We then picked up our super heavy haversacks and started on a 7 or 8 hour trek all over the island and back to camp 2. It was super duper tiring and our shoulders were achingg TT but Columbus survived! yay! Along the way Ashleen started telling the yellow ribbon story in chinese. I thought the story was so touching!!! Hahaah and it was also super funny the way Ashleen said it =DD Great job Ashy! The story was something like this,
There was once a prisoner who got into prison for i forgot what crime. He felt really guilty toward his wife and child. One day he decided to write a letter to them, "Im sorry for what i've done and i hope you will forgive me. If you are willing to forgive me, tie a yellow ribbon to the old oak tree outside our house." He then sent it to them, but while in jail, day by day he worried whether his wife and son would forgive him. The day came and he was released from jail. He got onto a taxi and as it turned into his neighbourhood, he got off and slowly walked toward his home, still worrying ‘他们会原谅我吗？他们会原谅我吗？' And as he took the last turn to his house, he started crying and crying and crying and crying......
因为满树都是黄色的蝴蝶结。
因为满树都是黄色的蝴蝶结。
Its such a nice story..... =]
After travelling on, we came to the top of some hill, the highest point in pulau ubin. and WOAH the scene below was so pretty!!! it was a freshwater lake and the water was a beautiful blue. We could also see the rest of pulau ubin though it was really all covered with trees =]]] We had our lunch there and Sam made us stand at the edge of the cliff to shout aloud our aspirations and throw a stone down into the lake. It was a nice little activity =]]
We then carried on to our other checkpoints after that. Somewhere along the way, we came to a little shrine, the German Girl Shrine. i found the story behind the shrine very interesting =]
After an amazing 7 hours of walking and resting and walking again, we finally reached camp 2! home sweet home! I never realised on day 1 that someday camp 2 would be such a pleasant place to return to =] We finally pitched our tent for the last time, cooked dinner for the last time, and had our evening circle for the last time. We did a little skit for Sam before evening circle to show our appreciation for him being such a great instructor. although he didnt really react, he didnt react at all actually, hope he felt our sincerity =] After that, we had our last activity. We were brought into the forest and told to switch off all torchlights. It was very dark and pretty scary standing there waiting. Four by four, we were brought to this well-like thing which turned out to be a tunnel built in WW11. I was rather freaked out coz i was afraid of the dark but once i got in, i just held jiale's hand tightly and we crawled inch by inch along. It was pretty fun, and especially comforting to know that theres someone to trust and guide you along and that you are not alone in the pitch dark. And so does this apply to life, its so comforting to know that there are always friends to lean on =]
It was lights out after that and our tent really really really really stank bleargh. we kept trying to fan the smell out but there was still a little x[ So me, jiale, ashleen, shiing and aoyuan had our last hearty chat before falling asleep.
Day Five - as usual we woke up late again! but we managed to finish all our packing and returning stuff back into the stall yay! Columbus was so effective for the first time! ^^we were rather early for once and while hammering pegs the artists in our group designed a card for Sam =] After finally accounting for everything in the stall, we had one nestin, one swiss knife, and 2 tent pegs missing. Everybody only paid 1buck =]
Finally, we had our last morning circle, and Ashleen just started crying, which affected some other of us. We had our final sharing as we passed a ball of twine around, representing the bonds we had forged these five days. By the end everybody shared most of us were tearing already... Then sam took out a knife to cut our 'bonds' till now i still dont know why. I just felt really sad that columbus was gonna separate, after these 5 days of bonding and doing everything together and i couldnt help but cry too. It was just a deep sadness inside that we were leaving each other, and also partly because we were returning to harsh reality.
As we were finally walking to the jetty, we said bye to Sam for the last time and walked. Then waaaaaa started crying all over again, especially seeing the boat leave further and further away from the island we devoted 5 days of our lives to. Within this very short 5 days, it was amazing how we could forge such a strong bond with 14 other people whom we werent close to, and realise so much about ourselves and the others.
