Council Training Camp 2008

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This camp was something rather different,
compared to other council camps.
But honestly, i preferred the 'March camp?
But this wasn't that bad.

School on Friday was rather do nothing kind of thing
'cos my bag was in the liliput
so i walked around empty handed,
and there wasn't any lessons.

School ended at 12.30,
in the library for awhile with Sharmala & YingYng
and off to go for camp.

The dreading feeling was annoying.
'cos it was the beginning of camp & its like you got to go through the 3days
which seemed extremely long at that hour
+
the suspense that was added in
you don't exactly know the tone of the camp, yet.

But it went rather alright,
the camp got started by a talk, by Mrs Yap.
The theme of the camp for pearlization - there's no such word in the dictionary,
but i find it sucha unique name actually.
So she talked about.. the theme of the camp & the significance of it,
for us, as leaders and weaknesses and strengths.
And gave us time to do, reflections - with a few questions.
it ended, soon enough to move into our individual levels for our workshops.

& JiaWei left for her KunMing briefing.

I hated the seperation parts,
'cos it meant finding a new partner
other than for ClaraS, JiaWei & Hazel.

The workshop was about leaving a legacy.
Well some points were rather ralevant for me 'cos i just lead the p6 invitation days ago.
& it gave me time to reflect through the points
whether i did the right things
or i did negative things like critisize or whatever.

But as i reflected, i guess it was more of positive points 'cos i don't remember putting anyone down or whatsoever.
And going through the workshop
someone kept appearing in my mind, how that someone has abused her authority rather

Dharishini, shhhhh.

So every point, i kept '________!' on the paper
HAHA!

Its in a way, sad to realise.
I once was there in the library,
hearing Aishah talk about how council changed her
and now,
people are telling me to pass the baton on,
to leave a legacy,
something where my juniors will remember me for.

Its too fast, just too fast.
It seems like i came in last year, and leaving soon.
Wow, treasure the remaining time left, i guess?

We played a shape & a game called 'touch' during the workshop.
I didn't like the touch game AT ALL.
We were blindfolded and we were paired with someone,
and we're supposed to feel that someone's hands and seperated again
and once our blindfolds are off you have to find who that person was.

AHHH!
& my hands were...
SOAKED!
:O
Sorry Yani & Amirah!

The shape game was an interesting one,
we had strings and we had to make shapes, blindfolded,
but with talking
and there would be someone who's able to see, but not able to talk.
It was really an interesting game, i must say.

The workshop ended @ 6
and it was dinner.

Dinner was horrible !!
It was some yuckky stuff,
i don't exactly remember
but i didn't eat much, i waited for SUPPER!
HAH!

After dinner it was bonding games!
The first game was some catching the flag game.
My group is Group 5, Sambal Balachen (sp?)

My group members were:
Eileen, Amanda , XinClare, Joshua, Shireene Sharmala, JiaWei, Dharishini, Dakshayani, Arshad, Jancy, Clara, Tashka (me).

Almost everyone went attacking other groups for flags
accept for Sharmala, Dharishini, Shireene & Me.
Joshua was defending the outer area of the cone.

Sharmala's scream chases everyone away!
When she decided to go out to attack instead,
everyone started coming to us to attack!
Geesh.

Played with other groups.
& moved on to the next game.

You had to do tasks to get to the end
where we had to collect as much foam as possible.
with shampoo on our heads, obviosuly.

First task:
Bite an apple with your teeth and not holding the apple.
Second task:
Pick 2 Marbles on the grass around and put it in the bowl
Third task
Put your head in flour to get a sweet
and then wash your hair to get the foam.
All the girls had like alot of foam, please!
HAHAHA!

It was bath time,
supper,
and lights off.

But yours truly spent the night accompanying friends to the toilet
'cos i was still awake, till 4.15am.
:O

Woke up @ 6.
Sharmala was amazed that i actually could wake up even though i slept at that hour
and i guess she's the only one who knows the actual time i slept.
Heh.

Toilet to do morning stuffs with JiaWei,
and packed a little
before heading for morning stretches,
its Day2!

Did some weird stretches,
HAHA!
And breakfast in the parade square with the red group,
since the canteen was wet.
Kaya + Bread = Heaven.
I had 3 servings?!
heh.
I shared the milo with Dharishini though,
not really a milo fan, but i love macs' iced milo.
(:

Assembled at the concourse,
before going to the LC for a combined workshop!
With the sec1s, 2s & 3s.
It was about working together as a group,
united as one council body.

We played 2 games.
1) On my knees, where we had no chairs but squeeeze together and sit one another,
supporting one another.
And if one falls off, the whole group falls.
But the girls managed to do it, after a few tries.
;)

The second game we played was a scavenger hunt,
where we had to complete tasks together,
but there was a string tied to every one, passing through our bodies.
We had to work together to complete tasks like catching an insect, saying a cheer with water in our mouths etc.
And the school was packed at that time!
There was GG south division day, with like 10 schools in our school?
There was NPCC
There was BB
There were teachers & some sec4 classes
& US!

After the workshop,
it was lunch.
I lovedddd the food.
Tofu, Sweet & Sour Fish & Kang Kong (?)
All my favourites!
And some didn't want their share and passed it over to me, heh.
I finished EVERYTHING, for the FIRST time!
:DD

Went over to the LC after that
Briefed on the Race Of Spirit also known as Amazing Race.
Elaine was the senior in our group.

Our first clue was
Sun, Sand, Sky if i ain't wrong.
That place was Bishan Active.
So we had to go there by WALKING 'cos he only were allowed one trip by BUS!
Our task was to design a logo and explain how its related to us as councillors.
Managed to do it, in like 4 mins?

