Post Ascension.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Whew, things have been pretty hectic lately. Let me summarise.
Ascension. Haha of course, who could not blog about that, right? Honestly, if you want a good idea of what we did for every few minutes, go see Sulynn's blog. I'll attempt to sum it up here really briefly:
SaturdayFall in, layout equipment (over and over again), lots of pumping positions (most memorable was when we stayed there for 5 minutes), run to car park, sleep (for about an hour)
SundayWoke up at I don't know what time (maybe 2am?), ran here and there, changed, got blindfolded and handcuffed, went into the van, got dropped off, walked in a line still blindfolded and handcuffed, was freed, found out our first mission, put on camo paint and repellent, ran around ecp trying to be discreet (we got a few weird stares), led Grace who became blind, became blind myself and was led around by Grace, captured the flag, went for the forest trail thing (was the first pair with Shawn), reported to Lydia and Kenneth, waited for the rest, lots more push-ups and pumping positions (cos of missing det mates), marched back to church, cooked breakfast, went to ecp, debrief for previous activities.
Ahhh this was where Hosea and I left ascension for a while to go to
O school for the vetting session. We bathed first of course, or others would suffer from the smell from us. And let me tell you, lots of people think dance is slack and a breeze or something. IT IS NOT, I TELL YOU. Try it sometime then let me know. (Yes, it's 3.30am when I'm typing this, so excuse my lack of tact)
Went back to church, delayed in the office, went back down to the patio, went to thanksgiving hall, set up for service in 30 mins (included stage set-up, sound check, music practice, etc), prayer meeting/service, put hall back to original set-up, fall in, get ready to sleep, slept for I'm not sure how short.
MondayWoke up around 3am I think, fall in, more pumping positions and push-ups, got briefed on next mission (I was in delta), got ready, ran to ecp, planned and strategized, filled up water bombs, put on camo and ponchos, went to allocated area with Chloe (this forested area where we sat in silence amonst many many plants drenched in sweat for 30 mins), followed alpha force when they came, helped to defend our flag, fall in and debrief, march back to church, clean up most of level one and the staircase (who could forget about neat shoe arrangement?), breakfast, fall in, layout equipment, dismissal. Go to Susu's blog for more details after ascension ended.
Yeah I've typed out everything in a very systematic order. It'll be waaaay too long if I added in the details. But really, ascension was so worth it. I've gained a new level of respect for my fellow project D mates, and learnt a few lessons myself too. Also, the comm (both YA and YM) was really awesome, so thank you to all of you(:
Today was the
Meta BBQ, which was good in general, though there were slight bumps here and there. But the bonding was worth it, I think I got to know people better. After it was over, I went to
Gelare with Kelly, Chloe and Susu and yes it was fun, and shoot shag marry was entertaining. Susu's dad dropped me off at the bus stop near my house and we (Susu and me) continued playing until I got off. Then I came home and watched INUYASHA!(:
Er. Ok I'll leave it here for now, multitudes of shout outs will come tomorrow only, so don't go looking yet.
Goodnight(:
Juiced 3:11 AM
