Rangers Camp 2006

Just came back from rangers camp today..i think i have lots to write here but where shall i start?it's a leisure camp but not fully leisure..maybe half training.we have 1 merit card for each patrol.when we do something good such as volunteering to help,winning in games, then we'll get merit points.otherwise we'll get dimerits. i'll just start from the 1st day..

1st day, friday, 16th june: started at about 5..started with role call..the shortest and fastest role call ever..lol..cause it was about to rain.so we quickly sang the world song with full speed and got ready for the cooking competition.oh yeah, by the way, we're divided into 4 patrols.namely, kim-chi, spaghetti, chapatti and sushi.im in the kim-chi patrol(korea!!)..hehe..we were supposed to cook 5 dishes for the cooking competition..we cooked sweet and sour chicken, steam beancurd, brocolli and carrot, omelette, tomyam soup and made our own dessert.the cooking was not bad..i had stomach ache the next day..lol..is it the food not clean or is it jz something wrong with myself?

after dinner we cleaned up everything..rest a little while.and play games..the 1st game was flag drawing competition.each patrol was given a white cloth and we were supposed to design our own flag for our patrol..my patrol didn't bring water colour so we had to use other patrol's.very limited colours..no pencils provided..good thing 1 of my patrol members is good in art..we didn't win though..not that nice.next we played Scavenger Hunt where we have to find the things listed in the paper and show it to any of the leaders to get signatures..the patrol with the most signatures wins..after that we played another game,i don't know the name..we were given 5 pieces of newspaper and by stepping on the newspapers we have to cross a certain line by shifting the newspapers without standing on the floor and all of us have to step on the newspaper..i find it very fun..after that we rested for a while..then had our showers and prepared to sleep at about 11.30 (if im not mistaken).though i was really tired but i couldn't sleep.i turned here and there and i still cant sleep.my legs and hands were alraedy aching.on the first night itself during games time i already felt homesick..miss my home though this is the 4th time i went for camp in school.maybe i'm too sick of camping in school..

2nd day: early in the morning at 5something i woke up when they suddenly on all the lights in the upper hall where we slept..i saw some people taking their towels to bathe.gosh!so early,we have to get up..wanted to sleep more..hehe.. after bathing, we did our morning exercise..no point bathing..sweat a lot..then we played the same game as the newspaper game but with chairs this time..then we had our breakfast..milo with gardenia buns..the form 5 leaders prepared the milo..next we packed our stuff needed to be taken to polo ground..at around 8 something,we had hiking.we walked all the way to polo ground..not near you know?so extremely tiring.and we wore our official guide uniform..so damn hot.we carried our portable stove too.when we arrived,we took out all the stuffs needed and started cooking. my PS(patrol second),doly did the cooking.we cooked baked beans, sausages and meatballs..we had some snacks and junks too..after eating, we played a game called "sei kai" (dead chicken)..i didn't join the game..having stomach ache that time so i don't know what's the game like.

after that we packed our stuffs once more and hiked back to school..by the time we arrived school, our legs were all aching like mad..luckily we were allowed to do anything except bathing while waiting for our lunch.some slept,some ate( i was one of them =p) oh yeah,i forgot to hand in my permission letter for the camp.and the unit leader gave 20 dimerits to each person who did not hand in the letter.for example,if 3 person in a patrol did not hand in their letters, then 60 dimerits will be given.i did not know it's that important.then we had quiz too.our lunch was catered.."nasi ayam masak merah".not bad..bt the cincau drink didn't taste so good..

after lunch, we changed into our dark coloured shirts for the water games.before the water games, we played a game called blind game where everyone in the patrol is blind folded except two who will guide us to the stations we have to go.this game is really scary..the moment i started walking,holding onto my friend's back..i felt so scared..i couldn't see anything at all..i was so afraid that i might fall at the stairs or somewhere..i kept asking my friend who was not blind folded where we were.all i can do is trust two of them and just listen to wat they said.the silliest thing which happened during this game was when we walked to a classroom,arranged the chairs in a straight line,blind folded. just by listening to my friend's commands.while waiting for the rest to arrange the rest of the chairs,my friend, karen or maybe wen yen (cant remember) asked me to stand aside so that i don't block the rest.all of a sudden someone guided me to a place and asked me to sit.i was blur and i just followed.later when my patrol was leaving, i did not know what was happening and they did not notice that im sitting there quietly.the leaders said "hey u left ur member behind".. oh no..how embarassed..haha..i should have said something..i thought i should just wait for instructions..
through this game, i got to experience the feeling of people who can't see..people in total darkness all the time.for the very first time i've been blind folded and walk around everywhere.i learned that we must trust our friends and be thankful that we are not blind.

