Acropolis

Acropolis is probably the most famous and most visited monument in the world from the Antiquity times. It is the symbol of Athens and its most famous landmark. Every year thousands of visitors from all over the world coming to admire this symbol of the Ancient Greek civilisation. On the rock of Acropolis there are several monuments from the Greek Antiquity , most of the monuments was build on the Prehistoric temples of the Sacred rock during the golden age of Pericles of Athens during the 5th century BC.
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The Acropolis,Athens

The Acropolis of Athens is the best known acropolis(Gr. akros, akron, edge, extremity + polis, city, pl. acropoleis) in the world. Although there are many other acropolises Greece, the significance of the Acropolis of Athens is such that it is commonly known as The Acropolis without qualification. The Acropolis was formally proclaimed as the pre-eminent monument on the European Cultural Heritage list of monuments on 26 March 2007.The Acropolis is a flat-topped rock which rises 150 m (490 ft) above sea level in the city of Athens, with a surface area of about 3 hectares. It was also known as Cecropia, after the legendary serpent-man, Kekrops or Cecrops, the first Athenian king.

What is an Acropolis???

The Acropolis of Athens, a hill c.260 ft (80 m) high, with a flat oval top c.500 ft (150 m) wide and 1,150 ft (350 m) long, was a ceremonial site beginning in the Neolithic Period and was walled before the 6th cent. BC by the Pelasgians. Devoted to religious rather than defensive purposes, the area was adorned during the time of Cimon and Pericles with some of the world's greatest architectural and sculptural monuments. The top was reached by a winding processional path at the west end, where the impressive Propylaea (see under propylaeum ) stood. From there, the Sacred Way led past a colossal bronze statue of Athena (called Athena Promachus)

By Xinyi

Tth Acropolis,Athens{By Damus}

ACROPOLIS The Acropolis hill (acro - edge, polis - city), so called the "Sacred Rock" of Athens, is the most important site of the city and constitutes one of the most recognizable monuments of the world. It is the most significant reference point of ancient Greek culture, as well as the symbol of the city of Athens itself as it represent the apogee of artistic development in the 5th century BC. During Perikles' Golden Age, ancient Greek civilization was represented in an ideal way on the hill and some of the architectural masterpieces of the period were erected on its ground. The Propylaea are the monumental entrances to the sacred area dedicated to Athena, the patron goddess of the city. Built by the architect Mnesicles with Pentelic marble, their design was avant-garde. To the south-west of the Propylaea, on a rampart protecting the main entrance to the Acropolis, is the Ionian temple of Apteros Nike, which is now being restored. The first habitation remains on the Acropolis date from the Neolithic period. Over the centuries, the rocky hill was continuously used either as a cult place or as a residential area or both. The inscriptions on the numerous and precious offerings to the sanctuary of Athena (marble korai, bronze and clay statuettes and vases) indicate that the cult of the city's patron goddess was established as early as the Archaic period (650-480 B.C.).

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The Acropolis of Athens is the best known acropolis (Gr. akros, akron,[1] edge, extremity + polis, city, pl. acropoleis) in the world. Although there are many other acropolises in Greece, the significance of the Acropolis of Athens is such that it is commonly known as The Acropolis without qualification. The Acropolis was formally proclaimed as the pre-eminent monument on the European Cultural Heritage list of monuments on 26 March 2007.[2] The Acropolis is a flat-topped rock which rises 150 m (490 ft) above sea level in the city of Athens, with a surface area of about 3 hectares. It was also known as Cecropia, after the legendary serpent-man, Kekrops or Cecrops, the first Athenian king.
History
Early settlement
While the earliest artifacts date to the Middle Neolithic era, there have been documented habitations in Attica from the Early Neolithic (6th millennium BC). There is little doubt that a Mycenaean megaron stood upon the hill during the late Bronze Age. Nothing of this megaron survives except, probably, a single limestone column-base and pieces of several sandstone steps. Soon after the palace was built a Cyclopean massive circuit wall was built, 760 meters long, up to 10 meters high, and ranging from 3.5 to 6 meters thick. This wall would serve as the main defense for the acropolis until the fifth century[3]. The wall consisted of two parapets built with large stone blocks and cemented with an earth mortar called emplekton. The wall follows typical Mycenaean convention in that it followed the natural contour of the terrain and its gate was arranged obliquely, with a parapet and tower overhanging the incomers' right-hand side, thus facilitating defense. There were two lesser approaches up the hill on its north side, consisting of steep, narrow flights of steps cut in the rock. Homer is assumed to refer to this fortification when he mentions the "strong-built House of Erechtheus" (Odyssey 7.81). At some point before the thirteenth century an earthquake caused a fissure near the northeastern edge of the acropolis. This fissure extended some thirty five meters to a bed of soft marl in which a well was dug[4]. An elaborate set of stairs was built and the well was used as a protected source of drinking water during some portion of the Mycenaean period, as it was invaluable in times of siege.

[edit] The Dark Ages

The western side of the Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens.
There is no conclusive evidence for the existence of a Mycenean palace on top of the Athenian Acropolis. However, if there was such a palace, it seems to have been transplanted by later building activity on the Acropolis. Not much is known as to the arcitectural appearance of the Acropolis until the archaic era. In the 7th and the 6th centuries BC the site was taken over by Kylon during the failed Kylonian revolt, and twice by Pisistratus: all attempts directed at seizing political power by coups d' etat. Nevertheless it seems that a nine-gate wall, the Enneapylon, had been built around the biggest water spring, the "Clepsydra", at the north-western foot. It was Pisistratus who initially established a precinct for Artemis on the site.

[edit] Archaic Acropolis
A temple sacred to "Athena Polias" (Protectress of the City) was quickly erected by mid-6th century BC. This Doric limestone building, from which many relics survive, is referred to as the "Bluebeard" temple, named after the pedimental three-bodied man-serpent sculpture, whose beards were painted dark blue. Whether this temple replaced an older one, or a mere sacred precinct or altar, is not known. In the late 6th century BC yet another temple was built, usually referred to as the Archaios Naos (Old Temple). This temple of Athena Polias was built upon the Doerpfeld foundations.[5] It is unknown where the "Bluebeard" temple was built. There are two popular theories (1) the "Bluebeard" temple was built upon the Doerpfeld foundations, (2) the "Bluebeard" temple was built where the Parthenon now stands.[6] That being said it is unknown if the "Bluebeard" temple and the Archaios Naos coexisted.
To confuse matters, by the time the "Bluebeard" Temple had been dismantled, a newer and grander marble building, the "Older Parthenon" (often called the Ur-Parthenon), was started following the victory at Marathon in 490 BC. To accommodate it, the south part of the summit was cleared of older remnants, made level by adding some 8,000 two-ton blocks of Piraeus limestone, a foundation 11 m deep at some points, and the rest filled with earth kept in place by the retaining wall.
The Older Parthenon was still under construction when the Persians sacked the city in 480 BC. The building was burnt and looted along with the Archaios Neos and practically everything else on the rock. After the Persian crisis had subsided the Athenians incorporated many of the unfinished temple's architectural members (still unflutted column drums, triglyphs, metopes, etc.) to the newly built northern curtain wall of the Acropolis, where they can still be seen today. The devastated site was cleared from debris. Statuary, cult objects, religious offerings and unsalvable architectural members were buried ceremoniously in several deeply dug pits on the hill serving conveniently as a fill for the artificial plateau created around the classic Parthenon. This "Persian debris" is the richest archaeological deposit excavated on the Acropolis.

