Busy Busy Busy...

Haih...I think everyone's going through the same thing. This time of the year just can't be any more hectic. Hari Raya is fast approaching, college exams are just a klick away. This past weekend can't be any more filled up. It started with Friday. The new MCKL CF committee had a sleepover in college to plan for Easter and the rest of the year and next till then. It was really a fun time spent with the other members of the committee. Don't wanna post too much on this, so that I don't ruin the surprise for you MCKL guys and gals out there. Anyways, my Saturday and Sunday was so full that I just can't express... Moving onto the future, NTC coming up this Raya. I'll be away for 4 days, going through gruelling training and more jungle. Till then, enjoy the festive holidays and God Bless!

Sel#7 20th RR Anniversary!

This post is rather late given it happened last Saturday..

So, what actually happened last Saturday?

Well, the first half of my usual casual Saturday dropped by..then I left for church to teach for GSP. For those of you who don't know, GSP (Guided Study Programme) is a ministry in Calvary Youth that gives FREE tuition for SPM and PMR students! Free tuition! No strings attached! Anyways, taught Math instead of Chemistry, very ironic since I lost my talent for Math and gained a talent in Chemistry when I was in high school. That aside, went for youth. More stuff on monsters. This time it was what monsters are living in you. Mine is confidential if you ever thought of asking.

Then it was time we left for Bukit Cahaya in Shah Alam. The whole lot of us commanders, as the leaders are called if you're not familiar with the Royal Rangers Organization, assembled in church and went out in the Transit. We stopped by KFC for dinner but it was so crowded that we had to take away. There was this cute cat that waited right in front of the glass door to KFC. It was so cool cuz the cat was just sitting there obediently and sorta begged for food. I wanted to take a picture but unlike some people who do not appreciate a good picture shooed it away.

On we went, sitting in the Transit eating KFC until we reached Bukit Cahaya. We were given a ride to the camp grounds. 10 people in an Unser is not the most comfortable of rides but at least we didn't have to walk. So then we reached the place. Sr Cmdr of Selangor#7, Cmdr Theresa, introduced us, lead by Cmdr Jim. We found a nice spot to sit on the last row. We were quite late...typical Rangers style...so we missed the earlier performances. But then we got on to see the puppets which were so cool, accompanied by precise accent. The 4 Gold points of RR were introduced by video, followed by a performance in between each one of them.

Now, I don't have all the time in the world to write out every single performance but they were all great. Absolutely loved the skit. Some elements of politics that small kids didn't understand but other than that, it was all fun. After all that, got to meet up with old friends from different outposts.

That's Janielle in the middle. She's gonna be trading us for Australia this coming November. And don't bother asking me why I don't have any medals. I'm proud enough to say that the patch on my left pocket shows that I'm 1 of the only 8 Malaysians who have attended that camp. Please understand that I don't have a camera so taking pictures is very hard with my phone. That's about it. Happy 20th Anniversary to Royal Rangers Selangor#7 and God Bless!

Psycho...

So..you think I haven't been updating these past few days, right? Don't get that pre-assumption into your head. Actually I have been updating my blog. Although it says Wednesday, September 17 back there, I've been adding more and more stuff since then. I'll probably just let that post update by itself. Now, many days hath past and events other than people's birthdays have come and gone.

Let's see...
Here's one. The word 'psycho' means crazy or insane. Perhaps this can better define the word:

Don't you think they fit the word perfectly?
This was what actually happened:
We had bio lab period on Friday. Turns out that the experiment we were doing was how increased levels of exercise can affect the rate of breathing. So, we guessed that the easiest form of exercise would be jumping. I mean how could 1+2+3+4 minutes of jumping kill you, right? Well...it wouldn't kill you alright but it would just welcome you to a world of excruciating pain and make you wish you were dead thats all. Haha. Just joking. It wasn't all that bad..just that my calf muscles are aching till now. Next post coming up in a bit, Sel#7's 20th Anniversary. See you there! God Bless!

