Dear Diary,
I woke up today at 6.30 and 930 respectively. I managed to like do up some of the translation right and get everything right. I have bathe and everything.
Let's say Nas try to call me. Nas did one day event with me and I never really did any 3d2n camp or get to know him better. I think he has a judgment that i am quite fierce and will take no for an answer type of person.
Well when I manage to pick up the phone, he said;
"Zul, I need big favour from your. I really need a big help from you. Please"
Me being me, I pause to listen for a while and really don't wish to say much. I realised he wanted to change his camp with me and thats all. Some of the reasons was interesting that is. Anyway I'm quite free thus I just change the camp.
See I'm soo nice.
P.S. Managed to do camp with Shi Hui they all. So Exciting.
With Love,
Zul
Dear Diary,
This is my third camp.
- Boon Lay Secondary School - Secondary One (Chief Charles)
- ACS Barker Road - Secondary One (Chief Charles & Chief Ziko)
- Tanjong Katong Primary School - Primary 5 (Chief Mojo & Chief Juni)
It was a Pri 5 camp so I thought being primary school, it is much different from my secondary one camp. I came unprepared. No cheers in my head, no campfire item in my head and no expectation. I just run through the whole event in my head.
I had to wake up like in the wee hours of 4.30am to get ready and move from the west area to the east area. I almost got lost and miss my bus but lucky I managed to be more observant and quickly get down the bus and follow the kids to the school by the side gate.
So Mojo was late. And we receive our groups late and I had stomach ache. Good News; My mirror is Hilda. So both of us like did a few camps so we were like prepared and all. Lucky Hilda knows what cheers to do and all. I just very nicely by the side.
The kids were great but obviously the kids don't wish to be mix boys and girls. I kept getting the names all wrong. The first day was rather tone down. Low elements and all. I have two cases of crying or probably more. Usually I get soft but for this I get rather strong and I told them to wash their faces and drink water and I don't care.
I just pass them to Hilda to settle because I don't care. Its a camp to brace them up and not for me to "sayang" them. Kidnapped at night was rather nice. Our groups came in second and third and we found the casualty very fast. The kids don't know how to do the puzzle though.
The next day many more cases of crying as we did a lot of high elements and some are rather scared of the heights and everything. I did well. I forced them. One of them even says "Instructor, if in England, you force the kids, you will get jailed" You know what I said? I said This is Singapore.
I am rather harsh. My whistle don't scream as much. Ok we get scolded by chief mojo. His standard is high but I like. I hope he increases his level as he go along. I want higher. We get screwed the first night but the second night was relax.
The morning exercise was horrible. Instructors was "forced" to do push up twice more and buddha clap. I can almost feel NS is coming along soon very soon.
Last day, area cleaning was worst. The kids don't wish to work together and no one want to wash the toilet. I forced them to clean and we took longer than usual but it went well. Both toilets is clean and happy. One toilet is choke but its okay as long as it is clean.
The best thing is I get to pump the kids inside the toilet.
I miss my TKPS kids already;
- Asyraf
- Hafiz
- Jen Michael
- Both Sarahs
- Jolee
- Huzaifee
- Alif
- Arith
- Shariffah
- Michael
- Kinah
- Razana
Instructors went on our retreat to Pasta mania and we eat and joke like mad. It was super duper fun. We play games.
With Loves,
Zulk Labels: Camp High, Happy Moments
Dear Diary,
I haven't keep track of which day of the Chinese New Year(CNY) is it right now. Nonetheless I do wish all my Chinese or should I say to everyone;
I think that sounded rather awkward right now. Its late entry but its better than nothing right. I did receive red packets for the CNY. How much? I haven't opened any of the red packet givens. I think I going to save it for the rainy days.
It wasn't a great or the best CNY ever but it was average. I did thought of an article in the Berita Harian(BH) yesterday. PM Lee mentioned it was the year of the Ox and it would means everyone in the world have to work like an ox; patience and hardworking cause the economy.
I read my astrology/horoscope while I was working at 7-Eleven during the CNY period. It says that my astrology; Dragon, clash with the ox. So this year is both good and bad for me I guess. There is many opportunities though. I just take it as it is for now.