[edit] The Periclean building program
Most of the major temples were rebuilt under the leadership of Pericles during the Golden Age of Athens (460–430 BC). Phidias, a great Athenian sculptor, and Ictinus and Callicrates, two famous architects, were responsible for the reconstruction. During the 5th century BC, the Acropolis gained its final shape. After winning at Eurymedon in 468 BC, Cimon and Themistocles ordered the reconstruction of southern and northern walls, and Pericles entrusted the building of the Parthenon to Ictinus and Phidias.

the Propylaea

the Erechtheum
In 437 BC Mnesicles started building the Propylaea, monumental gates with columns of Pentelic marble, partly built upon the old propylaea of Pisistratus. These colonnades were almost finished in the year 432 BC and had two wings, the northern one serving as picture gallery. At the same time, south of the propylaea, building of the small Ionic Temple of Athena Nike commenced. After an interruption caused by the Peloponnesian War, the temple was finished in the time of Nicias' peace, between 421 BC and 415 BC.
During the same period the building of the Erechtheum, a combination of sacred precincts including the temples of Athena Polias, Poseidon, Erechtheus, Cecrops, Herse, Pandrosos and Aglauros, with its so-called the Kore Porch (or Caryatids' balcony), was begun.
Between the temple of Athena Nike and the Parthenon there was the temenos of Artemis Brauronia or Brauroneion, the goddess represented as a bear and worshipped in the deme of Brauron. The archaic xoanon of the goddess and a statue made by Praxiteles in the 4th century BC were both in the sanctuary.
Behind the Propylaea, Phidias' gigantic bronze statue of Athena Promachos ("she who fights in the front line"), built between 450 BC and 448 BC, dominated. The base was 1.50 m high, while the total height of the statue was 9 m. The goddess held a lance whose gilt tip could be seen as a reflection by crews on ships rounding Cape Sounion, and a giant shield on the left side, decorated by Mys with images of the fight between the Centaurs and the Lapiths. Other monuments that have left almost nothing visible to the present day are the Chalkotheke, the Pandroseion, Pandion's sanctuary, Athena's altar, Zeus Polieus's sanctuary and, from Roman times, the circular temple of Augustus and Rome.

[edit] Hellenistic and Roman period

This section requires expansion.

[edit] Byzantine, Latin and Ottoman period

This section requires expansion.

The Venetian siege of 1687.
In the Byzantine period, the Parthenon was turned into a church, dedicated to Holy Wisdom (Hagia Sophia). Under the Latin Duchy of Athens, the Acropolis functioned as the city's administrative center, with the Parthenon as its cathedral. A large tower was added, which was demolished in the 19th century. After the Ottoman conquest, the Parthenon was used as the garrison headquarters of the Turkish army[7]. The buildings of the Acropolis suffered significant damage during the 1687 siege by the Venetians in the Morean War.

[edit] Archaeological remains
The entrance to the Acropolis was a monumental gateway called the Propylaea. To the south of the entrance is the tiny Temple of Athena Nike. A bronze statue of Athena, sculpted by Phidias, originally stood at its centre. At the centre of the Acropolis is the Parthenon or Temple of Athena Parthenos (Athena the Virgin). East of the entrance and north of the Parthenon is the temple known as the Erechtheum. South of the platform that forms the top of the Acropolis there are also the remains of an outdoor theatre called Theatre of Dionysus. A few hundred metres away, there is the now partially reconstructed Theatre of Herodes Atticus.
Most of the valuable ancient artifacts were situated in the Acropolis Museum, which resides on the south-east corner of the same rock. An operation to move them for the 400 metres distance to the New Acropolis Museum started on Sunday, 14 October 2007, and continued for six weeks.[8]

Site plan of the Acropolis at Athens showing the major archaeological remains

[edit] Site plan
Parthenon
Old Temple of Athena
Erechtheum
Statue of Athena Promachos
Propylaea
Temple of Athena Nike
Eleusinion
Sanctuary of Artemis Brauronia or Brauroneion
Chalkotheke
Pandroseion
Arrephorion
Altar of Athena
Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus
Sanctuary of Pandion
Odeon of Herodes Atticus
Stoa of Eumenes
Sanctuary of Asclepius or Asclepieion
Theatre of Dionysus Eleuthereus
Odeon of Pericles
Temenos of Dionysus Eleuthereus
Aglaureion

The Acropolis of Athens commemorative coin

[edit] Cultural significance
Every four years the Athenians held a festival called the Panathenaea that rivalled the Olympic Games in popularity. During the festival, a procession moved through Athens up to the Acropolis and into the Parthenon (as depicted in the frieze on the inside of the Parthenon). There, a vast robe of woven wool (peplos) was ceremoniously placed on Phidias' massive ivory and gold statue of Athena.
The Acropolis was recently selected as main motif for a high value euro collectors' coins; the €100 Greek The Acropolis of Athens commemorative coin, minted in 2004 to commemorate the 2004 Summer Olympics. In the obverse of the coin, a close view of the building is depicted

What is acropolis???

Acropolis (Gr. akros, akron,[1] edge, extremity + polis, city, pl. acropoleis) literally means city on the edge (or extremity). For purposes of defense, early settlers naturally chose elevated ground, frequently a hill with precipitous sides. In many parts of the world, these early citadels became the nuclei of large cities, which grew up on the surrounding lower ground, such as modern Rome.
The word Acropolis, although Greek in origin and associated primarily with the Greek cities Athens, Argos, Thebes, and Corinth (with its Acrocorinth), may be applied generically to all such citadels, including Rome, Jerusalem, Celtic Bratislava, many in Asia Minor, or even Castle Rock in Edinburgh.
The most famous example is the Acropolis of Athens,[2] which, by reason of its historical associations and the several famous buildings erected upon it (most notably the Parthenon), is known without qualification as the Acropolis. Although originating in the mainland of Greece, use of the acropolis model quickly spread to Greek colonies such as the Dorian Lato on Crete during the Archaic Period.
Because of its classical Greco-Roman style, the ruins of Mission San Juan Capistrano's Great Stone Church in California, United States has been called the "American Acropolis".
Other parts of the world developed other names for the high citadel or alcázar, which often reinforced a naturally strong site. In Central Italy, many small rural communes still cluster at the base of a fortified habitation known as La Rocca of the commune.
The term acropolis is also used to describe the central complex of overlapping structures, such as plazas and pyramids, in many Mayan cities, including Tikal and Copán.

What is the Acropolis?

The Acropolis hill , so called the "Sacred Rock" of Athens, is the most important site of the city and constitutes one of the most recognizable monuments of the world. It is the most significant reference point of ancient Greek culture, as well as the symbol of the city of Athens itself. Over the centuries, the rocky hill was continuously used either as a cult place or as a residential area or both. The inscriptions on the numerous and precious offerings to the sanctuary of Athen indicate that the cult of the city's patron goddess was established as early as the Archaic period.