A Long String...

This week Mark(s) the turning of 18 years of age for many people in MCKL. The age of 18 bears much symbolism. Many of which are being legally able to drink alcohol, go clubbing, watch 18 movies and buying cigarettes in which I strongly discourage. I myself have gone through this life changing ritual and it's really life changing. The world's not the same anymore. But it's not about me but about these people: (Woohoo!)

15th September,
Mark Jude Shelton

16th September,
Lee Pik Wen

17th September,
Krystal Lee and Alexis

18th September,
Loh Kai Li and Kenny Ng (not from MCKL and not 18 but instead 19!)

19th September,
Devina

21st September,
Mahadi

23rd September,
CJ and Julie Ann (this one also not from MCKL but especially senior that is 22!)

Happy birthday to all you guys. Sorry if I didn't wish you or pass you a present, now that I know your birthdays, you just might get something from me next year. I've heard about birthdays of others as well. I'm terribly sorry if I didn't wish you even on my blog but I'll get it updated once I find out. And I'm sorry I don't have their pictures because I rarely take photos what more post them on my blog but if I do, you'll surely be the first to see them.

Monsters Inside?

Holidays, for me, ended yesterday. Today's Saturday already. I treat it as every other non-busy Saturday. The usuals, come online from morning til noon, bathe, have lunch, go for youth, come back and to bed. Isn't it awesome? Today in youth was the launch of the topic of the month, entitled, "Monsters Inside". Mabel did the teaching today.
Quote Mabel, "As usual, in Calvary Youth style, we always start with a game." Very true. So today we went around in our CGs and LGs looking for pictures of "monsters". It was quite fun yet flawed in the sense that if someone found a picture, everyone would converge to the site and grab it. But eventually, all but 1 picture was found. The top teams that got 8 out of 9 pics got a set of spiritual monsters, as you will find out later, to match with the physical appearance of the monsters. In the end, Jan Wong's team won.

Anyways, the "Monsters Inside" actually refer to the sins in our lives. Naming a few, Pride, Selfishness, Anger and Bitterness. We are such close friends to them, aren't we? Mabel went on the explain the characteristics, the occupation and added a little info on them. And in conclusion, ended with we should shine for Jesus and let Him take the throne of our lives instead of these monsters. Think about it.

A very job well done to Mabel for her hard work. Obtaining the pictures, quite nice actually, and surprisingly from Google. I think God spoke pretty clearly to all of us. A little something I'd like to add, is that monsters do not like the light, so when we shine for Jesus, the monsters will go away. I find this very true. I hope you'll find it true too.

Moving on, the clash of the titans was on. I rushed back just in time to watch the kick off. Peacefully fighting for control of the channel with my dad. Football vs. F1. Got best of both worlds. MU started off really strong with the new Dimitar Berbatov. I was looking forward to this for so long and it finally came. Muahaha. Berbatov did a nice pass, under pressure from 2 defenders and just next to the line right to Tevez, who rushed in and placed a spectacular goal under 4 minutes. Unfortunately, Liverpool came back with an own goal because of a stupid Van der Sar flop and a strong Liverpool side during 2nd half with Ryan Babel scoring the goal. For me, Liverpool did well during the 2nd half but they got lucky because of the own goal. What a waste, MU was doing so well with the 8 games over Liverpool. What can I say, nothing is perfect and humans make mistakes.

It's back to college in 2 days. Boon or bane? We shall see. God Bless!

Sem Break...

