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-post camp mortem-
haha..wad a duh title but i like!! oh well, its me...initially i thought i wasnt a camp person which still stands haha..but i truly enjoyed myself throughout the entire camp. it was a v meaningful and well organised camp to start off with. thanks to all the stuff esp tremandy, puay san and all the other camp crew!!! the ''MAD'' - make a difference camp is a mentor training camp, a pre requiste for one to be mentor. I think i've chosen a very fruitful and meaningful cca - to befriend a mentee and to provide guidance and to lend a listening ear to someone...on a sidenote, a mentor needs to heard as well but well...oops there are many memorable moments in the camp, but i shall highlight some special moments. there was this game where we are supposed to sit on the lap of each teamate in a circle and see which group last the longest without falling..the trick to this game would be to trust each other by putting all your weight on ur frenz + much perserverance. our grp emerged winners! the rationale would be to build trust and support among group mates which is vital in our mentoring journey..umm meaningful the other activity involves exchanging 2 of our most valuable possession. u shld have guessed it..hp and wallet! the other party will have full access of everything inside. my partner although in my team but we are not close. dun have the natural bond. we trusted each other so we just looked into each other wallet! nth much actually. twin! he saw the ''ba zhang'' photo u drew for me! haha..anw my wallet v empty nth much...this activity may seem meaningless right but it isnt, in fact i think it is the most meaningful. it was to incaculate that we as mentors must protect ourselves as well and not allow mentees to overstep certain boundaries. In these, our own privacy should be protected. other activities include the nite games which we were supposed to clear 8 stations and by going to the station in the millipede position. haha..real fun but v humid! all the games require intense cooperation and teamwork to get thru! we got in 2nd to prove that our grp are nocturnal animals caused we flunged in the day. got zero balloons hence no points to bid for our lunch!! argghhzz..i dun wan to be poor..haha..cos we had 510 points the first night activities include trustfall. trust me, its real fun but we almost dropped my last team mate but its not my fault..cos he didnt have full trust in us by bending his legs and most of his body weight felt on me..all concentrate at his back. the impt key to this is to divide the weight equally so u would be caught. anw, it was a near miss but it made us realise this impt lesson..other memorable ones include untangling ourselves blind-folded, fixing the lego blind folded, 3 of us are allowed to talk but not see, while those outside are allowed to see but not talk..im so fortunate compared to those blind or mute...how many times we overlook such simple but important things..an important realisation indeed.. by one of the counsellor '' building a relationship with a mentee is just like any other relationship..be it bgr, friendship etc. we all have this ability to do so...'' how true... SMP traditional game - its this game where boxes are drawn and many rules drawn up. supposed to cross this river without falling into it where there are ''crocodiles''. whenever someone falls into it or a rule is breached, the entire group will have to start all over again. its a test of perserverance and determination plus lots and lots of teamwork cause the goal is to get the entire group of 100 over to the other side of the rive. not an easy task although it seems easy. we took abt 4 hrs plus to accomplish this mammoth task! the sense of satisfaction is undescrible... lastly, how can i forget the frenzs i made in this camp! they are really fun ppl just like the frenzs i made at cpf! i'll nv forget the ti ti game we played while waiting for the river game and the animal game tt we played in our hotel room at 430am? we were high on lack of slp plus madness!! haha really glad knowing u guys..u've really made this camp a truly memorable one.. ps: me and my angel wrote the same thing for the survey; the question:"if u were a word, what would u be?" we had the same reply and it was: ''huh?'' how coincidental could that be... finally thanks saife, weijie, fushan, jonas, yunru, clara, li xian, june, neela!!! CTSS!! haha...glad i posted to a sch near my sch..oops rhymes! wad an eventful holiday i had! i never expected mine to be so fulfilling and meaningful. firstly the friends i made at cpf..this was the most unexpected as after abt 1 mth plus we became close friends and the fun that i had which seriously overshadowed the mundaness of the job. but the job was also a gd experience and eye opener. Im really glad as it really help me tide over this long holidays or else i would be so broke.. 2nd i managed to find my long lost twin!! haha...we seriously think alike in almost everything except in instances where the voltage level is low...LOL!! i really love our gatherings where we had so much fun and i really hope this will go on...for siti and twin!*exco* members..better noe wad to do huh..or else u shall face the boot! hahaha....oops i didnt take my medicine wad a long entry! |
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