Jessica wrote home at 9:18 pm

All right...I've been dreading this blog. When you're away for 3 full days (minus boring old yesterday), updating your blog can be sort of a drag. But I'll try and deal.

First thing's first: I woke up real early on Monday morning, had to repack my bag at the last minute, and then whisked off to school and camp. I must admit, in the end it was a great two days and one night. Even without the activities following the talks, there were other games like a water balloon fight (our group was the only one that lost both rounds. By the way, don't ever watch the ending of The Patriot before any games like these, or you'll be feeling all patriotic and believe you're fighting for your own life or something. Thankfully I only got hit from my waist down). At night after a hilarious round of skits (I had to act all slutty), we ran around the courtyard with candles, trying to blow each others' out, right before we were released for the night. NOT such a good idea since we were perspiring by then. Nevertheless most of the girls trooped over to the boys' dorm (which had a TV) to watch the whole of The Patriot. My group left pretty early 'cos everyone was so noisy we couldn't hear a thing. (The next morning we found out we had missed a brilliant part whereby someone's head got decapitated or something) ANYWAY, when we headed back to our dorm (the girls' room had a few dorms - ours was the biggest), we got out the snacks we had purchased from the vending machine earlier and ate while our teacher told us a ghost story. At long last we dropped to sleep around 1.30 a.m.

The next day we woke up with the air-con freezing cold. A few people suffered from colds the whole day because of this, but it didn't really bother me so I set to work enjoying the rest of my time at camp (even though during games time in the hall all the other groups except ours cheated badly). Before the last game of the camp our group was second-last on points (there were four groups), and in the final game we actually came up tops partly due to the other teams' illegal efforts. Whatever it was, I was sad to leave, but then again the day was only half over, although it was nearly dinner time.

To the class chalet! I was pretty excited 'cos it was the first 3A class gathering this year. I ended up popping home, unpacking, bathing, changing and leaving. On bus no.12 I was nodding off when the bus approached the bus stop and I realised (from the top deck) that a few of my classmates were getting on. Thanks to them, I cut short my travelling time by quite a lot and also got filled in on what I had missed.

I was almost the last one to arrive; everyone was at the barbeque. Cheryl, Zhi Yu, Varun and I sat at a table and yakked away before Varun had to go. Then after some time watching Phua Chu Kang in the room (don't get me wrong: I think it's a waste of time just staying cooped up in a chalet room), Cheryl and I headed to the bowling alley. After two games (we each won one), it was almost 11 p.m. We tried to go to the beach but it was too late, so in the end we headed home complaining how lacklustre the gathering had been compared to 1B and 2B's.

I can't remember what time I fell asleep, but I definitely only had time to bathe, 'cos the next day was the CCA council gathering, and therefore another morning waking up early. I actually reached Tampines MRT on time. Okaaay, maybe one minute late. Not like anybody cared, since I was far from the latest. We spent, like, two hours getting to Pelawan Beach on Sentosa. And when we finally settled in the secluded seaside, what did they want us to do? Play water games. Yes, we had to all jump right into the sea in our clothes! It took quite a few splashings from others to get me all the way into the sea, and when I finally got in I actually didn't want to get out, mainly 'cos I was the only one stupid enough to wear jeans which would NOT dry easily. We played Monkey and Captain's Ball, then crossed the bridge to the island ('The Southernmost Point on the Asian Continent') to play catch. Reason? To dry. Did it work? NO, even though I spent a long time airing on the viewing towers before being corner on the second storey by all three catchers. Even by the time we walked back to our little settlement on the beach, I didn't feel the least bit drier. After a heavy lunch I wandered off to catch the waves coming in and stood in the sun for a long while before it began to drizzle and we had to all run for cover. That put the end to the drying business. All the way back home, I never once felt the slightest bit dry, although I did eventually get most of the sand off my jeans. When I got home I gladly had a hot shower, dried off, and promptly took a loooong afternoon nap.

The next morning I found out I had gotten sunburnt on my shoulders - the only part of my arms I didn't cover with sunblock.

Perhaps it was good thing wearing jeans, after all...

Jessica wrote home at 7:46 pm

xxxxSunday, November 02, 2003xxxx

Okay, quickie blog here:

1) Have been lost in the world of The Sims: Makin' Magic for the last two days.

2) School's out for the year, but who cares? I am going *nowhere* with my homework. Need a Sims break after an hour or so, but then I'm too tired to continue!

3) Won't be back for the next few days, I guess. That's why I've pre-crossed out the council camp date. It's tomorrow so I have to part with my Sims for *at least* one day. That's a lot of homework time gone, too...

Jessica wrote home at 11:52 am