On 18th May 2009, I went to school bringing a packed baggage and a small bag strapped behind my back. I thought I was the only one bringing baggage but when I reach Jurongville Secondary School, majority of the students going for OBS 4 day camp brought baggage than backpack. I was so relief because I thought I would be very embarassed if i'm the only one bringing baggage. Some of my friends even bring luggage thinking we are going on a tour!
We had our normal assembly in the parade square and after that my class, 2B, went to the hall to conduct the temperature taking. After that, me and my friend, Xu Wei, got punished for not bringing a consent form by doing 10 pumpings!
Then, Mr Seow, our form teacher assigned us to our groups or 'watch' following the OBS traditions which started about 40 years back! I've been hoping to get the same 'watch' as some of my good friends from 2B but I was unlucky. I was assigned to 'watch' 14 which is later known as SCORPIUS. Only a girl called Afiqah from my class was in my 'watch' and this is very unexpected and i don't want this to happen!
Later on, the whole of Secondary 2 Express and Normal assembled neatly in columms in the parade square. That's where I get to see the rest of my 'watch' members which is a total of 13 people including myself.
After listening to our vice-principal telling us about his 21-day course in OBS, we went to the busses. There were about 5 busses there, 3 'watches' per bus. Watch 13, 14, and 15 were the last to board the busses.
We arrived at OBS East Coast Campus after the relaxing half hour ride in the cooling bus. We assembles at a place called the Planetarium. We get into our 'watch' and assembled there. That is when all the OBS instructors were introduced.
My instructor was called Jill. It is very easy to memorized the name as we can relate her name to the song 'Jack and Jill' At first, I thought Jill is a very plain and boring instructor by looking at her face. But eventually, after getting to know each other at a place called 'Compass' me and the rest of my watch realize that she is very cool and caring. Blah Blah Blah. . .