Presenting to you…(Drumroll please)…WATCH 18; COUSTEAU! :D (Pronounced Coos-toe xD)
From L to R:
First row: Jessica, Carissa, ME!, Angeline, Yuxin, Alicia, Amanda, Linsha, Nicholas
Second row: Samuel, Vanessa, Cher Yee, Hannah, Charis, Eileen
OBS was really an awesome experience! Initially, I really didn’t want to go for OBS. After hearing the seniors’ stories about doing your business in the wild, having to jump/fall from heights, I wasn’t looking forward to it anymore. On the contrary, I started to dread it. However, my opinions and stereotypes of OBS by others’ perspectives and experiences were proved wrong. Instead, I have come out of OBS wanting to return again!
These 5 days have certainly been the time of my life (:
I shall blog in detail about OBS (for once I am actually blogging in detail for a camp) cos I really don’t want to forget it. It was an experience of a lifetime and the very first time I cried because camp was over.
Day 1:
We met in school first and said goodbye to those who were staying in ‘safe old Singapore’. It was extremely sad to have to leave them behind in school and to have to go to OBS without them. ONG JESSLENE NICOLE LAUREN EUGENIA JEAN CELINE EUNICE hope you had a great time in Singapore while we were away (: Then we had to go to the quadrangle to line up, I was in watch 18 with Teck Carissa Angeline Yuxin Alicia Amanda and Linsha while the rest were in watch 19 :/ There were 10 314-ers in watch 19 as compared to 8 in watch 18, so it was obvious that my watch would be a mixed class watch. Was having mixed feelings about it as although I had said before (a few times in fact) that I would prefer to be in a mixed class watch, it was kind of sad that the 8 of us would have to be split up with the majority of 314 and thus not being able to bond well together as an entire class. (But on the other hand, I WOULDN’T WANT TO BE IN ANY OTHER WATCH THAT COUSTEAU! [: Sorry chengho people! COUSTEAU FTW<3)
Hm then we boarded the bus, sat with Joyan, talked a bit then went to sleep (I think! Whoops I can’t really remember alr sorry joyan!) Reached punggol jetty and went to the Outward Bound Reception Centre, I was reallyreallyreally OVERJOYED because I had a batchmate in my watch!!!! :D :D :D Yeah because my watch was a mixed class watch :D Our watch consisted of 5 people from 307 and Cheryee was in my watch!! xD LOL I think we really have mo4 qi4 cos we have been in the same camp patrol for 2 years alr and then it turned out that we were in the same OBS watch!! :D Talked with the 314 people while we were baked under the hot sun D: Kylie shared with us her sandwiches yay :D Thankyou Kylie! :D Played with my sungalsses + cap it was funn (:
Finally we were called to go inside the shelter, had this really long briefing about OBS and its’ history, was rather dry :/ Finally we got to meet our instructors!! :D Our watch cheered rather softly cos most of the 314 and 307 people were rather hesitant about being in a mixed class watch and not with their classmates :/ Anyway Carissa was super excited when our instructors were announced!! xDD Cos she decided that Samuel was shuai4 and was really happy when we got him –.- So she was cheering like REALLY loud haha!! xD
Blahblah so the other watches’ instructors were announced too, and then we split up into our watches for self-intro.
Ohyeah!
WARNING: YOU MAY GET SAMUEL-CITIS AFTER READING THE TEXT BELOW. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Anyway the first thing Samuel did was stand at the window and pretend to be the fast food drive-thru guy (with a weird accent!) –.- All of us were like ._. what kind of instructor is this xD We then sat in a circle and Nicholas introduced himself and Samuel to us, then made us write our name on a masking tape (Samuel drew a superman sign xD) and play the car and bicycle game where we were supposed to split into two groups: one group is the cars and the other bicycles, then exchange info about each other: Your favourite hobby, favourite food and favourite pastime, then swop the masking tape name with the person you asked and continue asking other cars/bicycles. Ohyeah! First lame joke of the 5 day OBS course:
Samuel: Are you 18? (We were in watch 18)
Us: Yeah…
Samuel: But you don’t look a day over 15!
