With Mosquito-Bitten Legs And Arms And The Desire For More Adventure Still In My Heart, Soul And Mind, Culda's Back, Marching With A New Age Vengeance

guess who's back. back again. culda's back. tell a friend.

there's a very good reason why i took quite a long time to update my blog. the reason is that i was too busy with other things. see, such a simple reason. anyway, i went to obs. yay!!!
actually at first i was kinda hesitating to go. but i still somehow convinced myself to go. i won't bore you with the facts so i'll just wow you with the interesting stuff...wouldn't want you to drool all over the keyboard.
anyway, the first day, i went to punggol jetty one hour earlier than the expected meeting time. i dunno why, maybe cause the singaporean kiasu bug had bitten me. anyway, out of the 16 people i only knew less than half of them. i started looking at their faces, trying to see which one of them looked like the one who kicked people's ass. i saw han pei and i was like, 'be careful of that guy'. then i saw the girls were like quite quiet but there was this particular girl which made me PITP (pee n the pants). hui wen. her face was like...

but then as they say, don't judge a book by a cover. during the 7 days, i got to know them more better. anyway, let me tell you about the stuff that really got us high or f-ed up.
well, i'm going to describe the events in the shortest i can and put it in the new paper format. ready? steady ah, Keng Swee!

Climbing

we had to overcome many high elements and not forgetting the ever-popular rock wall. it was quite fun except for the fact the belayer has no idea how hard he's pulling the rope and hurting your groin area. when we got down, we were relived twice. why twice? cause when we were relived that we climbed the thing passed our aim and the other is cause there's no more torture for our little friend down below. plus there was this DDD. no it doesn't stand for Don't Die Downstairs. it stands for...hmm...forgot already. anyway, i was partnered with this freaking short girl and i had to keep asking her to step on my leg for support. alot of nonsense that was...i could've done the whole thing by myself...i'm not trying to b boasting but beacause of my height. if my instructor is reading this, then *laughs* *cough, cough* i was just kidding. if the girl is reading this, GOOD!!! but all in all it was fun.

Land Expedition

imagine this. looking through the entire forest of pulau ubin for a bunch of stupid 5' by 5' board with quotes written on it and then when you come back to base, you find out that those are not the right boards. well, how do we know they are the right ones. if we knew, then we wouldn't be searching through cobwebs and thorns for them. we could have just sat in one corner and just write the quotes. it was like a punishment. throughout the journey, i ate 2 cobwebs, three mosquitoes entered my nose and i almost broke my ankle twice. but all in all it was fun.

Sea Expedition

something i really looked forward to. the waves, the backwashes, the girls being wet...i mean watching them capsize. but it rained alot. but somehow instead of the rain slowing us down, it really made us moved faster. oh did i mention we did it on kayak. and plus i was in the single kayak which i simple loved. i was behind lookig at the other couples struggle on the double kayak. except for han pei and his partner. he only struggles when the swordfish came into his cockpit. i had to come at full speed to recue the lifsaver. ironic, i know.but that's how the world turns round sometimes. everyone was feeling shag after the round pulau ubin trip. but all in all it was fun.

Camping

well, camping was fun. we had to stay in tents and there was even this campsite where there was no toilets, no running water and no place to walk about unless you don't mind wild dogs accompanying you behind in the shadows. it was fun, espeicially since you could have a live performance of your friend trying to figure out how to 'crap' with open land and an entrenching tool. i remembered my friend who was the first hero who used the entrenching tool. after looking around for half an hour, he gave up. but i think he did it later. and plus the capsite was opposite johor, there was barricades and fences to prevent illegal immigrants from coming in. not a comforting thought when you know you have to spend a night there. we also built up a campfire, but after 2 hours, the fire vanished like as though someone did a magic trick. it like just vanished like that. and we had to do sentry duty. ironically, those who were supposed to be the permenant 'members' of the sentry club were the first ones to sleep. ahh, i had a good sleep, sleeping on my friend's arm. but all in all it was fun.

