The day before the sec three camp i did some last minute packing and i was actually thinking that the entire camp would actually be a waste of time as i actually wanted to study or play some games but since the camp was compulsory i had no choice but to go.The last experience i had with a school camp that wasn't held in school or by CCA's was my P5 camp and i did not enjoy it that much as it was quite boring.
The big day arrived, when i arrived at school i saw the entire sec 3 cohort in our pe shirts and all the different radiant colours of the shirts i really felt the mood of the holiday seasons where we dint have to bother about studying . when we arrived at the camp site the sun was blazing hot and we had to wait in it for what seemed like 3 hours and when we finally got to move out of the spot we were sitting in and we went on to pitch our tents which was going to be our beds for two nights so we better pitch it properly so it wouldn't cave in on us in the middle of the night. After that we were give group names from "The Jungle Book" and my class name was "Chil" which was a bird , Our trainers name was Tarzan and the co-trainer was Jane . We first saw Tarzan before we left school and we all expected him to be really fierce but throughout the entire camp he was really fun to talk to and was a nice trainer , so apparently you really can't judge a book from its cover. After that we begun our first activity which was to build a raft which could safely transport us through a small part of the sea which separates what i think was malaysia and singapore , when i saw what we had to build the raft i was thinking in my head "how are we going to get this out in the sea" as we had poles and rubber floats and had to tie it together with ropes which i had no experience with and felt that it might be the major factor that would prevent us from achieving our goal. But luckily for us Johnathan Lum was in my part of the group and he is from the scouts and has experience with tying ropes,now the problem was the design which we first tried a car like design but realised it wouldn't be able to support the weight of us after a while so after a few minutes of brainstorming we managed to get our design, a square like one and it managed to bring us through the entire time while the other team's raft broke down mid-way unluckily Shintaro's spectacles dropped own into the sea and couldn't be found and it was new too , but at least he brought spares which he could still see in . After that we had to dismantle the raft and since we tied it alot it took really long to untie the entire raft so we lost to the other team in that expect .
Other than that another activity i can remember is an event which we had to go around the site looking for thing and remembering them and finally make a map of it. i can remember this challenge as midway through it i saw Cheng boon's group and they found what i think was a maggot and put it inside the file it was also really disgusting as it looked like it pooped in the file .... quite disgusting if you ask me.
After that it was almost time for us to sleep where we went to take baths , brush our teeth and all that stuff. I was sleeping with Johnathan , Shintaro , Benjamin , William , Glen and Wesley i think hopefully i gt that right and before we slept Johnathan put some powder on his body and the entire tent was filled with it and i could bear to sleep in the tent filled with the powder but i was quite tired so i just laid down and slept
The second day was the most fun out of all of it as that was the day i got to know the Red One and he's a really fun guy to hang out with . This was the day where we had to get down and dirty in mud, where we went out of the camp compound and into a jungle. The trip to the jungle really reminded me of my NCC cebu trip in December with all the mud and after alwhile we reached it. The black swamp filled with mud where we has to sit in and and put on our face paint and more or less painted our shirts with black mud but hey t least it was an enjoyable experience with alot of fun and laughter . Although there was one really annoying part to it which was cleaning ourselves from the MUD where our shoes were we were almost totally black covered with mud , we were sprayed with a hose to clean ourselves before we got our camp t-shirt and went to bath . That one bath felt really awesome after being in mud and finally getting clean . Now the highlight of the camp was about to begin as dusk came around.
The Campfire , the main event of the camp was about to begin . My class was busy preparing for our cheer but when i went out of our lodge where \we were practicing i saw our trainers dancing kind of just knew what they were going to do. Our principle , Mrs Lucy Toh our principle came and lit the campfire where she said the words we were waiting for the whole time "Long pants" . The entire performance was really enjoyable especially the dancing challenge where we sent the best dancer in our class, Riggs , but sadly he only made it to the second last round but he's still awesome . After that was our class cheer where we did something really funny and quite embarrassing but at least we were doing it as a class, what was it? Moving our hips back and forth singing the direction we were moving in . And at last the fire burned out and the campfire was put to an end .
The last night of the camp so many things to do but what i did was sleep, but it was shortened by the rain in the middle of the night where i was the only one awake to close the tent to prevent the rain from coming in while everyone else was asleep.
