I am back...

As you can see, I have clearly forgotten to post on this blog for a lot of weeks, maybe even months, I can't remember actually. Missed out quite a lot of events that happened this term. But fear not! Cause I shall give a summary of the events that happened which I remembered! (Long summaries though) Though I might have forgotten some due to my mind not being able to keep in memories for long. So here goes:

New geography teacher!

• For some reason our previous got fired or something, though I am not sure why. So the school arranged for another teacher to replace him. At first the whole class was excited, tired of how the previous teacher was unable to get us to understand his lessons and do well for the term tests, but on the very first lesson, our new teacher actually forgotten about our class and was sleeping for 45 minutes in the office until our chairman( if I am not wrong ) went to find her. This made us all laughing and soon we realized how her lessons were no better than the previous teacher's, it might even be worse.

Adventure Training Camp ( or one of NPCC's torturous camps for its cadets )

• Camps. I hate camps. Its an activity which is to me pointless. We waste our time, bringing no form of modern technology and live in areas which are occupied with various life forms which threatens you for a few days. This camp, though I do not hate it, but it is still one which I do not see any point in going at all.

• Our school's unit, along with several other schools' units which were around our area, were to go for a 3 Days 2 Nights camp at Pulau Ubin and feed the insects there with our flesh and blood, serious. We were to build our own tents, for us we were well trained by our seniors, so we did not have much difficulties and were the first to finish our tents when the other schools were still halfway done, we even started last! Soon we realized that we were to be randomly allocated to different tents, which meant that we were to sleep in those poorly constructed ones that the other schools made due to their lack of practice and proper procedures.

• Then we started the activities, which was to prepare your own meals for the next three days. We were provided with a box of cheap instant noodles and dry rations, enough for 3 days if rationed well. We had no problems with the food at all, the only problematic ones were from a particular school, which I shall not say to give them face. One of their cadets in our group actually took some of our rations and tried to be santa clause by giving them away to his fellow cadets from his unit! This alone gave me, my fellow cadets, and even other schools' cadets a bad impression of that particular school.

• Throughout the whole camp, we showed just how enthusiastic we were to the whole camp. We kept volunteering ourselves when the organizers asked for some help, and on the very first day, the organizers had to say this when asking for volunteers :

" I want volunteers!" *Seeing that a lot of Hwa Chongians raising hands* " I don't want Hwa Chong again! I want some from other schools!"

This line made our day and it proved how Hwa Chongians were initiative and willing to volunteer themselves.

• Another memorable thing was the all time camp favourite thing to have, campfire! The only thing I like about campfires is the sparks of flame sparkling in the air. But sadly, the campfire this time was a failure. They actually used sparks and not actual fire to light up the flame, which was not going to work at all. At the first part of the campfire the organizers were crazily spamming oil onto the wood so that the spark will light it up. By the time they successful lit the campfire, a few groups had already finished their performance. They should just have used fire to light it up and not sparks which are not real fire

• Well, even though it was camp, I still managed to enjoy myself slacking and taking my mind off school for a while.

National Day (the last thing I could remember that happened)

• Nothing much to say about this day, since I was too busy talking to my classmates during the celebrations in school and all. I missed the National Day Parade as well. While other Singaporeans were reciting the pledge and singing the national anthem, my family and I were having dinner in a shopping mall. Some people said that I do not love or respect my country at all, but I beg to differ. Every weekdays, well almost every, I sing the anthem and take the pledge in 2 languages. What difference is there between doing these on National Day and doing these for almost every weekdays? I mean, I still care for the country even if I did not celebrate its birthday, so I do not feel that I was wrong to not celebrate it.

Last thing that I would like to talk about, is how amazed I was when I saw the new features of Blogger. I am gonna spend some time to change the template to suit my liking and edit the music, since I found some other music that I like to share, and most of them are still japanese, the only ones that I listen to. I have no interest in korean pop or singers like Lady Gaga who freaks me out with her crazy styles. Well that is all, look forward to my future posts.

-Lenneth