Thursday, June 22, 2006, 2:15 PM
OMG.....this is a new blog by me.....my torturous 3 daes of IAG advance has ended....i myself dun noe how we(groupmates n friens) survived e camp.....let me run thru e programme....
Day 1
set alarm at 6:30 but woke up at 7am.....rushed out of e damn hse n took a cab to e trainin hall at e keppel buildin there only to find out that e camp held there was SK!!!!! Then e coach there told me to rush to Furama hotel opposite chinatown point cuz its held there but when i arrived the staff told me its at Furama river front......had to grab another cab to get there n wats best is that i managed to make it there on time!!!we were then sitted at e training in rows on chairs....i was sittin all alone in e bac row n i tink coach Hafizah n Christy came over to tok to me cuz i looked kinda lonely....was thankful la.....haha....then we carried on with activities to noe one another better......lyk shakin hands n tokin to each other...we were then asked to chose our own groups....i kinda clicked with this one gal called Kriffith so i kinda jus jumped to her n we started findin others to join oso....had 7 ppl in my grp but then there were lyk some guys without a grp n e coaches insisted that we haf guys n gals in a grp thus we had to trade e gals away.....we were then asked to chose a coach we wan cuz we were goin to haf to haf to "bid" 4 them with number of push ups.....we won coach Kyrie n Hafizah with 2000 push ups....n then we had e worst part of e dae.....outdoor mental challenge one.....we went to e carpark n were made to do pushups cuz we were not coordinated enough n didnt had e essence of teamwork in us....we moved on to games....we played a game called "blast through" basically its to b able to make it thru lines of defence by other grps n reach e coach at e other end....my grp played with two other grps.....n thru this match i found 2 grt ppl in e camp.....one was jonathan sng n gerald....was really n honor to noe them cuz they kinda showed me wat it was lyk to work together.....i made it past e other lines of defence but was stuck at them cuz they worked together really well....we ended e games soon enough n was sent bac to e rms to change n freshen up together with lunch....i tink i made friens on e first dae but some of which i wanted to noe better but didnt went to tok to them.....guess i was feelin kinda wierd cuz it feels lyk u noe this person 4 a long time but by fact its only lyk 12 hours or something...
Dae 2
dae 2 was lyk a super killer.....we were brought to marina city park n to this open field....we started off with marchin so as to help with our coordination.....we waited 4 e other grps to arrive b4 we did warm ups.....warm ups sucked man....we couldnt do it in unison n were punished.....we stood in e middle of e field n then e trainer said that we had 10 sec to get to a tree.....n no one is to share......guys had to giv e closer trees to e gals n ran a futher distance.....i tink we continued on 4 lyk15 min but e trainer wasnt happy.....he said he would carry on ltr.....we were then made to jog round e park.....most ppl frm grp 1 to 5(im in grp 2) were lyk exhausted already lo cuz we arrived earlier n were asked to do xtra....but good la....take it as trainin stamina i guess....but i kinda stopped in e middle cuz was too tired.....then i saw a gal called jamie.....to me she was lyk a grt leader lo......cuz even though she looked lyk she needed to stop n looks close to feelin sick but she to carried on n even cheered others on.....another person was jonathan sng....he slowed his speed n even went to e back to help ppl hu were joggin slowly n cheered them on....to me....its not e big actions or promises which proves u to b a leader.....its e little tings lyk carin 4 others n helpin ppl ard u which makes u a good leader.....to me they are already leaders.....when we had finished e jog we were asked to report to e middle of e field n were asked to go into pushup position.....our trainer said we owed him 2000+ push ups n that we had to pay half bac.....we did grp by grp.....someting lyk a relay ting.....we held e damn position 4 lyk 20 min la.....now i dun tink i can really find one muscle which does not hurt....i had swingin log nxt.....its an activity where we had to walk across a piece of log suspended lyk 60 or 70cm of e ground....lookin frm a third person it looks easy.....but when u get on its really not easy.....we had to say our goals n our restrictin beliefs of ourselves b4 we go up....e ppl i admire in this activity were gerald n jie yin(i tink its spelt lyk this) cuz u can really c e determination in them.....when it was my turn i believed i could pass it.....but it was worst then i tot....e coach said something when made me remember something while i was on e log n it stayed there....i attempted to let it go.....but i jus couldnt.....n i tink it caused my downfall.....coach Hafizah brought me to one side n toked to me....i kinda poured it all out n jus let my emotions n jus cried....but i was happy that she was there to tok to me....cuz she made me reliaze some tings i nvr toke notice of n said some words that really touched me....when it was night time we watched a show titled "war to end wars" i tink.....its bout e POW hu built e death railway in thailand....we were then in an activity where we were given 5 straws n to giv it to ppl we tink in this rm hu deserved to live if only 5 were allowed to liv.....n if u dun noe their names u had to say:"i dun