1) What is the Acropolis?
The Acropolis of Athens is the best known acropolis (Gr. akros, akron, edge, extremity + polis, city, pl. acropoleis) in the world. Although there are many other acropolises in Greece, the significance of the Acropolis of Athens is such that it is commonly known as The Acropolis without qualification. The Acropolis was formally proclaimed as the pre-eminent monument on the European Cultural Heritage list of monuments on 26 March 2007.The Acropolis is a flat-topped rock which rises 150 m (490 ft) above sea level in the city of Athens, with a surface area of about 3 hectares. It was also known as Cecropia, after the legendary serpent-man, Kekrops or Cecrops, the first Athenian king.
2) What happened earlier when the Acropolis was built?
Early settlement
While the earliest artifacts date to the Middle Neolithic era, there have been documented habitations in Attica from the Early Neolithic (6th millennium BC). There is little doubt that a Mycenaean megaron stood upon the hill during the late Bronze Age. Nothing of this megaron survives except, probably, a single limestone column-base and pieces of several sandstone steps. Soon after the palace was built a Cyclopean massive circuit wall was built, 760 meters long, up to 10 meters high, and ranging from 3.5 to 6 meters thick. This wall would serve as the main defense for the acropolis until the fifth century. The wall consisted of two parapets built with large stone blocks and cemented with an earth mortar called emplekton. The wall follows typical Mycenaean convention in that it followed the natural contour of the terrain and its gate was arranged obliquely, with a parapet and tower overhanging the incomers' right-hand side, thus facilitating defense. There were two lesser approaches up the hill on its north side, consisting of steep, narrow flights of steps cut in the rock. Homer is assumed to refer to this fortification when he mentions the "strong-built House of Erechtheus" (Odyssey 7.81). At some point before the thirteenth century an earthquake caused a fissure near the northeastern edge of the acropolis. This fissure extended some thirty five meters to a bed of soft marl in which a well was dug. An elaborate set of stairs was built and the well was used as a protected source of drinking water during some portion of the Mycenaean period, as it was invaluable in times of siege.

The Dark Ages

The western side of the Parthenon the Acropolis of Athens.
There is no conclusive evidence for the existence of a Mycenean palace on top of the Athenian Acropolis. However, if there was such a palace, it seems to have been transplanted by later building activity on the Acropolis. Not much is known as to the arcitectural appearance of the Acropolis until the archaic era. In the 7th and the 6th centuries BC the site was taken over by Kylon during the failed Kylonian revolt, and twice by Pisistratus: all attempts directed at seizing political power by coups d' etat. Nevertheless it seems that a nine-gate wall, the Enneapylon, had been built around the biggest water spring, the "Clepsydra", at the north-western foot. It was Pisistratus who initially established a precinct for Artemis on the site.

Archaic Acropolis
A temple sacred to "Athena Polias" (Protectress of the City) was quickly erected by mid-6th century BC. This Doric limestone building, from which many relics survive, is referred to as the "Bluebeard" temple, named after the pedimental three-bodied man-serpent sculpture, whose beards were painted dark blue. Whether this temple replaced an older one, or a mere sacred precinct or altar, is not known. In the late 6th century BC yet another temple was built, usually referred to as the Archaios Naos (Old Temple). This temple of Athena Polias was built upon the Doerpfeld foundations.It is unknown where the "Bluebeard" temple was built. There are two popular theories (1) the "Bluebeard" temple was built upon the Doerpfeld foundations, (2) the "Bluebeard" temple was built where the Parthenon now stands.That being said it is unknown if the "Bluebeard" temple and the Archaios Naos coexisted.
To confuse matters, by the time the "Bluebeard" Temple had been dismantled, a newer and grander marble building, the "Older Parthenon" (often called the Ur-Parthenon), was started following the victory at Marathon in 490 BC. To accommodate it, the south part of the summit was cleared of older remnants, made level by adding some 8,000 two-ton blocks of Piraeus limestone, a foundation 11 m deep at some points, and the rest filled with earth kept in place by the retaining wall.
The Older Parthenon was still under construction when the Persians sacked the city in 480 BC. The building was burnt and looted along with the Archaios Neos and practically everything else on the rock. After the Persian crisis had subsided the Athenians incorporated many of the unfinished temple's architectural members (still unflutted column drums, triglyphs, metopes, etc.) to the newly built northern curtain wall of the Acropolis, where they can still be seen today. The devastated site was cleared from debris. Statuary, cult objects, religious offerings and unsalvable architectural members were buried ceremoniously in several deeply dug pits on the hill serving conveniently as a fill for the artificial plateau created around the classic Parthenon. This "Persian debris" is the richest archaeological deposit excavated on the Acropolis.

The Periclean building program
Most of the major temples were rebuilt under the leadership of Pericles during the Golden Age of Athens (460–430 BC). Phidias, a great Athenian sculptor, and Ictinus and Callicrates, two famous architects, were responsible for the reconstruction. During the 5th century BC, the Acropolis gained its final shape. After winning at Eurymedon in 468 BC, Cimon and Themistocles ordered the reconstruction of southern and northern walls, and Pericles entrusted the building of the Parthenon to Ictinus and Phidias.



the Erechtheum
In 437 BC Mnesicles started building the Propylaea, monumental gates with columns of Pentelic marble, partly built upon the old propylaea of Pisistratus. These colonnades were almost finished in the year 432 BC and had two wings, the northern one serving as picture gallery. At the same time, south of the propylaea, building of the small Ionic Temple of Athena Nike commenced. After an interruption caused by the Peloponnesian War, the temple was finished in the time of Nicias' peace, between 421 BC and 415 BC.
During the same period the building of the Erechtheum, a combination of sacred precincts including the temples of Athena Polias, Poseidon, Erechtheus, Cecrops, Herse, Pandrosos and Aglauros, with its so-called the Kore Porch (or Caryatids' balcony), was begun.
Between the temple of Athena Nike and the Parthenon there was the temenos of Artemis Brauronia or Brauroneion, the goddess represented as a bear and worshipped in the deme of Brauron. The archaic xoanon of the goddess and a statue made by Praxiteles in the 4th century BC were both in the sanctuary.
Behind the Propylaea, Phidias' gigantic bronze statue of Athena Promachos ("she who fights in the front line"), built between 450 BC and 448 BC, dominated. The base was 1.50 m high, while the total height of the statue was 9 m. The goddess held a lance whose gilt tip could be seen as a reflection by crews on ships rounding Cape Sounion, and a giant shield on the left side, decorated by Mys with images of the fight between the Centaurs and the Lapiths. Other monuments that have left almost nothing visible to the present day are the Chalkotheke, the Pandroseion, Pandion's sanctuary, Athena's altar, Zeus Polieus's sanctuary and, from Roman times, the circular temple of Augustus and Rome.

The Venetian siege of 1687.
In the Byzantine period, the Parthenon was turned into a church, dedicated to Holy Wisdom (Hagia Sophia). Under the Latin Duchy of Athens, the Acropolis functioned as the city's administrative center, with the Parthenon as its cathedral. A large tower was added, which was demolished in the 19th century. After the Ottoman conquest, the Parthenon was used as the garrison headquarters of the Turkish armyThe buildings of the Acropolis suffered significant damage during the 1687 siege by the Venetians in the Morean War.

Archaeological remains
The entrance to the Acropolis was a monumental gateway called the Propylaea. To the south of the entrance is the tiny Temple of Athena Nike. A bronze statue of Athena, sculpted by Phidias, originally stood at its centre. At the centre of the Acropolis is the Parthenon or Temple of Athena Parthenos (Athena the Virgin). East of the entrance and north of the Parthenon is the temple known as the Erechtheum. South of the platform that forms the top of the Acropolis there are also the remains of an outdoor theatre called Theatre of Dionysus. A few hundred metres away, there is the now partially reconstructed Theatre of Herodes Atticus.
Most of the valuable ancient artifacts were situated in the Acropolis Museum, which resides on the south-east corner of the same rock. An operation to move them for the 400 metres distance to the New Acropolis Museum started on Sunday, 14 October 2007, and continued for six weeks

What is an Acropolis???

