Well, I'm back from the most special and sweetest 3-days ever. COUNCIL CAMP AT KOTA TINGGI WATERFALL RESORT! Aah, what fun (like BINGO)! There were wild paintball battles (well, not exactly), crazy-ass-cruising-for-bruising trekking, insane and exhilarating dipping in freakishly cold waters and senseless dancing at the campfire.

Sounds unorganized and chaotic huh? But it wasn't really that messy, it was rather thrilling and exciting. In the end it all boiled down to the togetherness of the council at the camp. Despite the bruises and muscle aches on my body since waking up this morning, I'm feeling really pleasant and assured. Because in that camp, most of the councillors I saw were really united and friendly. And finally I feel relieved that the current sec 3s and sec 2s will definitely succeed when their time comes to serve in the council when they're sec 4s or so. They'll be okay. Really. But some councillors really deserve to be put out of their misery, executioner-style with a paintball marker at point-blanc range. I really wonder how did they get elected to be councillors. SERIOUSLY.

But straying away from unimpressiveness and disatisfaction with a certain few councillors, I had an extremely enjoyable time in that camp, especially after hanging out with the sec 4s that I wasn't initially close to. I definitely know how all the past sec 4s feel on their last days of camp, the feeling of sadness that all good things come to an end. Sigh, all the time spent with the sec 4s who went to the camp was definitely a great time, especially the secret late-night rendezvous we held from night to the early hours of the morning.

[start camp]

Anyway, on Monday 16th we arrived in Kota Tinggi. We were all awed by the surroundings, so peaceful and quiet, before the tranquility was interrupted when we saw the water "park" and slide. We climbed up to the dining area and had lunch before heading off to our rooms. I bunked in with Nicolette, Zhi Qing and Jessie (sp?). A little slacking before our first activity commenced: THE HIGH ROPES ELEMENTS. omg so scary. Anyway, it was fun to watch everyone freak out and get excited. A little practice on the low ropes before we all proceeded to the high ropes.

A little something people should know about me. In my years in OPSS I have never went for any camps that involved high ropes (sec 3 camp, OBS), so from that height watching my buddy, Nicolette attempt the course I was unnerved. It's a long way down that can pretty much kill. But irregardless, I watched some of the others and Nicolette go through the course with some difficulties before an even worse obstacle popped up. It began raining, a pretty heavy deluge. I was forced to retire to shelter and watch the others who were attmepting the 7-high elements painstakingly slowly go a full circle around the 7-elements back to the starting point.

Nicolette, I swear here right now: You are the bravest, fiercest person I have ever known. I SALUTE YOU.

A change of plans and everyone went back to their rooms in the freezing rain. We showered and slacked around before proceeding to the dining hall for dinner. It was after then we had a discussion time, and we were given questions posted by teachers(??) about why ordinary OPSS students have found a brand new disrespect for teachers/others. My group (well, me esp.) blamed it on the parents and government, but also the students. After a few more moments of talking around, the discussion and rain stopped, and the whole council then went off to a FIREFLY CRUISE.

Skipping to the cruise, we were all boarded into a little boat and driven to dark areas of a river where certain bushes grew. And it was then we were all totally awed by the fireflies that flew around like little glowing spheres. In semi-darkness, these tiny little illuminating bugs swarmed around a few bushes. It was like Christmas! The first time many of us saw fireflies and it was just so brilliant and beautiful.

We stopped at a petrol kiosk to buy some supper items before heading back to the resort. It was then we played Tyti (sp???) and Uno. So fun, to watch people lose. :D The first night's sleep was cold. The end.

SECOND DAY! Cold, as usual. Breakfast first, more slacking before the councillors all headed off for a trekking through the forest. It wasn't that bad, it was a swell journey albeit the slippery ground and hard elements where we had to climb over fallen logs whilst going uphill etc. I accumulated a knee injury, but that didn't deter me from PAINTBALL which was next up on the itinery. While waiting for the other groups to shoot it out to the end, the few remaining groups worked on their skits for the campfire later that night.

