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Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Camp and everything before that!

Been a long time since I last blogged... so many things happened. Not bad things la... just things that make you think? And happy things! And funny memorable things! Yay!

But let me be evil for a moment first...

Today, I was at Hawken. Just finished buying some soup stuff for dinner, then wanted to take 411 back to uni to wait for Jun & Mel. Wah, the stupid bus driver, I run until the bus stop, then waved at him to open the door leh! Know what his response was? He opened the door, stopped me from going on the bus, then said, "Go away! You can walk 100m to the uni." I was like, stunned la! Like, what?! Then he said it again, "You can walk 100m to the uni!" And I replied, weakly, "But it's on the way?" And he just ignored me & opened up the ramp for a wheel-chaired passenger to get off the bus. I just stood there like an idiot la! Then deciding that I didn't wanna get on that bus, I turned on my heels & walked off towards uni. Then he shouted after me, "Hey!" I ignored him. "Hey! Where're you goin'?" I twisted around & shouted, "I can walk 100m to the uni!" and stormed off.

Then I started thinking... was that Christian? What on earth would Jesus want me to do in a situation like that? Was I wrong to shout back a retaliation? Was I wrong to storm off? Was I wrong to keep my pride?

Turns out, the bus stopped at the stop before uni. Apparently his schedule wasn't due yet. Ok, if that was the case, just tell me nicely! I saw his sillhouette at the front of the bus, so I started crossing the road, not wanting a confrontation, nor to look at his face. I took down the license plate as I went by, intending to file a complaint. I wanted some action done... but how severe do I want it? And should I even file a complaint in the first place? What if he's been like that all along & this could be the straw that broke the camel's back? What if that guy lost his job because of me? Yes, I DO think he deserved it, but still, getting retrenched because of a stupid remark... *tiaow*

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Enough of that. I wanna talk about CAMP!!! Haha! It was so fun! Ok la, too short for my liking, but I still enjoyed it. But let me start with the week prior to camp first.

In one word, super busy. *counts* That's two. Haha! K, 2 words then. Why? Because Thursday we had our insect collections (group and individual) due, and I barely had enough for that. So I had to go out to hunt for more... And then this week's the big thing for OCF! Ok, for me serving in OCF. I was in charge of the refreshments, and this week is combined with GU. So taking reference to Eunice's & Su-Ann's preparations last year, I had a huge menu cooked up! But it was dramatically reduced to bread & sandwich ingredients... =( I wasn't too happy about that, coz they want something good but only had 50c per person for the budget. Crippled lor.

Then Vic & Mel came up with an ingenius idea! Pasta! Filling and cheap! Haha! So that was what I did... Cooked 1kg of pasta, 4 raw capsicums, 6 Roma tomatoes, 6 hard boiled eggs, 375g of flat mushrooms, and 1 packet of salad mix vege. I had tuna too but didn't open it. Oh, and Mel "donated" her Woolies chinken! Haha! Shredded of course.

Then I had my potato salad for them too, which were gone in a few blinks of the eye. Luckily Pastor Matt was on diet & didn't eat lor, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to eat my own creation. Haha! In the end, everything turned out well! Just that preparation was tiring... Spent the whole day in Mel's place... literally lor.

Then comes Saturday... =) CAMP!!! Melvyn very kindly accepted the request to drive the late car because Vic, Jas & Deb had exams. I was the navigator, so got to ride with them too! We made our way to Ipswich at like, 11+? Got there, had lunch, then drove back towards Brisbane, heading to Kenilworth to meet up with the rest! It was an easy drive... long, but easy. Coz we've got NAVMAN! Haha! Courtesy of Jared... It really made things easier. And we weren't lost for a moment! Just stuck in a jam then got everyone worried that we got lost. Sheesh... K, I appreciate the concern but have some faith in me man! Haha! K la, it was inevitable to think that way too... *hugs everyone* Thanks guys, for your concern! =)))

K, don't wanna bore you guys with excruciating detail. U can see from my photos what we did. It wasn't much, but yeah, it was good fun.

Debbie, Jasmine & Vic at the back of Melvyn's car!

Dinner at the campsite...
The girls playing Heart Attack + art lessons. Haha!

The forfeited people!
Daniel's "surprise" birthday cake!
I slept out-tent that night, so I could see the stars & the moon & the clouds & everything... Surprisingly no one else was out. Haha! All hiding in the tent... =)

Spooky moon
Jessica the angel! Haha!

The clones!!!

Fight your clones!!!

Say no evil, see no evil, hear no evil!

Next morning, we had a short, fast, furious hike to a nearby gold mine, which was closed... before doing a short devotion and heading back to Brisbane.

Brekky!

Pack up pack up!!! Hurry up! No time already!

The ever-cheerful face of Jessica, and her gang!

Aren't they nice? I was telling them everyone looked so glum during the walk, then they posed for me! Hahaha! Oh, that's Vic, Jas and Mel! RAWR indeed! Haha! Silly girls, you... =)

Water parade! Dri-i-ink up!

The cheerful gang!!!

Everybody outside the gold mine entrance! Haha! Everybody except me! Standing tall above them! Yay!

Last 4 of the group! Must've been digging for gold... *tsk tsk*

All of us down at the river bed! Took me 8s to run from my camera to them. *pants*

Ok, this was at the camping grounds itself. No, I didn't have to run. Haha! Look at Daniel's butt!!! Haha! Oooo! Sexeh!

