21st-23rd May 2012 Unity Sec 1 Camp

It's been sooooo long since I've updated this blog. But now since I've graduated(FINALLY!) and have more time on hand, maybe I should start writing again....

It's the time of the year for Unity Sec 1 Camp again!! YEA! It's the 4th or 5th time I'm doing this program!
So many times I can remember. Maybe Olivia/Yatie (i hope i got the names correctly) from my first batch can enlighten me on that. But anyway, same time of the year, same school, same program but different campers!

For those who have been waiting for the post, Baloo maybe? Really sorry for the late update, have been really busy with camps and stuff... Let's get started...

Well, first, its really good to be back with family at Trekkers League, all the fun at camps with the students and fellow trainers...tiring, but fulfilling. I hope all the students had as much fun as I did and very importantly, learnt something from the 3 days.

This years Unity Sec 1 program is a little different from the past. The neighborhood hike/amazing race was on the first day instead of the last. This of course meant that we had more time to bond and know each other while we moved from point to point during the hike, however it also meant that sometime was needed to "warm-up" and the the team together. As a results, less check points were covered despite the same amount of time given. Luckily, the time and distance traveled was still sufficient to observe and know the group better. I hoped the members of Baloo did get to bond and know each other better from the hike too.

Over the 2 days, my little monkeys continued to monkey around (what can I say, they are with the Roaring Monkey...lol....), playing and running around, disturbing and playing jokes on each other even during briefings before games. I had to scold them and my co-trainer, Farah, usually such a soft-spoken nice lady,  also had to scream at them. Well, I guess that typical of Sec1 students? I was probably more mischievous then.

3 days really isn't much and the fact that I was stationed at the abseiling station on the last day did not help. I wish I could spend more time with them, but I guess I can say that I'm still happy. We made a pact to that Baloo will behave and do our best and end the camp with a bang. I'm glad to say with the noise I heard from the group and the feedback from Farah and the other trainers, I'm Happy. =))

It's now 2 weeks plus after camp and like it or not, I'm here to remind you. Don't just remember all the fun you had in camp. Remember the lessons learnt. Self-believe and focus. Who cares if you are in the Normal stream now, if this Big Monkey here managed to get where I am now, you little Monkeys can too. Like I've said, some of you have already begin to realize how important it is to stay focus on a task and believing that you will succeed. Remember what we went through during Helium Loop?? How I had to impose a punishment for not completing the task in time? Remember how easy was it to finish it eventually?? You just have to WANT TO DO IT. I can't be there, no one can be there to keep pushing you and forcing you to focus. Don't be discouraged by little set backs, DON'T STOP BELIEVING. because I still do. =)
JIA YOU BALOO!!!

Baloo, ever been called the Strawberry generation?? Looks good on the outside but soft on the inside, can't take any pressure? To tell you the truth, this term "Strawberry Generation" started when I was about your age. To me the Strawberry Generation is nature by our circumstances, being over protected and over spoon-fed. Having everything done and given to you. Challenge that! I AM NOT A STRAWBERRY! When things are done for you, given to you, that is a bonus. You don't need it. We you greet your teeth and fight back, with you work for something, work hard for it, the results will be so much more fulfilling.
In your case, that would be to study hard!!! That's your basic duty as a student isn't it??!

I hope I'll be back next year for another Sec 1 camp and I'll hear all of you telling me how well you're doing!

And....by special request.....
123 321 BALOO BALOO NUMBER ONE! B. *four claps* A. *four claps* L. *four claps. O. *four claps* Oooo. *clapssss* B A L O O. *four claps* BALOO BALLO ALL THE WAY! WE BALOO HERE WE BALOO THERE WE FIND OURSELVES A CAVE, A CAVE, A CAVE CAVE CAVE! 💜