-.- Okay that’s Samuel’s first of the many lame jokes to come –.-
Took a really awkward watch photo (as posted above) cos we didn’t really know each other well at that time :/ So it was like 307 in one row and 314 in the other, with the instructors standing randomly –.- Then we went near the jetty to wait for the boat to come. LOL it was really funny we were telling Samuel all of Yuxin/Mrs Chang/Ms Tan’s lame jokes xD And he was making us do weird and lame stuff –.-
Samuel: Can you gather in trees (threes) now?
-Our watch splits into groups of 3-
Samuel: You guys didn’t follow instructions, you are gathered on concrete!
-.-
Samuel: Can you sing a song together now?
Us: Uh…
Samuel: Just sing! Any song is fine.
Us: Twinkle twinkle little star…
Samuel: That’s great! You guys were almost in harmony!
None of us got that until we walked to the boat and realised that the boat’s name was ‘Harmony’ –.-
LOL Shiaowei’s watch was there as well and Shiaowei said Samuel was weird xD
Wow I realised I haven’t even talked about OBS itself yet ._.
Took ‘Harmony’ with Shiaowei’s watch and Samuel was being weird and pretending to be the Pirates of the Carribean guy, saying that we can’t see the island (Pulau Ubin-.-) unless we had a ‘pure heart’ –.- & then he started talking about the black pearl –.- and Alicia’s ‘forlorn look’ –.- (LOL that’s 10 –.-s alr)
Samuel: I am fluent in English, Chinese and rubbish!
xD
Finally reached OBS CAMP 2 (<3) (though we weren’t exactly very happy about it then, we wanted camp 1) Went to the training shed and we had to surrender all our valuables plus medicine to Nicholas. Then we appointed I/Cs (I was time I/C) and set rules for ourselves for OBS. Following that we proceeded to our camp store, which seemed really tiny, scrawny, dusty and dirty :/ So we had to empty everything out and make sure they were in good working condition, with Angeline our store IC in charge :D Nicholas demo-ed how to fold a tent, tarp, flysheet and poncho, how to put the whistle in the life jacket etc, then we did it ourselves. I couldn’t unzip one of the zips on the haversacks and showed Nicholas and Samuel, then Nicholas could unzip it after tugging on it, so Samuel said that I didn’t have a 'pure heart’ –.- Hm then after that we unpacked the food! :D There was seriously ALOT of food, and Nicholas split it into three kinds: Happy food (which we can finish by ourselves easily when we need a snack), Commitment food (which we had to finish once it was opened cos it was not individually wrapped) and Normal food (Buns, bread etc.) We had our lunch :D But it was rather rushed and light and I didn’t really eat alot :/ Ate oranges! And we were supposed to keep the orange peel for kayaking!
Cos after lunch we had kayaking!! :D Changed into wet attire of a long sleeved shirt, track pants, cap, lifejacket and wet shoes, then Nicholas brought us to the kayak shed so that we could learn how to carry a kayak and choose kayaks that were in good condition.
Samuel: Guys go kayaking but ladies go kayaqueen! (Can’t really rmb when he said it)
xD
Yeah then went to take paddles, left handers have special paddles :D! Learned how to use the paddle on dry ground, then carried the kayaks to the beach. Nicholas did the water confidence thing with us when we fell backwards into the sea holding hands in a circle and see our legs float up due to our life vests. We were then taught how to capsize, which Carissa wanted to try first –.- So being her kayak partner, I was really freaked out but still went to try first O: It was really scary :/ Then we learnt how to do TS (or is it TX ._.) rescue which I smartly volunteered to help in his demo by being the front person in the kayak, who had to keep holding on to the deckline of the other kayak. I was in the kayak for quite a long time and began to feel claustrophobic O: Cos suddenly Samuel would say something then there would be a wave coming O:
We learnt how to do the see-saw method of emptying the kayaks too (: Realised that Samuel could actually sound serious O: And really serious O:
However we couldn’t try it out as there was Cat 1 lightning, which means that lightning was sighted in the area (Sector 17!) Felt really claustrophobic after coming out and smelled the orange peel ._. Since we couldn’t try we had to carry all the kayaks back to the kayak shed ): Then teck’s foot cramped up and Samuel made me press my foot against her cramped up foot for blood circulation.
