After a long ride in the bus from Tuas, we arrived at the campsite before lunch. Our first activity was goal setting. We sat down in a training shet, introduced ourselves and defined our 'wants' from the camp. After lunch, we changed into our wet attire and went for all the low element courses.
We had to cross obstacles, climb on ropes, walk on logs, swim in the swamp and build a raft. I must say that the activity I enjoyed most was going into the water. The weather was hot and the water was cool, though murky. LOL!
For dinner, we had to do outdoor cooking without any solid fuel given to us! We had to source for leaves and branches to fuel our fire. Meng Soon and Yifeng had tummy aches at night after the meal. Thankfully, my food was clean. It was nice seeing our team working together. Some of us started fires, others collected branches while the rest prepared the food.
Going on, we had to shift out from our campsite after dinner because of overcrowding and cultural differences. Thank God for that! We packed our bags, loaded them onto the bus and boarded it. Its air-con never felt any better before and almost everyone slept like dead logs. When the bus driver switched off the lights on board, the absence of light was beautiful. The darkness was so pure and unblemished. (This sentence sounds wrong... Lol) I had the chance to gaze at the bright shining stars and enjoy the romance in the air.
We arrived at a resort in Kukop after about an hour of the heavenly air-conditioning, star gazing and bumpy bus ride. The resort's facilities were much better than the kumpong style in the Pulai campsite. We had a heater for baths, air-con rooms and huge beds to sleep on. Supper tasted good too, probably an after-effect of the outdoor cooking.
Early this morning, we left for the waterfall trek in Pulai. We trekked through a route in the nature reserve. It was comparatively more difficult than our Bukit Timah Hill because of the many valleys. Going down slippery slopes needed precision and balance and going uphill takes away your breath. (I mean literally!) That was not much of a view at the summit though.
I enjoyed the waterfall at the end of the trek most. The chilling cold water from the waterfall was very welcoming. We jumped in, washed our feet and splashed around. It cooled us down from the heat of the day. It also washed my insect repellant away.
On my way down from it, a naughty little leech decided to planted itself on my right inner thigh. It grew from a 2cm thin wormy creature into a 3cm thick and bloody one. It became the center of attraction and everyone started snapping photographs of my thigh. Zzz~! Here's a picture officer Saul took for me.
The leech dropped off after it sucked enough blood from me. Thankfully and surprisingly, it wasn't painful. I didn't felt anything but a little itch actually.
That was the last activity we had for our residential weekend. We left for Tuas at 3pm after lunch, and reached Singapore at about 5pm. Thank yous go to my Daddy for fetching me to and fro BBHQ.
A 2-days-1-night camp is just too short! I'll upload more pictures after officer Saul sends us more of them. Here's a group picture of the 46 of us before dismissal.
For the full entry of the weekend, see here.
Mid-year examinations will begin tomorrow soon! All the best and God bless.
