Run Wild. Live Free.I still can't believe, I've back from PISPA Camp. I've survived! It was a brand new experience for me. It wasn't like the other camp I've joined before. This was a real camping life. REAL CAMPING LIFE. It was a rush camp. We only get the notice from the Government three days before the camp. Nobody was willing to go. However, some of us volunteer to go after Cik Suppa keep on persuading us. And ya, I'm one of them. Don't ask me why, probably my brain malfunction that time. Ex-President of Chinese Orchestra Team joining PISPA Camping - What a joke?
Like almost 3.30 p.m, we started our journey to Kem Palas. We shared one bus with Form Six students of Ibrahim and St Thresa School. They are really great! We took our luggage down together. Then after a short briefing, we started to set up our tent. First experience to set up tent. We gals set up the three tents together. Don't ever look down on the power of teamwork. After photograph session, we waited for M to pray. My friends and I really wondered why we were there. From that moment onward, we started to countdown. LOL! I think that time we not even at there for 2 hours and we already wanted to go back. Then, we were given time to bath. I'm totally shocked when I stepped into the bathroom. Everyone was wearing sarung and bath in front of everyone! M just take it easy and C and I almost crazy. Ok again, first experience to wear sarung and bath in front of everyone (Erm, definitely no boys there) The most struggle thing is how to take off our clothes and wear clothes. However, three days camping made me learned the technique. (You can come to ask for it if you need it XD) After a very un-tasty and spicy dinner, we were forced to listen two boring talks and I almost slept. The following activity is the best activity I think in that three days. We had a short highway-walk. After we walked more or less 1 km, we laid on the tar road to see the stars, moon and cloud. The sky of that night was so nice. Night sky is always nice, yet we don't even have the time to look at it, to enjoy it as our life in town is always so hectic. I even have the chance to have a glance of fireflies, which is so rare in town. I also think of TFIOS. Maybe is the star shines so bright and I never noticed before. After that, we went back to campsite,had a writing report and we were asked to sleep. That night was so hot. Inside the tent is so hot like there were no air inside and u can commit suicide inside the tent.
On the next day, we woke up at 5.45 a.m (because outside too noisy) We had a marching training on the morning. Hahah quite fun. I never try before since I am a SMCO member. After that,our face were applied with charcoal. Argh, my face is allergic with it! Wanna slap those instructors so much. LOL, we hate them so much. We even gave them nickname and composed songs for them especially Crocodile and Colour Wolf. That crocodile eyes really funny hahaha. Ehem back to story. We went to forest to have lesson and prepare for lunch. There were many mosquitoes in that forest. REALLY MANY! GG. Some RCST issues happened in our platun when we prepared for lunch. Because of that,our lunch is undercooked rice and we don't have dinner. C and I seriously fed up that time. Luckily I've prepared some biscuits. That day is Friday, M prayed for so long time. We gals just have some funny conservation LOL! After that, we had a walk in other's village. Like the day before, they wanted us to laid down but this time is a nightmare. Unfortunately, I laid under the streetlight. Myriad of insects and mosquitoes just flew around me everywhere. So frus that time! After all activities on that night, we had our bath at 1 a.m something. Only SM gang and a few M & I bathed that time. We so enjoy bathing and washing our hair. So late tho. Maybe because we just bathed before we slept, we had a good sleep compare to the first night.
On the last day, we had a horrible jungle trekking. We walked to Titi Hayun. At there, we had the role playing activities. There was a airplane crash inside the forest. We, as the rescue team, have to save the survivor. In order to get to meet those survivor (which act by another platun), we had to overcome so many obstacles. We had to pass the river with our shoes and socks on. We had to walk on the slippery rocks. I fell down quite a numbered times and made my legs full of bruises. Some of us even get sucked by the leaches. I had leaches-phobia after I saw it appeared on my shoes. Luckily it didn't sucked my blood. The lunch of that day was the most delicious meal in that three days. At 3.30 p.m, we finally said bye bye to that place.
I learned a lot through this camp. Especially the inequalities in Malaysia. We can't get away from those inequalities as we stayed in Malaysia. I'm not RCST , but this is the truth. I'm not saying all M weren't good. I met the good one too. But some just don't respect us. How Malaysia is going to improve with this kind of view. I met some other races friends too. For example, the humorous Kanna, the first I friend I have. Although this camp is so torturing, I still think it was a great experience for me. Frankly, I felt regret when I was joining that camp. But now, I think it just the part of my life for me to gain experience. Ok, maybe this kind of camping not suit me, so maybe I won't join again next time. BUT, at least I've tried once in my lifetime. This is life. Life demands for challenges.We ain't gonna live our life without trying anything new and fresh. So when the opportunity knocks, grab it. It's better to regret over the things you did than the things you didn't do.