Samuel: Okay this won’t help but it just looks funny…
-Passes the both of us a paddle-
Samuel: Okay each of you hold one end of the paddle.
-Teck and I do as told-
Samuel: There, can’t you see the connection! (Our feet were pressing against each other -.-)
-.-
Hm then went to bathe, then we learnt how to cook food with solid fuel tablets (:
It’s quite different from using twigs and punk, cos after we light the fire we don’t really have to maintain it until the fuel runs out. Used the 3-2-1 method to cook rice, Mrs Chang/Nicholas’ 1:1 doesn’t work!! LOL but we were all starving so we just sped up the cooking process of the rice and we ended up eating partially uncooked, partially cooked and partially overcooked rice xD We had luohancai, peanuts and sardines as well, we couldn’t finish the rice so Amanda and Linsha had a food fight (or smth like that) to see who could last the longest in eating the rice xD After that we went to pitch our tents in the field near the kayak shed, we were like one of the very very very few groups using the a-tent! We didn’t use the guides method of two & a half hitches but instead used a rolling hitch…which I must say was quite hard for me to learn as I kept doing two and a half hitches :/ I think at that point in time, I was unable to adapt to the new methods taught by Nicholas but kept stuck to my own ideas of how to pitch the tent :/ I need to learn how to adapt! Ohyeah and Nicholas was saying smth about our watch (as in the watch Cousteau) being crushed by the rotting branches or smth like that (shucks I can’t rmb alr!! D:) and Samuel suddenly showed me his watch ._. So as time I/C I thought he wanted me to change my watch timing to his.
Me: Do I have to adjust my watch timing?
-Silence while we both stare at my watch & his watch-
Samuel: Your watch is still on your hand what!
-.-
Then we had a fire drill ._. We were strolling to the parade square and we met up with cheng ho! :D Talked about the day so far (they went for abseiling O: So scary!!) blahblah and then everyone in camp 2 got scolded for being slipshod and having no sense of urgency :/ Then we went back to finish pitching the tents up and finally finished :D Went to sleep, slept with Carissa Alicia and Angeline, told them the bus ghost story xD Which Angeline got quite freaked out with at first ._. LOL then we went to sleep and we could hear every word Amanda Linsha Yuxin and Teck were saying ._.
Btw we were late for nearly everything on day 1 :/ I'm sorry for being such a lousy time IC Cousteau ):
Okay I am lazy shall post this first then shall continue with the next four days after I finish washing up.
Back! :D Zomg just realised smth really funny xD Vanessa! Maybe we can get our second watch photo after all!!
Day 2:
Woke up late ._. So we rushed and we brought our breakfast to the training shed to eat so we weren’t late (: Then we went for trust fall :/ As my previous experiences with trust falls…I was totally freaked :/ Thanks Cousteau & Nicholas and Samuel! (: Yeah managed to do it though I didn’t fall correctly :/
Samuel: Ay, m’lassie, you did it! (In a weird pirate accent)
._.
Then we did belaying…or rock climbing :/ Learnt how to put on the helmet and harness first! Then we kept getting checked so that it would be safe ._. LOL I queued up like 4 times before I passed please –.- Then Samuel started telling us his story of how he became an OBS instructor…haha it was inspirational (: He said he was scared of heights! And couldn't get past the red line on the rock wall (sounds just like me whoops) And how he felt so weak! And decided to take on more sports after that (:
Samuel: Our instructor didn't really help us, but now I realised that it was because of her refusal to help us that forced us to try to learn and do the things ourselves.
How inspirational :D
Then after that it started raining so we had to move to the indoor rock wall, took a while to move :/ I fell asleep in the indoor rock wall hall waiting and Samuel told Cheryee to scare me –.-
-Samuel tries to stuff a dead leaf into Yuxin’s helmet-
Me: Yuxin, watch out!
Samuel: Listen to Nicholas! (He was explaining something)
-Samuel tries to stuff the leaf into my helment-
-.-
Hm then finally did rock wall! Thank goodness we only had to climb up to the point when our eyes were at the red line (which was quite low) so I just quickly did though I was screaming when I was lowered down :/ Being the belayer is fun! :D
Climber: Am I on belay?
Belayer: No you are not!
Climber: That’s me :D
Belayer: Squeeze check! Pull check! Instructor check!
Climber: Climbing!
Belayer: Climb on!
:D :D
Then we did Kayaking and practiced our paddling plus TS rescue. Carissa and I rescued Cheryee and Hannah first! :D Was quite okay and successful :D Then Samuel splashed water at me cos I was dry ._. After that Carissa and I capsized! I got hit on the eye while trying to overturn the kayak during TS rescue ._. Then I was flailing about in the water while people were telling me that my eye was swollen/bruised/bleeding O: Quite scary then Nicholas had to help me recover my calm state back. (: Got back on the kayak and rafted up with the rest of the watch while Nicholas went to save Yuxin and Angeline who somehow couldn’t paddle properly together xD Psshh then got splashed again –.- After that Samuel realised that I had a cut on my eye and he became all serious and tried to help me see if it was alright (:
After that we bathed and packed our stuff into the OBS haversack to walk to camp one. It was really tiring and backbreaking and I was stuck at the back for the first half with Charis Cheryee and Hannah :/ Then after that went in front and then the pace was slower –.- WE SAW A WILD BOAR IT WAS REALLY FREAKY IT WAS BLACKKKK OOO:
Someone: (The tent I slept in had two extra spacers that I forgot to pack in that day which I put in my pocket and everyone knew it was there cos I had to take it out during trust fall) Let’s use a spacer to kill it!
Linsha: I bet that tastes great!
Samuel: The wild boars are attracted to the zha bors!
-.-
Finally reached camp one! Pitched our tent in some ulu forest nearby :/ Hm then walked to the camp one building (: It was really nice! :D Took a tour of the place (the instructors actually practice kayaking in a swimming pool!!) Went to the cook house! :D We actually had cooked food for dinner that day :D :D :D Was really good considering the state of the rice we had the previous night… (: Ohyeah on the way there:
-Hannah's shirt read 'fan into flame' (it was part of a bible verse :D )-
Samuel: Does that mean we have to set her on fire?
._.
Anyway on day 2 I was really tired + sian + drained out, I don’t know why though :/ I think it was my perspective of OBS and the fact that I was unwilling to give it all out for the activities due to my stereotype of it. Hm then medical centre!
Went to have my eye inspected plus Carissa’s back checked. Finally saw the cut in my eye! (I was telling Nicholas that I couldn’t see my own eye the whole day xD) Haha then we went there and Carissa told the nurse to kick her back xD It was super hilarious the nurse was like O: how can you kick a back!! xD
Samuel: Mich mich, (i have NO IDEA when/why he started calling me that no one has ever called me that in my life [for as long as I can rmb]) go and take a paper, pen, and duct tape!
Me: Hurhh?!
Samuel: Write the word ‘Kick me’ and paste it on Carissa’s back!
-.-
Then Carissa was telling the nurse about something in her eye.
Samuel: Now you can write ‘Spit in my eye’ too!
xD
Anw it was really funny in the medical centre xD LOL then someone walkie-talkied Samuel to ask him to bring toilet paper from the medical centre xD All of us in the medical centre were like LOLLL xD Which Samuel then proceeded to put on my head –.-
Proceeded to the forest where I slept with Linsha Carissa and Alicia! Apparently I was talking very loudly although I promise you I was whispering!!! & suddenly someone went ‘SHUT UP LA’ and our whole tent didn’t know she was talking about us –.- Or rather as everyone said me –.- I’m sorry ):
Day 3:
Had cooked food for breakfast again! :D Had beehoon plus hotdog plus MILO YAYY :D
Rockclimbing in the morning! Was really scary tried to do all the other jobs so I wouldn’t have to climb :/ Carissa is PRO she was the only one who managed to climb to the top! (10 METRES!!! OOO:) I LIKE BELAYING! :D (I think) Samuel said you can get muscles when doing belaying! He told us to use water bottles or weights to get muscles xD
Oh other lame stuff! xD
-Someone was climbing down-
People at the bottom: Let go of your hand! (It was supposed to be ‘Let go of your hand from the rock wall/jag!’)
