OBS Camp, CHENG HO Watch!
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Back to basics!
Day 1(20 Nov, Mon)
i woke up in the morn, did my last min packing and dad sent me to sch. i saw karol, walked to the concourse with her and thn siew came. i realised i brought my contacts & specs cases BUT i forgot to bring my specs.

we got the grping list, my watch name is Cheng Ho! urm, it sounded cheena to me and i didn't really like it in the beginning. Cheng Ho = Zheng He, u knw, the china explorer.

we took the obs express ferry to pulau ubin camp 2, walked to the mph and got into our watches.

Watch: Cheng Ho
The Old&Wise Men: Trace & Kenny! (kenny's sth for our sch's scouts)
The Descendants:
Dunearn >Archana(banana!), Nizza(manly lady!), Cassandra, Yong Sheng(my kayaking partner, alwys!), Hariz(liverpool!), Sean(brown eyes!), Yuhao(stickman!) & I.
Queenstown >Weiling(cow? my sis' weilin.), Musliha(muesli bar!), Siew Wei(siew mai!), Keane(ah beng!), Anthony(annoying!) & Wen Yuan.
Ghim Moh >Harjeet(the great cook!) & Ian(mr. EGO!, gemok!).

i got nicknames like bunny cos weiling and keane though tht i looked like 2 of their friends, and thn 'ah lian' cos of the long-sleeves top frm fox and i told them abt my ppq/pq nick.

we surrendered all our valuables, did admin stuffs and had ice-breakers.

the first thing i wanted to drink was yakult and thn coke throughout the camp until the last day whn i felt like drinking sweetalk.

first activity: kayaking
to me, it was rather plain, dry & boring cos i did the basics before. i'm a star 1 holder! :D i paired up with musliha, 2 lousy kayakers tgthr! hahaah.

thn it rained, cat. 1! we had to get under shelter to wait for the rain to stop/minimize. it was really cold and i'm very tired cos i only managed to slp for 3 hours(had a pre-obs conference). it's awful to shiver and slp at the same time. i don't evn have the energy for knots-tying cos it can get really boring. :S

we had canned food(sausages + baked beans) & uncooked rice for dinner. we didn't really complain abt the rice though, it's a camp afterall. :] and, we're too hungry to wait for the rice to be cooked!

lights out @ 11pm daily.
all the ppl in obs got to slp in the kayak shed and not in tents we're gonna pitch cos it's raining. it's freezing cold! i shared a 'pillow' with karol, i slp opposite her. thn the majority woke up at ard 4am cos some ppl thought it's already 5plus. Zs!

Day 2(21 Nov, Tues)
Happy 15 Bday to Siew! :):]:D
in the morn, cons tgthr with some dunearnites & questies, we sang her a bday song outside the stores.

breakfast: dry rations(bread, biscuits, muesli bars)

our watch played a morning game with our buddy watch, columbus. tom & jerry thru communication. we lost and had to do 5 ultra speed jumping jacks. actually we didn't really lose cos we won the first round but it's only a demo round so yea. cheng ho des ain't sore losers! :)

trust fall! :)

thr after, high elements! i did rock-climbing but it's an unusual one cos thr ain't rocks. instead, it's merely a concaving slap of wall. nevertheless, i made it to the top! i'll nv be able to do it w/o the encouragement frm my belayer(weiling!), assistant belayer(siew wei!) & rope manager(musliha!). and of cos, trace! whn i'm 'falling', i swung whn i'm landing to the back of the rockwalls. gdness gracious, i didn't hit/bang onto them! i swear it's damn scary, i screamed and closed my eyes whn i'm swinging!

and thn, after each and everyone gave a try on either one of the rockwalls, we started packing for our land expedition. personally, i felt tht the land ex's the toughest activity throughout obs. our bags were heavy, the journey's long & tiring, it rained and so on. plus, thrs checkpoints with meaningful phrases for us to look out for! i'll like to thk my watchmates here. they offered help to carry my bag/water bottles cos they can tell tht i'm dying inside out but i rejected their kindness. i don't wanna discount myself(: and, i did it cos thr was this belief in me. archana, cass & i sang our choir songs tgthr and did a lil' dancing for perhaps/quizas. thn, weiling & keane joined in singing many other more songs. i really enjoyed singing with them. :]

we didn't get to bathe today, we can't. it felt uncomfortable at first but since we're all into this this tgthr, we all stink & smell, it's ok.

dinner: maggie mee! ha, they're not tht instant for once.

all of us slept in tents we pitched tgthr. my tentmates: musliha, siew wei & cassandra! we had a chat before slp. thn in the middle of the night, whn one frog croaks, many other frogs joined in the croaking. crazy frogs! and i heard techno frm m'sia, they ain't nice.

