I don't know where 2 start... Guess it's a little 2 late 2 talk bout ULP. But nevertheless it's still worth e mention of it.. bear with me.. this entry is goin 2 b v. long...
ULP
Day 1, 5 June Thunderstorm in e mrng. Bad sign 4 camp i guess... No matter what still have 2 report 2 it. Don't want to let every1 down. Promised them 2 get a SWO. Day 1 soon passed. E time had been consumed by lessons... Went 2 buy food durin our flexi-time. Poh Boon sir accompanied us. Bought lots of stuffs.. even had 2 'fight' 4 bread among e grps. Jay Lloyd made a little joke when choosing e apples.(e banana dropped n he told d uncle that his banana dropped by itself.)*Hahaha* Ended up spending less than expected. E way back was more tedious with all e canned foods in our hands. But all thanks 2 Poh Boon sir 4 helpin us carry e apples. Sir, sorry abt that! Found out that e rest of e grp mates actually had AOP. Things really went wrong... E other AOP didn't turn out well as well... I felt like takin over n do e explanations myself 'cause I know e entire proposal inside out. But I can't. Our mentors sat in. Felt a total disgrace n disappointment 2 them. Joan ma'am, thanks 4 trying 2 shield us... Pitched my very first tent in e pitch darkness of e campsite field. Didn't sleep at all... Forced myself not 2. Anticipating a fire drill. E fire drill sure was a wake up call 4 e entire camp. Vincent sir's roars defeated e entire darkness that surrounded us.. E roars seemed 2 have beaten us badly... Left us bleedin. Such that we have 2 work hard in order 2 heal e wounds... We were all wounded early in the mrng around 4 am.
Day 2, 6 June Every1 had gone back 2 catch some proper sleep in e bunks. Decided not 2 n went 2 e kitchen 2 prepare breakfast. Jeremiah promised 2 come down early but didn't. Nvm. Our proposal of e day had not been approved n today we're gonna run e camp. I'm sure we'll prove ma'am wrong that our plan is not going to work out. 'Your outdoor cooking will not work' As e f&b i/c i'm not going 2 let that happen. Breakfast was super Sweet. Maybe we r hoping that things will turn out sweet. Soon off we r 2 Ubin. I'm super hyper today. Hopefully my group is. Was forced 2 sit down in e bus by sir. Also don't know how he knows my name. Was not sleepy at all. Had my eyes wide open throughout e journey. Every1 looked so battered. WHY??? Was super excited. Finally get 2 step on e Ubin shore... It sure was a beautiful island. Imagine e rest of e day we're going roam e entire island. Rescue mission started with rather high spirit. Stumbled upon a bad track but soon overcame it.. Was leading with Jeremiah. Cheering at e top of our voices, but e rest of 'em weren't that enthusiastic at all. First casualty was Jeremiah. Subsequently our marshals n other grp mates. I was super fustrated along e way. My grp is really not auto. See casualty still stand there n stare. Hopefully they will master their eye-power some day. Haiz. I had to initiate everything...what if they are really casualties?Haiz. I stayed behind when Poh Boon sir was e casualty. Sheltered him frm e sun 2gether with Vivian ma'am. Vivian ma'am is really very nice. The rest went 2 look 4 other casualties. What I remembered sir saying was : Your grp without u will die. Maybe. Was even forbidden 2 b part of e stretcher squad. Their sense of urgency wasn't really there. That defeats e entire rescue mission. Joan ma'am really kept our spirit n morale high on e way back 2 e basketball court while Poh Boon sir held our flag flying high in e Ubin breeze. Back in campsite. Rushed 2 prepare 4 outdoor cooking. Chaotic. Platoon 1 actually didn't bring solid fuel. Fortunately we brought 2 boxes. Didn't want 2 b so nice 2 them cause they were rather unfriendly towards us. But we're 1 camp after all. Sudden change of plan 2 e outdoor cooking. But we managed. I didn't eat at all. Went 2 bathe. Came down clean e cooking area 4 e platoon. Maggie mee everwhere. Haiz. If i don't do it. Who will? Don't want 2 get scoldin. Completed everything in time. Was prepared 2 b e first 2 present my lesson. But I had no idea how I fair. Jus did 2 my v. best. Hope i passed. Went down late 2 prepare supper. Andy sir ask if our green bean soup can make it. Confidently I replied. But as time drew near. Hope vanishes. It was a failure. But Apple saves e day!! Forgot 2 gave 'em out 4 dinner. But became our supper. Yu Ching sir's commented on both Vonne n I n I will not forget it. Thanks 4 e good comments, sir. Went 2 bed late. Stayed behing 2 help em boil water.
