Monday, April 13, 2009

Malaysia Week

So far, the most memorable time in ISKL would be malaysia week. Many people went to many different sites around Malaysia. Some went to coastal places and others went to rainforests. As for me, I went to Pulau Sibu with some of my friends. The journey to Pulau Sibu was a 6 hour bus ride and a 20 minute boat ride. When we got there, we were given a tast to find out chalets . It didn't take to long because we found the correct path and kept following it. After that, we were assigned our room mates. I was lucky enough to sleep with a friend :). We did many activities such as walks trough the jungle, beach clean up, and we learnt some important survival skills such as making a fire and building a shelter. Every day was tiring but we were rewarded with a swim in the beach and some free time to hang out. After a few days in Pulau Sibu, we moved to survivor island, where our skills would be put to the test. We had to build our shelters alone without any adult help in the scortching sun. We also had to make our own lunch and was given a whole chicken to wash, cut, and cook my ourselves. Occasionally, the chicken we put over the fire would fall into the ashes but dispite that, it tasted delicious. We also used big leaves as plates to hold the chicken and rice. Some people were creative and used twigs and chopsticks (but that didn't work out very well). We then had a swim in the clear, blue water and got to eat some juicy watermelon. After a few hours of resting, we headed back to Pulau Sibu where we swam in the beach again. Soon it was dinner time, and since it was the last day, we got to do a barbecue. We even got smorse for dessert! Malaysia Week will definitely be something I will never forget!

Courage

Courage to me means being able to try something new without hesitating. For example, I really want to skydive but I’m afraid to or being able to make a new friend on the first day of school. To me, it also means being able to stand up for yourself when you need to. Like if your being bullied but you stand up to the bully. Not showing people that you are afraid and also never saying "I can't do it." Never give up when you do say “I can’t do it.” Being able to change the world and the way people see it. The time that I showed courage was when I represented my class in a story telling competition but I still haven’t overcome my fear of stage fright yet.