"To produce men of wisdom and stature". That was what i finally understood after attending the Secondary 3 camp. On the fist day i reached the camp I looked around at the campsite with an uninterested mindset. When we were forced to sit in the sun for at least an hour, I felt really grumpy and angry, because I got sunburnt even before the camp started.
So on the first day, we had this activity: rafting. When I was presented with the tools we were supposed to make the raft with: two wooden poles and four rubber floats, I did not feel like making one due to my uninterested attitude and i was already developing a negative impression of the outcome of the camp. I was looking at everything negatively but I ended up having fun after participating in this activity, and I felt that it was the most fun activity we had on the first day. On the second day, this was the day that really tested my perseverence. When we woke up in the morning on the second day, I felt really hot and sweaty, and I felt that I had been stuffed into a can-sized oven together with six other sardines. When I finally got myself ready, I put on my shoes I wore on the previous day, I discovered that they were soaking wet and smelly. Overall i thought that it was the best day. When we started, we played "Gladiator" where we split into two teams and built catapults and launch water bombs at a pile of cans and determine the winner, who knocks down the cans first. Planning and building the structure of the catapult was very complex and difficult, and it was not stable either. So it was an equal match because in the end there were no winners, but one of our water bombs came CLOSE to knocking down the pile of cans. The Nature Rumble was the worst, and I hope that I would not experience that kind of thing until I reach National Service. During the campfire, I felt that it was the best time I ever had as we get to watch the camp trainers dance, sing and play. In the end, I had changed my mindset, and I enjoyed the camp.
On the third and final day, we had to clean the lodge number three and dismantle our tent. The stench of the toilet was very nauseating and was very overpowering. After an hour of cleaning or so, we gathered in front of the main lodge together with all our belongings. My shoes were utterly destroyed due to the Nature Rumble and I had to throw them away. Dumping them into the dustbin outside the campsite, I boarded the bus back to school and back home after that. I enjoyed the camp very much and made many new friends who joined my class this year. I hope that the memories I spent in the camp will remain with me forever. The End
Glenn Pang Jian Hao (25)
3S2
fuck u glenn
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