Weather (M18 - Coarse Language & Mature Theme)

now, if you are a total lover of all kinds of god, you might find this paragraph offensive, but do i give a damn. if you think i do, then why don't you come to my house and let me give you a slap on you right butt cheek. i don't give a damn. or as eminem says, i don't give a f***. now, anyway, as i was saying, the weather was like f***ing bad. you know why. the gods were having a little fun with us. they were like drinking alcohol when they saw us and they decided to punk us. imagine this.

Boss God: hey hey, look...children!!! hey, let's play them.
Rain God: i'm going to make it rain. rain baby rain. i want to see a wet shirt competition.
Wind God: hey, wanna see whose tent will fly first?!
Boss God: look at those pathetic people holding the tents down! com'on blow harder Windy. blow like how you spread the haze from indonesia to singapore.
Sun God: *sleeping* zzzzzzzz...

damn it, i think the rain god is a singaporean. cause it goes by the same philosophy of the singaporean eater at a kopitiam. 'One time whack ah!'. and it didn't rain like soft marshmallows. it rained like shit. heavy heavy one. no light one. it rained everywhere, everytime. when we were sleeping, kayaking, eating, cooking, shouting, crying, peeing and more. but all in all it was fun.

Instructors

Woo, chu ai. affectionately called july. called lady boss too. and when we are late, she's called storm. no need for further explanation there. but if she reads this then i might as well start preparing my black parade. anyway, a really great instructor. no not a instructor. i prefer the term 'inspirer'. did i spell it right. dunno. we always joked that she was reading her script for what to say when we doing our stuff. it was in a book, and our first assumption was that she was reading her script. but she really does look good, with those muscles and that smile. reminds of me of someone but i haven't met that person yet. there was also another instructor, ai chin. she made me PITP with her strength. she carried the single kayak with one hand!!! holy el toro crappo. though her jokes sometimes were not really of funny material, i was forced to laugh at the fear of being punched in the face. take that as a compliment. please...please...PLEASE!!! but they were really good. but i think halfway we got chu ai angry. and we suffered the aftermath. but all in all it was fun.

Mates

my brothers and sisters except for one. my friends except for one. i wouldn't mind hugging all of them for the whole night except for one. sorry pei jing, that 'one' is you. carry something la &*^%^&*!!! but for the rest of you guys, espeicially the cindy group. love you guys man. i will name all you guys and say some stuff for you.

han pei - hey cindy...how you doing? haha, man, at first like want to punch people but in the end, a really really good guy. a super great leader. knows when to get serious and when to joke. a great freind too. except for the fact that he needs to be rescued from swordfishes. my advice to you, bring a fishing net whenever you go kayaking.

shereen - hey baby, don't pinch me anymore! at first look like the bo chap, don't-give-a-damn kind but actually very good to talk with. unfortunately, on the last kayaking trip, she damn sway. she got left-handed paddle and kena stuck with han pei and his pet swordfish. smile always, beautiful. my advice to you, i'm always here for you...really...i'm not playing trick on you.

hui wen - also look like the bo chap kind. second day, like want to kill someone like that. but she really do alot. very helpful. laugh alot also. the moment she see my face, start laughing already. when this girl see someone needs help, she quickly stop laughing and offer her hand. my advice to you, don't treat me like mr bean. i'm original. i don't wanna be a copy.

jun sheng - hey sexy, how's the g-string! haha! a really cool guy, great to talk to. brother, com'on belive more in yourself, you can do more than you actually think you can. this guy is like very concerned about his red cross unit. very committed. adoi! see la, stick to that word already. my advice to you, next time when selecting climbing harness, select carefully.

ds - wah, this guy really proved to me that we should not judge a book by it's cover. at first when you see him, you feel like he surely cause problem or something like that. but he turned out to be like one of the most determined and friendly and helpfl people around. when he had the pain in the arm, he volunteered to be the belayer so many times. great guy. my advice to you, don't hurt your aim next time, we want to see you climb!!!

