Tiger Rocks!

Hi! This camp is certainly one of the most memorable camp in my life...hopefully it feels the same way to the boys. Tiger started on a losing streak in captain's ball, including a 5-2 trashing by rooney. Its kind of demoralizing for everyone, including me as i missed a couple of catches due to the light rubber ball being used. Then it was hard for the GLs to get everyone to play for volleyball as the boys were starting to gave up. Kudos to nat and nicole, we managed to field in enough players and started winning by starting with trademark free-kicks from Edwin! The team started to believe in themselves but the morale was again damped when they finished last in the cheer fight, which i think they certainly do not deserve to. The GLs then wrote short memos of encouragement to each tiger warrior at the end of day 1, hoping to up their morale after a roller coaster day.

Day 2 started with a bang! Great teamwork and running shown by Tiger warriors won us the 2 games of frisbee! Then the winning streak continues in soccer with a win and a draw. Morale is high but luck was not on our side for dirty games, 3 warriors refused to get themselves dirty so the GLs had to play. However, by tug-o-war, we are able to finally field a full team which was so heartening to see! Even the laziest warrior in our group volunteered to be the last person and contributed greatly to our win in tug-o-war! K-pop dance wrapped up a great day for Tiger as i felt the boys did really well and overcome their stage fright! The boys cooperated well in the trainings which make it quite easy for us to teach the dance.

I would like to thank fellow leaders from tiger group! Nicole for your passion in k-pop which certainly improved our performance! Also for leading Clap your hands, you did great despite of your stage fright! haha. Natalie for your sportiness in playing the games! You didn't mind getting dirty which is so noble for a girl. Thanks and sorry to both of you in blocking the shots in the soccer game! Haha! You both did a good job. And also your constant motivation to our group! With all your enthu cheering and initiative in getting the boys together as a team. Without you girls, i think it would be much harder for us to get through the first day. OH, hope you all didnt just rmb me doing seaweed...

Kelvin,

tiger warrior

Blk D Camp ROCKS!!!

Really glad that everything went smoothly... Everyone was amazing... I had a really good time.. And can see that the boys were enjoying themselves too... Group leaders did a great job at motivating and helping to hype up the atmosphere.. Game masters did an amazing job with the games... And of course, Zhengxin... You were the best!!! =) Really good job with everything... Everyone, job well done!!

Personally I feel that the annual camp will always be the highlight of being a volunteer of blk D... We cant really interact with the boys during sessions since its always very short... During camp we get to actually stay at the same place with them, eat the same food and do so many activities together... And most importantly we get to interact more with the boys especially when you are a group leader... The memories you get, you will remember it for life... We didnt get to mingle with them as much as we did last year though... But at least we made the most out of the short time we shared together... =)

Sorry I just had to put up a photo of the flag... Hahaha... =p As you all already know, Rooney did win a lot of the sports matches they played... Hahaha... But it was harder to get them to come together to do the performance... Was really a challenge for us volunteers bringing them together to think of ideas for the performance... However, they did give their best and I'm so proud of them... Thanks to Lidan and Qingfeng for making Rooney super great... Haha... Though we didnt win we all knew that the most important thing is to have fun.. I believe all groups have that in mind throughout the camp.. And true enough, everyone did have fun, boys and volunteers included... =)

Considering that this is the last camp for me, I really had a blast!! =D It ended super well.. Haha.. And it let us end 2010 with great memories and new perspectives...

Once again, good job everyone!!! Enjoy the holidays and have a good year ahead!!! =D

Hearts D-camp

I will just do short entry here since most of what happen zhenjie has it.

The camp was a success and i believe that the boys really enjoyed themselves. For me, it was like at first most boys thought they didn't want to be in the camp and that we are depriving them of their resting time but as the camp progresses most of them started enjoying themselves and opening up to us and share many things with us.

They are really a very adorable bunch of boys and as much as we try to make the programs enjoyable for them, their crappiness and fun-loving natures brought lots of laughter to us as well. As I talked to them, I realise the boys have their own dreams and goals they want to achieve which is really a good thing. Some wants to be soccer players while others hope to become guitarist and even comedians and they do have a great talents in these things. We really do have alot to learn from these boys too.

A really memorable part of the camp was the performance presentation at the end. Everyone of us enjoyed ourselves greatly. My group Phelps really throw all out on the dance floor and despite the little accidents like flying slippers, our entertainment effect was one of the greatest. Im proud to say that we got second! Good job Phelps!

Friendships were formed and bonds were strong but all good things come to an end and 2 days past in the blink of an eye. I really hope everything could have lasted longer but at the same time really glad that I am returning to the comfort of my bed and home.

Thank you all volunteers for making all these possible. A bigger thank you to my fellow Phelps group leader Jing Yi and King for getting the boys to be really high-spirited and encouraging them to participate in the activities. It was a great 2-day and I hope all of you have as much fun as I do:)

And the speech at night by the little boy was really awww! so sweet!

Author: Siew Ping (the one that collects the money in case some of u don't know me yet)

Annual D Camp

Yoyo!!

The camp was considered a success (no wet weather & no casualty!), and I think everybody enjoyed themselves. The boys were rowdy at times but they provided an element of humor to the camp. What a way to wrap up 2010!

We met up a day before the actual camp to reece the campsite and prepare the files for the boys. We spent the whole afternoon applying artistic touches to the files. After that, we had a little xmas gift exchange before we parted the place.

