Friday, December 01, 2006
Yowza. OBS was super fun lah. I would have regretted if I didn't go. Did a very long compo-length reflection about the 5 days. I bet that put you off already huh? Haha. But that's in my LJ anyway. Find me online if you wanna read that one. To start with, Brina, Elsa, Jeslyn, Elo, Charlene, Chi Theng, Gen, Geok Ying, Carmen, Xuanya, Michelle, Jaime and Yunying made up Tenzing.
Basically 1st day was slack. Ice breakers, packing of food and store equipment, basics of kayaking. Halfway disrupted by thunderstorm. Sat under the shelter next to the kayak racks learning how to tie knots and had a look inside the yellow medic bag. I love kayaking man! Was afraid that we wouldn't have any more chances to kayak the next few days. At night did outdoor cooking and slept outside. Couldn't pitch tents cos it was still raining heavily. Yong Kang was our trainer and throughout the camp, he called us princess in this sweet singsong voice.
2nd day. Set off on a short walk to the other campsite. The one that looks like a chalet with all the height elements also. Took us 101 steps to reach the other camp's boundary - I actually bothered to count. Did trust fall and belaying, then the high high rope elements tower. Yong Kang said can see Singapore from the top. Wth. Ate food served at the canteen for dinner. Not bad. At night shared a tent with Elsa, Jeslyn and Elo. The 3E tent. Haha.
3rd day. Land expedition. Embarked on 'Amazing Ubin' which is actually a form of The Amazing Race. The checkpoints were our pitstops and there was a roadblock where a pebble toss game would be played. There were a few fastforwards which entitled us to skip some checkpoints if found. Things like "8 rubber seeds" and "5 golden web spiders" are examples. I found most of the rubber seeds yay. Then change of plans. Yong Kang gave us the option of racing to the roadblock - our finishing line to win the Race, or visiting the lemon aunty. We chose the latter. We were all dying from carrying the haversacks and tents etc. and would gladly like to see a new face and place instead of just jungle terrain. So Tenzing chose to give up the race but get to see more and have a richer experience by visiting the farm. Aunty's curry and lemongrass plants were damn fragrant lah! My antidrugs.
Then went to quarry where Hillary and Nila Utama - the other STC watches, already were. Passed by a buddhist temple where a monk let me carry his adorable puppy for a while! Did quarry jump and captain's ball in the water. Tenzing won! Set up camp a short distance away. Outdoor cooking again. I was like some maggie mee chef. Love cooking man. I was asking them whether there were some more packets of maggie to cook but they all thought I meant there was still some more maggie in the pot. So everyone stuck out their mess tins together all at the same time. So funny lah. Like some tribe rushing to get food lor. After that had to prepare for sea expedition the next day. Peed in the bushes before sleeping that night.
4th day. SeaEx!!! Was looking forward to it ever since I discovered my love for kayaking on the first day! But I missed Liling my kayaking partner. :/ Ended up kayaking with Chi. Was really damn fun despite getting so exasperated with her and we were sort of at loggerheads with each other the whole time. But at least we tried working together and a lot of lessons were learnt from it. Endurance, tolerance, cooperation and determination, to name a few. Being the navigator, I reached the shore first. Everyone had to wash the kayaks and stuff. Yong Kang was being retardedly funny with his "YAY I LOVE KAYAK! I WANT MORE KAYAKS!" in a very childish tone and he purposely sprayed us with the water hose so people would want to grab more kayaks to be hosed with the clean refreshing water again and again. Good ploy man. Shower and outdoor cooking. At night, pitched tents at the jetty area - same area where we camped out at SparkC. Stayed up the whole night chatting with Jeslyn, Elsa and Annabelle. Elo was fast asleep in our tent. Slept for 2 uncomfortable hours.
