Just returned from VJCO camp today (I know i doubt i can enter VJC but i'll try 'ard) Really enjoyed myself for the last 3 days in my group which we niknamed 'jelly', among us are 3 other grps of 'vivo', 'cream' and 'oreo'. Sounds like an assortment of food but could anyone notice that their initials form VJCO?

DAY 1

Reached VJCO a little late, abt 9.05(hee hee, lucky clayton was much later than me). The number of sec 4s who attended wasn't great, abt 3-4 from each sch of chong cheng, St' NIcks, more from DHS and VS. Got sorted into our groups with the J1s. On hindsight, I was actually glad I was the ONLY vs guy in my group, and that had included the participation of the J1s. Jelly had(x-cluding the chong cheng guys cause they came for like only half the camp and was more diff to remember) 3 guys and 5 girls. The 1st thing i did when i was sorted into jelly was staring dumbly at 1 of the seniors, Si Hua(correct me if i'm wrong). Wah!!! There was a great and unthinkable resemblence to a primary school classmate, Mei Hui. Chances are, that they could have been sisters (especially when i found out on the second night that Si Hua had also attended MBS). I've not got round to asking her yet though. The frozeness b/w our group was partially melted thanks to the efforts of Jolie and Si Hua by their enthusiasm and if i may say, egoistic.(Jolie was making up a cheer, 'J is fer Jolie! J! O! L! I! E!' x2.' Plus the sugegstion that the group name to be.... yup! u guessed it. JOLIE!)
We spent the morning in the music room, playing many ice breaking games, where the losers did forfeits. (Clayton did 7 wonders of the world with i 4got who le, while johnathan was shouting "hand to inner THIGH!" LOL)

Took lunch and returned for a short practise for 2 hrs, 1-3. After that, it was time for station games. They'd included twister, mini-wind soccer, drinking from a straw from a height of 2 meters(u have to make ur own super long straw), among many others. Of them, twister was my favourite! Could still remember it well, the curses by the group(Oi!!!! We aren't contortionists leh!), threats by kok jun("Si Hua!!!!! I'm going to throw you down the building!!!!"), the shrieking and laughing of everyone.

Next was the mini-soccer game. Jelly vs Vivo! The girls played first where my team secured a 2-nil lead by half-time (lucky we have a number of dizi players). Then they were subsituted for the guys to play in the second half.("WAH! Zuang Yuan became bai fa mo nui!") Vivo guys had a suona player, Handoko and a sheng player, Kenneth. So u could understand the strength of our opponents Qi. My 1st blow, literally, blew me away. The flour which was holding the ping-pong ball in place blew in our faces, the flinch was mainly due to the eyes. Luckily for us, we only conceded 1 goal, though my attempts at shooting were mainly close calls which bought us some time for a defensive counter.

Captain's ball was fun too, with me being a defender. The only Cap i could not handle was Elroy who seemed to have an extraordanary ability to catch high balls 1 M radius, 360 degrees. It proceeded with other games, a little less enjoyable then those i mentioned b4 practice at night where I went home early.


Day 2

Woke up early, washed and showered b4 taking a walk to VJ. On reaching, realised i didn't bring slippers for wet games later in the day, and a mug for drinks after meals. Ran home to grab them, like a 1.6km run. Reached there sweaty..... "__". Didn't need to play wet games to get wet. Went on with a 2 hr practice in the late morning followed by lunch and another round of self-prac. Many became bored by 2 while the vs guys came together for attempts to play songs like qing dian, chun jie, mei gui hua cai long chuan etc etc... wet games preparation at 2.45. Wear black shirts(for obvious reasons), shorts and slippers or go barefooted. Unlike the VS one, not all the water bombs were used to throw wildly at people. played a wet version of captain's ball. target was to make ur opponent's captain as wet as possible. My shots were painful, but not wet..... and the opponent's Cap, Joel, was great at dodging shots. Naturally, we lost. Then we played Hai Tai Quan. Was my second time playing it. Surprise, surprise!!! I was actually good at it. Won at least 5 of my opponents each round before getting done in. Lol. Wee Ho tried to play a good guy and switched sides, protecting and supporting our grp, Si Hua. Then he tio Johnathan splashing him with the cups of water actually intended for Si Hua. Real funny + ironic. Guess who was the one who actually kept making her drenched.Wee Ho!!!! De mastermind.(And she was one of, if not most, drenched person during the games)

