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Mt Ophir Trip

48 hours ago. . . I was at the summit of Mount Ophir, enjoying the feeling of being on top of the world. . . looking down at the beautiful scenery of the Malaya rainforest. . . And now i'm back. . . in Singapore. . . The 3days 2 night trip in Malaysia is over. . .
The experience was wonderful. . . perhaps more than that. . . There were a lot of first times for me. . . The first time staying overnight in the wilderness. . . The first time i bathe in a stream. . . with many others. . . The first time i drank water from the mountain. . . The first time i captured a spectacular view from the summit of a mountain. . . The first time. . . . countless others. . . They had all been turned into beautiful memories. . . along with others, that were not first time. . . I remembered the time all of us went finding a remote area to pee, as the toilet at the base camp totally turned us off, with the unbearable odour that emit which can be caught 1 metres away. . Then, we went bathing at the ice-cold stream which took me a hell lotsa of courage before stepping in. . . Of course not forgetting the night few of us stayed up togather to accompany Peiyun because she didn't dare to sleep inside the female domitory as she was afraid of lizard. . . We had some good conversation then and it really helps in getting to know each others better. . . We gave testimonies to each others and it was then i realised mine was real bad one. . . Getting up to the summit itself proved to be a challenge physically and mentally. . I had thought earlier that it will be easy, after what others told me. . . The first day we made a 2 hour journey up to the base camp. . . That itself was already straining almost the entire of my energy, especially with the load i'm carrying in my backpack. . . seriously regretted carrying so much with me. . . 2 big bottles of mineral water, lotsa of snacks, 5 sets of clothings, lens solution, tolietries. . . By the time i got to the site, my back and shoulder was hurting like crazy. . . The second day we made our way to the summit. . . a 4 hours journey. . . it was rather lucky that we didn't have to get all of our things up along, otherwise i doubt i can make it. . . particularly that the route we taking was full of obstacles. . . like some huge rock on the way which we have to climb over it. . . some steep areas which we were dependent on the ropes or branches on the way to get up. . . and the slippery forest floor which was not easy to walk on. . . I myself was very accident prone. . . I nearly fell so many times that i lost count with my fingers. . . and on one occasion, i stretched my injured wound again and it bleed profusely. . . Maybe i was unlucky or something, but it seen that i am very prone to injuring myself while taking the jungle route. . . Anyway, these small injuries are nothing as long as i managed to make it to the top, which i do. . . The air there was so fresh and cooling. . . The view from there was totally magnificent. . . you could just see the vast horizon from there. . . A spectacular scenery. . . i just wonder when i will have such chance to catch another marvellous view like this again. . . Good things are short-lived. . . Just then i was at the top, and now i'm back to my usual life. . . The memories we had at the trip was beautiful. . . i'm not sure for myself whether i have make this trip a fruitful one, particularly in bonding with the rest better, but i'm quite sure i have learned a lot and enjoyed the trip. . . It had also helps myself to know more about myself. . . as i will talk about it other time. . .
The end of this trip marks the end of our days in ODAC. . . We had officially stepped down. . . Just like jerry, i am full of emotions and thoughts about it. . . I recalled the time i had just joined ODAC because Chuan Ming was joining. . . from then on. . . all the memories were so unremarkable. . . my time in ODAC was like so insignificant until year 2. . . i didn't think i mingle well with the year 2s then and i was really too quiet. . . Maybe i am quite of regretful for not being able to make myself strike an impact in the CCA. . If things were to start all over again, i will want to make myself be seen, be recognised. . . if i can. . . My year 2's time in ODAC was short, but it has been better. . . I suddenly felt more wanting to be involved, to do things. . . not exactly because i had been given a position then, but it was actually the chance to do things. . . Opportunity is very important. . . especially to people like me, you need people to give you opportunity to prove yourself since you are to quiet to get one yourself. . . Not saying that i didn't have opportunity to perform in J1, but with the j2s around then, i just not able to do things correctly, their presence are sorta of a kind of pressure. . . lacks the confident to do things in their presence. . . I don't know whether i had become any much confident than before, but i guess i feel more at ease to do things. . . The Orientation Camp 2 was the brainchild of my effort put in ODAC. . . That's explains why i put in my heart and soul in organising it, and it just represents my pride. . . though i often says i will leave it to other people's judgement to say whether it's a job well done or not. . . Anyway, it's doesn't matters anymore, my days in ODAC are over. . . but it will always be buried in a section my mind. . . be it good or bad. . .

simply written on 12:07 AM
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