Sem break is finally here. I never really thought about it..unlike Steven, who was looking forward to this week since we started college. But anyways, it only lasts for a week and we, the S0807 batch taking Bio ARE BEING CEMENTED UNDER A BUILDING OF PASS YEAR PAPERS! 6 to be exact. And we're supposed to finish it all up by end of the break and Miss Angeline shall check everyone's homework one by one. It's been rather boring I'd say. I know I'm supposed to be doing my homework but you know la...hehe..guys just can't...do their homework. Well...can't argue about that but I'll have to finish it up some way. Break has been just like June when I stopped working and just lie lazily in front of the computer, waiting for college to start. College doesn't sound so bad coz I'm actually doing something rather than sitting here and doing nothing. On Monday, the few of us went to DotA. Many of the seniors couldn't come so we played public games. So happened we met some very pro people and got thrashed. Even Ka-Hui was feeding. Imagine that! That day Ka-Hui revealed a big secret to us but I won't post it coz it's just too big. Anyways, break only lasts for a few more days. Better enjoy it while I can. God Bless!

A Long Post Indeed...

Chatter..chatter..chatter. That was what woke me up on the 2nd day of Camp....

It was about 6.30am then....

The event of the day was stream trotting. Well...gone for quite a few stream trots with the Rangers and this one was similar. The waterfall as usual was spectacular. Although the walk was long, along long roads heading to Cameron Highlands on slippers, long hike into the jungle with rock gravel on slippers, long strides through the river thankfully on slippers and definitely a long way back on slippers again, I'd say that it was a good one. It was also a first seeing everyone helping each other, so unlike our independent and I-can-survive-on-my-own Rangers. Haha.

So there goes the second day and onwards we march through the sands of time.

The third day arrives with but an open of an eye. Today was our nation's 51st independence day. The night before slash the morning of this day or we'll just call it midnight, the lot of us sang the Negaraku. Then we were rushed to bed. Anyways, games were held that day. One of 'em was the obstacle course in which consisted a commando crawl. I did it back during JTC in Singapore and I liked it coz I was so good at it. Turns out I was allergic to grass and found out about it the hard way. This was bound to happen again but thanks to Dettol antiseptic cream even though expired for 3 years, the rashes were gone as soon as they started popping out. That night we had talentime and I portrayed the voice of God. I wasn't supposed to be funny but it came out funny. Still pondering about what really happened...

Slept at 3am, woke up at 7.30am. I don't know how I do that. Packed up. Had prize-giving. Later we cleaned up the groundsheet and hanged it to dry. Then the heaviest rain you could think off just erupted. That's all for camp. Got onto the bus and went back to KL. And it's funny how people were so afraid of leeches that they cower in fear. All those bitten by leeches, it ain't so bad, right?

Just wanna say a big thank you to all you campers for making this camp a special one especially Zu Ning and members of Karep Utd. Till next time, continue to scintillate for God. Find out for yourself what scintillate means. It's MY special word. God Bless!

And oh...crazycontradictions are extremely rare these days, this will just do eh?
Quote Leon Lor in Bio: "Once I swallowed a chewing gum, I prayed for 3 hours thinking I would die!" (When he was a kid, his parents told him that if he swallowed gum, he would die.)

MCKL's 1st Ever CF Camp!!

Now, I know all you readers out there pilled up enough suspense, right? Want some more? It's free and no loses too. Haha. Ok la. Suspense is over. The journey begins...

So I was saying, bus turned out late. Late as in nearly 3 hours late. It came only 10 mins after 5pm. Sorry you guys for all the false hopes of the bus coming earlier. I didn't know what was going on either...until later on. Anyways, everyone was like: Aarrrggghhh, we're gonna reach there at 8 then have to pitch tents in the dark some more, then eat dinner late oso or even worse, the bus won't come and camp was over before it even began. Well, all I could say was I have faith in my God and things will turn out fine. Amen?

Got on the bus, head count, as usual, Keen Wai nearly missed the bus and on we went. I was pretty much stoning the whole way. Then my dear friend who so happens to sit right behind me, decided to buy me latte from Starbucks and was waiting for me. Well, even from the first sms I knew I was being pranked so I stood my ground. Turns out I finally shrugged HER off and she admitted it during camp. Good job Rachel. Sounded very convincing as a dude but the coffee just gave it all away.

