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Sec one Orientation camp DAY 2: Saturday, January 9, 2010 9:50 PM

Day 2 of the camp.
Reported late for “work” as Siying and I waited for Yihui and gang to come.
As I like to say blessed are those who wait, it is this kind of situation that teach me to be patient. That is how you get a very patient person out of me, as I have many friends that are perpetually late, thank God for them.
Anyway, I was surprised that some sec ones missed me. As they questioned me why I was late. Awww…. So touched.
Fortunately, the games were all played indoors.
I was quite happy, as I was not exposed to the scorching hot sun.
However, it also means I have to climb the stairs.
It was real torture as the game is such that after every station the group has to report to the second level.
The worst situation is I climb to the 3rd level then back to the 2nd then back up to the 3rd. That happened a couple of times.
Tiring lah!
But I get to lose weight and exercise.
My sec one group is a bunch of kids who lacks communication and a leader whom the other members listen to.
This cause them to fail at one of the station.
Which was live entertainment.
On the other hand, I could not stand the sight of them failing because of something that can be corrected.
So I had to shout at the top of my voice to tell them that. Surprisingly it worked, they were able to work out and I should say I am happy and glad with their performance.
Playing smart.
That is something that I observe over the past two years as OGL.

One OGL tried to imitate Sherlock Homes in one of the station—spot the difference. He went, “Why is the box open and not close?….(blah blah) You know this things cannot leave out as they may be important clues.” Something along that line. Rather entertaining to watch him do that.

In the afternoon, I went back home to for piano. I do not find it a burden as my exams are drawing nearer.

I thought I would miss like a lot of the practice session for the Alumni.
As the alumni agreed to put up a performance during the campfire and so I thought I would miss the practice session and, you know, not be able to perform.
However, by God’s grace, when I came back they just started the practice.
Plus the fact I use the lift.
Haha, I forgot that I am no longer a student.
So awesome to take the lift and not get punished.
Thanks Benson for reminding me.
Haha.
If not I will be climb all the way up to the fourth floor.

The campfire has the same program line up but the difference is the people involved.

The best part was the Alumni performance as I was involved.
I remembered mixing up the steps but in the dark who can really differentiate? As long as the light sticks (that was around our wrist) move in the correct order.
Now I can proudly say I have learnt how to dance pink panther, Nobody, Sorry sorry and para para.
Though my legs hurt after the whole thing, it was satisfying.
My sec one group, 1/9, claimed two prizes and this was like de ja vu as last year, my group also won two prizes. Though I am not clear what award they won, they are winners.

For now I can declare that I was a secondary one student, an OGL and an alumni.
Being a secondary one then was the scary one as it was the beginning of a new school life and there were so many uncertainties, but there was nothing to worry about as in the running of the programs. All I did was to just play.
Being an OGL was tough as I had the responsibility of being a role model and so no school rule could be broken. However, it was fun to guide and play with the sec ones. Plus get to skip classes.
Being alumni was pretty relax and there is nothing much one can do. However, it was nice to come back and facilitate the school in such events and also coming back to use facilities once “out of bounds” to a student and able to use the handphone openly without being punished.

OGLs of 1/9 + me!

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Mic3helle