NCDCC Camp Day 1

Uh Oh, the backdating monster is back.  Nicholas Sim, I already know what you are going to say...

Well, today was also the last day of school, so let me start with that first.  It was really sad, obviously.  I think that Dan is the one class I will miss sorely, because it is a class with so much personality.  This class gave me one of the best years in school.  I am very proud of 2.10 Dan, and it has been all that I could ask for.  Thank you 2.10 Dan!  I've written my thank you letter in another post, so I will not go into the details here.

I was half crying as we left the 2.10 classroom, and I will always remember the little things that made life special.  I was hugging something like everyone before we left.  School is just not going to be the same anymore.  Words don't do that feeling of loss justice.  I can't believe that I am in 3.8 when the bulk of my class is in 3.9 and 3.10.

But as we walked up to the yellow level, and I stepped into the new classroom, I just smiled.  2009 will be an interesting year, and an opportunity to make new friends and get to know more people.  A little disappointed that Ms Candy Ong will not be teaching my class.  Best of all however, the class teacher and bio teacher will be Turrance! How fun!  But I will never let go of 2.10 Dan.  I brought my normal ACS badge to swap with my Chairman badge once I stepped into the new classroom.  I couldn't do it.

Ok, but back to the NCDCC camp.  Naturally, I adamantly refused to leave school early to prepare for it.  I think that as a Danner, it is duty to remain with the class down to the last minute, before we split and go our separate ways.  Anyway, I was over the moon to find out that Lee Zheng would be staying over with us for the camp.  I am so happy that the nicer WO would be with us.  Later, Daniel Lim came along, but thank god he was not going to be here overnight.

Tent pitching went pretty ok.  But the yr 2s ending up shouting a lot because the yr 1s were simply obnoxious, and were hurling direct insults to people 2 ranks above them (i.e. Us). Later on First Aid test was a complete disaster, because people took ages to do it.  All the worst for the year 2s, because we were the examiners.

Dinner, then drill practice.  The yr 2s were more or less in charge of the camp, so it was pretty slack for us.  It was also very fun, cuz we can yell at the yr 1s and knock them down (pumping).  Har har har. I was pretty distraught at dinner when David said I was becoming another Daniel Lim, am I that mean?  Lee Zheng came back from playing the whole day.  Bleugh, better than testing yr 1s for first aid.  Apparently he is considering staying on as CLT.  If you are reading this now Lee Zheng, pleeeeeezzeee stay on as CLT and chase Daniel Lim away.  Pleeeezzeee? :)

Disaster that night. It rained heavily, and the tents flooded, and the ground was muddy all around. Thank goodness that the yr 2 and 3 NCOs were staying in classrooms. But then we still had to help the year ones get their stuff out of the tents and into the classrooms. At the end of the whole debacle, everyone was wet, cold and had muddy shoes. Add to that, there was a tremendous mix up of luggage, and the disaster was more or less complete. We ended up sleeping at 12 am, while I stayed up till 1 am to prepare the Knots and Lines lesson for tomorrow.

I was suggesting that the tents be pitched under the shelters around the art rooms area, and I also got the other NCOs the week long weather report, which had said thunderstorms for the whole week. But no, they wanted to do it just outside the canteen extension in that muddy field. They wanted to do it out in the open when the weather report said thunderstorm for the whole week ahead. You see, this whole debacle would have been averted if the person in charge of camp craft and tent pitching actually had a say in where to pitch the tents. Silly little enthu people. Outrageous.