At night, we went to the parade square for a BBQ cum campfire. We had wanted to go to the ECP for a BBQ but could not book any pits. Played bridge for about half an hour while waiting for a fire. Crowding around the flag poles, ghost stories were told. Each from different schools, different history. The fear among us escalated, especially when the chong cheng told their stories. Oh man!! I was freaked. I was pretty scared and was actually considering going home to my comfy bed after a comfy bath. Sick, lame and horror stories filled the air. Then "BOO!" Wee Ho had sneaked behind us. Giving us the fright of our lives. I was pretty scared myself(Though I could still remember Si Hua screaming for a good 3 seconds which could be heard from the other end of the parade square) The BBQ wasn't about much food, all of us ate but little. It was the stories and experiences shared by many provided the environment for fun and laughter that night, not the food.

Past midnight, we began to clear the BBQ area of trash and began washing up. Some of us, including me, was asking for people to accompany us to the bathing rooms at the far ends of the sports building. Horror stories still filled our minds and seemed impossible to let go of. Did not help that the route there was dimly lit while some areas had no lights at all.

Then, after our showers, we went to the music room for an extremely late night movie. While waiting for the girls (as they take AGES to put on make-up and make themselves presentable) we played truth or dare. Completed about 2 rounds before the girls poured in. Of all times, THAT was when i became a victim of the game. Some timing it was..... The dare was: They wanted me to go tap the shoulder of one of the girls which I liked among them. The truth was: Just tell them which girl I liked best in that room. Not much of a choice huh? Lucky they decided to let me off. And No! I'm still not gonna state here which one I liked best.
Girls wanted to watch Ice Age 2 (The squirrel sooooooooo cute). While the guys were in 2 minds about which show to watch. Even 40-yr old virgin was considered by both parties. Thank god there were some (Zi Zao) who managed to convince us not to watch by describing the starting part of the show.(He'd already watched it on a plane and told us it was full of ***) Finally Constantine was chosen.

After the show at about 4.30 am, we went to bed. I slept at about 5. Was quite difficult to sleep on the chairs and tables with a stone cold floor.

Day 3

Didn't sleep well, woke up at 7.00, 7.30, 8.00, 8.30. Breakfast of bread at 9. At 9.45, we had to go pack our stuff and re-arrange the tables and chars in the classrooms which we slept in, and assemble in the music room by 10. Naturally, the guys finished first as they did not have a hundred and one bottles of nail polish and stuff. In the music room, we played truth or dare again while waiting for the girls. Once again, I became the victim of the game the moment the girls poured in. (Sounds familliar?) Congratz to me, some great timing..... Luckily, today's question wasn't as difficult as yesterday's. 'Which girl did you think was the prettiest in VJCO?'. yup. wasn't difficult to answer, though there were a number of them.(I'm still not gonna state my answer here even though I'd revealed it there. There's a chance some of them may be blog-hoppers)

Finally, the bidding for prizes bagan. We were supposed to use points we'd earned over the last few days to bid for prizes. Words can't describe the fun it provided. Jelly was lucky to have bidded for most of the better items successfully. Had merci chocolate, candy sticks and many more. I managed to win a TUBE OF WASABI. oh yeah! After it was all over, goodies were shared while people made their way to LAN centres, while a few went for lunch. Wanted to join them but decided to go home.(Actually cause I would be one of the few guys who would be going)

ARRR!!!!! I had forgotten to ask for their contact numbers and e-mail addresses. Well it was the best 3-day camp i'd been to in my life. My thanks to everyone who made this camp a success. Special thanks to Clayton & Ann Siong who invited me, Si Hua & Jolie for their enthusiasm and support and all the fun VJCO camp had provided!!!!

santacantfly :(; 8:54 PM (: