back from sabah!

haha i really think im becoming a real pig..my parents fetched me home at around 715 from sch today..i came home..unpacked a bit..and slept from 8 to 6 plus! omgg..and its not as if i din slp in sch or sth..quite cool..we all slept in the weights room! got air con..but i slept under the aircon without a sleeping bag and i woke up in the morning freezing! so i went to sit in the toilet at around 6 to stone for like 20 min..to get out of the freezing room..and went back in and changed my sleeping location..hahaa

odac expedition was fun on the whole! not as tough as i expected it to be..it was actually quite relaxed..the only physically demanding parts was the climb up kinabalu..which i felt was less tiring than ophir..maybe cos my group's pace was really damn slack..haha everywhere oso rest one..but lidat then good! not stressful at all..

cip days were nice..really really exposed me to village life..though we had good food and all..and i really couldnt take bathing in icy cold water! it took me lotsa courage to pour the water down my back la! ahhh can still remember the shudders it gave me haha...

we had reflections sessions every night..it was really nice to hear other people's opinions on everything..but i guess the crux of all the discussions was how much we learnt..and oso the large difference between the villagers way of live and our way of life..guess many people were thinking whether its better to lead a simple life like the villagers or a more fastpaced and comfortable life like in singapore..i guess for myself im not sure oso..but i noe for sure i'll be much closer to my family members if i were to grow up in the village..the children run around and play with one another..oblivious to all the danger of the slopes and everything..and everyone seems to noe everyone..and the absence of material distractions like the computer and stuff does give more time to the villagers to spend with their family members..and focus on the more simple essentials of life..and the mountain view is really fantastic..really makes one wanna ponder bout life and everything la..aiya actually there's lotsa stuff i wanna share! but too much to blog i guess..maybe shall write in my diary! haha

we helped to paint the ceiling and planks for the nursery..and the party was really memorable..there was this sudden blackout and some kids broke out wailing! but then we played in the dark and all..really quite memorable la...

mount kinabalu was nice! pity we din catch the sunset on the summit itself..but dunno how much better it would have been anyway..but the view was still nice anyway..so im contented oredy! and the weather was great..so im all the more contented! sunny and bright! so nice and happy rite..

the last few days were really like a holiday! shared a two-bed room wif shuting..got air con summore leh! feel quite bad..cos i always slp till very late..then think she wanted to do other more meaningful stuff than wait for me to wake up..haha went white water rafting! damn damn fun..though i wished the river was a bit more exciting..haha..then had free and easy on the last day..went shopping around the area..bought stuff for ouou, bin, xiaogui, kwa, liow, yk, yunhua and zhixian too! though they're really really small..hope u all wont mind! :) then they (charlene, ngoh, limin, jason, hulin) were walking round the handicraft shop which had totally exorbitant prices la! i got bored..so went outside to sit..and shuting joined me..so we both just sat at the jetty facing the sea and stoned..very nice and relaxing..

ok la quite lazy to write everything down..but enjoyed the trip on the whole..quite surprised i actually din really wanna come back..maybe cos it really felt like a holiday..and who wants vacations to end??

felt strange looking at the computer screen too..been away from all these material comfort that i kinda got used to such a life..wonder if i'll be able to survive forever in a village like kampung kiau...

i missed all of u guys!!! thanks to ouou, yk and yunhua for smsing during the trip!

HAPPY BELATED BIRHTDAY YUNHUA!! AND TO VIPUL TOO! (WHO REMINDED AND FORCED ME TO WISH HIM ON MSN) haha

okie byebye! hope all of u have been enjoying ur hols so far..