The last day , we woke up and took all our stuff out of our tent and started to keep the tents for the other schools to use . After that we started cleaning the site and i was in charge of the toilet but it was actually quite fun just spraying the dirt away with a hose. Finally the end of the camp and also the winner of best class , which was it ? Who else but 3S2 where we won and got a notebook . We got onto our bus and said goodbyes to our trainers and went back to school. After the camp there's only one place we went to , Macdonald's where we ate our breakfast before heading home for a long sleep.
Monday, February 14, 2011
sec 3 camp (6)(Dinie)
What I have to reflect on Secondary 3 Adventure Camp was that it was filled with different emotions, activities. challenges and lessons learnt. It was a completely different feel from school when I first arrived at Camp Christine. The environment was not as comfortable as I have always been exposed to. Tress, bushes and plants everywhere. Anyway, I have much more to reflect, I will explain in the following paragraphs.
Day number one of the adventure camp, I arrived at the camp site with my secondary three mates. The camp site looked somewhat threatening with the barbed wire which made me think I was going to have a nightmare for a camp and I was a total stranger to 3S2.I thought of the worst that could happen to me. The afternoon activities was the first step towards bonding and adapting to the camp; activities that require teamwork, dedication and listening. I could not remember all the activities, but the best one was the raft activity. Everyone got wet, laughed, got mischievous but worked well with each other. We discussed and tied together to build a stable raft. On the other hand, the night of the camp was a disaster for me. One of the camp instructors roared like a platoon commander forcing us to sleep without a single sound. For me it was chaotic and unorganized. My tentmates kicked me out of the tent just because I did not bathe. They treated me like a pet. I was the last person to bathe before I could come inside. I had to be sneaky or I would have been tortured by the camp instructors.
The second day of the camp was the opposite of the first day of the camp. The activities turned out to be unexpectedly messy and painful. The worst was the Nature Rumble where we had to hike in an unknown forest. To make the situation worse, it had just finished raining so the surroundings of the forest just got awful to the eyes of a typical Singaporean city boy like me. In the hike, we met a bunch of girl campers. My classmates went so wild over the girls except for me. I knew something was wrong with them, and I was right. A rowdy girl allegedly splashed mud right into my eyes, causing it to hurt to no end. The bonding comes when my classmates helped me out and the instructor helped me to shove off the sand mud from my sensitive eyes. If it was not for them, I would have been in trouble. The night was an epic and fun campfire. It was the reward for the struggles I had in the afternoon activities. Different pop and hip-hop songs were played. All of us just let go of our stress in a positive manner and no one goes to sleep in a bad mood.
The last day of the camp came. Could it be that this was the last day of camp. I could not believe it. I am finally going home. Secondary three adventure camp was indeed a fun camp. I had expected it to be a night terror camp but it actually turned out to be a relaxing camp. The trainers were nice to us, We did not go through scoldings that much and we were actually there for one another. Although I do not look forward to such camps, the greatness of the secondary three camp will never be erased from my mind.
Day number one of the adventure camp, I arrived at the camp site with my secondary three mates. The camp site looked somewhat threatening with the barbed wire which made me think I was going to have a nightmare for a camp and I was a total stranger to 3S2.I thought of the worst that could happen to me. The afternoon activities was the first step towards bonding and adapting to the camp; activities that require teamwork, dedication and listening. I could not remember all the activities, but the best one was the raft activity. Everyone got wet, laughed, got mischievous but worked well with each other. We discussed and tied together to build a stable raft. On the other hand, the night of the camp was a disaster for me. One of the camp instructors roared like a platoon commander forcing us to sleep without a single sound. For me it was chaotic and unorganized. My tentmates kicked me out of the tent just because I did not bathe. They treated me like a pet. I was the last person to bathe before I could come inside. I had to be sneaky or I would have been tortured by the camp instructors.
The second day of the camp was the opposite of the first day of the camp. The activities turned out to be unexpectedly messy and painful. The worst was the Nature Rumble where we had to hike in an unknown forest. To make the situation worse, it had just finished raining so the surroundings of the forest just got awful to the eyes of a typical Singaporean city boy like me. In the hike, we met a bunch of girl campers. My classmates went so wild over the girls except for me. I knew something was wrong with them, and I was right. A rowdy girl allegedly splashed mud right into my eyes, causing it to hurt to no end. The bonding comes when my classmates helped me out and the instructor helped me to shove off the sand mud from my sensitive eyes. If it was not for them, I would have been in trouble. The night was an epic and fun campfire. It was the reward for the struggles I had in the afternoon activities. Different pop and hip-hop songs were played. All of us just let go of our stress in a positive manner and no one goes to sleep in a bad mood.