Day1: We arrived at the campsite early to settle some admin work and prepare ourselves for the upcoming activities. The boys arrived in the noon and the GLs started mingling with their team members. After the ice breaker, all the teams proceed to design their own flags and discuss about their team cheers. In the meantime, the game masters went to set up the game stations and familiarize themselves with the rules of their respective games. When the flags were done and the game stations were set up, all the teams went to their individual game stations. The boys were visibly excited and showed their competitive streak. The GLs also participated in some games and everyone had fun. The game masters definitely had a hard time deciding the winner for some games as the rules were not abided. After the games, it was dinner time. After dinner, it was time to design the mascot and generate ideas for the following day’s dance performance. Each team was given a set of materials (newspaper, toilet paper, paint, marker, etc) to design a team mascot which they had to explain its meaning and parade to the audience. The boys started running around (probably due to excess energy from the dinner) disturbing each other. They only settled down when it was time to showcase their team mascots. After the mascot competition, we proceed to the cheer competition. When everything ended, it was time to present the prize (ice cream and cookies!!) to the winners! Everyone was a winner and had their fill of ice cream and cookies. It was 10pm then and we went back to shower when the boys helped to clean up the place. We still had time for night snack after our shower! The night ended at about 12am. (Tiring but fun!)

Day2: Some of us woke up at 6am to join the boys for their morning run. Some of the boys could really run fast! After the run, everyone was famished and ready for breakfast. It was as if the caterer predicted our hunger because the packed food came in mammoth portion! After breakfast, the boys went to wash up before we carry on with the dance performance practice. Then, it was time for games! The games went on for about 1+hr before we stopped for lunch. When lunch was over, it was time for dirty games. The game masters dripped/scattered/poured all sorts of ingredients (coffee powder, soap, coke, ketchup, flour, etc) they could gather from the kitchen. Though they were initially turned off, the boys eventually played the games with gusto. The GLs were not spared and had their fair share of ‘dirtiness’. After the dirty games, it was time for tug of war and water bomb! These were the 2 games which we did compete as a team with the boys. We sent out a team of men (all NS trained) to challenge a team of boys. U must have guess we won, but sorry, we were no match against the boys. (guys, its time to hit the gym) Then, we went on to play water bomb and as expected, the boys were all out to make us wet. (thank you for washing the dirty sauces/powder from our body) It was time to wash up and prepare for bbq dinner. The boys helped to start the fire and bbq-ed the food for everyone. After the dinner, each team started to perform their individual dance/song/skit. Their efforts could be seen as they came up with splendid performances. After that, it was time to reveal the champion of the entire game competition for the camp. This time round, chocolates and potato chips were given as prizes. The boys unselfishly shared their prizes with their GLs. They were then given files, which were designed by us, as a small souvenir of the camp. Photo taking session then followed. Everything ended slightly earlier than the previous night and the GLs decided to make some cards for the boys. Then, it was our own free time. Some of us went out for supper, while others played card games and chatted with each other.

Day3: We were supposed to break camp early because the campsite had to be ready for another incoming group. We woke up and settled our admin stuff before having our breakfast with the boys. After mingling with them for some time we parted our ways.

Now that the camp is over, we will start to plan outings in the future. Block D rocks!!!!!!!! =D

~Zhen Jie~

Year-End party

Its exam period for the ntu peeps but to the boys at the home, its the year-end party period! 5 blk D volunteers-Zhengxin, Khalisah, Meixiu, Shawn and Kelvin decided to take some time off

from mugging and destress at boys' home.

It started with a buffet dinner which was expected...but wad was unexpected was that the officers were serving us and the boys! So paiseh la, reminds me of ns cookhouse where the aunties served us. Then saw the block manager and the home-in-charge during the dinner. They sat down with us and interact a bit, telling us that the home-in-charge was also from ntu mechanical engineering, graduated in 1997. Oh well, so MAE graduates dun have to be an engineer in the future after all.

Then comes the long awaited performance from the boys!

First up was football juggling, and some break dancing with the balls. It was entertaining for everyone especially the break dancing part. However, the performance was relatively short. It ended when i thought that it was reaching the climax.

After that was the acrobatics segment. Boys performed walking with spring stilts and diabolo(below). They really impressed me with their performance. It shows that the boys can do something really well given the right training and interest. It was the highlight of the night for me, it was encouraging to see the boys having fun with new hobbies so much that i would like to try it! Some thoughts during the performance, we volunteers should try to learn something that the boys do...like break dancing, singing and play sports to better interact with the boys. During the camp, we should show them that we are studious people that could also play hard when it comes to playing, and not only good at achieving academic results. So for volunteers who wanted to show their talent during the camp, please contact Zhengxin! :)

Lastly its the xmas caroling by some church grp. Oh, nothing much to mention...cause im almost half asleep! Blk D camp 2010 is coming up in 2 weeks time! Hope everyone is excited about it and dun forget about the pre-camp gathering on 27th Dec! Rmb to bring along an xmas present for rsp youth post-xmas gift xchange! No restrictions! anything will do, its for the feeling of receiving a present from a unknown person! Do RSVP on Facebook if you have not done so! It will encourage ur fellow volunteers to go! Thanks!

Oh ya, tml 16/12/2010 is Meixiu's birthday! HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! even though its exam period, but ur birthday wishes will still come true! if you need us to make it come true, pls tell us also! we will do our best-est! Good luck to all having exams too! Persevere through!