2nd visit to Batam Cable Ski park with the campcomm guys, after the last one that took place in Jan 2010. The price increased from S$97 to S$105. (And it will be increased to S$108 from July 2012)
But it was still well worth it. Here's why:
WE HAD THE ENTIRE CABLE SKI PARK TO OURSELVES. Our group of 5.
And so, no one else were there to laugh at us. Or fight for the cable, for that matter. It was still as tiring and sore after a full day of wakeboarding, but it felt really impressive, at least for me, to have improved over my previous visit, when I couldn't even maintain 10 metres.
Funny moments aplenty, including one of my launches, when I was pulled by the cable but the board didn't move with me -- my legs ended up running into the water! And there were near-misses too, when a few times, some of us would be surfing too close to those who have fallen into the water. We're lucky no one was hurt.
I'm pretty sure this may be the last time we'd do this together, since working life's starting soon for everyone. That would mean it would be impossible to come again on a weekday, and be the only ones occupying the entire facility anymore.
人生是黑白的.
12:23 AM <3
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It was another homecoming to DHS last night, for DHSNPCC's 50th anniversary celebrations.
I remember being part of 40th anniversary, when I was still a 15-year-old boy, when the unit was still in its heydays. That occasion was a busy one for us: building all sorts of structures, including the huge but sturdy gateway, totally out of wooden logs. It was held on the school field. I couldn't remember much of the performances, but I can remember the atmosphere.
Fast forward 5 years, the 45th anniversary was held in a temporary campus that belonged to old RJC, while our Tanjong Rhu campus was undergoing a huge expansion. I didn't quite remember much about that day, probably partly because it was on a foreign compound. But I could remember quite a turnout from our squad.
This year, the 50th anniversary was finally back at Tanjong Rhu, in the newly expanded DHS compound. Many old boys and girls returned, most of them unfamiliar to me. Although performances remain to be cheesy and novice, I reminded myself that they are secondary school students and that we were just like them 10 years ago! Probably one thing that is starkly different now, is how "Ang Moh" the unit has become, since 10 years ago. It's really not something that I'm used to see, and I hope the original roots and cultures will not be lost. 15 of us in the squad attended, and it made for a good catch-up and gathering.
人生是黑白的.
2:22 AM <3
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