JEX 2006

it's too surreal to actually feel home after many days under the sun. and so just a few hours ago, the group of us-hungry, exhausted (in both physical and mental terms) but nonetheless spirited and hyped up odac22-ians ushered in the conclusion of this year's june expedition.
the entire experience was fun-filled, eventful, memorable, happening.. well, worth so much more to be summed up by just these mere adjectives.

the never-ending bus rides to and fro

fighting the waves, bobbing up-down at sea

perpetual song-singing highs that knitted us close

underwater beauty so tranquil, so serene

tenggol island; pretty midnight stars in the moonlight

the magnificent waterfall and our descent in the storm

sandflies, leeches and other bugs alike

the screwedup guys and their jokes so wrong

tight time schedules, a few pep talks

funny moments that induce roaring laughter

stressful times accounting group log

heart-to-heart chats with a few others

lousy gadgets that broke down throughout

burst hydropack, sunblock and lamps

out-of-the-blue moments we never do without

e.g. naming ourselves kiampas for random's sake

forgetting all these i never would

cos there's so much i have learnt from one and from all

overcoming what we never knew we could

and in fact achieving more than ever before

there's so much more i want to say about so many things, to so many people... and i could just go on and on forever more, but whatever the need, when everything is written in our hearts? afterall,

you say it best, when you say nothing at all

and as i look to a fortnight of labwork and mugging otherwise, the post-jex blues seem here to stay. missing everybody right here right now-i wish we could do this all over again.