Outward Bound Singapore
I never felt that I would be so emotionally attached to this course, cause I've been through a gazillion camps but I never thought that I would feel this way once I left OBS. Well first things first, I would like to thank COOK! for making this experience worthwhile. And of course Arfan, the most gentle and caring instructor you can ever get, who is getting married~~~~~~~

Day 1
I woke up surprisingly early, considering how I always wake up late. Headed for school and waited for my darling Huishi and Zhixin. Left for the Punggol jetty and had a briefing there. And did you know, the Daniel G. guy is like Fatin's cousin's husband haha how cool is that. Anyway after a short introduction on OBS, our instructors were introduced to us. So when Cook first met Arfan, he was a really soft and quiet guy. He told us to leave our bags where they were, and brought us to a quiet place. Gathering us in a circle, he told us a story. After he completed his story, Arfan said "I'll leave the best story for the last day." I guess that statement got us excited and we were really really eager to find out what it was about. Reached the campsite and did lots of admin stuff and soon it was lunch! A whole box of food were given to us and we had to sort it out ourselves but it was kinda fun, exploring the kind of food we were going to eat for the next 4 days. Aftermath we did belaying, which was like super duper exciting. But before that we had to do this small activity by leaning on a partner's back and getting up by pushing against each other's back. I guess this activity was meant to teach us that we have to trust our watch mates because they'll be relying on you as well.
We learnt how to pitch our tents and cook our own dinner. I guess it was a really cool experience for me because I've never pitched a tent in my whole life so it was really fun connecting the stuff here and there hehe. Thanks Abbi and Nicole for cooking dinner for us. Poor Cherie and Nicole, scrubbing pots and pans while we were doing idk what. I feel sooooooo sorry >< After that we joined the other watches and packed our things for the expeditions for the next couple of days. Then we had fire drill and lights out!


It was the day we learnt how to kayak! Ah okay but before learning how to kayak we did some rock climbing in the morning. Belaying was super fun but I guess it all a matter of trust :) When it was my turn to climb on, honestly, I was really really afraid that I wasn't going to make it to the top. I did stumble a little here and there, but with the help of Nicole and the guys, I managed to reach the top haha :D After lunch we packed a little more before starting our kayaking lessons omg gah so fun ^^ We got pulled down to the sea with our shoes horribly stuck in mud/sand and not being able to pull them out :/ HAHA And Arfan started splashing water at us O_O After that we learned the movements of which how to paddle and stuff. Soon after we practiced capsizing and Cherie and I were on the same kayak haha and I was super kanchiong xD After everyone was ready Alpha headed out to the sea for Camp 3! :) Camp 3 wasn't as bad as I thought it would be though we couldn't bathe. Powder bathe was equally refreshing hahaha. After dinner we had a debrief session for the next day and it was lights off!


Woke up super dupah early and set off while eating some rubbish breakfast feeding people here and there and loading our bags onto the boat xD Set off in the same kayak as Ler Shin and ended up sweeping everyone up with her hahah but changed kayaks after a while. Lunch was amazing omg soooo fun everyone just rafted together and ate in the middle of nowhere :D Continued kayaking and kayaking for about 2 more hours when we finally saw land. The feeling is just like indescribable ah I just felt like rolling on the floor. Well we were all super exhausted after the long day so we washed up, had dinner and prepared for the next day and went off to sleep :)


Celebratory dinner day! I doubt I'll ever forget this day. It's definitely much more than a battle against the rain. In fact, it was so much more like a mind game. We set off at around 9am, trekking here and there with heavy tent bags, jerricans and food. I really thought we were all going to just die and die. But encouragement really keeps one going. So trekking with Huishi and Ler Shin at the back was really fun, pushing here and there ahaha. Then we were brought to this super beautiful summit and had fun playing with echos :) When it rained on our way back, everyone went all silent and I guess everyone felt worn out. I kinda just kept walking and walking, thinking about the rain and our destination and when we finally got to Camp 2 everyone literally plopped onto the floor. It was such a victory moment for all of us I believe. After regaining our composure we had to wash up, but we were locked out of our store hahaha. Arfan came to the rescue and flew all the way back to Camp 1 to fetch our key :D AWWW SO NICE RIGHT. Yeap and meanwhile Atika and I had loads of fun splashing water at each other while washing the ponchos hahaha. During our celebratory dinner we cooked amazing :D HAHAH Arfan tested our food but refused the vegetable cause he can't digest them xDDD So we ate a lot and talked a lot as well. When it was lights off, Azfar, Atika, Cherie, Ler Shin and I stayed up to write this superrrrrr cool story just for Arfan just like how he tells us stories :D


