Back home after back-to-back camps for 6 days!
Home was never more welcoming. Warm shower with kick-ass water pressure (sure beats a trickle of water over there, or chilling cold showers) and a nice bed to snuggle up in.
The bunch of P5s I dealt with were of 2 extremes - West Grove pri and Queenstown pri. One had "URGH!!!!" kids, while the other consisted of the sweetest and most enthusiastic P5s ever. I was so reluctant to say goodbye to them this morning, just as they were reluctant to say goodbye to us instructors.
Starting camps again after 1.5 years of absence and throwing myself into the new post of asst. camp chief is pretty stressful especially on the first day of camp. Having to bring the energy level of students up, having to plan ahead to prevent chaos, having to do damage control, having to control students through instructors, having to disseminate proper instructions so that nobody gets confused etc. - I have my logistics officer to thank for, because she was a fantastic teacher who pointed out everything there is for me to see.
And there's still loads to learn after these 2 camps.
It is good to be back in action again, to belay, to watch students beam with joy as they achieve something so simple like rock-climbing up to the highest point.
So many people to thank, so many people to share the laughter with. People in this line are a crazy lot la, really...we would have been insane if there wasn't the silliness and madness (comes only when we're really tired) to laugh at.
Had a smashing day with JK, from lunch to walking around TM to laughing over kaya toast & teh to dinner at home with my mum. Finally, she has taken to him!
And tomorrow night is back at school, in preparation for the first dry run for Sports Camp 06. Shack ah.
Home was never more welcoming. Warm shower with kick-ass water pressure (sure beats a trickle of water over there, or chilling cold showers) and a nice bed to snuggle up in.
The bunch of P5s I dealt with were of 2 extremes - West Grove pri and Queenstown pri. One had "URGH!!!!" kids, while the other consisted of the sweetest and most enthusiastic P5s ever. I was so reluctant to say goodbye to them this morning, just as they were reluctant to say goodbye to us instructors.
Starting camps again after 1.5 years of absence and throwing myself into the new post of asst. camp chief is pretty stressful especially on the first day of camp. Having to bring the energy level of students up, having to plan ahead to prevent chaos, having to do damage control, having to control students through instructors, having to disseminate proper instructions so that nobody gets confused etc. - I have my logistics officer to thank for, because she was a fantastic teacher who pointed out everything there is for me to see.
And there's still loads to learn after these 2 camps.
It is good to be back in action again, to belay, to watch students beam with joy as they achieve something so simple like rock-climbing up to the highest point.
So many people to thank, so many people to share the laughter with. People in this line are a crazy lot la, really...we would have been insane if there wasn't the silliness and madness (comes only when we're really tired) to laugh at.
Had a smashing day with JK, from lunch to walking around TM to laughing over kaya toast & teh to dinner at home with my mum. Finally, she has taken to him!
And tomorrow night is back at school, in preparation for the first dry run for Sports Camp 06. Shack ah.