My Fairytale Fantasy

Well.. the day has happened. Temasek Junior College Outdoor Activities Club 05/06 batch instructors officially handover to 06/07 batch trainee instructors. Sad? Happy? Relieved? Apprehensive? Scared? Abit of all those emotions i guess. The day started out with the tower dept doing the IP open house thing.. that was so so boring... but the slacking part was not too bad.. sat around and chit-chatted.. got our butts wet on the damp grass.. Kar Gea and Ming Wei were the first to come back.. and once they arrived.. every five seconds there was a vulgar word. *rolls-eyes* to think that we never heard them swear once when they were our instructors. KG said in army, every 5 seconds there's a vulgar word and every 3 seconds there's a sex word. Geez.. Army life must be so fun right? lol! I still love it every time the seniors come back. haha. But that kg kept suanning me yesterday.. He kept calling me "xiao hai zi". Grr. So nice of him -.- It's interesting to see the 'juniors' do what we did last year.. but.. only did the obstacle course once.. n put the log on their feet. I remember we did it about 3 times, holding the log all the way. At that time.. i was already in a daze, just helping whenever i could, tired was no longer in the vocabulary. Just chiong. but.. one thing.. the 'juniors' already knew about the 10km run.. so.. defeated the purpose. Hai. Now that we have handed over.. We all all of equal status as instructors even though they are still trainees.. It will be hard to suddenly fit in and just joke and laugh, but i'll try. We're so different, and i've been like their instructor.. lol.. quite weird.. oh well.. it wil just take some time i guess. looking forward to knowing them better actually. In my batch.. I knew that my teammates will always take care of me, especially since i'm younger. Ever since our first training last year, our seniors told my batch to take care of me.. lol.. now.. i know i can't expect that all the time. I'm no longer like the 'baby' in the team.. im 06/07 batch's former instructor.. lol.. it will sure be different. Im going to miss my team so so so much! Oh yes, the teachers seem to have some plans for me.. I feel honoured that they think im capable of such stuff.. So i shan't let them down.. Duathlon.. here we come.. =D after titans.. this is my new challenge.. hopefully, will be able to work with 06/07 batch as well as i did with my own team for titans. What the future will bring.. I don't know.. but.. im looking forward to it =)

To:
Eng Wei - dicky doot bugger
Samantha - tweety
Amanda - mandy nabong
Li Yuan - yuan
Wai Kit - kit, papa beans
Kai Sheng - sai kang sim
Yan Ling - hot bomb
Yinwei - fairygodmother
Wei Kheam - snowie kheam blackman
Kimberley - borybear kimbo bobo
Liesel - mountainflower man's health jingjing

I never knew I could grow to know a group of friends so well in just one and a half year.. each of you mean so much to me, and.. you guys better come back whenever you can next year!! *sob* we're such a crazy bunch.. will miss you all so much..

I actually wrote a short story based on the Rinjani summit climb, but of course a lot of facts have been melodrama-ed and added in for the sake of making it more interesting.. Heh.. one of the stories in my distinction assignment for the short-story elective programme in term 2 =D here goes:


"Move on!"
"No!"
"Please..."
"I won't! It's my duty to see that everyone is safe."
"But you're almost frozen! You have to keep on moving!"
He looked away and mumbles, "I'm fine."
His fingers were stiff and trembling, his face scrunched up in discomfort and his whole body shivering.
Throwing him a glance and stifling a sob of frustration, she ran up ahead to catch up with the other three. The rest of the team was way ahead, tiny specks in the distance in the hazy mist and bone-chilling winds.
"We have to move on! It's the only way we'll get through this!"
One foot in front of the other, and with every step, they were closer to the top in the never ending climb.
"Push on!" someone yelled ahead.
"Can't..." their fellow teammate fell to the ground, body shivering and drenched, fingers frozen.
Like a nest of bees, the other four swarmed around her in an instant.
They huddled there in the midst of darkness, rain and violent winds surrounding them.
"This can't be the end..."
"No, we'll make it through. I know we will."
Giving themselves a minute of rest, they drew strength from each other and silently murmured words of encouragement to spur themselves on.
"We have to keep moving."
Dark forms loomed ahead, sending out negative vibes, crushing their hopes of soon reaching the top.
Pursing her lips, she yelled for the others to keep going, not to give up at this point in time.
"Wait! Where is he?" a jolt of horror racked her senses as she pictured his face again.
Scrambling down and calling, a sense of dread filled her heart and she felt hot tears threatening to fall.
And there he was, in a crouched position, trembling violently.
A wave of relief swept over her as she forced him up onto his feet and to meet the others. They all hugged him, lighting a candle and trying to give him warmth.
"This is the only time I will hug you," someone commented, attempting to make a joke.
It earned a few weak smiles and upon seeing him recover, their hopes were elevated and a new surge of energy coursed through their veins.
One step at a time, one foot in front of the other.
Suddenly, she looked up. Faint voices were desperately calling their names.
It was at that instant that the sky seemed to clear, the wind and rain subsided, and the sun began to emerge from its sleep. Against the backdrop of the rising sun, she could finally see the rest of the team, their silhouettes outlined by the newfound light.
With big smiles and cries of joy, they scrambled their last remaining way to the top.
Everyone made it.
They all gathered in a circle and hugged each other, happiness and joy emanating from their faces.
The fear and pain was gone.
She closed her eyes and faced the sun, feeling its warm rays of life enveloping her, rejuvenating her senses.
Happiness, relief, love.
She looked around at their weather beaten faces and felt her heart warm in a flurry of emotions and knew at that moment that that would be one of the moments in life she would cherish forever and never forget.



Super drama right? lol.. but it got distinction, i don't know how but.. here it is.. heh.. kind of like a tribute to 05/06 =) love you guys~
well.. think i shall go to sleep now.. so.. nights all!!!