The last day of the camp came. Could it be that this was the last day of camp. I could not believe it. I am finally going home. Secondary three adventure camp was indeed a fun camp. I had expected it to be a night terror camp but it actually turned out to be a relaxing camp. The trainers were nice to us, We did not go through scoldings that much and we were actually there for one another. Although I do not look forward to such camps, the greatness of the secondary three camp will never be erased from my mind.
Reflection on Sec3 Camp (Agustine Wee)
My heart sank when i first heard of an adventure camp during the first week.. I like camps. Before I attended secondary school. It was due to the experience of my sec one orientation camp which to me was a total failure which took away all the joy and excitement of being pulled into a compulsory camp with all guys again.
All I could think of was just doing activities that were not even fun at all,but just to satisfy the camp instructor. The night before the camp. I went around my house,gathering the things needed for 3 days of monotonous life.
Went in with a mug , went out some clothes, and in again with an insect repellent, this time my mother describe me as something she missed ever since her childhood days - the chinese opera actors,clanging in and out with their swords and shields.
Day One.
Finally,the camp came. Or rather,dreadfully. Before leaving my house for school,I looked at my mobile phone and bade it goodbye. I was told repeatedly by teachers that we were not allowed to bring it along. Maybe,telling us is not enough to restrict me,but their words were enforced by a bag check.We sat down at the courtyard in school after morning assembly. I was waiting for the bag check - which did not took its toll.
We boarded the bus and began embarking on a journey which I thought would be boring. On the way there I took a nap after being tired of complaining that I was so naive to believe that there was a bag check and not bringing my phone.
Arriving at the campsite,my mood was dampened even more by the environment there. It was wet,smelly and no proper facilities nor exciting game obstacles appear in sight. The camp officially started.
We went off to play some team building games which just did not appeal to me at all. It was seriously boring. I just did not see the point of playing these games, throughout the game I was just standing there motionlessly,watching what my friends were doing. Periodically shifting my my weight from one leg to the other. I was hoping that day two would come faster as the activities were more exciting as mentioned by my camp instructor. The dreadful day passed by slowly. The seconds did not went " tick,tick...tick" but instead, I swear it went "tick. Pause. Tick. Pause." Stealing a disbelieving glance at my watch,I was convinced the clock hand was moving backwards.
Day two.
Things got better. The first activity we had in the after breakfast was outdoor cooking. This activity was appealing to almost everyone as it only meant more food even after breakfast. We played a couple of team building games later in the day. Thankfully it was better than day one's boring game. These team building games on day two requires us to run about and hop about. Our muscles were also put to the test.
Time was more hardworking on day two(maybe after a good rest on day one) ,the night fell and it was soon time for the campfire. We had a discussion on what cheer we have to come up with. An idea came to my mind, I suggested we do a dance,a funny one at that. I was just briefly presenting my idea to the class,not having the intention of the class really doing the dance. Twenty minutes later,we were already dancing to the whole secondary three cohord. One word to describe it all. Awesome.
Day three.
Waking up was the easiest of all the three days in camp. Thanks to the fact that i was going home just four hours later i got up. Area cleaning was always a compulsory activity before the school let us we leave any campsite. I,as usual chose the easiest job of all. Sweeping. Just collecting things on the ground into the dustpan was the easiest thing to do. well,compared to washing filthy toilets. A gathering of the whole secondary three level was called upon at the field after the area cleaning.
Yes. Equipped with excitement and joy,I happily took my bags and reported at the rendevous. The feeling was a contrast of what I experience on day one in school. Bading our instructors goodbye,we set off our journey home. This time i napped on the bus again. Back in school, we were dismissed after our form teacher,Madam Chong prayed for the class. "Amen!" ,the class shouted,marking the end of the prayer as well as the marking the start of our days of wearing long pants to school. Bye Secondary Three Camp 2011 !
All I could think of was just doing activities that were not even fun at all,but just to satisfy the camp instructor. The night before the camp. I went around my house,gathering the things needed for 3 days of monotonous life.
