Thank God OBS is over! Just had my only outfield/jungle training I'll ever have in my life as an NSF. I dreaded this course so much before it even started. Firstly, it's only at Ubin. I feel like I've been robbed of an adventure of a lifetime, that is OBS Sabah, Brunei or Australia. Plus, there's not much sceneries to look forward to at Ubin besides the quarry. No river crossing or jungle trekking too. Most people would associate OBS Ubin with the programme for 15 year olds lol. At the end of it all, I wasn't shortchanged for a course which tested my willpower for every activity. Here's an overview of it:

Day 1

Shit got real when we were made to change to our wet attire in the ferry and swim to the shore of Ubin for 100m. I could then foresee that it's just the start of a course which requires us to get out of our comfort zone. Nothing much after that until 8pm, whereby we were tasked with a mission and had to leave the OBS campsite on the same night to a new campsite. The mission stated that a tsunami had landed on Ubin and we, as S-C-D-F personnel had to be 'activated'. We are to embark on a sea expedition to survey the possible entry points, and a land expedition to 'rescue' the casualties, what else. The first night sleeping outdoors had begun yay...jk fk that shit menyusahkan orang nak beribadah je. 

Day 2

Our only merciless sea expedition. Spent 7 hours on a kayak without getting up and kayaked around Ubin under the hot sun :))). The worst activity of this course imo. We had no chance to get to the shore to have our lunch (food rations btw). At that point of time I actually felt that I'd rather retake A levels than kayak continuously. My butt, back, traps and arms were begging for mercy from the prolonged sitting on a kayak. It felt so long that I thought World War III had already begun when it ended (hahaha please laugh at my cringe-worthy joke)

Day 3

The start of our 2 day land expedition. Trekking from checkpoint to checkpoint and a rescue mission in confined space. Not too bad.

Day 4

Trekked literally from end to end of Ubin, our campsite in the west to Chek Jawa and back again. In our last kilometre to the campsite, our team member 'got injured' and we had to carry him on a stretcher all the way back to campsite. No easy feat maneuvering in a jungle with varying steepness with our backpack and a 'casualty' carried by hand. I guess you could say that it was an uphill task hurrr (this time I hope that you find it the least bit witty). We were one step closer to civilisation upon reaching our base camp. Where got time for rationed food, smelly clothes, carrying a heavy backpack, unwashed bodies and sleeping on hard ground siaal. 

Day 5

The mission had come to an end but not the course. There was an 11km run in the morning and we had to clock a timing below 1 hour to score full points. Still a better activity than kayaking for7 hours straight la. Managed to clock below 1 hour for the run and I'm so proud of myself. IT'S DONE! Time to head home and have a good rest.

With OBS done and dusted, we're left with 2 months to POP. Much excites. Let's make the days count instead of counting the days to POP... ceh macam paham. It doesn't get any easier though with more shit to come and final ex. In fact, next week will be a hectic week with Heat & Humidity, Flashover, Bad Breath and BAPT. I can't be bothered to tell you more about these exercises. Get a firefighter boyfriend if you're really interested. He'll be more than willing to share them with you. As if next week wasn't packed enough, I have a station attachment on Friday at Marina Bay Fire Station. Hoping to have a good peek and feel of station life. With that, I look forward to the rainbow after the storm ;)