What You Will Learn (if you don’t already know)

How to Apply Sunblock Correctly (goodbye Fair and Lovely)

OkaY… bet you didn’t know this. If you wear sunblock wrongly, it will actually bake you and make you even darker! This right way to do it is to apply just a little bit (like a 20 sen coin) 15 minutes before you go out into the sun. Otherwise, you sweat before it dries ….and the suntan lotion loses its power….or something.

How to Shine Boots

You want your boots to shine like leather? So much like leather that you can almost hear it moo? Hehe… here’s how... All you need is a brush, a sock and your faithful Kiwi.
Brush the boot with the (duH) brush to get rid of dust
Wipe the boot with the sock
Kiwi up your brush and start shining your boot
Let the kiwi dry for a bit, the shine the boot with your sock
And Ta-dA!

If all else fails, bring a can of black paint along.

How to Fold a Kelambu

They will teach you how to fold your kelambu, theres a special way to do it. Unfortunately, we can’t remember how!

How to Keep Meltable Objects Unmelted

Alright, this is for girls who cannot live without chocolate… try to find a cool spot in your tent to keep it in. Even though your tent will be like an OVEN in the afternoon (not kidding), your chocolate can be spared from a gooey end. Keep it in your drawer under your clothes, or you can put your choc between two big bottles of mineral water, or …eR… buy m&m’s? It has been noted, that some of the drawers… by some mysterious force actually act as a fridge, keeping your cola cans cool and fresh. Keep your fingers crossed!

How to Wash Clothes (no washing machine laH!)

Hehe… if you’ve known the washing machine all your life, then get ready to scruB!! Washing clothes is fun, it builds muscles! (really! Haha… okay maybe not) There are two main ways of washing,
Scrub clothes. Get a dipper. Wash clothes separately by pouring water from dipper on the baju. Keep simbah-ing your baju until you can get most of the soap out (er, if its still soapy after simbah-ing 5 times… then never mind lah, just dry it. Just pray it doesn’t rain while you are wearing that baju, or you will sweat soap water, haha)
Scrub clothes. Get bucket. Soak baju in bucketful of water to get the soap out. (same thing about not getting the soap out. If cannot then don’t be fussy lah)
Don’t. I repeat don’t use too much soap. The soap is CONCENTRATED. That means, a small dose is all you need. Don’t be like some of us, scrubbing away for an hour PER SHIRT trying in vain to get that soapy feeling outta the cloth.

How to Survive the Evil Jungle Forces

Your trainers will teach you this, but it’s interesting enough to tell you in advance. When in the jungle at night, you SHOULD NOT call people by their name. Aiyah, you want to know why, go and ask your trainer yourself :P. Anyway, so you are lined up in single file and given numbers … like the person at the front, usually the leader is called D1 for example and the last person is D22. At points, you will stop and have a roll call to check if everyone is there, from D1 to D22. Just don’t be smart and call out an extra D23... You don’t want to cause panic in the middle of the jungle at night, trust me hysterical people are NOT a pretty sight.

How to Remove a Leech

Also remember to beware of your favorite friends in the jungles, the leeches! Don’t scream lah, you can fix this. Just masukkan the end of your celoreng pants into your TIGHT grey socks before you wear your boots. Also, if you are really scared, bring some salt from home.

Here’s how to remove a leech, courtesy of worstcasescenarios.com:-



How to Wear a Beret

This is easy, just wear your beret like a normal hat with the logo in the centre of your forehead. Then, pull it to the left, so that the logo is above your left eye. Pull the right side of the beret down, so that its senget… that’s all.. But make sure you get a big enough size, if not…very funny to see…

How to Avoid Breaking Your Wrists

Never be smart and try to wash your celoreng, use the dobi! Otherwise you will BREAK your hands twisting the water out of the celoreng… serious!! Can die wan!!

How to Battle Homesickness

Okay, this is some sort of strategy. Don’t wear all your clothes from home one shot, because when/if you get homesick, its really, really nice to wear a baju that smells like Softlan for a change.