Day 3, 7 June I cannot remember e details except e trip to and fro East Coast Park. Our mentors were not around. Every1 was high-spirited on e way there. Cheering with all their mights. But. Only. Foxtrot. Is quiet. Our morale is super low. Jeremiah is not feeling well. Lutfi was banned. I felt super uncomfortable. Every1 in e grp was in e dumps. Improved a little durin games.. E run back 2 camp site frm East Coast Park could not b possible without e encouragement frm e ma'ams n sirs who were running by our sides. Vincent sir n Jian Fu sir's backview had been kept in my mind. Seeing them run like they did was impressive. It's not easy. Neither was it a simple task 4 e rest of e ma'ams n sirs, esp so 4 some. They made me realize that as long as we perservered. There's nothing that we can't achieve. Jus that in e process of perseverance , a little encouragement is sure needed to make success nearer. Together we made a powerful force battling e impossible emerging victorious in e end. E run was a great achievement 2 me personally. Campfire Was kinda dreading it. It's always a sad scence in camp. It marks e parting. Our grp sang At the Begining. Specially dedicated 2 Joan ma'am n Poh Boon sir. Our performance was e most boring 1. I was right in e middle. Singing as loud as I could in order 2 guide e rest. Guess I sang a little 2 loudly. But no choice. Felt so embarrassed singing in front of all e ma'ams n sirs. Invited Poh Boon sir to do e friendship dance. Haha... better not say what I want to. But sir, thanks 4 e little dance. Hui Hui ma'am came! Chatted a while n went back 2 join my fellow foxtrots. Thanks 2 Yi Min ma'am n Hui Hui ma'am 4 e choc. Joan ma'am n Poh Boon sir became our Mummy n Daddy. We were their first 9 babies. Received gd comments from both of them. They both have gd impression n high expections of me I guess. Mummy, Daddy. Don't worry. I'll do my best. Hope that you both will really drop by our units. Actually wanted 2 cry when they were commenting esp when Joan ma'am was doing it. Cause she seemed to want to cry... We pretended that we want to go to the wash room so as to cook some food 4 them cause Yu Ching sir came n disturb us. Hahha.. but ended up being called a rubbish bin by us as Alpha throw all e food they can't finish 2 him. hhaha.. ma'am was so nice. e chicken wing not cook she also never say.. sorry. My fault. I'm e 1 who cooked it. After that we went to help clean up e decos. Signed on e cards tat we wanted 2 give them.. Cheered lots. Made lots of promises that Foxtrot will be alive...
Day 4, 8 June Had Captain Ball's primership in e mrng. It was great. Foxtrot seemed 2 be alive. We played well. Second round with Alpha was a great game. Over heard ma'am saying that we're very hyper don't know 2 who. Heex. =) Yes we are hyper! Breakfast was super filling. Poh Boon sir came back. He skipped lesson 4 us. So nice of him. Our event came. Of all we've planned. Ended up having a combined 1 instead. During Management Crisi, e instructors played. Admire them 4 their activeness.. Entire event seemed fun. But we're left out of it. Can't b helped. Nvm. Joan ma'am left half way... Sadx. She can't have coke with us...Soon break camp. Managed 2 hold back my tears. We were e only grp with coke. We all shouted Eh Ah! Shaked every instructors' hands. Received their well wishes too... Settled e shirt $ n left. Could no longer hold back my tears when I read Joan ma'am's sms... Li Xuan cried too.. Haiz. But everthing has a begining n an end too.. can't b helped. Bus ride back mrt I felt like going back campsite. Haiz. I already start 2 miss camp at that moment... Hope e gathering will be a successful one...
I miss Foxtrot and I love Foxtrot. We rocks! Eh Ah!!!