Went in with a mug , went out some clothes, and in again with an insect repellent, this time my mother describe me as something she missed ever since her childhood days - the chinese opera actors,clanging in and out with their swords and shields.
Day One.
Finally,the camp came. Or rather,dreadfully. Before leaving my house for school,I looked at my mobile phone and bade it goodbye. I was told repeatedly by teachers that we were not allowed to bring it along. Maybe,telling us is not enough to restrict me,but their words were enforced by a bag check.We sat down at the courtyard in school after morning assembly. I was waiting for the bag check - which did not took its toll.
We boarded the bus and began embarking on a journey which I thought would be boring. On the way there I took a nap after being tired of complaining that I was so naive to believe that there was a bag check and not bringing my phone.
Arriving at the campsite,my mood was dampened even more by the environment there. It was wet,smelly and no proper facilities nor exciting game obstacles appear in sight. The camp officially started.
We went off to play some team building games which just did not appeal to me at all. It was seriously boring. I just did not see the point of playing these games, throughout the game I was just standing there motionlessly,watching what my friends were doing. Periodically shifting my my weight from one leg to the other. I was hoping that day two would come faster as the activities were more exciting as mentioned by my camp instructor. The dreadful day passed by slowly. The seconds did not went " tick,tick...tick" but instead, I swear it went "tick. Pause. Tick. Pause." Stealing a disbelieving glance at my watch,I was convinced the clock hand was moving backwards.
Day two.
Things got better. The first activity we had in the after breakfast was outdoor cooking. This activity was appealing to almost everyone as it only meant more food even after breakfast. We played a couple of team building games later in the day. Thankfully it was better than day one's boring game. These team building games on day two requires us to run about and hop about. Our muscles were also put to the test.
Time was more hardworking on day two(maybe after a good rest on day one) ,the night fell and it was soon time for the campfire. We had a discussion on what cheer we have to come up with. An idea came to my mind, I suggested we do a dance,a funny one at that. I was just briefly presenting my idea to the class,not having the intention of the class really doing the dance. Twenty minutes later,we were already dancing to the whole secondary three cohord. One word to describe it all. Awesome.
Day three.
Waking up was the easiest of all the three days in camp. Thanks to the fact that i was going home just four hours later i got up. Area cleaning was always a compulsory activity before the school let us we leave any campsite. I,as usual chose the easiest job of all. Sweeping. Just collecting things on the ground into the dustpan was the easiest thing to do. well,compared to washing filthy toilets. A gathering of the whole secondary three level was called upon at the field after the area cleaning.
Yes. Equipped with excitement and joy,I happily took my bags and reported at the rendevous. The feeling was a contrast of what I experience on day one in school. Bading our instructors goodbye,we set off our journey home. This time i napped on the bus again. Back in school, we were dismissed after our form teacher,Madam Chong prayed for the class. "Amen!" ,the class shouted,marking the end of the prayer as well as the marking the start of our days of wearing long pants to school. Bye Secondary Three Camp 2011 !
Secondary Three Camp!!!
Normally,I would have slept by now.It was 2 in the morning.Sec three camp was just a few hours away.I was up chatting with some of my friends who were equally excited as me.
I woke up moaning and complaining.I was very tired due to the lack of sleep.However, i was re-energised when i suddenly remembered that today was the sec three camp.We left for the campsite after the teacher did a 'thorough' check on our bags for prohibited items.When we reached the campsite, we were greeted by our camp instructors and unfortunately the hot blazing sun too.
We had to sit in the blazing hot sun while the camp insrtuctors expected us to be silent, while they were standing in the shadow of the hut making way much more noise.After the briefing,they taught us how to pitch our own tents.We then had our lunch and proceeded on to our games and activities.I was rather reluctant to participate in the events as the sun was really hot and the activities were not engaging.We finally had our dinner and soon it was nightime.
It was time to sleep.The instructors were guarding our tents, making sure none of us were getting out of the tent for no good reasons.This was camp.What would a camp be without breaking some rules??I got out of my tent and joined my friends from the other classes.We went about the campsite and left to our own devices did some intersting things.
This camp what quite what i expected it to be.It was fun during the night but a little boring during the day.Overall, this camp was pretty fun and exciting.
(Andrew Wong 38)
I woke up moaning and complaining.I was very tired due to the lack of sleep.However, i was re-energised when i suddenly remembered that today was the sec three camp.We left for the campsite after the teacher did a 'thorough' check on our bags for prohibited items.When we reached the campsite, we were greeted by our camp instructors and unfortunately the hot blazing sun too.
