Sessions 5/2/09 & 12/2/09 !!

okay this is a REALLY late post but better late than never. by the way, the reason why this entry combines 2 sessions is because chinhan was too lazy to write 1 of them. haha okay here goes...

there was tuition on 5/2. i was an hour late so not too sure what happened then. BUUUT... i do know what happened after the session~ there was a mini birthday celebration! for me! haha thanks guys really REALLY appreciate it. the cake, present and birthday song were lovely! special thanks to those who took the time to get the cake and presents (:

it was games day on 12/2 organised by group 4. game went something like this: there were 2 teams and each team took turns to play. numbered cards were pasted on the floor in a big circle and each team member stands at a number. members enter the circle -- the person standing at the smallest number enters first while the person standing at the largest number enters last. the team whose members enter into the circle in the correct order and with fastest timing wins.

ken vin coordinated the game with the rest of us time-keeping/ checking for cheaters/ joining the game. the boys were uncooperative at first but with ken vin's very stern scolding, the boys decided to cooperate more. it was overall a great game and we enjoyed ourselves.

just want to add that there was this boy (not too sure of his name. think it was henry's boy) who brought a love letter to the session. it was given to him by his girlfriend. it was really beautifully made and even laminated. he was really proud of it and was really eager to show it to us. haha. soooo sweet and cute (:

Session after CNY

Today was the fourth day of CNY~~ Everywhere was filled with the CNY atmosphere, even in Boys’ home.
This was Group 3’s turn to prepare the game for those boys. We prepared many candies for all the boys who participate in the game “Pass the message” session. The winner group could get some chewy gum (the best prize!!). However, they showed their good teamwork and finally made it a tie! In the end, they had to play “Scissors, Stone, Cloth” to decide the winner. For those who were lost, they also could get some mentos!! =)
Although it was CNY, some boys were very hardworking as they requested for tuition instead of playing game. We shall big them a loud applause. *Clap clap*

Time flew. The first session after CNY was come to the end.
Happy lunar new year~~

Cheers,
Poh Ling=)

Session before CNY!

Prologue

Let me start with a short narration to explain why I am in charge of today’s entry. After session Jun Han asked who’s going for super and ‘tadang’ I raised my hand without knowing that he was actually asking who’s writing today’s entry. (How lucky I am!) So here’s my very short and sweet entry.

And so I begin...

I partnered with Henry today and today we were supposed to give the boys tuition. But my boy said the teachers took away all his textbooks before CNY so we just chatted with him for the session. Henry cliqued with him at once as they were both soccer fanatics. It was a pretty nice session for me to hear all the stories from the boy we talked to and I must really say that Henry was really good even though it was his first few sessions!

After session we went for supper and attempted to plan for the post-CNY outing. Some suggestions included badminton session, paint-ball fight, bbq, etc. (I think Jun Han will update us again soon!) Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy this short holiday and Happy ‘牛’ (ox) Year! =)

EXCITING THURSDAYS

Every Thursday I get ready at 6:30 in the evening for one more journey to a prison which actually is a place of vibrant and naughty faces. I hope you guessed correctly, it was another WSC session to boy’s home.

It all started with the same routine. Everybody met at canteen A for dinner (though I was not hungry!) and prepared to move on. Though this time our block representative Chin Han did not join us for dinner and planned to reach boy’s home directly. The second session was smooth and easygoing for most of newcomers like me. As Henry mentioned in his previous blog- we all were divided into 5 groups and today group 2 (to which I belong) was given the task to think of some games. Finally, after a lot of discussion we decided to play charades.

In the home the boys seemed excited but still few behaved hesitatingly. Nonetheless, two groups A and B were formed consisting both boys and members. Six categories decided for the game were:
1. Movies
2. Songs
3. Celebrities
4. T.V shows
5. Subjects
6. Non-living
Peggy and Ivy explained the game to boys, Celine was watching carefully to catch the boys cheating and I was the unlucky one who had to set the stopwatch. Under each category there were 7-8 titles (oops! I don’t remember exactly) and each group representative was given 5 minutes to act.

Group A grabbed the first chance to act and chose movies as their category. I am sure everyone was shocked to see the hidden talent among group ‘A’ boys and members. They recognized all except one-that’s nice! But group B was even faster and gained full points under non-living category. I remember Kelvin acting and one of the boys guessing something ‘naughty’ and funny. It was good to see boys accepting the challenge to act. Though I can’t understand Malay but I could observe them teasing and passing funny comments on each other.

The game ended with group ‘B’ winning by 2 points. But it’s not about winning; it’s all about engaging boys in our every session. I could observe in the session that it is not difficult to mix with boys, they only need some time to mingle and some love to express.
The say ended with a nice photo session and everyone dispersing for their respective homes. You can catch me in the middle of picture-the cutest among all.