Secondary 3 overseas camp

 

I had my 3 days and 2 nights overseas camp 2 weeks ago from 13-15 of March and i have to say that that was a very enriching experience for me. 

I actually planned to write this post as soon as i came back but i had been busy lately and so, i finally found the time to write about it now :)

First Day

We went to a campsite in Kampong Parit Penhulu on the first day. To tell u the truth, the conditions weren't that good. The toilets were dirty and the bunks were hot and stuffy. To add on to that, the weather's scorching hot. I got sunburn on the second day ><

But because of that, well, i am starting to appreciate my clean toilets at home and my comfy bed :3 

So, as soon as we got there we were seperated into groups. There were three groups, group A, B and C. My class, 3E1, were grouped in group A together with 3N3 and 3T1. My group went for lunch first and headed for one of the paddy fields there for our rice cultivation activity.

Planting rice was a pain in the ass, I can tell you that. On top of that, we have to do it with our foot inside the muddy field. The field, was like shit! Literally.

Well, the point of that activity was to let us appreciate the rice given to us. Well, i just take it as a learning experience.. Since i have never done that as a " city boy ". 

We went back to the campsite to wash up and we watched a cultural show right after dinner. 

Second Day 

On the second day, we were taken to a rubber plantation near our campsite for our rubber tapping activity 

                    Yup... that's me doing the rubber tapping... 

We were then taken to an oil palm plantation soon after.... In case some of you may not have seen oil palm before, here they are.... 

We were then taken back to the campsite for our area cleaning, lunch and packing. Felt so good to be able to finally leave that place and go to.... Emperor hotel ! :D 

As crazy as it sounds, we were given the opportunity to sleep in a hotel on the second day. Some of my friends argued, " What? a hotel? That's not a camp! " and i just said to them, " Well, ask the school. " 

It may not be a five star hotel or anything, but i'm just glad that i can finally sleep properly, bathe properly, and i seriously appreciate the school for spending a bit more to give us this luxury :) 

But before that, we were taken to the famous street of malacca, Jonker street. So basically, they split us into groups and we were given some time to walk around, buy anything that interest us and meet back at a meeting point. 

I did not buy anything other than durian chendol. It was... fucking AWESOME :D To tell u the truth, that was my first time trying it. 

We were then taken for a heritage tour around the famous historical places of Malacca before finally departing for the hotel. 

We packed our things and took a shower before heading out for dinner and there's only one word to describe being able to bathe with running water and proper bathroom, SHIOK :D. Back in the campsite, there was no running water and we had to bathe with a bucket of water.... 

We ate at a Nyonya cuisine restaurant, head back to the hotel, fill in our reflection booklets, and went to sleep. Zzzz.... 

Last Day 

The last day was short. We went to one of the shopping centres to do our own shopping for one and a half hours. I did not find anything that interest me, so i ended up just buying a phone cover and food. 

We went to a restaurant for lunch before heading back to Singapore. The bus rides were long so we just spend most of our time entertaining ourselves on the bus. 

When i reach Singapore, i was so happy to finally be able to use my 3G. 3 days without 3G was like... damn.. i miss instant internet. 

So basically the camp was very fun, it gave us the opportunity to bond, to try out and experience new things. Malacca was awesome and i may consider visiting it back in the future.