One Star Kayak Course
10.15.2008
2 days 1 night camp..
has been suffering a lot..
but I was enjoying..
had lot of fun...
:):):)


went to school too early..
waitin' like a dead man..
sleepy ~_~


they said set off at 7.40
but, in the end, it's 8.30

jalan bahtera,
where we're gonna stay for NYAA camp..


NYAA (National Youth Achievement Award)


firstly..
just like yesterday..
had briefing before starting..

settled down first...
listened to instructor azlan how to set up the tent...
it's not really that difficult as what I imagined..
& finally it's done..
havin' fun & laughter while setting up..
a good experience..



put all of our belongings inside the tents..
then had our lunch...
quite yummy..
at least better than sec 3 camp...

after lunch,
get changed..
set off for kayaking training...


Instructor ---> Tennant Kiu


learned how to :
- paddle forward
- paddle backward
- paddle sideward
- 360 degree turn
- J-draw

a bit scared..
on middle of the sea..
it's single kayak..
still remember i'm a non-swimmer..
somemore I couldn't paddle straight forward
my kayak kept turning..
so I keep turning around & around..
because of that,
i'm very good at 360 degree turn..
lol...


scared..
so asked vivi to pull me..
not purposely, banged to her kayak..
in the end, she capsized..

i'm so sorry vi..
very2 de sorry..
all my fault..
cause u had some injuries on your legs..

Instructor Tennant helped vivi to recover..
sun bian practicing TX capsize drill..
haa...

weather was turning bad..

went back to the shore..
put our kayak back to respective place..
it's damn heavy lo..

couldn't practicing TX capsize drill on the sea..
so we're doing it on the pond..


it's no so deep as compared to the sea..
(obviously)
could touch the base..
but couldn't step on it..
it's too soft.
once steped on it,
it'll be difficult to take out ur feet..

practicing our TX capsize drill there...
doing capsize again..
& obviously drank lots of water again..
but not sea water liao..
it's pond water..
lol..


capsize-ing..
finally it's successfully done..
done all the steps required..
that was the 4th time i was doing it..


the water went into my nose..
found a bit difficult to breath..


takin' turns as victim, rescuer, assistance..
when pulling up the kayak..
my hand kejepit in between 2 kayak..
imagined how heavy the kayak is..
damn pain..
until now still...


found lots of difficulties when doin' the deep water entry..
used lots of energy of my hand..
suddenly my leg cramp..
Instructor helped to pull me up...
thanks..


thanks to our instructor, Tennant..
although we're a bit talkative..
but u're still very patient to teach us..
lots of jokes & laughter was going on..
& it's "thao ceng", not " lao teng"..
lol

went back to our tent to get our clothes & washing up
but because of the weather just now...
raining..
so some of the tents were collapsed..
& our tent was a bit sengek..


but the base of the tent was soaked with rain water..
obviously our belongings all soaked in water too
all wet..
but luckily I put all my clothes & neccessary in ziplock back
so it's safe..

but vivi & esther were damn suai lo..
all of their clothes were soaked in water..
nothing was safe..
they didn't have a single shirt or shorts to wear..
poor them...

bo pien lo...
it's already happen..

den vivi got angry lo...
blame who?

carry all the things to a safer place..
settle our things..
jemur all the wet clothes..

went for washing up..
settle down & had our dinner..


some of them were not in the mood havin' dinner..
headache 'bout their belongings..

thanks to Miss Chia..
& not to forget Mr. Tam too...
let the girls slept in the A-hut..
pathetic for the boys..
slept in the wet tents...
haa..


couldn't really sleep..
all over my body was ached after kayaking...
& it's cold..
no sleeping bag somemore..
it's wet..
bo pien..
just bear till morning...


woke up at 6.30
reported at 7...


- had our breakfast..
- carried kayak to the shore

today was double kayak..
heavier than single kayak (obviously)..
need 4 peoples to carry up...

not alone liao...
partner with a swimmer, Zhong Xiang (if i'm not wrong)..
haa..


couldn't kayak properly..
kept turning left & right...
arm was ached..
somemore my hand kejepit yesterday..
very difficult to kayak...
but at least had partner..


floating on the sea for 3 hours+++
kept paddling till near to JB...
sayangny gk bw passport...


first time..
havin' our teabreak on the middle of the sea..
a good experience...


paddled back to the shore..
it's easier than before..
you muo qi liao..


needed to carry back the kayak again..
carried 4 kayaks..
tiring....
here pain, there pain..
all pain..

lots of funny things was happened..
& I've become Jessica for these 3 days..



- bongkar tent
- had our lunch
- clean the canteen
- clean the kayaks
- washing up
- cleaned the toilet

saw lot of frogs..
haa..

finally,
settled down..
get ready to go back..

our instructor...
- Michael
- Charles
- Mike
- Tony
- Azlan
- Anuar
- Tennant
- Taufik
- David


our teachers...
- Miss Chua
- Mr Paul Tam (who has been calling me Jessica for 3 days)
- Miss Chia


filled in the NYAA booklet..
& set off..






has drunk lot of seawater..
I think now my stomach full of salt liao..
salt factory...

havin' serious sunburn + bodyache...
flu + bit fever...

still need to go to school tomorrow...
haih..






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