And these 5 days, we also got to know a really great man! Sam! He taught us alot and was a really great instructor, never once scolding us but constantly, patiently reminding us.
Shall end of with some of the quotes,
"Staying together is a beginning, Sticking together is a process and Dying together is a commitment"
" You will not discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore"
" The same sun that melts the wax, hardens the clay"
"Perseverance prevails when all else fails."
and finally, his classic lines,
"Thats a very good question"
"If I told you, i would have to kill you."
"Wheres the fun in that?"
"FWAH!"
After travelling on, we came to the top of some hill, the highest point in pulau ubin. and WOAH the scene below was so pretty!!! it was a freshwater lake and the water was a beautiful blue. We could also see the rest of pulau ubin though it was really all covered with trees =]]] We had our lunch there and Sam made us stand at the edge of the cliff to shout aloud our aspirations and throw a stone down into the lake. It was a nice little activity =]]
We then carried on to our other checkpoints after that. Somewhere along the way, we came to a little shrine, the German Girl Shrine. i found the story behind the shrine very interesting =]
After an amazing 7 hours of walking and resting and walking again, we finally reached camp 2! home sweet home! I never realised on day 1 that someday camp 2 would be such a pleasant place to return to =] We finally pitched our tent for the last time, cooked dinner for the last time, and had our evening circle for the last time. We did a little skit for Sam before evening circle to show our appreciation for him being such a great instructor. although he didnt really react, he didnt react at all actually, hope he felt our sincerity =] After that, we had our last activity. We were brought into the forest and told to switch off all torchlights. It was very dark and pretty scary standing there waiting. Four by four, we were brought to this well-like thing which turned out to be a tunnel built in WW11. I was rather freaked out coz i was afraid of the dark but once i got in, i just held jiale's hand tightly and we crawled inch by inch along. It was pretty fun, and especially comforting to know that theres someone to trust and guide you along and that you are not alone in the pitch dark. And so does this apply to life, its so comforting to know that there are always friends to lean on =]
It was lights out after that and our tent really really really really stank bleargh. we kept trying to fan the smell out but there was still a little x[ So me, jiale, ashleen, shiing and aoyuan had our last hearty chat before falling asleep.
Day Five - as usual we woke up late again! but we managed to finish all our packing and returning stuff back into the stall yay! Columbus was so effective for the first time! ^^we were rather early for once and while hammering pegs the artists in our group designed a card for Sam =] After finally accounting for everything in the stall, we had one nestin, one swiss knife, and 2 tent pegs missing. Everybody only paid 1buck =]
Finally, we had our last morning circle, and Ashleen just started crying, which affected some other of us. We had our final sharing as we passed a ball of twine around, representing the bonds we had forged these five days. By the end everybody shared most of us were tearing already... Then sam took out a knife to cut our 'bonds' till now i still dont know why. I just felt really sad that columbus was gonna separate, after these 5 days of bonding and doing everything together and i couldnt help but cry too. It was just a deep sadness inside that we were leaving each other, and also partly because we were returning to harsh reality.
As we were finally walking to the jetty, we said bye to Sam for the last time and walked. Then waaaaaa started crying all over again, especially seeing the boat leave further and further away from the island we devoted 5 days of our lives to. Within this very short 5 days, it was amazing how we could forge such a strong bond with 14 other people whom we werent close to, and realise so much about ourselves and the others.
And these 5 days, we also got to know a really great man! Sam! He taught us alot and was a really great instructor, never once scolding us but constantly, patiently reminding us.
Shall end of with some of the quotes,
"Staying together is a beginning, Sticking together is a process and Dying together is a commitment"
" You will not discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore"
" The same sun that melts the wax, hardens the clay"
"Perseverance prevails when all else fails."
and finally, his classic lines,
"Thats a very good question"
"If I told you, i would have to kill you."
"Wheres the fun in that?"
"FWAH!"
I'll really miss OBS and Columbus and baby Columbus and Sam. =[
