiah! unbeatables 7!



campfire prep was crazy, cos we weren't given time for it and the teachers expect some super zai performance. but we did it in the end, using the short time we had while we did our dinner duty. even though i was super stressed out, i have to admit that i had lots of fun with them, laughing at all the stupid things they did even though that meant slowing down the progress of the performance. i say boom chica boom! seriously, i loved the performance ;) it has to be one of my best!

on the whole, my group isnt exceptionally bonded or crazy, but for some reason, i miss them quite a bit. maybe because they're super sweet - they're the first bunch of kids that made me cry, for good reasons ;) especially my two malay boys, hilmi and aidil. despite being so young, they touched my heart and brought smiles to my face. its a camp that i'll always remember, for the genuine smiles and their sincerity towards one another.

"no one is stupid, everyone is clever in their hearts." -hilmi


TAMPINES SECONDARY SCHOOL 2-4 JUNE 2008

andrew's last. rendall's last. horheh's last in a long while. could be my last too. i dont know ;(

took 2T1 with kimbob, rendall and horheh. group name?

group 15 = hor
group 16 = heh
together, we're HORHEH!

we started out fun, everything looked promising. i dunno why it fell apart. and more importantly, i dunno why i watched it fall apart. okay maybe it wasnt that bad, but i could have done more. i should have done more.

as you can see, every camp i do something new. so for this camp, i did nature rumble for the first time! hiphiphooray! photos up later, when i have them ;) but basically, nature rumble is just rolling yourself and everyone else in black mud. yupp.

if there's a word to describe this campfire, it would be crazy. there were tons of instructors around, it was as though as there was more red (instructors) than yellow (campers). campfire was like a celebration, for every song, you see so many people dancing, singing along, or just clapping to the beat. its like i've finally seen how a campfire should be, feeling the actual warmth and happiness of it. and at the end of it, it was emo-land. when i saw andrew cry, i controlled my tears. when i saw rendall cry, that was when the tears started rolling. i cried really hard. i cried fro andrew, i cried for rendall, i cried for campha, for the loss of two brilliant souls. sighh.

even though we say its not goodbye, and that we'll meet up and yadayada, but i guess that was probably the last time i'll be seeing the two of them. so whatever happens, all the best you two!

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blossom. 12:21 AM


Saturday, June 07, 2008

i always tell my campers "if you don't try, you'll never know." and now, im going to take my own advice and take the leap of faith. i feel like im standing on the challenge pole, with my legs shaking, waiting to jump off and reach for the trapeze.



only that this time, the focus is not just on making the jump, but on catching the dream.

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blossom. 1:46 AM