Weekend yang memenatkan
Jumaat lepas, exam statistik & research method belah pagi, three and a half hours. Bawak bekal mcm2, as if nanti byk time on my hands la kan. Hampeh. Soklan pun tak sempat nak abeskan. 2 questions gone, there goes 16 marks. Bluueekkk.. ahh..let bygones be bygones la. Nak buat camne.

At 1500, we gathered in front of the audi to make a move to Intan Wilayah Utara (intura) Sg. Petani for our Gua Itik programme. It was a long 5 and half hours drive (though i was used to the kl-utara route before). I couldn't sleep a wink in the bus although i was mentally exhausted and sleepy. Why? coz i was in the bus with the 'authorities' and they decided to karaoke in the bus. Rock kapak and whatever.. Some of them can sing.. but some just can't sing for peanuts! Maannn.. it was one awful journey. :p Thank God they stopped after we made a dinner stop at sg perak rnr.

At around 2030, we arrived in intura. Got our rooms, unpack and quickly put myself to bed to ready myself for what's coming the next day.

0700 Saturday, we had breakfast and gathered at 0730. We had a short briefing on where we're heading and what we're gonna do. We're going on a cave expedition to Gua Itik and Gua Gendang. It was an hours' drive from intura and by 1000 we reached Pengkalan Hulu, where we're gonna start the expedition. First we had to do some light hiking, then within an hour we reached the first cave, Gua Itik. It was a short-length cave, with a stream going through it. At the entrance of the cave was a small waterfall, small, but high enough that we had to climb down the waterfall by rope. About 2m high ada kot. I was kinda excited and worried at the same time coz it was the time of the month for me and my "best friend" was flowing rather heavily.. but what the heck... just go la kan. Nothing that i can do then. So i climbed down the waterfall and just follow the leader. A short distance away, we're at the mouth of Gua Itik. At first we're happy that the water level was only knee-high. However, peeping inside, we saw the heads of our friends in the group in front bobbing up and down in the water. Great.. just as what was told by our seniors... the water is deep inside the cave. We got into the cave in a line and in the deep waters, we had to go one by one. My swimming lesson didn't help.. coz i was panicky, with the darkness and the sound of the rushing water... and it didn't help when the t-shirt i wore ride up my body coz i didn't tuck it in my trackbottom. There were officers in the water to help us through though, so that helped calmed us a bit. Some of the guys were helping out as well. I managed to pass through the deep water without getting my head into the water. After that, it was already the end of the cave and we got outside, walked a short distance to a clear plot of land where they brought us our morning tea. Yummy..yummy.. nothing like a nice hot cup of tea after getting yourself all soaked up in the bone-biting chilly water.

After tea, we moved on to Gua Gendang, a mere 15 minutes away. This was a much longer cave, and it was really, really dark. They placed candles in some places so tht was the only source of light available to light our path. There was a stream running through this cave as well, and the path was trickier than the one in Gua Itik. We were divided according to gender, and walked into the cave in a line, holding hands so as not to lose any group members. We had to feel our way at some places to know whether the cave's roof was too low for us to walk through. There we some such places, too low that we had to go through it on all fours. The worse part is that the stream is still running under the cave... not deep, but still with the darkness, and being in the cave and all... you just don't want to think so much about what's there on the cave floor (think bats' dung and stuffs like that). After some time we finally reach the cave's exit which is a stream, and a few groups were already waiting there, having fun in the water. The water at the exit was waist-high and they made some kind of a barrier just above the water level, so that we have to dive under the water to get to the other side. No detour allowed, so everyone had to go under it. At the other side, the other group gathered to "welcome" those who had passed under the barrier with loads of water splashes. Hehe.. Way fun! Especially when you're splashing your friends. :) When all the groups arrived, we walked to the bus, changed at the nearby err cheap motel (Read: rumah tumpangan) and had lunch by a lake, in the rain. Mannnn... first time ever in a rumah tumpangan. Sheessshhh. :p

We arrived in intura around 1730, got some rest and at 2000, we had this karaoke contest. No.. i didn't join the thing. During DPA, dancing was more of my thing than singing is. Hehe.

The next day, we left intura as early as 0730, reached kiara at around 1300, took a short nap and later went to OU with my roomies, ecah and fara. Got back from there at around 1730, rushed to get ready for another programme for the weekend - theatre watching at istana budaya, a theatre entitled "Suzana@60". It was the first time i ever watch a real theatre and i'd have to say that it was a really cool first experience. The theatre incorporates a pop ye ye era concert so it was kinda 2 in 1 thing. I enjoyed myself. Too bad we couldn't get up from our seats and dance to the groove. Oh.... we got good seats too, at the royal circle, and the Permaisuri Agong was there as well. I think she's cool too, coz she made an effort to dress up in a 60's kinda thingy (nothing too much, just colors that made the look so retro). Us? Well.. we had to wear our batch's batik. :) The theatre ended at 0015 and we got back soon after. Dozed off as soon as my head touches the pillow.

The next day, business as usual. A lecture on international relationship, and before lunch, we were split from our old sidang into a new sidand for penggal 2. :( Sad as hell.. will really miss sidang c batch 1/2005 1st session. We've gone through a lot together, as a team. I'm now in sidang D, but i'll always be a sidang C at heart. :) And, being in sidang D, we're gonna be the first to go for the Bomba Module which is gonna be this coming week. We'll be leaving for the acadamy on sunday, coming back on saturday and monday we'll be going to the BTN module. Wish me luck ya!

Marriage woes
The saddest part about being in DPA is that i don't get to see my hubby so much. He's busy flying here and there lately, and i'm busy running from one module to the other. We don't see each other much, and i really miss spending time with him. Besides that, it'd been a while since i went back to my mom's place in sepang and visit my in laws in pandan. Man... really need time out from all this shit and have some time to spend with my family... and friends. That's it. I'm going on a holiday with my hubby as soon as DPA's over.