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~