We had to sit in the blazing hot sun while the camp insrtuctors expected us to be silent, while they were standing in the shadow of the hut making way much more noise.After the briefing,they taught us how to pitch our own tents.We then had our lunch and proceeded on to our games and activities.I was rather reluctant to participate in the events as the sun was really hot and the activities were not engaging.We finally had our dinner and soon it was nightime.
It was time to sleep.The instructors were guarding our tents, making sure none of us were getting out of the tent for no good reasons.This was camp.What would a camp be without breaking some rules??I got out of my tent and joined my friends from the other classes.We went about the campsite and left to our own devices did some intersting things.
This camp what quite what i expected it to be.It was fun during the night but a little boring during the day.Overall, this camp was pretty fun and exciting.
(Andrew Wong 38)
Matthews Sec3 Camp
The previous night before camp, t was packing my bay, trying to fit everything in. I was also trying to get to sleep before 11pm so that I could have some enrgy in morning when i woke up. I folded all the clothes so that it would fit only to get my form teacher asking my to empty out my bag which was packed very neatly. I just stuff everything in and I thought that the bag would tear or something.
As we were travelling to that isolated place in the middle of nowhere, Istarter to think of the fun I could possibily have at the camp only to come out with two positive thoughts, a break of studying and having fun. I was also amazed seeing the high elements which made my mind full of fun ideas to do. Once we reached there, hell kinda started by sitting in the HOT sun for 30 minutes just waiting for other classes to arrive. The worst thing was that we had to set our own tent and which made my rubber zip melt, burning hot. I burnt my finger trying to open it and we had to sit in the sun again to wait for the camp commandant to give a speech.(waste my time)
Anyway, the camp was ok i guess after the lame activites we did which did not include high elements but instead low elements. The best thing I liked about the camp was building your raft which was fun as we could splash water and our friends.Last but not least, I had agreat lunch which my friends at KFC after we came back.
After all, we had good good bonding and a good expirence. ( Sorry for the Late Post it took me a long time to find this page)
As we were travelling to that isolated place in the middle of nowhere, Istarter to think of the fun I could possibily have at the camp only to come out with two positive thoughts, a break of studying and having fun. I was also amazed seeing the high elements which made my mind full of fun ideas to do. Once we reached there, hell kinda started by sitting in the HOT sun for 30 minutes just waiting for other classes to arrive. The worst thing was that we had to set our own tent and which made my rubber zip melt, burning hot. I burnt my finger trying to open it and we had to sit in the sun again to wait for the camp commandant to give a speech.(waste my time)
Anyway, the camp was ok i guess after the lame activites we did which did not include high elements but instead low elements. The best thing I liked about the camp was building your raft which was fun as we could splash water and our friends.Last but not least, I had agreat lunch which my friends at KFC after we came back.
After all, we had good good bonding and a good expirence. ( Sorry for the Late Post it took me a long time to find this page)
Sec 3 Camp
Just the thought of not being able to use my mobile phone for 3 days, really made me feel ,that I wasn't going to enjoy the Sec 3 Camp, because to me the usage of the mobile phone was a need. Nonetheless, I tried to convince myself that the camp would be fun. It was the morning of the Sec 3 Camp,everyone came to school with big bags and some even brought their luggage. There was the usual morning assembly followed by a bag check. My form teacher just checked some of our bags and was convinced no one brought any unauthorised materials.
Then we boarded the bus to the campsite,the journey to the campsite was about an hour. The ride there was quite fun as me and a few friends just kept all talking and talking. When we were about to reach our campsite,we passed by many cemetries,and looking at the amount of tombstones just gave me the chills. When we arrived at the campsite,we realised it was a girl guide's camp,but that didn't really bother me because i just wanted to find a place to put my big bag down.
To the start the camp of there was a mass briefing about the camp and stuff. All the Sec 3 classes had to sit on the grass patch for the briefing,and to make things worse the weather was really hot. In fact,it felt like i was going to get a sunburn.After the briefing,we were taught how to pitch our own tents,after pitching our tents we dumped our bags in it. There was many outdoor and indoor activities for the next 2 days,activities which made me get to know my new classmates better and to get bonded with them.
