Youth Camp

Okay, so after I got back from Bangkok, the next day is Youth Camp. Yeah! My first time lolz. And yeah. I guess that's tiring. I was beginning to regret on signing up but ah well. Since I'm updating so late..my memory would be a bit of a blur. Heh..

Day one~
The bus starts up to Genting at a snail's pace. So yeah, after we have lunch at McD's, and resume our..drive up, it breaks down. So whoo...brain damage from all the fumes. *choke About after 20 minutes it starts moving again...BACKWARDS! *scream xD Nah, that was fun. We arrived there eventually. After checking in, we had..lots of free time...which was just plain boring. I should've brought a board game or something =.='' Ah well~ After dinner was the service, and THAT was good. We got assigned to teams and did the Zaccheus pose thing. Random... The speaker was hilarious. After that...I can't remember what I did. So that ends the first day.

Day two~
Got up at 7.30 to wash up etc. 8 AM was morning devotion. After that was breakfast at 8.30...And man, after eating that I'll never ever complain about what I'm given at home. The morning service was abit long for me. After that was lunch and later at 2 we played futsal and ping-pong. Lolz I think some of the girls were more agressive than the guys. Scary. We finished up at 4. And following that we were given a little treasure hunt game. To follow all the steps and find little pieces of paper. Like whoo. We found it eventually..after a long while. But yeah. Lolz. After bathing I headed to dinner. And onwards to session 3. Some people got slain. And the service ended later than usual. 11 or 11.30 I think. I can't really remember. Haha. We must have hung out a little while, then headed off to bed. Heh. This part I'll remember forever. . . . .

I woke up at 3.30 in the morning to the sounds of a girl snoring in the dorm room. She was at it for the entire duration of the camp, although I can say I couldn't hear her during my last night.
I felt really cold, since I was sleeping next to the door and directly across a wide, open window. I got out of bed and went to the toilet. After that I stood alone in the dark hallway, debating on whether or not I should return to the cold dorm room or take a stroll outside or try to sleep in the . . slightly warmer foyer. I opted for the latter. The lights were still on and on one of the coffee tables, I saw an open Bible, a brown shawl on the sofa, and a plastic bag. Making nothing of it, I lay down on another sofa near the items. Suddenly in walks this woman, and she asks me if I have trouble sleeping. I quickly put on my glasses and mumble a 'yea' She starts out the conversation by asking me my name. I answer her and she tells me hers. Julie. Then she asks me what school I go to. I answer that question for her too. She got interested and asked me a few more about the schooling program, how it works and all. Then later she started talking about God. I listened to her talk, nodding at what she said sometimes, and an occasional 'yeah' At some point I bit my lip to keep from tearing up at what she said. She talked about my future and what I wanted to be when I grew up. I told her I wanted to work for Disney. She complimented me saying that I must draw really well, even when I think I can only draw pretty okay. I told her then that my mother wanted me to get a law degree. Then she asked me if that was what I wanted. Truthfully, I had no idea of what I really wanted. I guess I was afraid that if I couldn't make it to Disney I would have to get into law, which I wasn't even interested in. She talked about how we should respect our parents wishes, but gently make ours known...something like that anyway. It somehow struck a chord in me. I mean...my family isn't ideal. I sometimes wish I had someone else's dad. Cause all my dad ever does to me and my bro is scold us or complain. I mean, sure he pays the fees and has provided all the education now and in the future, and I'm grateful. But. . . we hardly talk.

