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| Sunday, November 12, 2006 |
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1. Atmosphere The weather up Cameron Highlands was rather cool at about 20 degress C or less and the air was really fresh, so it really kept us rejuvenated, tireless and cool throughtout the entire trip, especially during the jungle trek. But there's still the epic question, "Where's the air-conditioner?" 2. Food I must admit the food the first couple of days wasn't that good, but at least the buffet breakfast and lunch the hotel (Strawberry Park Hotel) provided had a reasonably wide palatable spread. And the traditional charcoal steamboat we had on the first night there was also rather amazing. Those tables with teachers could enjoy nicely cooked food, with no spills or whatever. Those without, however, ended up with burnt fingers (some smart guy actually went to test how hot the charcoal was), burnt noodles or fish sticking on the side of the pot, uncooked/raw meat, and grey soup (the original colour was yellow). Needless to say, we had quite a lot of fun and laughs, especially those not under the watchful but experienced eyes of teachers. 3. Cards Cards are, and will be, an essential part of any outing. We spent almost all of our free time playing taidi, be it before/after meals, on the bus ride, or whatever. Not to mention some games with *ahem* custom-made special rules. Check Kuan Yue's blog for more info. 4. Quotes Ah, memorable quotes from teachers and student alike. Especially since the councillors had to put up a couple of skits containing quotes from certain people (poor them). Not to forget the message of "Aim, aim and aim again, and if you miss, always flush the toilet" from the sec 3 councillors' skit (in which Jonathan used some giant inflated strawberry balls for boobs.) Or Nicholas's definition of "splash damage" (what do you get when you cover up that orifice?) But the clincher was still Ms Letchmie saying in her speech: "And you will come with full force." Say that out loud, and you'll realise what i mean. 5. Wendy Wu "Kung Wu Fighting! Coming this Wuvember, Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior!" Yep, that's the ad which is screened on Disney channel (did i mention each hotel room had a TV set with cable TV?) every 10 minutes. Apparently its for some over-hyped up kung fu kids' show, starring Wendy Wu, which was scheduled to start airing on Disney channel today. And those Disney people are so frigging obssessed with her! Imagine seeing her photo every 10 minutes on that channel without fail, and 3 variations of a TV ad promoting the show in every single advertisment slot. It makes you either want to puke or laugh out loud. Not that she isn't pretty chio when executing her kung 6. Bonding Visualise 6 people cramped together in a small area less than a six-man tent in front of the TV, with one person sleeping on the sofa, two on chairs linked together, and another three sharing a single matress on the floor. Yep, that's what the 2Ners were crazy enough to do. We all sneaked from our own rooms into Bing's room, and after watching TV and playing cards, ended up sleeping packed together also. And considering that 2N was the class with the msot people turning up for the retreat (8, compared to an average of 2 from other classes), we basically formed a group whenever we had a chance, be it occupying one whole table at meals, taking up the entire back seats of the tour bus, or sleepign together in the same room. Our bond never faltered. And that's why we pwnt all other classes (like 2L). 7. 2N06 Yeah, who can ever forget the classmates which give planety of laughs and company, crack sick jokes, uphold the class spirit, have a special talent in niaoing, and of course the kinky form teacher who contributes to all the niaoing and laughter. And since our (slacky) chairman happened to be the facilitator of some activities, they always unsurprisingly always turned out to be just a few minutes of work, then the playing of cards, filming of certain videos, laughing, bonding and just pure slacking for the rest of the time. 2N06 was essentially quintessentially which made the entire retreat so very fun. Rock on, guys! |
'Twas teh winnar at 11:25 pm.
