Appreciate ME now & avoid the rush later: I am proud of you, Northlight Leaders!!!

At the airport at 6AM in the morning to be a PI:

But I'd fail badly if I were to be a PI, cos I didn't get to shoot any photos of my subjects. *sigh*

Still, I saw lots of national players although I dunno who is who, and who plays what. *hahs*

And I saw many SIA crew, so I thought I might be lucky and bump into Hydi, but I was not. She must be somewhere on the globe. *tsk tsk*

Leadership Camp, Day 2 @ ECP:

Took a cab down to ECP to meet up with Diana, who was there early early to 'chop' the shelter for us. *hahs*

Typical Singaporeans... >.<

As we waited for the logistic people to come with their stuff, the both of us slacked a bit and took some pics... *hehs*

While waiting for the kids to arrive, we prepared the materials needed to play the games, and blowing balloons was one of them.

The balloons were all so pretty and colourful!!! Can't help but to pose with them. *hehs*

The weather was fine, thank goodness!

I believed the kids had fun, and we had fun too!

Water guns, volleyball, mini man search, frisbee, etc.

We were super exhausted by the end of the day.

All of us, especially the OGLs, became walking lobsters after all the activities. *hahs*

That's ECP for you. =)

Due to all the walking around almost the whole of ECP plus the long debrief at the school, I was completely shagged when I got home.

Fell into a deep deep sleep in the living room sofa and woke up the next morning in the same place.

*gasps*

Which means that I camped out in the living room. *hahs*

Mum said I was totally sleeping unconsciously and that she can't wake me up. *tsk tsk*

Final Day 3:

Still feel VERY tired and listless, but as teachers, we must be energised the moment we stepped into the school. It is true lah, but still........ easier said than done. *yawns*

Luckily, today was pretty slack.

I had not much to do, except to prepare the photo frames souvenirs for the kids. And play a round of Captain's Ball with the *ahem* violent kids.

Seriously lo... we were BADLY THRASHED by the students. So lao kwe... *shakes head*

But the kids were amazing... They could continue to play the game forever and ever if there's no one to stop them. *hahs*

And I almost paralysed myself when I fell from the chair. The girl in front of me was totally sacrificing her health and image for the game. She got really rough and violent and simply smashed her whole body onto me to hit the ball away. Naturally, being image-conscious and timidity level as low as my blood pressure, I was intimidated and hence, the fall. *hehs*

But still, it was fun playing with them. =)

After lunch, we had a leadership roleplay for the kids...

I hope they were paying attention!

There were some time left for a little get-together with the kids while we waited for the VP to arrive for the prize presentation ceremony.

And so, I took some pics with the students... =)

He's quite an obedient boy cos he listens to me. *hahah*

He blocked me, so must take another one...

Better. =)

During the break time, some students actually came up to me and ask me to sign on their photo frames. *wahaha*

Felt like a superstar. *winkz*

And then it was time for a short video retreat, whereby our media people did a slideshow of all the pics taken for the past few days. This was to create some emotions in the whole camp and hopefully, to make some people cry. *hehs*

But nobody cried. *sob*

I got goosebumps while I watched the slideshow. It was really touching. The pics really brought back the memories. I think the kids enjoyed them too. Touchy.

And finally, after giving out all the prizes, everything has come to an end.

The way to a finale is to take a group pic!!!

The group photo with all the trainee teachers standing behind.

*sigh*

Although I can't wait to get this whole GESL thing over and done with, I can't help but feel she bu de...

It was really a great experience for me to to know how to manage a group of diverse students, and the experience of planning, organising, and executing a leadership camp was one of a kind.

Though the process really required lots of hardwork, sweat, pain and frustration, the end result was really heartening.

We saw the growth in the kids during the past three days, and this is the kind of achievement and sense of satisfaction that make every pain worthwhile.

The people who went through thick and thin with me: