Et Cetera
The past week has been the highlight of my break so far – three weeks and counting…
I went for my Pre-Employment Medical Checkup last Thursday and as it turns out, I’m not as healthy as I expect myself to be – a urine test detected traces of blood cells in my pee, so I’ll need to go back for a repeat checkup sometime next week. Also, my right eye didn’t do very well in reading the Snellen chart, which is another bother. Hopefully, my cells will straighten themselves out by the next test.
Sectional Retreat was next. After Entelechy (an East District event), the few of us headed down to the Retreats’ venue for the night. The next morning, each cellgroup was briefed on the main agenda for the Retreat which was a well-organized Persevering Race – all three groups were made to visit four different locations along the North-East Line, completing as many tasks as possible within the given timeframe. After four to five gruelling hours in the 30 degree heat, our group ran a good few hundred metres before being informed that unfortunately, we were the last group to arrive. It wasn’t much of a concern really, the whole purpose of the race was to persevere and I thought that every single one of us managed to exhibit some form of perseverance. Oh and it turned out that we won the race (winners are determined by the number of points earned), which was a pleasant surprise in the end. (:
The last three days were spent in Batam (an Indonesian island south-east of Singapore). Given the fact that our reservations fell during the non-peak period, we were blessed with suites instead of the normal rooms. We managed to engage ourselves in somewhat unfamiliar activities. All in all, sunburns aside, it was a trip worth making – I am too lazy to include the details of the trip at the moment so if you really can’t wait, feel free to indulge yourselves in the specifics here!
Oh and Elaine! Lol! I am obliged to mention about beating battering Real Madrid on Tuesday night! Totally kick-ass performance! Let’s hope for another at Old Trafford Toilet as well! Wouldn’t miss it for the world! Haha.
Alright. Til the next update (hopefully, with pictures). Take care people! Peace out. (:
