The Dark Dark Night

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Weekend has never been so precious before. In sispec, the instructors always like to mention the word confinement and I think they are seriously going to do it to us. The training is also very hectic with hardly any rest.

During our bookout, it will be then that we get to rest and recuperate. So it is the day all of us will be eagerly waiting for. I really hope to be able to book out on Friday night, no matter how late it gets.

Made a new friend yesterday during my church's heart.sports which is a day of sports for our church's youth. I like to have young friends. One thing is that I can get younger hanging out with them and another is that I get to learn more things with them. I can learn their lingo and the new trend. Why do I want to know all this? I am a camp instructor and it will help me to communicate with my camper. Especially when the bulk of my campers are secondary students.

I really need to enjoy the precious weekends I have before I book in again.

zihao blogged at 6/29/2008 11:12:00 AM

Friday, June 20, 2008

I think that many of you do not know my work. So, I am going to use this chance to update on what my job is about.

To begin, I work under camp high achievers as a outdoor camp instructor. Our campers are mainly primary school and secondary school students. But we do have some tertiary institutes or companies as our client. Our campsite is located around Singapore and our main campsite is at jalan Bahtera.

What do I do there? Well my job basically is to help students mixed well together to forge a better bond with each other. Some times it involve themes like leadership, team building, adventure and self-discovery. I will bring them through a series of activities which includes high elements, low elements, kayaking, rafting and other station challenges. But the best part is to guide the students to come out with a performance for their campfire night. Ever two group will come together to come out with a performance for the camp's finale which is often the highlight of the camp. The job also includes teaching songs, cheers and dance to students. At the end of it, I need to conduct a debrief and teach the campers about the lessons that they have learnt and the values that has been imparted to them.

I love my campers and the job very much. Although I have to sacrifice a lot of time with my friends outside, but I feel that it is worthwhile. I get to enjoy the fun activities and get to share experience with my campers and teach them some lifeskills that they can't learn in schools. It is truely an enriching job that is different from others. These are just the camper from my last camp. They are the leaders of Hougang secondary. They are just great.

This guy is my gay-mate. Every morning when I wake up, he will be beside me. He sticks to me almost all the time. But what can I say, I am just charming. He is quite cute with his smile. Wushu national team and a promising young kid. What a way to end off this block leave week.

zihao blogged at 6/20/2008 10:39:00 AM