Youth Camp '09

I just got back from Youth Camp recently, and I'm still extremely tired due to the fact I didn't sleep during the last night. The theme for the camp this year was 'Are You R.E.A.D.Y For God?'

My minds a bit of a blur now, so I'll just summarise the events of the camp. Our speaker was Dr. Aaron Wong and Uncle Matthew Wong.



Excited.



Upon arriving at Damai, we proceeded to a hall where we were divided into our groups.


Doubtful but understanding.



After that, we started off by playing a couple of icebreaker games.




One of the games was, that we all had a piece of paper stuck on our back and other people had to write positive comments about us.



Some people went overboard and drew one to many simleys.

See.....

Later we had lunch.


Normal.



Okay. I'm really lazy right now and I don't feel like detailing what happened during camp. So here are the pics I took during the camp. Well some of it.

The rooms weren't ready after lunch, so most of us went to the beach.



Nervous.


I likey this picture.






I have no idea what he is doing. Posing?



At around 3 or so. Our rooms were all ready. I went to my room to freshen up and got ready for some games in the afternoon.

There are no pictures of this from me, cause I was busy running around doing tasks. This is where all that band training came in handy.

Too busy to know.

Once we were done with that, we had some free time and I went for a swim at the pool.


Thinking.

Dinner was okay...







After dinner, we had our first talk by Uncle Matthew. Was preoccupied.

Down in the pits, and digging deeper.

After the talk, I hanged around with some friends and tried to get some things in order.

For some odd reason that night I couldn't sleep and actually had 3 nightmares. So at 5.40 am I got up and took a nice long walk along the beach. Attempted to cleared my head.



Calm but worried.









Some of the pictures I took.

So then I had breakfast had my second talk by Dr. Aaron Wong.


Ejaculation of digested food from the stomach occurred.For the lack of a better word.

After that was a 'workshop', though I would just call it another talk. She talked about S.A.L.T. NO not the movie that's coming out.


S: Sphere of influence
A: Can't remember....Ooops..
L:Love
T: Testimony


Lunch was up next, and after that was free time!!

Troubled.

Rented a squash racket plus balls and played squash for an hour. Really let it all out then.

Ground level.

Oh right, before that we had a group practice for the a sketch we were suppose to perform that night.

Once free time was over, we all had a go at the obstacle course. It was...... okay. Other then the balancing beams I think I did quite well. *Pats self on the back*

Sank again. Badly this time.

Spend a little time at the beach, then went for a shower.

That night, we had barbecue for dinner. Thanks for everyone who cooked the food.



Better.




Random pic.

Fun night was....... well fun. Had a great time acting and watching other people act.

And our group got first place!!! Wahahahaha!

Okay. Till.....

After fun night, I chit-chatted with friends and all.

I didn't sleep at all!!!!!! Weeee!

Joyful and rejuvenated.

I went out again in the morning hoping to get a nice sunrise picture. Fail. But Beth got a nice one.



But I took this one!


We had our last talk, and then we packed up and went home.

Hopes up.

And that was how Youth Camp 2009 went. Or at least on the surface.



This camp has been an emotional roller coaster for me. I could be up in the sky among the clouds and the next minute I could be down the deepest hole on Earth the digging deeper. And it made me realise that time is short and active steps have to be taken now. I guess in certain ways this camp has changed my dramatically yet at the same time I have found out more about myself.

Hopefully things will turn out well, and if it doesn't, well I guess I'll just have accept that. I've learned that the truth sometimes hurts but you need to know it to move on and do things. And that accepting it doesn't make it any easier to handle in fact it's sometimes harder. To be in denial is the worst thing to be.

I have done things and made decisions I never though I would do. I even doubt my sanity at times. I have been deeply involved yet completely uninvolved at the same time. I have been put into situations where I have had to decide whether to put my conscience or my heart first. And to make it even more unique, first one.

For every word that has been said, either happiness has been spread or a heart has been broken.



FAIL.

Really sounds emo towards the end doesn't it?