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It's after OBS- Outward Bound S'pore, or Others Before Self. The one person I really miss is our instructor- Jon. He rocks big time, & he's most probably the best instructor there on the whole of Pulau Ubin. My watch -Marshall- was under him, & there never was a time he wasn't super nice to us. Lincoln says maybe it's just cos we're girls, & he claims the R(I) guys before us had quite a hard time with him too. But I don't think so. He praised us whenever we did things or activities well & quick, & talked to us when we were late, but he never tried to make us do 100 sit-ups or anything. He was so nice. Marshall will most probably miss him the most, because it was he who taught us all the life lessons we learnt there, & because of the debriefs we actually learnt something about why & how we did those activities.

For Marshall, we went rockclimbing, kayaking, raft building, abseiling, trust fall etc. I enjoyed them, but I've tried everything before except kayaking, so I can't say I learnt many new activities. But what I can say is that I've learnt to treasure all I've got- my family, home, cleanliness, books, internet, communication etc. There's so many life lessons you can learn in OBS, but only if you've got the right instructor. =)

Maybe some other time I'll have the time to record what I've did, but then it would be meaningless, because it's not what we did, it's what we achieved & learnt throughout the whole 5 day course. I've really learnt to treasure whatever I've got, especially the people around me & what they've done. I've learnt that trust is crucial, because if you can't trust, you can't love. I've learnt that hope is something eveyone has, but not everyone can act upon what they hope they have. And most importantly, I know that success isn't in the arrival, it's in the journey, & that we have to open our hearts up, even if sometimes it lets in some pain. (That's from the story Jon shared with us.)

I'll always remember what I've learnt in OBS, & what I hope to do after that.

On the last day, Jon played a goodbye song for us. We lay down in a circle & listened to the song. I'm still desperately trying to find out the title, but till I do, this is a short part of what he told us.

".... It's been an honour for me to have assisted you in your 5 day of self-realization & learning more about yourself & life..Thank you, RGS girls." And the song goes. .

Cos we are gonna be.. Together, you and me. .

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