At the end of the camp,i realised it wasn't as bad as i thought it would be and to be honest i kind of enjoyed the camp, a little. In the days and months to come,I would like to get to know all of my classmates better.
Ryan Chen(29) 3S2
Then we boarded the bus to the campsite,the journey to the campsite was about an hour. The ride there was quite fun as me and a few friends just kept all talking and talking. When we were about to reach our campsite,we passed by many cemetries,and looking at the amount of tombstones just gave me the chills. When we arrived at the campsite,we realised it was a girl guide's camp,but that didn't really bother me because i just wanted to find a place to put my big bag down.
To the start the camp of there was a mass briefing about the camp and stuff. All the Sec 3 classes had to sit on the grass patch for the briefing,and to make things worse the weather was really hot. In fact,it felt like i was going to get a sunburn.After the briefing,we were taught how to pitch our own tents,after pitching our tents we dumped our bags in it. There was many outdoor and indoor activities for the next 2 days,activities which made me get to know my new classmates better and to get bonded with them.
At the end of the camp,i realised it wasn't as bad as i thought it would be and to be honest i kind of enjoyed the camp, a little. In the days and months to come,I would like to get to know all of my classmates better.
Ryan Chen(29) 3S2
Secondary 3 camp reflections By: Muhamad Redhuan (23)
Actually when i first thought about the sec 3 camp i thought it was a waste of time, but on the day itself i looked forward to it with a positive mindset and maybe learn something new or get to know the new classmates who joined my class this year. Our trainers had assigned group names from the "Jungle Book". Our group name was "Chil". Our trainer assigned to us was named "Tarzan", a trainer whom we suspected to be fierce and cruel, but we found out that he was a very nice person and was very lenient towards us. Upon reaching the camp, the trainers assembled us in a clear field, and we were briefed in what was expected from us. Sure enough, many of us were already cursing at the fact that we were sitting in the scorching sun, and I thought I was already sunburnt at the beginning of the camp.Oh well, life is rough, so i have to bear with it. Anyway, i didn't go there to curse about the bad conditions we were going through, because this camp itself was a test for all of us.
First order of the camp: pitching your tent. I already had experience pitching tents back when i was in primary school serving in the scouts and when i sleep over at Changi Beach with my family, so it was a breeze for me. I, together with Shintaro, Lucas,Jonathan,Sean and a few other people whom i forgot their faces to pitch a 8-man tent. The next activity was one of my favourites: rafting! Oh boy, i never thought that the most enjoyable activity for the camp was the first activity we are supposed to participate in. We were split into two groups, with Shintaro, Lucas,Matthew, Jonathan, Benjamin Sim, Sean, Andrew Woon, Dinieand a few other people. We were given two wooden sticks and four rubber floats. We made a box-shaped raft, and with God's blessing, our planning, teamwork and Jonathan's expertise in tying knots saved us from sinking to the bottom of the ocean when we tested it out. I went in first together with Aakash, Lucas and Shintaro,and the experience of riding a raft which we made ourselves sank deep into our memory and we felt proud to be successful. Coincidentally, it was Jonathan's birthday, and we splashed water into him as a birthday "gift". We all laughed at the sight of Jonathan getting wet on his birthday. We also felt proud that our raft was the sturdiest of the two groups, and managed to survive till the end, unlike the other group, whose raft dismantled in the sea. Unfortunately for us, our raft was the sturdiest AND the HARDEST to dismantle after the activity. I felt pain in my hands because untying the thick rope that held our rafts to the wooded sticks.
I could only remember some activities, one of which was the NATURE RUMBLE. We were separated into four groups, i think. Our task was to find specific plants and animals, and bring specimens of them back to our base of operations. Well, we were partially successful, managing to only find about two fifths of the specimens we were supposed to retrieve. After that was lunch, which was appetizing, after what we all went through.
I can only remember some of the activities, one of them was Trekker's Challenge. We were all supposed to hold a rope in a circle and a person has to walk ON it without falling. Well, we hands ached after that, given the extreme weight we had to lift the rope up. But this activity proved our strong teamwork and perseverence to complete a specific task, and we also developed a strong bond and a sense of trust among our friends there. We went through many other activities that tested our teamwork and coordination, and we quickly became one of the most fun classes in the entire camp.Night soon fell, and we participated in the Blind Man's Trail. We were supposed to blindfold our eyes and navigate around the place by only trusting the person in front of you. We also disturbed and pranked on other students because it was our way of having fun. We also had to find our way back to our own group by only using our mouth and our ears. Once again, we proved our strong teamwork.
