This week I got to relive the excitement and fun of being at camp.
Juxtapose 2006, the yearly NVAC camp kickstarted on Sunday Day0. I was counsellor.
We played many ice-breaker games. I'm really amazed at the no. of them. Before that I only knew Wacko....how sad. Now I know so many! It was really fun. And seeing how everybody was so game, even at forfeits, the team spirit was so evident. There was a 'I love cards' game where we were supposed to suck the cards and pass them down a row. My goodness, it was so hilarious, i had to try so hard to stop laughing. Because once you laugh you let go of the air and the card will drop. We tried for some time before we suceeded.
On Day 1 we replayed ice-breakers again. Then there was mini-war games where we played the 'I love cards' game again. The campers had better luck & skill with it. And there was the sandwich game....with forfeit of eating wasabi sandwiches. *Cool* We had this impromptu group cheer "Wasabi sandwiches....Sioh, Nutella sandwiches....Di, Salt sandwiches....Giam, Sleuth.....swee ah!" And then 'Captain's What?' and the candle game at the basketball court. Our team didn't pay attention to the briefing and only when our raffel string got burnt then we realised that was the objective of the game. So dumb, we didn't even defend it was an open goal! But no matter, we resumed our team's fav game 'Murderer'.
My fav part of camp was NightO. We had to go to various stations around the campus to play games. One was the TangYuan game where we got our hands dirty with flour. One was the water bomb game, where the 4 guys had to carry the girls on their shoulders and catch the water bombs thrown by a blindfolded Fangyu. Boy did they complain that their shoulders ache, and we found out who were the strongest and ahem...weakest guys who offered the least sense of security. haha. Another was the numbering game where we had to call out 1-40, and where I got my face painted like a red Indian....Then there was the slidedown game at the track, where we had to climb a slope with soap water generously spilled. And finally we slided down it, getting our pants all wet! But again, it was in the name of fun!! And finally the Nutella/Kaya game, where we passed the Nutella/Kaya down the row using our cheeks to make a sandwich, and then share it! Yew! Next morning all of us were terrified of bread and Kaya. It was the most memorable game....
Then at 11/12 there was Lost movement where campers were thrown off the bus at some distance from the chalet and had to find their way there themselves.
Day 2 morning we set off on Amazing race which brought us to Bugis, Nat'l Lib and Suntec, final stop was Sentosa, Palawan Beach where we played many water games. Everyone got wet in the name of fun. Our team Sleuth played until so late that we were late for Fright Night back at the chalet. It was scary for some, but to me it was ok. I'm the kind who gets kicks from being scared. It was funny seeing pple i know posing as ghosts. 'Fresh Meat' was the tagline for the night and the next morning.
Day 3 morning.......we played some team building games. The colourful flags game which demanded concentration as well as the Charater name game which was pretty interesting because my team was so dead-set on not losing that we named ourselves after PAP MPs. S. Jayaratnam, Tharman Shamugaratnam made it a mouthful to call us....and no, we didn't win that game, first to lose all the subsitutes.
In the afternoon was Spirit of Compassion, SoC, where the campers did well in acting as counsellors! Thumbs up to their performance, I hoped they learnt something from it just as I did at pre-camp when I was in there place. It was followed by Disabiliy Challenge, where the group had to perform some tasks with each member suffering a different disabiliy. Team spirit shone through as we completed our tasks quickly and efficiently. Then there was BBQ and skit where the campers put on a good explanation skit on 'Who killed Anna Suay'.
Day4 i missed the morning because of piano. Went back in the evening for D&D. We had games and fun and our SPs were revealed. It was more like a Chirstmas party again, and we played pass the parcel and walk under the bamboo game, which I hadn't played in ages already!
There was so much camaradie during the camp. I really would want to go again nx yr. I think credits go to the camp com, they did great, although Ken kept insisting that there was a lot of last minute work.
I was glad I made many new friends. Not being in Weien's group was ok, all the people at camp were like old friends although for many it was the first time meeting, but we all hit off. Especially Sleuth group!! Man, 4 days with you guys were great! And we even won most vibrant team! Not to mention ChenKoon and FangYu won Mr & Ms Juxtapose, doing our team proud. Well done =D We all got to know each other quite well. Esp for ChenKoon it was like revealing his true self day by day.... And our team's favourite game....Murderer!!! And our all-time murderer was Allan, who picked the Murderer Ace card 5 times in a row. Was it luck? Fated? Affinity?
My, it was a truely meaningful way to spend the hols! And the excitement hasn't worn off me yet......I'm still in the midst of posting the photos online.....
