the 2010 camping diaries (part 2)

soaking yourself. also strangely fun.

i am actually looking forward to day 2;
we are off for white water rafting!

i am by no means the adventurous type,
but there is a something about bobbling around
in a rubber boat with water splashing everywhere
that strangely appeals to me heheh!

maybe i was deprived of a rubber ducky as a boy

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i have actually bought new shoes for this;
a pair of brand new hundred-ish bucks crocs!

upon reaching the venue i am shocked to find out
that 2 other people are using crocs as well,
only difference is, it only cost them 20 bucks

darn you pasar malam 8-D

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i didn't know that we had to travel some more
in order to actually get to the rafting site

i didn't know we had to travel naik lori buruk
yang angkut lembu and ayam and kambing segale tuh

i didn't know how farm animals and livestock feels
when they are transported from the farm to the market

i certainly know now.

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i like props!

i am super excited to see the big rubber raft!
i am excited to wear the bright orange vest!
i am excited to pick and hold the cool paddle!
i am excited to wear the cool yellow helmet!

wait, what? we're supposed to CARRY the bloody raft?
all the way to the friggin' river?
on my friggin' head and shoulders?

wow. it was always a life's dream for me
to be lugging some friggin' heavy rubber boat
on my head downhill. hello? ever heard of a tow?

needless to say i am less excited about rafting.

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the rafting itself was a blast!

it felt like going on a roller coaster,
and i think the best part was being able
to splash water at other groups using the paddle

apparently the scariest point is where the guide
would purposely flip you and you fall into the water

i pretend to be worried, safe in the knowledge
that i have started swimming at my new place
2 weeks earlier in a row, so people are
rather amazed at my calmness about getting soaked

preparation is key you see. heheheh

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the dinner was a themed event; occupation

there are plenty of great outfits on the night;
i saw a forest ranger outfit, a pilot outfit,
a tarrot card reader, a magician with props,
a couple of waiters in bow ties, great!

the best dressed male / female awards went to
the people who i voted for; a chef and a nurse.
i voted based on authenticity, and my word
those two looked very very authentic!

i myself showed up in an occupational outfit;
was dressed as a sports coach, with a whistle

but that pales massively in comparison
with the prop i decided to wear for the night.
i have showed up with the ultimate in fashion;

a stick-on moustache.

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the final day goes by in a flash;
we have an event of permainan kampong

apparently they are traditional games
where you would baling oghang gune bola tenis
while trying to stack a bunch of slippers together,
and you have a game where you would hafta run
from one end of the area to the other,
while there are people who are trying to block you

during the briefing and demo they said
that these were traditional malay games
and every malay person knows about it

i am tempted to find a mirror,
since i have never played this EVER,
and for some reason i look as blank
as the colombians and egyptians and europeans here

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we travel back to the big, bad scary city,
and as much as i am relieved to return to normalcy,
i look back on the camping trip and realize that;

i have been running around like hell,
i have been forced to eat rice and god knows what,
i have been eaten alive by bugs and the sun,
i have been soaked and treated like livestock,
and i have fallen ill and horribly sick

but you know what?

did i actually enjoy myself? absolutely!
would i do it again? absolutely

...NOT 8-D

here's to what's in store next year!