An acropolis, in the simplest terms, is a hill. A hill city to be more exact. In ancient Greek poleis (where out term “politics” was born), an acropolis served as the site of assembly for political, social, and religious activity and discussion. The Acropolis at Athens contained temples, monuments, and the famed Parthenon. The Greek poleis, with acropoleis as their focal point, gave birth to the idea of a city where the thoughts and philosophy of the collective citizens were just as important as their skilled labor.

Acropolis....( What about it?)

Hi... I am Calvin! I am here to talk about tha ACROPOLIS in Athens.... ok, first:
What is an ACROPOLIS?
The Acropolis hill, so called the "Sacred Rock" of Athens, is the most important site of the city. During Perikles' Golden Age, ancient Greek civilization was represented in an ideal way on the hill and some of the architectural masterpieces of the period were erected on its ground.
The first habitation remains on the Acropolis date from the Neolithic period. Over the centuries, the rocky hill was continuously used either as a cult place or as a residential area or both. The inscriptions on the numerous and precious offerings to the sanctuary of Athena (marble korai, bronze and clay statuettes and vases) indicate that the cult of the city's patron goddess was established as early as the Archaic period (650-480 B.C.).
During the Classical period (450-330 B.C.) three important temples were erected on the ruins of earlier ones: the Parthenon, the Erechtheion, and the Temple of Nike, dedicated to Athena Parthenos, Athena Polias, and Athena-Apteros Nike, respectively. The Propylaea, the monumental entrance to the sacred area was also constructed in the same period.

What happened to the ACROPOLIS?

The monuments on the ACROPOLIS reflect the successive phases of the city's history. Some of them were converted into Christian churches, houses of the Franks and later on, of the Turks. After the liberation of Athens from the Turks, the protection, restoration and conservation of the monuments was one of the first tasks of the newly-founded Greek state. This major effort is continued until today, with the large-scale restoration and supporting of the monuments, which started in the 1970's and is still in progress. The first excavations on the hill were conducted between 1835 and 1837. More systematic work was carried out in 1885-1890 by Panagiotis Kavvadias.

p5camp

last wednesday,our p5 level camped at serimbun scout camp.our 1st activity was archery.only xinyi hit the bullseye!after that,we went air sailing.i fell down on the platform because my legs were too wobbly.next,i think we had lunch.i don't remember.anyway,the next day,we learned how to cook 2 dishes-jumbo banana &orange egg.later we all had to slide down to the milo pond.it was quite fun but muddy.after lunch we did the general stations and crc.then,we had to do our camp prep.later in the night when we had our campfire,we did a lot of cheers and i think our class took up the most time.the last morning,we had to clean the toilets and do a survey.then there was the prize giving ceremony.too bad our class did not win anything.
mavis

Camp

On 15-17 April the whole P5 went to camp.When we just arrive,it started raining heavily.After the rain the girl went to the dooms and the boys went to the Ahuts.Next, we went for archery and our trainer got bull eye's.And we went for Abseiling and we have lunch,song session and animal call and we went to sleep.
The following day,we went for breakfast it was great!We went to the life cooking,and MILO POND!Then,we went bathing and then lunch.We have General station and challenge rope course we went for the camp fire preparation.We sang the longkang song and the rap.And sleep.
The last day, the breakfast was good as there in no vegetable.We did cleaning and washing the camp site.After that Trainer Mizi promised to treat us macdonald.Home Sweet Home!
On Monday school,Mizi really come and we enjoyed.
From
WEIJIE

It was fun at camp.I was in Group 11 and our trainer was Mr Mizi. it was raining heavily when we reached Serambun. After the rain, we went to our dorms and A- huts to put our things and change into long pants or track pants. We did archery, abseiling and many more. The second day, we agreed that whoever wakes up first will wake the rest up. By the time we went to brush teeth, the girls' toilet were too packed with people. We had our breakfast, did backwood cooking, ate our lunchand slide into the milo pond. We did many more activities untill 10p.m., we brushed our teeth and went to sleep. I was sleeping in dorm 5 and we were late so we rushed to eat our breakfast. we didarea cleaning and some evaluations form. Mizi then promised us to treat us to Mcdonalds! We then went home. Home Sweet Home!

The camp

This camp is terrible and good. Do you know why? The terribe part is I miss my family so much!! The good part is we will learn how to do abseil and many other more! The camp makes us learn independent without our parents and silbings. I really miss my parents amd sister so much! I wish that i will not go to any camp again!

My P5 Camp:ervin

Day 1. When we reached the scout camp,it rained quite heavily.We had to stay in the Multi-purpose hall for about 1 hour.We wasted alot of time!!We did Archery and abseiling.We learned how to wear the harness too!!

Day 2.The next day,We had bee hoon for breakfast.It tasted really great!Our first activity was Team building like 'leap of faith','Harry Potter' and something like that.After that,we did the high elements.I remember I didn't have anytime to do the High Elements.Later, we prepared for our campfire.After dinner,campfire and supper,I slept like a log!

Day 3.When we woke up, we felt very sleepy.I packed my haversack and day bag and left them at the open field.We went for the last activity, the Low Wall of China. After that,we did Area Cleaning and finally, the camp chief clolsed the camp and gave prizes to the winning groups.

I had a really great camp!

the terrible P5 camp!=0

I learnt to be louder but not really loud.
I also learnt to be fast(do things fast)

The camp was terrible!!!!!!!!!!.....
We only can sleep at 11.30 p.m. pm.!& We must wake up at 6.30a.m. .!Everthing was like wild ! The worst is that we must shout out lots of cheers ! I almost lost my voice!!!!!!!.... The thing I hate most is that we need to finish all the food in our bowl , even we cannot finish !!!.....=0 The only thing I like about the camp are the trainers , they are kind ,weird and most of all funny!!!!
most of all!, I love our class ' campfire song the best!!!!!!!!!wow! wow!!!!

done by: ng jing xaing (n.j.x.) =) =0

The three day at Serimbun camp

When we are leaving we met MAC the camp chief at first i thought he was very funny because he made as laugh till our stomach is pain !!!Then he introduce us to the two joker .they teach us some cheer at school.when we reach the camp,it started raining heavily.How unlucky we were after the rain the girls went to the dorms and the boys went to their A huts and we need to change into track/long pants we girls change but the boys did not change because they did not listen.
After they change we went to play ARCHERY it was very fun and Mizy and Bumblebee had a challenge and Mizy Won! After that we went to play ABSEILING the board was slippery and Travis was the best the trainer said he called him to try to come up but we did not learn how to go up so he don't know .........there are still lots of things but i will skip to the Animal night we played that we need to listen carefully to our group member with the same animal sound!!!
i tried sleeping on the first night but i could not sleep as outside was very noisy!!!But at the camefire we sing the lengkang cheer and many more .The teachers need to dance too.after we went to sleep i was able to sleep well because i was very tired and slept like a log.It was very funny and fun on the camp.

Tjia Wang Ying

The Camp(Done by:Zilin)

On 15th to 17th of April,our level went for a camp.The camp was held in Saribun Scout Camp.On the first day,we went for archery ,abseiling and nature program.At night, we had song sesson and animal call.On the second day,team building,backwoods cooking and challenge vally was conducded.After lunch,we did the general station and challenge rope course.we had campfire later that night.On Friday,before we went home,we cleaned the toilet and I didn't know that cleaning the toilet could be so much fun.We went back home in the afternoon.

