Every Thursday is a happy day :)

Today we all gathered for another round of fun games with the boys~

After exciting rounds of charades, spot the differences, do not forget the lyrics and many more, what else could be left?

Pictionary!

We quickly divided ourselves into two groups. The name of the game (idiom!) was to guess correctly words and idioms through hints which could only be drawn out. Just thinking about it seemed challenging and difficult.

This time, we were given several options – one to four worded answers with similar points awarded respectively or idioms, which awarded five points when guessed correctly. Initially everyone was relaxed and amiable as simple words were chosen. It was very amusing to see the various drawings depicting answers like ‘Little Mermaid’ and ‘Little Red Riding Hood’!

However, as the game progressed, we were given harder keywords and a large portion of them consisted of idioms, such as “Actions speak louder than words”, “Do not count your chickens before they’ve hatched”, “Spill the beans” etc. Before long, there was a huge difference of 30 points between the two groups, so tensions were rising as both groups raced to solve the puzzles. Majority of the idioms were solved by the boys – some coolly deduced the answers while others frantically threw out words; it was a pleasant surprise!

Amazingly, at the last question, the other group caught up and thus both groups were neck to neck in points. Amidst much excitement, the game ended and the boys shared their prizes with each other.

This time it was even more heartening, because the number of boys who attended was larger than the number of volunteers present.

And after all these games, it seems that beneath their tough exteriors there lie shy, playful, active teenagers who bond together in their own special way. Let us continue to create many more lasting memories with them :)

-Xinmu

Weekly dosage of happiness~

A sweet little surprise from one of the boys from my camp group! Siew ping got a card too!

Nice and detailed drawing with one whole pack of folded hearts which he put in between the pages of the card. A surprise within a surprise! sweet much! ^^

Happy much, but i've some confession to make.

The avalanche of school work was enough to bury me alive and i was on the verge of pulling my hair right before the session this thursday.

And here's the part when the evil thought of pon-ing the session comes in.

Honestly, I'm guilty of missing the session twice coz of projects and cca commitment.

I will always feel guilty but our dear center head zx has always been understanding and without fail end off with "no worries :)" (which kinda lessen my guilt in a way).

Fortunately, this time round i decided to go for session anyway and perhaps this card is my reward for doing so.

What I am driving at is that, at times when you feel like you cannot commit or feel like quitting/exasperated why you still have to go for session when you have so much things at hand, think of times when the boys ask why who and who is not around, when they offer you chocolates/sweets tho they want to eat everything by themselves and when they ask about you/tell you about their school etc. It's the little things that they do that makes everything worthwhile. Especially after receiving the card, it strikes me that even though i feel that i didnt do much for them, they will remember us and look upon us as pillars of support/friends.

To me, the session is like my weekly dosage of happiness amidst the stressful uni life. & I hope it's yours too! ^^

Do Not Forget the Lyrics!!!

Katy Perry-Fireworks

Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what you're worth
X-X-X-X-X
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Do you know what is in the X-X-X-X?! This was how we started our very first song… Yuppie! We played don’t forget the lyrics for today’s session. At first, our group doubted ourselves as we thought that the boys will not really know the songs that we used, but they never fail to surprise us. Most of them know the songs from the bottom of their heart while some were completely clueless. Hahahas. I must mention that it’s more of our volunteers being clueless, and that the boys needed to help them out!

Time flew today as we were late, and sadly we didn’t manage to finish all the 14 songs that we intended to go. We ended off with our national day song which many thought was HOME. Luckily Qinfeng decided to make it a small challenge for them by choosing a song-WE WILL GET THERE that was not their era. This stunned them a little but with the help of our volunteers some teams managed to get it right. After which we gave out the tidbits that we bought and the boys happily munch it while we all left the room…

Next week would be the last week before recess week comes! Hurray! And for the next group, all the best planning.

==MEI XIU==