07 December 2006
ITCInstructors Training Camp
a.k.a Self "Tekan" Camp
Woah, the past 3 days has been like a replay of OLC 2006. Other things aside, i'll just highlight the main events of ITC. The land, sea, and air component.
First Day
Urban Ex! But unlike OLC, the checkpoints this time was wicked sick. For my team (actually me and monster only la), we went from VJC, to Mt Faber, to Botanical Garden, to Chinese Garden, to Sungei Buloh, to Green Circle, to Zoo, to Orchid Garden, and to west cost, then back to VJC again. In the end, we made it to all 8, but was 19 mins late. Sigh, end up, we were told it's not even meant to be completed at all.
Nonetheless, i found this running around somewhat enriching. When we took a bus to Sungei Buloh, we were approached by an "ang moh", who asked us whether we're going to Sungei Buloh, in perfect chinese. I doubt some of my classmate can even speak as well as him lo. And as a foreigner, he knows more about that place than us! Amazing!
Walking to the next checkpoint (green circle), was sian, because we don even know where it is. While we were intending to walk out of the place then think later, a truck from behind honk at us. At first i thought he was just making sure we stayed clear of the road, but i thought wrong! He actually offered to ferry us to the next checkpoint! On the way, he told us about the time when he was young, when he stopped education at primary 3, to the time he was rich (earning like 20k to 30k per month), going to china and malaysia for business trip, to the time now, when he is bankrupt, driving a truck around. His life story is indeed full of successes and failures. Hmm, business is not easy at all. Anyway, when we reached green circle, we saw wilson and eugene, stuck at that checkpoint. Lucky for us, the same uncle who fetch us here waited for us, and drove us out to the mrt station! lucky us!
Second Day
Dragonboating! This was a new experience for many of us. Though all of us got 2 star kayaking already, we are still mountain tortoise when it comes to dragon boating. When we reached SDBA (Singapore Dragonboating Association), we felt so......small. The guys from ACJC were all so muscular than even Weiqin look small. But thankfully, dragonboating is not just about strength (though it' a large component, sad to say), but coordination as well. After several attempts, our boat was gliding gracefully on top of the water. Besides going forward, we also played "Viking". We would all sit by the sides and rock the boat sideways. Surprisely, the boat is so heavy that it's impossible to capsize. But as compared to kayaking, the things you can do with a dragonboat is so limited, making it not as enjoyable as kayaking.
Third Day
High elements! Acutally not really, it's just a 25m and 18m rock wall. Comparing this wall to the school's wall, the school's wall looks so small. Many people managed to reach the top, including eric, dennis, liwen, etc, while others are so tired (and bored) that they just throw stones at one another.
After this, we had lunch at northpoint! ITC's seriousness taken a 180 degree turn. The few of us ate ban mian, which was so filling that i couldn't finish it. Not to mention ice kachang! Ahhhh....
Back at Home
Now, back at home. It's nice to be at home. I'm gonna eat all the nice food and play, while i still can. Next week will be full of activities again
fullsynchro | 7.12.06