edy - prat prat! hey b*^)^$%, selemat datang! this guy here, damn good sial. a really good friend. he's not like those people who punch you if you joke about them. he accept, not only that, he laugh out loud. you really have to love him for that. he is one hell of a team player too. he said he dunno how to navigate, but in the end, he tried and he did a very very very very good job. my advice to you, make your prat prat into a timer so we will never get late for Physical Training.

min wei - hey lady (older than me, must say lady), RIGHT, TURN RIGHT, TURN RIGHT! at first, she look the super super quiet type. then after getting used to the atmosphere, she start joking and crapping. she actually got alot of ideas but one thing she sometimes don't say out her ideas. can see that she want to say something. speak up more abit cause you have the potential to be a good planner. my advice to you, put side view mirrors to your kayak so you know whether your partner is paddling or just slacking.

yeow chong - hey buddy, alamak don't look so much la! this guy can give good ideas and is a very good team player. just that his mind (and eyes!) sometimes wander off. easily distracted. if you concentrate and be more serious, you'll be a great leader. you remind me abit of han pei. more serious abit then you can become like his lil' brother. sometimes too close with the guys, sometimes too close with the girls. my advice to you, relack la bradder!

yvonne - hey lady (another girl older than me), my nick for you is invisible viper! why? cause you look great and look like you have a head ful of ideas. it's just that you are so quiet thus being invisible but you have the potential to be one fierce lady, thus being viper. speak up more, don't hide too much in the dark. spring out lady. my advice to you, adopt the invisible viper nick.

Wei bin - hey honey, huo yian jia! fearless. this guy learns alot, very fast. he can shock you with his knowledge. his laughter also very unique. then he got this very likable face and personality. really good to talk to. he will drop anything to help you, this guy. very helpful and does this things straightaway.my advice to you, keep smiling la honey.

Aik He - hi goodmorning, i want one McChicken. this guy can make you laugh like crazy too. he make you forget your worries. this guy sacrifice quite alot too. that time when everyone sleep already, he still stayed up and looked after us. good guy. then everytime with him, surely got no problem one. my advice to you, wanna work at mcdonalds?

chang yang - hey brother scout, be prepared. alamak brother, speak up more la. i heard in class you talk alot, then how come now very quiet. never mind, i won't talk so much...cause every week i see your face at scout meeting until sian already. my advice to you, be careful at scouts. muhahaha.

yvette - hey mommy, i pass my n levels. this girl can read map like reading a story book. she guide us until so chun chun hit the right place. then she like mother like that. everytime ask me, 'are you okay', 'you okay or not' and 'be careful'. i hear until i want to scream already. then she also a very good team player and leader but when she's with someone then she abit bo chap. my advice to you, don't act like my mother!!!

Yen lin aka Winnie & ah boy - oh winnie! oh winnie! this girl got alot to write about. she's the one who got the most things to see and hear. halfway walking in the forest,she hear voices then laugh to herself. then after that she see ghost. but seriously, she is very very very helpful and she doesn't mind geting dirty. she don't mind doing the boy stuff, hence the ah boy nick. but if this girl doesn't get influenced by someone, she will be one of the greatest girl. she can become like ai chin. Ai Chin Junior. my advice to you, don't laugh to yourself.

Pei Jing (haiya) - lousy sial. can't even carry anything. one lifejacket also cannot. complain queen. wah lao, dunno why i waste my time playing such a nice trick on you. if you can change something about yourself, change your entire attitude the at least people will like you better. you won't be the butt of all the jokes. like han pei said, this is obs, not some holiday or whatever. don't act cute. my advice to you,..aiya...i give advice also you won't take. you'll just say 'hah!'.

well...that's everybody..if you'l feel offended, it's not my fault. it's just that you are like this. i'm just telling the truth. but seriously, i love all of you guys. even though we all wake up late and started rushing like stupid people like that, we still enjoyed ouselves. all in all, it was fun.

well, that's the end of my blog. good night. i spent two days writing this. if i have missed a few details, please do let me know. i have the tendency to overshoot some stuff. when you tell me, i'll correct and write more stuff and put it in a new blog entry.

okay goodbye.

Culda

P.S. Shereen