I'm back to blogging for a while. I just got back from music camp just 2 days ago, i have not recover my energy fully yet. Ever since the holidays started i haven't had enough rest all the time until i could feel that i'm really beaten out. Tomorrow is the start of the new term, a whole new fresh start for me and i know its not going to be easy this semester. I have to work hard to pull up my grades.
Day 0 of music camp
There wasn't much planning of games except preparing of games and slacking but the day passed by super fast. Had our night walk during the night and exploring the areas it was alright but should have gone to block 50 to walk around. Well eventually after that was sleeping time but then we decided to watch movies.We started off with uninvited and then the shutter. However, i found it quite boring so Me, cabbage and sheramin went to al almeem to have supper and we bought DURIANS! OMG, my whole left hand smells like durian for the whole camp!!! Had a long chat with weiling till all the way to 6am and only had 2 hours sleep since have to wake up by 9am but instead i came up at 8. And thats ->
Day 1
Group leaders reported at 9 am while we were having our big breakfast! After that we have a briefing till 10am and then all the members assembled in the music room. The fun part was looking at the members poking the balloons falling into random groups. Through fate they were brought together as one. One thing about Poly is that people are more open and clicked together more easily, unfamiliar with each other for the first day but seem like a clique after 2 or 3 days. First thing to happen on the first day was group gathering and mass game(getting to know each other). After that it was lunch and then headed on with a practise where the day end just wonderful. Simply whereby i do enjoy my time dinner and gathering with EOM people after a few weeks where everyone is either in overseas or working. This time the whole group went supper at almeen again coming back with loads of durians which is OMG man! Didn't know our clique there is so much durian lovers. Chen Chuan's sentence of that day "if malaysian do not love to eat durian, they are not call malaysian, maybe someone from a foreign land". Okay practise was imbal for the freshies since there we imbal beats. Anyone wants me to teach them music? Please tell me!
Day 2
Woke up early in the morning feeling blank like i normally do. Being in a committee waking up late seems to be the best thing to happen because you don't have to break sweat but somehow feeling unfair for the others. Since i'm a guy with a deodorant everywhere i go, i didn't bath in the morning all the way till night. Morning breakfast was retarded because the packed food sucks big time thanks to Ian Wong not letting us order the food from makan place which open almost everyday? Seeing how many people suffer eating that food makes you lose your appetite too. A lot of our members cannot take chilli so yea many did not eat much where they have to bare with that junk for 3 days more. How fortunate am i that i met some friends in secondary school that who are spice gigs as they turned me into one too. Lets continue, after breakfast was 2 hours of sectionals practise and then it was lunch and then the games. We wanted to start off with dirty games thanks the weather for saving the members with a shower so we just proceeded into wet weather program. I think the weather program like balloon busters ,charades, blind folds and entangle was better than the dirty games. I find the members enjoy more eventhough it was warm being entangled altogether, seeing how people get to know each other more deeply during the games when you observe the difference in their face from day 1 till day 2. I think its the free and easy night that they know more about each other, I think as a CCA we should meet up not always practising but sometimes we can have outing or stayover at night. E.G(sentosa outing , mass dinner , mass picnic and mass picnic) Isn't how a CCA should be eventhough we have to spend money on this but the time spent is worth while. Continuing from previously, after the games we had our wash up and then we head on with practise again. Woots, i was called to conduct our own main ensemble, man i love the experience and i hope the members enjoyed when i was conducting. Favouritely, i didn't waste my time in this camp but i learn a lot of things. After practise was, night movie and following the night walk where i was stationed at block 73 where i had a few encounters. I guess i overcome my fear alone in darkness although not really 100%. Had some scary experiences in that block where i won't want to mention because its really, you know that kind of stuff that moves around and can't be seem and manifest during a certain period. That goes for DAY 2! Wanted to go Al Ameen but we were too tired to do so, after bath we went straight to sleep. In additional, i was REAL BROKE! First time in my life i feel so broke thanks to my bro who didn't bring back the form for me to sign to get my pay! Tsk! Ok thats go for DaY 2 and i manage to get some SLEEP!
Day 3
Started off in a mess whereby game masters woke up late whereby day 2 ended late so we headed on to lunch. Things could not go on so smoothly since they made a last min announcement but most of the members were too tired and went to sleep on day 2 night. Initially we intended to skip the practise in the morning and proceed to practise. However, things could not go well. So the games were prepared late as well. We intended to start the dirty games at 2pm but however thanks to the 2 of them and also the rain which dragged the starting time of the dirty games. Okay i waited for whole 2 hours before a group came to me. How wonderful can that be sitting there and rot there in an unknown block whereby not much people goes there. Eeries in a sense. Finally the wet weather got better and start seeing groups coming in just as well. Waste my time! I rather walk around taking pictures and laughing with other members. Really sianz. After the whole game for me after packed up was 7pm already. So Me and CC had a quick bath , a rush dinner and a rush off to YY's rehearsal. The rehearsal and my solo was alright. I didn't memorise the score and yet im able to play it!!! Thats call 奇迹!!! Overall the rehearsal end in a good way under YY and YL's directions. Day 3 ended after the practise. However, it seems that the members wants more practise than usually, i didn't experience such enthusiasm before, really motivates to keep on playing the violin! Hence, i stay up late in the night playing violin with them and it was quite fun. Overall i enjoyed my time with the group of freshies ,my clique and yea some other members (too many names to mention)as well.
Last day of camp
Last day of camp ended early because EOM have to celebrate Huiwen's 18 birthday, MACDONALD's PARTY! The party was fun, thanks the organisers for making it more adult-ly game for us. Really thank God that Hui Wen enjoys the party. Although the meal was small portion but actually it was quite full for me. Seriously, i love EOM more, maybe it is a place where i can find myself back. I don't really remember who i was seriously, all i remember is that i was a very quiet when i was young. A kid who don't enjoys going out but staring at the wall was my favourite. Maybe whats original cannot be find back. I can only be who i am for now and enjoying the moment of life in NP to the fullest. Regardless of how my classmates treats as long as EOM is here. I'm not alone because i know there are people there for me when i needed it. I really have to thank Cabbage for believing in me. He made feel home. This feeling actually makes me wanna come for EOM meetings more and serve in its community more.
"What any people see on the outside is bleak, but what you see on the inside are this strong bonds that kept us together."