obs 2005

outward bound singapore is the most challenging camp i've ever been through so far. i would not say it's fun. no cheers. no rara. but certainly inspiring. we are bombarded by quotes, proverbs, mistakes, challenges, rain, muscle ache, cuts, bruises, blisters and the most; mosquito bites. we camped in deserted areas, inside the jungle with no proper food, hygiene nor sleep.

instructor: elgene is certainly the most patient person i've ever met so far. i admire her for that. she is also a good storyteller. damn her stories get us tensed. and she cares alot for each and every one of us. plus she always says she is pretty and i think she is. i wish she was my mom.

the watch: livingstone. my watch consist of yishun town, seng kang ping yi and west spring. we are the most special watch in obs history and you will find out later.
yishun: kong jia - wa [yesterday], fitri - the store i/c, drusilla - fear of heights girl, cherie - lost sheep aka wild boar aka talking box.
seng kang: suzan - class chairperson aka specs girl, sherly - supplier, jian wei - tall guy
ping yi: haziq - sap!, zahin - king zah, samuel - gay, vivian - home sick.
wsss: jian yong - food i/c, kenny - sam's bf, jane - tawe, eunice - birthday girl

DAY 1
did some admin stuffs. hps, money and mp3s locked away. we did our rationings, packed our hiking bags, we had belay practise. did some team building activity. had our first dinner together.

DAY 2
its raining. placed our bags on the boat to be carried to camp 1. did sone kayaking briefing. practised to capsize. then off to camp 1. damn shoulders and hands hurting. i partner with kenny. then i slack while he paddle. haha. sorry kenny. then changed our clothes. went of for rock climbing. i did the beginners side then the advance. i reached only until the 8th tile. too bad. haziq was the first to reach the top. next was kong jia. then had dinner in the cook house. pitched our tent. the place is so dark men. u cant actually exit the camping site witout a torchlight. so in the morning i almost peed on my pants.

DAY 3
im the ic for today. went for breakfst at the cook. then packed our bags and fixed our tent. i wrote the journal today so i just draw. they were like 'wow'. (yes i am boasting) then went for a hike which almost killed me. we sanged yesterday by beatles along the way. we climbed puakar hill (isit?) aka mt everest. well the hike was rewarding coz when u look down the hill, the sight just took my breathe away. the quarry beside it was filled with crystal clear blue water. it might be the last source of fresh water in asia. it was amazing man i tell ya. after that, god answered my prayers and it rained, so we stopped for awhile inside the shelter for a 4 hr rest. then we head of for the next camp site. a girl named cherie, who was hated by everyone because she talks alot and because she insulted the mighty drusilla durng the cannoeing had an imaginary heart attack. (well its imaginary coz she can tok n laf while having a heart attack) so being the i/c for today, i had to endure her. plus poor hamiz (tenzing) carried her bag. then after seting on the wrong camp site, we moved on and finally reached heaven which is artificial camp site 3. we had our dinner and burried our dump in the campsite (we werent suppose to do that. we 'ton' that night. we kinda rebeled againts the instructors. well i didn really rebelled coz i backed out half way. but it was a nice campfire with the candles.

DAY 4
MY BIRTHDAY!!! kerna wacked (16 x 5) times and a hundred of hand shakes. went for rafting. we built a raft made of pipes, ropes and barrels. we went to the center of the picturesque quarry and messedup the day there splashing water at everybody. as a ritual, we kissed the for barrels and swam ard it. then we had a storytelling by ah ma elgene and as it turned out it was just a bull story. (sotong spray water mixed with saliva on my face) the they encircled me and sang happy birthday with more splashing and wit 'ahai's (effective for drowning ppl). then another excruciating hike. my shoulders officially dropped. i actually peed inside the forest. (cherie kerna attack my fake heart attack again, cloe, the kill joy from tenzing, kerna asthma) then it rained again (oh i love the rain!) and we had a 5 hrs rest bfore setting for camp 2. we sang, made jokes and cheered along the way. i met aisha, hidayu, rani and meiling from tenzing and we walked together while fostering a frendship. wen the camp was on sight, we cheered like monkeys and birds and elgene and ling (tenzing instructor) didn mind. i told u they were patient. we pitched our tents and bathed.

im gg to seperate this part for some reason. as i had bathed, i saw naqia and others writting a report. i was shocked. i found out later that there was a gang fight between shu yuan and cherie (one side, because big mouth cherie told dru's bf that he dru was with another guy) and ming kiat and some other guys (another side, because of jack knife) i missed everything man. damn. then later that night the boys were making monkey sounds in the toilet so 7 instructors went out to reprimand. then i cherie allegedly accused dru for tearing her pants, i was there so i involve. i oso kerna right report. wah. 4 gang fights in one night. nice birthday huh. well off to sleep. oh! one more thing! i burned the medical pouch! world record sia!

DAY 5
woke up. cleaned our camping tools (lost a lot of things) and went to have our morning circle. elgene gave me the group journal as a gift... aww... very touched. then got back our confiscated stuffs. paid a total of $47.50 because of the lost items. another world record. then we went behind the high elements area to try out the tunnel. ah ma elgene told us another story abt this tunnel having 3 exits and we should find the right one back to this area. well, in reality, there is oni one exit. busted... she very good the liar sia... not liar lah but story teller lah. after all these, we lined up, exchanged no ,climbed on board and said goodbye to obs. sad sad situation, but inevitable.met elgene in the port again and made to "L" sign with her. ride on the bus and off home. tired men. but i miss those memories so much. haiz.