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Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Look at the idiom above. I'm sure you understand what it means.

HENCE, WE CAN THUS CONCLUDE THAT EVEN THOUGH YOU LIKE CAMPS AND ENJOY CAMPS AND LOOOOVE GOING FOR CAMPS, IT DOESN'T MEAN I DO.

I was hoping that after a long day, I would be able to go home happy and contented that I actually survived 4 hours of Guides. It almost came true, ALMOST. The ending changed everything drastically. I sat there under the hot evening sun, waiting for the teacher to stop ranting on and on about Guides activities. Then 2 phrases caught my attention...

"Annual Camp ... compulsory ... June ..."
"Sec 3 NCO Camp ... June ..."

I acted indifferent, but of course deep down, I was silently screaming out in agony, "NOOOOOOOOOOOO.............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I have no idea how I managed to sit through the entire briefing because all I felt like doing was crying and crying and crying...

Let me get this clear, I not only HATE camps, I DREAD THEM, in fact, just talking about them makes me feel sick. Don't come and start telling me about how you get to bond with your friends or learn new things. In camps, the only thing I learn is to appreciate my family because I get HOMESICK in camps, and VERY BADLY too. Don't ask me to what extent, scroll down, read the long post in light blue font, and you've got yourself an example.

Firstly, you should not force someone to do something they don't want to do, you don't have the rights to, its their life, who are you to interfere? Well, many people would love to poke their noses into your life and start ordering you about because they feel its "necessary" and "compulsory". That is downright unreasonable. If I do not want to go to camp, but you force me to, I won't be having fun there anyway, which defeats the whole purpose. I will just be there looking miserable and listless and drowning in self-pity because I'm too homesick to do anything(except go home).

Secondly, if you love camps and don't mind going for camps, then you are most welcome to take my place! One person in the place of two, isn't it double the fun for you? No need to thank me, I would be very willing to give up my place! Oh yes, since you like it so much, you can go camp with the other camp-enthusiasts. Why drag me in? It's not my problem you LOVE camps. Hey, I love watching Korean dramas but I don't drag you in to watch it with me right? You aren't being fair. Some people like camps, others don't, you have to respect their interests and if they don't want to go for camps, they should never be forced to.

And you know what? I don't see why camps should be overnight. we will be able to perform better the next day if you let us go home. What you are doing in camp and doing at home at night is the same -- sleeping. Might as well let us get better quality sleep at home right? I dread camp not because of the activities but because I have to stay overnight. It was a very very very tough ordeal that took me great strength and courage to overcome. Till now, I'm still equally scared of overnights.

And if you want to have overnight camps, then please make sure that both camps are far apart on your calendar. If I were to go for both camps, I only have FOUR days to REST AND WASH MY CLOTHES(NOT YO MENTION PACK THEM AGAIN) before setting off for the next one. I don't have a maid like you who can wash clothes for me every day and iron them in just four days. I don't have infinite energy like you to only need to rest for 4 days before another camp.
I AM NOT LIKE YOU.

And before I end my long long long grumbly post, I woul like to ask everyone? What are the objectives of camps? (besides the bonding part that I stated earlier, which is irrelevant to me) Right, the main objective of camps is to help us appreciate our homes better by letting us live in not-so-hygenic/sanitised conditions with poor living standards like our parents in teh '70s. I've got nothing wrong with that. Except that my great grand parents didn't have anyone rushing them when they bathed, or didn't have to wear hot stuffy track pants, or didn't need to do PT every morning. And I've not even gone to part where they can live with their family under one roof.

This post is getting sickening and I know it. I am so anti-camp, and if you feel offended by it, well, too bad, because I'ma lso offended by your "I love camp." sentences.

Since I am in mortal danger of being scolded for this psot, I shall remove part of it, but I am still SAVING it in MS Word.

My Kitchen blogged at Wednesday, April 18, 2007

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