YES today was the last day of the intermediate camp. A camp that we've been planning for such a long long time. A committee consisting of myself, Cherilyn, Gerald, Jessica, Daniel, Neng Wei(Tin Tin), Sarah, Magdalene, Nicholas(Ah boy boy), Stephanie(Pho or Ah girl girl), Dawn, Ewen and Ziteng. This camp went so much better than I expected even though I wished it was much much organised. But it was still such a fun camp, so sad Cherilyn couldn't join us until talent night but still. I'm sure we had fun.
Day 1
First day of the camp. Always the most exciting part. However, due to a lot of miscommunication, we didn't know how many campers to expect. Even before the camp, we were so disorganised and still have a lot undone. And I must say this. Every camp, there's just one item that can easily distract all the guys and that is that stupid ball. That stupid stupid ball. Once that ball is out, no one can get anything done. So FINALLY we actually went to tekka mall for lunch and to buy any last minute items. Ok, I've to admit, the start of camp was kinda demoralising because only 3 people came,Delicia, Seth and Samuel, so we decided to split the comm. Half would be campers, while the others would be the comm members. So ya, ICE BREAKERS!! It was super fun la. First we started off we the traditional whacko. So when it started to get boring, we played using our chinese names. So for those who can't remember anyone's names, they just used 3 simple names - Ziteng, Ewen and Neng Wei. Yeah. So after that, we tried to get Ziteng to do a forfeit for getting hit so many times, but in the end, Ewen did it. Then we went down to the car park to play minesweeper. Basically the game is that, there is a 5 by 5 gird made out of masking tape on the ground and the game master would have a route for everyone to try figure out. So everyone was to queue up and everyone was to try one by one to figure out the route but everytime someone made a mistake, the group master would throw flour at that person. So it went on and on for 3 different routes. Tin Tin and Dawn did the first route, Gerald and I did the second route and lastly, Tin Tin and Daniel did the last route together. Daniel and Tin Tin are so vicious la. Every time I'm the one trying out the route, they get so excited because most probably they would get to throw flour on me. Very fun to throw flour on me meh? Then we had a group time which was like actually preparation for talent night. Like after a long long time we actually managed to split into 2 groups. Since there was an odd number, I decided to go to join Mag's group, since Sarah and her were the only 2 girls there with like Seth, Gerald, Ziteng, Tin Tin and Daniel. So like poor thing la. Stuck alone with all the crazy people. Half way during group time, my group complained that they were hungry, so I brought them up and took out biscuits, and we just ate and talked about all the irrevalent stuff and soon after, the other group came up and we had bonding game. We tried to play the ding dong game, but we were so so unsuccessful! Everyone just couldn't concentrate on the game. So we played this number game. It's like, if we choose the number 7, for all the multiples of 7 or any number containing the number 7 you must clap. So ya. Played that, then had wash up and had a really really good dinner. After dinner, Aunty Clara and Uncle Jonathan came for a one hour session. It was good and it really taught us a lot. We were divided into 4 groups and within each group we were supposed to appoint a leader. In my group was Gerald, Delicia and Seth. So Seth was appointed our leader and he then went to get instructions on what we were supposed to do. He told us that we were supposed to grab as many balloons and tape as we could and start to build the tallest free stand balloon tower which had to be stable. Ours was crazy la. We had such a steady base with a lot a lot of masking tape. The base could stand any way you wanted it to la. But then we realised that we were the only group whose tower was so low. So we started to build upwards and it was so funny. Cos we just couldn't do it. And soon we ran out of tape. So Seth went to another group to get more. After time was up, even though our tower was like the shortest, it managed to stand. hahah. Everyone else's all fell. hahaha. Then we discovered that we didn't listen to the instructions well enough and could actually have all gotten together a build just one tower instead of four. (You realise after a while that they always do things like this) So then we were given time to build a huge huge tower. HAHA. Then Aunty Clara and Uncle Jonathan started debriefing. Yeah. After that we the night games. (an initially disorganised thing that got better as it went along) The fun part of the night games was actually the planning. During their wash up, we came up with many other crazy ideas on how to scare the campers. But in the end didn't do like most of them. And it was during this planning that Daniel introduced the talking stick. No one was allowed to talk unless they had the talking stick. Which I have to admit was quite good because it actually worked for a while. ok now back to the point. I brought everyone down and that was when Leonard and Valerie joint us. Everyone in their camp t shirts sat around the car park and I started telling them a story. And Nicholas so didn't come in at his cue la. So I was like a weirdo repeating the cue like non stop. Each time going louder and louder. And stupid Seth and Leonard kept on interrupting me. So i started laughing. So Uncle Kai Eng and Kui Luan were like chasing me. Ok. So I tried to round things up since Nicholas didn't scream, I brought them straight to the social hall. Since it was so dark for them to even see what they were supposed to, I had no choice but to on the lights. Over there at the corner was Gerald, and he was in a cloak rocking on the floor as if he was possessed.He was suppose to try to inform them of a murder. But I don't think he said it which led to a bit of confusion. Cos when I said it, it wasn't very clear. And so I handed them all over to Gerald and from there they tried to find out what they were