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went out for supper wif diana, alicia, sinyee, garry, anna and victoria after the debrief on the 2nd day. after our meal played "007" coz me and garry wanted to sabo the rest. the loser will be drawn by a permanent marker. in the end both me and garry also kanna a lot of times even though alicia had the most drawings...bwahhaaa. intended to sabo the rest of the instructors when we got back to the sch but suddenly i din have the mood and also too tired to sabo(draw) them liao. *sighs* really old liao...went to slp at ard 5am.
woke up after 12pm on the 3rd day coz i dun wanna be too tired as i still have to work on mon. happened that they switched the morning activity with the afternoon one so i managed to play the obstacle course which i really wanted to do. the amkss boys brigade did a fantastic job of building the obstacles. there was even this mini jacob's ladder we did in the army. the kids had their fun with the obstacles and i had mine by drawing them with markers ;p.
the moment of truth finally came. the time to show the parents what we have done over the past 3 days. all the bonds they've built, the fun they had, the things they've learnt. all in one campfire. the campfire was set ablaze by a ball of fire from the 3rd storey ala flying fox style. the parade square which we had the campfire was perfect. the area is huge which means we can set the campfire not too near the kids and with plenty of space to dance ard. each of the grp had to perform a item which we came up with during the 3 days. we settled for a cheeky skit after discussing with and getting many feedback from the kids. so we acted out the tribal olympics. there are 4 events in which the 4 tribes took part in. each of the other tribes will lose the events in witty and comical ways leaving teja the ultimate winner =) . there was also this impromptu dance competition among the instructors from the 4 tribes. my kids wanted me to go up. how could i say no to the cute kids...haha. all for the sake of entertainment. asked us to do the bow legged chicken dance again followed by some "disco" dancing to the tune of "lets get loud" blindfolded. after a while someone called us down leaving only garry dancing alone on stage without him knowing....haha so funny. time passed quickly in the midst of songs, dance and items. soon it was time for the kids to go home.
teja during campfire!
last grp photo together....
instructors oei~! grp photo of all the instructors after the kids left!
post camp thoughts
somehow i din feel the bond between me and the campers this yr. not that there is no feelings but not as much as compared to last yr or even previous yrs. when the kids were leaving after the campfire, no strange feeling came over me, like its the natural end to the camp. i used to feel strange at those moments, in denial that the camp is ending now when there's still so many things i did or didnt do bothering me. scenes of me getting angry at the kids will flash back in my mind while i watched them crying, knowing that they had so much fun that they are reluctant to leave. happy memories of the 3 days will make me know that i had fun even though they always make me angry. suddenly i would be filled with regrets - why din i mix more with them, why did i scold them etc. none of these feelings came to me during the campfire tis yr. maybe its because my time with the kids was really little this year. but it still brought a smile to my face when felicia thanked me as her sis had a good time in my grp. i had a good time with you all too =)
i really felt old tis year. i tink my performance during the camp was not very gd. sure, i was still able to entertain and boost the morale of the kids but it was taking me more effort to do it. in the past, jokes, cheers etc were coming off the back of my hand effortlessly. but this time round i was consciously trying to come up with stuff. i was even caught stoning after sitting down for a while by yiling(really appreciated the effort to bring me back) during the campfire and our group became so quiet. but y did our group became quiet when i stoned? which bring me to my question...y cant the other instructors just take the initiative to lead when there's no one doing it? there's also this instructor in my grp that i really hope would lead. in fact i wanted to force her to lead at some point of time during the camp but seeing that she's so tired really din want to put additional stress on her. i know u can do it ger...just need more time ya? still, the instructors were really outstanding considering their rookie status. they had the initiative to help shephard the kids in 2 rows when someone is shouting for the grp to gather and made an effort to look enthusiastic even when i know they are dead tired. 3 cheers to all teja instructors. and i tink the bond between all the instructors were quite strong this year. they will not hesitate to help each other even though they are from different grps. thats the mumbo spirit! 3 cheers to all mumbo instructors. haha. damn crappy now. camp mumbo rocks my world~
thoughts running wild1:46 AM