3 Days of NS

18.03.08
Woke up at 6.30 am with a heavy heart. after making sure i've packed everything, i pushed off to kajang bus station. i didnt know what to feel....anxious? sad? excited? scared? honestly, i didnt want to think about how i felt.
After registering at the station, mom and i went 'bus hunting'. we walked all over the place looking for my bus, only to find it near the registration counter at the last minute. =_='' all of us waited in the bus for 1 hour before it pushed off....leaving worried and crying parents behind...
the journey to KLCC (Kem Latihan Cheneh Cemerlang), kemaman, terengganu was quite smooth. everyone in the bus got to know new friends, and the bus only became quiet when everyone was asleep.
Around 4 pm, we arrived at camp. it was a peaceful place, with monkeys, beautiful owls, birds and lots of insects. after another registration and surrender of handphones, we went to collect our camp uniforms: class clothes, soldier track suits, exercise clothes, 6 pairs of socks, shoe polish, boots, sport shoes and shiny black class shoes (pretty but amazingly painful), towel, belts, beret.....
The dorm was very dirty. the bedsheet and blanket looked like they have never been washed. the toilet wasnt so bad, but the floors were often flooded with water.
At night, we had briefing. and the teachers also counted each race and religion. tidur at 11.30pm.

19.03.08
Woke up at 4.30 am. i was awakened by the malays getting ready for their morning prayer. the whole day was spent on grouping and briefing. it isnt quite so true that there are 6 meals a day at camp. morning tea, afternoon tea and supper were just drinks. and they didnt taste good....it was a SLOW day.....with not much activities....however, everyone got to know more friends. and we bonded quite well.
During afternoon briefing, the teachers and 2 nurses called out those who had medical problems using our medical reports. some were given green tag and red tag. while the others were asked to go home. i was asked to go home...which meant exemption from NS. it IS true that God works in ways we cannot understand....
At night, we had roll call. a one hour roll call. we were all wearing that amazingly painful shoes, so all of us grew quite impatient. we stood in front of our dorms, feeding mosquitoes while listening to dorm rules and regulations. we slept at 12.30am.

20.03.08
Woke up at 5.30am. after morning gathering to mark attendance, we had breaksfast and headed back to dorm. it was holiday, so we all could do anything we want...but with one condition....that we dont leave our dorm compound. literally emprisonment.
Late morning, all christians were called to the office. we were told that we could go home for good friday and easter, provided that we had our own transport home. because i was exempted from NS, they told me to go home straight and never return. so, after calling my dad to pick me up from camp, i went home at 4 smth pm....with 2 months of free time ahead of me... :p

Note: hope this is enough for those who wanna know why i'm back....hehe...

first post: intro

hello...first time, so just a simple intro. michelle here. basically just trying out this blog for now. will use this blog more often in 2 months' time. feel free to make comments.