OBS @ Pulau Ubin.
Day 1
actually i was feeling kinda sian, cause i didn't know anyone there. haha only xh and a few other peeps. but it doesnt matter.. so we were split up into our watches. i was in barker =) did some admin stuffs. den went to place our bags in the bunks. looks like a chalet.. with tiled floors and everything. haha 
place too nice fer a camp. (this was wad our watch was thinking when we first stepped in) haha we were more of residential. kayaking was up next. just some practise drills. like capsizing..learning how to use the paddle, did some formation in the middle of the sea and stuffs. the capsizing was fun. haha and i consider the food there not bad already. (comparing to the s2 camp at selangor) probably obs's food was two times better and i'm not kidding, tho it still ain't up to standard. anw it was chicken wings fer all lunch and dinners. prob cus of the muslims, but the chicken was the nicest there. we had some leadership lessons in the learning room too. before lights out at 11pm. v tired alr after 1/2 day out at sea. i slept on the upper deck of the bed. and tho i was covered from head to toe, the mosquitoes did not spare me. urgh irritating.. thus lack of sleep. =x kept scratching and scratching.
Day 2
okay it was height elements day. had some classroom learning again. (that was really boring, but it helps sometimes) did belaying, the v basic. plus wearing ur harnesses and helmets. we split into pairs, guy and girl. did it with justin and we were the outside element.. climbing from log to log (vertically) damn. so lucky us was the first pair. i didn't have any phobia of heights lah. but when we were up, the feeling was totally diff. horrible please. suddenly i freaked out. haha. the logs were shaky, the wind was strong -_- the first log went fine cus it was like at my chest level. easy to climb. the next few was "oh my shen". when we stood up, the log was at my forehead. phew! thank goodness justin was tall and stong. haha. or i wld haf jus died-ed pls. every log we used the same procedures.. justin stood up first den he helped me up. den he bent down, i used his legs to climb up to the 2nd log, den he will jus pull himself up..using arm powers (den i felt useless la, haha, cant do anything to help. probably jus balancing the log=/) at one point in time, i wanted to give up. haha but he said jus continue.. haha i was freaking out. BUT.. we managed to complete the whole element.. all the way to the 6th log. HAHAHA. =) so happy. and after everything my shoulders ached like nobody's business.
teachers frm pj came over to obs specially to pass us our nyaa booklets so that we can let the obs instructors sign under our camp activity section. kinda touched, coming all the way from mainland. yep anw our original plan was to camp out only on 1 night. but nyaa gold participants required 3 nights out under a sheltered tent. so we gained consensus from the non-nyaa participants and we sacrificed the bunks and built our own basha, fer the next few nights.
the 2nd night, we had our nicely built basha, we combined both together so it was huge and the girls slept on one side the boys slept on the other.. head to head. =)
we were briefed on our land and sea expeditions too. chose our leaders to help navigate. and we started packing our bagpacks and rations preparing for set-off the next day. the barker guys were gentlemen. most of the girls carried nothing except for their own stuffs and probably some biscuits. the guys carried the groundsheets, canned food, ponchos, blue tubs, pots etc.
by the second day, barker was already very bonded =)
Day 3
land ex! we were suppose to set off at 9am and reached our destination at 250pm. but the downpour stopped us. =x bad weather.. the kayaking team were affected too. 3 out of 7 watches did land ex first, while the remaining 4 went for sea ex. heard that halfway thru the kayaking the 4 watches were stuck in a very bad storm out in the open sea, they had to raft up and hold on to a speedboat, so that they would not capsize or anything. haha. okie, back to our sea ex we started off at 10am, 1hr later den planned and we still had to reach at 250pm. so we were led by maio and sam. 1st checkpoint and we had to bash thru the forest already. mosquitoes attacked us. kept applying insect repellant.. back on proper pathway, the roads. at our 3rd checkpoint, we had to go to the tip of the quarry. halfway up, it rained again and it was super heavy. all had to take out our ponchos, used groundsheets to cover our backpacks. some stayed behind, some continued a short journey up, all the way to the top. nice scenary.. but when we came down, the forest tracks were muddy.. super muddy. since we were already wet, we jus stepped into the ankle deep muddy waters. haha. rawks man, so chocolatey.. i mean the color of the muddy waters =p it was very slippery on the way down too. but we were quick and no one fell =)
we managed to complete all 4checkpoints. safe and sound., but drenched. lols. and tired. the backpacks really strained our shoulders. =( aching like nobody's business. legs were suan and tired. we reached at 250pm sharp at our destination. so happy! why? cus we saw the other 2 watches there, but none of them completed all 4 checkpoints. so proud of barker!! woohoo!! well, the end destination was not our campsite yet. so all 3 watches set off together.. for our final destination. led by suisen, followed by tockseng and barker. and we continued walking in the rain for 2hrs till we reached the campsite at 530pm. hurriedly settled down, started pitching our basha and cooking before the sky turns dark. the solid fuel stinks!! oh my shen. so er xin, felt like puking. we cooked rice, mushrooms and curry chicken. haha damn funny. the porridge plus half cooked rice as described by sheekwang. toilets were in the bushes. powder bath. and i strained my left knee after all that trekking. =( that night, our basha wasn't really nice.. =x it was sagging. the dew kept dripping in.. =x hahas. but we still managed to pull through. we were all freezing cold. shorts and short sleeve shirts. socks were wet, can't wear, it'll be even worse. didnt want to sleep.. sheekwang shared ghost stories about college.. haha try not to recall cause some .... (better nt say) i'll freak out..