About half past 8, we got to the campsite. Half of the campers were waiting for us to start dinner. Dropped off our bags then came dinner. Coincidentally I met Janet there. Zlwin too. They were having their separate camp there with us. After dinner, we started the night hike straight away. Nothing much to it but being there with friends makes the whole difference. Ironically people who wore slippers, me and Ka Hui, the two "Ka's" which everyone mixes up didn't get any leeches.

This post and previous one just said it all about this day, Friday the 29th. Time to go to sleep and wait for the next day to come.

Medical Summary of the Week...

Report of a medic, on and off duty:

1 fractured/broken fibula, 2 sprained ankles, 1 dislocated arm and a variety of cuts and bruises.

End report.

Break has arrived. 1 week of time away from college. 6 papers worth of pass-year exams. Camp post coming up next. Plenty of time to compose it now.

CCC carnival up tomorrow at Bukit Jalil Golf and Country Club. All are welcome to come!

What a Day...

Finally the awaited moment has arrived...My post on MCKL's very first CF Camp! Woohoo! Can you feel the excitement?

Now, this was the first camp that I had a leadership role, or rather 3 leadership roles. I was approached to be the first-aider but wasn't ready to take it until no one else could take the place so no choice la. It was an experience for me to be the first-aider. Not easy as you'll find out later on. Thank you Hansel so much for your first-aid kit. Don't know what I'll do without it. Then there was the position of assistant group leader! I was excited about it but preparing for devotions planned out already was a tiring job...not like when I could prepare my own devotions back in AIM. Last but not least, I was chosen to be bus leader for bus 2. Seems like they just split the namelist in half and so happens that my name was right on top...but I seriously thank God for the opportunity to serve Him and open my eyes as well.

Moving on, camp was like nothing I've seen before, especially through the eyes of the first-aider. Lots of injuries, ranging from cuts to a broken leg. Thank God that none of them were fatal. Now with the problem of post-camp sickness some more....I can't thank God enough because He has been just been so faithful. Praying for all you campers who are down with post-camp sickness that you too will experience God's faithfulness. First day of camp itself, God has already shown me how powerful He is. On Friday, class starts at 8am and I was wondering to take the Putra LRT or the monorail. Wanted to take the Putra LRT to reach college early but...nah, sleep was way better. So got on to the monorail, saw the light was red, suspected something. Waited for 10 mins, train wasn't moving. Good thing Kiat Jin was in the same place, got off and went down to the Star LRT which was just next to the monorail station. Sylvia and Pax joined in on the way and off the college we went.

College...nothing much to post here. In Bio, we got to play with balls as everyone calls it. Drops of Sodium Alginate dipped in Calcium Chloride solution forms small little beads if you don't know. And finally, the time all of us were waiting for. Camp briefing took a little long to start. Helped a little with registration, waste time, waste time, waste time. Buses were supposed to come at 2pm but turns out we only started the briefing at 2pm. 1st bus comes at 2.30pm then when everybody was out, Joseph Lum, the "genius" grabbed Keen Wai's mortal's name, Keen Wai rugbytackles Joseph to get it back, resulting in a fracture. Haih...first case was the worst case senario already.

So...Keen Wai took him to the clinic, then to the hospital for an X-ray. Turns out my assumption was right. Joseph stayed in the hospital that night. Meanwhile, the 2nd bus was running late and I was bus leader some more....

Somehow I just like to keep people in suspense. Haha. Stay tuned for the full story.

P/s: The above content are first hand witness accounts and no editing of the accounts has been made.

Away...

Yes! I have been away for the past 4 days on CF Camp. I was so busy that I just couldn't find the time to put up a notice. But anyways, I'm back now...will post about CF Camp soon.

To all my dear readers: Should I write condensed posts of detailed, long ones? Please comment and tell me bout it.

Edit: Btw, I'll be applying this to all of my future posts.