Friday, November 17, 2006
ITC 2006 - Instructors' Training Camp, or rather, Instructors' Training Chalet.It was pure fun and laughter, which entails frolicking in the sea, mud wind and darkness, to feeling sheltered under the meticulous care and concern of the qms. (:
although it was quite far-fetched from the kind of training we would have needed to morph from the obedient little trainees to decisive leaders, it was a great time for us to know more about each other. at least i did. these 3 days flew pass like a dream, but it made me change my perceptions of quite a few individuals, for the better. our individual skills may be important, but bonding as a batch is as of equal status. without cohesiveness within the batch, we would not be able to strive for a higher level together. ITC came at a right time when some of us thought that oac was losing its YL spirit. though we may not have unleashed the ultimate spirit we showed during YL, it was a great start to the bright future i forsee. so in a way, the camp did serve its purpose.
day 1-
dragon boating. it was far from muscle aching. thou i guess mou did manage to gek quite a few muscles. haha. its possible with someone who geks even when sleeping. =/ alright..jk.
but it was fun nevertheless! especially the merlion and viking parts. hahaha. chao exciting! =)
day 2-
ezoac clean and all set for the excitement awaiting us on ubin - the familiar yet foreign island. (:LAND EX!! i'm glad to say that we were blessed with wonderful weather. i'm serious. haha. and i'm happy to say that it was a success. thanx jingkai and lianjoo! and everyone else. i realised how much the satisfaction of a planner actually depends greatly on the response of the recipients. i was quite worried when i saw the dark clouds cowering over us, and big rain drops started making music on our helmets. but i was even more disheartened when i thought i saw the 'what kind of land ex is this' face.
THANKFULLY biking in alternating rain and shine wasn't such a bad experience. in fact, i think waddling in the mud puddles and risking our lives speeding down those killer steep and wet slopes became a highlight of the expedition. haha. whats outdoors without a little risk?
the fearless and commendable pair who chionged far ahead of us on a no gear double bike. haha. IMBAR!
the legendary GROUP 2. hehe.
LA!!
girls of group 2.
we look childish but happieeeee (:
the navas in grp 2! =)accomplished upon conquering the WEST and the rain, we headed off for the east...
and returned victorious!
eric's feet was well-nourished with the essense of tuna, mud spa, and enhanced with the fragrance of thai coconut. more forutnate than the children in africa. haha. 
the 32nd LAND CHIEFS!! =D
EZOAC!day 3-
rockclimbing. thats where most of my muscle ache orginated from. i regretted not trying the routes. argh. but i realised everytime i go rockclimbing, its a different feeling, a different kind of fun. maybe its the improvement everytime i go, mabbe its the people.
anw, nava started the trend of scaling the wall tgt. and everyone else started following. haha. here's the authentic one =)
after tent washing and cleaning up. we were all waiting in the OPs room for aaron. for many, ITC ended with this.
but for the remaining 5 who faithfully stayed on... we had ice-cream treat from aaron! yayy..thx aaron. haha. =)
ITC rawks!! =D
posted @ 9:16 PM