Christmas Eve

Being too busy with my holiday plans, I have been away for quite some time and I can't spare much time to indulge in cooking or baking. That's something sad. Once I get the momentum of doing it, I will be so hooked up in it to the extend that I feel I'm addicted to it. I guess I have somehow lost the momentum now. This may last till the end of next year when I have finished SPM. It's just a few days more to Christmas but it's quite pathetic that I could never celebrate this festive of joy as much as how the Westerns do. In Malaysia,  I do feel that chrismasty feeling in the malls. All I wished for is the icy weather with the fluffy snow, decorations and ornaments of the traditional characters of christmas such as Santa and reindeers, and of course a feast with lots of incredibly good food! That's how much I love a Christmas. 

Okay, back to what I will be sharing today - State Cadet Camp 2013! As a St Johner, I had the burning spirit to serve the mankinds of all and to be promoted to higher ranks! That's once my dream. My confession here is that nothing is as easy as how I wished, many things had happened, some people whom don't deserve to be there as a leader manage to be elected, some experiences had made me stay stronger. Things didn't turn well as how I wished, wanting to acheive the prized Grand Prior from the international HQ, I braved myself again to sign up for the state cadet camp this year.

I was beyond grateful that I did not pull out from camp on the very last minute (which I wanted to). This year's camp was loaded with so much fun and unforgettable experiences. It was my best experience in camps in my years as a St John. First of all, the campsite, the scenery, the atmosphere, the facilities  were so good that we felt that we were on a vacation than in camp. It was rather a challenge by the unpredictable weather which was gloomy most of the time. During the evenings, rain started to fall and wind blew horrendously that most of our tents were flooded on the third day. The campsite was in a chaotic site as some of the luggages were soaked, tents collapsed etc etc (imagine that scene) We were not given a second choice to spend our night elsewhere like what we used to do for the pasttwo years so we cleaned up the mess together with the help of the committees and all the accompanying officers. This was my first experience having my tent flooded which I considered really lucky, simply because my clothings weren't wet at all! 

On the forth day, we have witnessed our Harry Potter flying tents! We fell in according to our areas for short briefing before campfire night. In the midst of it, one of our division's tent flew in the air while our tent decided to switchi it 'spot' to somewhere further. We requested to save our tents and 'rendered help' for our tents which we were supposed to sleep in on that night. Like angels sent from the sky, we grabbed hold of the flying tent and secured it well at the four sides so it won't be spreading its wings in the air again. 

To wrap up my experience in this year's camp, I honestly think that it's the best of all! It had even set such a high benchmark for the other areas to host the camps in the years to come. I'm looking foward to next year's camp which may be my last year attending state cadet camp (hopefully) though I stillcan't make up my mind whether I should chase my dream to acheive the Grand Prior.

For now, I shall put this aside because IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE! Second year in a row, I'm celebrating Christmas in Johor which I always love to! We wil be heading to our usual Japanese restaurant for tonight's Christmas eve dinner and probably for a countdown too. 

To all readers, hereby I will like to wish all of you a blissful Christmas Eve and Happy New Year! May this festive season light up your heart and home with joy!