THE CAMP

THOSE DAYS AT CAMP WAS TIRING WE COULD ONLY SLEEP AT 11.30!OK LET'S NOT TALK  ABOUT THIS ...... ON THE FIRST DAY IN CAMP,WAT WE DID:PLAYING ARCHERY I HATE IT !CAUZE THERE VERY HOT !AND OUR DOME WAS FULL WITH SANDS,THEN WE HAD NATURE PROGRAMME LEARNING ABOUT ANT LION AND THE WHOLE CLASS HAVE TO GO TO THE SO CALLED BEACH TO PICK UP LITTERS THERE ALTHOUGH IT WAS TIRING,BUT AT LEAST WE COULD DO SOMETHING TO HELP THE      EVIRONMENT!AFTERNOON,WE HAD OUR LUNCH BUT I DON'T REALLY LIKE THE FOOD MUCH SORT OF YUCKY ......HEHE ONE THING I LIKE IS THE COLD DRINKS IT WAS SWEET AND COLD.AT NIGHT I SLEPT QUITE WELL FOR ONE THING I CAN'T STAND IT IS TAT MY FRIEND CINDY AND OLIVIA KEPT ON RUNNING OUTSIDE COMPLAINING TO THE OTHER DOMES TO TELL ALL THOSE INCONSIDERATE PEOPLE TO KEEP QUIET AS THEY WERE VERY NOISY.CELINE SLEPT NEXT TO ME .IT WAS MORNING AND WE HAVE TO GET UP AND BRUSH OUR TEETH AND I'VE FOUND OUT TAT I GOT BITTEN BY THE INSECTS!SECOND DAY WE WENT FOR THE (MILO POND)AND CRC AT NIGHT, WE HAVE CAMP FIRE WOW IT WAS TIRING!

the P5 camp....

Yo everybody!Cheryl here...first it did not started off well as it was raining.Gathering in the MPH being scolded by Mac was so not interesting.But the activities were extremely cool!I like the CRC...It rocks...Heights are my favourite!But I want to try another challenge.If I had a chance, I wish I can go back again!!!
done by:Cheryl....

The three days I did not go to the camp

I felt half boring and happy at home as I did not go to the camp. My friends said that it was a fun trip. During the three days at home, I study extremely hard as the exams are coming, play games and do more things.

Bye :
RAQIB

CAMP

Camping was fun.On the first day of camp,we gathered in the parade sqaure to take our bus.When we reached the camp,it was raining heavily.So,we went straight to the MPH.After the rain had supsided,we went to our erspective groups and went to our Ahut.Then we did archery.After that we went for abseiling.then showered and had dinner.Then it was time to go to bed.The next day was our water activities.So we changed into our dark clothing.After that we washed up and did CRC.Then we had a real bath.after was dinner.And the next was campfire,what we had been waiting for.When the campfire was lit,everybody cheered.The groups performed and we went to bed.The next day was HOME SWEET HOME!

THIREN!

DURING THE CAMP!!!!!!!!!!!!

when i was at school waiting for the bus,i am very excited as it was my first time going to the camp!!!!!!!!!!!while i was in the bus i sat with ching yee.we talk about some of our personal things.the whole bus was so noisy!!!!on the first day we played archery and now then i know that it is very difficult to play...while we were bathing thre is afrog in one of the cubicle.while we were sleeping outside was so noisy.during the campfire it was so boring that i almost fell asleep.........
by :shirleen

The Camp!

The 3 days in camp was quite fun! I like the CRC though it was scary to climb to the highest and walk..I think that the "Milo Pond" is very scary to lie on the mat and slide down into the mud pond.I think that "Abseil" was not really fun as it feels as if you are going to fall down and is not really The "Archery" was also not really fun but it was okay because we had to sit on the ground and it was very HOT!! On the first night in camp, l did not really felt happy but at night, it was really rushing and l had to unpack my sleeping bag quickly and it was quite squeezy and hot.The second and third day was fun though the debrief was quite boring..l like the part in the campfire when the teachers were asked to come out and perform..It was very FUNNY!!
From:JieYi

three days of camp

On the first day of camp, when I reached Sarimbun Scout Camp the first thing we did is to go to our A huts (aka 5 star hotel). After that our Trainer Shanon(aka Gorgeous),told us to wear our track pants because we were doing archery. During archery, Trainer Mizi(aka handsome said that if we hit the bullseye he will pay us $5 which sounded like a good challenge. Next we did abseiling which needed us to wear a harness, a pair of gloves and a helmet. We needed to put our feet on the wall to walk our way down, it was scary as it was really high. Then we did litter picking and found out about a new insect called Antlion. Next day we play a game called carry poter. 7 people
will stand on a bench and we cannot talk.the rest will stand around the bench,people on the bench will have to arange themself by their height or oldest to youngest Next activity was leap of faith WHERE I SPRAIN MY ANKLE BADLY AND CANNOT WALK PROPERLY.After that our next activity was diving into the milo river!OBVIOUSLY I WAS BANNED FROM EVERY ACTIVITY.the last day was HORRIBLE! WE HAD TO WASH THE TOILET!we had to use our own shampoo to wash the toilet.the WORST thing was SOMEBODY IN THE CLASS THROW ME SHAMPOO AWAY IN THE TRASH BAG! it was sad that we had to say bye to gorgous and handsome.
by
bay min zhe

The days when we go for camp

Camping was VERY FUN on the three days.I hate those mud on the floor and inside the dome was full of sand!Let me stop talking about the dome.The Archery was fun but I was not good at it.Anyway,when we attend the nature program,I learn about not to throw any rubbish onto the floor and about this Antlion which was very interesting.The animal call(which is the one we are covered with the eyes using a T-shirt)I did not managed to find any of the group.I cannot imagine what is life like being a blind person!
The skipping rope was fun too.When I went to the "milo pond",I was shocked.Although I knew that it was very dirty,but I cannot imagine that it was so dirty!When I went down,the slide was very fast and when I go down I think that it is FUN!
We had our campfire on the second day.I think that the most funny part was the one when the teachers are dancing.During the three days,I had so much fun and on the second night,I fell asleep faster than I thought.Our dome(dome 5)was the latest dome!Luckily,I rushed there for breakfast on time.The the three days was the best!
Done by:Low Qiu En

camping fun by Celine

From 15/4/2009-17/4/2009,I went to p5 camp!I thought that it would be very fun.It was at Serimbum which is near a cemetary.Shivers ran down my spine when I saw it.I thought for a while:will a ghost suddenly appear in front of me?But when we reach there,I forgotten about it beacause of the rain that came.It soon stop and we went into our doms to put our things. Then,I went to the canteen area for lunch.After lunch, we went for activities.We first did achery.It was very fun.We then did abseiling.We had to climb to the top then ues the ropes to push us down.We then had our dinner.After that,we had a game called ANIMAL CALL!We went back to sleep later on.O n the second day, we did challange valley,cooking, challange rope course.We than had campfire.On the last day,it is time to say goodbye.

