8 Ways to Get That Level Camp Feeling

8 Ways to Get That Level Camp Feeling

It's a tragedy, it is. Just less than a month ago, a few of us were eagerly looking forward to 18th May - The very day we set off for far-away Malaysia for our fourth level camp. Of course, some weren't as eager as others, not exactly liking the idea of public showering, sleeping in the forest or sloshing about in leech infested mud.

For me, it was all "oh, been there, done that" since our SC Camp last year. The leeches aren't so scary, the food isn't too bad, it actually gets pretty damn cold at night and it isn't all that boring. Of course, I'm not looking forward to the showering cubicles without the cubicles, but that's just a minor thing. For me, I was actually rather looking forward to it.

Yet fate has a cruel sense of humour. Or what some could call compassion. H1N1 got a little way out of hand, and before you know it - *poof*. Level camp's gone.

It's almost a crime, making over a thousand people wait a year in anticipation of getting a week to simply have the wildest fun possible with your class, and having all that go up in smoke. Sure, they couldn't risk having the whole level quarantined, and Malaysia did end up hacing 2 cases of H1N1. Still, it really sucks to end up having lessons instead.

So that is why I came up with this list - For all you people who want level camp, follow my list to the letter and I guarantee you an experience like no other. As for the "not so eager" ones... well just read it anyway.

8 Ways to Get That Level Camp Feeling

1. Gather your classmates. Get on a bus. Sneak out a pack of cards.

2. Right before you eat, get your friends to chant with you - "Food, food, yummy, yummy..."

3. Pitch a tent in your living room.

4. Wear your Level Camp Shirt instead of your uniform.

5. Insist that the "HCL" in your timetable is actually High-ropes Climbing Lessons

6. When the teacher asks you where is your homework, you say "I left it in my tent"

7. If anyone tells you that level camp is cancelled, stare at them strangely.

And the top, number one, best way to get that level camp feeling?

8. Call in sick.

Have a great level camp!