yup. so at 12midnight it was my bday. well spent at the campsite lahs. haha. but so sorry i fell asleep before 12. =x was really tired already. woke up the next morning, greeted by justin's bday greetings followed by others and den a loud bday song fer me =) thanks people. and yea the other watch had a bday girl too and they started singing after us.. barker boo-ed them cus they copied us. no initiative. lols.
Day 4 MY BIG DAY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!
a day for sea ex! whole new experience!.. some more doing it on my birthday. =) hahas. woke up.. no toilet to use. unpitched basha. do morning exercises = jumping jacks. ate bfast, bread and tuna that we have in our backpacks. packed rations, life vests, sunblock.. for kayaking. bagpacks sent on speedboat back to hq. the 2 appointed to navigate the whole journey back was from barker. so barket set off first with the other 2 watches following behind. we took a diff route from the previous grp. we cut thru swampy areas. haha it rawked lah. we predicted that we'll haf to walk in the muddy waters and carry our kayak thru. but jus as we set off, a storm was expected.. and it started raining heavily. super diff to kayak. and it was freezing cold. -grrrr- when we managed to get thru the swampy areas, the current was more calm =) phew! we kayak-ed..sometimes went the wrong way, had to back track. on the way, we met a mudwall. the only way to get thru was to come down and carry the kayak across. damn hard. haha the leaders went up first. stood there and helped to support everyone. the mud was soft la. if u dont tighten ur shoelaces.. u'll jus come out barefooted. haha and the mud was slippery not forgetting that it jus rained. eeeew! damn gross but nice experience.. =D every point or so.. we'll jus take out food to eat, biscuits and energy bar. paddled all the way till we reached open sea at around 12plus. so glad.. out in the vast sea, the current and waves were stronger. everytime a boat passes by, swaths were send us up and down the waves. haha funnn! jus make sure u dont capsize.. went round the island, finally reached back to hq at 2plus. damn tiring experience. something i'm sure i would not forget.
got back to bunk, after showering immediately switched on my hp. =) hehes. did not surrender it but did not bring for expedition also. afraid it would spoil. yep, started receiving all my msges from fellow peeps. thanks thanks. besties, litchie, pw, mich, zk, hq, yt, john, clara, kaka, gr, hr, cheeping, sam, bunny, deslen, siqi, wan ching, walter, pirate, cf, alan, daughter.. lolx. and wendee and meow.. fer wishing me on e very morn of my camp. *huggs* but hey babe! my kayak did not capsize. wahahaa. =p
washed up. washed the bagpacks, life vests, basha materials. went for dinner.. a proper one, after 2days =) yummy. hahax. we had to prepare for indiana arts festival.. something by obs. we decided to work on a skit. was given bout 1hr. haha but barker was a lil' uncooperative. we were all tired. hard to focus lah. we didnt really come up with anything. decided to go for impromptu. =x
3rd night spent under the basha again. barker decided not to sleep.. we wanted to chit-chat =) and when we went under the basha, our sleeping arrangement changed. lols. we anyhow sleep, boys and girls just mixed. we couldnt be bothered. shared alot with each other.. over love lives.. everyone shared. woohoo!! and gossips.. just talked and listened. until.. gradually everyone fell asleep.. guess we are just too tired.
Day 5- finale
nothing grand. we were separated into Team K/A/Q instead. 32 in each team. we had to split up some builders, some fundraisers. our aim was to build a raft and peddle out to sea..successfully.. lols. i was under the fundraisers group. went around from stations to stations completing activites to raise funds so that the builders can buy ropes and barriers fer our raft. dat was pretty fun, the activites. my group was very crappy la. with like sam, des..justin, haz, shaminah... i was one of the 16 sitted on the raft. very unstable. when we wanted to set off, the barrier came loose =x had to bring it back to make amendments. hahas. pathetic. set off fer the 2nd time, still a little unstable.. but we managed to bring our flag out to sea. hahas. on the way back.. a speed boat went pass. the swath was huge.. some of us lost balance, the barrier came off.. lols. darn farnie.. most of us were off the raft alr, grabbing on to the sides den swimming back. haha. TEAM Q rawks la! =D but BARKER is better. hehes.
cleaned up and packed our bags. gonna leave obs le. sobsobs. sad to leave barker.. =( hahas. went fer lunch. went to the souvenier shop to get the tees. had our performances.. hah. a little pathetic as expected. but i'm glad the song dedicated to our instructor, serence was well-done =) happy happy. we had our sharing sessions. did feedbacks..collected our photos. bid each other goodbye.. gonna miss barker and obs. yup, we took lots of photos. shall ul them when i get them.
parents fetched me from ponggol, went for early dinner.. came back pack my stuffs and went to bed. home sweet home.. =p
SOMETHING GRAND TO SAY. AHAHAHA!
