I woke up at about 6am( slept at 4am yesterday) due to the absence of heat(xP) and found out that everyone(almost) were still asleep. I wanted to get back with my sleeping but the shivering never stops, so I decided to take a shower instead. The first wave of water that splashed my skin was warm, it wasn't that surprising- I was as cold as an ice cube.
I returned to our sleeping quarters and settled down on my comfy bed. It felt harder than the day before, I wonder why. Having no task at hand, I closed my eyes and lied down. It was then that I heard a snore. Want to guess whose the contributor? Mr Chen. I did not hear any from Luigi- although he claimed that he does snore. Maybe he was not that tired after all...
I lazed around for awhile and soon, it was time for the start of the camp! Rise and Shine. Since I had already prepared myself for the day, I had nothing to do except to take a glance at everyone who just woke up. I found that Jonathan's face was the cutest cause he hair "stood up" and he looked blur. Haha.
After that, we were to assemble outside AVA room and line up in twos as there was an outreach programme for the primary 6. Kind of childish if you ask me- we never really had a clash with them, but oh well.
Jie Yi was the one who started the morning excercise and later gave the authority to Daniel. I still remembered vividly the time when we had to do jumping jets. Though I could not see May and Jonathan(I was right in front), I could hear their laughter throughout the whole process. When I turned back and gave them the dubious look, Jonathan said, "Haha, I dont know how to do the jumping jets" and he did random hand and leg movements while May was like giggling most of the time. However, on the second round, it seems that Jonathan got it, but the laughter never ceased.
After our long and productive workout, we head to the canteen. I thought we were going to have some cheering competition, but it was a cheer that we do as a choir and gosh, Mr Chen was picky. But I guess the reasons he gave were all sensible..
"Since you guys are from choir, vowels and timing must be good."
"Since I am an English teacher, the grammer must be correct."
Well, he didn't exactly said that. Those are, however, the messages he sent across and because of that, we had to cheer a couple more of times. It was quite enjoyable though, and for once, I felt that we were really together.
Anyway, we had our breakfast. There were slices of bread "infused"(can't find any other word :/) with egg. I oozed out a generous amount of maple syrup on my bread before gobbling them down and had a few cups of milo. Since my help was needed for preparation for the next activity, I had to leave my group. My Jie offered her help and we made our way to the hall.
There were nothing much to prepare except for checking the chairs if they were in good conditions. Okay, anyway, let me explain the game...
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(1) / /
Start (2) / / End
(3) / choir / Hall.
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(5)/____________________________/
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/ /
/ wushu /
/ /
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Figure 1.1
As you can see from Figure 1.1, there is a start and an end point. The rectangle you see is basically the largest rectangle you can find on the surface of the hall. The area we used was on the left side( to the piano) while the Wushu used the right. But anyway, each group were given chairs as many as their group members. and were arranged like this...
(1)
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[ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] /
[____] [____] [____] [____] /
/ /i / /i / /i / /i /
/___/ i /___/ i /___/ i /___/ i /
i i i i i i i i i i i i / Start.
i i i i i i i i /
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The point of this whole game is to squeeze with the other members to vacant the last chair and let the last member pass it to the first so that he/she could put it in front and everyone would move foward. If any of the team members falls, the group would have to start from the start point again. After every round, one chair is taken away from the group. There is a total of 3 rounds.
My group was practically the last for the first 2 rounds, perhaps it is because our tactics aren't well enough. My Jie helped us out halfway on the second, and we almost chased the 4th group, but the gap in between was too large, I guess.
However, on the third round, we'hv gotten the 2nd! And we were only one chair away from the first. Not sure why though, maybe my group works better with fewer chairs. I still remember all of us( in pairs) hugging one another, standing on a chair.
And oh, on the 3rd round. May and I wanted to sabotage the 1st group. How? By poking Daniel. For some reason or another, he jerks away violently when someone's finger poke at his waist. So yes, we kept poking him as we were really close. He was in the 2nd group next to us.
Next came rehearsal.
And after that, the punishment. It wasn't harsh, that I know. I felt that it woke those who ain't taking the camp seriously up. Everyone's voice was unison- "ONE!" "TWO!"- and it was loud. You could practically hear everyones' voices and the echoes. Poor Kimberly, she did the male push-up position for she was afraid and as a result, she felt some painful sensations in her arm. She cried, and lost her appetite.
