3 days 2 nights with the LDS youth. the days have been amazing thanks to the people who attended although i'd say the activities didn't match the potential YC spirit that have always lingered in the air on the past 3 occasions since 2005 when i attended. besides that... it was wonderful spending time with specific someone(s).

1st day: Mawaii Eco-camp (again)
Met at the stake centre at about 715am for the Stake President's Message before we were split into our groups and buses and were sent on our way. Didn't feel good when i realized that i had been shifted out of my original group (which was group2) which was Casey's group! And it didn't make things better that it meant i wasn't in Han's buddy group. And it didn't make things better that i wasn't in e same bus as Han, Marion, Trent and Casey. Least they didn't change the bunking arrangements and I had 2 great friends to bunk with: Trent and Casey :))) And least i had Surein and Arvie whom i could survive with in Group 7!

When we finally reached at 1230pm (behind schedule already), we were all brought across e river to the Mawaii Eco-camp for the day's activities. We were introduced to the camp warden Sutari and were briefed about the details of the camp itself. Groups 1-4 had lunch first while 5-8 had to wait at the long house till after 1-4 cleared the mess hall. I decided to go and sit throughout both lunch sessions anyway to catch some time with Han, Marion, Trent, Casey, Myra and Kandace. Han, Marion and Trent then decided to stay on for the 2nd lunch session to accompany me while Trent snacked on the fries I had piled onto my plate. haha.

Day 1 Games started. These were probably the best albeit the high volume of mud involved.
Group 7 started out with Dog and Bone with animal squeakers. It was one of those things that u'd put into ur bath tub when u were a little kid to accompany u while u bathed so that u could test for sharks. There were 6 of them and we'd had to pick them up. The main objective was to grab the starfish which was worth 5 points while the rest were undervalued at 1 apiece. Loads of crazy sliding to grab the animal squeakers resulted and it didn't help that it had already started to rain. haha. Next up was the Captain's Ball with a muddy sponge which also resulted in loads of diving but we had to be rooted to the ground on our knees.

Moving on to the mud volleyball (again), it was just like mawaii eco-camp all over again. It was here that many sunk into the potholes in the mud and fell till the water was up to their neck, and where many girls would scream and stick up their hands to hopefully protect themselves from the volleyball flying towards them. Besides that, picking up the ball was a nasty encounter when it fell into the bushes surrounding the mud pit. I fell at least 4 or 5 feet cutting myself into the process cos i didn't tink that there was a step down. Nonetheless, it was fun diving around although much of the action was between Kelson and me. haha.

Went to wash the grazes i got from my fall in the water at the obstacle course but was stopped by Kandace cos she insisted that i needed to get myself treated. Thus, grabbing my little pinkie to stop me from washing my wounds in the water and shouting for Bro. Lee for medical assistance. Subsequently, i was treated by Edlina who's a classmate in Institute before moving on to participate in the water obstacles course with my group. It was here that some people managed to conquer their fears and where many fell in the water on repeated attempts to cross the obstacles. haha. Finally, dinner came and it was time for us to leave to check into the resort we would be staying at. Following our checking in, we had a fireside by Bro. Choo who had just returned from his mission.

2nd day: Sutera Resort
We had the first of 2 workshops conducted by Bro. Oh on the theme of youth conference 'Steadfast and Immovable'. Following that we had games within our own groups. The most fun activity of the day was probably the only activity which was not planned. VOLLEYBALL! we played within the hall area where everyone actively engaged themselves sliding and diving to get the ball. It was particularly funny when shem and shemnon played. shem did splits (somehow) while shemnon who was the biggest sized youth amongst everyone chested the ball. what a sight. haha.

Lunch preceded the next workshop which was conducted by Pres. O'Grady and it paid much attention to the subject of 'Standing Strong amidst Trials'. Pres. O'Grady also made use of many different interesting and engaging examples to illustrate this to us amongst explaining his workshop to us. The talent show later drew many laughs from the creative juices of the youth and it was sure funny to see everyone participating actively and crazily. haha! Trent's group was especially funny! loved the act man! :D Group 7's skit was awarded the 'Spike me in the head! I love it' award for me getting spiked in the head so much i tink my brain died.

A water bomb game which saw the Priests go against everyone one else came later and finished within minutes. Everyone then congregated at the swimming pool where much wrestling was involved to get everyone wet and soaking in the pool. Besides that, there were also wrestling matches in the pool where 2 man teams (one on top of another's shoulders) attempted to push the others off. And then, it was time to prepare ourselves for dance amidst the time we had to chill-lax and have dinner.

It was sad that dance that night was a disappointment though there were signs of life. The music was all chosen wrongly to suit a group's wants rather than to suit everyone's, so it all boiled down to poor DJ-ing. That aside, i'm sure post-YC dance will save this from disappointment come friday. Spent much quality time with my 2 awesome friends Marion and Han after the dance :)))

3rd day: The last day @ Sutera Resort and Kota Tinggi Waterfall
Testimony meeting slowly warmed up to everyone as more people came up to share their testimonies and feelings. Most of them were from 'last-time' YC-goers like me. Gee... it was really emotional too. Thank you all for your great testimonies! Everyone then started to pour into writing testimonials for each other on the autograph pages of the YC file as we all knew the time together was about to end. Following that, we checked out of the resort after lunch to go to the waterfall where we chill-laxed in the cool environment. I really envied the rest cos they didn't fall sick and were able to enjoy themselves. After that, YC was officially over. *sigh* it could have been longer...

Thanks to:
Best Friends ever: Marion and Han! :)))
Best bunkmates and friends ever!: Casey and Trent! :)))
For the slow dances: Marion and Kandace! :)))
For an awesome group: GROUP 7! :)))
For an awesome time together: EVERYONE! :))) (whom i had spent time with)