Have u ever watched 《夏日的麽麽茶》？Its actually juz like any another romance show, starring Richie Ren （任贤齐）& Sammi Cheng （郑秀文）. But wad attracted me wasn't much of the story line, but the BEAUTIFUL beach tt the story was based on. Crystal clear blue sea water, soft white sand, bikini girls & muscular hunks. Tts not wad u can find in s'pore. Tts why, ever since i watched this show, i've been hoping to go to Pulau Redang, Malaysia.

Finally, I got the chance this June. Was planning this trip since beginning of May. Went down to Chinatown a few times juz to look for the best deal. Then, my friends n i finally settled for a 3D4N trip for $300+, with 2N resort stay, free meals @ resort & 3 snokelling trips. Cool~ Everythings went on so smoothly. N we r all so excited abt it. Getting all ready for tis trip: buying basic necessities, swimsuits, getting trained to look better for a 2-piece swim wear, going on diet...blah blah blah~ =)

N the time ticked by. N THE day came. 10 June 2005. Reached Golden Mile Complex at abt 9pm+. Coach going off at 10pm. We den walked ard, bored, sit at the agency & started our 'illegal gambling' - - Playing Dai Dee. 10pm. Boarded coach. Photo taking session. 'Questioning' session [<-Irene knows tis session best! ;P]. Reached Tuas Checkpoint. Den the AdVeNtUrE begins....

To continue the story, pls click here <+*IrEnE*+> . N look for titles "Aloha Redang~ Episode 1 - 4". Full detailed story can be found there. =X

*p/s: ONCE AGAIN.. SpEcIaL ThAnX.. & MiLLiOnS of Thanks to Miss Irene for providing such wonderful detailed write-up on this unforgetable adventure in search for 'new land'. =)
**Okie.. I know i'm lazy.. But copyright permission is AGAIN, seeked beforehand. =P

I'm beginning to love the time given to myself. It's been a LONG time since i've tok to myself, communicating with ME, understanding ME...

I'm someone who cannot live without friends. But this time given to be alone really made me think alot. In life, not only relationship with people & spiritual support are important, relationship with our own self is important too.

When alone, You can think about anything and everything. It's all secrets between YOU and ur SOUL. Nobody else will ever noe these secrets...Once u can share a secret with somebody, tis means tt ur relationship with this person will rise to another level.. this applys when u share secrets with ur soul too~..

We are always so busy with our work, social life and family, neglecting our own soul. We forgot that sometimes, we need time to tok and entertain ourselves too..

Sometimes what other people say is not tt important afterall. Listen carefully to what ur heart, ur soul is telling u. They yearn to tok to u too~!!..

1.46pm

04/06/05

Walk Of Life

OBS Indiana (Station 10)

人的情感很奇妙。
跟着时间、地点和人物改变。
人的情感也很难捉摸。
没有人会了解另一个人
此时此刻的心情、感觉。

沟通、接触，
或许是进入另一个人的情感世界，
最好的途径。
只要懂得放开自己，
有着对别人的关怀，
才能进一步去认识一个人。
当然，
对方也要有同样的想法才行。

人的情感世界很复杂。
只有信任、关怀和爱，
才能溶化一颗封闭的心。。。

9:15am

04/06/05
Self-Reflection Time
Outside Denali Room, OBS

I'm back from OBS, or rather, ABS (Artward Bound Singapore). Why m i so particular abt whether its 'O' or 'A'? Coz, OBS & ABS r two different courses. Thou i've nv been to OBS, but hearing from wad my frenz who went b4, i conclude tt they r two VERY different coures..

I'm expecting to have a hectic 5 days camp initially. Tot i'm going to have some 'chiong sua chiong hai' activities (strenenous outdoor activities), I'm all ready to get slim down for my nxt trip - - To Pulau Redang, where i'll b wearing 2-piece for e 1st time in my life -whistle- ~wee~whee~ =X

But well, it turned out to b total opposite of wad i tot. Its reali very ART-ward. We've learned to appreciate different races' cultures, creating Colour Mass, using lots of our imagination n creativity in various activities and even time given for self - reflection..

Cool activities, cool instructors, cool camp-mates...
In short, a camp i never regret going & a camp i'll never forget... =)

Following is the itinery for the 5 days: (BEWARE~! Read this only if you are VERY free!..)

DAY 1
=> Reported at Fort Canning Green Gothic Gate at 9.27am
=> Tour of Fort Canning (Sally Port) and Fort wall where Gideon appeared
~Tied a rope around the wall and invited us to abseil down the wall
~Steven (Tour Guide) played along and insisted that it was against the safety regulation.
=> Proceeded to have a briefing by Shukor (Body Guard of Sang Nila Utama) about our filming(documentary) for the first 2 days.
=> Walked to Little India (20 Mins)
=> Lunch at Tekka Market
=> My group 'S' (Irene, Hsu, Joon, Moi, Judith[大妈], Chris[二妈], Patsy, Samuel, Sheena and myself) was assigned to learn Jasmine Garland Weaving {not easy man~ Patience!} from Jothi Flower Shop, while the other groups filmed the other aspects of the Indian Culture.
=> Walked over to Bugis Mrt Station to take a train to Changi Airport before transferring bus 36 to SparkC @ East Coast Park to spend the night.
=> Put our barang barang in the tree hut (Pluto) .
=>Proceeded to our 1st activity in SparkC : The Frame
~A frame was made by tying 4 poles together, and was hung between 2 trees.
~We were asked to describe ourselves using an imaginary portrait we painted.
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My Painting:
Inside of a house with yellow walls ~> House: Family; Yellow: Favourite colour.
One corner with my friends, another corner shows children playing with animals ~> Friends: Cant live w/o them; Children: I love kids!; Animals: I like animals too~!
Open e door, view outside divide into 2
- 1)badminton court with a bed by e side ~> Love exercising but lazy. Opps! =X
- 2) beach with starry night ~> Stars: Love stars, feel tt star represent peace; Beach: yearn for a relax life w/o worries.
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=> Dinner – Indian Themed, ate with our hands
=> Debriefing + briefing for Day 2 activities
~Planned routes
=> Invitation to have tea with minister of Art & Craft Communication.
=> Did an ‘email’ box
=> Supper ~ Chocolate Sara Lee cake

