Just a few days ago I went for a camp with the councillors to Ngee Ann Poly! It was really fun! Unfortunately, I was sick on the first day with a fever up to 38.2Degrees! So, they had to leave without me. While trying to "hibernate" i received SO MANY CALLS! I received one from Joleen,a few from Miao Yun, another from Iffah and another from Saras. All within 10 minutes! Haha, I also felt a few slaps from them through the phone and also went partially deaf because of their sreamings of "What the hell?!!" That REALLY helped me feel better.

Thankfully, i went to the doctors with my dad as soon as he found out I was sick and I was greeted by a scared doctor. Once I told him I had cough, flu, sore throat and a fever, his face totally changed. Coincidentally I had 4 out of 7 of the symptoms of dengue fever. WOW. But don't worry, I'm CLEAN. Decided to really get well ASAP. With my determined mind, I managed to cool down to 36.8degrees by the next morning. A lot of difference right? colder than my usual self.

Reached Ngee Ann Poly the next day after numerous calls from peter and Weiting and was greeted by one of the leaders who "drove" me to Blk 72. (omg they have so many blks) When I went in, my jaw just dropped. I couldn't believe this was a school! It is definitely one of the most HIP and COOLEST places I have ever seen. There were beautiful lightings, an awesome floor plan, it was fully air-conditioned and strikingly decorated and best of all awesome songs were being played! Who could not fall in love with this place?! I would love to study there but too bad I'm aiming to get into JC. =)

Finally I saw a few familiar faces who went "Look its Marissa!". (Felt so good to see a familiar face in a very unfamiliar place)(OOoh! it rhymes!) Haha. My spirits ware immediately enlightened when I saw Miao Yun, Saras and Michelle! Haha. Got a few scoldings and pinchings and slappings and hittings from them but their presence totally flung my sickness out the window. And today's gonna be a good day.. And today's gonna be a GOOD GOOD day!(imitating song).

Participated in my first workshop with a speaker named "Jeff Tan Jack Foo"( ???). Jeff was really funny with his clumsy hand gestures and actions. Never failed to make us laugh every 5 minutes or so. I Learnt that people's characters and personalities can be categorized into 4 elements : Fire, Water, Earth and Air. I was WATER. Woohoo! *swish*. Each element had their own pros and cons and he taught us how to handle different people in different ways.

My second Speaker was a lady named "Candice". At first I thought she was a very fierce person as before she started speaking she looked so serious with her stern face and minimal body movements. Totally the opposite of Jeff, who was SUPER funny! However, I was totally wrong. I shouldn't judge a book by its cover cause in fact, she was even MORE crazier than Jeff! She started talking and her intro immediately caught everyone's attention "Are you guys having fun!!!" Haha and of course everyone started screaming.Her Workshops were also very fun. Through her workshops I learnt that communication is very important and that my drawing SUCKS... Haha.

After lunch we went for Abseiling!! OMG! 15 metres high and you want me to "spiderman" down?!! Are you nuts? Well, in the end Miao Yun forced me to go by volunteering to be the first ones and I had to bring Saras down with me! So the 4 of us,including michelle, climbed up the never ending fleets of stairs to the gateway to hell for Acrophobics. Haha chim. Basically , Saras and I almost peed in our pants. While Michelle went down first, we all said our good byes before "hooking up" Haha. Miao Yun practically glided down like a pro while Saras and I descended like ostriches trying to fly. Nonetheless, it was an awesome experience. There was another activity which forced us closer together. And I mean, really close... Michelle was kicked in the stomach, Miao Yun was molested, Saras was pushed and I was elbowed several times. We were really close after that. (Said Sarcastically).

We had a dinner themed "Halloween" and we were eating at a venue called "The room of no return". It was UNFORGETTABLE! Our leaders dressed up so Ghostly and had decorated the place so spooky-ly that many girls jumped out of their seats screaming. We had much fun scaring one another. The part I remember most about the dinner was that Rachel was a pregnant vampire and Miao Yun ate Wasabe without crying! We ate and we ate till our mouths changed color with those monster sweets! I was Blue tongued for like 3o mins!

I had to spend the night in the same apartment with Li Yan, Shi Min, Kirthika and Miao Yun. I was shocked when they turned off the lights when I was showering but couldn't shout because I had a sore throat. (Urgh!)After watching Miao Yun and Shi Min jump about the living room doing flips and splits (ouch), finally felt tired and went to sleep at 2.30am in the morning. I had to share bunk beds with Miao Yun and trust me i had to struggle like CRAZY just to get some sleep! I didn't want the top bed because I was afraid of the squeaky ladder and she didn't want to because the bed was uncomfortable(apparently I didn't know that!). We tried to chope the other bed in the most funniest ways possible. From poking each other to pushing each other off the bed to making irritating noises to get me off! I have to admit, one of the best nights spent. Hahaha (not in the wrong way of course). (((WHITE))).

I finally gave up and slept on top which resulted in an aching back in the morning. Had another day of fun with awesome performances . Really the cherry on top of a wonderful ice cream (I'm making myself hungry). We cheered and laughed so hard during the performances that my tears committed suicide. I have to say, it was really one of THE most fun camps I have ever been to! Unfortunately, this will be my last one with the council as next year marks the coming of O levels. Time flies almost faster than the speed of light nowadays, so treasure every moment, every second. I love you guys man!

-Marissa.