I'VE NO SANDFLIES BITES! WOOHOO! mosquito bites a little lahs.. but not as many as xh.. whose leg is rotting according to him. ahaha =p
this is just some of us in our bunks.. after shower. waiting for dinner..lolx. 
getting ready for height elements! 
myself and justin. hahaha. desperately trying to climb up =x
andy needed 3 belayers. haha but nope, he ain't fat. 
that's andy and aisyah..
all packed up and ready to go.... HOME. haha. 
we are from 
us(barker) and our certificates =D 
yupp.. Outward Bound Singapore. the whole idea of the pic was to see the board eh. i was wondering what were on the photographers mind when they took the pic.. haha but nvm =) 
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notice the paul frank slippers! it's 
we spent quite alot on neos.. *tsk* addictive. lolx. while waiting for twiny sista to come.. den we took again =/ while wenny took my camera and snapped non-stop.. and i always get bullied in photos like this.. (look below) haha. 
it was late already. striked off the intention of going to marina for steamboat. went to wheelock's fish and co. 
*yummy* second time at fish and co this year. and both for my bday. -_- but it's okie. it's the companion that matters. deciding on what to order.. 
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and there's a surprise for me when i'm back. -gosh- hope it's nothing bad. haha. 
had brunch and started work.. very first and foremost, the sweet potatoes and corns. 
yt had a hard time peeling those mao mao stuffs off the corns and i did the wrapping of aluminium foil. hahas. =x horrible work. next came the prawns.. 
eeeew! they stink! and it's worst cus we had to trim the feelers and feets and those sharp edges, that will prick you. yt was complaining as she did it. halfway thru, went to get the otah and satay from zhikang. we've yet to pack the hotdogs and crabsticks when xinhao called and say they will be reaching in about 10mins! %^&%$#%*#@! the kitchen was in a mess. we aren't ready yet. and we've not washed up yet. oh my shen. so rush.. hahas. opened all the hotdogs and crabsticks, packed them into the aluminium tray, put some ice, wrapped them and quickly washed up and clean the dirty kitchen. we did that in about 20mins. fast eh? =p loaded all the stuffs onto xh's mum's lorry. damn cool. we looked as though we were going camping. =x 
myself, yt, leonard,xh,alvin and kenneth. 6little green men on the lorry.
i was made to pose like this -_- haha.
you see, our fellow sotong mate was jealous. so we decided to let her join into our scandal.. ta da~~ 
yup. haha and while everyone were busy bbq-ing.. a gambling den was set up in the shelter.. hahas. the "bridge" gang. they were kinda engrossed in their game.. and food has to be delivered to them. -.-
proud of them =D 
yep as seen from above.. hahahaa. some bimbotic poses =p 
continued our journey..passed the kallang park. saw an indian family at an underpass. that's their home.kinda poor thing. smth like a squatter settlement. we reached sims ave.. asked a cabby for directions. and in a few mins, we were at geylang alr. smelled durians everywher. haha. but no dou hua =( we circulated, asked for directions but still cant find.. so we decided to buy durians D24 back for everyone. and when we asked the uncle again if he knew of the dou hua, he said at that time it was closed alr. -.- it was nearing 5am. i think we missed it by awhile.. prob ard 2-3 they wld still be open. bought durians, milo.. started our journey back cus we didnt want to miss the sunrise =) we took 30mins to back. half of the duration we took to reach geylang. fast eh? =p and the last stretch back was horrible. all the way from area A to area C. we were tired and our butts ached. we chiong-ed all the way. the last push! haha. all the fast ones went all the way.. at a damn fast speed. hahas. myself, yt, wendee, mich, xh, leonard.. finish it once and for all. afterall, we were seated on the bikes for 1hr+ already. haha. 
it was nearing 6 and the sky's still dark. so we decided to WALK to 7-11 to get mineral water and some food. haha the girls were almost dead, walked like zombies. we went to mac for a rest, blew aircon. haha. and rushed back to the bbq pit cus the sky is getting brighter! the horizon is very nice. the orangey..bluish skies =) how can we do without pics when the setting is so nice? =p here they are.. 
u shld focus on the beach for this picture..cus yt was trying to take her art piece.. specially for me from herself and hz.. it says 
a watersnake. haha kinda fascinating..kept crowding around it. gr n walter tried to throw sand to kachiao den u hear wendee making so much noise lols. a guy came and threw the snake back into the sea with his bare hands!! =x but after awhile, the rest found another snake. lolx. they tried to be kind souls too.. shoving the snake back into the sea but it kept coming ashore. duno why. haha. managed to keep it back into the sea when hz found a designated spot for the snake. too engrossed looking at hz.. hahas. 
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