care enough bout u to noe ur name....U DIE".....alot of ppl broke down....b4 i set off jonathan was standin nxt to me n said that:"dun giv me a straw, giv it to ur teammates" but to me.....he was a grt leader.....so i gave it to him anyway...im not sure y i did it....but he jus shows me he can b a leader....i gave another to jamie(sorry i 4got ur name then) cuz she lead e grp that dae even though she was not elected....she toke e initiative n that proves enough that she is a leader.....nxt was welson frm my grp.....though he's only 13 he shows he has lots of potential n i hope he can carry on....then is wan ching(if i spelt wrongly sorry) cuz she did a grt job as camp coordinator on e first dae....last but by no means least is Kriffith(thats right miss hot model!!!:p)...if u are readin this i wan to say....ROCK ON!!!!!!haha....i enjoyed myself with u n quincy alot....either singing e songs or jus makin fun of each other....its jus a real honor to haf met both of u....i really mean it....sobsob....hope we keep in contact....im sorry Quincy 4 not givin u e straw cuz u didnt really shine.....im really sorry....when it was e end of e night i was jus happy that jonathan actually made it to b one of e survivors cuz he is a real leader.....:p
dae 3
i woke up feelin heavy.....not because of all e muscle ache(but it really hurt leh) but becuz it hit me that this is e last dae of e camp n that when todae ends i might nvr get to c this ppl hu went thru torture together as a team...dunno by wat....my hp rang....i received 2 msg....one frm jonathan sng n another frm jamie....dunno is it me or wat but i always a lil insecure one.....as in when i trade number with ppl....i'll haf a lil voice in my head sayin "they wont msg u one" or "they barely noe u.....dun overrate urself"....was e same 4 jon n jamie but when they msg me i jus felt lyk im actually there lo....i exsist....n i knew i had to get by this dae with a smile n make this enjoyable.....i toke lyk half n hour to hail a cab n was late....when i entered everyone was sitted n gettin ready to nominate a person frm their grp to b camp coordinator 4 e dae...e moment i sat down.....my teammates shouted my name n i was forced to go up to b one of e campaign-ers....i dunno how it went but i didnt won....gerald did....wasnt sad or disappointed though cuz i noe he could lead better then me...haha....we then grab our stuff n headed 4 marina city park once again....this time e other grps went first so my grp together with 4 other grps played games to entertain ourself while e coach headed bac to pick us up aftr sendin e grps there....was a funny sight to behold when e punishments were being carried out....haha...when we arrived we had a lil time to continue e swinging log frm yesterdae as some ppl lyk me had not completed it...ppl went up one by one includin me but i still couldnt pass e log...then while i was on e log again coach Hafizah told me again..."u write ur life....u can chose to b e typewriter hu writes e story or e ink hu lets other uses u n writese story....i gave it my best....i really did....but e barrier i haf jus cant seem to go away....gerald when on n everyone cheered 4 him....he made it past with difficulty but he did make it past...n 4 that i admire him....heck i admire ppl hu could make it past cuz it means they haf e focus they need n they can do it.....then our nxt game was 7 trials of glory...my grp was doin really fine in e beginning but then we were stuck at a challenge 4 a long time....n this showed me that teamwork was reaLLY really important....when we went bac to e hotel we freshened up n had lunch....our final game 4 this course is called e markettin game....basically we were given a trash bag with maskin tape, sissors, newspaper, magazine n 3 random items.....my grp had an xtra large underwear, air deodrant n toilet brush as our three random items...n wats worst.....our theme was TRANSPORT!!!!...WHICH SERIOUSLY SUCKED LA....but i had a grt time n fun with my grp to design a futuristic underwear n creatin a sort of short advertisement 4 it....lol....aftr havin our fun we got a lil serious...we were given our certs n a purple ribbon frm our coaches which says "who i am makes a difference"....i promised myself not to cry but i still did e moment coach hafizah tok to me.....she gave me one ribbon....then quincy gave me one...so did calvin n jin hong...i thank u frm e bottom of my heart 4 affirmin me....really was touched....when my emotions were jus bout to stabalize, Kyrie came to me n once again my tears jus came out...i was not ashamed 4 cryin cuz i learnt frm my coach durin IAG basic that when a guy cries over something lyk that its really nothin to b ashamed or called sissy cuz to keep ur own emotions inside is a horrible ting....i gave mine to jonathan....in case u didnt hear wat i said cuz i was lyk chokin....haha....u really are a grt frien n a real leader.....hope we can keep in contact.....wont wan to lose contact with u......n my other was to Kriffith.....cuz without u helpin me along as grp leader.....i dun tink i could haf handled it or haf such grt time especially with quincy too.....frm here.....i thanks all of u.....those hu noe me....or those hu jus glanced at me....i thank u frm e bottom of my hart....
trainers:
Gary
Amin
Danny
Melvin
Coaches:
Hafizah
(tks 4 guidin me)
Kyrie
(thanks)
Lydia:p
Roger:)
Woei tang:)
Max
(thanks 4 helpin my grp in e game)
Li Hui:)
YY:P
(grt army stories)
Eugene:)
Christy:p
Terance:)
Trina:)
