Camp.

I came back from scouts camp today. It was 35% sucky and 65% awesome, so you can say i had a good time. We assembled at school and 7.30 and started our journey at 8.30. We reached the forest at 10 and stopped at a clearing. After putting our bags down, we were split into 2 groups, Gheylord and Wildfire. Me, jin and joe wee were in Gheylord while Bryan and Evan were in Wildfire. We were also given eggs to take care of. Then we set up our tents. Me, jin and joe wee were in one. Then we played a game, they gave us a piece of paper and we had to draw what we thought described us along with why we came for the camp.

I ended up drawing a burger, since i like food. =) Then we were supposed to tie our tegs to each other and face the other team. Next, we were supposed to crumple our paper and throw it at each other. I didn't throw mine. After that, the instructor told us to go find our own pieces of paper while being tied up, and run back to our positions and do our battle cry. We won that one. =)

After chicken rice for lunch, we were given time for a treasure hunt (without map) to go find our food in the area. After a long time searching, me, jin and weng xian found the first pack. Jun Hoe found the 2nd pack later on, so we made jin wern do 30 pushups straight to get the food. =)

Then we were made to dig a gole in the ground a bit away from the camp which was supposed to be used as our shit hole. Set up canvas as walls and went back to the main camp. We cooked our first dinner; 5 containers of rice and 2 cans of chicken rendang. We didn't manage to finish the rice since we ran out of rendang and we were all extremely full. After that, we went for a shower in the river.

After that, we played a game similar to mastermind. Quite fun to play, but confusing at the same time. The other team won that one. As it got darker, we made a campfire before going out on a nightwalk. Walked along the road and turned in some turning. Then we sat on the road there and just listened and looked at nature. I saw a firefly. So cool. Also got some other sounds. Crickets, birds and some unknown sound. Then we went back to camp and set up night guard. Me and jin took first shift, but since so many people were around the fire already, i went to sleep early. =)

Day 2
Wai Hong woke us up at 6.30 and we went down to shower at 7. At 7.30, we came up and had kaya bread for breakfast. Then we started our trek into the jungle to the waterfall. I didn't time it, but it was 1 hour+ and we crossed the river 6 times. Some people fell in, but it didn't matter much. Had a fun time trekking, though it was tiring. When we reached the waterfall, we all dropped our bags and went swimming. After 30 mins, they called us out to dry off and prepare lunch. We had sardines and baked beans for lunch. I was extra hungry and we were eating extra little, but nvm.

Our trek back was very quiet, except for Wai Hong and Kavin at the back. 1 hour and 5 mins. I timed. =) Went back to camp and took a short bath. Then changed back into my dirty clothes and started doing the other activities. One of them, we had to climb across this rope from one point to another hanging upside down. Next, we had to do it sitting down, which hurt most of the guys. After that, we did this activity where they put a canvas piece on the floor and a water bottle in the center. Supposed to carry the bottle and walk about 30m to the end of the camp without it falling. Ours fell ALOT, but after a while, we reach the checkpoint, and we made it. We won that challenge.

There was also another one which we were supposed to swing from two logs and stand on a cloth at the end. If any of us touch the ground thats not covered by cloth, we have to restart. We managed to get that one in two tries. Not only that, one of us will have to carry a bucket filled with water across and the water isnt allowed to spill. =)

Then we cooked dinner which was bread with sardines and also fried vege. After dinner, we were given time to prepare before we had to act in front of everyone, present 2 weapons and 2 musical instruments made all with nature. I admit i didn't contribute much to that one. =) We lost to the other team but it was ok. Me and jin were supposed to do night guard 4th shift, but no one woke us up, so we didn't wake up for it.

Day 3-Last day
This morning, we woke up at 6.30 again and went for a swim at 7 again. This time, there was a challenge. The coach asked those of us who wanna go to sit in the water and dont talk for 30 minutes without moving. The water was extremely cold. Me, jin shen, jin wern, manesh, joey, the other form 1 boy whose name i forgot and the other form 4 guy whose name i forgot all went. Joey was the first to get out, followed by manesh. Next was the form 1 boy. Then the form 4 guy, so only me, jin shen and jin wern left. We all refused to give up, so we stayed in there for about and hour. The coach threatened to give us 1000 pushups but we all refused to get up.

After a while, both of them wanted to go up, but they wanted all of us to go out at the same time, so we all tie, but i refused to get out, so they took my hands and dragged me out, while i stuck my head in the water. =) Change finish then went up to eat. We had scrambled egg, baked beans and cakes. After a long time (which we could have spent in the river), we lined up and were given the task of building a communication structure out of straws only. I didn't help much. Just a bit.

That one we won, because ours was taller and more stable. After that we had archery, which was fun though hard. My group won that one too by one point. =D The final score was 20-23 with Gheylord winning. =) After disassembling all the tents, we had pizza hut for lunch and i managed to resist the temptation of drinking pepsi to avoid breaking the deal with zhiying. =D After that, waited about an hour, before we left camp.

There are no pictures cos we weren't allowed to use our phone. =(