Back from BTN

Rumours were spreading among us who were going to the BTN camp that the camp is going to be torturous. Well, I refused to believe that. I mean how bad can it be? Even though I'll probably pay 100 bucks or more to skip the camp and stay at home, that's because I'm the lazy type who refuse to immerse myself in outdoor activities. But then again, if it's for karaoke, bowling, yumcha, watching movie, shopping, then that's different case la XD. Camping? Thanks but no thanks.

Nonetheless, I was still able to remain positive about the camp. I was inspired by a line Mila said in ANTM. She said, "I think if you just concentrate on the positive, the negative things would just go away". I know how naive it sounds, but it works for her. And in this case, I think it works for me too, as it was exactly through holding this thought that I was able to complete this camp on a bright note.

Day 1 - Nothing much happened. We enrolled in the evening at the camp and got ourself a room. But when we reached our room, our room was already fully occupied. But thank goodness, the few of us who did not have a room were assigned to another room. It was all cool cos the few of us kinda owned the entire room as there wasn't anyone else in that room.

Day 2 - Ceramah all day. OMG. This was probably the worst part. Ceramah from day til nite.

The 1st speaker voice was so annoying. His voice interchanged between high and low constantly and abruptly. His voice was extremely loud one second and then super deep and low on the next. It's almost as if he's singing one of Mariah Carey songs that goes high and low all the time. If I were his Public Speaking lecturer, I'll most definitely fail him! I mean what's the point of going up so loud, we're not deaf, and there's a loudspeaker there for god's sake. Also cos of his fluctuating voice, we can't sleep in his ceramah >_<.

The 2nd and 3rd speaker were also boring but I can't really remember in detail how they speak la. Primacy effect eh maybe? kakaka..

Then, there's the last speaker. His speech very much exceeded the time limit and he cracked damn lots of dry jokes. Maybe I'm the only one who can't get his joke, my mind was so blank at that point that I absorbed 0% of the things he said. The rest of the audience seemed to enjoy his jokes though. Hmm.. o_o

The ceramah day was just a disaster la. I have to sit still on my chair for so many hours. I got really really restless during the ceramah. So restless, so impatient that I wished someone could just write my name on the Death Note OMG!

Day 3 - The day in which LDK begun. LDK means Latihan dalam kumpulan btw. I was given the 1st surprise when I entered my room in LDK. Why??? Cos my facilitator was actually the 1st speaker from the ceramah. OMG yes, the Mariah Carey guy. But I was OK la. Maybe because I didn't expect much from LDK, I didn't really mind.

During the LDK sessions, I kept myself as low profile as possible. Trying to be that lil bug in the corner observing everyone, I talked only when asked, and answered questions as succinctly as I can manage. But that changed during the night session when we're suppose to have a debate+discussion activity. I saw that faci scribbling non-stop on his paper when we're talking, I knew I can't keep quiet anymore. So I speak up a little la (voluntarily).

Day 4 - LDK ended. Actually LDK was kinda fun despite me dozing off several times during the sessions. Blame that on the lack of time to sleep. 5 hours a day, what you expect.

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Also I soon learned that my LDK group was the best among my friends. I like my group mates, all of them. I don't talk much to them but that's because I'm reserved. I enjoyed my group mates companion and listening to their opinions. Also, the activities in our group were rather fun. Besides, I also learned quite a lot bout politics and our government. I still dislike politics though. They give me headache.

Also, my faci is pretty open minded too, he accepts diverse views from us. He's really kind to us too. Besides, when LDK ended, he gave us some feedbacks about us too. I was kinda surprised at what he said about me. It was really true. Why I said I was surprised is because what he said bout me was something bout me inside, not sth obvious people will notice. It might even take my close friends a long time to notice, but it only took him 2 days. Hmm....!!!!!!

LDK aside, I also like my room mates. They were really fun! Also we had quite a heavy discussion among us on the 2nd last day, which was quite an eye opener for me too.

Food also, some are good some are OK, some are bad. The 'tea time' food are often very oily. Also, I like the whole wash your own plates policy too.

The physical test. Haih suck at it la. Only got 60/80. It says there I'm physically 40++ years old O_O. Oh such a blatant lie. I passed the test anyway, so whatever la.

Kawad kaki sucks also.

Then about exams. It was really difficult. I was like WTF when I got the questions.

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Well, overall the camp is pretty enjoyable and meaningful too. I think if I started the camp thinking negatively, I probably would have ended up feeling miserable. Well, luckily I didn't.