Orientation bash in Sg Congkak

Well, this is such a long time since I join any camps. Even for NS, it is about 1 and a half years ago...Long long time....

So, when I know there is a camp trip, I wanted to go without hesitating, even if I am to go alone, without accompaniment by my friends. Well, of course there are people going and I can make new friends. So, friends is not an issue. Anyway, Ily went with me. Then, some new friends that I just know during the orientation week went also. Thus, no feelings of alone. Excitement is burning in my heart. I cant wait for the day to come.

On that day, 19 July, it was the day that I waited for so long. 'Fine, the day is here', I told myself.

The first person I know in my group is Lixian, and after a long conversation with her, only then I realised that she is just 1 day younger than me. No wonder we had so many similarities. I feel so good to talk with her. Then, I started to know Liem, Hafiq, Shane, Shu Yi, Shermaine, Izzy and last but not least, our buddy, Jack.

This is my group, Group 11^_^

Our group started to be so quiet and I feel so uncomfortable. Usually I talk much..Hehe....

Anyway, the ice started to break after some time. Although we still do not know each other very much, it is much more better compare to the first few minutes..

Then, lunch is just mee goreng. Not really nice, but when we are starving for food, everything seems fine. Then we played games, and it is compulsory to soak ourselves in the water. No doubt, all wet. From head to toes. The river water is so cooling, but when we have to run and look for stations with such heavy clothes and pants, walking around seems difficult for us.

So near to nature. Relaxing........

Tents like mushrooms....3-men-tent

That day's dinner was definitely a difficult and hard for us to gain. We had to cook using backwoodsman style. Ok, that is not so terrible. The most terrible and geli way is to use our hands to make bread. No mixer. Only our hands as the mixer. I mixed flour, sodium bicarbonate, sugar etc stuff, and even it mix with sand. OMG, because it is the mixture is just on a double layer of banana leaf. i don't know why I dare to try it when it is done.

Of course, we chat while making bread. Or else, life gonna be boring!!!

We chat about how disgusting the bread it, how unhygienic it is, the number of microorganism in our hands and the story goes on and on, mainly about FOOD......Then, I am promoting Ipoh food etc etc... Until sometime, we even discuss about Chinese dialects...Hokkien, the language which I understand a bit but cant really can communicate in that language. Then, Liem taught us some simple words, and I am puzzle-ing the words to become a simple sentence, and it is fun, and only at this time I know Indonesian-Chinese can speak Chinese dialects as well. I mean I thought not many can speak but through this camp, Liem and his friends communicate in Hokkien some times, haha...and I can understand a bit la....

At night was exciting. We are going in the jungle for night walk.

Before that, we played a 'TRUST' game.

However, i turned out to be less- trusting my team members, and I am the only one. While I saw other team members who are unable to trust their team members well, I was like feeling 'come on, trust them'. But when it is my turn, turn does not turn out to be the way it should be.. Haiz, I think I have to change myself la....

And before we enter the jungle, we waited for other team members to finish their expedition. While waiting, we were so sleepy that we lie down on the tar road. That's my first experience lying on tar road. My god. I don't even believe that I will do so in my entire life.

Well, I had told myself not to be scared when I enter the forest since this will be my 4th time entering a forest.But, things just don't turn out to be the way it should be...Actually I am not scared if we enter the jungle in groups. Unfortunately, they want us to enter alone. To be frank, I am extremely nervous at that time. I don't want to go in there alone. I am scared.

Finally, all our group members enter by pairs. Not so scary then.

At first, while I enter, the leaves of the plants seem like hands dropping out, as if it want to pull me away. I am freaking scared. I dare not move on. I stop and wait for Jack, wanting to go in the forest together. I know I cannot think negatively, so i have to ask help from somebody to give me courage.

And when he is talking to me, I know I am totally blank in mind. I don't even know what did I answered him.

Luckily, after some time, when i am used to the situation, it's fine.

We left the jungle at 2 am, and had our supper at 2 am--a burger. So high calorie burger and terus tidur. No doubt, gain weight d la....

I told myself, never mind la...it is just only 1 day and you will be going your normal routine again.

Well, for the next day, our group just able to get a tuna bread spread during the Food Hunt..
Desmond's group got a lot of stuff. A few loaf of breads, 7 tuna bread spread and 2 jams...
No wonder our group can't find anything. Anyway, the committee aren't so cruel to starve us la...

We still got food to eat....

And its yummy, last night burger!!!!
Luckily, it is still edible.

Actually we had planned to go to waterfall, but it is too late that time. So, unfortunately have ti cancel that activity.

There are still a lot of great experience at Sg. Congkak, but it is just that I can't manage to type it all. So, bear with me la... At least i had shared some, right?

But, to my friends, i want my photos la...Pls give me as soon as possible. This blog seems so dull without so nice pictures, our memories...

Lucky girl

Well, on the MOlympic games, I participated on the human structure, but the weather is really hot. Imagine yourself standing under the sun at 9 am to around 1 pm. Worse still, during the human structure game, we have to lie on the grass, presenting a theme.