supposed to do. From there, if they did what was planned, Gerald walked away, and then they all hom we thought would be the braver ones were actually scared too. HAHA. Uncle Kai Eng and Kui Luan were so so freaked out! Actually, almost everyone was so scarwent towards Jessica who gave them light sticks and helped them find the clue that Gerald dropped. I went to find the rest to inform them that the game had officially started. Everything was dark, with a lot of tension as everyone was unsure of what to expect. So they started the game in 3 different groups. At first, not everyone was scared. So that was where Nicholas, Gerald and Pho came in. Nicholas went around screaming to add to the tension. Pho was dressed as the dead person which was rather freaky and she just walked around. Gerald did the same as Pho just that he was in a dark cloak and he would just sit in corners scaring people. I didn't get to play, so I ran about, ensuring that everything was ok. It went well la. Some highlights were that people like Dawn and Sarah wed which was something we wanted to get. So that was good. Mag, whom we thought would be scared was actually rather brave. So much contradictions. hahahah. A lot of them actually got scared because of like Gerald. And Daniel was very good. For his station which was at the youth room, he was like in all black and when uncle kai eng group came, they kept on insisting that there was someone behind the door, and I tried to convince them that there was nothing. So Ziteng, Sarah and Delicia didn't dare enter the room and Uncle Kai Eng was waving his lightstick frantically, trying to find out what was behind the door. Then suddenly Daniel slammed the door and stuck his face on the little windows, causing Ziteng to fall back in shock and Sarah and Delicia to scream. hahaha. Uncle Kai Eng was equally as shocked but he was in the room unable to do anything. And when Seth's group came. Gerald was sitting at the entrance with Daniel no where to be found. So they just kept on disturbing Gerald when suddenly, Daniel caused a stack of chairs to just fall. There was this loud crash and Samuel got so freaked out. Then they slowly approached the fallen stack of chairs when they found Daniel and recieved their instructions. After that was just a lot of fun. Then we had a round up and had supper and all. Then some of us played heart attack. Playing next to Gerald and Nicholas is so fun because they open up the cards and I get to choose which one I want even before it reaches me. HAHAH! Uncle Kai Eng always get hit. Everyone just aimed to hit him la. Then after a lot of talking and all, we all finally went to sleep. And before we slept Daniel ensured me that he would wake up early to jog and then wake us all up. So ya, I slept with a sound piece of mind.
Day 2
Daniel so didn't wake up in time. HAHA. Somehow or rather all of us woke up. And I didn't have to wake a lot of them up. So I brought down a packet of 3-in-1 milo and went to collect the breakfast. I made milo together with Jessica and Seth for everyone. So nice of us right. HAHAH. So after breakfast was quiet time and then worship. OH and you know what? Nicholas is actually a very good singer, but just that he likes to sing really high. So high that no one else can sing as high as him. So ya. So then Uncle Augustine came. He gave this 4 hour session on team building. I'm not so bad ok. I made sure we had lunch inbetween in case anyone started to get hungry. So cannot say I torture them. And we started off by playing this rope game. So like we were all supposed to stand behind the rope la. Then with this blind fold on, we were suppose to pick up the rope and form a square. so like, we couldn't la. Our square was just plain ugly and it was nothing like a square. So uncle Augustine gave us more time to like plan and all. Then we tried once again, expecting to have to form a square. But we were so wrong, cos we were supposed to form a star now. So we were like ahhhh!! What are we going to do? so ya, nothing like a star. Then Uncle Augustine was like, you can ask me anything, just remember that both hands have to be on the rope at all times. So I asked him what did he want us to make. and he told us that we had to make a triangle. So we planned accordingly and tried once again. And then we didnt' know but the 3 people who were suppose to be the corners were pulled out of the game and all because no one but me was allowed to talk so no one could indicate that they were missing. Now this time, without the blindfolds, we had to form a circle. ok, so then we had to pair up and all. And because of an odd number, I went with valerie and Delicia. So like we were supposed to choose the more intelligent one in each pair. So only Nicholas was ego enough to say he was the intelligent one. So in each small group the taller one was suppose to call themselves the intelligent one and stretch out his hand and say, hi, i'm the intelligent one. The other one was supposed to reply that hey I'm the smart one. So all the intelligent people had to gather together and the smart people together. Then from there, we found out that actually, during the rope game, we could have just taken off the blind fold because there was no rule saying that we couldn't. IT WAS LIKE SO WHAT LA!!