An hour of waiting and a thought-provoking, insightful conversation with Mrs Rupesh about necrophiliacs later, it was our turn for paintball. Waiting for our turn in "Barrel City", we watched Zhi Sheng single-handedly take down all the teachers (who were in the opposing team to his group). It was impressive and then two groups (which with 4 poeple inside) were called up. I was in one of them. Our 2 groups was originally sexist (boys vs. girls) before the facilitators swapped us around and made us equal. After suiting up in equipment, it was into the battle arena and the paintball match began.

I can confidently say in computer games and arcade games, my accuracy is the equivalent of shit. I am a very bad aim, so I usually spam. But in that arena, I waited it out and managed to take down one person. You can imagine how happy I felt then and now as I type this all out. :DDD Yay, my accuracy isn't that terrible in real life, only in virtual reality! HAHAHA.

Anyway, moving on. The rest of my team were shot and taken out, so was the opposing team until the referee yelled out for everyone to hear: "OH, IT'S ONE AGAINST ONE!" My first thought: Holy shit, I'm the last one?!? And then the sniping game began. I waited for him and he waited for me to screw up and reveal ourselves. Where he was situated, he could poke his paintball marker through the holes of his cover and shoot the area I was in, so I took a chance and slid to a new position. I fired two shots at the cover before the referee came over and checked how many pellets I had left - none - before the game ended.

Despite losing, I felt pretty happy I was the last one to be out (which meant I wad not shot at all!), and having taken down one guy. PEOPLE LIKE ME WITH ACCURACY LIKE FUCK DON'T DO THAT! So yes, I am feeling quite pleased and accomplished, thank you. After that the people who had finished playing then went for a supervised dip in the pool area near the waterfall. SO MUCH FUN. We had fun splashing people in the water and outside of the water and just hanging around like a bunch of retarded teenage mermaids. The water was horrendously cold, but it was still quite a superb experience.

The sec 4s' then left to shower and rehearse for our 'special' item before heading down to dinner. Later a campfire was held and each group had to come up to perform their skit. But in the intervals, we played campfire games like "My side/front/back" before the sec 4s performed our personal item - the dance we were supposed to do for SCI. After that the real chaos began, we (seniors) played a cruel trick on everyone and made them have a "dance-and-freeze" competition. Those who laughed if we harassed them while they froze in a dancing position would be sent to the 'stage' and dance as a forfeit. But being a bunch of 'malicious' people, the rules secretly changed, and the people remaining on the dancefloor would have to dance instead. I am so amazed by the remaining 9's dancing skills, seriously. But still, it was a real fun night.

And then, back to the rooms, a shower and lights out.

But not the sec 4s. : ] We instead held a secret rendezvous in one of our rooms and played more Tyti and Uno games. It carried on until a few of us couldn't take it and went off to bed, and only 9 (?) sec 4s remained. We tried out magic tricks *FAIL*, told jokes and played Murderer until 4.30 am in the morning (or as Chang Hee put it his way, until 7.30 am). It was so fun, especially trying to remember who was dead when we were too tired to rememeber anything. And Joel's addition of the Joker was a pretty good idea, what a hilarious joke switching deceased and alive positions with each other. We were all going to sleep in that queen-sized bed when we realized not all of us could fit, so a few of us retired to our own rooms to sleep.

The best sec 4 night gathering ever.

The next morning, breakfast then more dipping in the pool. This time I attempted to climb up the miniature waterfall but the rocks were way too slippery (and my pants + underwear kept falling out - so embarrassing). All of us then headed back to our rooms to pack and then we left Kota Tinggi. A 2-hour stop at a huge shopping centre, JusCo (sounds like Just Go) where everyone bought stuff before we arrived back in Singapore in the pouring rain, 2 hours before we were estimated to arrive back.

