Camp Review

Three days, two nights.

FIRST DAY:

Report to school at usual time, temperature taking exercise. Those who did not make it to school that day, or did not bring had to bring their thermometers again in term 1 next year.valuables wave their white flags. The part I hated most(grouping). Departure at 9:03 am for Dairy Farm Adventure Centre(DFAC).

Go off for ice breaking, which consisted of better and more efficient methods than most of the camps I had been to. Lunch. average. Same rations as previous camps.Abseling. They said it was good, but I could not, since I feared for my left elbow. One month was already bad enough, let alone two months. Andy's group(grp 5 )was doing the Flying Fox, and Gabriel's group was doing the CRC(Challenge Rope course). Gabriel lost his balance and ended up crawling on the rope. Andy Launched from the flying fox platform by shouting. That freaked many of us out, but it helped Gabriel Regain his balance. Nice One, Andy! Maybe, that was because of the strong bonds we had formed over the past three years? Then our group(grp 6) moved on to CRC. BAD Weather= safety measures= NO CHANCE.

Evening. Camp fire preparations were really enjoyable, with some sort of a mini competition. Went to sleep unprepared, and woke up thrice due to extreme cold from natural air-conditioners.

SECOND DAY:

Reported at 6.40. CRC after breakfast and area cleaning, where we cleaned Dorm 2 toilets using brooms, soap and a fire hose. This time, I took the risk. If I could climb this one efficiently, it would be as good as able to do rock climbing.I made it, and Yew Chong said I did it real fast, within a matter of seconds?However, I felt it was no mean feat, since it was really easy, and that the height was nothing, compared to the pyramid at West Coast Park, which was about a couple of storeys higher than tha

After lunch. Here was the best part. Kayaking. Paddled really fast during that close to two hours of water fun. There was this part where everyone gathered together to form one large man made port. Had to stand up and sing some songs, before we were allowed to go free and do what we wanted. Sadly, bad weather, so we had to take cover, and ended up not trying out the rock climbing at all.

Yesterday's dinner was the best, with us getting second helpings. After Dinner, went for the camp fire. it started really nice, with all those sparklers forming yellow and green sparks amd flames. Though it was short, it was great. Message to the Students' Council: Be sure to include the cheers, songs and activities from tonight in the Secondary 1 Orientation Camp 2007!When it was time for lights out, fully-armed myself with full-cover attire. I am not going to take chances and let the cold get me once more! This time, I slept through the night till 6 am, before carelessly going on until 6.46am.

FINAL DAY:

Reporting time: 7.20 am. Today. Well, area cleaning was a breeze. Had so much time that we went around "rioting", as in, we blocked those who were coming our way, using our man made barrier. Dispersed by a water gun. As there was so much time left, we gathered at a small corner to tell some silly stories which really killed time.

Headed back to school. Went for my first decent lunch since the camp at a coffee shop not too far from the school.My first impression of the television, was: Wow! The PSI has dipped so much!The last time I saw it, it was 40++. Now, it was 25! For some reason, everyone was talking about how Andy freaked everyone at the High elements area...

1.00 pm. collected report book. improved for languages, but dipped for sciences. Still, glad that the 3 on the sign "3E1" was going to become a 4.


now, after a decent dinner at home, I am wrtiting this article, only to say that another year has gone by. Time really flies these years. Another one more, and I will be going on to a new environment...

It seems like there's going to be a lot of work to do once the holidays officially start...