5th day. Mainly packing, then homeward bound! Glad or sad, I don't know. Maybe a little bit of both. Tenzing was like, hmm...would have been more fun if we were more united I guess. Very sad cos I think Yong Kang was quite disappointed but he didn't say? Hurts all the more. And like what lin says, the trainers get to impact our lives but we don't get to impact theirs as much. I think it's damn sad. He played a huge role in making our OBS journey a fun and enjoyable one. But you know what, no one even bothered to get his contact. No one bothered to find out more about him. I want to meet him again. And say sorry. And for once sit down and have a proper chat as a watch. Is it too late?
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Towned with Adel and Nic yesterday. Went to watch Open Season. It's something like Over The Hedge except OTH was way nicer. Nic wanted to watch cos the hunter in the movie is voiced by George from Of Mice and Men. I didn't like the movie but I want Tinkerman! Oh yeah. We bought our Westlife Live At Wembley DVDs. Thanks to Paul (the cine Sembawang guy) for reserving and thanks for asking him to reserve, Adel! :D They were the last 3 copies apparently. I still want Gareth Gates' debut album! Didn't get it yet cos the price still hasn't gone down!
12:08 am
Monday, November 20, 2006
Last post before I'm off to OBS. I hereby present to you a Westlife pic spam! Mainly to make myself feel better before I'm separated from my beloved comp. They're from the video The Rose. :D
To Nicky - Don't forget my Westlife calender! I can go get Teenage and The Love Album from elsewhere myself. Anyways a big THANK YOU in advance! Looking forward to receiving the calender and Faye's mag when we next meet up! I'll miss you, nic and des loads! love. <3333
Okay my friends, goodbye!
1:13 am
Sunday, November 19, 2006
I'm staying up now for the Liverpool match. Talking to Nic - my trusty live commentator. Newcastle's holding off Arsenal at the moment. Hang in there magpies! I'm not a Newcastle fan but I don't want them to be relegated because if they are, Owen will end up playing in the second division. And that's if Newcastle can still afford the fees to keep him at the club in the first place. Okay I shan't bore most of you any further.
I'm leaving for OBS on Mon! Returning on Fri. Doubt I'd be able to but I'll be messaging some of you peeps if possible - Adel and Nic especially! I'll not only be missing a Liverpool match and Prison Break, but also buying of the latest Westlife album - The Love Album which will be released on Mon the 20th in the UK! Aaaah! I know I will be dying to listen to it. But perhaps what I'll miss most is my favourite playlist of songs. All that Westlife, McFly, Simple Plan, The Beatles, Gareth Gates, Savage Garden etc etc music!
It's already way past 3am now and I've only started packing. I don't usually do last minute packing at all. Ahahah! Oh wells. And since I'll be away on her special day, I've got to post this in advance...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY REGINE!!! :D
1:41 am
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Okay so I went out with Sharky on Thursday. Bought Westlife The No.1s Tour DVD and Simple Plan's Still Not Getting Any... That's about it, since Adel couldn't walk further without any pain. The shortest outing yet.
Then Nic and I went to Clarke Quay in search of the Liverpool store. We found it! It's uber small please. What a let down. We're going again soon cos the lady said new stock will be arriving next week! The lady asked who our favourite players were and of course when I heard that question I started losing my speaking ability, so Nic said "for her, who else but the one and only...Michael Owen." PERFECT answer eh?! Heheh. So the lady started pointing out all the Michael Owen stuff but I ended up excitedly pointing them out to her instead cos I'd already spotted them. Figurine, wall clock, bath towel, bedsheet, VCR tape. If there was a Michael Owen t-shirt I would have bought it. We were all so amused by the Michael Owen towel and imagining what would happen if I brought it to camp.
Friday was spent staying at home. Had some things left to settle after what happened last week. The week after EOY exams, I tried watching some episodes of Goong to see what all the fuss was, but I really don't like it at all (sorry Goong fans!). Those parts without Shin, I found it so boring I kept yawning okay! So it's back to British shows for me yay! xP I watched a lot of Whose Line Is It Anyway? the past few days under the influence of Nic. It's super funny lah, kept laughing to myself like some weirdo. Ant and Dec / Little Ant and Dec are also damn funny. Those guys are so witty!