Day 3(22 Nov, Wed)
our watch had HOT milo & bread for breakfast.

we made a raft with ropes, pipes & barrels. musliha, siew wei, archana, cassandra & i went to think of cheers cos it's gonna be the secret code in the quarry ltr on. thrs powerpuff, survivor and a short stupid cheer i lamely thought of. we decided to use the survivor cheer in the end.

this is how it goes:
(in the survivor song tune)
>>>
We're the descendants,
of an explorer.
Cheng Ho's the one we're talking abt here.

short & simple. :]

we launched our raft into the quarry and we jumped into the quarry one by one. it's nice to feel water ard u after a day of not bathing. we all felt refreshed! :D our dear raft spoilt whn we're returning and we tried very hard to bring it back to shore. dismantled it in the water, returned all the equipments & we went for a quarry dip we all dreaded for! i love the quarry dip(:

weiling, archana & i made the food. it's a sandwich of tuna & button mushrooms! :] thn we walked into the deeper part of the forest to get changed. it's my first time changing in the wilderness! oh my.

continued with our land ex, our destination, camp 1!
whn we reached camp 1, we're like oh-oh-oh, resort! the instructors brought us along a tour.

dinner: catered by stamford; rice, veg, pasta sauce chicken wing, meat, soup & mountain dew!
the stamford catered thr's nicer thn wht stamford catered for dunearnite!

sea ex leaders of cheng ho: keane & nizza
sea ex leaders of columbus: danial & asraf
and tgthr, we're mobile C! yay(:

yong sheng and i did the packing for our sea ex the nxt day tgthr cos we're partners for it.

we slept in tents agn. today my tentmates and i fell aslp faster. i guess we're all tired. but still, we did chat before falling aslp. thts wht girls dom gossip! gossip girls :D but, the guys gossip too. gossip guys! hahaah.

Day 4(23 Nov, Thurs)
breakfast: catered by stamford agn. noodles + sausage! &amp;amp;amp;&& HOT milo(:

mobile c assembled infront of the all for one & one for all area. the girls carried the backpacks, jerry cans and all to the speedboat while the guys carried the kayaks dwn.

yong sheng and i were the first to launch out to the sea! we're slow in the beginning thn we catched up throughout the ex and whn we're reaching, we slowed dwn agn. 7 hrs of kayaking non-stop, it's not tht hard to imagine! i'm the traffic controller tgthr with musliha and nizza cos we have to carry our kayaks across a road after a mini-lunch. i saw coke and many other canned drinks upon waiting! omgomgomg.

whn we reached camp 2, we washed the kayaks, paddles, life-vests & ponchos. after tht, those who're still came went to the jetty to help carry our backpacks, tentbags and all back. we unpacked stuffs frm the obs backpacks into our very own bags, bathed and had dinner.

no more stamford but it's a feast cos it's our last cooked meal tgthr as a watch, we cooked all we had in the toyogo boxes! we had COOKED rice, campbell cream of mushroom soup, sardine, curry chicken & anchovies(:
we slept in our pitched tents, the campsite's 101 steps stairway above. we counted! ;)

Day 5(24 Nov, Fri)
Happy 15th Bday to Christine! :):]:D

breakfast: dry rations

all the watches were washing and packing up the store. after all the 'trading' hariz did, our watch only have to pay for a toyogo box cos we somehow broke the cover. $1plus per person. :]

i bought a black obs tee cos thrs only 1 design & size(S) left whn i was there.

my watch took the 1st ferry back to punggol jetty. i waited for the dunearnites and we took bus 82 to punggol lrt/mrt station.

ps for kfc with siew, karol, hariz, peirong, jieying, lynn, sean, victor, alanang & aliff. i ordered a 3-pc meal but only ate 2. thn did a lil' chit-chat abt obs and i took mrt home with siew, karol, hafiz & hariz. although it's not coke but pepsi can still borderly make it. hahaah.

hmph, saw bc at jlp.

the first thing i wanted to drink was yakult, thn coke throughout the entire camp until the last day, i wanted to drink sweetalk! & how much i miss technology! lol.

it' impossible to pen dwn all my thoughts and feelings cos the whole experience is more thn words & beyond description.

I LOVE MY CHENG HO WATCH MATES!
meet up soon darlings, i can't wait to see y'all cos i'm already missing u ppl!

i'm tanned(VERY!), i've got scalp burn, many mosquito + sandfly bites! and thrs bruises and cuts on me. but i nv regretted going obs. it's worthwhile, so very worth it.

OBS, it's an experience of a lifetime!
Expect the unexpected. Be like a coffeebean/teabag, influence & adapt to ur surroundings. All for one & One for all. To serve, to strive and not to yield.

gdbye. :):]:D

eye candy.