Ulu Yam Camp and THE SHIP

>>>Ulu Yam Camp and My Brothers' Birthday at The Ship>>>

Hi, guys! I'm back from my Ulu Yam camp. God, I can't move a muscle today. I can't even walk down or up the stairs properly, just like OKU. Well, the purpose of the trip is about leadership and team-building, and I sure acheived that. They had this open hall in the middle of the jungle. We arrived there by van, because the bus can't move on the bumpy and narrow roads. So, we had all kinds of activities at the open hall, meals at another hall and sleep at the dorms. 20 people in a dorm. And just next door, it is the guys' dorm.

After leaving the luggages at our dorms, we gathered at the hall. All our games are based on teamwork. We don't stand a chance to win at all without teamwork. We were divided into animal groups - Snake, Orang Utan, Penguin and Cockroach. Guess who ended up being a Cockroach? Me. Yin Li ended up at the Penguins'. Cockroach lost at most of the games, due to lack of commitment and experirnce from group members. I was inexperienced, but I was really commited along with only a few girls and most of the guys. (Cockroach had 3 guys and 8 girls.) Plus, our leader kinda had concentration problem, so we lost most of the games.

Now, I'll jump to the description of the dorms and food. The dorm was kind of a squeeze. We had a small space. Unfortunately, Yin Li and I chose the beds at the far end, near to the window. I think we had the worst beds. Mine had ants crawling all over the pillow and bed from the crack on the wall. Yin Li's bed was wet. Rain, maybe? Everyone squeezed their wet clothes on the cement floor, then hung them on the beds, so the floor was soaking wet.

To describe the toilet, it was really disgusting. First, there is NO basin and NO mirror. Not even one. There are 5 bathroom stalls, but all of them are infested with bugs and mosquitos. Out of 5 bathroom stalls, 1 does not have a lock and another one's shower is of out of use. The food can be decribed in only one word - Yuck.

We did jungle trekking for 2 hours and reached a really nice waterfall. The water was very cooling and clear. Then, we treked back to our dorms in a very wet state, because there si no toilets there to change and nobody wanted to carry stuff along while trekking. Many people had leech bites, not me, not Yin Li. That was fortunate. Actually, I was kinda jumping and running while trekking in the woods to go to the water fall. I jumped across anything black and sticky that I cannot identify as and wet puddles. I spot lots of leeches, but I was running and jumping so that leeches had less chance to bite me.

On the next day, we had games again. There was tis game, called Spider Web, where the facitilators from Taylor's College did out of strings and made small holes. In order to pass through these small holes, the teams must work together and carry every team member pass the holes to the other side. During this process, no parts of the carrier or the person being carried can touch the string. It was difficult for big-sized people. There was this guy, jumped through the hole like Jet Lee. Then, a few other guys were carried through. Unfortunately, I was the first girl to pass through it. There was no girls at the other side of the web to support or hold my 'important' parts. So, when I passed through the web, I can feel the guys hands on alomost every part of my body. And, I meant EVERY part. But at last, my team won. First time my team won.

We bathe before leaving the jungle. A big spider with long, hairy legs was sticking on the wall of my bathroom stall. I kept glancing at it while bathing. I'm terrified that it will crawl on me. I finshed my bath quickly. I was still thinking of the spider when I entered the dorm. I suddenly saw a guy lying on the bed next to mine. I was so shocked. Then, it hit me: I went into the guys' dorm. Shit! The guy was also shocked by me. I apologized and quickly went out. How embarassing. Luckily, there was only one guy there. Others were at the waterfall(not in the woods) near the hall, I guess. But, I can't be blamed entirely. I mean, the doors of both dorms are exactly the same. I forgot to count the doors before entering.

We left the jungle at about 15:15. I think I looked like an orang utan, coz I did not had a look at myself without a mirror. When I got back home, I had to get ready for the celebration of my brothers' birthday at THE SHIP. A very delicious dinner, after tasting half-cooked vegetables and fish at the camp. I had the chicken with butter fillings. Yummy. I don't know why I'm addicted to butter these days.

So, I'll post the photos next time.