Wednesday, December 5, 2007 @1:07 PM
haiz,end of my sheng jing fang camp already.
time really flies when you are enjoying yourselves!
argh!!i wana have another 4 days of sheng jing fang camp!
my group totally rocks ok.
SHA MA GROUP ROCKS!!WOO
i shall write down everything i did with my dear group.
so i shall always remember it.
firstly,lets start of with our group members.
our leader:Joshua(Jing En)
assistant leader: ME,Ian(Zhi Ming)
and our dear members!!:
Jean(Jin Yee),
Ashlyn(Si Ling),
Melody(Hui Xin),
Ying Jia,
Jia Ying,
Xi Quan,
Li Cheng,
Gideon(Song Kai).
ok,i felt we were like the best team there.
every game we played to our very best.
no one was shy or a spoilsport.
even our 2 youngest P6 members,
Ying Jia and Xi Quan were very cooperative.
and we played to our very best in every game.
with good leaders guiding us,
and cooperative and smart team members.
YEA!SHA MA ZHU IS THE COOLEST.
ok,lets start with 2 days before the camp.
most of us gathered in church to do some preparations.
like finishing our poster and flag for the camp.
both were great!but i felt our flag could be better.
hmm,i shall not go into so much details for the preparations.
i'll add lots of details for the camp.
FIRST DAY OF CAMP:yup,and the day for the camp finally arrived!
we all took a bus from the church to the camp.
its the salvation army building beside Dairy Farm Rd.
xiu hui went on her own.we met her at the entrance of the buidling.
we placed out bags down,hung our flags and posters up.
then gathered in our groups.
the camp started with us singing praises for god.
i was a little scared at first.
my team mates all look super quiet type.
later all so shy and uncooperative in games then very hard to play the games.
but i was wrong!
SOO WRONG.
our group turned up to be the group with the best team spirit!
most cooperative members ever.
after singing praises,we ate lunch.
our group was incharge of serving lunch.
we made the 5 girls serve the dishes.
i and xi quan served the drinks.
yea,teamwork!(:
after lunch,was games time.
we played this game,
where we were given a piece of newspaper,
8 of us was supposed to squeeze onto the newspaper.
then after each round the size of the paper will be halfed.
our group tried our best,
though we did not last many rounds.
we never gave up!
next was the shoe piling game.
we were given some scrap materials and we were suppose to stack our shoes.
i can't remember which group was first,
but we succeded.
then we played the auction game.
we were suppose to bid for certain items.
we were gived $20 worth of paper money each.
$1 was supposed to be equals to $1000.
anyway,my group decided to pool our money together,
and buy something for everyone.
hmm,i'll try remember the details.
erm,joshua bought a plane i think.
jean bought a qualification certificate & peace i think.
then melody bought love,
someone bought health.
gosh,forgot the rest.lol
anyway,i bought branded clothes,yup.
hmm,i think we were allowed to go to our rooms.
and it was free time,
i took a bath.
and we gathered again to present our posters,flags & nametags.
after that was dinner.
it was a bbq where each group had to cook for another group.
my group was supposed to cook for gloria's group.
i did not know how to start a bbq fire!
ok,now i do.yup,and it was fun.
we all had turns to cook food.
and laid them on the table and decorating and stuffs.
it was damn fun.me and jing en cooked for gloria.
well,she cooked for us too.
i can't remember who the rest cooked for.
anyway,after dinner we were like telling jokes.
there were cold ones,lame ones,a racist one,and many more.
after dinner,went to bathe,
SLEEP!
SECOND DAY OF CAMP:woke up at 7.00,
bathed,went to the carpark to gather.
it was time to do some morning exercise.
we all did the normal warm-ups.
led by gloria's group.
then it was "lin xiu" time.
our group sat in a circle and discussed the bible.
then we gathered in the hall for breakfast.
everyone was hungry.
and guess what happen when we were eating halfway.
yanting's group found out that the bread was expired.
we were all shocked.
but it was just bread lah.
so some of us just finished it.
then it was time for singing praises.
eh,i just love singing the praises,very fun.
then we had "xing xi (1)"
i went to the group led by yang lao shi first.
we were given a paper,
where we were suppose to rank a list of items,
in order of importance which we would choose,
if we were shipwrecked in space and forced to land on the moon.
we first did it individually,
then discussed it as a group,
then he gave us the answer of professionals.
we were suppose to grade outselves.
i scored a pathetic score of 54.
i bet i'll be 100% dead if i was shipwrecked in space.haha.
our group score 46.thats cool.
then we were given time to prepare for our "mocca.com".
wahah,i'll elaborate mocca.com later.
then it was lunch,
then abit of free time.
then it was the "survivors" challenge!
we were suppose to play a series of 7 games.
first was a memory game.
we took like damn long ok.
and then was the maths game.
we squeezed our brains dry spending like 21 mins,lol.
then was the game where we were suppose to complete 5 tasks.
first was to sing the zhu ti song sung by melody.
then song kai and lichen did alley with a basketball.
xi quan threw the sweet into joshua's mouth.
jinyee and jiaying did the three-leged walk.
and yingjia did the hola-hoop while i recited the chinese tongue-twister.
we failed a few times,but succeeded in the end.
cause we all contributed!
team-spirit is needed!:D
hmm,after that was the game where we were suppose to use only strings,
to move a pail out of the middle of the square.
we succeeded of course.tsktsk.piece of cake for our group la.haha.
and then was the soap game,
we were suppose to break a bar of soap into small pieces,
in as short time as possible.
ok,i sacrificed my nametag then.
but it was fun,we still succeeded.
then finally was the blind-folding water race.
omg,this game was tough.
we had two tries as the 1723 jiejies gave us another chance.
we managed to become first on the 2nd try.
ohya,i forgot.we also had this game,
we had to use a pen,tied by 9 strings,
we are only allowed to hold the strings,
and we were to write out words.
of course we managed to too.
omg,i forgot to mention a SUPER IMPORTANT thing.
ashlyn was sick before our "survivors" challenge.
jinyee accompanied her back.
but jinyee joined us again soon lah.
but it was a bit sad lah ok,we could not play the games as a whole group.
and it was worrying too.
i even asked joshua whether we should do a dao gao for her within our group.
but thank god she was alright.
she joined us at dinner.
she said she was fine and everything.
we were all relieved.
we ate,and after dinner we sang praises again.
fun fun fun!(:
then was "xing xi (2)",
this time i joined rui fu chuan dao in the other room.
he taught us about "jia zi guan".
erm,moral values.
about doing the right thing at all times,
as god will always know what we are doing.
he gave us many examples and told us many stories.
i just love rui fu chuan dao's preachings.
always very interesting.
then we had the final activity of the day!
ok,it was the most tiring game in the whole camp.
"THE AMAZING RACE".
we ran from the salvation army camp to bukit panjang mall.
i think it was at least 2km or 3.
on the way completing tasks and games.
but it was FUN!
and TIRING!
especially the final task.
where we were suppose to find rui fu chuan dao.
we couldn't find him anywhere.
after a long walk up and down.we finally found him.
we were all like damn tired le can.
then our whole group of sixty people went to mac to eat.
we ordered 8 packets of fries and piled it up like a hill.
but we were all very thirsty too after the long run.
and since drinks were not provided.
i decided to buy everyone drinks from the 7-11 next door.
because everyone was great.
no one complained being tired or anything.
it was the best team-spirit i ever seen.
SHA MA ZHU is really great.
even our 1723 bro,zheng wei,was impressed with us.
he treated us to ice-cream too.
by the time we reached back the camp site,
it was like 1am le.
took a shower,and layed on my bed.
slept pretty quickly.
THIRD DAY OF CAMP:woke up at 7.00 as usual.
gathered at 8.00.
wah,our leader late again,lol.
but nvm la.
then we did warm-up exercises again.
but today was different.
we had 2 games.
i not sure what the first one was called,
we were supposed to act as squirrels and trees.
then when the person shout forerst fire,all the trees must change partners,
if the person shout hunter,all the squirrels must change trees,
if the person shout earthquake,everyone must change.
quite funny,and fun.
next was dog and bone.we won the first match against wen sze's group.
against hannah,i think we lost.cause they too zai le la,
got hannah fong.lol.
anyway,winning means lesser than having fun!:)
and i bet we all enjoyed it.
had "ling xiu".
then we had breakfast.
and had praises.
