4 Days of Exciting Challenges & Memories.

PROGRAMME : IIUM MUSTANG VARSITY TEAM MOTIVATIONAL CAMP 2009
DATE : 24-27 JANUARY 2009
VENUE : BRINDLEY TRAINING CAMP, PASIR PANJANG, PORT DICKSON

assalammualaikum..

sy bru je smpai umah tepat jam 6.30pm arini. sunggoh penat but still rse excited utk story my experience selame 4 ari 3 mlm di PD.

program ni dilangsungkan pd cuti raye cina cum cuti mid break uia..so sy n kwn2 sume tpkse mnghabiskn spenohnye cuti kami di PD demi 'sports camp' ni..atlit2 yg tlibat utk prgrm ni ialah from rugby, archery, athletics, sepak takraw, badminton, golf, squash, taekwando n tenpin bowling...in total..50 atlit dtg utk dimotivasikan n dibrainwashkn di camp tsbut sbgai persediaan utk upcoming national event including masum games..diz is not like other motivational camp cuz most of their activities were based on sports n more to outdoor actvties.

1st day- The 'not so in da mood' day..Kumpul kt male stadium uia..kate nk gerak kul 9.30, last2 kul 12 bru bas btolak. hampeh! Smpai PD kul 2 lbih..strt prgrm with upacara "memecah ais" atau lebih dikenali dgn "Ice Breaking"..at first, sume duk lepak ngan member2 frm sports masing2, x bape nk ngam ngan atlit2 frm sports laen..masing2 tgh sombong mse tu..bt later on, we all got d chance to mixed up with atlit2 laen bile sume dibahagikn into 5 groups...sy join group 4 n we named our grup as "FOCUS"...plik sket kn namenye?tp tu la realitinye..ahah. during d nite..ktrg ade some group games..mse tu la dh start msre ngan member2 laen..tgh mlmnye plak..ade "Night Walk"..we all kne jln sorg2 dlm gelap woo..tp sy x takot pon..lalalala~ =* 1st day, ktrg tdo kul 3.30am..

2nd day- The 'talk' day..cuz ktrg tpkse mndgr ceramah sukan spnjg 1 ari tu..it started with a talk on "Breathing Techniques n Self-Affirmation"..(damn bored! sy tdo all d way smpai abes talk tu)..then, talk on 'Biomechanics n Sports Injuries"...(bleh tahan! tdo half way je)..third..talk on "Sports Nutrition"..emm.no comment cuz sy x pegi talk tu..(ponteng! tdo kt bilik) =P waktu malam pn ade talk on "Self-Confident"...(enjoy! gelak je mmnjang) mlm tu tdo kul 12am...

3rd day- The 'long-awaited' day..ade "Eco-Challenges"..aktvt ni is ala-ala explorace...we all bgerak in group n kne compete with other 4 groups...ktrg kne wat mcm2 task to complete the race..n sume task2 tu sgt2 challenging n adventurous...aktvt dimulekn dgn bkayak kt laut PD... then jungle trekking for 1 n a half hour..pastu kne cross-country marathon sejaoh 10km kt bndar PD..smbil2 lari tu, ade bnyk checkpoint..setiap checkpoint ade kerja yg kne dicompletekn..n lastly, we completed d race by completing d obstacles run n wall-climbing...da race ended at 12.30pm.. guys..now wut? my group finished 1st for this "Eco-Challenges".. we took d lead mse aktvt berkayak..then ktrg jaohkn lg jarak ngan group blkg mse jungle trekking..(da time gap btween my group n da group behind us mse tu was 22 mins).. bt somehow..grup kt blkg kami dpt pintas kami mase maraton since one of our grup mmber dh start penat n lutut die injured..spjg race tu, we were competing against dat one group smpai ke finish line..kejap derang lead,kejap ktrg,then deran blk,pastu ktrg plak,kmudian deran pintas lg..bt in d end, ktrg bjaye gak r pintas deran n finished da race FIRST..yayy!!! =) petang tu plak, ktrg dpt rest kt bilik..then ade bbq kt tepi pantai n during d nite, ade grup presentation n a 'surprise' talk arrangement with Datuk Khalid Yunus (bekas ketua pengarah KSN)...his talk was awesome n realy inspiring..lights off at 2.30am..

4th day -The 'last' day...Pagi tu, sume bgon lmbt..sume dh tlalu pnt agaknye sbbkn aktvt smlm.. we all kmpul kt dewan kul 9 (kne kmpul kul 8 ptotnye)...pagi tu, we had "Fitness Test" conducted by Institut Sukan Negara (ISN)...we didnt do da usual bleep test but a test which has juz been introduced kt m'sia (we were d 1st varsity athletes to be assessed by da test) ..it is called as 'yo-yo test'...its like bleep test gakla...bt lg laju..my result? i got 14,7..huh.sumpah penat..kaki cam nk tcabut mse tu..dh push my strength to da max dh tu..stakat 14 jela sy dpt smpai..n dat is on average level..okla kn..klu nk tgk among d rugby players, highest is 15,2..x jaoh pn beze..huhuhu..highest?16,2..atlit badminton yg pegang..gempak kot die. =O after abes fitness test, tros closing n prize giving ceremony..by deputy rector, dato' hamidon..ucap2 n bg adiah..3 hamper je disdiakn tuk overall chmpion,runner-up,n 2nd runner-up..n alhamdulillah..my group is da 3rd overall chmpion!! hurmm.ingt dpt chmpion...tp xpe..at least ade la gak hamper kn..drp xde lgsg..n most importantly..our group was announced as d chmpion for d "Eco-Challenges" event n itu dh ckup buat kami happy as a grup.. pastu, kami bgmbar kenangan sket2 n tros bsiap tuk blk..at 2.14pm sharp, bas btolak blk ke uia...bye2 PD!! ='(

ksimpulan..camp empat hari ni memang BEST SANGAT!! mmg mule2 rse boring n mls cuz trase cuti raye cine abes cemtu je kt camp..bt my tot was wrong..x rase rugi lgsg! i feel glad n epy to b selected to attend da camp..mmg amat3 penat especially lps aktvt eco challenges..bt yet...i had so much fun!! n i regard diz as one of da most memorable camp i had attended so far...y?? cuz dpt wat mcm2 aktvt outdoor yg challenging n adventurous which sy mmg suke buat..dpt blaja a lot of new things pertaining to sports n also life..n plg penting skali.dpt kenal ngan rmai geng atlit2 uia yg laen yg sblm ni mmg klu nmpk cam wat bodo je...now, ktrg dh knal n lbh rapat among each other (though ade few yg sy x ingt name..eheh)..overall. THE CAMP WAS SUPERBLY GREAT N AMAZING!! nk join lg next time plzz....! hehe.

our group flag n logo...FOCUS.

me n my groupmates...

the rugby representatives...

kayak race...

"lari lari..kita lari..badan kuat..minda cergas.."

more pics will b uploaded soon at my FB...thanx for reading guys..!! x)