City For The Lost: So im back... from OBS

Sunday, May 08, 2005

So im back... from OBS

Hey ppl... im back from obs... im actually back yesterady but im burnt tired and hungry so didnt do anything but slp... now a bit more energized so can write abit... abang khai is back from taiwan today too... been tortured in obs like nobody's business...

OBS is not as fun as ppl think... its fun if you're going for the 5 day or 9 day course... alot of AAR[after action review] sessions in OBS... 'so what do u think' 'any comments' ' what have you learnt' common questions asked... divided into 3 groups... didnt get to be in same group as jon[my twin] or nick or alex... but i had halil and ian and delwyn and rahman... not bad... most importantly no gay cameraman... jon and nick got into same group with jo[funny guy]... but they had HER but then if i wouldnt mind if jon and nick and jo there to accompany me... alex in same group as wayne[pai kia style guy] and wanli and mohawak[small kid]... abit of my schedule in OBS...

day 1 - a tour of the place... nice chalet like enviornment then we have high elements... climbed the inverse tower... did mine with brian... big size guy always act shy... man the climb was fun.... i think we did the fastest... damn fun... but only get to do one coz no time

day 2 - learnt how to kayak... got brian again so i got a motor in my kayak... muhahahahaz... after that did rigging of cutter... like a small sailboat... damn fucking hot day and we had to be in the sun... but when they all luanch the cutter... all of us [all 3 groups] relax on the rocks just chilling out... agree with nich that if only not OBS but BBQ with drinks and stuff...

day 3 - 1st expedition on cutter... 3D2N... learnt how to sail it... im anchor party... got to do some other stuff too... camp at sembawang

day 4 - 2nd day... sail some more... sail is fun if there's wind... rowing is an ass... did helmsman... like cap... fun... slept on the cutter... got no space to sleep...

day 5 - trip home... finally... wash up the cutter and had AAR sessions rest of the day...

day 6 - had mini kayak expedition around ubin to prepare for final expedition... was IC for the day... jon was IC too... kena storm along the way... not fun at all... blown all over the place... beach up and waited out the storm... had fun though...

day 7 - solo time... brought to a part of the forest and left ALL ALONE there... suppose to think about stuff but i just slept and do some work assigned... was sleepin half way when i felt someone nearby... woke up to see brian over me with a stick... he say got black thing moving towards me... i was like [--] ah... orgh... nick say maybe brian trying to kill me but i woke up too early... hahahahz... stone alone for like almost 8 hrs i think....

day 8 - Final expedition 4D3N... kayak around Singapore main island... all okie la... but at changi navy base... KKN... the current against us so had to peddle real hard... peddle for 1 hour for like wat... 2 km? it was hell... camp at East Coast... wah lao.. like animals... inside this caged area... first time in OBS can talk cock with nick and jon they all... smuggled coke and chocolate... wooohooo... morale booster...

day 9 - Final ex 2nd day... kayak round sentosa to sister island for braeak... before tat... kim [koala look-alike] shit in the sea... fucking gross... sister isle is very nice... was chilling out on the beach when fucking small fishes bite me... KNN... end up catching fish with jon's camo net... fun.. finally camp at Pulua Hantu... jon and eugene tan and fazli found oysters on the beach and cook and eat... dispite me and nick's warnin, jon ate 1 and half... apparently nothing happened... saw the legend of pulau hantu... kinda cool... wanna make animation series on s'pore legends...

day 10 - Final ex 3rd day... kayak down around jurong island... i think i see my house... hahahahz... hell of a day... blisters on hand... feets like stink from soaking too long... hands wrinkled... hell man... end up at raffles marina... wah... KNN... all the boats there... then we pathetic ppl sitting in our smelly ponchos in the rain... they saw a girl wake boarding nearby... but im sleepin thru the whole rain.... only woke up for dinner... freaking cold and kind ian[auzzie boy] gave me his gortex... had tons of maggi noodles... cont to peddle at night to cross 2nd link and mandai live shooting area

day 11 - night peddling... fell asleep peddling... then kena attacked but fishes jumping out of the waters... but nice place though... end up finally in kranji... loaded the kayaks on lorry and took bus to Sembawang and cont kayak back to ubin... all morale high le... then almost reachin ubin storm hit again... but ubin just a channel away so cont to peddle back... the wind so strong that pushed the peddle out of place... wayne and wanli capsize while trying to save someone... when finally got back everyone singing and jumping around... i think we scared the kids havin residential there....

day 12 - final day... had 10km run... personal challenge... hahahz... who cares... ran real slow at the back... then end up walking coz nick and jon got feeling to shit... end up nick and ivan walk while me and jon keep running away from the sweeper then walk... did the run walk run walk thing for the whole 5 km back... finish then wash up the place and had a SUPER long AAR session... wanted to buy tshirt... but the one i want no more then the rest all so common so never got any... went home and died at home... sleep and sleep and sleep...

overall not bad experience... but wanted more of the climbing stuff... but no haf... disappointed... dont mind doing again as long as no more round island kayaking... now i have this ugly tan on my hands... haiz... wat to say... is a journey worth making but not twice... pics up soon... kinda fallign aslp so dunno what im talking anymore... shall update again next week... going back PA tml...

found it @ 11:45 PM
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