then yang lao shi led everyone for "xing xi (3)".
it was another worksheet.
this time it was on a boat which was sinking,
and there were 8 people to save,
and we were suppose to number who we should save first.
i remember got one group say until damn zai,he link one by one.
damn funny also.we all laughed.
then we had some time to prepare for our "mocca.com".
before we had lunch.
after lunch.
we had another outdoor activity
this time was to play 3 games.
first was called "table soccer".
as in the ones we play on the table,
rolling the players,
but this time we use real people.
quite fun lah.we manage to win during the penalty.
this shows how power the girls in SHA MA ZHU is.
you all rock sia.
hmm,if i remember correctly.
the people who took the shots are jin yee,melody,jia ying,i think ashlyn also shot.
hmm,so its 4 people i think.
aiya,whatever it is.we rock as a team!
next game was called i think "water volleyball" or something.
we had to pair up and hold a plastic bag.
to catch water bags.
and fling it across the net.if they manage to catch it,
they can fling it back.if they fail to,
and the bag breaks on the ground,we get a point.
it was damn fun!we got a little wet.
if i remember correctly,
lichen paired with joshua,
songkai paired with xiquan,
jinyee paired with ashlyn,
yingjia paired with jiaying,
and i paired with melody.
we were all quite good at flinging the water bag over the net.
cause its not very easy lor,you need good coordination,
and a technique to do it properly.
my first throw with melody was super nice.
it flung right up high and far.
they totally did not stand a chance to catch it.
joshua and the the other pairs did perfect too.
it was very fun la ok.haha.
mm,next was "fruit basketball"
actually,it was captains ball la.
but playing with fruits and balls.
it was quite fun too,
except when the fruit breaks and becomes sticky,
especially the banana.
haha,we broke 2 bananas,and it was sticky and a little er xin.
the girls all dont want to touch it.
so in the end we guys had take over with the "banana".
lol,but it was ok la,this is called teamwork mah.
then after that we went back to the sports hall.
we could choose what game we want,basketball,badminton and so on.
i played badminton with wen sze's younger bro.
he p6 only leh,and i lost to him!
haha,i lousy at badminton la,and he school team somemore.
haha,anyway.it was fun.
i was also making fun of him,
cause he always want to vs yingjia and her friend.
say what one vs two also can.
lol,then i keep suaning him,asking him dont bully girls.
and so on.it was lame la.but quite funny.
then we went to prepare for "mocca.com"
i actually lazy to bathe,i just changed a shirt and went to the hall.
but my group members forced me to go bathe.
say what "eee,so smelly,go bathe!".
wa,bo bian,took a quick shower.lol.
then we had dinner,
and had singing praises.
our group was in charge of "lin shi"
i led the opening prayers.
OHYA!i remembered something IMPORTANT!!
i LOVE that BLACK NECK-TIE.
lol.cause actually we wanted to make xi quan look cute.
so i suggested him wearing a neck-tie.
then jinyee had one.
so we ask her bring up.
it was a short black tie with metal chains and crosses as the design.
lol,quite cool.
i koped it to wear before the performance.
then she was like,can you stop taking the tie.
you like it so much you go buy la.
haha,but its like super cool can.just let me try lar!
anyway,i managed to kope it for quite a long time,and played with it,hehe.
ok,thats lame.but really la.that tie is nice.
the performance was soso.we forgot our lyrics for the song!
but its ok la.
we did not get last.haha.
all the groups perform till damn funny and nice.
but i lazy to elaborate la,:p.
so well,lets move on.haha.
ohya,i did not explain what was "mocca.com"
we were suppose to come up with an advertisement to sell or promote "tuan qi"(fellowship).
so yup,we each did a skid with our own groups.
after that was "jian zheng hui"
erm,we were suppose to share our thoughts and feelings about the camp.
so we gathered in one large circle and passed the mic around.
even the P6s were given the chance to talk.
the sec4s and older ones of course said more la.
giving our thanks to our teachers and 1723 sis and bros.
also not forgetting to thank ruifu chuan dao and the mu shis.
yup,after that we had supper,biscuits and milo i think.
we could also open the bottle of grape juice given to each group to celebrate.
cause last night le mah.
very sad,but haiz.
melody was not feeling well,so she went to her room first.
we were suppose to celebrate in the hall.