Yay! My group! My group my group! K la... we didn't have much group activities also... only devotion & BS. =)

On the journey back, Melissa came over to our car & Jasmine & Debbie had to go over to the van. So 4 of us were told to lead the convoy lor... Drive drive drive halfway, eh! Where's everyone! So we waited at Kenilworth awhile, drove back to the campsite again, couldn't find the rest, then decided that they thought we were gone the wrong way & didn't follow us. So we went down to Redcliffe for a wonderful lunch at the Red Dolphin!!! Recommended by Melvyn! It wasn't too bad... and the place was alright too! Got back home about 3 I think, then went to church after that, had dinner in the city... some Korean restaurant, then went Milton for coffee with Vic, Mel, Felicia & James. Nice evening! Yay! Nice way to end off a hectic, less-than-assuring week...

Melvyn & Vic at the beach! Mel & I were down at the water's edge. Haha!

Nice view eh? But I think the sand's kinda yellow though... don't like.

Oh, this is Red Dolphin... duh.

And this is them IN Red Dolphin, waiting for our Family Feast. Haha!

Tada!!! Wah, very nice know, the fish! And they've got mussels, scallops, crab-sticks, prawns, seafood cakes and dunno what la. Nice right already. Haha!

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Monday night was crazy! Haha! Went for dinner with Melvyn, Victoria, Melissa, Karen and Yujun at Toowong's Sizzler. Haha! The 3 girls (exclude Vic) crazy one lor... keep wanting to see who can eat more. Haha! Their challenge? 3 plates of salad... Now I can make the Vic's xian face. -.- Hahaha! Ok, granted, they're girls. That's why I didn't say anything, and was actually quite surprised they had more than that! Haha! Nice... next time got eating kakis already! And Melvyn was like damn surprised at the amount of food I ate la... haha!

After dinner, it was raining & they all started wearing their hoodies. Me? I was only wearing a t-shirt, so this was what I ended up doing...

Haha! K, at first it was just Karen, Mel, Vic & I (the stupid one with my t-shirt over my head), but I thought I'd post the photo with all of us in it... haha! We were saying we look like aliens, hence the fingers!

Crippled right? Haha! Yup! Tha-a-a-at's me! =)

So 6 of us drove to the Eleanor Schonell Bridge, singing & screaming in the car along the way, wanting to feel emotional on the bridge... what with the drizzle & the songs from Mel's iPod... *sigh* I did feel emotional then... took a short walk away from them... had lotsa thoughts in my head... heh.

The emotional state of mind... Well, before this, there's the crazy state of mind... but I shan't upload the video for fear of getting hacked to death. Haha!

Anyways, it was getting late then, and we decided that we should all head home coz I've got sch the next day... *pffft* All u ppl who don't... grrr. *waves fist* Haha!

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Yesterday was another rushed day. Completed my poster in like 2h. Haha! What the hell. Then today went to sch at 9 then Emma said got presentation. I was like, what presentation? THe poster? And she was like, ya! Can u imagine how shocked I was? Haha! Like, shit la! What the hell!

In the end, still have to go through with it... *bleah* But it was ok I guess... Rivol got the jitters & begged me to present the rest, after Brendan. That's fine with me but I know the tutors & lecturer would ask him stuff if he just kept quiet by the side... which happened. Oh wells... *shrugs*

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"Close your eyes,
Give me your hand, darlin',
Do you feel my heart beating?
Do you understand?
Do you feel the same?
Am I only dreaming?
Is this burning an eternal flame?

I believe
It's meant to be, darlin',
I watch you when you are sleeping.
You belong with me.
Do you feel the same?
Am I only dreaming?
Or is this burning an eternal flame?

Say my name!
Sun shines through the rain.
A whole life so lonely,
And then you come and ease the pain.
I don't want to lose this feeling, oh!"

-Bangles: Eternal Flame

"I could stay awake just to hear you breathing.
Watch you smile while you are sleeping,
While you're far away and dreaming.
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender.
I could stay lost in this moment forever.
Well, every moment spent with you
Is a moment I treasure.

I don't wanna close my eyes,
I don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you, baby,
And I don't wanna miss a thing.
'Cause even when I dream of you,
The sweetest dream would never do
I'd still miss you, baby,
And I don't wanna miss a thing.

Lying close to you,
Feeling your heart beating.
And I'm wondering what you're dreaming,
Wondering if it's me you're seeing.
Then I kiss your eyes and thank God we're together,
And I just wanna stay with you
In this moment forever, forever and ever!

I don't wanna miss one smile,
I don't wanna miss one kiss.
Well, I just wanna be with you,
Right here with you, just like this.
I just wanna hold you close!
Feel your heart so close to mine!
And just stay here in this moment
For all the rest of time!"

-Aerosmith: I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing

"Cannot touch,
Cannot hold,
Cannot be together.

Cannot love,
Cannot kiss,
Cannot have each other.

Must be strong,
And we must let go.
Cannot say
What our hearts must know.

How can I not love you?
What do I tell my heart?
When do I not want you
Here in my arms?

How does one waltz away
From all the memories?
How do I not miss you
When you are gone?

Cannot dream,
Cannot share
Sweet and tender moments.

Cannot feel
How we feel,
Must pretend it's over.

Must be brave,
And we must go on.
Must not say
What we've known all along."

-Joy Enriquez: How Can I Not Love You

I know you're hurting... I know it's hard. But let's not give up just yet darling, coz I love you so. How can I not love you? How? =(

Love me if you dare... 13:25
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