IM Back and Im Black

25 days of torture 25 days of turmoil … 25 days of living,breathing, eating.. and even pooping in the wild.. yes… for 25 long days I was subjected to the Outward Bound experience.
TO serve to strive and not to yield.. I wasn’t only being cut off from the real world..( no handphones.. TV.. radio.. newspapers)… but it was as if I was snatched away from all that I love and worship… thrown into a plastic bag.. swung around a couple of times and finally thrown to so so far away from my comfort zone… the comfort zone was just a dot from where I stood..
Seriously, I have never been tested in terms of physical strength as much as I had been within the last month….”kayak”ing for 60 km in 14 hours… walking through rough terrain.. climbing up and down hills for days…living in the most basic conditions…where there are times when the only source of fresh water was from a dodgy looking well …
STILL..after all that complaining. I have to say.. I actually enjoyed every bit of it. I guess in cases like these… it is best to just go with the flow… and cherish every moment.. every feeling.. every situation no matter good or bad ..coz u know you will never again go through such an experience…
Although I may make it sound terrible but I think its something that someone should go through at least once in your life.. I would say my most memorable incident would be having to be the last kayak to arrive at the beach …where at 8pm.. its even hard to see like 10 metres ahead of u.. so the only way to navigate your kayak to the beach was to follow the light source… yang kejap ada kejap takder..
My God..cuba bayangkan.. you just kayak for about 8 hours and your hands ache like hell..you're still so far away from your destination.. but its already dark.. all your friends are there…and theres only you.. the sea.. your kayak partner.. and maybe another single kayak who had the same bad luck as u..seriously.. cuak giller…
Nevertheless as bad as it might sound… there were a lot of good things to be remembered about OBS….it is true as they say.. you really do discover your potentials.. your strengths and your weaknesses. Besides… the friendships that were form within the 25 days… are just indescribable by words.. Imagine having to spend 24 hours a day.. for 25 days with 13 different people with 13 different attitudes.. 13 different styles.. 13 different levels of maturity.. and 13 different ways of thinking.. it really does teach u the meaning of patience.. consideration and selflessness …
So.. after all said and done… the aftermath of OBS… bruises.. scars from leach bites… a more muscular body… and a tan that makes u think of a bontot kuali… yang dicuci dengan sponge lembut.. hitam… legam..
So to my groupmates.. Bubu of SC463… you guys are the best! Thanks for all the magnificent memories…