There are things that money cannot buy in this world. There are emotions that winning cannot get you too in this world. For the first time, I didn't feel disappointed or sad for losing, especially getting a position short of winning something. This was so because I knew taking part in that competition alone was already very worth it. Ii had a lot of fun, and that was something winning would not have allowed me to get.
Yeap I didn't regret one bit for taking part in the OAC adventure challenge, and must thank Sasha for asking me to join her team, replacing Justin. Our team consist of Sasha, Marianne, Aaron, and I. The race started off with a run in the rain at East Coast park. I ran a lot, and it was my first time running in such bad weather, yet it was awesome. We made a mistake there, I ran all tha way back just for one clue and wasted everyone's time at the check-point. From there, we were delayed for a long time. However, looking at it from another perspective, it was a blessing in disguise. From that point onwards, the real fun sets in.
We happened to be on the same pace with Adeline's(If I didn't get the name wrong) group consisting of Zhi kai, Darren, Adeline and Valerie. We started working together from that point onwards, specifically at Pulau Ubin. Those people were a real bunch of fun guys. Haha Adeline talks a lot, well but that's what keeps our two teams awake throughout the whole race. It definitely feels better completing the race with two teams, and not just any two teams, but in particularly Adeline's and our team. It was the right match of personalities.
As i mentioned earlier on, we went to cycle at Pulau Ubin and that was again my first time cycling there. We even stumbled upon the discovery trail which seemed quite scary because of the narrow routes and the very steep slopes. We all enjoyed cycling down the steep slopes but Marriane was careless on one of the slope and fell off her bike. I was behind her bike and it seemed quite scary. Nonetheless, that experience couldn't be explained by words.
Next we went to do abseiling at Sengkang mrt station, it was my first time abseiling from such a high floor too. When I looked down, I was really scared, and I kept asking for assurance that the carribeana was secured. After that, we went to Bishan to do vertical marathons. Gosh that was the most physically and mentally demanding of all. We climbed a total of 46 storeys and trust me, its not easy when its a race.
Time is short because I have to rush for something already so I shall keep this short and simple. After the vertical marathon, we took a bus to Adam road and from there we had to run all the way back to school. The next great part was when both our teams decided to cross the finishing line at the same time. It was really great because in this race, our both teams had fun together while trying to finish the race with both results, and most importantly, we weren't afraid of each other backstabbing us. That was the greatest part of the race. Well we planned on finishing joint 5th and combine our team names, 'touch me' and 'soccer touch' to 'soccer touch me' but because our team has more penalties so in the end Adeline's team got 5th and we got 6th. Nonetheless, whoohoo, it was simply too great.
After washing up and prize presentation, we went to curry wok to have our dinner. Val and Zhi Kai had to leave first. Haha we had so much there that we had to order a second serving of dishes! I went home, bathed and fell onto my bed and didn't wake up till 11+ earlier on. Three cheers for team 'touch me' and team 'soccer touch'.
~yoz~bert~yoz~
10:35 PM
