AN AWESOME START TO THIS YEAR.
Such an irony how I would say this camp is awesome when I faced negativity in the camp like a bad EV or bad feedback from a teacher, but this camp really kickstarted my 2011 well!
(long reflection)
In 2010 I always had mirrors better than me and everytime I screwed up my mirror would be able to help me out and cover up for me. Learnt alot from my mirror Lims in this year. Woodlands ring primary showed me how much I had to learn and how much I wanted to make a difference in those kids' lives. Bukit panjang primary showed me how much more I could learn, and west spring sec showed me how much I could do to make a difference.
Throughout this few camps which I could do during the holidays, i watched and learnt but as much as they taught me alot and brought me to where I was on Sunday, this camp brought me even further and now I am typing this with a totally different feeling. The change is really great and I don't wanna stop learning.
The takeaways and learning while working in AKOE is like a slope. Definitely will learn something but the steepness of the slope would come in and for this camp, the slope was real steep.
Started off coach training feeling lousy because I was separated from my friends and I wanted to see how awesome they were at work. I wanted to work with them again and bond with them. So even though I feel distant and left out because they have so much to talk about live ops but I don't know what's going on and they don't understand what went on over at Outerspace, I'm sure there are many more opportunities as learning and bonding don't stop here!
So I was informed that I was the major 2 IC and that freaked me out. Totally. I have never been a major IC and I really don't know if I could do it! And being in charge with Gaz of 4 classes with only me and Gaz being thr experienced coaches, we had to teach the other 10 new coaches alot of stuff! Really freaked out so while the rest of the coaches were sleeping, fadz, Jeryn, and I had prata bought from Bukit batok and when they all went to sleep Jerrald and I stayed up writing all the debrief points we were going to use in out respective camps. I was totally not prepared to screw up the camp and myself in front of the new coaches! So together with Louis and mahesh's loud snores I worked on the points till 5am and I totally didn't sleep at all. Bad start to the camp man totally!!!
We all went to school in the morning, my heart was still feeling a little lousy but I knew I had to feel good about this camp. I knew that if I did my best I can also make this camp awesome!
So as much as my goal was to make a difference in my campers' lives, on the first day I realised my goals changed. My new goal was to make a difference to my new coaches and to give them alot of learning points to take back so that their next camp would be awesome!
The coaches posed me many many questions and I was totally bf-ed. I knew I had to come up with the solutions fast and I shouldn't bother the apds with such questions. I had to be capable of helping them. I managed to come up with learning points for my coaches to takeaway, proud of myself!
As much as I have learnt, I also learnt how much more I have to learn, totally sucks to know school is starting and I can't do camps till May. But I'm gonna grab any chance I have to go help out! :D
Back to the camp, yuan did live ops and I'm so proud of him! He really surpassed our expectations and I'm glad he gave us a chance to make a difference to him.
Throughout these 4 days I only had 3 hours of sleep! On the last day I left early to go to school to take a test, damn lucky I passed, and then bought bubble tea back for some of them and went back for debrief. The rest of the guys then came and broke camp and then we waited for Ridtz and the rest to come, so Noel and I waited for their debrief before going for lunch, and by the time they ended it was time for dinner HAHAHAAHA
So despite our shagginess yuan brought me to lavender for pig stomach soup!! :D like after so long we finally had a chance to eat that! Through this camp and separation with him, I realised our relationship was stronger than I expected. Really feel so blessed to have him with me!
Most importantly I want to thank sab and Andrew for always being there for me! They really taught me alot, especially during our htht I really appreciate it.
Okay I spent a long time on this, time to get prepared for granny's birthday celebration and this time yuan is coming with me :))
Suspended reality sucks :/