-Samuel used his hand to grab his wrist-
Samuel: Let go of your hand! (He let go of the hand that was holding his other hand –.-)
People at the bottom: L-shape! (It was supposed to mean ‘Put your body in an L-shaped position!’)
Samuel: L-shape! (does the loser sign) –.-
Ended up that I had to climb the last :/ Was really scary and I was shouting/screaming when I went up and down :/ Managed to look at the red line! Which was my goal so I feel quite accomplished (: Thanks Nicholas plus Cousteau for all your words of encouragement! Especially Nicholas (:
Hm then had lunch and packed our bag and we had land expedition! Nicholas revised with us all the geog map reading skills plus guides orienteering skills! :D And I became the navigator –.- (Sorry nicole I didn’t follow your advice! Anyway i didn’t have a choice –.-)
Samuel: If Blossom or Buttercup is in the compass, it's okay. But if Bubbles is there, then it's spoilt!
._.
Had some trouble at first but thanks to Vanessa & a bit of help from Nicholas (whoops) we managed to get past two checkpoints despite the sweltering heat plus tons of mosquitos and weird insects :D Then it started to rain ._. So we all wore our bright yellow ponchos and trekked straight for really long O: Sheltered in some toilet –.- Which stank :/ Then Charis started crying D: I had no idea what happened :/
-Samuel points at me, points at Charis and shakes his finger with the ‘tsktsktsk’ look on his face-
-.-
Hm then we ate our happy food :D Linsha and I ate quite a bit whoops We ate two granola bar packets :/ Plucked out quite a large chunk of marble cake from the piece that Samuel passed around :/ Whoops :/
After the rain subsided we set off again and we sang alot of songs :D from english to chinese! :D We sang a whole new world, at the beginning, when you believe, I’m yours, bleeding love, tong hua, lao shu ai da mi, peng you, dang ni gu dan ni hui xiang qi shui, and Samuel’s shit song –.- Which he obviously made up on the spot cos it was so gross –.-
Finally reached our camp at Jeluntong (how ever you spell it)! Nicholas told us to walk at this lane that was full of puddles at first, then I was behind Cheryee (who was at the front). We squeezed through this plant, and went Cheryee walked through the plant, I was right behind her and the plant slammed right into my face ._.
Samuel: Was that on purpose? (While laughing at me –.-)
Reached jeluntong and WE USED THE TARP THAT I WAS LUGGING FROM CAMP 2 TO CAMP 1 TO JELUNTUNG!! Yayy haha :D Used rocks to hold down the tent instead of pegs cos the ground was too rocky to peg in the pegs. And we had no mallot :/ Hm then went with Vanessa to find the toilet! We got lost like twice ._. We first went to some shelter looking toilet but we couldn’t find the bucket of ‘brown, foul smelling rain water’ :/ LOL then we proceeded to some place and walked in and saw an NEA truck inside ._. We were like?!?! LOL then finally found the right place haha xD OH AND I LEARNT HOW TO USE A SQUAT TOILET LOLLL :DDDD Okay haha I think Vanessa + Carissa plus random people in the toilet know about it cos I was freaking out in the toilet when I found out that all three dark toilets were squat toilets ._.
HAHA OHMYGOSH VANESSA AND I BOTH FOUND THE SAME THING!!! LOL HILARIOUS HAHAHAHAAAA xDDDD
Okay to continue we went back and helped cook maggie mee with solid fuel tablets :/ Thanks alot amanda and linsha!! For doing most of the cooking (: And Carissa for the use of POWER!! :D
Hm then washed stuff in the sea and then had sea ex. briefing! Was quite okay haha (: Dagama met a scary INDIAN GUY ON THE BICYCLE!!! Was eating raisins so that I could poo before sea ex. which didn’t help :/ Hm then went to fix tents and prepare everything for sea ex.! Which was quite messy :/ Hm then got quite pissed with something, then after that went to prepare for night watch at 245. Slept with Linsha Amanda Teck Charis! Woke up for night watch and walked one round, which was 15 minutes ._.
Day 4:
Slept until 430! Then slept in until 5 –.- Packed, move kayaks, paddles, waterbottles and was one of the last to leave :/ Carissa and I had a horrible time paddling…kept banging into people and we went from near the front of the fleet to right at the back. Carissa caught the SAMUEL-CITIS BUG!!
Carissa: Let’s say byebye to the waves!
Me: Huhh?
Carissa: So they’ll stop waving at us!
._.
Carissa: No more Walls ice cream when we get back!
Me: Why?! O:
Carissa: Cos PADDLE POP!
-.-
LOLL I started paddling faster to get away from her then I realised that she was in the same kayak as me –.- LOL she spread peanut butter in the middle of the sea xD And samuel totally scared Janessa and I by throwing this Oriental Mix peanut bag at my kayak! then it landed on Janessa’s instead xD
Samuel tried to outdo Carissa xD
Samuel: Have you ever seen vehicles in the sea?
Cousteau: –.- (CARissa and VANessa!)
Felt horribly seasick in the middle and got really pissed with the people who kept saying ‘hurry up’ >( Was biting on orange peels for the first half of the journey then after that Carissa and I both felt like puking at the same time :/ But we both couldn’t puke at the same time right!! O: Cos then no one would be steering O: Had to pull up beside the instructors’ safety boat while Samuel and Nicholas attended to the both of us –.- Ate the whole orange in the next half of the trip! And I didn’t puke!!! :D Thanks to the nice sweepers!!! :D Carissa and I kept turning through out the whole sea ex. and we couldn’t paddle out boat straight :/ I was so sea sick that I had to close my eyes and paddle O: Didn’t pee in the sea! xD
Finally reached camp 2!! In the midst of a thunderstorm :/ Got splashed by the water thrice (twice by Samuel once by Vanessa) in the process of clearing up ._. Became super cold! O: Hm then went to do jetty jump. But we didn’t do in the end. Thanks Nicholas for your concern, Samuel for your explanation and comforting and Cousteau for your understanding and acceptance.
I’m sorry ):
Pitched tent, washed ponchos, bathed!
Haha ohyeah!
Hannah: –goes up to Samuel- I know why you’re so short! Because you’re scared of heights!
Samuel-citis!!! xD
Cooked :D
We were supposed to come up with dishes by ourselves and relate it to OBS! And we were competing with Da Gama (:
Oh! Haha lame joke:
-Mei + Nicholas introduce long beans as an ingredient-
Everyone: Booo…
Samuel: All those without covered shoes put your fingers on your toes!
Everyone: ?!
Samuel: You guys don’t like long beans right, so here’s another ingredient: LADIES FINGERS ON TOES!
-.-
Oh and he repeated his tree/three joke –.-
Oh two more!
Nicholas: Cous, can you form a semicircle?
Samuel: Since I'm Sam, then any circle I'm in is a SAM-i'-circle!
-.-
Cousteau: Samuel!
Samuel: I'm Sam-male! Of course I'm male!
._.
LOLL okay anyway we had nice food :D the EGGsperience, BEAN there done that, Hot soup, the CRUMBLING road and ORANGE kayaks! :D We’ve all got serious cases of Samuel-citis O:
Eggsperience: Scrambled eggs mushrooms onions luncheon meat
Bean there done that: Long beans luncheon meat
Hot soup: Cabbage mushrooms carrots
Crumbling road: APPLE CRUMBLE ;D Apples plus digestive plus nature valley apple crisp plus cereal! :D
Orange kayaks: Orange juice (:
LOL :D
In the end Samuel + Vivi said it was all bullshit –.-
OHOH saw ANOTHER wild boar AT THE CAMP ITSELF!!! Freaky manzxs!
