Ignite Change 09

Day zero:

today is just a little briefing and bonding time for our various groups. marking the start of ignite change camp 09. actually three of us had queries about the camp fee. since it's a day camp but why is the camp fee still remain unchanged? so we're abit reluctant to go for it cuz we think that most of the time will be spent on bonding instead. as we are about to withdraw, we put of that idea and proceeded on with the camp.

my group was generally fine and i think they are great people. but it's the first day i couldn't get high while playing those og games.. haha that's me. and somehow i find that the people i met here for orientation are better than the people i first met in pj? it just gives me this impresion.

after that i ran off to have lunch with yt and zy at secret recipe before having a bowling and pool game at marina square... my bowling skills are lousy as ever. but i think i improved in pool!

we went to explore esplanade before going home. and i find that esplanade is quite a peaceful place and it gives that kind of artistic feeling. well, it's meant to be artistic right?


Day 1:

was reluctant to wake up for a whole day lots of activities. and ended up late for the meeting. however, the first day was fun. well at least i get to rest a little before playing those station games. well, at least the station games involved the theme of disabilities. and it blended well, which makes the game more interesting and fun. i was one who is hearing impaired for one of the stations. well, those games are not as hiong that i expected from a typical uni orientation. just that it involves alot of climbing of the hill. cuz ntu is built like this. when u jumped off from level 1. u will not live. luckily there are seniors who guide us along. if not i think i will get lost!

next is fright night. so unfortunate that our group is the last group so we actually set off at 9 when other groups have already finished and the break camp should be at 9. i paired up with a senior and we are the first pair to go... i'm tired already so i just followed what they tell us to do. not as scary as i thought. i think the malaysian cup wan is more scary. well i din tried that though my senior wants to. the climax was the wan in the toilet. one of them is my ogl. his voice is so low that i couldnt decipher what he say.. or rather. what the other 'ghosts' were saying. i screamed a little but i think they didnt scare me of. i was like chey... nothing wan lah. i'm just tired...

reached home quite late that day. but he talked to me on the phone my way back. am i lieing to meself when i asnwered 'evergreen' to the traffic light queston when the group posed that question to me.
Day 2:

it was raining today and because day 1 ended rather late. the committee was nice enough to push back today's event one hour later. supposed to meet the group for bfast but i wanted to have something light for my throat. so i met yt instead and go tgt. at the same time i could catch the solar eclipse on tv mobile!

i enjoyed today's games on VH. we were supposed to be in pairs. one blindfolded and the other to guide the blindfolded. perhaps the weather was good. and i enjoyed being with my group mates. they are so fun! at least i learnt a new thing today. which is how to read braille! looking forward to tmr's signing!

we had some talks and were introduced to those RSPs in WSC. after that we played command and conquer. which was supposed to be wet games but i didnt get wet at all. in fact, i'm like enjoying the nice green scenery at ntu when they were throwing water bombs and so on.. having some conflict out there. but i didnt care and continue to enjoy my scenery! hai. this water game is like nothing as compared to the pj one (well, i'm like comparing here and there)... conclusion: i'm so dry!!!...


Day 3:

today is the day for amazing race. but we started with song signing and hand signs from A to Z. the song signing session was fun cuz there are songs and we learnt to express the words in a different way despite the usual singing and articulating the words. we learnt how to sign ' i want it that way' by backstreet boys.

after that we set off for amazing race.
the first stop was at macritchie reservoir playing a memory matching game. then clementi centre to play some kind of charades. guessing some english idiom. it was so damn funny when the acts gets more weird and difficult to guess. then we went to kallang centre for another game of charades but it was some objects or things that we have seen before. i think our group did great cuz we have guessed almost everything on the list. and next we have to perform a song (we chose michael jackson's heal the world) with gestures depicting the lyrics. the last station we went was the skape park when we have to prompt questions to our partner to lead him/her to guess the name of the character pasted behind my back. of all millions of famous characters. i kanna~donald duck...
then we moved on to bishan park which was our gathering point for dinner and rehearsing our dance. went back quite late but we had a nice laugh on the bus!


Day four:

today is the last day of our camp. went to AWWA elderly home for voluntary work. i was assigned to clean their flats. managed to clean both units. imagine one who rarely does housework. well, it's a good experience for me!

after that we invited all the elderly there down for a lunch time concert. and we performed our skit cum dance there. well i think i look stupid. then it's time to play bingo with them. quite a nice game!

it's a short day today when we break camp. and we took a long time taking photos here and there. before we reached amk hub for a dinner. we witnessed an accident when 2 girls on a bike knock on to a car trying to u turn. it was that split second which held my breath.

well. at least i can get to rest after a week of lots of activities. but i think the friends i made here were great!...

i donno why i had camp phobia after i've attended that one two years ago. i used to love them but now... i feel nothing for them. perhaps i think that. true friendships are to be forged if they walked thru a phase of life together. not just simply a few days. it takes time for this. so i feel this way. i would prefer to make friends during my course of study rather than some orientation camps. how many still keep in touch with their og mates? i can frankly say. no. even as an ogl. i rarely keep in touch with them except for a few hi-s and bye-s when i see them in sch... some who are from my og. are like strangers to me...

photos up on facebook!