but without everyone present,it defeats the purpose.
so we decided to go down to the girl's dorm to celebrate.
yup,we brought cups and the bottle of juice.
melody was surprised to see us also.lol
but yup,we sat around.
made our leader joshua say a few words.
i as assistant leader also said a few words.
it was a really great camp thanks to everyone from SHA MA ZHU.
then we also exchanged emails and contact numbers.
yup,to stay friends,hopefully can become close friends in christ.
we actually wanted to celebrate more,
but other girls also share the dorm mah,and they want to rest.
so we left.i went to wash my face.
then joshua passed me a few thankyou cards for the teachers.
ask me to write,he also wrote a few.
so i brought it outside and wrote together with them.
we all gathered on the chairs outside the dorm.
ashlyn,jinyee,jiaying,gideon,me and a few others.
then joshua joined us after a while,
we were telling ghost stories and discussing about animes.
cause i found out jinyee also an anime fan,
hard to come by in singapore.
as in real hardcore one.
so yup,wanted to share expertise,but our taste abit different la
so she watch de a few i did not watch.
anyway yup.
we were also playing the rubiks cube.
ashlyn is super pro at it too!
she can remember all the steps.i wanted to ask her teach me.
but im too dumb,she keep showing i keep forgetting.haha.
then in the end too paiseh ask her show again then we ended up just chatting.
we chatted till about 1am,then xing zhen lao shi chased us all to sleep.
though we sec4s were given special permission to stay a little later,
but ashlyn,jinyee they all and some of the guys were sec3s
so well,they went to sleep.
i took a stroll up with gongtuo and chuanyu.
we saw audrey,belinda,hannah,amanda and xiu hui at the car porch.
we decided to join them to chat.
cause we are all sec4s mah.so yup.
yup,chatted till about 3.30 then we went to sleep.
LAST DAY OF CAMP:we all woke up later than usual.
i woke up at 7.45,lol.
and yup.same,we started with morning exercise.
then "lin xiu"
then breakfast!
the morning was fast lah,
then we sang praises and they announced the winners.
i was soo surprised!
i managed to win the "ANGEL" award.
erm,its awarded to the person who help others the most.
mm,yup.went up collected the prize,took a photo with mu shi.
and then came the announcing of the winners.
all the groups would recieve a prize,from lowest to highest.
we had like very little confidence in ourselves.
so everytime they announced a number.like 6th position,
we would shout SHA MA.
expecting ourselves to win 6th.
and then 5th and 4th and so on,
each time we keep doing it.
but SURPRISINGLY.we got FIRST!
we were all shocked lar!i mean.seriously,we did not expect first.
haha,we did our cheer again.
woo,we were all so happy.
i opened my prize,it was a cute monkey soft toy.
haha,knowing i would anyhow dump it when i reach home,
i decided to give it to my members.
jinyee,ashlyn,melody,jiaying they all refuse to take it,
in the end i forced yingjia to take it,wahaha.sound so bad.
but well,save the poor monkey lar.
haha,then it was finally time to leave.
damn sad.but well,nothing last forever.
hmm,i think i did not cover certain details.
but i think most of the important details are up le la.
hmm,this camp is really fun.
yup,and it won't be possible without everyone.
teachers,1723 sis and bros,everyone who attended.
and of course,all my SHA MA members.
hmm,yup,this camp also made me change my view on many people in church.
mostly are those whom i do not really know in the past.
like joshua,i thought he was a "act cool",unfriendly type.
but NOO,he is a super nice guy and well.ya,a good friend.
jinyee,i only see her in church every week.
she also look like the very quiet type.like only hang with her own clique.
but in the camp,she was the very noisy type.and cheerful type.
the others,gideon,ya,"cool type"???haha,SUPER COOL(as requested by the thick skinned gideonxD)
ashlyn i never seen her before this camp.hmm,not sure why.but ya,shes nice too.
melody also,thought she the super quiet and shy type.this camp she also participated in every game.
xiquan and yingjia are P6s,so well,our first time seeing them.
but they are not shy,neither are they spoilsports,
they participated in every activity to their very best.
we all really had a great time.
yup.i so wish for another camp with SHA MA ZHU!!((:
actually got lots pictures.
i'll try to get hold of them to post.