Posted on: Saturday, May 12, 2007
Posted at: 9:37 PM
Posted at: 9:37 PM
Is it just me? Or does Blogger seems to be having problems these few days?
Anyway, the aftermath of OBS.
1. More tanned.
2. Nearly got sunburn.
3. Bug bites all over
4. Phone broken (though not directly linked to the camp).
Well, the phone just kinda split into 2. And yes, all my important dates are gone... Zzz. But I bought a new phone! 6288. Hah.
Now, let's talk about OBS bah.
Day 1
Waited for about 1 hour at the jetty for the boat to come. They very efficient sia... And I was the last few to come. Thus, when I reached there, I was like feeling very sian... So, my group became known as Marco Polo and my journey in OBS started. The instructor introduced herself as Cindy and she was quite friendly bah, I guess. We took a group photo and started some ice breaking games. Then the mad rush to prepare the food began. They gave us 2 big tubs of rations and we have to plan our diet ourselves. It was quite messy actually. After a lunch of bread (yes, bread), we had belaying practice. Belaying simply means using a rope to support another person as he climbs up something. Used in height activities like rock climbing. After that, we went to pitch our tent in some jungle. Yes, I am not exaggerating. There were 2 big spiders right beside my tent and they are as big as my palm. Then, we cooked some dinner and each ate a little only. I mean, there were not enough food and everyone just does not have the appetite. The night was spent in packing up. They gave us a backpack each and that backpack is freaking heavy. And when I mean heavy, it really is. Even my NCC friends said that it's heavy loh... The tent was also stuffy and hot...
Day 2
Unpitched our tents when we woke up and went down to do some last minute packing and deciding who is carrying the tents, mess tins and food. After a light breakfast and some running, we went to do flying fox. The flying fox is unlike any other. It's 7 stories high. It really tests our courage as we decide to jump. The feeling when we are flying down is really awesome too. If I can, I will like to do again. =D After a lunch of bread again, we started hiking with the super heavy bags. By the time we reached the other campsite, 5 km away, we were all panting like mad. This campsite fared no better. It's in the middle of nowhere and is full of rocks. The water in the toilet is non-potable... How wonderful. There's no point in flushing as the water will still be brown in colour. After pitching our tents, we went to cook dinner again and soon went to sleep.
Day 3
Woke up to find our tents wet and guessed that it rained in the night. Anyway, we unpitched it and started hiking again. This time we have different checkpoints to go to, and with the super heavy backpacks, it was really really tough. The distance was about 8 km and it's not helping that it was quite sunny. But the next campsite was something like a paradise with proper facilities. We did some high elements there and they are really scary. It tests a lot on teamwork and courage. And guess what? FINALLY! A shower... Even dinner is provided! This was the toughest day overall though.
Day 4
Woke up and unpitched the tent again. By now, this was getting onto my nerves. Had kayaking from morning till evening. It was fun! It has been some time since I kayaked and I really enjoyed it! I was one of the leaders for the sea expedition cos of that. Hah. After some washing up, we treked back to the campsite that we went to on the first day and pitched our tents. This time the campsite was better than the first night one and a mud rush comes again. We have to return the backpacks, bottles, jerry cans, ponchos etc. The only things left are the tents. This took really long. And of cos, since it's our last dinner, we cooked quite a lot of stuff. =D
Day 5
It was raining very heavily when I woke up and when the rain started to die down, we ran to the nearest shelter. Once the rain stopped, we went to unpitch the tent and after washing it, returned back to the store. Lost items were recovered through barter trade with other groups. In the end, my group was one of the few groups which did not have to pay anything for damages or lost items. XD After a long debrief, we went to wait for the boats and soon, was back to civilisation.
Different groups have different schedule and some even have different activities. So, don't be surprised if other HCI people tell you another story. Hah. This summary is a really brief one. There were moments of frustration, cold-ness, hot-ness, tiredness and most importantly, friends-making as the groups contain people of differecnt classes. These emotions are difficult to pen down and I shall let them remain as memories... Forever.