DAY 2
=> Morning PT at 7am
=> Breakfast ~Beehoon + Hotdog
=> Calming / Relaxation Sequence
=> Colour Mass ~painting with hands
=> Pack up to leave SparkC
=> Off to Kampong Ubi CC Malay Heritage Centre (Bus 36 + walk)
=> Lunch at Joo Chiat Complex
=> Chinatown by bus 2
=> Tour of Chinese Heritage Centre (A MUST visit place for ALL chinese!)
~ Found out part of previous day's recordings were overwritten.
=> Made our way to Punggol Jetty by NEL and bus 82
=> Met Sang Nila Utama(acted by Steven) ~ Intro to Senario
=> Search for Temasek ~ ROWed part of the distance to Pulau Ubin
=> Enjoyed the Sunset
=> Dinner ~ Chinese Themed (Cheong sam!)
=> Proceeded to Learning room (Denali)
=> My Frame ~ framed up a little part from our Colour Mass, describe y u chose it.

DAY 3
=> Breakfast at 8am
=> Wrote emails at Denali
=> Crossfields ~ searching for checkpoints based on map navigation in OBS forest.
~ hiked over to OBS reservoir
=> Alpine Rescue ~ transport casualty through various obstacles
=> Lunch ~Malay Themed (Spicy!)
=> Set up cultural corners in Denali
~ Did Indian corner
=> Proceeded to "The Indiana" for 'Improvtheatre' - expression activity

~ communication through expressions
~ talked in gibberish according to emotions required
~ Chant with emotions:

Worms,

I hate worms.

They drive me crazy.

Crazy?

I was crazy once.

And they put me in a home.

Then I died.

And the worms got me. (Repeat)

=> The calm – casting briefing

~ Got the role ‘Nani’, a 44 years old nanny from England (classified as low-class ppl)
=> 6pm – 12am

~ Immerse in the role

~ Dinner at camp 1 starts

~Had only porridge + veg + Peanuts (while high-claz ppl r having Chicken chop with wine!)

=> Syonanto

~ Escaped from the Jap soldiers through jungle without lighting

~ Tunnel experience (Pitch Dark!)
=> Clay review –Care (a series of 3: Irene - Trust; Joon - Love)

DAY 4
=> Morning PT
=> Breakfast
=> Clay Review ~ Sharing
=> Walk Of Life (12 Stations) The Alchemist
1) Outside Medical centre (Throw dice ~ no. must coincide with no. u shout) { I ran 18 times~!}
2) Belay School (Who am I?)
3) Koi Pond (Discard Something)
4) Swimming Pool (Trace hand)
5) Aviation Beacon (Oil + Spoon)
6) Single Tombstone (Bad habits)
7) Transformer (Throw away bad habits)
8) Peak Ascent (Write a love letter)
9) Jetty (5 things to more / less)
10) Indiana (Submit to God)
11) Expedition Quadrangle (Rest)
12) Swamp Tripod (Leap of Faith)
=> Your Culture, My Culture (Public forum)
=> Viewing of Completed video [Cool~ thou 1 tape was missing..]
=> Dinner (Fusion)
=> Indiana (Epilogue)
Epilogue:

Away from the city,

to a place without much technology.

Meeting strangers,

to begin a journey unsure.

Getting to know each other,
Building friendship together.
Using our hands for painting,
that represent our feelings.

Through the jungles in groups we go,
in our mind we shared a common goal.
Through the darkness the leaders lead,
seeing brightness is all we plead.

Personal time given to ourselves,
bringing us closer to our inner self.
Getting to know our soul once again,
We leap forward for a new life begin.

Physical challenges were what I expect,
But psycological challenge was what i met.
Friendship closely knitted thru hard times,
Will remain in my heart all the time.

=> Supper (Bread + Milo)
=> Clear Denali (11.30pm)
=> 1am Crazy Pool Party! [Captain's ball~!]
=> 3am ZZZzzzzZZZ

DAY 5
=> Breakfast at 7am
=> Write emails at Denali
=> Ideas sharing in Vinson Room
=> 10am back to mainland
=> Reflections at Bukit Chandu
~Lunch
~viewing of videos and artifacts of Malay Regiment who fought on the hill
~story of Lt Adnan
~Last debriefing
~Presentation of certificates
~Survey
~4pm ByE =..(

*P/S: Special thanks to Irene for providing the itinery. I 'ka-po' them from her blog.. BUT copyright permission was seeked beforehand... =) **contents, symbols & colours are edited.