I'm finally back from Bintan with tons of mosquito bites and yes, i'm tanned :(
However, that doesn't mean that i don t like the camp, seriously it's fun.
Hang on cos it's gonna be a long post :/
Day One
I didnt expect that we would be going for mountain trekking during the first day of the camp.
And yeah, Max was right about us climbing the enormous mountain we saw on our way there.
Climbing was okay at first, but not after we started needing ropes and the fact that it rained, making the paths even more slippery. I fell like lots and lots of times, and kena damn lots of mosquito bites lah.
But luckily I have very helpful & caring team mates who assisted me by lending me their helping hand :) Thankyou so much guys!! :D
So i climbed all the way, kept whining and wanting to give up (eh, i'm a girl so it's ok to whine) but still made it all the way to the top. But then, when it comes to descending, i very reluctantly climbed down, or rather slide down the mountain. LOL. But thru this activity, i got to realise that my bonding with my comet was really strong, & i'm glad to have them with me throughout this camp.
Plus, we can actually sleep with friends of other houses even though we have diff activities at diff time, cos bedtime is the same. Pity Niki never came, hais.
Day Two
Cos i had a headache aft ytd's climb, i didn't join the group with the mangrove reforestation. However, i did participated in the charcoal factory visit. It was a very motivational and touching trip cos we got to know about the living conditions and lifestyle the villagers led. I wish we would not complain about the littlest things anymore cos the people and children there could not even live a happy and comfortable life as we did. The most heartbreaking experience was when we were giving food supplies during our home visit to the villagers there. There was one particular villager who almost cried when we were there to help her. It's sad to hear that they only had a little bit of rice and some vegetables, if lucky, some fish, for their meals.
We also had our cg interaction that night. Haha, it was a piece of good news for 45A to know that we'll be with Mr Lee (pe teacher) instead of Mr Alfie for the interaction. Poor Ain teared when she was sharing her experience with the rest about our home visit. Then, it was motivational talk before we went to sleep.
Day Three
Sandcastle building, team building games & rafting.
I had a great time with my comet this day! Seriously, they should have placed this as the first activity for the camp. We built a "charcoal factory" for Jian Sheng, who was unable to join us ytd cos he had rashes. Then during our presentation to the rest of the house, Max crapped his way thru. We attained the first place during the team building games ^ ^
It was also the first time we got to drink coke aft so many days of plain water. Then during the presentation for our raft, we again crapped our way thru, lol.
Campfire was fun, but not long enough to me. During our camp prep, many of our house members were not active and it's sad for us cheerleaders that we were unable to get the people to participate. As Hyati almost cried when she was making her speech to inspire and motivate them to participate, Azura and i also cried. Winning never came easy, we had to put in lots and lots and lots of hard work. We knew this thru our experience during cheerleading on sports day. Nevertheless, Aquila didnt disappoint us during our campfire performance :) Surprises came when the trainers lit up fireworks.
Akasha, Din, Audrey, Amy & Mervin were really great trainers who can lead people well. Since day four is only about our way back home, i shan't write about it. I really enjoyed camp, even though i wont go for any more mountain climbing activity more.
Most of all, AQUILA can soar, i witnessed it :)
Bintan is a beautiful place, so is the resort. If i were to be there again next time, i'll be sleeping on a bed, with the air condition, not the tent anymore (: