^There is a river besides our camp.
First, we were having our lunch. After that, our Muslim friends went to pray at mosque. At 3p.m., our programme started.
^The hall -one of the places for us to gather in camp.
First, we listened briefing about the rules during this programme from our camp commander. Then, we were separated into three companies. Each company had four small groups. I was in Company A and Group 3. Leaders like "Along". "Ah Ngah", "Alang" and so on were chosen. Flags for each group were given to the Alang respectively. After that, we had to give our handphones, wallets and watches to the facilitators for them to keep.
After rain stopped, we had to build camp ourselves. Each camp only for four people. It was a good experience for us.
Then, each of us was given a name tag, a small USM flag, a plate and a cup. We had to keep all these things well. This was our "amanah".
After dinner, we listened to a talk about sustainability. It was followed by the activity "Ice Breaking". We could know each others through this activity. In this camp, we had friends from different schools and engineering campus. This activity ended at 12a.m..
We have to patrol during night. So that, our camp was secure. I was on duty from 4a.m. till 6a.m..
On second day, we had our formal gathering first. Then, we had exercises. At 8a.m., we were having our breakfast. After eating, we had the activity "Cabaran Minda". In this activity, we had to use our minds to solve the problems. We were enjoyed in playing this activity.
Then, it was followed by the activity "Survival Cooking". We had to slaughter chicken ourselves and cook without using gas. I was helping my friend to slaughter the chicken. During slaughtering, some blood was split to my shirt. Besides, it needed patience and technique to cook with coal, wax and dry branches. Finally, we could have our lunch. We enjoyed it.
In the afternoon, we had another activity. Each group was given a picture. Then, we have to find out a message from the picture given. After that, we had to prepare a performance about the message that we had found out.
After that, we had the activity of "Community Service". Although it was raining, we still carried out our service. We went to the village near to our camp to help the villagers to clean up their house compound. The villagers gave us some fruits to eat. Then, the camp commander came and gave some present to the villagers.
At night, we listened another talk about 1 Malaysia. It was followed by our group performance. At 12a.m., we went back our own camp to sleep.
^My friends and I(right).Suddenly, we were called to wake up. This is because we had jungle trekking in this midnight. During the journey, we could experience the nature and challenges of jungle trekking. My shirt and trousers were full of mud after this activity. During this activity, we could not use torchlight. So, we had to walk in darkness. It was a very good experience for me. When we arrived at our camp, it is about 4a.m.. Then, we went to bath and sleep.
At 7a.m., we gathered and had exercises. Then, we had our breakfast. After breakfast, we had to clean and keep our camp that we built two days ago. It was followed by a discussion. We were given the topics like sustainable school and sustainable hostel. Firstly, we discussed in group. Then, we made presentation by company.
Lastly, it was followed by closing ceremony. The camp commander gave us some advise and encouragement. She also praised us for our creativity and commitment that we shown during this 3 days 2 nights camp.The champion for this whole camp was annouched too. Our company is the champion. Then, Alang of each group returned the flags to camp commander. We also return the name tags and small USM flags. At the same time, we took back our belongings like handphones, wallets and watches. After that, we had photographic session. Before went back to campus, we had our lunch.
We left D'Risa camp at about 3.30p.m. and arrived at campus about 6p.m..
^Deputy Camp Commander, my friends and I(right).All of us enjoyed this Pimpin Siswa Programme and it still can be improved. Through this programme, I learnt a lot and gained a lot of new experiences.
