By then, we officially mark our first month stay in camp. It was kinda unbelievable actually...
06.05, Tues (Day 32)
The star symbolizes our friendship.
Our OC, Shikin, always asks us to look up at this particularly bright star before dawn. "Bintang tanda apa?" "Persahabatan," we would reply.
07.05, Wed (Day 33)
Finished preparing super early today; time: 0540. Went to wake Ah Ying up at 5 & then again at 5:10. I squatted beside her bed & stared at her.
Yesterday, the Alpha girls did the Flying Fox. I was one of the last to go cuz they wanted the muslims to go first (so that they can go solat later). Looking at the huge structure, I thought I would panic at the ladder because it seemed so high up.
I wore the harness & the teacher helped me tighten it. Then I wore the helmet & went to the ladder with Mushroom. The harness was so... weird. It felt weird. After her, I climbed. It was surprisingly easy & even when I looked down, it didn't feel high enough.
I reached the 1st landing & a JL unfastened the rope attached to my front. Then I climbed a 2nd ladder to reach the top. There was nothing to hold on to when I reached the top landing, so I kinda crawled. LOL
But it still didn't feel high up enough; my legs aren't even starting to get wobbly. ;_; I can then see the mountains & the lands far beyond. And the great, wide lake. The abseil seemed scarier than the FF cuz I can see the canteen's roof at the abseiling area.
2 JLs worked to fasten me to some ropes & they fixed some stuff. Then I stood on the elevated platform to prepare for my take off! XD It was so thrilling to be so high up~
Mine wasn't so much as a hassle, so I didn't used up much time. "Saya, BP205, kebenaran turun tuan!" Then I took off, whee~
It was short. ;_; but it was fun because I felt like I was in some Ghibli scene, flying across the sparkling ocean, lake, with the wind breezing on my entire being. It was a beautiful memory.
Then I landed smoothly on the stairs on the end side. "Baik," the JL told me, then he unfastened me from the ropes.
p.s. Oh ya, btw, we ran 4 laps around the lake in the morning. Seriously I don't know how I managed that. My stamina just soared! OK la, honestly I was trying to catch up to Andrew; he is the 1st group to run, I was the 8th, the last. Btw, I caught up.
["Saya, BP205, kebenaran turun tuan!' - "I, BP205, permission to go down!"]
[baik - good]
I wake Ah Ying up everyday now, so if I'm late, she'll be late. LOL But I'm not often late anyway.
More pictures of the camp:
10.05, Sat (Day 36)
People are eating as I'm writing this. It was raining heavily just now & we came down close to 8pm rather than at 6:30. Slept multiple times to relief my headache & also chatted with Mushroom. The both of us ate cup mee, so I'm kinda filled up now (but not full, LOL).
The CO, Izzaty, just came & plopped down on the seat next to mine, miming reading this. >.< But now she's just pressing on her phone.
We went for our 1st Khidmat Komuniti today & came back in the afternoon. For the first time ever, I stepped inside an Islam school (primary). We were separated into 10 groups/buses & I was the 1st group (but ended up in the 7th bus).
Basically then we have to separate each groups into half (so there'll be 20 groups) & each small groups will have their own tasks. Ours were just picking up garbage from the roadside; we went about the neighbourhood. The area was a place for pembiakan nyamuk aedes so we had to clear out the dirty stuff.
It was OK, overall, except my bottle kept leaking. Yes, one hand holds the bottle, the other picks up rubbish. I saw a lot of people not exactly helping too, especially the Buddhist guys. They helped a little & then sat down to chat with the girls. I'm not saying all, but just that one particular group. Freaking... useless.
Yesterday we went back to our dorm in the afternoon & naturally I went to bathe. As usual, I was wearing a T-shirt on top & wrapped my towel around my waist. Our dorms' JLs came back up & Cikgu Lin said "Atas hitam, bawah putih.". XD
The other JL, the older one that people called 'nenek' cuz she talks a lot & nags, called me back when I was about to leave for the bathroom. The way she called me was so scary; as if I'm caught doing something I shouldn't. LOL "Mari sini!"
She extended her hand & I did too. "Kaki!"
I raised my leg a little & she compared her hand to my leg. At the startling contrast, she yelled "Ya Allah!".
