One step is all it takes...
Sense of achievement...
Sense of pride...
Sense of glory...
One step is all it takes...
To have all of these...
Once again, our morning was disrupted by rude knockings on our room door. It was 6am. Poor us. We have all been waking up early these past few days. We dragged ourselves to the bus and it dragged us all the way to WUST Zhongnan branch. We were brought to this place specially designated for high/low element courses such as rock climbing, flying fox and so forth. A man from the school introduced himself and spilt us into groups, including the EE and ECE students. It was nice to know that we have the chance to interact with them.
Once spilt into groups, we were tasked to come up with a group name, logo, slogan and cheer for the group. and so we brainstormed on what name we could have for our group. Out of nowhere, someone suggested using 'perm' as the name as one of the guys had permed his hair few days back. Weird. Best part? Everyone agreed to use that name. However, after awhile, we changed it to 'Afro' which means the Afro hairstyle that was popular in the 1980's. More weird. Nevertheless, we all had a good laugh coming up with the group cheer and everything.
Next,we had a game. We were given 33 newspapers and was asked to create a 'army-tank conveyor-belt like wheels' that could fit all of us inside and race with it. Half an hour was spent creating it and we managed to create a strong and long chain of newspapers that could support all of us. And it did. We raced and my group came in second. Impressive indeed. Kudos to Afro!
Lunch was eaten in the school canteen that served nice fried rice. Time was spent bonding with the other NP students.
After lunch, we had our first low-element course. It was called confidence fall if i am not wrong. Basically, we had to support a person while he/she drops backwards from a height of 1.5m with his/her hands and legs tied. Interesting isn't it? It was all about responsibility, confidence, trust and overcoming our fears. That is definitely a game that i would recommend everyone to play. It's a very great way to bond and at the same time, trust each other more and build confidence within ourselves. For all those low-esteem people out there? This is a great game for you to play.
Once that was conquered, we had a high-element course next. We had to climb a 8m ladder, walk onto a plank and jump to another plank that had a 1.2m gap in between. Boy it was easy. Not to all of them though. Some of them couldn't make it. Even so, I saw the determination in them as they tried their very best to jump over to the next plank. If given the chance, I think they would probably do it the second time and give their best shot to do whatever it takes to cross it. Kudos to everyone!
Lastly, we had our last high-element course. Rock-climbing. Something i hated ever since last time. Still, i had this sudden urge to go and satisfy my thirst for new challenges. And so, i climbed. It was easy at first but as i climbed up, it got more difficult with my fingers, hands and legs aching. After climbing three-quarters of the wall, i got stuck. There was no way that i could climb it. I tried everything at my disposal to move up. But to no avail. In the end, there was no time so i had to go back down. Who cares even if i didn't make it to the top? I tried my level best and i perservered. That's all that matters.
One valuable lesson I have learnt: Things may be easy at first. But, it wont last long. Obstacles and challenges will surface. Overcome them with every willpower that you have got and you will be rewarded. Fail to do so? Try, retry and try again. Every failure is a step to success.
The day ended with a beautiful view in the sky. The sun didn't want to set and the moon was all set too appear in the sky. Outcome? Both the sun and moon were in the sky at the same time with clouds complimenting it. A view that I could never get back in Singapore.
Sense of pride...
Sense of glory...
One step is all it takes...
To have all of these...
Once again, our morning was disrupted by rude knockings on our room door. It was 6am. Poor us. We have all been waking up early these past few days. We dragged ourselves to the bus and it dragged us all the way to WUST Zhongnan branch. We were brought to this place specially designated for high/low element courses such as rock climbing, flying fox and so forth. A man from the school introduced himself and spilt us into groups, including the EE and ECE students. It was nice to know that we have the chance to interact with them.
Once spilt into groups, we were tasked to come up with a group name, logo, slogan and cheer for the group. and so we brainstormed on what name we could have for our group. Out of nowhere, someone suggested using 'perm' as the name as one of the guys had permed his hair few days back. Weird. Best part? Everyone agreed to use that name. However, after awhile, we changed it to 'Afro' which means the Afro hairstyle that was popular in the 1980's. More weird. Nevertheless, we all had a good laugh coming up with the group cheer and everything.
Next,we had a game. We were given 33 newspapers and was asked to create a 'army-tank conveyor-belt like wheels' that could fit all of us inside and race with it. Half an hour was spent creating it and we managed to create a strong and long chain of newspapers that could support all of us. And it did. We raced and my group came in second. Impressive indeed. Kudos to Afro!
Lunch was eaten in the school canteen that served nice fried rice. Time was spent bonding with the other NP students.
After lunch, we had our first low-element course. It was called confidence fall if i am not wrong. Basically, we had to support a person while he/she drops backwards from a height of 1.5m with his/her hands and legs tied. Interesting isn't it? It was all about responsibility, confidence, trust and overcoming our fears. That is definitely a game that i would recommend everyone to play. It's a very great way to bond and at the same time, trust each other more and build confidence within ourselves. For all those low-esteem people out there? This is a great game for you to play.
Once that was conquered, we had a high-element course next. We had to climb a 8m ladder, walk onto a plank and jump to another plank that had a 1.2m gap in between. Boy it was easy. Not to all of them though. Some of them couldn't make it. Even so, I saw the determination in them as they tried their very best to jump over to the next plank. If given the chance, I think they would probably do it the second time and give their best shot to do whatever it takes to cross it. Kudos to everyone!
Lastly, we had our last high-element course. Rock-climbing. Something i hated ever since last time. Still, i had this sudden urge to go and satisfy my thirst for new challenges. And so, i climbed. It was easy at first but as i climbed up, it got more difficult with my fingers, hands and legs aching. After climbing three-quarters of the wall, i got stuck. There was no way that i could climb it. I tried everything at my disposal to move up. But to no avail. In the end, there was no time so i had to go back down. Who cares even if i didn't make it to the top? I tried my level best and i perservered. That's all that matters.
One valuable lesson I have learnt: Things may be easy at first. But, it wont last long. Obstacles and challenges will surface. Overcome them with every willpower that you have got and you will be rewarded. Fail to do so? Try, retry and try again. Every failure is a step to success.
The day ended with a beautiful view in the sky. The sun didn't want to set and the moon was all set too appear in the sky. Outcome? Both the sun and moon were in the sky at the same time with clouds complimenting it. A view that I could never get back in Singapore.
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