we had another station game after that called amazing race..as usual, we were given a clue at every station..the second last station was the water games part..very interesting..we had to find a partner..put an egg in between our foreheads and walk in between strings tied to two benches.we were also given 1 water baloon each to be sat on at the end of the line so that it'll burst..the last station was the questioning part..they will burst a water baloon above our heads for every wrong answer given.we won this amazing race! lol..surprisingly..for 350 merit points for that.we hardly win in games.

after getting wet..we had our showers and next helped to prepare for the gathering night and barbeque..after the barbeque, we had our gathering night.on this gathering night,we were suppose to perform our patrol song and yell and our assigned music video.we were given the title of the song in the morning.i'm not sure of the title but the song goes like this "rain drops keep falling on my head.."that's all i know..haha..we did a real silly thing..doly and my PL(patrol leader) lilitha are most pro in acting.i only became the backup ppl who do silly dances behind with other friends.other patrols did other videos such as my humps by blackeyed peas, the chicken little song by ozone and i forgot the other one.after that we were asked to perform a dance on a nursery ryhme.we got the song "im a little teapot".only had 5 minutes to plan and discuss..lol..that's the silliest thing ever..so embarassing..after all the performances, we sat down and rested and were told to go to bed..all of us were shocked as we thought we were going to have midnight stalking..some leaders told us that.and the other leaders denied it.

we went to sleep at about 11.30.20 minutes later they woke us up for midnight stalking.that's so mean..they forced us to sleep and 20 minutes later they woke us up..i knew they would that.midnight stalking is where we had to find the leaders who are hiding in around the school without any clue.and each patrol is allowed to use only 1 torchlight.it's midnight and we have to walk around the school which is very haunted.we had to hold on tight to each other and go together..well,some of my patrol members just don't like to hold on together and walked alone.we could only find 3 stations and 2 of it were told by other groups..lol..thank God i did not see "anything" i didn't want to see.but before that i think i saw a shadow running when i was washing the plates outside the surau..when i looked around,no one was running..the shadow looked like human..maybe i think too much..lol..my friend kay yen actually saw something near the flag pole and in the dungeon and fell sick after that (kay yen demanded for this,right?=p)..the midnight stalking ended at around 1am and we went back to sleep.

3rd day(last day): we woke up at about 6.35am.we did some morning exercise and next cleaned up the place used for barbeque last night and we were not allowed to bathe.for this i think they're not evil..it's really troublesome for the cleanliness to take care of all of us who want to bathe.we had our breakfast,instant noodles with sausages and drank milo.later we packed some of our things and got ready the things we needed for the next game.the next and last game is called wide game. where we look for the leaders outside the school compound with clues given to us.that was a very tiring game.our legs were already aching and we had to walk and run somemore..and some members in my patrol walked too slow and some walked too fast.

we really had fun except for the last station when we returned to school..we were supposed to light up the fire with 3 matches,some firewood and newspaper.above the ground there is a string tied to two sticks and we were to light up the fire till the fire burns the string till it breaks.this part was a total failure.we couldn't do it.it could be due to some who simply fed the fire by just dumping everything into the fire.we ran out of newspaper and matches and got dimerits for asking for more.we were warned though.i inhaled a lot of smoke and some went into my eyes.int he end the leaders helped us to cheat just to get it over.we finished second but it's nothing to be proud of cause it was by cheating at the last part.the other group didn't succeed either.that was the toughest task of all.

then we packed all our things and changed into our official uniform again to get ready to go home.we donated a lot of left over food to the orphanage behind our school. they announced the results.my patrol won the best yell,most entertaining(all thanks to doly and lilitha),best music video also because of them..erm,that's all i remember for now.the best patrol was the sushi patrol and the one with the most merit points was the spaghetti patrol.

throughout this camp, i really didn't like some of the members that i had to work with but i have no choice..must learn to cooperate with everyone but i just feel that my patrol is not cooperative at all..always disagreeing with each other.none of them wanna give up.but anyway it's finally over..there are good things and there are bad things as usual..overall this camp was fun..i enjoyed it..

what's the difference between rangers camp and 7th coy camp which i went for 3 years?rangers camp is a leisure camp while 7thcoy camp is a training camp.in rangers camp we're not timed when we're bathing,we can sleep anywhere in the hall, we're allowed to sit while doing our work, we play lots of games,no gadgets,no camp preparation,no running,just need to walk faster, no inspection,nobody cries.in 7th coy camp,it's all the opposite.

anyway,im so glad to be home today..been looking forward to coming back home as home is always the best no matter what..as the common phrase says"home sweet home"

P.S. really sorry that i do not have any pictures taken during camp that i can post here..the cameras belong to the form 5s and my apologies for the grammar errors i made..this a really long one..lol..



This is my patrol badge..yup..that's right!it's fort minor.. doly ho's idea (no comments)