Exam break starts!

Realised nobody updated on last week...took me a while to recall wad we did last week actually. It's a collection of stuff...word search, the price is right, puzzle, scrabble...is that all? but thats all i could remember! It was rojak of wad we did this sem actually, but the fun was nevertheless the same! There was only 2 groups and my group was the straightforward winner with lady luck on our side, we guessed most of the prices correctly~~~

Session this week was supposed to be card making for the graduating seniors. However, again due to the lack of boys, volunteers took their initiative to play chess and first hand with the boys. The loser would have to do truth or truth! It turned out to be a good sharing and bonding session with the small group of boys we have...a relaxing end to youth sessions this sem.

More activities for youth coming right up after the exam break! Firstly is the youth chalet which never happened before. BEWARE, More bonding and stirring expected! After that could have a day out with the boys as pre-camp. Then is our ANNUAL CAMP! Performance night was something quite refreshing; do an advertisement on a product given to them. Of course, there's tuesday tuition sessions to help the boys along for the final half of the year to the 'N''O' exam.

But before all that, we have to clear our own exams before helping others!! and thats could be why exam break is impt! Good luck to all volunteers for their finals. Study smart and well! Luck plays an important role, there's only that few qns and if you know all of them, u would kill the subject! A's are not out of reach if you see it in that perspective! Study smart-simplifying all the contents yourself, dun make your life difficult by making the chapter complex. Sometimes, only a few fundamental points or equations need to be understand and u can do all qns from that topic. Past yr papers are godlike, dun disadvantage yourself by not going through it! I have answered exam qns thru remembering wad i read in the ans of the past year papers...dun get too stressed up! See you at Pasir Ris then!

Session （31/03/2011）

A very brave attempt by our duty comm today. I guess today’s session has exemplified the meaning of no risk no gain bah. Never tot a “chatting” session will be anywhere near a good idea, especially so for boys of their age. Reminds me of a certain thurs last semester where we had our reflection session, which was quite frankly, a rather forgettable one =X

But this time round, it was different. Through this mini “get-to-know” or “debate” session, I actually got to know a lot of stuff about the boys and their thinking. We gathered useful feedbacks and suggestions based on all the previous sessions conducted. They highlighted what they like about our session so far as well as areas that needed improvement. Although I cannot say it’s a big hit for the boys, but it’s definitely insightful for us volunteers, be it for planning future activities or simply for getting to know our boys a little bit more. I’m pretty sure such session cannot be conducted every week, but it will be quite refreshing for us and the boys if they are conducted every once in a while.

Once again, Thank You to our duty comm and fellow volunteers for making every thurs evening an enjoyable one for us all. Keep up the good work people =) Blk D 万岁!!!

Regards,
Qin Feng

Supper is FUN!!!

Nearly forget to write...i'm slightly crazed today so the writing style might reflect it.

Right before our nation's General Election, with PAP having to face off against the opposition parties, undergoing the gruelling questionings by the people, we have our very own election for Block D's next management committee.

If you think that it's going to be a very docile rallying session, then you are sorely mistaken. The candidates were subjected to an intense grilling session by the floor (actually, it's only ZX and his gang at the back), and were required to spell out clearly the vision they have for the block, as well as how they would achieve these goals and vision. Difficult senarios were also posted to the candidates in a bid to sound out the various management style of the individual candidates. Whew, i'm so glad to be the one doing only the voting.

The voting process was done in a jiffy (since i guess we were all late for the session already), with the fate of our candidates in the hands of ZX...and our candidates having to suffer through the excruciating wait while ZX went to have Kopi at Ya Kun (ask him why not Mac), went home to finish his drawings (which took hours) before tallying the votes. At long last, at 3.36am (according to my email), the results are out!

The votes are in, and the people have spoken. Shall not dwell too much on the results.

Lastly, i think this is a good opportunity to thank ZX and the outgoing committee. I think they have been nothing short of wonderful. Amongst the heaps of praises lavished on him yesterday during the election, i just wish to point out that the thing that struck me most abt him was his tolerance, persistence and always putting himself at the frontline...always having to endure us "flying aeroplane" at the last moment.

Till next time,
Mark (slightly crazed today, which accounts for the weird writing style)

PS: I think we should continue ZX's legacy...SUPPER!!! It's a really good opportunity to talk abt random stuff, sessions, opinions...if u dun mind the ARROWS (such as this blogspot itself), GOSSIPS and RUMOURS that may arise out of having supper with him. Haha

~Mark~