Working at 1st Outdoor Camp - 24/05/08

Just got back from my outdoor camp on friday evening. Was quite an experience in the sense that i got to self-realise a few things.

First, i still have a lot to learn to be a good facilitator. I handled Pri 5 school kids in this camp and they are quite a handful together. Being my first time, i have not been able to keep their spirits up all the time. Using my own method, it seems not useful or rather no effects on them at all. For that, in this camp, i did quite a bit of observations to other experienced facilitators on how what they did to control the kids.

Having said that, personally, i have tried my best in this camp to keep them safe, have fun and teach them some learning points that they should note of. I believe, with continual experience, i would do it better in terms of guiding, advising and facilitating.

The camp was at Bottle Tree Park at Yishun area. if i remembered correctly, one friend of mine told me to go there some time to check it out, saying that it was a nice place to go to fish. Well, just nice, this camp brought me there. The camp took me a lot of my time there, so i did not really get to see and enjoy the environment proper. However, the place leave a good impression on me. Looks quite a nice place to just hang out and relax.

First Camp Assignment - 18/05/08

Got my first confirmed camp assignment yesterday.
It will be next thurs to fri, a 2D 1N camp.
Now thinking of it, i have to get a backpack, maybe a pouch, torchlight, whistle

Besides equipments, i still need to prepare other stuff like cheers, ice breaker games and read through the briefing booklet about the camp know-hows.

hmm... not so sure if im taking primary or secondary school students, will need to go for a pre-camp briefing to know more.

Anyway, so nice.. a friend design something for me out of my name. Pretty cool given that its the first time she's doing it. And i even told her i may used the design to draw onto my faci tshirt... kinda can differentiate myself from others ya...
need to get a bit of permmission before i do that. keke :)

Too many to handle? - 14/05/08

Today realise that i am trying to juggle to many things at the same time. though its holidays, i havent feel that im undergoing holidays now. Just that i dont have to study, no proj datelines.

But what hits me is my Sch CCA commitments, work, family problems, personal problems, etc... but im still surviving still..

Floorball logistics is giving me a lot of work for now. Because im taking over, and earier than expected. I have loads of things to clear and sort out.

Family and personal prob is slowing me down at times, as the issues will just roll and roll inside my mind most of the time and delay me from other matters.

Upcoming commitments are my work. Taking adhoc/project jobs, this really tests my time management. Soon i will start on my outdoor camp facilitator for sec/pri school, school gym staff, and my usual kumon tuition centre work.

AH!!!!!!!!! No rest no rest... but that's typically me...
hopefully i can really enjoy and rest well when i go for Cambodia...

Hate the feeling of sick - 12/05/08

Had this odd feeling in me last night that im falling sick. Feeling heaty and fatigue... bones aching like an old man... GOsh..

Anyway, before that i did something new. That is to went filming. Yes... filming as an extra. I did once before but it was just as part of a crowd.. clapping when told or not... sitting there do nothing...

This time, i managed to "register" myself through an agent, introduced by my aunt. Surprisely, the job came fast. Yesterday, i was to act as a boyfriend of a blind girl. THe whole story is based on a true life story of this couple. I and the fake blind girl was the younger version of the couple.

All in all, did about 5 to 6 scenes, about how the bf met her, what the bf did to help her in her school work and etc...

Quite an experience i must say... but it can be help if the director could just shout "cut" in her directing. Often, a few scenes, we are still acting when they have already stopped rolling the camera. Make me like an idiot like that. :)-

Anyway, coming back home, totally shack and this ill feeling in me developed. SUCK... hope to get better... Tml still have OJT to go to in the morning.

Life 05/05/08

Sometimes life just seems unfair eh....
But we all must stand tough and faced it bravely...