A Journey Beyond The Logical Mind

Salam to all.

Angkat kaki... Tinggi tinggi.. Masuk hutan.. Ha Ha Ha Ha.. Ha ha ha ha.. (tak tahan gelak betul nyanyi-nyanyi ikut Pak Mus sambil angkat angkat kaki) Pak Mus, oh saya sudah rindu!

Bee. Tea. End. Yeah. I'm now a Kem Bina Negara Meru Kursus Kenegaraan's graduate. Woohoo!
To be honest la kan, I was actually looking forward to this camp because of two reasons. First, I want to borak borak with my friends, second, I want to know what's so 'dangerous' about BTN? Why is it such a big deal in the media?

So, due to the first reason, I was happy to be there at Taylor's in the early morning of 7th December. :) Boom bam boom bam, I checked-into Magma 1 with Faiz and Athirah plus 5 other people. Best kot 1 bilik untuk kitorang 8 orang je!! This is the hikmah of not having a matress on my bed in Wira 2, I can definitely see that.

Anyway, the first day starts with 2 talks or ceramah. (Somehow, the 'ceramah' were not called 'ceramah'. They were rebranded as 'Pembentangan Kertas Kerja'. A way not to promote 'ceramah.mode.initiated' I guess :p)

Both the Pembentangan Kertas Kerja were okay; meaning that I didn't fall asleep. The second one is a deeper version of Form 5 Sejarah textbook. It's a good thing they let us know about the 'Ujian', it kinda made me focus and not let my mind fly~ It's funny that we have to sing Menara Bangsa before the ceramah though, but well, ikut je lah kan?

First night, more to music. An instrumental patriotic song was played and we have to act like a conductor conducting an orchestra. Yuhin was one of the conductor that lead the guys all through the second song, Waheeda's Mazataro. Cayalah Yuhin! Then, grouped into groups. Got trouble finding the name list. Heh. Ended up in Group 8 with Atika, Reedo, Adilah, Nadhirah, Hidayah, Sharifah, Amir, Amar, Irfan, Faisal, Rhymie and Azlan. Was given 'Malaysia Tanah Airku' as a task.

2nd day. The naik bendera and dreaded KAWAD. Simple je but I couldn't get it right. Heh. Whateverlah. Then, the LDK. Our group's facilitator was Mejar Asharie. Nice, patient and on top of all, knowledgable. Hebat.

LDK 2: Choosing the shape thingy. I chose the Square.
LDK 3: Called 'Aku Tahu'. But like Tuan Kamal said, it revealed that 'Aku TIDAK Tahu'. So true.
LDK 4: Rumah Pusaka.
LDK 5:The shillings of Priority <--senang hati je letak nama.
LDK 6:Discussing LDK 5.
LDK 7: Bingo! (Yeahhhhhh, my group B won!! Woohoo! -Atika, Amar, Reedo, Hidayah, Amir-)
LDK 8: Free & Easy.

Yeah, the LDK was definitely NOT like I imagined. No treasure hunt or games -except the Bingo!- and we just stayed inside Dinamik 2 all throughout the 7 2hour-session of LDKs. Glad I survived without syahid~~ But then again, I enjoyed the discussion because I get to see things from many points of view and learn how to convince others. Of course, there're elements of Kenegaraan involved.

The last night, LDK 9. The Best Night. The presentation of songs (I DON'T WANT to remember Tn. Asharie as the MC.. =.='), the Batu, the Tugu and the Video. At the start of the Batu, memang kecut perut dengar suara fasi.. (Gkah's fasi). I was blurr during the start of The Batu and later, I was really touched by this; Kadang kala, penyelesaian kepada sesuatu masalah itu adalah dengan memberi. T.T And then, the Tugu. Smart ohhhhhhhhh, tugu!!! :D Terbaikkkkkkkk! The singing of songs represented the time of peace, the Batu represented the time of penjajahan and the Tugu represented the struggle for independence. Hebat. The video made me appreciate the peace our Malaysia now enjoys. I seriously hope Malaysia will always be peaceful and progressive. I don't want the Palestine situation to continue and I don't want any of us to experience that. Ever.

The first evening, the girls we given bola tampar while the guys did the abseiling. We played bola beracun, galah panjang, pepsi cola and bola tampar. :) The second evening, the girls did the abseiling. Lama dah tak buat, so kinda cuak. But bila turun, tak susah pun, Alhamduillah. :D
Had one of those roomate's moments with Kina during the decend. Haha. I want to do MORE! The last evening, we did the Kembara. Not that mencabar, really. Just walk through the 'forest'.. My group nearly got lost when we followed a different trail which later turned out to be a short cut. Once we lose track of the yellow marker, we turned back and found the real trail, thanks to another group.

The maghrib and subuh tazkirah were mainly about Bersyukur or being Grateful. Ustaz Khoirul was funny, haha. Really miss moments like this.

The Ujian, okay la I guess. Not that tough, but surely not that easy. After that, the majlis penutup. Pak Rani, as usual, made me laugh a LOT! I don't recall everything I 'bebel-ed' on stage, =.=' but I hope I wasn't crapping too much. Did I? Oh =.="


Overall, okay. Above expectation actually. (Because thanks to past experience, media and some friends, BTN was said to be brainwash camps with political agenda).
Well, if you ask me, who went through BTN for 4 days 3 nights, I'm proud to say that I love my country more. I feel the need to excel and to play my part in ensuring positive development of Malaysia. I feel obligated to say thank you to the pejuang bangsa of yesterday and today by doing my job; study hard and smart.

To you out there who said that BTN is of political agenda because political parties and issues were discussed, I would say : Of course la. We learnt about how our country gain independence, of course we cannot escape stories about UMNO, MCA, MIC, and stuff. And do I feel inclined towards a certain political ideology? I think not. I'm free to decide what I want to choose. I just want a harmonious country to live in, full of respect and trust, no misunderstanding, no ridiculous and stupid comments and actions whatsoever. If you can give me that, no doubt I'll choose you. Before that, please come to me with a Sijil Kursus Kenegaraan okay?

All in all, I had great time there. Tuan Asharie, Tuan Kamal, Pak Rani, Pak Mus, Pak Ya, Pak Dol and the whole team, thank you! You guys are GREAT and very dedicated. May Allah bless all of you always.

I enjoyed the time I spent there with my groupmates and classmates particularly Athirah, Atika, Faizah, and Sen. Sayang anda!

May cEndOl dUriaN always keep in touch!