Eating! :D Then met Nicholas and Samuel for debrief.
Samuel: Lift up both of your hands and jump!
-People do that-
Samuel: That looks like something you would see in Happy Tree Friends! (There was a fan directly above –.-)
-.-
Ohoh and one more xD
Nicholas: Cous!
Us: FINGER! (Cos normally we say 'teau' which is pronounced as 'toe' xD)
Carissa's idea!! xD SAMUEL-CITIS ZOMG! xD
Clearing up…Okay then after that those with rashes breakout had to meet somewhere…Cat 1 storm = sleeping in training shed! Cat 1 storm also = washing messtins and cutlery with rainwater!
Concrete floor was shuang :D
Day 5:
Woke up early and unpitched tents, ant infested ):
Washed, clean, packed store, looked for backpacks, scrubbed tents and flysheets, carried groundsheets, looked for tent pegs and spacers! Samuel saluted teckteck and I as we walked past the instructors’ shed HAHA xD Then Cheryee started comparing height with Samuel –.- Actually Samuel isn’t so short as he seems just that he slouches haha xD He’s taller than Cheryee when he stands up straight! xD Which made me feel zi-bei cos i'm not even 160 -.- Ohoh another lame joke! Went to look at haversack labels, there were a few CK (Cook) bags.
Me to Nicholas: We have alot of CK bags!
Samuel: Wow that must be very expensive!
Me: Huh?!
Samuel: Calvin Klein bags!
-.-
Haha went to hang tents up properly and they needed tall people, so naturally I went :D Since I’m tall right! Teckteck went in to the store too then Samuel told Teckteck to make me squat down and stand on me!! D:
Okay then after that was a sick conversation about undergarments in front of the male instructors –.- Which Samuel heard and then proceeded to tell Cheryee to go and pick up a grey uhm undergarment on the floor -.-
Trust dive! Managed to touch the Samuel Bell (: Though it didn’t ring it moved!! :D Trust dive > Trust fall! Thanks Nicholas again (: Oh and well done Hannah and Eileen :D We were supposed to think of a goal or something, but at that poin tin time I kind of felt that all my goals (about grades and everything) were really superficial after everything I've been through in OBS. So I just said 'We should hve a watch meeting every month!' (:
Anw Samuel said something really inspirational after that! He said that it wasn't the physical act of touching the bell that counts, but instead it's about reaching your goals. And if you can't reach the stars? You'll still get stardust anyway (: Haha cheryee just told me his exact words! :D 'If you reach for the stars and you fall short, at the very least you'll get stardust.' Shucks I'm missing Samuel and Nicholas alot now ):
Debrief, getting certs, nyaa booklets photos, and surrendered items (: Nearly cried though, my voice cracked up :/
Samuel’s last joke!
Carissa: Can I go back to last night’s campsite to take Power’s battery cover!
Samuel: Can is the ability to do something (or smth to that effect)
Carissa: Oh sorry may I go back to last night’s campsite to take Power’s battery cover!
Samuel: May? But it’s march now!
-.-
Oh and he madeup a song about me being vertically challenged ._.
Samuel: Somewhere, over the rainbow
Where the sky is, not so high
You are vertically challenged...
-.- (PS I WANT TO TELL HIM I GREW AFTER OBS!!!)
Goodbye was sad and awkward D: I will miss Samuel & Nicholas!! D:
Wanted to take another picture with them but we didn't have time :/ So we didn't take in the end :/ But we took another one without Samuel + Nicholas :/
Cried on the bus back to nanyang ):
Told Ms Teng all Samuel's jokes haha so funny xD I told Mrs Chang that we found someone who could suit her perfectly (in terms of jokes)!! xD Oh and we were comparing Nicholas' and Samuel's handwriting in our NYAA booklet xD Thanks Samuel for the really nice and encouraging comments plus super inspiring quote in my nyaa booklet (: Really appreciate it!! :D
Cousteau picture! (After :D)

Bleh okay shall edit and add more stuff another time :D
Bye :D