I just had to blog about this. To remember.
We were called LIVINGSTONE.
im back. (x
just came back from OBS again- this time round with a group of total strangers from different jcs; my grp mainly consisted of 3 jcs. Meridian; Anderson & Pioneer. (M.A.P- was what we thought of). ive got to say they are a bunch of fun and great people. :D
we did everything together for the 5 days 13 Nov to 17 Nov. We grew in stronger as a team day by day. we were damn high. this time round, we did obs-mobile; different from the one i went in secondary school. Worlds apart; its just a luxury being as residential la! but i like mobile. move here and there; more challenging; we also cooked our own food! ;D AND IM GLAD TO ANNOUNCE; I CAN OPEN A CAN USING A JACK KNIFE :D whahah nothing much though; but i took quite some time okay! and had sores on my fingers.
We did almost everything! Hmm let me try to name; ice breakers; packing; kayaking; trekking; jetty jump twice; quarry jump; cooking! swimming; reflections; tream building excerises; night walks; solo walk; night grp games :D; rock climbing & MET cool people (x
i love the night grp games (x we played WHO WHAT HUH. that one i didnt really die; only got drawn one time; the next game is the name game; where must say HELLO; YES; TELL respectively; its a conversation. a standard one; just have to get the names right. so these were the initial names: berry jerry mary scary larry. If one made a mistake; the person will be drawn a dot. and the name will change to one dot; two dots respectively. and we had knew names of one dot; two dot & FIVE dot. well; they all know i not gd at names; so guess who is five dot. :D ME LA. i lost big time. SA-BOR sia! they sabor me twice say berry berry den i really say berry instead of jerry )x sound so similar la. so the forfeit was that everyone take marker write on my hands. they nice sia; right their names on my hands so i can remember. YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN MY HANDS! whahaha & i kept refering to my hands when i couldnt remember their names. LOL. <3 imaginary THOMAS came out. WHAHAHAHAH.
well; everything has to end. the last night; we were at first damn high. we wanted to eat a BIG feast. but den after that everyone started to get emo sia. We started pouring out feelings and stuff. sia la. There were many deep insights abt life. & that really made me ponder. btw; we had a journal which we wrote everyday; and this was what i wrote: 'Sometimes in life one might feel lost; lonely yet most of times; or always, we wish hard for someone to be there always for you. But in reality; it is hardly the case. Nothing i would say is forever. The world isnt absolute. Everything will change; and what matters most; is the present. To cherish.'
The last day 17 nov- we woke up early to pack the stall; morale was high. We played our last team building game; to jump and touch the bell in air and your team mates below will catch you with a mat. I TOUCHED IT (x its all abt trust. The instructors mentioned 'Trust is very hard to build; but very easy to be broken.' yup. after that we bought souvenirs and i collect the money for the photos; we signed on each other;s journals; made closing speeches; collected certificates & poof; we had to gather for dispersal.
i bought back so much extra food la! my bad was so heavy.we took a boat back and we gathered again to go out for lunch. but the weird thing was the moment we stepped onto punggol; reality was back. somehow; it was different. 'where the really OBS begins' as one might say. im not the only one who realise it was different though. & marcus went on to say 'IS THAT A CAR?' LOL we went to hougang mall to eat. ive this weird craving for fishball noodles since day 1 la. but when come back liao; it seems to be gone. We ate KFC in the end cos no space at foodcourt. hahaha had a great time (:
soon enough we dispersed; to where we should belong- our homes. Perhaps i will never see them again; i stay in the east; whereas them; in the north & west. Perhaps one day, one day. Till then, do take care. <3
This was what our grp pasted on the rock wall-
M.A.P
STONERS FOR LIFE
& this is the quote the instructor left me. ' Here is a fact that should help you fight a bit longer. Things that dont actually kill you outright make you stronger'.
Thanks for the encouragement. (x
So back to reality. hello life. tomorrow ive to be up early for a meeting. arghhh. & i missed you peeps while i was away. (: One camp down; two more to go. only be freed in dec.
For now, im going to bed, my comfy bed. However, it feels different tonight. It feels cold as in empty; but warm and too comfy. Perhaps i miss my tent mates; the vibrator; the kicker; the sloping; the stony areas; the shivering cold night; the company of them & the lovely sky of stars.
The sky was great at night. There were countless stars; i saw the North Star; the moon. They were shining so ever brightly. It was beautiful, exceptionally beautiful. You dont get to see that in Spore.
THE instructors: ISKANDA; AZA
THE stoners: Marcus, Lan Guan, Jun Jie, Guan Hui, Tai ming, Su Nguan, Jih Huan, Cheng En, Pooja, Charmaine, Shuting, Anqi, Fangqing, Liyue, Wanling and ME :D
i wished i could post all the pictures taken! ):