[Khidmat Komuniti - community service]
[pembiakan nyamuk aedes - aedes mosquito breeding]
["Atas hitam, bawah putih.' - lit. "Up black, down white."]
[nenek - grandmother]
["Mari sini!" - "Come here!"]
[kaki - leg]
["Ya Allah!' - equivalent to "Oh my God!"]
I remembered having a massive headache that lasted for one week after I went back to camp. Half of it was because I thought too much of... him. Now nenek notices me everywhere. ;_;
13.05, Tues (Day 39)
Time: 0910, currently alone in the dorm. Melinda is alone in dorm 1. There's this serenity that could only be described if you have been the only one in the whole dorm; the sound of the fan & the wind breezing throughout the room is perfect. Its quiet.
Its Wesak Day, so its a holiday. the Buddhists went to a temple in Kajang & the Malays are downstairs, so I'm the only one. Just sitting on the floor, writing on my bed with just my bra & a short pants. LOL
***
Just took a bath; the water is so cold, its like a swimming pool! So nice, I can take my time & be stupid in the shower. There's no one to share the water supply with me; its heavenly, the gushes of water.
Recently I have 2 mosquito bites on my neck that looks like a vampire's bite. ._. Suk Poh said that it looks like a hickey. And my friends are noticing it too, cuz they said it looks serious. It looks OK to me though. Every now and then, Voon will apply her meds on me.
Now, I officially certify that Kumpulan 2 is the most painful & heartbreaking journey among the 3 Kumpulans. But what has to happen, has to happen. We just have to cry & cry & cry, and move on. This is the reality. After May, there'll be about 26 of us girls left in Alpha. Its saddening...
We heard that if the number of enlistees are too few in a camp, we would have to be distributed to other camps.
Please don't do this... ;_;
[Suk Poh - grandaunt]
Aiyah, now don't have Voon to apply meds on me anymore. I miss her yellow ointment so much. Actually Alpha girls will be left about 20 only and I'm unsure whether we have to all move to dorm 1. But I love my dorm!!
14.05, Wed (Day 40)
Its raining cats and dogs now; one of the heaviest rain I'd ever experienced. The few of them went out to play in the rain upon Shikin's prompting. I didn't, as I was afraid that my hair's not gonna dry in time. They tried dragging people with them & as expected, I was one of the victim.
They pretended to talk to Fatin Amirah and suddenly made a grab for me. I couldn't get away in time as the floor was already wet, so I got dragged by multiple people and slipped in the process.
I was grasping the door as they grab my hands and legs. Then my legs scraped against the sharp corners of the elevated dorm entrance and I yelled for them to stop. After much struggling, they let me go. I don't think anyone actually heard me over the rain...
Later on, Mushroom asked for my bottle - she kept some in her mouth and then sprayed it at Shikin's face. Shikin then proceeded to whip her hair everywhere (at dry people) and splashed the drain water.
Secretly, I kept a mouthful of water in my mouth, and when everything is a lil calmer and Shikin unfortunately turned to me, I sprayed it at her face before she could actually register what happened. Everyone burst out laughing like mad! XD
This is what's worth living for.
Crazy moment ftw.
Now for more pics inside camp:
17.05, Sat (Day 43)
In the morning while washing my plate, I looked up & saw Andrew using the sink just right in front of mine. I waved my hand in front of his head, but he was looking down so he didn't noticed & I called him.
He looked up & I said "hello". Then I repeated a "hi" before he gave back a "hi" & we continued washing our plates.
I knew Cindy was a few sinks away, but I didn't want to throw a chance away again. I had hated myself so much for being a coward. Then Cindy noticed & teased "Eh, Fion ah, Fion" & I just walked away.
Ugh, I hate it so much when someone does that. I'm so freaking annoyed...
My rare chance, and he had to witness the tease. What if he misunderstood... He's not like those open & active guys that can easily dismiss things. He's a bit quiet, and I sincerely hope that he wouldn't avoid me because of this.
Its heard enough to smile and talk to him, while gathering up my courage. Its hard for me to do these things already...
Damn.
I sorted things out with her after that. *sigh* But that actually made us closer. Before, we weren't that close cuz she was busy with Kawad Senyap, but after that, we were one of the closest. I'm glad I talked to her...