Thursday's Prison Break? Thank god NICK didn't die! I knew he wouldn't but anyway Prison Break never fails to make me sit on the edge of my seat! It's THAT interesting a show man. I also got to see one second of my favourite character at the start - the German Shepherd. Haha!
I'm going to be damn sad. When I'm away for OBS, I'd be missing that week's Prison Break and the Champions League group phase match [Liverpool vs PSV Eindhoven]. And if Westlife's The Love Album is going to be released on the 20th, I won't get to listen to it until the 24th! Aaaah!
Labels: liverpool, OBS, simple plan, tv, westlife
6:17 pm
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Sat
My parents dragged me with them to Marina Square. Ate Unagi Bento and Mango Katsugori at a Japanese dessert place. Damn nice. I ended up buying 2 Adidas body sprays (not Sri's one!) and a long-sleeved tee for OBS and went home around 6. Then it was down to the gym with dad. Ran for 30min on the treadmill. The security guard came to check my age cos those under 16 can't enter unless accompanied by an adult. My brain slipped up. I told her I'm 14. Haha forgot lah.
Sun
Slept till noon and spent what's left of the afternoon watching Westlife. Kept grinning to myself. Every time I watch them I can't help but smile. It's evening now and I have no plans for later. Basically just hanging around online until bedtime I guess.
And for the rest of 2006...
My parents dragged me with them to Marina Square. Ate Unagi Bento and Mango Katsugori at a Japanese dessert place. Damn nice. I ended up buying 2 Adidas body sprays (not Sri's one!) and a long-sleeved tee for OBS and went home around 6. Then it was down to the gym with dad. Ran for 30min on the treadmill. The security guard came to check my age cos those under 16 can't enter unless accompanied by an adult. My brain slipped up. I told her I'm 14. Haha forgot lah.
Sun
Slept till noon and spent what's left of the afternoon watching Westlife. Kept grinning to myself. Every time I watch them I can't help but smile. It's evening now and I have no plans for later. Basically just hanging around online until bedtime I guess.
And for the rest of 2006...
1) Finish reading my Michael Owen autobiography.
2) Sakae with a few 3E peeps
3) HMV and Kino with Adel and Des
4) Visit the new Mighty Reds store with Nic
5) OBS (Nov 20th-24th)
6) More bball
7) Christmas shopping
8) Visit the zoo maybe?
4:59 pm
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
I have so much to look forward to after EOYs. 2 more weeks. Can't wait!!
I watched Westlife's upcoming new single The Rose on youtube. They sang at the Miss World pageant omg. I wish I'd watched it on Sunday night. They also sang You Raise Me Up and Shane was omg! hot for both performances. I love how he looks so passionate and focused while singing. Westlife's The Love Album will be released on Nov 6 and so will McFly's Motion In The Ocean. We're going to get them on that day. Hopefully we won't have to hunt.
I am kind of looking forward to OBS. It's thrilling. Also looking forward to everything I will be able to do more freely after EOYs (especially youtubing!). I'm also planning to start an exercise regime where I'll either play ball, gym or swim every morning/afternoon/evening/night. Maybe with Sri, Des and any others. I also owe Nic a skate date. I can't wait!! :D
I watched Westlife's upcoming new single The Rose on youtube. They sang at the Miss World pageant omg. I wish I'd watched it on Sunday night. They also sang You Raise Me Up and Shane was omg! hot for both performances. I love how he looks so passionate and focused while singing. Westlife's The Love Album will be released on Nov 6 and so will McFly's Motion In The Ocean. We're going to get them on that day. Hopefully we won't have to hunt.
I am kind of looking forward to OBS. It's thrilling. Also looking forward to everything I will be able to do more freely after EOYs (especially youtubing!). I'm also planning to start an exercise regime where I'll either play ball, gym or swim every morning/afternoon/evening/night. Maybe with Sri, Des and any others. I also owe Nic a skate date. I can't wait!! :D
6:40 pm
