Friday, December 12
mon (8dec): woke up early to go tcc, wanted to sleep in... (just came back frm nepal the previous day). had tech gathering.. would be the last for this yr.. so wanted to go... met outside LT... everyone was like super quiet and doing their own stuff... (as bro ZC describes it, its like a funeral.. super quiet) went up to classrm5. played the game "1st person say their name, 2nd person say 1st person name and their name etc etc.." then last person have to say everyone's name. was super fun. had new ppl just join tech (like the pri6s). then the pri6s ALL cannot rmb my name. they were like "wats the girl's name ar? i cannot rmb girls names.." and stuff like tat. (i was the only girl playing tat game. hannah wasnt playing for i dunno wat reason. there was only us two girls there) super irritating. then after the 1st round, we had round 2, where we have to say all the names + fave food. some ppl were really nice, and we had stuff like da pao, chicken rice etc, some ppl werent so nice, broD said beef steak medium rare, bro ZC was old chang kee curry puff, danny's was chicken bolognese, then got one godiva chocolate and i cant rmb wat else. i wanted to sabo ppl and say spaghetti alla carbonara. but sad lar, they stopped at joseph (right b4 me) cos we running out of time. but the rest were still suppose to say their fave food. when i said mine, they were like "wah!" haha =)
then we split into 3 grps. then we suppose to send a volunteer frm each grp up and they have to answer a question. whoever answer wrongly have to pour water frm a bottle into an already filled cup. whoever makes the cup overflow have to do forfeit. the questions i could rmb were "when was broD wedding", "wats bro CW fave sport", "wats the total age of the adult leaders in tech", "wat microsoft office we using for rgb", "wats the model of the lighting board we use in service" (got one ans "i dunno the lighting board, but i know the projector is __" super funny lar de ans) my question was "wats the names of the 4 youth leaders in tech" i only knew hannah, jeremy, and shamus. missed out ivan. the other two ppl also dunno all 4 youth leaders, so all have to pour water into the cup! the cup was already like filled to the brim lar! but nvr overflow when i pour ^^. for the last round, bro CW, bro Sam, and bro ZC have to represent one grp each and ans the question. (bro D dun need cos he's the facilitator) question was "wats the total age of the 4 youth leaders" only bro CW got it correct, so grp 3 safe. (i in grp 1) bro Sam won the sissors paper stone, so he pour 1st, and it overflow! yeah!! cos bro ZC represent grp 1. so grp 2 lost. but in the end got no forfeit. at least it was fun.
played binocular soccer next. had to wear styrofoam cups with a hole at the end over our eyes when playing. this means u cannot see anything right in front of u, but can only see wats on the side. and can only focus one eye at a time. went down to the carpark to play. my grp play against grp 3. danny was goalie for our side. super hard to see xia. easiest way to find the ball is to hear when ppl kick it, or it bounce against the wall. took super long b4 grp 3 scored a goal. but cos it was bro CW who kicked the ball in, and he wasnt wearing "binoculars" so didnt count. bro ZC joined in wearing "binoculars". was playing half way when kanna confuse. cos can see one ball in front, then hear another ball behind!! lol. everyone was like super confuse lar! the leaders go kick in an extra ball to confuse us. in the end, my grp scored a goal. YIPEE! funny thing was, no one knew who scored it! we asked each other "who score the goal?" everyone was like "dunno" lol. so grp 3 play against grp 2. they play super fast. like 2min after the game started, "score!" then cos they score so fast, bro D was like whoever scored 2 out of 3 goals win. then within 5 min later, "score!" and by the same team too! (cant rmb who won).
went up to the classrm again. bro D played the guit while we worship God. then bro ZC shared. at the start of the yr, he shared the ABC of being in tech. Accountability, Boldness, and Christ-focused. now in the last gathering of tech, he shared the XYZ of wat makes a gd tech person. (e)Xcellence, Yo!, and Zeal. Xcellence in everything we do. dun need to do things to perfection, just give the best u can. (there's a diff betwn excellence and perfection). Yo! represents communication. besides communicating with each other, we also need to bond and make frens, cos tech is not just about serving and doing our "job", but we shld also make frens with the ppl we're serving with. Zeal means passion. in watever we do, we need to have a passion for it, if not we'll just end up doing a "job" or a "chore". which shldnt be the case. worship God some more.
then it was lunch time. cos it was drizzling, so we got two options. either eat at hans, or order zhi cha in. everyone opted for zhi cha. so while waiting for our food to arrive, we go update out particulars, and play more games. they played dog and bone. i didnt wanna play. so i watch brian teach hannah how to play the drums. so cool lar. i wish i can play the drums. watched them play dog and bone. super funny lar. they editted the game, so even funnier. like can only hop, or crawl, and instead of calling numbers, call like those wearing shorts, or SPs and above etc. watching them play was super funny.
break for lunch. had fried rice with egg. ^^
after lunch the 3 grps competed to see who can build the highest tower with scotch tape and satay sticks. super fun. one grp kop the only pair of sissors, so the other two grps came up with innovative ways to cut the scotch tape. my team used a satay stick to poke holes in the scotch tape, while the other team used their teeth! in the end, the two grps which didnt have the sissors won. but my grp the tower was steadier. cos we both build until the top satay stick touch the ceiling. our towers were tested. ppl blow at them, bro ZC flick satay sticks at them, and a ball was bounced lightly against it. the ther team tower broke and fell, but cos they stuck the topmost stick in the lights area, the top few sticks remained stuck to the ceiling!! for ours, the tower just swayed, but still remained upright! =)
was debreifed about the game. its a game which is fun and meanigful. love the building the tower with satay sticks game even after playing it for so many times. =) only ppl frm my serving team was me, joseph and brandon. 3 of us only!! *wonders wat happened to the rest*
tue (9dec): had 2008 upper sec last section outing. but wasnt feeling well, so decided not to go. regreted my decision, but too late to change it. wish i had been there.
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thur(11dec): 2008 sunday upper sec iwcp!!! none of my frens could come, but nvm, went earlier to help deco the place. had a great time. there were like 50 ppl there, of which 20+ were ftvs. =D so many ppl!!! and new faces!!! =D haha. island-wide-christmas-party (iwcp) was held at jon's place, at tanah merah, so far... his place really close to MRT. had lunch/tea/dinch/lunner. i dunno wat to call it. anyway, the food was good. jon's mom cooked spaghetti, kevin & brandon cooked sheperd's pie, then there was cakes, fishballs, pastries, oreo cheesecake (which was really nice) and more. then glo wanted to fetch her frens, but exit the condo, then got lost. lol. xP so went to guide her to MRT.. by the time we came back, they started playing games liao. played the games. my grp won! xD haha. had a skit "A Journey To Christmas" with carols, a bit of games, and lots of fun and laughter mixed inside. the skit was super funny. gd job to all who acted! testimonies were shared and we sang "we are the reason". luv tat song. after tat was SALTing. had like 5 salvations/dedications. PRAISE GOD!! =)
helped clean up the place after the party ended. went with the group for dinner. =)
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