the days in rmc were... indescribable. haha. for the lack of a better word, id say it's pleasant. or kinda. anyways, we had our fairshare of excitement and dissapointment. the 6-hours journey didnt bound to be free of any glitches, even before and after we set our foot inside the boundaries of rmc. haha. to be honest, the moment i woke up and read the sign which was stated in bold, capital letters at the front gates ROYAL MILLITARY COLLEGE- i was petrified. gosh, im not ready for this, i told myself. i turned around and saw that everyone around me, the girls, to be specific, were already fumbling with their luggages and things, some trying to wash away that bunkface with cold water, others wiping the drool that managed to let loose while they're sleeping- kidding. yeah, i wasnt supposed to be afraid, but I WAS!! it felt as if i was about to go through my death sentance. a bit metaphorically explained, but to me, it felt like it.
anyways, rmc wasnt as bad as i expected it to be. to say that ive learned my lesson, well, yeah. never judge a book by its cover. in this case, maybe ive been thinking too negatively of the boys beforehand that i didnt even care no think of anything nice to say or even give any of them that million dollar-worth smile of mine. the only thing i thought was, what am i doing here?!! but that was before any of the things happened. to put things short, im kinda grateful that we really did this eksplorasi thingy with them. or else i would probably be condemning them for the rest of my life.
being in rmc for just 4 days,.. was most likely one of the best moments in my life. seriously. where else would you find guys who could be both so 'manly' and 'sweet' all at the same time? before any of this, i thought that the gentleman species had long been extinct that the girls in this world are doomed to bear with just insensitive, harsh guys for future spouses. which, intensifies my reason not to trust or get close to any guys. that fact kinda made me think that guys come from a species that should be avoided. but ehem, you can say that rmc changed my view. entirely, in a whole different angle.
first, there was that time when they greeted us the moment we reached their grounds. which was considered a very generous act, because i was told that we arrived a bit (okay, a lot) later than expected, and that they'd been waiting for almost two hours for us, rooted to the spot where we saw them. when i saw that there were two lines of tall, burly guys waiting for us down the bus, i was like- oh, gosh, WHAT IS THIS?!!; i know things like being good and friendly to your guests, but id never expected things like this to come from them, especially when they're that- GUYS!
the first thing we did was taking a picture with the teachers and some of the boys, whom i assumed to be the high-com members, i dont know. and then we had dinner in a rush, went to our respective dorms, had the BIGGEST surprise of our lives. there, waiting for us inside the bathroom, was actually a (i dont know what people call this, but in malay, it's KOLAH). yeah. and we're girls. so you can imagine the trouble we had to face because the showers weren't enuf to occupy about 152 girls who takes more than 30 mins to take a bath. still, i cant tell you how we managed to clean ourselves anyway. XD
first night- chem. it was a bit awkward, because it's the first time we met. the only thing i coud recall was that there were 5 guys- and that's just about everything that i could chug into my mind for the time being. the guys seemed nice anyways. they really tried talking to us, which made things less awkward and bearable. the first thing i thought of them was that- wow, they're prepared. because they've got the questions a week before we came, so they had some time to do research and study on the things. when i was there- it felt like i was studying those things for the first time.considering that fact that i really scored a D for a chem last mid exam, yeah, maybe i really only learned those things this year. haha.
the first night went smoothly. class ended at about 10 or 1030 pm, and then we headed directly back to the kompeni hotel. that's what they call dormitories in rmc. ;D that night the girls were all acting like zombies. maybe from the long journey or what, i guess so. but i didnt hear as much exciting stories as i did the next day. maybe almost everyone havent loosen up with the unfamiliar environment like me.
2nd day, i cant remember what classes there were. but things went smoothly too. and we even had the best time when we had our first-hand experience on things like abceiling (i dont know how to spell), and haha, cycling. the girls were especially excited because we didnt have much time to spend on exercising, so you can tell how bad our fitness could be. so those activities could at least help in shedding off some extra pounds. huhu. i didnt get the chance to ride those bicycles because they were too big for my size. i needed smaller bicycles that the ones that they have. seriously, i think those bikes could be 2 times bigger and taller than me. it's really not meant for people who heights 155 and below. like me. sadly, we didnt do anything but mope around while the rest of the girls were having fun. i felt like an abandoned puppy.
the second night was for bio. suddenly i missed my chem groupmates. :)
yadda2, came the last day,
it was a blast.
first, we had this small brunch at the mass, and the boys were dismissed before we were. we were asked to stay a little while inside the mass while the boys headed back to their kompeni and did wtv it was that seemed so important at that time. first i was a bit irritated. what else was there? i thought. but then when i saw the guys again,, in two lines, waiting for us outside the mass, holding real, live roses, i was.. slightly moved. okay, i was REALLY touched. uhuh. this was the cream of the cream. never in my entire life had i imagined that it would really happen in reality. i thought things like guys giving flowers to girls only exists in dramas and tv shows. thing like this are made up to make people believe in things that could never really happen. but again, i stand corrected.
the boys were especially nice when they gave out the roses. we walked through them while they offered the roses to all girls and sang that farewell song. this whole thing made me think like im actually starring in a korean drama or something. it's so surreal.
oh, and the guys also helped us with the luggages. need i say more?
all in all, when we boarded the bus and had to really say goodbye to the guys, most of the hearts were broken. haha. as much as we werent prepared to go there on the first place, we werent prepared for this farewell more. it didnt occur to us that it could be hard to turn around and leave that place we'd learned to love along the 4 days. the place of adventures and friendships. the place of finally seeing the real world we would have to face after stf. no more girls' school or classes. no more open-air private chats on girl things. no more farting freely in public. haha. we had to focus more on managing our ethics than studying when we were there. hey, it's hard.
the week after rmc was.. dull. haha. those girls had so many things to tell each other. i had none. but that doesnt mean i had nothing interesting to say. it's just that im happier hearing from the other side than making people hear what i wanna say. some things you just can say out loud.
thanks, rmc. for making that 6-hours tiring, irritating journey worth it. and also for making the best out of everything for us stfians while we were there.
:D
