Youth Camp & History Makers & other misc junk
June 11, 2008 – 10:45 amIt’s been a really busy holiday - probably the busiest in my memory, since I’d to go two consecutive camps/conferences. But it’s really worth it.
The first one was the annual youth camp. Perhaps because the location was the same-old-YMCA, a lot of people didn’t go. I wouldn’t have gone, but I was in the committee. At the end, however, I was glad I was there, for I’d have missed the dramatic ‘Case of the 4 Missing People in the Jungle’. Anyway, it’s been a topic dissected through and through, but the end was that they were all found. But pretty dramatic, all the same, seeing all the police cars, and the police dog.
The second was the History Makers Journey, for 8 days. It was held at Methodist Centennial Park (finally! the place that has eluded me since its beginnings), which is a pretty nice place to begin with. Like a 3 star hotel, so the stay is made much more bearable. Well, so I learnt a good lot - and learnt that apparently I didn’t have much of a vision. True, I have dreams, but hardly a vision. Anyway, it was all free - awesome deal - plus all the material. We’re to train other leaders. I’m not sure how to put that into practice. Anyhow, the cd they gave me, I popped it into the computer and - blank. Oh well. Have to remedy that some time.
Upon coming home, I found that my family had gone to the newly opened Popular bookstore. But at least they brought books back, otherwise I’d be jealous through. So I finished Charles Dicken’s ‘Great Expectations’. Great book. It’s been a while since I found a book that truly pulled me on towards the end. I would’ve finished it in one sitting, but that wouldn’t be very nice. So I forced myself to wait till the next day to complete it. So if you like a nice story about an orphan boy who has great expectations, get yourself a copy of it and read.
Oh yes, and the iPhone 3G was announced on Monday. With the back-to-school promo in place, I’m really looking forward to a new Mac and an iPod Touch (well, they only allow rebates on iPod Nano/Touch, so unless you really want a Nano, you might as well get a Touch for $100 more on rebate)