whoa.. it's nice to be back.
it ain't nice to be sick.
i was down with fever, 39.4.
still down with tonsillitis.
oh great.
ain't any heroine now.

redang was a b-e-a-utiful place.
seriously.
having to dine, buffet style,
breakfast, lunch and dinner,
with the seaview before you.
it's breathtaking.

i went with excitment and lotsa anticipation.
i didn't want it to turn out to be a grueling camp.
it didn't.

DAY 1
we travelled 12 hours before reaching merang jetty. (-.-)
but thank God, the chair was big enough for joc joc.
i could twist and turn and er..curl into a ball on the chair =)
but the road ain't smooth.
whenever we hit a bump on the road,
i'm awaken.
hais..oh well..

when we finally reached,
we had breakfast at merang jetty.
with my er-hum inadequate melayu,
me: bee hun dua(which means 2)
aunty: ayam?
me: (shakes head)
aunty: telur? (er..haha means egg)
me: (nods head)
shiting: wha...you can speak malay arh.. (in awe)
me: (smiles)
aunty: minum apa?
me: (stare at aunty dumbfounded)
a guy from the queue: she asked what drinks would you like?
me: (bursts out in laughter to hide embarassement)
me: (still not giving up) milo peng satu... milo panas(it meant hot)satu... teh tarik satu...
aunty, me: (both giggled)

enough of my inadequate melayu.
we travelled on a boat, er ferry er..
pardon me.
it was just a floating vessel.
so cool~ the seaview and the aircon. (brrr)
sat with shiting and beng guang.
got to know both of them a lil more.

finally we've reached REDANG!
whoa~
to speak the fact,
i was sleepy, but still energetic.
debriefed at ballroom,
and off to our first buffet lunch.
buffet is...
take-all-you-can,
eat-what-you-can.

afterwhich,
heh heh heh.
the TLC challenge.
we were made to run all over the island.
and to do different obstacles.
interesting...
and FOXTHON won!!
hahaha.

it was a victory that we weren't confident of,
but thank God.
off to a good dinner buffet.
once again.
take-all-you-can,
eat-what-you-can.

We ended the day,
logging off on our journals.
however...the foxthons went ktv-ing.
seriously holiday-ing wor.
and soon, the room was packed with tikis too.
20 over people in a regular ktv room.
i was crammed up man.
xiao he and marlene sang very well.
i nearly melted when xiao he sang.
hehe.
then a few of them went disco-ing.
nick had a penalty to endure.
he was asked to dance with an aunty.
whoa..the dance floor went hysterial.

i went off.
finally, i laid on my bed...
and off to lalaland.

DAY 2
it was 6:45am.
shoots.
morning exercise was at 7am.
we can't be late.
i can't be late.
i slept the earliest
and woke up the latest.
well, still...
we were punished for being late.
we had to run...on sand.
i'm telling you, you won't want that for your morning exercise.

well, the grueling run gave me more appetite.
my first buffet breakfast.
so satisfying.
i had omelette, (cheese and mushroom)
yummm =P
sorry no pictures for my food fans.
haha.

then off we went,
to our second challenge.
Build-a-raft.
haha.
er..marine engineer here wor..
hahah.
but ship's structure ain't thought by me.
it was er..fernando..or schizo, i think
it was the team!
haha.
4 girls have to ride out the waves on that raft.
and we did.
we did.
we rode the waves and came back in one piece.
haha.
FOXTHONS has yet scored another victory.
we rejoiced!

whoa.never felt this good.
but victory was still far from us.
3 more challenges to go.
Egg Drop, Hot Stuff and Sandcastle.
Egg Drop was a disaster.
well, at least we didn't do too bad.
then we get to dip in the sea.
hahah.
it was so cool.
we did a lil of snorkelling.
took crazy videos of us drowning.
underwater pictures.
a picture on the rock.
and erm..i cut my..
er..gluetus maximus.
aiya butt for short.
pi pi hurts man.

hais..
buffet lunch again.
(i don't sound as lethargic when i see the food)
hahaha. then we had er..
Hot Stuff.
some team building game.
then logging off our journals again.
then we had to prepare for Talent Quest.
wha..tired and all, still Talent Quest.
okay lor.
schizo came up with something really good.
together with what AC taught us.
i loved our performance.
puppet, plus some dance moves.
[you've set the bar...]
we did.
we won!

went out immediately after everything,
while peeps continued to rock the dance floor.
went to beachfront and watch stars.
we gathered a few sun benches,
shi ting, me, beng guang, steven.
diana joined us too.
we each wrote our wishes and dreams on the sky.
using this..erm..this super cool laser.
it extends all the way to the sky orh!!
optical illusion.
well, they saw shooting stars.

steven and i decided to get a booze.
well, my 2nd liqour drink outside home.
hmm..it tasted..hmm..bitter.
haha.
well, i liked AC's drink. vodcano or some sort.
though stronger, but it was nicer.
we nearly got busted by the facilitators.
phew.

steven, joy and i stayed a lil longer in the night.
ken came by.
we went to the open air,
and i was dozing off.
so i said ciao,
and went to my room,
about to slump onto my bed,
when they screened Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
Man, do i wana catch it.
but i didn't wana be late for morning exercise.
if not, hais..gona run again.

well, i'll update again tomorrow.
i'm heading to bed.
still gona work tomorrow.