Posted on: Saturday, August 19, 2006
Posted at: 9:48:00 pm
Posted at: 9:48:00 pm
Just came back from OBS and i know many, many people miss me. heh. but i absolutely miss OBS and BATTUTA!!! i LOVE you guys very the much!!!
1st day
dreaded obs. when i look back, i can't imagine why. heh. got to know my watch name - battuta. weird name huh? personally, find it cute. =) anyways, my watch instructor is Nafizah aka Naf! hearts her many2. lol. did alot of store checking blabla and then, went kayaking. i was so called an expert just because i had gone for the one-star course last year. dots. and when asked questions, i was like very the blur lah. so paiseh. lucky, there was a dragon boat guy in my watch. so, he answered them for me. lol. but then, i had to go kayaking solo since i'm an expert and that guy did not want to go solo. haish. but had fun anyways. demonstrated capsize drill first and then, did abit of paddling near the shore. nothing much. then, pitched tents and cooked dinner. bathing time was nice and was not in a rush at all. sleeping was shiok though the tents were not very comfy.
2nd day
first thing in the morning, continued our kayaking session. paddled to the tip of Pulau Ubin, which wasn't very far. did rescue drills in the middle of the sea. abit scary but had loads of fun. then, it rained. so, we just did abit of belaying which was so-so only lah. at night, had the sea-expedition briefing with Mobile A (Amundsen, Armstrong, Battuta, Ching Ho). then, went to sleep.
3rd day
everything was rushed yet we were still late for our sea-ex. set off at about 8am and kayaked all the way around Pulau Ubin. my partner was Forester. he's ok as a partner but sometimes, he's just so damn irritating and abit inconsiderate when it came to paddling. was damn tired lah. then, we arrived at our destination (one ulu campsite whose name i forgot) at around 6pm. we had to pitch our tents and cook dinner in the dark. we also couldn't bathe as the toilets were unbearable and it was too late. plus, there were many wild dogs.
4th day
woke up with muscle aches yet we still had to trek all the way back to camp 2. we had to carry huge and heavy bags plus our jerry cans plus the tent bags for a whopping 4h. out of the 4 watches in Mobile A, only 1 watch (Armstrong) managed to go to all 6 checkpoints which was why they arrived last. the other 3, including us, took the shortcut back. heh. then, my watch had some height activity - Power Bar - which looked super difficult. too bad i couldn't participate 'cause i had really painful abrasions in my inner thighs from the previous night and made worse because of the trek, so i couldnt even wear the harness without crying. at night, did some store cleaning.
5th day
after washing up early in the moring, did more store cleaning and we actually had fun, playing with the water and all that. luckily, we did not lose any equipments. then, we had the Jetty Jump. initially, i was nervous but it was really quite an adrenaline rush when you are in mid air and approaching the sea. very fun. we were also supposed to shout our commitments before we jump and guess what, Wei Liang shouted a line from the SJAB pledge. so original. heh. then, it was time for goodbyes and i was on the verge of crying. i'm gonna miss Naf and of course, my watch and the times we had over the 5 days. i'll miss Mas, Nadirah, Wei Liang (aka Lobster), Forester, Shan Feng, Mei Jin, Yu Mei, Ai Ru, Hui Hui, Rowena, Esther, Wee Hao, Wei Jian and Tian Fong. though, i'll see them in school, some everyday, it definitely won't be the same as it was during OBS. sobs.
that about sums it all for my wonderful stay at OBS. pity those who couldn't go 'cause i know most of those who went had an unforgettable time. (=
1st day
dreaded obs. when i look back, i can't imagine why. heh. got to know my watch name - battuta. weird name huh? personally, find it cute. =) anyways, my watch instructor is Nafizah aka Naf! hearts her many2. lol. did alot of store checking blabla and then, went kayaking. i was so called an expert just because i had gone for the one-star course last year. dots. and when asked questions, i was like very the blur lah. so paiseh. lucky, there was a dragon boat guy in my watch. so, he answered them for me. lol. but then, i had to go kayaking solo since i'm an expert and that guy did not want to go solo. haish. but had fun anyways. demonstrated capsize drill first and then, did abit of paddling near the shore. nothing much. then, pitched tents and cooked dinner. bathing time was nice and was not in a rush at all. sleeping was shiok though the tents were not very comfy.
2nd day
first thing in the morning, continued our kayaking session. paddled to the tip of Pulau Ubin, which wasn't very far. did rescue drills in the middle of the sea. abit scary but had loads of fun. then, it rained. so, we just did abit of belaying which was so-so only lah. at night, had the sea-expedition briefing with Mobile A (Amundsen, Armstrong, Battuta, Ching Ho). then, went to sleep.
3rd day
everything was rushed yet we were still late for our sea-ex. set off at about 8am and kayaked all the way around Pulau Ubin. my partner was Forester. he's ok as a partner but sometimes, he's just so damn irritating and abit inconsiderate when it came to paddling. was damn tired lah. then, we arrived at our destination (one ulu campsite whose name i forgot) at around 6pm. we had to pitch our tents and cook dinner in the dark. we also couldn't bathe as the toilets were unbearable and it was too late. plus, there were many wild dogs.
4th day
woke up with muscle aches yet we still had to trek all the way back to camp 2. we had to carry huge and heavy bags plus our jerry cans plus the tent bags for a whopping 4h. out of the 4 watches in Mobile A, only 1 watch (Armstrong) managed to go to all 6 checkpoints which was why they arrived last. the other 3, including us, took the shortcut back. heh. then, my watch had some height activity - Power Bar - which looked super difficult. too bad i couldn't participate 'cause i had really painful abrasions in my inner thighs from the previous night and made worse because of the trek, so i couldnt even wear the harness without crying. at night, did some store cleaning.
5th day
after washing up early in the moring, did more store cleaning and we actually had fun, playing with the water and all that. luckily, we did not lose any equipments. then, we had the Jetty Jump. initially, i was nervous but it was really quite an adrenaline rush when you are in mid air and approaching the sea. very fun. we were also supposed to shout our commitments before we jump and guess what, Wei Liang shouted a line from the SJAB pledge. so original. heh. then, it was time for goodbyes and i was on the verge of crying. i'm gonna miss Naf and of course, my watch and the times we had over the 5 days. i'll miss Mas, Nadirah, Wei Liang (aka Lobster), Forester, Shan Feng, Mei Jin, Yu Mei, Ai Ru, Hui Hui, Rowena, Esther, Wee Hao, Wei Jian and Tian Fong. though, i'll see them in school, some everyday, it definitely won't be the same as it was during OBS. sobs.
that about sums it all for my wonderful stay at OBS. pity those who couldn't go 'cause i know most of those who went had an unforgettable time. (=