My Experience To Bintan (Done by Elleora)

Between 8th November to 10th November, my whole class and I with some teachers and instructors went to Bintan Island for education and to have fun at the same time. On the first day, we headed straight to Mount Bintan to conquer it. It was indeed a very difficult mountain to conquer but everyone tried their best to conquer it. We all got ready at the bottom of the mountain. We refilled our water bottles, wore our gloves and even did some exercises. After that, we immediately headed for our destination, to get to the top of the mountain. Along the way up, there were many steeps and slopes we had to get over with. We got easily dirty, all our gloves and long pants were already muddy. Some of our friends were already tired when we have not even conquered 1 quarter of the mountain. I tried to help them by carrying their bags and supporting up the mountain. They were slow but I didn't care anyway. When we reached the second check point, which is a hut, I decided not to help them anymore. So, I climbed up faster than ever to where the leading teachers and instructors were. I, with some people who climbed fast, challenged each other. There were many thorns, ants and steeps everywhere we went. The other half of the mountain became more challenging than the first half which was a lot easier. On steeps, there were ropes to support us. We had to hold on to the ropes tight or we might slip and fall. I slipped a couple of times but did not fall. I was just being lucky. We all as class climbed more up and up the mountain. Eventually, all of us reached the summit. Me and Syahir were the first to reach the summit. We were very delighted. When everyone reached the summit, the teachers and instructors took a photo of the class together. Our legs were very tired. After a few minutes, we headed down the mountain on a different route. It was more fun and there were more ropes to help us. I liked jumping from rock to rock when we were going down the mountain although it was dangerous. Finally, after about 1 and a half hour, we all reached the bottom of the mountain but at a different place. We were very happy again. Going down the mountain was 100 times more fun and 10 times more faster. It was fun. There, there was a place where the water was very cooling and everyone loved putting our hands in it. Next, me, wai nam and syahir ran down a long flight of stairs. Everyone had to go down it but we ran down because it was more fun. When we ran, we could not stop. So, we just ran all the way which made our legs even tired. We conquered Mount Bintan! Let's celebrate! There were many chickens and we took a light snack. After about an hour or so, we headed back to the buses to the resort. When we reached the place, we were shocked. I had a feeling that the stay in Agro Bintan Resort was going to be a good one! I am going to love it! The instructors and teachers gave us our keys to the hotel room and gave us instructions to go into our room, organize ourselves and bath before meeting them back at the place where we were dismissed. We had about an hour to do so. So, we did as instructed and met back at the place. We went for dinner, had some games at the beach with the instructors and went to the lobby. The teachers and instructors briefed us about what to do after that. Then, we all headed to a restaurant to refill our water bottles and went back to the room to sleep... Rise and shine! It was already the next day! We had breakfast and immediately headed to the buses to go to the fish collection area, the water village and the landfill. After going to all these places, we went shopping for the orphanage we are going later. We were allowed to buy the necessities for the orphanage at a maximum of 300,000 rupiah per trolley. There were a total of 5 trolleys which we took. We did a good job and so Mr Affendy awarded us by letting us shop in the supermarket using our own money. We had a great time shopping and headed for the orphanage after that. When we went inside the orphanage, we had to put all the bags of things we brought and bought for them down on the floor at the side. Next, we performed our dance for them. I gotta admit that I think we danced like shit! We had many activities like aeroplane competiton and mask making with the children there. One of all the boys is my favorite. He is freaking cute and so fun to play with. We spent quite a long time there and when it was time to leave the orphanage, many of my friends cried. Some of the orphanages cried too. It was one of the saddest day of my life. Then, we went to a seafood restaurant for dinner. Afiq, one of the instructors made us close our eyes and listen to a song. When we heard it, we had no feelings at first but then Afiq started talking about our parents and asked us when was the last time we said 'I love you' to them. At that moment, we all started to cry and almost everyone cried, even some teachers. We cheered up when we started to have our dinner. The dinner was really nice. We sang after the dinner in the restaurant. Everyone headed to the buses after instructions from the teachers and took them back to the resort. The teachers had a long talk with us in a 'meeting room' in the resort regarding the activities which took place during the past 2 days. They instructed us on what to do and the plans for the day after which is the last day in the resort. We headed back to Singapore and back to school. I really, really, miss the resort. If only the stay in the resort was longer...