The Camp

The camp was fun and i enjoyed it very much. First day we had archery followed by abseiling and nature program. I REALLY enjoyed archery because i was laughing at how i shot. The first arrow went to the ground, second went to the board but was outside the paper and the third onewas over the board, about 2 metres from it. The nature programme was okay just that many group 12 & 11 went to help the wrong teams (haha). The dorms were okay. But I seriously wanna complaing about the bed and people upstairs. the bed was so hard, it was better off sleeping on the floor (floor without sand :D) ! The people sleeping upstairs especially Olivia from 5H kept playing "Love Chase"(catching actually) with the others. Other people upstairs were shining thir torchlights here and there it made me and the people downstairs sleeping so irritated that all of us shouted "STOP PLAYING WITH THE TORCHLIGHTS!!!". Then the next day we went to the milo pond(pond with mud). They made us slide down a long slide and into the milo pond. I was screaming when i slided down. We also did TB1(forgotten what's it called already) and back-woods cooking. We did orange egg and jumbo banana. Anyway, we had campfire too. they made us wear red bandanas and sing campfire songs. Group 12(my group) and group 11 sang "We have no cheer", "We will we will" and " The Longkang Song"(sorry for singlish). Last day we had to clean the toilets after breakfast. It was fun, considering Joelvin sprayed my shoe that it went all wet and i sprayed him back, besides fun it was hard work too. Then at 12 o'clock, "Finally home!!!! xD" and "Byeee bumblebee/bumblebeth/Elizabeth(Actually Shannon)!!"
By Alicia

The 3 days at home while my friends go to camp

The 3 days seem so boring and slow. There was totally nothing good to do rather than
doing homework & revisions . I wanted to watch television, but, the television programmes are
super boring .
However sometimes, I will go to the supermarket with my mother or go to fetch my
brother with my mother.And sometimes when I wanted to ask my friends something, I will forgot
that they are not in.
If I got the chance next time, I will go to the camp than staying at home to do all sorts
of boring stuff. : )

BY,YI RU

P5 camp @ Sarimbun Camp

The p5 camp was fun! But it was full of sand. The dorms' floor was full of sand and so are the bed! After behing my feet was wet and when I walked into the dorm, my feet was covered in sand. The food was okay, but not so delicious, the noddles for breakfast was so salty! The archery was fun and i almost hit the bull's eye. If I pull further it would have stuck at there instead of bouncing off. Next, we went to play something that I had forf=gotten what it was called. We had our dinner and Animal Call game then we bathed and sleep. The next morning was better. We played the Harry Potter game and the skipping rope. Next we went and we played the CRC and general stations. The CRC was very high and it was scary! We ate lunch and then had backwoods cooking. We went to the milo pond and slided down. When i slided down, I felt as if a pressure pushed me down to the water. Next we changed. We had dinner and then it was campfire. I was tired and then it was finally time to sleep. Next day,17th april, we went back to school. I wished that i could go there again.

done by maydelene

The Camp

I hate the camp because it made us so smelly,dirty.I am from Group11 and my trainer is 'Handsome'.I think the food is average.We done achery,abseil,nature program,TB1,back-woodsChallengeValley and General station.On the second day at night,me had campfire.All the groups had to do their own cheers.And ours to me is so funny.At night,i could not sleep at all as they kept on shining the torch light and made a lot of noisy.I hate camps a lot!!!!!

The Camp

It was horrible....In the first day i already lost my sleeping bag and found a blue sleeping bag beside me from other people.I have to take it or i don't have a sleeping bag to sleep.We slept in the Dormitories and the boys slept in the Ahut.I HATE the toilet that we have to bath in,it was so dirty,smelly and a lot of "insects" and "animals" were hopping,crawling and flying around...We had participated in the Archery,Abseiling and the Nature programme. It was so hot!the sun was shinning brightly at me that i almost fainted in the field where we played Archery.Next is Abseiling,i think it is not fun as i cannot straightened my legs where lying down...Finally we went to the dome for the nature programme,i felt it was not cold although they have the air-conditioner in the room because i had heated up..We bath in the night about 11 plus after we had the game called 'Animal Call',the camp chiefs told us to take our t-shirt and blindfold our eyes.We went back to our Dome at 12pm after showering and sleep.I was very very very irritated by Ong Li Jing and other girls from 5F,they were playing in the room,making a lot of noise and keep going in and out.I cried in the sleeping bag wanted to go home and sleep.

The 2ND day,i never sleep at all within the 5hr plus,woke up and go to the washroom to change our clothes and brush our teeth.We had to wear black t-shirt and long pants because we were going to the 'Milo Pond'.All of us was so excited but the dirty mud and water make me worry.We have breakfast,climb the 'great wall of china' and go to the Backwoodsman Cooking before going to the Milo pond slide.What a disappointment!Jasmine had a fever and her temperature rises up to 39 degree that she have to go home.The Milo pond is very very fun that i wanted to try it again although my nose hurt when coming down the slide tat time=) We went skipping and successfully skipped in 1 times with 21 people.Mizi,our camp chief promised to treat use McDonald meals on Monday in school,i like the harry potter games where we play next.We had a long time preparing our Campfire cheer.Camp chief Mizi and Bumblebee teaches us some songs,the funniest songs is the English country garden and the 'lonkang' song.When campfire celebration is over,again we had debrief and supper.Brushed our teeth and slept in 11plus.Thanks goodness,they were tired so they never play but some girls still chit-chatting and shining the torch light,but i fall asleep.

Yay!!last day of camp.As usual we woke up and brush teeth,had a breakfast and do our Area cleaning.We had the Final Debrief,do the evaluation form and go to the MPH for the prize presentation.Ohh,we squeeze in a small bus but the time when the journey back to school,we had a lots of laughter.But i do not want to go to the camp next time.

My experience in CaMp

I do not like camp beacause they do not have the food i like there and the activities are all such a nuisance.Firstly,i thought i was going to to be squashed by the challenge rope course if i fell.But in the end,i did not even do it as there was no time.That,i was lucky for the once.I thought i was going to come home with dead body.Phew!and camp was finally over.That day had told me on thing........ NOT TO GO TO CAMP AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Camp

I had a lot of fun during my camp. I was in group 11. My trainer was trainer Mizi. On day 1, I did archery, abseiling and nature program. I like abseiling the most. This was the first time I tried abseiling and archery. The next day, we did Team Building, cooking, challenge valley, ''low wall of China'' and CRC. I had fun in every activity. I slept very well that night. The next morning, we did area cleaning. After the prize presentation, we went back to school. Home sweet Home! 

The Camp

Truthfully saying, my time in camp was not that fun. The first thing we did in camp is to check in to our dorms.The girls are supposed to sleep in the dorms while boy are supposed to sleep in the A-huts. All the girls in my dorms, including me, all rushed to change into trackpants for the activities. Then, we quickly lined up and went for our lunch. After our lunch, we went behind the canteen to try archery. When it was my turn, I did very badly. Two of my arrows did not even hit the board but luckily one did. Xin Yi did very well for archery. I think she managed to hit the bull's eye once. The next activity was abseiling. I learnt to put on the harness and wear the helmet. As I was quite scared of heights, I was very scared to go down when it was my turn but I still managed to go down. The first day of my camp was quite fun but the second day was not. I felt giddy and my temperature went up. I missed all my activities and had to go back home. When I went back to school on Monday, my friends described the campfire to be so much fun that I wished that I was not sick and was able to stay for the campfire. Oh, how I wish I was there!

Evelyn's Camp

My two days at the camp was great and fun.On the first day,we arrived there and it was raining heavily.We waited until the rain stop before we could have our activities.We had "Archery" first followed by "Abseiling" and "Nature Program".
After all the activities,we had our dinner and song session.After the song session,we played the "Animal Call" and went for our Supper and Debrief before showering.After a nice shower,I feel very clean and comfortable.After the shower,it was time to sleep.The girls were very noisy and i had difficulty sleeping.After a while,I can finally sleep.