Juxtapose 2006, the yearly NVAC camp kickstarted on Sunday Day0. I was counsellor.
We played many ice-breaker games. I'm really amazed at the no. of them. Before that I only knew Wacko....how sad. Now I know so many! It was really fun. And seeing how everybody was so game, even at forfeits, the team spirit was so evident. There was a 'I love cards' game where we were supposed to suck the cards and pass them down a row. My goodness, it was so hilarious, i had to try so hard to stop laughing. Because once you laugh you let go of the air and the card will drop. We tried for some time before we suceeded.
On Day 1 we replayed ice-breakers again. Then there was mini-war games where we played the 'I love cards' game again. The campers had better luck & skill with it. And there was the sandwich game....with forfeit of eating wasabi sandwiches. *Cool* We had this impromptu group cheer "Wasabi sandwiches....Sioh, Nutella sandwiches....Di, Salt sandwiches....Giam, Sleuth.....swee ah!" And then 'Captain's What?' and the candle game at the basketball court. Our team didn't pay attention to the briefing and only when our raffel string got burnt then we realised that was the objective of the game. So dumb, we didn't even defend it was an open goal! But no matter, we resumed our team's fav game 'Murderer'.
My fav part of camp was NightO. We had to go to various stations around the campus to play games. One was the TangYuan game where we got our hands dirty with flour. One was the water bomb game, where the 4 guys had to carry the girls on their shoulders and catch the water bombs thrown by a blindfolded Fangyu. Boy did they complain that their shoulders ache, and we found out who were the strongest and ahem...weakest guys who offered the least sense of security. haha. Another was the numbering game where we had to call out 1-40, and where I got my face painted like a red Indian....Then there was the slidedown game at the track, where we had to climb a slope with soap water generously spilled. And finally we slided down it, getting our pants all wet! But again, it was in the name of fun!! And finally the Nutella/Kaya game, where we passed the Nutella/Kaya down the row using our cheeks to make a sandwich, and then share it! Yew! Next morning all of us were terrified of bread and Kaya. It was the most memorable game....
Then at 11/12 there was Lost movement where campers were thrown off the bus at some distance from the chalet and had to find their way there themselves.
Day 2 morning we set off on Amazing race which brought us to Bugis, Nat'l Lib and Suntec, final stop was Sentosa, Palawan Beach where we played many water games. Everyone got wet in the name of fun. Our team Sleuth played until so late that we were late for Fright Night back at the chalet. It was scary for some, but to me it was ok. I'm the kind who gets kicks from being scared. It was funny seeing pple i know posing as ghosts. 'Fresh Meat' was the tagline for the night and the next morning.
Day 3 morning.......we played some team building games. The colourful flags game which demanded concentration as well as the Charater name game which was pretty interesting because my team was so dead-set on not losing that we named ourselves after PAP MPs. S. Jayaratnam, Tharman Shamugaratnam made it a mouthful to call us....and no, we didn't win that game, first to lose all the subsitutes.
In the afternoon was Spirit of Compassion, SoC, where the campers did well in acting as counsellors! Thumbs up to their performance, I hoped they learnt something from it just as I did at pre-camp when I was in there place. It was followed by Disabiliy Challenge, where the group had to perform some tasks with each member suffering a different disabiliy. Team spirit shone through as we completed our tasks quickly and efficiently. Then there was BBQ and skit where the campers put on a good explanation skit on 'Who killed Anna Suay'.
Day4 i missed the morning because of piano. Went back in the evening for D&D. We had games and fun and our SPs were revealed. It was more like a Chirstmas party again, and we played pass the parcel and walk under the bamboo game, which I hadn't played in ages already!
There was so much camaradie during the camp. I really would want to go again nx yr. I think credits go to the camp com, they did great, although Ken kept insisting that there was a lot of last minute work.
I was glad I made many new friends. Not being in Weien's group was ok, all the people at camp were like old friends although for many it was the first time meeting, but we all hit off. Especially Sleuth group!! Man, 4 days with you guys were great! And we even won most vibrant team! Not to mention ChenKoon and FangYu won Mr & Ms Juxtapose, doing our team proud. Well done =D We all got to know each other quite well. Esp for ChenKoon it was like revealing his true self day by day.... And our team's favourite game....Murderer!!! And our all-time murderer was Allan, who picked the Murderer Ace card 5 times in a row. Was it luck? Fated? Affinity?
My, it was a truely meaningful way to spend the hols! And the excitement hasn't worn off me yet......I'm still in the midst of posting the photos online.....
Group photo on Palawan Beach
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