Well, The whole trip I went to Kl is just because of this camp. This camp happens on 16-19 december 2011 at FELCA, Segamat Johor. The below are basically my report I had sumbit to my rotary club of miri since we are all fully sponser de.
In my entire life of 20 years, it is my first time joining a camp and it was an international camp. I would like to say one word that is awesome. I am grateful that my first time of camp belongs to IRYLA.
Since I arrive at Segamat that afternoon, I have a fever. But I learnt not to give up. I still went around knowing some new friends from different places, races and culture and not least being fully participated in the activities. On the first night in the camp, we have some talk and in that talk, I learnt be self-motivate particularly to overcome my fear. And also, I learnt to share the love from my family to my friends. The most important thing I learnt from that night is from the speech of Mr. Chee Wah on travel the world. That is a lovely smile and the word “thank you” shows our own sincerity towards them even though they didn’t know you but willing to lend the hand to help out which applies to everyone in this world. Other than that, I learnt the new quotes “there is no failure but learning”.
After a night of sleep, my fever is getting better. However, today activities is jungle tracking and unluckily it is raining outside. I was particularly afraid that my fever will be worst and want to give up at a certain time. But after an encouragement from one of the Rotarians and the warmest care from all my friends, I manage to join up and still having fun under the rain. I didn’t regret making such a decision because I learnt to respect everyone. On the second part of the jungle tracking, it started to rain slowly and it will be a long journey to the checkpoint. So everyone was entertaining the others by singing songs. Because of the rain, the pathway was so muddy and so hard to walk specially on the part; we need to climb up a very slippery and muddy hill. All the team was helping each other to go up the hill and they didn’t care on whether we are from a different team. Our last game before we went back is the acid river. Even though I didn’t play the game because there were extra peoples in the group, I was responsible to help them carry their stuff and also to cheer the team. Through it, I really see and learnt about the leadership on how to solve the game and the teamwork so that everyone was able to reach the final line and success in the game. Most important comes again at the night, where we gather in our sub group and work out together, acting out the Rotary’s five core values which are leadership, integrity, diversity, fellowship and service and understand it more detail. To end the night, we have a power shower too where we deep through our heart and say out our real feeling towards each other. Of course, this activity is to learn how to look through my own good, know and improve myself.
Here comes the 3rd day of the camp. Because yesterday everyone was so tired after jungle tracking plus they are all sleeping late, many of my roommates are still sleeping when it is almost timed. I make the effort to wake everyone up so they won’t be late for the morning exercise. Well, all my roommates manage to reach on time. Morning exercise for the today was laughing yoga. I never know there is such yoga and that laughing yoga that I had in the very early morning really brightens everyone day up. It was really amazing. After that, we head down to Jementah for the community service. My team was given the task to pick up the rubbish at nearby. Even though it was just a very short round outside, I and my team had pick up a total of 5 big plastic bag fill with rubbish. Here, I learnt that I should always take care of my own rubbish as there won’t be much people will do the action as we did or help us to throw rubbish in the proper place and for most is to take the responsible to do community service always. In the same time, I learnt about how to be kind and nice and make friends around no matter they are young or old.
Right after going back and had a bath, we have 2 hours game involve origami which is some sort of the application in the real life where we are needed to produce a product and then buy and trade. I totally have no idea with it because I was in the production part. My job is to learn the correct method to make the origami and share and teach back to my fellow friends. I grateful that my fellow friends understand the way I taught them. It was amazing to say that my team is the winner. This really reflects back the very good teamwork and leadership.
Next, we have a preparation of the talent night. And then, we have a run of our sub-group performance in our team. Even though my team don’t really do well, but we had tried our best to ahead of the limit. Once the winner of the team had been selected for the main competition with the other team, we have some discussion on the improvement to be made for our team so our team can win while waiting for the time. That night was so beautiful and we even had a big celebration since it was said that it was our last night in the camp.
The very last day of the camp was such a sad moment as we all have to leave and say bye-bye to all the friends which we may not know when again we will meet. After a breakfast, we have a sharing part from all people. Firstly, from our dear Rotarian which she is the one who is responsible and in charge of us in these 4 days of camp sharing the hardness she have while preparing for this camp. And more real story from the Cambodian. At that moment was really a very broken hearted time and many broke down to cry. On that day, only I know that such things that happen in the movie actually happen on real life and happened to one of us in this camp. Though those words are always in my heart but I never put on mind to carry out the action. From that moment onwards, I need to learn how to act it out to appreciate everything I had in my life. Not only that, to appreciate every things and every single person in this world. Because, we belongs to this world and we are one big happy family. To end up the whole camp, we have a short moment for giving and receiving our certificate and a big hug to everyone.
The most entertaining was our Mr. Commander Obiwan which every time we call him, we have to sing the ‘star wars’ theme song. Once we hear the whistle, we have to open up a way in the middle for him to go through. He likes to simple select a person and find a reason so that that person will become our slave with the funny extra accessories made by Rotarians. Most and not least, we suddenly have a group of Japanese having an umbrella dance which is actually a punishment for those who bring umbrella and use during the jungle tracking. We do really pity them but because of it, we have so much fun.
In IRYLA camp for 4 days is really the most meaningful of my life because I learnt a lot that cannot get from my normal school time. The big task for me after IRYLA is to share all the things I had learn in the camp to my friends, family and slowly towards the young generation as we are the one responsible to pass all this knowledge to them and let them pass on again to the future generation. Other than that, I had slowly seen my changes to be a better person through all the things I learnt and carry out.
Lastly I would like to take the full opportunity once again to take thanks the rotarians, facilitors, angels, rotaractors, interactors, and everyone who had make IRYLA such a success and not least to fully recommend IRYLA camp to all the youth out in this world. And not forgotten particularly for those who feel something is missing in your life and need motivate, this is totally a good opportunity. Because you can find all sort of moment like touching, sweet, happy, unforgettable, grateful, warm and many more moment in this camp. And in short, only you go to IRYLA camp then you can experience the feeling that is hard to describe.
