Sunday, January 27, 2008 @ Sunday, January 27, 2008
Outings!!!
Yep...that's right! It has definitely been a crazy weekend for me today... You can say I took a short vacation away from my studies... and frankly...it was a refreshing respite from the otherwise mundane and monotonous life of school.

Yesterday, Og4 had a SUPERB outing at East Coast. It was the first meeting for everyone since post-orientation ...and everyone certainly was glad to see each other again... The meeting venue was at Parkway Mac's, and I took the opportunity to cycle there. To think about it, I've been cycling there quite often, and that day was no exception. Chun Kiat, Benjamin, Siew Chi, Jing Han, Valerie, Deborah, Fang Xiong, Qi Long and Keng Ee were there by then. After about an hour of waiting, chatting and buying stuff (for potluck), we proceeded to East Coast Park. As everyone was walking, except me (on 2 wheels), we took quite a while to reach the green and blue of the park/sea. Haha!
We managed to find a seat near the skating region, and began feasting on the various stuff that we brought for potluck! From sushi and twisties, to marshmallows and honeystars, the meal was both "exotic" and delicious. LOL! For waiting for the rest to appear, we had a few games of Uno, which i swear was like eons since i last played that game! (To be exact: since primary 6...HAHA) Anyway, by 3 o'clock, Zong Ye, Elizabeth, Stafanie and Jun Xiang had arrived, and all of us took to the wheels (rent bicycles!) except Jing Han, who despite much persuasion, had firmly decided to take care of our bags...kudos to her! Anyway, the gang of two-wheelers began cycling in the direction of Bedok Jetty, with much laughter and wild antics (mostly Zong Ye...ahaha).

Then, "disaster" struck! Along the bend of Lagoon Food Court, Siew Chi and Elizabeth, who were on a double bike apparently crashed and fell. Result of crash: cuts on knees and for Elizabeth, cuts on arm too. Well, I nearly though it was the end of about just barely 15min of cycling when out of the blue, 2 AHS boy scouts appeared to give first aid. Gosh...everything happened in a blur and I too helped along by cutting the gauze and "directing traffic"... along the bend. Lol Everything was back on track within another 20 min and the 2-wheeler gang proceeded. Well, about 6 of us reached Bedok Jetty and boy, it was both HOT and WINDY! Man, that was when I realized to my horror: No suntan lotion... T.T ... Well, on a random note, if you had realized...I wrote "6" people....Apparently, all the rest got separated...some went off to fast and far...while others were too slow and were unaware that we were at the jetty...so everyone were in small groups and only managed to regroup back at the starting area...lol...anyway...all of us managed to cycle until my usual route at Changi chalet. NICE job everyone! By the time the bikes were returned, everyone was skin-baked and thirsty. By then Prishanthi and Bobby had arrived and Benjamin, Deborah, Jing Han, Valerie, Qi Long and Fang Xiong had left.

I was dead-tired, but the outing was not over. The crew of 9 (Elizabeth left a little later) went to the basketball court at Marine Terrace for a game of basketball. (yeah, I brought a basketball... pretty lame idea actually..) Gosh, it was certainly quite fun for me as my basketball years in secondary school was relived... and the experience of playing as a group is priceless. (reminds me of the basketball game we played in school before O nite). Yeah, the ball was tossed, thrown and blocked...points were scored, taunts were made, teams were reformed...and the game was played...to our heart's delight!!! Gosh, I can rank cycling on par with basketball played as a group! And to play both sports in a single day, it was simply exhilarating!!! It all ended at around 6, and although it was sad to part, I was glad that the outing was pretty much a success. Og4 Baik!!! :D

As for today, it was "Old Clothes and Newspaper Collection Day" and the whole school got off to a slow but steady start. As for me, I was a navigator which meant that I had to be stationed in lorries to help carry the bags of old clothes and newspapers. Trinity was my partner and the lorry driver (sry...dunno his name) was such a chatty fellow. After a half an hour wait at a nearby coffeshop with roti-prata and milo, things got off at a blistering pace. Handphones began ringing, sms began appearing and patience began wearing. The 3 of us got from one block to another, clecting the heaps of bags and we barely had time to take a breather before another call or sms will cry out, demanding out immediate attention. Worse still, we had to unload the lorry when it was full, and that was a nightmare. Scenario: try picturing yourself with a whole roomful of old clothes and newspapers...try to sot them out into 2 different stacks...under raised temperatures and dehydration...it was MADNESS! I never felt more "demanded" then that moment, and it was certainly guilty for me to be asking them for more time...when apparently, you have too many blocks to settle. Li Bu Chong Xin- The mind is willing, but the flesh is weak.
At around 3pm, everything ended and I got home- smelly, sweating and dirty....definitely not a sight to imagine...lol...

To all that make my weekend so eventful and meaningful- A big THANK YOU!
Cheers to all
W.Q.

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