Thursday, 28 January 2010
@ 7:15:00 pm
Waa-zzup people!
CCA Orientation Day was on 16 January. We were required to be in school by 7.55am and we fell in at 8am. PSes reported strength and we were then given 2 minutes to change out of our pinafores. Soon, it was time to prepare our booth! :D
Cheryl told Dove and Flowerpecker to get black-white poles and blue-green poles to tie 2 quadrapods that would be used to hold the 'Girl Guides' banner. In addition, the remaining patrols were to also take more poles to tie the swing. Some went to fetch the poles while the others went to fetch the gadget poles to tie the swing seat.
In the midst of our preparation, I took out my camera to whip some photos of the early stages of progress for our booth. (I have uploaded some of the many pictures taken so feel free to check them out) 4 to 5 people started tying the 2 quadrapods each while some of the others started pecking in the flag pole. In the meantime, the Secondary 4 seniors were busy rafting the swing seat. Estelle had come back during this important event to see us for one last time before leaving .. :(
The PLs had a talk with Ms Soh before setting up the tent and then weighing it down with bricks. In the tent, they put a poster which had pictures of our previous events pasted on them. It even contained pictures of the PLs from the batch of 07 and 08! :0 Wow! Haha.
Soon, all the preparations were almost done so we hung up the banner and when everyone was finished, we fell in and were given 3 minutes to change into our Guides uniform. After that, we proceeded back to the field to await further instructions. Later, we fell in again and this time, Qarissa, who had also come back, took pictures of us who were in 'fall in' position.
However, things turned our pretty bad for me very soon. What happened was that I felt something tickling my chest and I initially thought it was sweat trickling down but when I looked down, I saw a FLY crawling on my chest! :0 It was disgusting and I did not dare get a closer look! Soon, I was yelping softly and Kai Li noticed it. She came over and I simply told her, 'There's a fly crawling inside my shirt!' Joycelyn had heard me and she began looking at the back of my shirt but I corrected her and said, 'In front!' I did not expect her to actually peep but .. she did, though only for a split second. Haha. As this went on, I noticed that my chest was not tickling anymore and then, it started again, this time at my stomach! :0 Eww! I could not take it anymore so Kai Li got me to fall out and tuck out my shirt to release the fly so that it might see no evil. :P When I did that, the fly dropped out and you cannot imagine how relieved I felt! :D
After all that drama, we fell out and were assigned shifts to promote guides! Dove went first. We were given stickers and the 'freebies' that we made to give out to the Secondary 1s. We split up and made our way. Soon, it was F'peck's turn and they did the same. The following patrols then continued while some stayed behind to finish the last bits of the swing. In the end, it was done and it was so beautiful! :D Thanks guys! The Secondary 1s got to try it and I'm sure they enjoyed themselves as much as we enjoyed ourselves and that day.
The event ended at 12plus and we had to clear up the vacinity that we occupied. We untied the structures, kept the poles and the tables and chairs that we used and returned to the field when all was done. Qarissa then told us to stand in a straight line such that we occupied the width of the field. From there, she wanted us to comb the entire field, walking back and forth to pick up any pieces of trash. There were stickers, plastics and others that were found strewn all over the field. Tsk Tsk.
After that, we fell in and announcements were made and we were then dismissed.
Reflection: I feel that this year's CCA Day was much more enjoyable than last year's as I was definitely more involved in the preparation. I did as much as I could and had as much fun as I could while promoting this wonderful CCA to the Secondary 1s. I hope that the newcomers will enjoy guides as much as I am now and learn many new skills, varying from person to person during their guiding life!
Alright, this is the end of CCA Day 2010. I bid farewell from here, Farewell. Haha.
With hugs and more hugs, Melissa! :)
SiYing; Chomel; Katrina; Meenatchi; Safila; Krystal; Christine; Siti; Rukaiya; Kalyani
Qarissa (YA)(not in picture); Sherwynn; Nicole (not in picture); Caitlin; Charmaine; Vanessa; Amanda; Claudia; Michelle