Zouk Again

With 'A' Levels over, the only things that i do now are slacking, scouting, paddling and clubbing while waiting for the 10th of January next year. For now, my blog will only have entries to do with these few things until maybe after BMT.

Started off with a normal day of waking up at noon and slacking in front of the com and work out for an hour or so.

The impromtu decision by Kennneth to go Zouk was the right thing that came along.

He wanted to destress so off we went to Zouk. We decided to be good scouts before turning into something else on the dance floor, thus we tried to find our way to Zouk on foot. We followed our instincts and hiked for almost half an hour before we finally gave up and took a cab to Zouk.

Luckily it was Ladies Night, therefore the population of females to males were 50:50. Unlike the first time I went, which was 70% Males and 30% Females. Started off with a can of red bull with a shot of alchohol. And off to Phuture. Did not have to squeeze that much since it was still early. Found an open spot and started to get into the mood. And came along this despot guy who hopped from one group of ladies to another. But the best thing was all ladies tried to avoid him. Thats what you get for being desperate.

Got tired of Phuture after an hour so we decided to try out Mambo, and it wasn't that different. The songs were not right and the crowd had no hype, so we went back to Phuture where the atmosphere had built up. And this time round was when things started to get interesting. It was way better than the first time i went. I'll keep this a 'secret' between me and kenneth. To make people gian haha. Too bad Tristan. You missed out the good stuff. But this Friday maybe you would get to experience ^^ sine you're the birthday boy. Sharing is good eh Kenneth lol.

But good things must always come to an end, but it ended when the real thing was about to begin. Nevermind about that, so we went to Mambo again. And this time round, the right songs were played. And the most hyped up song was none other than Tokyo Drift by Teriyaki Boys which got the crowd going. Though I was noob at Mambo, I just followed the regulars on the platform, and acted real noob, but who cares. Everyone is high, and people start doing stupid stuff when they are high.

Kenneth wanted more good stuff so we went back to Phuture, but as i said good things must come to an end. So we went to have prata and drinks.

Went to the toilet at the prata shop, but waited for quite some time, and the person was still inside. Hell knows what he or she or they are doing inside. Headed back to Zouk's toilet, and Kenneth was tempted by what happened just now, so we headed back to Phuture AGAIN. Since it was 0330hrs, it will stop at 0400hrs, so might as well just finish it.

Well thats all for this morning's blog.

KI at Camelot

I would say it was quite an experience helping as KI at Camelot, for the fact that it is the first time I'm doing kayaking in really open water and the wind, waves, tidal flow and current is totally different from the previous places that I have went to. I think I just upped one level after teaching there for 3 full days. Not exactly 3 full days as the 2nd day was CAT 1 all the way, thus sea activities were all cancelled. I think i would not be blogging if it were really 3 full days of expedition.

Moreover teaching at a place which is totally new to me and meeting instructors with the different styles and patterns were also an experience. And i noticed that almost all, like 3/4 of the instructors including GIs have a pair of oakleys. At least that is one thing which all have in common.

First day of the expedition was quite screwed due to bad winds and bad tides. We paddled from Camelot to some food court in East Coast just after Bedok Jetty. The return journey was screwed as i was literally on a threadmill. As one of the back markers, i had to wait for the kids to catch up and I when i stopped, i went back to the same place that i was just 3 minutes ago. The expedition was not completed as everyone was threadmilling and i had to tow 2 kayaks to the place where they had beached up. Lucky safety boats were around or we would not even reach back after sun set. And i really know what it means to launch kayaks in places with waves. I guess I'm too spoilt by paddling at places that is literally like a swmming pool.

Slept on the abseiling tower in the first night. It was damn cool. Hung my hammock at some sheltered area on the abseiling tower. It was freaking cool as my hammock was facing the sky and the sea. It would have been cooler if the planes did not have to fly in and out of Changi Airport every 10 minutes.

The second day was screwed as I just mentioned. CAT 1 the whole day. Slack, slack and slack more. And its the first time i see a camp that has afternoon nap. Even though its not really normal, I think that everyone was over the moon when they could have an afternoon nap.

Third and final day was one of the better days. Slight drizzle, good tidal flows and mild winds. Cool weather with no sun, and most importantly, shorter distance to paddle. After learning our lesson, we decided to paddle to a nearer destination.

Well the people there were quite interesting, both the group instructors and kayaking instructors haha. Oh and I saw Mr Kuang, he is with CCAB now, and since the camp was organized by CCAB, well no surprises then.

There are more interesting stuff but shall not talk more.