teens perak trip a.k.a hutan trip
there's nothing else i can say about this trip but THANK GOD!

i was pretty impressed with the teens who went with us this time around. like what i told angie, it is this kind of camps that gives you hope and greater strength to go on to another year in teens. the fun we had was like wow! the games we thought were sterile in singapore turned out to be mind-blowingly fun there (even though i highly suspect it was our screams and cheers that made it more fun than it is supposed to be, BUT WHO CARES?! haha!)

the rally that we prepared for was also well done. i saw the entrenched efforts that everybody put in and it was nothing short of a fabulosa performance. i have like big, big dreams for this art, development into a rally or even a portfolio for the teens to venture out into the artless world. i am thinking big.

what is especially memorable for me was my interaction with nellis during this trip. we had opportunities to talk serious (QT and all) and to have whacky, pure fun (lying on tummieessss!). sometimes it is these little things that make me see how each individuals have grown over the years. i knew her as a little chimp who laughs hysterically and screams louder than football fanatics. today, she still laughs hysterically (if not, more so), and still screams as loud as a football fanatic who just realised his fave liverpool has won (by the way, they totally did noootttt) but i saw a maturity in her that transcends all her antics. it is a sort of realisation of the Higher Powers, perhaps a conviction of HIS LOVE. i found that beautiful beyond comprehension. and i tell you, this is one thing that money can't buy. so, here's one to nellis (and of course, those who have grown over the years),
to infinity and beyond.

rough-it-out-like-a-man perak trip
i say wow! WOW! i say whoo! WHOO! i say whee! WHEE!

i am so thankful to be alive. really.
we had death-defying activities like caving, white water rafting and waterfall abseiling to convince us how great it is to be alive today blogging about it all. i can still vaguely remember the taste of blood on my lips (and cheri's leg cos i bit her while rafting... ewwww).

water rafting was one thing i enjoyed thoroughly. it drove the sarah 'rough chick' chang out totally! the fun gets to your head, so much so i had to fall off my cursed raft TWICE! if it's nice cooling deep water, i wouldn't mind cos i can swim or waddle or just try to keep my head on the surface. it was painful stinging rocks! sometimes there were algae-infested rocks which made it more difficult to climb up the raft. so, thank God i am alive!

i thought the waterfall abseiling was good fun too. it was a tad too short though, that's why it wasn't exactly on top of my list. well, i thought the part AFTER the abseiling was awesome! we waddled in the cold waters at the foot of the waterfall. we were practically overlooking it (and of course, having full view of struggling entities making their way down) and enjoying the companionship and nature. it was magnificent! it was however, unfortunate that angie lost her specs in the waters. that was the argh part. but everything was perfect then. so perfect.

i know i am being a little naggy here (is this my longest entry without photographs?) but the two perak trips were so splendid (i am exhausting my adjectives!) that i cannot sleep if i don't share it. i felt that i knew the girls a little better and of course, i thought i enjoyed having the protection and care of our great brothers (who would have imagined yiyi would hold someone down a lorry?) and as i have said to someone, this is probably a privilege given to eve's descendents.

i'm lovin' it.