And just got to watch out for my back and front definitely. I have to be careful this year. I been having rather weird dreams so far. I don't remember but its rather weird.
Tomorrow, I have a day event;2 hours event at Yishun Junior College(YJC) and it rather pathetic if you ask me. I would rather do a 3 Days 2 Nights(3D2N) camp and be so tired and have lots of fun.
Two hours, how much can I give? Its definitely a challenge cause this time working with teenagers and I have to excite them. 18 people. I think I should able to do this. I can't help feeling so very much nervous. I not that excited but I'm scared.
I hoped I'm shortlisted to be one of the 30 instructor they bringing over to Indonesia at the end of this month. I want to be one of them please. Jeremy put my name inside please. I sound so desperate. For all you know, I need to renew my passport.
I hope to go Redang, KL next month before the big thing that is happening in my life. I need a holiday and fast.
With Love,
Zul Labels: Camp High, Scared Moments
Dear Diary,
Is there anyone even reading this blog? It feels rather quiet in here.. Must be I never put up tagboard!
These was the second camp I instructed/facilitate. This time around is not at Camp Kristine but over at JPAC instead. Its still located over at Jalan Bahtera. I wonder when will I be facilitating over at St John's Island or maybe somewhere overseas. Maybe the time will be sooner than I think it will be.
The first school I did was Boon Lay Secondary School. I thought it went okay and thought it was bad. Trust me, ACS barker road was not a rough journey. I thought being all boys school, it was hyper and happening.
It was not an easy task. I don't like to use the whistle. Guess what, I use the whistle more than ever. I shouted more than enough and I scolded more than enough. Camp is meant to be fun and happening. They? I won't want to say much.
Nonetheless I do love this job a lot, or maybe I just have a flair for it. Two camps with different instructor. Except for BaoYun, Hilda and Jonathon which the three of us did the same camp. I wonder how come Hilda always got camps to do.
I bad at remembering names. So my first camp, I only know their names when we were exchanging numbers. So the three days right, we all were like laughing, joking and gossiping with one another and do not know their names.
Of course, they remember me for being the "Zoo" especially Ms Pooitey. Now, I wonder if camps is the job that I want to do. It was my elements; public speaking, getting to know new people and having fun.
Well maybe its something in the future for me to fall back to. I hope I get to do camps next week again, if not i will die of boredom can at home. Haix....
P.S. I need a digicamera to take photos to remember.
With Love,
Zulk
Dear Diary,
I been gone from 7-9 January 2009. Wow. Its already 2009 and I have a big feeling that January will be coming to an end very very very soon. What did i do from 7-9?
Zulkarnain Bin Jamaludin is finally a true-blue Camp High Instructor! Crazy exciting ****! Before a camp there was this huge hiccups and all. I was quite angry and I ranted out the whole night but I thought of Yanni-Jie's words to forgive everything and I let go. I forgive Charles for I believe its not within his control as well.
It went well really. I meet 15 other new instructors who are crazy and Uber High. Thanks a lot guys. I won't go into details on how the camps work. The campfire was BORING..! Andy fall asleep lah. Imagine Charles was in front of him.
My class won the campfire performances. My instructor and teachers says our was the best. But we didn't win the Best Team. I keep teasing Malcolm about "Sweet & Crunchy Banana". Malcolm was damn cool about it lah.
It was weird for this camp because us instructors ladies and guys was sleeping in the hall together and most of us was snoring. Jonathon was the funniest of us all. Jonathon said "ALRIGHT!" in his sleep. He was dreaming about his camp cheers I think.
And I had to hold a chicken head. How I Squirm and Shout out loud. I had lots of fun and I really enjoy myself well. In this camp, I keep forgive and forgive one thing at a time. One of the campers did cry in front of me. My student was like saying I scolded him. Hey! Not my fault okay.
I feel damn happy. It feels different. I didn't use my phone until at night and our nonsense jokes was neverending. One of them says its their last camp but it will never be last for mine okay. I had my embarassing moments. And bad moments.
I think I learnt how to move on and forgive as much as I feel the load is rather lighter. Thank you guys. I miss my instructor.
Instructor Oi!. I miss my hungry hungry cheer. Cher Cher..
Withs Loads Of LOVE,
Zulk