Our next clue was What is 2,3,7, 11
That place was Prime Supermarket!
Our tasks was to take a picture with a shop owner and a student/child.
We finished this task fast so but 'cos we didn't know the next clue we could not move on
and since we asked our senior for help,
we had to be delayed by 10mins @ Prime.

Relaxed and tried to identify the next the clue we could not solve,
even though Elaine gave us 2 words of the clue
(1) 3 up & 3 down
(2) A park new our school

Once 10mins were up, we though of just giving Bishan Park a try,
but before that we went to the POLICE STATION to ask for a map
to see the parks nearby
HAHA!

Bishan Park was the right place,
we had to come up with a cheer,
cleared the station in about 5mins

the next clue was
'$'
So we thought cannot be banks 'cos so many banks!
So we said oh CPF then.
Went over to CPF, but we were at the wrong place
Gave Money Changer, Action City and all the shops on the 4th floor a try
but all was wrong.
Asked for clues from Elaine,
so got delayed for 10minutes.

The clues were:
(1) Don't think about money
(2) It sells food

FINALLY! We got it,
it was S11 the food court!
When we were able to leave,
went over to S11 and our task was to write 10ways councillors can serve the school selflessly.
Easypie.
Done in 5 mins.
We had 1/2 an hour left
before we had to head back to school.

Our last stop was
Singapore Press Holdings
Made our way there,
kind of far.
And when we were @ the overhead bridge
there were workers painting,
and as we ran pass
the paint dripped on my hair!
BLEAH!

Reached SPH
and our task was to face the cars, write with our backsides
'Student Council'
& we did so!
Took a bus back to school!

And we completed the race,
it doesn't matter what position
but we are all wonners
'cos he completed the race yes?

Break

before more bonding games!
The first game was an alphabet game
where we were not allowed to talk but had 3 tries to solve the mixed alphabets and could only use our left hand and right leg
glad to say, we came in 1st!

the second game was broken tv
where we had to pass down a message to down the row,
no talking but through actions!
WHICH WAS PLAIN HILARIOUS!
I can't explain this game.
You'd not understand it, unless you're there.
HAHA. Aflame for Truth became a pregnant women
HAHA. A man running with an olympic torch became the small intestines!
HAHAHHAHAHHAH!

Game ended,
Bathe time.
We allowed the Sec1&2 have their bath first,
things happened there.
It was disgusting so i decided to have my bath in the boys toilet
AND their toilet is like CLEAN!
so much better than the girls
soon after, 10 girls followed after to bathe at the boys toilet.

Dinner.
Some yucky awful food.
I didnt eat other than 3 spoons.
YUCK!

Sharing Session soon after.
I was way sleeeeepy and having a headache by then.
Grrr
First group of senior was Kerin's & Elaine's 'talk'
WOW Kerin is in ECH course
which is the course i'm kinda interested in?
:D
Found out more and stuff
before heading to Humanities Room for Bjorn's 'talk'
and well,
i was totally off
i actually fell asleep on the table!
:O

Walked round and round after i got up
to prevent me from sleeping!
Rounds to the bunks to the HOD rooms to the dance rooms and back to the bunks,
thrice.
Hah!

Headed over to.. LC for Aishah's talk.
Which was kinda the best
'cos everyone just started spilling everything
both inter&external council stuff
& most of the things no one had the courage to tell the teachers
but since Aishah's a senior everyone from Sec2/3 just said EVERYTHING
SHE WAS SUPER SHOCKED
that she called MrsTeo into the room for the sec2 group, hah.

Sharing Sessions ended,
with the teachers surprised but rather imformed now.
Debriefed, it was already 12.
I was zonkedddd.

MrsTeo talked about decisions,
i was so tired & restless i was entertaining myself at the back
'cos i can't be bothered to hear (too soft and i was too far away but lazy to move)
& then she said something like,
'If you need help in making decisions you can go to people like.. .. .. or Tashka'
i obviously didn't hear that part and thought she was calling me so i stood up and said huh? yes, why did i hear my name?' and was walking to the front AND THANKGOD CHASTINA STOPPED ME
AND ASKED ME TO SIT DOWN 'COS SHE WAS USING IT AS AN EXAMPLE.
HOW DUMB CAN I GET, OMG!
I hope no one saw me walking up or something,
what happened if i made my way all the way to the front, if no one had stopped me?

Okay, whatever.
After debrief,
waited for the sec2s and off to bed.
at 2+ 3?
:o

Good morning,
its Day3!
Random stretches and stuff,
off to breakfast soon after.

Its the first SUNDAY that i was in school and not, church.
Whoops.
Heh

After breakfast it was supposed to be team building activities
but 'cos of last night's sharing session
MissFoo came back and discussed about the matters faced by the sec3s
while Mrs Teo did the same
but for the Sec2s.

After all the discussing, conclusions
we did reflections,
THANKS EVERYONE FOR THE NOTES!
I was kinda shocked to see so many, but happy at the same time!
And then we were dismissed after doing a cheer.

Hah,
there was some children church in the 1st floor,
omg, cutenessss.
They were singing the BIBLE song that kept ringing in my head,
reminded me of Shalyn leading Agapeland in that song, HAHA!
But their children church is like SUPER big,
Below 5 yrs about 60 children
Below 12 yrs about 80 children!
THE CHURCH IS BIG!

WOOOOOOOW.

After we were dismissed
headed over to Macs
like any usual Sunday
but instead of Val & Clarissa
it was Clara & Hazel!

Lunch-ed. and had a good chat.
It was a memorable time spent together.
Thanks Clara & Hazel
x3
:D

Home soon after,
and this marks the end of the council camp
and this post,
goodbye!

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