It was soon sleeping time, and we showered in the toilets, despite the atrocious smell and the bad condition the toilets were in. I did my prayers in front of everybody before i went to sleep.(the muslim guys should know what i am talking about, because they saw me doing it too.) I was sleeping with Faiz, Jefferson, and a few other guys from 3ST. I only slept at 2 a.m. because it was stuffy, and i kept waking up at two hour intervals. Well, at least i was the first in the tent to wake up the next morning after hearing the prayer call sounded by the fishing village just offshore. We brushed our teeth and had breakfast.Some of us were still lethargic and tired, due to the fact that they could not sleep the previous night. We underwent a series of activities which once again tested our ability to communicate,to plan, and to coordinate with one another while having fun at the same time. One of them was to build a catapult and to launch a waterbomb to hit the assigned target. Although it failed, it was a good attempt and it was only due to the faulty launcher and overall the structure of the catapult was fine. The best activity we took part in was the MUD WALK. Haha,i thought we would be swimming in the mud, but we only trekked through the neighbouring jungle in mud which was knee-lengthed. One of our guys, Dinie, was injured when one of the girls from another school splashed mud into his face. In retaliation, Shintaro and I were just about to throw balls of mud back at the girls, but backed down when their trainer warned us not to. We were cursing as we did not do anything towards them, they were the ones who mocked us when we first when into the jungle. At least we were not forced to sit in the mud like them, and we enjoyed hearing them squeal in fright. The walk also showed me what life was like in the jungle. We also made a few funny drawings on our shirts, the funniest drawing i found to be the funniest was the smiley face on Jonathan's shirt. I imitated his drawing on mine too, and we drew on each other's faces too.....for fun of course.
At night we had our campfire, and we all saw our trainers dance and perform to the music. The campfire was the event in which the principal made the decision to allow us to wear long pants as a sign of becoming part of the upper secondary cohort. In addition to that, we also did our class chear. Before the campfire, we rehearsed our class cheer until we got it right. To me it was the beginning which was embarrassing: "My side,my side, my side my front my back! My side, my front, my side, my back, my side, my front, my back!" haha it was good times........
We then went to sleep. THIS time i managed to sleep till morning and THIS time Jefferson had to wake me up. We washed up and prepared to unpitch the tents. Again with superior teamwork that we had built over these two days, we unpitched our tents within 10-15 minutes. I could not believe that we won the "Most Fun Class" award and we were told that we would get a PSP, in the end, all we got was a "Portable Stationary Pen" or THEIR version of PSP....... or in other words, a small notebook. We were saying "EPIC FAIL!" and we were quite pissed because we ACTUALLY thought that we WERE going to receive a Sony PSP. Well, not everything is what it seems. We went back to school with tired bodies and happy memories. In this camp, I made many VERY good friends, a few of them are: Lucas, Jonathan, Matthew and Shintaro. All were very friendly and easy going friends. I will treasure the moments i spent with them and my class in the camp and hopefully we will remain the best of friends for the entire year. The End.
Muhamad Redhuan (23)
3S2
First order of the camp: pitching your tent. I already had experience pitching tents back when i was in primary school serving in the scouts and when i sleep over at Changi Beach with my family, so it was a breeze for me. I, together with Shintaro, Lucas,Jonathan,Sean and a few other people whom i forgot their faces to pitch a 8-man tent. The next activity was one of my favourites: rafting! Oh boy, i never thought that the most enjoyable activity for the camp was the first activity we are supposed to participate in. We were split into two groups, with Shintaro, Lucas,Matthew, Jonathan, Benjamin Sim, Sean, Andrew Woon, Dinieand a few other people. We were given two wooden sticks and four rubber floats. We made a box-shaped raft, and with God's blessing, our planning, teamwork and Jonathan's expertise in tying knots saved us from sinking to the bottom of the ocean when we tested it out. I went in first together with Aakash, Lucas and Shintaro,and the experience of riding a raft which we made ourselves sank deep into our memory and we felt proud to be successful. Coincidentally, it was Jonathan's birthday, and we splashed water into him as a birthday "gift". We all laughed at the sight of Jonathan getting wet on his birthday. We also felt proud that our raft was the sturdiest of the two groups, and managed to survive till the end, unlike the other group, whose raft dismantled in the sea. Unfortunately for us, our raft was the sturdiest AND the HARDEST to dismantle after the activity. I felt pain in my hands because untying the thick rope that held our rafts to the wooded sticks.
