WHOOOHOOO im back back back! (:

OBS is great fun! did not regret going there.

Day1:

Got into our watches. im in Coustel= Armstrong.

our watch was shortta people. missing 2 members =/

So ended up we have 14 people: Rani Fiona Jocelyn Hazel Valenlyn Simin(LSM) GuiJin Karjin Nafiis Yonghan Joon Kiat Lester and Zhiying.

We have ae very good instructor: Khee Meng! :)

First did some rope games for icebreaking, settled down and also did admin work. Later learnt how to fold the tent and received our 'happy food' which consist of lotsa tibits and bread for us for the next few days. Then did some team games etc: falling off the steps and trusting members to catch you. Then recap our belaying for ourfriends. Cooked later at night. Day 1's food was very nice. Basically outdoor cooking of rice+canned sardine, with hot milo and mushroom. Later bathed and packed for land expedition next day. Slept in the tent with Fiona Rani and Jocelyn (:

Day 2
Woke up and had breakfast= bread. Did PT for warm ups. Then later did a little Kayaking . was with Nafiis and Rani. floating on water, and doing capsize drill. Then it rained so prepared to set off for another campsite. Have to carry extremely heavy bags. Settled down at the campsite and went around to explore. had lunch= happyfood then did high elements! i did partner work with Jocelyn. Ours was really tricky, but made it up the first part =) Continued belaying other friends. Valenlyn and Hazel was really comical. hahah.Later dinner, did not have to cook as there was alrdy food for us. I did a large serving= 2x serving of normal. (: Was really full. Later gathered in MPH (multi purpose hall) that place was really cool, with high ceilings and the high indoor elements. We shared ghost storys and had fun! Later drew out some rafting designs for our raft. Packed our tent and went up into forest to pitch our tent and slept, this time Minxuan joined us (:. Throughout the night i woke up 4 to 5 times cause it was really noisy. =x did not bathe.

Day3

Went down the forest and went back to campsite. Did PT in the morning and did our raft together. Learnt square lashing to tie the raft together. however our raft got a lil problem so cant set off. but still it was good experience (: Later got ready for land expedition. Volunteered to be Navigator with Rani. We got to our 4th checkpoint. I carried the waterbottles with ZhiYing. We all saw wildboar(s) Well i only saw one while my group saw like.. a family of wildboars =.= Visit a 'granny' who lived there for many years who have a farm there. She was there because she chose to. she was used to the 'traditional' lifestyle there. Then it rained heavily, we pulled on our ponchos and continued back to old campsite cause we couldnt proceed on. Stayed there in the dark with other group: Magellan. Cooked maggie meeeeeees which was 'filling' with mushroom, luncheon meat and corn. did not bathe and slept in the tent 'indoors'.

Day4

Woke up with the malay guys who were fasting. Had our breakfast and packed up for the journey to the campsite where we were supposed to reach yesterday, where other groups were there alrdy, they slept at the beach and heard they have flooded tents while we were under the shelters =/ walked quite a distance and then later when we reach we started shifting the tri-yaks for kayaking . Was with rani and nafiis. Kayak for 9 hours in total. afraid to hit some big ship =x everyone's got terrible sunburn, still the journey was hot and cold, it was raining after sunshine and sunshine after rain. Endure and endure! Everyone have soft legs and cramp arms. Tiring but really fun! Cleaned our kayaks and prepared for the night. Cooking was fun too.. it was quite a feast for the 'celebration' night. open all the canned food and cooked rice. pitch the tents outdoors again. did not have a proper bath, it was rather cold and painful with our blisters/sunburn. did journal-ing and went to sleep. rather good sleep. !

Day5

Woke up, no PT. Have breakfast and packed all the way. also tidied our stalls. did not lose anything, gladly. then did our last activity. jumping off the steps to hit the bell after we say our commitment. trusting our friends to catch us/ for their support. Then head off for souvenir shopping. Bought 1 white polo OBS tee and one OBS shirt. totally cool. hahah. later went back to Singapore with MrKong mr tay and mdm prema at the jetty waiting to receive us. MISS MY INSTUCTOR loads! =/

yeah really unforgettable experience. Learnt lotsa precious things, changing my attitude to learn/ lead. discover more of myself and my watch members. Thankkkks OBS!

the jetty

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