Saturday, November 29, 2008
hey echo , only those who need to return the sleeping bags need to go to sch , not the whole group. yepps , soooooo .. no echo lunch i guess . see y'all on 14 ! :D
You're not alone;
2:05 AM;
2:05 AM;
Friday, November 28, 2008
Aw shucks sad posts are still acoming.
never mind. i shall continue.
Instructors, you are our sunshines too!
Instructor Aisyah:
in addition to what i wrote to you already, i think you are very encouraging and you are always telling us not to give up. especially during the tarzan activity. we took so long to retrieve the rope(which in the end we didn't) and yet you kept telling us to try and try again, even though it was plain we were out of ideas! so i thank you plenty much for that.and for praising us! i think you realise how much praise means to us! hearing good things from people who are of higher authority is like receiving some kind of oscar award to me. oh and you helped us with our cheer that day. mymy, i've never seen anything that bimbo in my life! but it's funny, and cool too. it shows a somehow hidden side of echo i believe. priya and suka always doing that kinda thing in the student lounge! and yes, i love you loads for everything, more than you'll ever know.
Instructor Alicia:
Now, I would like you to ignore what i wrote in the letter if possible, cos now i realise it must be prety confusing. ok what i want to say is you are HILARIOUS. like, everything you do is super funny, and echo discusses them often enough. yea. that day in the student lounge. i missed what happened after i went for cca, but i want to tell you i enjoyed every single second of the session b4 i left. question 35. *nudge nudge* hope you haven't forgotten it yet. oh yes, i want to thank you especially for daring(?) zhi hui and I to do abseiling blindfolded! it didn't go well though. haha. i was knocking on the wall all the way and i suffered quite terrible rope burns, though i didn't tell anyone. how do you even do it so easily? oh yes you are even more hilarious when it comes to playing with soft toys! stuffing the rabbit in the frog and balloons into my poor hippo:) what on earth. haha apples are my favourite. so yes i love you loads for everything, more than you'll ever know.
Instructor Nasuha:
I think you have been very approving of us, and you are seriously like a mother to us, if not some kind of nice elder sister. you have a great sense of humour too, in some kind of quiet and serene way. some of your comments have really tickled me, though i can't remember which ones. and i have to thank you again for the help you showed to me on the second day. i felt that you were genuinely caring about me, compared to, ahem, they who must not be named, so i'll leave you to guess. yes and as our 1st/I i think you've done a great job. if anything you are most capable of coming up with speeches that make us cry. yea, that tone of voice and the diction. and the fact that you are leaving the OAL board, why, that's the saddest piece of news i've heard since the sinking of the titanic! but of course, like suka always says, you must be 'true to your heart'! and yes i love you loads for everything, more than you'll ever know.
Instructor Shu Yi:
I must tell you that the saying 人不可貌相 rang a bell quite loudly when i knew you were a instructor. yes, you are always so(what's the word) in cca that i never thought..so you get the point. and yes, you have helped us grow a lot throughout the coals journey. we will always thank you for that. but i find most intruiging is that you are always the one to push us on. what you say always make us set on doing better. i feel that you are the most serious among our four instructors, and somehow that makes us always wanting to do better, because you push drill shove throw and whatever you call it the important things into our heads. yes, so i am very grateful for all you have done for us. i love you loads for everything, more than you'll ever know.
you know, echo, i somehow listened to old songs recently, and a lot of them rung true to me, after this camp. suka, you made the song 'true to your heart' more special to me, and erm, i confess i listen to movie soundstracks, and so many of the piratesOTC soundtracks made me think of the adventures we went through together. the song in charlie and the chocolate factory, violet chewing chewing all day long suddenly made me think of the apples. hmm. 'apologize' still strikes me as the most suitable song for the forfeits. and 'when you believe' from prince of egypt also rang something cos i started singing it on the bus back to school and unknowingly quite a number of people joined in. and i'm sure 'doing that thing you do' is the most familiar song to us now!
thank you, thank you so much echo, for EVERYTHING!!!
You, dropping your hair around,
making us suffer as we sweep it up
with our bare hands.
You, throwing your masking tape,
leaving it on the floor and causing us
to suffer like hell.
And we try and try to clean it up,
but it's just so hard to do
Everytime you do that thing you do!
You, dumping your plastic bags
together with your bottles, of all places
UNDER YOUR BED!
*i forgot the lines*
I LOVE ALL OF YOU,
SHALOM
hey pls dun mind the video and listen to the song!
never mind. i shall continue.
Instructors, you are our sunshines too!