I could only remember some activities, one of which was the NATURE RUMBLE. We were separated into four groups, i think. Our task was to find specific plants and animals, and bring specimens of them back to our base of operations. Well, we were partially successful, managing to only find about two fifths of the specimens we were supposed to retrieve. After that was lunch, which was appetizing, after what we all went through.
I can only remember some of the activities, one of them was Trekker's Challenge. We were all supposed to hold a rope in a circle and a person has to walk ON it without falling. Well, we hands ached after that, given the extreme weight we had to lift the rope up. But this activity proved our strong teamwork and perseverence to complete a specific task, and we also developed a strong bond and a sense of trust among our friends there. We went through many other activities that tested our teamwork and coordination, and we quickly became one of the most fun classes in the entire camp.Night soon fell, and we participated in the Blind Man's Trail. We were supposed to blindfold our eyes and navigate around the place by only trusting the person in front of you. We also disturbed and pranked on other students because it was our way of having fun. We also had to find our way back to our own group by only using our mouth and our ears. Once again, we proved our strong teamwork.
It was soon sleeping time, and we showered in the toilets, despite the atrocious smell and the bad condition the toilets were in. I did my prayers in front of everybody before i went to sleep.(the muslim guys should know what i am talking about, because they saw me doing it too.) I was sleeping with Faiz, Jefferson, and a few other guys from 3ST. I only slept at 2 a.m. because it was stuffy, and i kept waking up at two hour intervals. Well, at least i was the first in the tent to wake up the next morning after hearing the prayer call sounded by the fishing village just offshore. We brushed our teeth and had breakfast.Some of us were still lethargic and tired, due to the fact that they could not sleep the previous night. We underwent a series of activities which once again tested our ability to communicate,to plan, and to coordinate with one another while having fun at the same time. One of them was to build a catapult and to launch a waterbomb to hit the assigned target. Although it failed, it was a good attempt and it was only due to the faulty launcher and overall the structure of the catapult was fine. The best activity we took part in was the MUD WALK. Haha,i thought we would be swimming in the mud, but we only trekked through the neighbouring jungle in mud which was knee-lengthed. One of our guys, Dinie, was injured when one of the girls from another school splashed mud into his face. In retaliation, Shintaro and I were just about to throw balls of mud back at the girls, but backed down when their trainer warned us not to. We were cursing as we did not do anything towards them, they were the ones who mocked us when we first when into the jungle. At least we were not forced to sit in the mud like them, and we enjoyed hearing them squeal in fright. The walk also showed me what life was like in the jungle. We also made a few funny drawings on our shirts, the funniest drawing i found to be the funniest was the smiley face on Jonathan's shirt. I imitated his drawing on mine too, and we drew on each other's faces too.....for fun of course.
At night we had our campfire, and we all saw our trainers dance and perform to the music. The campfire was the event in which the principal made the decision to allow us to wear long pants as a sign of becoming part of the upper secondary cohort. In addition to that, we also did our class chear. Before the campfire, we rehearsed our class cheer until we got it right. To me it was the beginning which was embarrassing: "My side,my side, my side my front my back! My side, my front, my side, my back, my side, my front, my back!" haha it was good times........
We then went to sleep. THIS time i managed to sleep till morning and THIS time Jefferson had to wake me up. We washed up and prepared to unpitch the tents. Again with superior teamwork that we had built over these two days, we unpitched our tents within 10-15 minutes. I could not believe that we won the "Most Fun Class" award and we were told that we would get a PSP, in the end, all we got was a "Portable Stationary Pen" or THEIR version of PSP....... or in other words, a small notebook. We were saying "EPIC FAIL!" and we were quite pissed because we ACTUALLY thought that we WERE going to receive a Sony PSP. Well, not everything is what it seems. We went back to school with tired bodies and happy memories. In this camp, I made many VERY good friends, a few of them are: Lucas, Jonathan, Matthew and Shintaro. All were very friendly and easy going friends. I will treasure the moments i spent with them and my class in the camp and hopefully we will remain the best of friends for the entire year. The End.
Muhamad Redhuan (23)
3S2
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