Anyway, we went up to the music room for our rehearsal next. For the last few days, we had been working on Yo Vivo Cantando, Seasons of Love, Rounds( from most time taken to the least). For Yo Vivo Cantanda(Spanish: I live to sing), we worked on the dance steps. Even though it is my first time doing it and had nothing to compare it with, I felt that it is absolutely amazing.
Sigh, too bad my Jie never accept my offer when I asked her to be my dance partner for the couple dance. She said she didn't want to do it. But haha, later on, she was sabotaged by the others to dance with Jun Wei and she had to stand at the back( thanks to JunWei's height). My second attempt on looking for a dance partner was a success. Guess who? It is JANNAH! Wooh, I love her so much. Anyway, I was the first guy to find a partner. I think, next to Luigi( who found sharmila :D)
Seasons of Love is beginning to sound stunning. Really gorgeous. Everyone was singing so well, it reminds me of the reason why I wanted to join the choir in the first place!
I had never sang the rounds before, but when I attempted to sing, I did it on my first try with only a few mistakes! I felt so awesome then, even the SL(daniel XP) complimented me. Bwahaha, I am so talented.
Anyway, interesting news to share with those who are still reading and are not in the ex-committee.
Mr Chen, described the choir like puppies.
(actions that he did)
"It is like, bad puppy(smacks), and they became quiet(sorry face). A few minutes later, they become happy again when you give the ball(throws)."
Something like that along the line...my memory's failing me :/
Okay, the next things that happened were Egg Bomb and Dog & Bone.
For the Egg Bomb game, my group was treated with a great deal of unfairness. All the packages were to be thrown from the 4th floor to the 1st twice. Everyones' group did that, its fair. But on the 2nd throw, our protected egg were thrown with a force and landed on the platform with a resounding snap before hitting the ground level. Which means, double impact. Kind of sad if you ask me. There were no justice T.T
Dog & Bone was one of my favourites. For I was in the same group with Vra and my Jie, we stand side by side. with the number, 5,6,7 respectively.
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[bucket of water]
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Venue: Parade Square Figure 1.2
Side note: There are 15 people on each side but I prefer the numbers up to 10 xP
It is one of the most simple game. Everyone would be given a number and are line up, just like what you see in figure 1.2. Then, the person-in-charge would randomly scream a number( in anyway he/she like). The people with the respective numbers are to run to the middle and grab the bucket of water.
The one who grab the bucket of water are to splash it all over the opponent. While the other either tries to dodge OR tap the offense-r.
My most favourite part of the game was when the person-in-charge shouts.
-Multiples of 3 [XiaoFeng&Me&May&Daniel VS Mr.Chen&Emil&(forgot who le)]
-People wearing red t-shirt( hawk) [Me&Vra&Kim VS Luigi&JW]
-People who did something with their hands [Me&Vra&Kim( we high-5 each other when the splashed JW the turn before) VS JW&Luigi(?)]
-People who are born in the month of december [Me&Vra VS Mr.Chen&Jw]
-People who are ages of 16&above(my most favourite)[Me&Vra&Kim VS Luigi&Jw&Mr.Chen]
-Teachers [Ms.Ang VS Mr.Chen]
-People who are not standing straight [Me VS JW&Luigi)
After the wet game, we went back to dry ourselves and proceeded to the canteen for our buffet!! I heard that it is really expensive, so thank you teachers!! It is really delicious, especially the "steamed bao"- not sure what it is called.
Soon, it was time for the nightwalk. I had never put on make-up before, so I am not sure how to put and in the end, made a mess out of my face. I enlisted Vra's help later on, and became the "joker" with the HUGE RED-coloured SMILE. LOL.
It wasn't that fun, the first few groups are too brave. However, subsequent groups got scared and my mood went back to cloud nine again. Especially the last group, when I started crawling my way towards them at top speed, they scream and ran away. Haha. Anyway, poor Daniel, the previous camp he was sat on by the other members, and for this, his foot was stepped on. Haha.
Then the next is shower time, then lights off.
By the way people, I beat Mr.Chen in a game of chinese chess! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!
Daniel beat me though :/
And thats it for the SECOND day!
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