Man, I really hate goodbyes ): So the morning started of just fine, our last time unpitching a tent at Pula Ubin ): We had our breakfast by the jetty, Arfan brought us to see the sunrise and we had our sharing session :) Then everyone went hectic and crazy searching for missing items hahaha so cute. Waited for Arfan and in the meantime we ate :D When Arfan came we had our last sharing session and I thought I was going to CRY ): Pestered Arfan like maddddddddddd before we finally heard the story about Ah Seng. HAHA I really really almost cried towards the end. Then we presented our story to him and I also cried *weak ttm* ): Final farewell with Arfan just like that ): Then we lugged our bags to the assembly point and we were sent off back to mainland.

I mean, this whole account could mean anything to anyone, but it means a lot to me. For the experiences are really genuine and unforgettable. The pain and joy, laughter and tears that we went through as a watch will always remain in my heart. Cook I love you :)

I'll make this real wordy.
I guess its been a really long time that I've updated this space, but life's been busy (as a bee) okay lame.
Well school is a readl drag. Needless to say I hate school.
Everything is really hectic. Weeks fly past and its already the end of the 8th week.
Well we had an overnight camp for band in school yesterday cause of the rehersal at SCF.
School is crazy, having to keep up with lessons and all the subjects, its mad. Failing tests are kinda like a common sight to me now, I guess.
Sometimes I really feel like giving up everything I have and just try to survive with whatever I have. But I guess that ain't gonna happen.
OBS soon, I'm glad that I'll be able to take things of my mind for a bit, before resuming with the crazy life I left behind. Well, I hope everyone's doing well and not end up like me haha.



First week of school was a mess, I guess its still a mess now, seeing that the second week of school is coming to an end. I'll just give everything a miss and do a quick update about today :)

After a really long day of school I had to walk home in the rain because the smart me decided to leave my umbrella at home. Showered and left the house at around 1740 and met Loo Sin at Clementi at around 1800.
Proceeded to LongJohnSilver for dinner and Weqin and Jaeyoung only showed up at 1845. I guessed they presumed that we were going t eat at 1845 haha. So anyway they ate and Cherry came along.

Took a cab down to Yong Siew Toh w Cherry and Loo Sin and the taxi uncle cheat our $$ ): So he kinda went by the long route and the ride costs about $12. Met Ong Ruike aka LAOAHMA at the concert hall. And we were like kinda or sorta like really late so we weren't permitted entry till intermission. Went in during intermission and blahed through. The concert was kinda okay but I guess I was expecting more people....

After the concert we walked t the bus stop and parted ways. Cherry, Jaeyoung and I boarded 33 and headed to Ikea to have hotdogs and drinks. Talked for quite a bit and we parted ways after that. Oh and I must not forget to return Cheery her artwork on Monday yeah ok. Really nice way to end my week!

I'm heading to Malaysia tomorrow, mainly a trip to Kukup again ^^
Its kinda nice to get away from city life after a really long week in school.
See you guys soon!



Its been such a long time since I saw those cuties ^^
So the four of us except Faith met at Redhill and took a train down to Marina Bay and met Eng(Mushroom Head) there. Haha omg her mushroom haircut is so adorable!
Well ok yes so we...



took a bus down to Barrage,



made our way there on foot,



and left 15 mins later.

Well I guess Barrage was not really for us that day and we were all starving.
So we bought ice cream and took a shuttle bus back, only that it started raining when we were on the bus. This is where the horror starts. When the bus stopped for another pickup, we alighted, and fought against the rain with just one umbrella.
After the horrible battle,
















we headed to Raffles City and had Ding Tai Feng's fried rice :)
The guys alighted at tiong and we parted ways :)



School reopens tomorrow ):
A few things to expect on this space,
1. HBS Meetup
2. Band Camp
3. Ice Skating
4. Council Retreat

Where am I to find the timeeeeeeee T_T
Please don't let school be a killer.



Due to our frail bodies we stopped after an hour or so and went back up to gamble :)



And soon after it was cake time!









After excessive eating of cake, we went up and continued with a game of Double Dare.



Its supposed to be my puppet but ... yeah.
After a really long game of Double Dare we were set for home.
Okay my brother and I literally ripped our presents after we reached home.









What a really long night!


Merry Christmas Eve everyone :)