Instructor Aisyah:
in addition to what i wrote to you already, i think you are very encouraging and you are always telling us not to give up. especially during the tarzan activity. we took so long to retrieve the rope(which in the end we didn't) and yet you kept telling us to try and try again, even though it was plain we were out of ideas! so i thank you plenty much for that.and for praising us! i think you realise how much praise means to us! hearing good things from people who are of higher authority is like receiving some kind of oscar award to me. oh and you helped us with our cheer that day. mymy, i've never seen anything that bimbo in my life! but it's funny, and cool too. it shows a somehow hidden side of echo i believe. priya and suka always doing that kinda thing in the student lounge! and yes, i love you loads for everything, more than you'll ever know.
Instructor Alicia:
Now, I would like you to ignore what i wrote in the letter if possible, cos now i realise it must be prety confusing. ok what i want to say is you are HILARIOUS. like, everything you do is super funny, and echo discusses them often enough. yea. that day in the student lounge. i missed what happened after i went for cca, but i want to tell you i enjoyed every single second of the session b4 i left. question 35. *nudge nudge* hope you haven't forgotten it yet. oh yes, i want to thank you especially for daring(?) zhi hui and I to do abseiling blindfolded! it didn't go well though. haha. i was knocking on the wall all the way and i suffered quite terrible rope burns, though i didn't tell anyone. how do you even do it so easily? oh yes you are even more hilarious when it comes to playing with soft toys! stuffing the rabbit in the frog and balloons into my poor hippo:) what on earth. haha apples are my favourite. so yes i love you loads for everything, more than you'll ever know.
Instructor Nasuha:
I think you have been very approving of us, and you are seriously like a mother to us, if not some kind of nice elder sister. you have a great sense of humour too, in some kind of quiet and serene way. some of your comments have really tickled me, though i can't remember which ones. and i have to thank you again for the help you showed to me on the second day. i felt that you were genuinely caring about me, compared to, ahem, they who must not be named, so i'll leave you to guess. yes and as our 1st/I i think you've done a great job. if anything you are most capable of coming up with speeches that make us cry. yea, that tone of voice and the diction. and the fact that you are leaving the OAL board, why, that's the saddest piece of news i've heard since the sinking of the titanic! but of course, like suka always says, you must be 'true to your heart'! and yes i love you loads for everything, more than you'll ever know.
Instructor Shu Yi:
I must tell you that the saying 人不可貌相 rang a bell quite loudly when i knew you were a instructor. yes, you are always so(what's the word) in cca that i never thought..so you get the point. and yes, you have helped us grow a lot throughout the coals journey. we will always thank you for that. but i find most intruiging is that you are always the one to push us on. what you say always make us set on doing better. i feel that you are the most serious among our four instructors, and somehow that makes us always wanting to do better, because you push drill shove throw and whatever you call it the important things into our heads. yes, so i am very grateful for all you have done for us. i love you loads for everything, more than you'll ever know.
you know, echo, i somehow listened to old songs recently, and a lot of them rung true to me, after this camp. suka, you made the song 'true to your heart' more special to me, and erm, i confess i listen to movie soundstracks, and so many of the piratesOTC soundtracks made me think of the adventures we went through together. the song in charlie and the chocolate factory, violet chewing chewing all day long suddenly made me think of the apples. hmm. 'apologize' still strikes me as the most suitable song for the forfeits. and 'when you believe' from prince of egypt also rang something cos i started singing it on the bus back to school and unknowingly quite a number of people joined in. and i'm sure 'doing that thing you do' is the most familiar song to us now!
thank you, thank you so much echo, for EVERYTHING!!!
You, dropping your hair around,
making us suffer as we sweep it up
with our bare hands.
You, throwing your masking tape,
leaving it on the floor and causing us
to suffer like hell.
And we try and try to clean it up,
but it's just so hard to do
Everytime you do that thing you do!
You, dumping your plastic bags
together with your bottles, of all places
UNDER YOUR BED!
*i forgot the lines*
I LOVE ALL OF YOU,
SHALOM
hey pls dun mind the video and listen to the song!
You're not alone;
10:50 PM;
10:50 PM;
hey echo. I see I'm quite late with this dedication post of mine, since I never intended any of you guys to find the one on my blog. :)
I didnt like COALs much, to be perfectly honest. I went into BTC, quite cynical. I remember asking around and having my seniors tell me scary things. so I went into the first meeting, thinking that I will never bow down to the instructor's tyranical will and cry at being scolded or nonsense along that line. the first thing that Instructor GraceT said outside the weights room did nothing to mitigate those thoughts. seriously.
