Away at Cameron Camp

If you don't hear from Stan for 3 weeks already or so, don't panic. He ain't dead in some ditch. It's just him being at Cameron Camp from 9th May to 29th May and he would most probably have no Internet connection over there. He has no idea how he's going to survive being cut off from his basic neccessities of communication but he's hoping that there would at least be wi-fi up in the mountains or his phone would prove to be a useful modem in the end. In any case, here's adieu and will catch up with everyone 3 weeks later

Title almost Blue?

As the Premier League decider goes down to the last match, the title looks set to be in Chelsea hands. Liverpool was given the task to stop the Blues and they had the best chance and capability to do it in the remaining matches and they failed miserably with Gerrard gifting the match to Chelski with a boo boo. It was a rollercoaster ride of a season. United found themselves in a leading position at the starting months of the year only to undone it with a miserable streak starting from the Bayern loss. A promising season looks to be a disastrous one as many of the decisions seemed to be fatefully unfavourable to United and although there were moments of brilliance from the attackers, they were still undone by mistakes and unfortunate moments of absent-mindedness, be it referees or United's very own defenders.

At one point of view, it can be said that United was the architect of their own doom by committing grievous crimes such as losing to Burnley at the start of the season and struggling to a goalless draw against Blackburn. If all those had been rectified earlier, United would not need to be dependent on a very high impossible level of Chelsea slipping up at Stamford Bridge against the likes of Wigan eventhough the Latics are pretty famaous for their giant-slaying technique. As Gary Neville had said, leaving it to the hands of others will be costly.

Still hoping for a miracle though..haha.

Camps and more camps

Another torrent of activities occupied my time after my trip downsouth as I made preparations and plannings for the CF camp during the last days of April. There was little time to slack around and so by 30th April or so, all things were more or less prepared with the baits and goodies in place. Since some had their exams ending late, the camp bus can only leave at about 7.30pm. I had planned to drive there since there's quite a handful of camp games equipment to carry. Alas, just as I was going to leave, I discovered to my dismay that my tyres were flat and had to be replaced immediately. That delayed some time for the bus departure too since it needed to wait for me to follow.

We reached the campsite just in time for dinner and to settle down. The pathway to the farm is just plain ulu, with pitch darkness and rocky terrain which makes my Proton seemed to be rather inadequate in handling the bumpy ride. Thankfully, the remaining tyres are alright. Maddie and I got everyone started with the ice-breaking games and distributed them to their respective groups using the cartooon theme song. It's rather amusing to see the cheers that they can come out with. The next day was heavy-going for the activities planner as we had to organize a tresure-hunt like game called Cabin Clue. It did get some people on their nerves as even we the facilitators forgot where we threw the items..lol. Night time was also spent with another set of games. As a facilitator, I feel drunk with power with the bag of points and a Santa too. With an evil set of mind, it's interesting to see the stuff that people will do in camera for some extra points..lol. But, I would have to say it's worth it to grind for the points because the goodies that we offer for exchange are really really good stuff with a black market in place. The last day's pencil game was super hillarious as we get some rather funny photo moments.

I would have to say that the food at camp is really fantastic. It's homecooked on the spot and there's ice for every meal session with fruits and dessert. It's easily one of the best camp meals I've tasted. Although the sleeping areas are kinda cramped with open air, there's still a good night's sleep. We were back by Sunday evening and on the next day, after saying farewell to Emily and Karen, I packed my stuff and prepared to go to the southern island once more to pack the stuff in my room. Once I'm back on Wednesday evening, it was a straight trip to Damansara where it'll be my lodging base until I fly off in mid-September. Looking at the schedule ahead, there'll be helping out at the committee retreat, the 3 weeks Cameron camp, family holidays and a road-trip up ahead. Ahhhh..it seems that I won't be staying stationary in one area for long. I felt like an experienced nomad out of a sudden..lol.