greetings from tapah

it is the second day at the camp and so far it has been all right.
the weather has been quite mild too. i have been complaining that it was as hot as the oven or even hotter before i came here and it made my nose itched and run non-stop, but surprisingly, once i got here, i have not faced any running nose problem. ok, touch wood, there were a few sneezes when the temperature in the hall got too cold, but that was it.

most of the activities are held in the air-conditioned hall, so we are away from the heat outside. there are so many greens around us that frankly, it is the only colour i can register in my mind. there is also a small stream that runs through this camp and some of the kids have been having their baths there. yup, i saw less people in the shower rooms today, and i quickly got in to take mine. they are used to bathing at the stream i am sure.

so the kind of accomodation we have here. the boys sleep in the tents outside, and some in pavilions/ huts. all the girls sleep in dormitory and rooms. yeah! all bunk beds. i am sleeping in a room of 4, on the upper bunk. there is an oscillating fan in the room, and unfortunately, that was the source of my sleepless night yesterday. the fan made loud droning sound once it oscillated to the far right and again when it reached the far left. i only managed to catch some sleep around dawn. yawn!!!!

so as soon as everyone got out of the room this morning, i climbed onto the metal shelf by the wall, and twisted and turned the fan, adjusted the oscillation, and now the fan is blowing only at one direction, being as quiet as it can manage, and hopefully, tonight, i will get my sleep. the room is really clean and bedsheet is provided. i use my own pillow and blanket.

one of the facilitators have fallen sick. he has high fever and after this, someone is going to send him back to kl. it could have been the heat from outside, and the sudden dip of the temperature in the hall once he finished the outdoor activity.
i definitely won't allow myself to fall sick.

so there are about 48 participants, only 15 are boys. the rest are all girls. initially, most of them thought that this camp was going to be a christian camp. well, i guess, to them, camps are equivalent to that. so i guess this leadership camp thing is a new concept to them.

i have already done my t-shirt making workshop. phew...it turned out well. there was no stitching on any sequin. they painted their shirts with the paints brought and also using all the stencils i have cut and prepared. well, my hardwork at cutting up those stencils is worth it then. one girl even said that those who did not choose this workshop did not know what they were missing as they would not have themselves a souvenir to carry home. that was nice to the ears. rocket making with plastic bottle was popular too. there were also ice-cream making, touch rugby, frisbee and dance workshops.

and the food here is really good. all chinese style and there is definitely more than enough. i will definitely not loose weight here.

ok, it is time for dinner now. will only upload photos when i get back. the internet connection here is quite unstable. don't even mention phone line. there is none, except by that small place, next to a tree by a stream. a few mesages managed to get in, and i managed to reply them. but i don't want to spend so much time near the stream looking for signals.

till the next time i am free to write again.