Sunday, 12 September 2010
@ 2:06:00 pm
Hello!
On the 28th July, Wednesday, we had an unofficial meeting from 2.45-5.45 pm. Dorothy fell the Guides in after reporting strength, checking of attending and changing out of pinafore. Everyone was told to proceed to the classroom on the first level.
That day, we did campfire preparation. After settling down in the classroom, the PLs allocated the guides into their components. Backdrop, Firepit, Structure and Item. Here’s the list of people in their respective components.
Item
Charis
Ada
Melissa
Han Yi
Olivia
Vanessa
Janani
Shermaine
Mirabelle
Nicole Teo
Shalom
Brenda
Backdrop
Nicole
Charmaine
Rukaiya
Charissa
Jalessa
Safila
Mary Anne
Ethel
Shu Hui
Kalyani
Bhavani
Jolyn
Yong Qi
Christie
Jia Wen
Structure
Dorothy
Clara
Sara
Dion
Krystal
Amanda
Alyssa
Claudia
Anastasia
Alysha
Siti
Elizabeth
Si Ying
Victoria
Hazel
Sarah Cheang
Shoba
Firepit
Sherwynn
Caitlin
Michelle
Anabelle
Megan
Meenatchi
Sher yi
Dilfer
Christine
Hannah
Lee-Ann
Vanitah
Katrina
Chomel
Each components had to discuss and brainstorm for new ideas for their components, and how to improve from the previous years and also materials needed to be bought.
Item had to create a new script again this year as the PLs did not want the same story to be repeated every year. Structure brought out their black white poles and practiced tying quads and stabilizers. Backdrop had nothing much to do and after writing down their ideas, they brought out the banner used for Sec One Orientation last year to decipher and record the colour of paints needed to buy to give the backdrop a new coat of paint. Backdrop finished rather early and proceeded to give the Structure girls a helping hand.
At 4.40 pm, all the components packed up and headed towards the outdoor stage for footdrills. We did our usual footdrill practice and formation of squad. At 5.20 pm, we stopped footdrills.
Next, the guides were given punishment. This was because they did not have their sense of urgency and failed to greet the PLs and teachers until they were prompted to do so. They were chided for poor quality of logbooks. On top of that, Clara was also upset that the structure girls took very long to tie their knots. They took about 10 minutes to tie a simple square lash. Furthermore, many patrols handed in late proposals with very slipshod work. The new punishment we implemented that day was known as suicide running.
The guides had to stand in line according to buddy patrols on one side of the quadrangle. Upon given the ‘go’ signal, they had to run half the quadrangle back to their group and then back to the other end of the quadrangle and then subsequently back to their group again. Everyone stood by to cheer on their teammates. Sherwynn and Clara too, joined the punishment to fill up the spaces as some patrol had fewer numbers of guides. The first winning team would get to rest while the others would compete again.
The winner was KINGFISHER AND IXORA, followed by SPARROW AND ORCHID. :D
After punishment, Sherwynn fell everyone in a horseshoe formation. The PLs made some announcements before we sang taps and bersuraied. After which, the guides collected their wallets and proceeded home!
♥ Charmaine
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