On the next day,we woke up to brush our teeth and use the toilets before having breakfast.After having our breakfast,we went for TB1(forgot what is that) and Backwoods cooking.After the cooking,we went to Challenge Valley known as the "Milo Pond".When i reach the water,the water was very cold but it was fun,although I am scared at first.Next,we had our lunch and carry on with our activities.We went to the General Station and did CRC.Next,we had our bath and the Camp Fire Preparation.Then we had our dinner and the Campfire.Our class were the first to perform our cheer! After that,Campfire was getting more boring.I was feeling sleepy at that time.After the Campfire,we had our Supper and Debrief again.And we can finally sleep!
I sleep fast this time because I was really tired.

It was the last day!!!
We had our breakfast,did the Area Cleaning and we had the Final Debrief and did the Evaluation Form.Then it was the Prize Presentation and the camp was declared closed!
After that we had our Journey back to school and after the journey,we are back home!

~Evelyn

my camp blues.... by the incredible gareth

my camp was horrible-lised. i got muddy, dirty AND wet at the MILO pond.... i lost my torchlight... let me tell u.... 1st day: meals were horrible, first, our CAMP CHIEF, mizi was introduced. we did archery, abseiling and others of i do not remember-.- 2nd day: horrible meals, and activities i cannot remember:D okay, i seriously am suffering from concussion... *sighs*

Mae I giv u something to drink? maybe teh or kopi? wich wan u wan ah? quikly, I need to do busyness one eh! Tink like u ah, so wel of? no hor, I vely poor lah! NVM, latter wen deside ten cal me, k?

Try to make the letter above make sense... Calvin

Jolice's Camp

I had my camp on 15th April to 17th April. I had a lot of fun! My class is divided in two groups, group11 and group 12. I am in group 12. There is two new friends I made from 5A, Fahima and Josiah (I guess their names are spelt ike that!). We arrived at the camp with a bad weather. The girls are to sleep in dorms (Dormitory) and the boys are to sleep in A-huts. The first day, we had our first activity on archery. I shot one of the arrows below the board and another two arrows over the board. Nobody in our class shot bull's eye apart from Xin Yi. She is the only one who shot bull's eye. The boys are a total disgrace. Next, if I am not wrong, we played abseiling. I went half way down and...BANG! I smack into the wall and came down straight. I was really scared. The trainer wanted to go to the toilet but I wouldn't let him. I am thinking he wanted me to overcome my fear of abseiling. I think we had Nature Program after that. The trainer let us know about antlions and they eat ANTS. Yuck! I want to pluck! Th en she gave each of us a glove, and each group a plastic bag. We are going to pick up rubbish on yhe beach! I think it is quite meaningful but I really wish there are more rubbish bins to allow others to throw their rubbish. It is very yucky. Anyway, I had fun.There are a LOT of other activities I want to share, but I had wrote too much, it is time to stop. My hands are very tired too!

The Serimbun Camp

I enjoyed every activity in the camp like archery, milo pond, CRC, abseiling and the campfire. They also have yummy foods waiting for us to eat. Trainer Mizy, or ' handsome', is our trainer. He brings us to the activities and the white canteen.

the camp by ashley

I enjoy camp because of the crc,milo pond,a-huts and the other games.i enjoyed crc the most.i slept with thiren,damus ,calvin,gareth,xuefeng,wei jie,ervin ,jing xiang and reinvs. i slept with reinvs in a bunk.he was always the first to rise. on the first night he woke up and touched me and i knock my head on the roof of the a-hut. what a laugh i had with reinvs. after that he went down to shout to the other sleepy heads to wake up.on the second night he woke up at 5.30.then he ask thiren the time as he did not have a watch. then we saw damus and wei jie sleeping like a couple. how sweet!i hope for more such incidents and camps.

The sarimbun camp

I loved the abseiling and archery and the milo pond and the CRC and the campfire and the nature lesson and camp prep and the lazers. Actually, I love all the activities and i would like to go there again...
sorry Ms zarinah but just now I typed halfway but then the com hang.. if you want more information, I can tell you tomorrow.

The Camp {Damus Lim jun Hao}

When we reached,it was raining!We could not go to our Dorms & A-Huts as it was raining heavily!We were making lots of noise and i had a headache.The rain finally stopped and we went back to our Dorms & A-Huts to put our things and took our daypack to eat.Our first activity was archery.Our trainer Mizi shot 3 bulls eye! Our secondActivity was Absailing.We had question marks about what absailing was.When we reached,we were so shocked!We had to be facing the wall walking down!!!We got punished all because of a few people!We got to the milo pond and we had to wear"vests" then we could go down.i was the first to go down and it was quite scary!When i came up,my nose was so pain!Then we went to the low wall of china.We had to work as a team to let people get up.Next we did CRC.It was so fun!I remembered that Ashley was the fastest.The next was the best!It was campfire!We saw the beautiful campfire.We did not get punished today as it was "bumblebee" checking our A- hut.He told us LIGHTS OFF!We washed the whole place and went back to school!

Serimban Scout CAMP

I think that the camp is very fun!This was my first time playing archery.The thing that I do not like about the camp is that the we have to sleep on wooden planks,but the teachers and trainers can sleep on comfortable beds .I really enjoy myself there.

Leshane

The best camp in the world!!!

On April 15 all the way to 17th was my Primary Five Camp. We went to a place called Sarimbun Scout Camp, 70, Jalan Bahtera. It is also where the showdown was ocurred. The place had a lot of outdoor adventure games which some were terrifying! Now, let me tell you what is fun about each of the games!

Day 1

• The archery}--- This game of archery helps me alot about my aiming skills.
• The abseil}---I like abseil very much as it is very fun to finally feel what does it feels like sitting in the air!(Just Joking!)
• Nature Program}---Actually I did not really enjoy myself there, but it was also good that I had gain some knowledge about the insect called.....'Antlion'.Meanwhile Trainer Bumblebee taught as a eating song!

Day 2

WE had to wake ourselves up at SEVEN O'CLOCK which is a bit stressful for me and my friends. By the way, the boys would sleep in A huts while girls sleep in dorms which I think is much much much better than A huts!I slept in Dorm 5.So all of us make an agreement that the first who woke up shall wake up the rest. By the time, We all wake up and ready to go wash up, but the girls toilet was flooded. The most scariest part is that there will be toads crawling aroung in the toilet , even when we are BATHING!!!But day 2 is the most fun day of all as we get to play the BACKWOODS, CHALLENGE VALLEY, GENERAL STATION, CRC.But most of all we get to play in the MILO POND which was utterly dirty and full of mud!It was very fun to slide down but the worst thing is that I drank lots lots lots of mud WATER!!!!!At last we had the campfire. We sang many songs and Mrs James came to visit too!

Day 3

It was the day we went home. How I wish the camp could be extended longer. I had great fun and do not wish to go home!Although the best camp is over, Ms Zarinah had tooken some photos of us in the past three days, and this made me recall the wonderful things and games we had been through with our two great, funny and awesome trainers!!!

