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"Spikeball, Swimming, and Sickness: The Remnants of Senior Sneak" by Ee Rynn Ong

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“Guys, I think we’re here,” said Jonathan Ooi (12) as he peeked out of the lorry to catch the first glimpse of our Senior Sneak location.

This year’s Senior Sneak was held in Nomad Adventure, Gopeng, and the organizers planned many activities for the Class of 2026, ranging from traditional games like congkak and batu seremban to adrenaline-pumping ropes courses and whitewater rafting.

These scheduled activities proved to be some of the best highlights of the trip, but top of that, the seniors were also given some daily free time to chat, explore, and relax. Josh Stevens (12) had come prepared for this with two spikeball nets, which immediately attracted attention from people eager to spend time in the outdoor sun. The next five days saw spikeball veterans and newcomers alike, spending their precious one and a half hours daily around the unassuming circular net, smashing the yellow ball in hopes of a victory. 

Caleb Evans (12) was one of the newbies to spikeball, learning how the game worked for the very first time during Sneak. “I’ve never had so much fun playing such a tiny sport,” says Evans, who, although very eager to play, never won a single game during the five-day-long trip.

Besides spikeball, swimming in the river was also a popular free-time activity. The Nomad campsite sat right next to Sungai Kampar, which had semi-clear waters and a steady current on a good day. The river had caught the eye of many seniors on the first day, but because of the slightly wet weather, they had only been able to use the river from the second day onwards. Many found ways to stay entertained with their friends in the water, from splashing each other to attempting to build a dam, and even swimming against the current. 

Rebekah Wood (12) says that “[s]wimming in the river was really fun, especially since it was so hot, so we were able to cool off in the cold river water.”

However, the fun always comes to an end, and the end of Senior Sneak saw a substantial number of people coming down with unknown sicknesses. There was some speculation as to whether this was due to parasites or food poisoning, but either way, a lot of seniors spent the last few hours of Sneak rushing to the bathroom to throw up what little food they had in their system. Although being sick was a bittersweet end to the trip, I know I speak for many seniors when I say Senior Sneak was a time full of bonding and lifelong memories with the entire class.

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