Juz came back from camp. =D hahax... narrate first wad happened and then tmr will post wad I learnt. Very meaningful camp la. not pure tekan. *phew* =) lol. yea, one thing to make sure is that I fulfill the responsibility of a senior rafflesian. And that I enable others around me to do the same. So yea small sth 2 tell everyone, this blog is only for my friends and close friends to read, not for most of my juniors, cos “there has to be a gap and a difference between you and them, to maintain the proper decorum and discipline that would be becoming of an ambassador of our school. Too close a relationship would lower the standards and degenerate principles, as so would between close friends who share their lives with each other.” Wow. The quote sure sounds cheem. Ok ok, point is, dun tell any of your juniors my blog. Ok? Thanks everyone! Lol.
ok, day 1, 2 and 3.
Ms. Jacq Sim isint going 2 be our Year Head next year. Sad la. she was quite a good teacher, but the school decided to promote her to the CLE department, in charge of Character(C). haiz.. a good teacher leaving us. =( she was evil when we were still sec 1s lor. but in sec 3, we realized that she was quite a nice teacher after all, jus her voice abit scary at first for a person like me who has never gotten a scolding before in his whole entire life until sec 1. (at the most juz getting chided and getting stuff confiscated by parents la.) but come to think of it, sec 1s can’t be that weak la. have to grow tough, like us now. at the apex of RI’s leadership, and about to take the helm and the don the mantle, to emulate the previous batch, and to bring us to greater heights. “Its not just about me, not just about us, not just about RIGE, not just about raffles, but the society that we are about to influence and advance.” ---------- Rai. JS gonna have to give birth to her child early next year. She won’t be arnd for some time. and guess it wont be that feasible for a lady undergoing post-natal stress to handle the cohort matters and get extra stress. Also gd la. its to the best of everyone. Sad to see her go though. All the best in whatever you do ms sim!
“When the going gets tough, the tough gets going.”------------ Ng Wei Wen. Good point here. Only those who persevere can take on challenges that come their way, with determination, and never giving up. There may come a time where the courage of man fails all, when all is despair. But today is not the day. (familiar rite, kel? =P =P =P dunno hu cope frm LOTR, dun mind I recope here. =D) hahax.
Day 1.
Reached RI at 730. checked out my group, apparently I know everyone inside la. so... yay! Lol. yea, andrew, chris kuan, daniel lee, michael bin, dillion, gabriel tan, geeva. (in no particular order.) total of 8 ppls. Talk by DHM Mag before we began our hike. “The pill of pupil leaders. Passion, Inspirational, Leadership, Legacy. I’m on the pill. Are you?”----------Mr Mag. Lol. really inspired me alot. What is the rafflesian spirit? That was our task to find our own golden fleece. Yea, the theme of the camp was Jason and the Argonauts.
Learnt the 5 practices. MICEE.
Modeling the way, Inspiring others, Challenging the process, Enabling others to act, Encouraging the heart.
All these being qualities of a great leader.
“DWYSYWD----------Do What You Say You Would Do.”------ Mr. Paul Lim.
Allows others, through this, to gain faith in you and trust in you.
First day was quite fun la, though we walked for 10 hrs. can die de! But I din really feel tired la. dunno y. felt tired doin tt during obs though, but not now. guess its cos my grp mates are real nice. everyone talking crap as we walked. Mike and his crap talk, sporadic lame jokes. Geeva and his evangelism abt hindu gods and myths. Chris and Daniel spamming dota crap with me for fun. Hahax. Dillion the keeper of the light. “Keeper of the Light, Illuminate!” =D and Gabriel with the food bag. Lol. too much crap that we din even feel that tired. guess our minds weren’t on the task. =D *oops* learnt sth from Royce, never leave anyone out. Cos it just not now and the end. Even if we get the gold, but I leave the others out, the only one celebrating will be me alone, without anyone else, no one to share the joy with. Stress the importance here. =) quite meaningful.
“never doubt yourself. If even you doubt yourself, who else is not going to doubt you?” ------- Royce. In dire situations, only you can tell yourself to persevere. No one else will bother. Few will, and you will see their true colours. ( thx kel for typin out my eng essay, staying back 2 hlp me. thanks.)
“No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.”---------- Mr. Desmond Tan. Care for everyone, as they would care for you. Treasure your friends, care for them, and let them know that you care.
Walked for long distances, I think 15 km or more la. walked for 10 hrs. lol. went MOE adventure centre at one time. tht I heard chloe’s voice, gabe said I siao. Dillion was sayin I burnt my head in the sun. hahax. hey! But amazingly chloe was there ok! having the same camp as us! Lol? see, my hearing veri pro de. Can hear gy from even outside the gate of kel’s house. (my highscore =P) lol. hope u’all had fun too! (chloe and guojun)
Day 2. kayaked from change beach to Loyang beach and back again. How fun. Lol. at Loyang beach there was this tug of war finals between grp 7 and the PE teachers. Titus and khai cheong practically owned Mr. roomey and Mr. chng! Lol! =P no offense hor! No suan also! Hahax. causal statement. But amusing. Titus could straighten our tent pegs without using stones. Pro. Seriously imba. And the pegs were just as new. --__--“
Lol. ok day 3 not much. juz some activities. Now to the learning parts.
“we may be at the apex, but the other summits beckon us.”-------- Mr. Mag.
“defeat with dignity, victory with humility.”-------- Mr. Mag. Now you understand why I always say my marks are “jus ok only” or “veri lan la” or jus dunwan to tell cos its too screwed up. I learnt this earlier b4 the camp.
“as a leader, we must fake at times, (added by kor: - “and act out our lives”) cos we account to not only ourselves, but to all around us.” ------ Jeremy.
“Never communicate your personal views on a public platform, as it would only degenerate your credibility.”---------- Mrs. Janki. Does tt mean I can’t tok to my frenz abt my views?! Grr... no blogging too?! --___--“ oh well.. small sacrifices. But I hope I can still talk to my close friends abt stuffs la. jus dun go abt tokin to others den shld be quite ok ba.. if not I veri lonely de... =P
Tdy went to clct results. Den went change to watch airplanes wif frenz. Kel din want 2 come along. Vic also. So nvm lor. ask sb else. Sry, make u come frm home! =P I din know u had no sch tdy! =P *oops* lol. got the idea while chasing the airplanes during our hike tt day. Din know ppls actually DO watch planes. So lame and dumb. But I like it. =D *randoming again*
Got class chalet on this mon to wed. lol. and gathering with NCSC ppls on thurs. lol. how fun. =D ok ok. i gtg slp le. blog again when I have the time and some interesting new stuffs!
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