First, is a flower.

Then, a lollipop.

Anyway, though the weather is hot, and it is dirty to lie on grass, the experience is so syok-ing.

I did not participate in the following games because there is limited quota.

Well, 'limited resources with unlimited wants'...which means scarcity, related to choice and opportunity cost...Quoting economics...Hehe..

Since the weather is so hot, and I am not participating in anymore games, why don't I leave??

Luckily I did not leave.

Why??

Because.....

there is a lucky draw session in the end, before the prize giving ceremony..,,

So???

I was so lucky.

I got the grand prize.

This is it.

Nice??

Unravel it slowly yet carefully....

See...

The true picture of it..

Though some people might feel that what's so big deal having an external hard disk.

Well, it is not merely about a free gift. It builds confidence and I learn some lessons. Sounds lame but true.

I learned to be persistent, to stay firm on what I think is the right decision. I learned to believe and trust that I can be lucky sometimes, and last but not least, I learned economics.

Ok, in this case,

marginal benefit>marginal cost

Thus, it is worth staying and be under the hot sun.

Graduation Night

Mufy graduation was on the 10 July 2008, Thursday.

JV, SC and I arrive Sheraton hotel quite early compare to others. We walk from the main entrance of the hotel to the ballroom, although not really a long way, all eyes at the lobby were looking at 3 of us. I heard someone mumbled 'hey, got function tonight.' Hey, come on, of course, it is obvious from the way we dress.

Ok, well, something unexpected happened that night.

I don't know I have to go up the stage and get the Monash Entrance Scholarship letter, and when the emcee announce that, my heart beats much more faster than usual days. I was shocked. And even worse, I was called Mr. instead of Ms. Luckily, the emcee realizes the mistake and changed it promptly.

Anyway, overall the prom night is fun. We took photos non-stop. Everyone look so different that night. The guys look smart and the girls look gorgeous. Really different from the normal faces we used to see in college.

Even fun is the lecturers performed. They were not showing strict faces, but smiling faces, superb dances. I really don't know my lecturers can dance so well..Great job, lecturers!!

The end of Mufy indicates the start of uni life, haha, and the 1st week of my uni life is so so so lucky. I really don't expect it to be so fun, at least on the first 2 days of orientation, I feel it sucks. But, since I know more new friends, things changes...

Heart breaking

I am having insomnia last night.

I found out he is currently in a relationship, the girl seems to love him very much. She is willing to sacrifice anything just for him. I don't know whether this is true or just a disguise.

How he feels towards the girl? If he acknowledges the relationship, does it means that he loves her too? But that is just less than a month. How much does he loves her?

I know I should be happy since he is happy with what he is currently doing. I know he is too good for me and I shouldn't ever thinking of to be with him.

However, I still miss him. I know I had to let go. Yes, I have told myself to move on, and I am still in the process of moving on. I have to be strong. I know I have to accept this since I did not have the courage previously, and I had missed the good times, the should-have happy moments with him.

Anyway, regretting is no longer applicable.

Now, right at this moment, I really hope he is happy.

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Ok, stop remembering sad things. Well, I reached the target that I had set yesterday. Yes, I made a few new friends. Although not very close yet, but I know that is a good starting.

People here are so 'geng'. Having people from different background, different experience, different exposure etc. Such a variety. I know I have to work much harder, to gain something more, to have valuable experience, to enrich myself, to equip myself with much knowledge like them.

This is a brand new starting of another journey in my life. Yupe, I gonna do that.

I must believe that I can.

I must do the 1 promise that I had promised myself this morning, but unfortunately I am not going to reveal it here...hehe..since this is my secret. ( Don't be hoping that I am going to reveal secret here, right?)

Yes, 'Just Do It'.

A new chapter of life

Yes, my uni life started. At last. I waited for this day to come for such a long long time.

The orientation is ok ok la...I thought I will make a lot of new friends here but unfortunately not yet. Maybe I still haven't manage to break the ice. I wonder why my communication skills is deteriorating. Wondering why?? Haiz...Anyway, I am going to take the initiative to start a conversation with new students tomorrow. Yes, I gonna do that. Sure!! I guarantee. At least 1 la...So lame target.....But at least better than zero...hehe!!



Ok, I have made up my mind and set myself my uni life to-do-list. Hehe, that is the first key to success. I don't want to regret and waste my uni life. I am not going to just study, I must learn, gain, achieve and be a better person, not letting myself to regret anymore. I won't care what people think, as long as the things that I do is a great experience for me, let me achieve personal growth, enriching myself, make more new friends..This is what I gonna do.

I am not so cruel that I gonna betray someone or cheat or do something against the law, of course.


I am still expecting more exciting, interesting experience in the uni...Haha....I am going to express my potential, no longer keeping it to myself, letting others to unravel it. I gonna do it myself..Ei, started to crap, huh??



Of course I am the one dreaming of success, make my dreams a reality, rather than crushing it. I am confident that I can achieve that since I am able to do so during secondary school. I want a successful life and uni life gonna bring me nearer to my goals in life...YEAH!!!!