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The pre-camp that was…
I can’t be bothered to write about it now. Which means I might never do so. But it is too important an experience…! I summarise a bit-lah ok?
In the span of 3 days at YMCA in Brickfields, we
- Squeezed into many critical thinking exercises
- Launched into small debates on issues which affect us
- Ate too much indian food
- Went through Brickfields as though we were blind people who regained sight
- Got exposed to various frameworks of understanding
We also went to Katagender’s Jamming Violence Against Women, where I ran into some Troubaganger people, who have been so kind to have Project Bazooka Launch with their gig this Sunday.
Here is a piece of art I liked very much, especially the texture. It was at the Katagender event.
Yea we did a bit of not-so-fun stuff as well, which perhaps gives good contrast to the fun stuff. I remember:
- My ego bashed up
- Brain pushed a bit over the limit
- Reminded of being culturally sensitive
- Being a huge jerk
- Semi-sleeptalking gibberish in front of everyone
- Worrying too much about Project Bazooka
- Making a connection with some humans (which is rare)
It has always amused me how our everyday Malaysian neighbour can be as alien to us as the faraway gweilou. In other ways, we can be so much the same.
There were 9 other aliens who are more like friends now… Intelligent, forward-thinking, and initiated in their own ways, they have most interesting stories to tell about their lives, which I will REVEAL!! MUAHAHAHA justkiddin. I will just reveal a bit here -
In the center is Nina, who works in the WWF as a wrestler. Sasha the blacksmith from Jerantut peeps into the side:
Special thanks to Brian Lariche for candor, and the other partcicipants for tolerance. All of you are great company - looking forward to the Phillipines!!