Anyway, the aftermath of OBS.
1. More tanned.
2. Nearly got sunburn.
3. Bug bites all over
4. Phone broken (though not directly linked to the camp).
Well, the phone just kinda split into 2. And yes, all my important dates are gone... Zzz. But I bought a new phone! 6288. Hah.
Now, let's talk about OBS bah.
Day 1
Waited for about 1 hour at the jetty for the boat to come. They very efficient sia... And I was the last few to come. Thus, when I reached there, I was like feeling very sian... So, my group became known as Marco Polo and my journey in OBS started. The instructor introduced herself as Cindy and she was quite friendly bah, I guess. We took a group photo and started some ice breaking games. Then the mad rush to prepare the food began. They gave us 2 big tubs of rations and we have to plan our diet ourselves. It was quite messy actually. After a lunch of bread (yes, bread), we had belaying practice. Belaying simply means using a rope to support another person as he climbs up something. Used in height activities like rock climbing. After that, we went to pitch our tent in some jungle. Yes, I am not exaggerating. There were 2 big spiders right beside my tent and they are as big as my palm. Then, we cooked some dinner and each ate a little only. I mean, there were not enough food and everyone just does not have the appetite. The night was spent in packing up. They gave us a backpack each and that backpack is freaking heavy. And when I mean heavy, it really is. Even my NCC friends said that it's heavy loh... The tent was also stuffy and hot...
Day 2
Unpitched our tents when we woke up and went down to do some last minute packing and deciding who is carrying the tents, mess tins and food. After a light breakfast and some running, we went to do flying fox. The flying fox is unlike any other. It's 7 stories high. It really tests our courage as we decide to jump. The feeling when we are flying down is really awesome too. If I can, I will like to do again. =D After a lunch of bread again, we started hiking with the super heavy bags. By the time we reached the other campsite, 5 km away, we were all panting like mad. This campsite fared no better. It's in the middle of nowhere and is full of rocks. The water in the toilet is non-potable... How wonderful. There's no point in flushing as the water will still be brown in colour. After pitching our tents, we went to cook dinner again and soon went to sleep.
Day 3
Woke up to find our tents wet and guessed that it rained in the night. Anyway, we unpitched it and started hiking again. This time we have different checkpoints to go to, and with the super heavy backpacks, it was really really tough. The distance was about 8 km and it's not helping that it was quite sunny. But the next campsite was something like a paradise with proper facilities. We did some high elements there and they are really scary. It tests a lot on teamwork and courage. And guess what? FINALLY! A shower... Even dinner is provided! This was the toughest day overall though.
Day 4
Woke up and unpitched the tent again. By now, this was getting onto my nerves. Had kayaking from morning till evening. It was fun! It has been some time since I kayaked and I really enjoyed it! I was one of the leaders for the sea expedition cos of that. Hah. After some washing up, we treked back to the campsite that we went to on the first day and pitched our tents. This time the campsite was better than the first night one and a mud rush comes again. We have to return the backpacks, bottles, jerry cans, ponchos etc. The only things left are the tents. This took really long. And of cos, since it's our last dinner, we cooked quite a lot of stuff. =D
Day 5
It was raining very heavily when I woke up and when the rain started to die down, we ran to the nearest shelter. Once the rain stopped, we went to unpitch the tent and after washing it, returned back to the store. Lost items were recovered through barter trade with other groups. In the end, my group was one of the few groups which did not have to pay anything for damages or lost items. XD After a long debrief, we went to wait for the boats and soon, was back to civilisation.
Different groups have different schedule and some even have different activities. So, don't be surprised if other HCI people tell you another story. Hah. This summary is a really brief one. There were moments of frustration, cold-ness, hot-ness, tiredness and most importantly, friends-making as the groups contain people of differecnt classes. These emotions are difficult to pen down and I shall let them remain as memories... Forever.