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Sounds confusing and chaotic, eh? But it was really a sweet experience. This was our last camp as secondary 4 councillors (graduated) and now I finally feel what the previous batches have felt on their last days of camps/chalets. It truly is a saddening and nostalgic feeling, but somewhere in there is hope that we will bond together even after we leave. I know we ALL can. : ] So, yup, that's camp, or the summed-up version of it from my Point-of-View. Photos up on Facebook, and now the sec 4s have PROM to look forward to. :D

It's gonna be a good, good time.

You suspect me

I suspect you

2009 Council Camp @ Kota Tinggi
Don't forget it, guys.
"Taking everything for granted but we still respect the time. We move along with some new passion knowing everything is fine. And I would wait and watch the hours fall in a hundred separate lines, but I regain repose and wonder how I ended up inside. Can we fast-forward to go down on me? Stop there and let me correct it, I wanna live a life from a new perspective. You come along because I love your face, and I'll admire your expensive taste. And who cares? Divine intervention. I wanna be praised from a new perspective. But leaving now would be a good idea, so catch me up im getting out of here."

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a DARK beach with a BLACK view ; it was 4:27 PM

"When the paralytic dreams that we all seem to keep. Drive on engines till they weep. With future pixels in factories far away."

"Singing songs that make you slit your wrists,
It isn't that much fun..."

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Ex-Chongfu Primary. / Ex-CHAS.
Graduated Orchid Park Secondary:
Ex-Drama. Ex-Debater. Ex-Student Councillor. Ex-1A3-ian. Once-and-forever-2A3-ian. Ex-3A1-ian. Ex-PROUD-4A1-ian.

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FYI, I quote a LOT of lyrics.

NOT emo, just tends to be more depressed than I'd like.
NOT a rocker, but loves to rock out.
NOT so sure i know who i am.
SUFFERS from Dermatillomania
a passionate LOVE for the colour RED
& PROUD TO BE A freak. Are you?

1. Love myself.
2. Self-Acceptance.
3. Eradicate insecurities.
4. Not to care.
5. Work hard in school.
6. Start over.
7. Take it slow.
8. Keep promises.
9. GPA >3.8 [yr 1.2,1.1,2.2,2.1,3.2]
10. To be MISERABLE and HAPPY.


"If it's not enough, try again. And again. Over and over again."

[[ WaNTS && WiSHES ]]

(1) Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
(2) 30STM - This Is War
(3) New Headphones
(4) Those new JEANS
(5) A Teenage Dream

Alex. :)♥ (my bumbling idiot)

HUTTSON My poopoo DOGGIE. ♥♥♥

BANDS :: MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE. Placebo. Marilyn Manson. 30 Seconds to Mars. Avenged Sevenfold. Linkin Park. Gorillaz. The Blackout. The Academy Is... Fall Out Boy. Bullet For My Valentine. Before Their Eyes. Lady Gaga. Just to name a VERY few...

HEROES :: GERARD WAY. TDK Joker. Jared Leto. Brian Molko. Draco Malfoy. 2D. Gerard Way. ♥ XD

Dilemmas.
The conflict.
Inner conflict.
Prejudiced people.
BUGS.

2A3-ians ♥ We Rock. Like Hell.
3/4A1-ians Over speed limit :D
Shoethrowers ♥ FAMILY
Apphia! :D :D :D Hee.
Azira A-zi-zi-ziraaaa! ♥ xD
Elizabeth ♥!
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Jessica :D :D :D
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Joel is a legend!
Kenn Ninjaboy :D
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Li Qing :DDD!
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Nazry BiTCH!♥
Pearlyn So cute. :D
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Samuel ... Moo. :D ♥
Sarah BestFriend WALRUS ♥♥♥
Sheereen :DDD She cool yo!
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Si Ying, Tan rroooccckksss. :]
Si Ying, Yeh :D
Su Min She rocks!
Su Yuan :]

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I'm nothing but a beautiful disaster,
Crying tears of blood and joy
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Oblivion;
It's the place to be.
Ephemeral Romance.
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