She mentioned it a few times, that she didn't know why she was even telling me all this, everything about God, about herself. She said that she felt God was prompting her to minister to me. She talked to me about faith, about reading the Bible and her experiences. By the time she finished talking, it was 4.45. She got up and said, "Can I give you a hug?"
I went, "Sure," shrugging my shoulders. She embraces me, and I hug her back. It feels really warm and it makes me wonder when was the last time my dad gave me a hug. Suddenly my eyes start tearing up and the tears start falling. She told me to let my troubles out and asked if I was okay.
"Yeah, just felt like crying I guess." I answered lamely. She put her arm across my back and patted it comfortingly. She hands me a tissue, and I take it gratefully. She then tells me she lives opposite the Thean Hou temple. I blinked in surprise. I asked, "You mean, the apartment opposite Thean Hou?"
She says yes, and then gasps, "Do you go to Sharon's tuition then?"
"Yea I do!"
"Omigosh what a small world!" We both laugh.
I suddenly remember her. She was the same lady I met in the lift after tuition was over. I walked in and she was there. She told me that when she first saw me, she felt God prompting her to tell me something. But then she said, she didn't know who I was and I didn't know her. And that we were short on time since I had to go off already. I dry the last of my tears and after I'm okay again, I say goodnight to her. She smiles at me and I walk back to the dorm room alone, all the while thinking that I had met an angel from God and that our meeting truly couldn't have been a coincidence. I settle back into bed and only sleep for three hours. Yay...panda eyes xD

Day 3~
I woke up at. . . . 7.30 and after washing up, headed for group discussion. After breakfast and all, we headed again to the morning session. I could hardly keep my eyes open and I kept nodding off after every 30 seconds. So yeah =.='' It really isn't my fault. I only slept 3 hours. O_O *total zombie~ After lunch yadda yadda yadda *presses fast forward button* at 2 we played futsal and won! WHOO! It was a real close match, but heck we won T_T yeah! Haha. It started to rain halfway inbetween, but nevertheless at 4, we went ahead with the treasure hunt. Well it was more like a list of tasks to complete and man! Some were just wow. Lolz In the end we completed them all and we were the first again xD After completing the tasks we were given letters to unscramble along with the previous letters we found the day before. And man! The unscrambled word was 'underwear' =.='' of all the words. xD
Lolz anyway, after all that was done, we bathed and headed to dinner. During dinner my family came up. And my bro joined us for the night session. My parents wanted to watch some concert up in Genting so they just dropped him off along the way and picked him up later at 10.30.
During the night session I got slain =D and some of my friends too. It was a real interesting experience. My first again, no doubt. Pastor Les said that I couldn't let go. Hmm...let go of what I wonder? I felt my knees weaken, lolz and I recall putting my foot back to steady myself. And he pushed me gently. I gave in and just let myself fall. And...(yes I did get scolded abit for saying this) the floor felt nice just to lay down on. Haha. It felt really really comfortable lying down there, just listening to everyone praise God with all the lovely slow songs. I let my mind rest and I think I slept abit..>< I mean..rested ya know? That kind of semi-conscious sleep. The service ended really late this night. At...12 midnight I think. After that we were told to go outside at 1 AM. There would be a surprise and true enough, the committee threw water balloons from up above. Lolz I don't think many, if not any, of their shots met their mark. Ah well~ Some of the others got wet, but those were separate incidents altogther. I went to bed at around 2 AM. And for once, I slept peacefully T_T I only woke up once or twice. Which is a HUGE improvement. And I didn't even hear the girl snore. Thank you God T_T you granted my wish. What I wanted was to get through one night sleeping well. And this was considered as good as it could get for me. *bliss~ ^^

Day 4! FINALLY!!!!
YEA! Finally time to go home T_T I must admit I did get a little homesick. And I'd certainly miss the cool weather and the view of the entire of KL. lolz It reminds me of Las Vegas, except not as flashy. Anyways, for breakfast I sat with Pastor Les. Lolz..cos I woke up late >< hahaa group discussion was canceled that morning. After morning session we were free to do whatever we want. *yadda yadda presses fast forward* The bus came, and we drove back home...reaaaal slowly. But heck, at least it didn't break down this time. So I'm real grateful for that. Lolz We got back at about 4 I think.. I can't really remember. But that pretty much puts four days of camp to an end. There goes the holidays! *throws confetti into the air