(i told you they all like to do things like this. as if they have nothing better to do with their life) then we had a presentation for each group on what we thought of the game. So ya. then we did the DISC profile thing. My third time and once again I'm a "IS"! YAY!! I like that personality type. So ya, then we played another game, which was like getting our hands tangled up together and then we have to try to untangle. But we couldn't do it, as in the intelligent people la. so ya. Then the other group did it, then we all had to do together. Then continued with the session on the different personality types. That's all. But it was really very fun and meaningful because we could actually learn more about ourselves. So then group time. Seth and Leonard just showed me all their fire tricks and I had to stall for time while the people involved in station games went to prepare. So ya. Then station games. Because Gerald went to listen to the discussion he wasn't allowed to play. Because I knew how to play all the games, I also wasn't allowed to play. So sad la. I could only help out here and there. There were 3 groups la. First group was Seth, Leonard, Mark and Samuel. Second group was Jessica, Delicia, Alicia and Valerie. The last group was Pho, Nicholas, Daniel and Ewen. So I followed the second group first la. The clue given to them was wrong la. Sarah gave them a clue that couldn't work out. So I had to help them by finding out what it was. So I followed them to the carpark where Ziteng was and they have to play this legged race thingy. Hate to say it but that station is kinda boring. Then I started walking around. Went to visit Dawn's station and all. So ya walked and walked around. Bumped into Gerald for quite a bit. Then I took both cameras and went to Dawn's station. And meet Gerald on the way so he took the digital camera from me and helped me take photo. So I used the video camera there. And like it was pho's group la. so then like the 3 guys were blind folded as it was an obstacle course. Yeah. The 3 guys always post so nicely and I took a really funny video of them. Then like Gerald and I went around taking photos and videos and came back to the intermediate room. Yeah. so like then Tin Tin discovered that every group tied so we had a tie breaker, an obstacle course again. hahaha. And the funny group, pho's group won! hahah. So then wash up, dinner and then worship, group time and finally talent night. We started off talent night with Cherilyn and I cracking the lamest jokes just to stall time. And the sec fours, Ethel, Eliza, Kimberly, Elroi, James and Lucius and Amos came la. Oh and before the talent night, Jessica, Sarah, Gerald and I put some tiger balm on Elroi's slipper so when he tried to put it on, there was this burning feeling. So like after stalling time, a cake from Ewen's parents came and we started singing for him. So sweet la his parents. Then like we played a game and had the other group to have their item first which was actually the song one way with different lyrics. Quite cool la then we got the sec fours to perform and then lastly my group. Even though my group's item was kinda weird, I thought it was really good cos it was rather funny. Ok i got to say that the sec fours' skit was really good. On account that it was impromptu. ok then we rounded off everything and just had free time. So we played a food game. To clear food. So retarded la that game but a really good way to clear the food and it got a lot of people high. From what I heard, poor Delicia had to eat 4 packets of milo. Poor girl. And Nicholas got so high that he was dancing and dancing and dancing. And his dances are all so so funny. Such a funny guy. and then we watched 2 movies(cheaper by the dozen 2 and cinderalla story). That knocked a lot of people out. Ya. So after I got everyone to go to the correct rooms, Gerald, Nicholas, Pho and I didn't sleep and just went to talk and talk and talk. Yeah. Then at like 5 we all went to sleep. Yeah. Before that Gerald was like we are all high "I" sure can talk to the next day. But he was the first one to fall asleep among himself, Nicholas and I. Pho feel asleep the minute she came. So not counted.
Day 3
Woke up at 0830. half an hour late. I was woken up cos I was very sure I heard pho and Gerald talking by the door, and I thought I saw them. But when I woke up, I found out that they were still sleeping. Then we just cleared up and rounded up everything. The toilet they guys used was so disgusting la. Toilet paper everywhere. It was like practically flooded. So after a closing prayer which took so long to happen, we closed the camp. Then we went to pizza hut and then back to church and looked at Nicholas do his crazy acts. Daniel was so bad. hahaha. Cannot say why here. Cos not nice. haha. But he kept on doing stuff to Gerald. So bad la. Then I went home and slept. haha. i was so tired.
Yeah. So intermediate camp was a success in my point of view. i never thought it could actually pull through. I have to admit that we were very unprepared and like a lot of things were done last minute. So if I ever have the time, I would upload photos. Yeah. And i'll tell more about it another time or maybe I could just add in more next time.
Yeah and basically for myself. I guess I really gained a lot from this camp. For starters, I actually strengthen friendships and made friends la. We wanted to gain unity in this camp and I guessed that happened to me la. I got to know people like Nicholas better, to me he's just plain nuts. I talked more to the Seth and Leonard aka the two monkeys. I found out that Nicholas is really talented in singing. I really learnt that there is no way that I could have gone through this camp without the committee. And lastly, I really have to thank God for this. Initially, when I first saw the response, I thought that the camp was going to be a failure. But as I prayed everyday, God made the response better and better. In the end the camp was such a success. It's true. God does provide. He helped us through this camp. I also learnt that I really got to think outside the box. Some mentality that I have is not necessarily right. Like we always think that as long as we are divided into groups, it means competition. But that's not necessarily true. We can still work together as a huge team. Besides the theme of the camp is ONE BODY ONE VOICE! haha. So ya. In a way I'm glad that this camp actually took place. So ya, I've to thank the sec fours for actually planning a camp last year, inspiring us to have a camp this year, in which I learnt so much from it. Hopefully the bonds that were made during this camp would actually last. I hope that people like valerie who is like quite soft spoken actually enjoyed it and will like open up more because of this camp. Yeah.
I hoped that whoever came for this camp enjoyed it and is able to bring something meaningful home from it. If next year you want to plan another camp, feel free to approach me for the proposals or the contacts.
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