I'm not an outdoor person. I'm in debate, for those who are unaware, and what we do do is sit in an aircon room, cross legs politely and feminatedly, and move our brains. at no point of time is physical strength needed, since well, you cant strangle an opponent. (not that I mind at times). so echo, I am super duper super duper sorry, if at any point of time, I have been a draggggg and silly person who cant do the activities properly k? :)
I've since then grown to love BTC and echo, really. it was quite tiring and discouraging during that time, when time was tight, and we had to literally meet everyday in school. especially over the flag, it took like a whole lot of time. but at the end of the day, we did it. we really really did it. :) says something bout us, doesnt it? we've gone through the worst, and made it out as one on the other side. we've been through literally thick and thin, and stuck together. it's really not out of sheer neccessity that we talk now, and it's no longer so hard to open up to each other now. really, we've grown.
suka:
haha, gosh. I didnt like you at the start, serious! I had people poisoning my ear against you, hurhur. but I think we've gotten closer since then? moved on from basic tolerance to friendly teasing. ;) and making fun of _____ together, heh heh heh. you've been a really good motivator, and I'm like super duper sorry if I've given you grieve or anything, since I've a mule head. :) let's go play beach ball in the student lounge again, since we are the only two live ones! :) hugs there, silly one!
darshana:
I love your favourite sentence, "__mins/secs is not long, echo!" you've been a lovely nice teamate, and since I've known you before through cassandra, we arent exactly strangers? I remember you're a really really nice person, who is well, lovely. ok, forgive my incoherence, being at home too long has taken away my speech. you're like super funny also, and I'll never forget you and suka doing funny moves while we were doing our dance and collasping in giggles at flos!
singyi:
haha, our newly crowned princess. thanks for like coming even after just coming back from HK. haha, you're like damn damn random at the oddest times, and I shall remember us eating instant noodles and you shouting excitedly at the tailors. haha, I still cant figure why you were like so high on that day! :) you always need to rush down from training back to our echo meetings, and I know you must have been exhausted, but you've never told us so, or put it on your face. I kept having a feeling you found us ridiculously when we were rushing, but maybe it's because you missed the first's day debrief and early morning scolding. I remember thinking, god, only singyi's happy and fresh when you came :) thanks for everything!
zhihui:
my baby girl. maybe you havent noticed, but your childlike approach to many things simplifies stuff considerably sometimes. and your very bright smile and macho style has made me smile quite a few times. :) it's really quite endearing, the way you look and see stuff from an entirely different viewpoint, and the way you dont mind trying everything to get something done. :) keep that up no matter how old you become k? cause I rarely see people like you anymore, and it really is quite sad sometimes :)
tulasi:
anticlimax! gosh you ah! you and your arhs! they never fail to make me laugh, especially when I'm like feeling not so good :) I'll imagine your hopping into a classroom next year to off lights and your juniors will like burst out laughing. you've like really been a great help with everything, cause despite your very busy schedule, you try to come for at least 3 hours for all our echo meetings. it must have been hard on you, having to rush to and fro. :) we hit off really really well at the start remember? during knots and lashes, I remember laughing at your expressions. :) next year, when you check my attire, I shall give you grieve by hitching up my skirt just for you to check, so that you can make me laugh! goodluck with the streams yea!
crystal:
poor poor crystal. you always get the sad duty of pushing echo, but I'm sure echo would have been late for all our meetings if you hadnt been there. and you like to cheat our feelings ah! 1 min left, 1 min later still 1min left. :) echo owes her sanity to you, I'm serious. but oddly enough, your alarm clock cant wake you! it wakes everyone but you up, I'm serious. you and your cute ideas also helped echo alot alot! especially the dance moves, I'm sure we'd all have died without you and priya around. aljunied person! I think I'll see you alot going home! :) remember what I said to you just as we went back to school k? :)
pris:
hey there, I think you're one of the ones who changed the most for this camp, no? I remember we all thought you were quiet during our first echo meeting. but you readily accepted when we casted you as lead for campfire item. you've really become more outspoken and all since then, and so, keep it up k? :) hmm, maybe you ought to think of whether words spoken will get back to the person involved and maybe be a little more careful with your words. anyway, thanks for all the effort I know you've put into echo ya! :)
priya:
hey bimbo! :) ok lah, I know you are not one. hmm, you know what? I'm really really glad that my sms to you at the start of BTC didnt affect our friendship ya? :) I think only you know I know what I am talking about. You tried to change to, and yeap. You were like a super great help with the dance moves! I remember noticing you during chinese new year concert coz TL was in front of EL, and I remembered thinking that you were happiest while you were dancing. you brought that passion into coals as well, so well. thanks ya? :)
shalom:
I think we cliqued the best right from the start! :) you're really accepting of people, and I think I learnt alot from you, the way you handle people. you never do show that you are pissed, and I can always count on you to be truthful. that's good ya! cause it's like really really hard to find an honest friend nowadays :) keep it up k! and we'll be in the same class too, sheesh! pure hist, me! :)
Instructors, you've been a great help to all of us, each in our own personal way. it mustnt have been easy on you guys, to have to juggle everything, and come down and sit in at our meetings. but we've really benefitted from it all, and are truly thankful for the four of you. sorry if I wrote nonsense in your letters, cause well, I am a nonsensical person to begin with, adding that to a serious lack of time and brain juice. from the bottom of my heart, thank you all. echo wouldnt be echo without the four of you, and you'll always always be part of us, echo 2008.