From

Tricia

'DE' CAMP

'DE'CAMP WAS REALLY FUN N I ENJOYED IT REALLY MUCH.HOW I'D WISH IT WAS FIVE DAYS OR LONGER STILL.EVEN THOUGH THE A HUT WAS VERY SMALL AND THE SLEEPING BAG WAS TOO HARD, I LIKE DE FEELIN OF GETTIN TO SLEEP WITH MY FRIENDS. THE BEST ACTIVITY WAS CRC. IT WAS TRILLIN & EXCITIN. AT FIRST I THOUGHT CLIMBING UP WAS WAY TOO HARD N IMPOSSIBLE, BUT AFTER TRYIN IT, I THOUGHT IT WAS A LOT OF FUN N WANTED TO TRY IT AGAIN. TOO BAD I DIN'T GET MY HANCE. ANYWAY THE REST OF DE ACTIVITIES WAS LOTS NLOTS OF FUN. I'D HOPE I HAVE THE CHANCE TO GO CAMPING AGAIN.

Serimbun Scout Camp (Zahirah)

on the first day of camp,we went through briefing on our camp.I was quite excited about the camp.After the briefing,the girls went to their dorms and put their things there.I was shocked to see the dorm as it is as i thought that it would be smaller.As soon as I was in dorm 4,i settled myself and immediately took out my day pack.Then we had our lunch and after that,....FINALLY it was the first activity we did which was archery.Although i did not hit the board at all,i still felt that it was fun.The next thing we did was abseil i thought that it was quite scary to go down but when i touched the wall, it was not difficult at all!soon, it was time to have dinner in the canteen.We had a delightful meal.
The next day,we had done CRC(challenge rope course)and we went to milo pond.it was really dirty!we went down the slide to the pond!!!It was really scary!!!
and of course it was the third day which was very exciting for me as it was time to be HOME AGAIN! but before that, trainer Mizi had promised us to have a mcdonalds meal on mon!all of us were really happy!!!

The CAMP

It was fun at the camp!!!We did ABSELING, MILO POND,ARCHERY,CRC.....................N SOME MORE ACTIVTIES......

But i miss my parents at the night how i wish i could cry!I wish i could play at ABSELING now actually when i was leaning backwards i felt so scared.....

And at the CRC THAT TIME IT WAS not scary at all it was only just shaking someone dance chacha that time and even do catwalk!.................................haha that time was so FUNNY!

ARCHERY was BORING!We could only do 3 times!!!!



MILO POND was full of MUD!!!!!!!!!!!!the slide was fun

AT THE 2nd day that night i cried awhile because of homesick!!!and of course i torture some people at DOME 4 because my PE shorts was LOST!!!!!!!!!I DID not let anyone to SLEEP that night................Ching Yee , Evelyn , Xiu Min , Zarhirah and Wang Ying know this!

And at the CAMP FIRE we perform the longkang , we will we will and the Bomb dynamite.......it took us such a long time !But the camp fire was beatiuful!we sang the MR ROBERT RABBIT , THE CAMPFIRE SONG....................................

and of course HANDSOME and GORGERS (ELIZABERTH)haha=)played with us!

p5 camp

the p5 camy was fun,but i missed my parents alot.on the first day of camp was a disaster.it started rainig!we was stuck in something which was round for more than an hour.we were seperated into groups i was in group twelve which consist of 12 people and the rest were grouped into group 11.my group trainer told us to call him bumble bee.group 11's tranier name is mr mizi.then we played archery.it was fun but hard.then mr mizi told us that bumble bee's real name is elizibert.but bumble bee said that it was not true.he said that mizi's real name is maggie mee.we all had a good laugh.then we did abseiling.the traneir told us not to touch the rocks has it is very old.then we went on a nature walk.we had to go to the beach and collect rubbish.there were some stray dogs there.they were so cute.then we learned about the antlion.the antlion was a carnivor at young but becomes a vegitarian when older.then we went to play animal call.we have to listen to our team members.group 12's animal sound was a frog.we had to use our shirt to make a blind fold.then we slept at12.15am.but my friend and i did not sleep much.we were up telling ghost stories.my friends story was very interesting.she lived in a condominum and there were 3 fountains.the water would be turned of every night.but one day,even though the water was turned of,on of the fountains was still spurting out water.but the most odd thing was that the water was stained with blood!divinya,my friend,had saw what had happened.but besides her parent no one belived her.then the next night after the water was turned off,the fountain was still spurting water but this time the water was fully red!divinya woke her parents and her parent told the security guard.the security guard called the police and the police gave every one a bucket of that water for proof.but divinya sister opened the lid ,then after for a while her mother noticed.she saw divinya"s sister licking the red colour substense.but test shown that it was tomato sauce.i still do not know if divinya is telling the truth or not.the next day we did backwoods.we cooked orange egg and jumbo banana.then we went to challenge valley.then we went to the milo pond.it was very fun.then we went to general station.there will be alot of ropes and we have to through it with six people.it was very fun.then we did campfire preparation.we learend a loo song and a song about the canel in serinbun camp.when it was time for camp fire i was very excited.when they lighted up the camp fire i was amazed as it looked like fireworks.we had to do the cheer first.but unfortunatly after the cheer my eyelids kept drooping.so i missed out alot of things.but when i reached my dorm i was not even sleepy one it.so i had a hard time sleeping.then the next morning we had our breakfast and we did area cleaning.we had to clean the toilet.it had a very unplesent smell.then we made our journey back home.i was very delighted

My camp in Serimbun Scout Camp (Travis)

The camp was very fun.My trainer was called Mizi.The first activity was archery.although i did not get a bullseye it was very fun.The second activity was abseiling.We were told that the rocks is very dirty and was not allowed to touch it with our hands.The abseiling was easy.The A-Huts was very small compared to the girl's domes but I still enjoy sleeping there. The second day we did the Challenge Valley(milo pond)and the Challenge Rope Course and the Low Wall of China.At night we had a campfire the campfire was very nice.The third day we did some cleaning up and went home.I would really like to go there again.

the camp by reinvs

i miss my trainer:bumblebee his real name is Tan .. .... Shannon Parry the dots represent his chinese name which i dont hav to tell u and cannot tell u. down to the topic. i LUV the camp it was so fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i luved the milo pond,a-hut,cooking,etcetc its was so fun. but i didnt do crc tire swing so sad

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An Anatomy of an Earthworm:

The basic body plan of an earthworm is a tube, the digestive system, within a tube, the muscular slimy, moist outer body. The body is annular, formed of segments that are most specialized in the anterior. Earthworms have a simple circulatory system. They have two main blood vessels that extend through the length of their body: a ventral blood vessel which leads the blood to the posterior end, and a dorsal blood vessel which leads to the anterior end. The dorsal vessel is contractile and pumps blood forward, where it is pumped into the ventral vessel by a series of "hearts" (aortic arches) which vary in number in the different taxa. A typical lumbricid will have 5 hearts. The blood is distributed from the ventral vessel into capillaries on the body wall and other organs and into a vascular sinus in the gut wall, where gases and nutrients are exchanged. This arrangement may be complicated in the various groups by suboesophageal, supraoesophageal, parietal and neural vessels, but the basic arrangement holds in all earthworms. These single celled earthworms eat in a unique way: their mouth cavity connects directly into the digestive tract without any intermediate processes. Most earthworms are decomposers feeding on undecayed leaf and other plant matter, others are more geophagous.

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WHAT IS THE PANCREAS?
The pancreas is a gland organ in the digestive and endocrine system of vertebrates. It is both an endocrine gland (producing several important hormones, including insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin), as well as an exocrine gland, secreting pancreatic juice containing digestive enzymes that pass to the small intestine. These enzymes help in the further breakdown of the carbohydrates, protein, and fat in the chyme.

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