I didnt like COALs much, to be perfectly honest. I went into BTC, quite cynical. I remember asking around and having my seniors tell me scary things. so I went into the first meeting, thinking that I will never bow down to the instructor's tyranical will and cry at being scolded or nonsense along that line. the first thing that Instructor GraceT said outside the weights room did nothing to mitigate those thoughts. seriously.
I'm not an outdoor person. I'm in debate, for those who are unaware, and what we do do is sit in an aircon room, cross legs politely and feminatedly, and move our brains. at no point of time is physical strength needed, since well, you cant strangle an opponent. (not that I mind at times). so echo, I am super duper super duper sorry, if at any point of time, I have been a draggggg and silly person who cant do the activities properly k? :)
I've since then grown to love BTC and echo, really. it was quite tiring and discouraging during that time, when time was tight, and we had to literally meet everyday in school. especially over the flag, it took like a whole lot of time. but at the end of the day, we did it. we really really did it. :) says something bout us, doesnt it? we've gone through the worst, and made it out as one on the other side. we've been through literally thick and thin, and stuck together. it's really not out of sheer neccessity that we talk now, and it's no longer so hard to open up to each other now. really, we've grown.
suka:
haha, gosh. I didnt like you at the start, serious! I had people poisoning my ear against you, hurhur. but I think we've gotten closer since then? moved on from basic tolerance to friendly teasing. ;) and making fun of _____ together, heh heh heh. you've been a really good motivator, and I'm like super duper sorry if I've given you grieve or anything, since I've a mule head. :) let's go play beach ball in the student lounge again, since we are the only two live ones! :) hugs there, silly one!
darshana:
I love your favourite sentence, "__mins/secs is not long, echo!" you've been a lovely nice teamate, and since I've known you before through cassandra, we arent exactly strangers? I remember you're a really really nice person, who is well, lovely. ok, forgive my incoherence, being at home too long has taken away my speech. you're like super funny also, and I'll never forget you and suka doing funny moves while we were doing our dance and collasping in giggles at flos!
singyi:
haha, our newly crowned princess. thanks for like coming even after just coming back from HK. haha, you're like damn damn random at the oddest times, and I shall remember us eating instant noodles and you shouting excitedly at the tailors. haha, I still cant figure why you were like so high on that day! :) you always need to rush down from training back to our echo meetings, and I know you must have been exhausted, but you've never told us so, or put it on your face. I kept having a feeling you found us ridiculously when we were rushing, but maybe it's because you missed the first's day debrief and early morning scolding. I remember thinking, god, only singyi's happy and fresh when you came :) thanks for everything!
zhihui:
my baby girl. maybe you havent noticed, but your childlike approach to many things simplifies stuff considerably sometimes. and your very bright smile and macho style has made me smile quite a few times. :) it's really quite endearing, the way you look and see stuff from an entirely different viewpoint, and the way you dont mind trying everything to get something done. :) keep that up no matter how old you become k? cause I rarely see people like you anymore, and it really is quite sad sometimes :)
tulasi:
anticlimax! gosh you ah! you and your arhs! they never fail to make me laugh, especially when I'm like feeling not so good :) I'll imagine your hopping into a classroom next year to off lights and your juniors will like burst out laughing. you've like really been a great help with everything, cause despite your very busy schedule, you try to come for at least 3 hours for all our echo meetings. it must have been hard on you, having to rush to and fro. :) we hit off really really well at the start remember? during knots and lashes, I remember laughing at your expressions. :) next year, when you check my attire, I shall give you grieve by hitching up my skirt just for you to check, so that you can make me laugh! goodluck with the streams yea!
crystal:
poor poor crystal. you always get the sad duty of pushing echo, but I'm sure echo would have been late for all our meetings if you hadnt been there. and you like to cheat our feelings ah! 1 min left, 1 min later still 1min left. :) echo owes her sanity to you, I'm serious. but oddly enough, your alarm clock cant wake you! it wakes everyone but you up, I'm serious. you and your cute ideas also helped echo alot alot! especially the dance moves, I'm sure we'd all have died without you and priya around. aljunied person! I think I'll see you alot going home! :) remember what I said to you just as we went back to school k? :)
pris:
hey there, I think you're one of the ones who changed the most for this camp, no? I remember we all thought you were quiet during our first echo meeting. but you readily accepted when we casted you as lead for campfire item. you've really become more outspoken and all since then, and so, keep it up k? :) hmm, maybe you ought to think of whether words spoken will get back to the person involved and maybe be a little more careful with your words. anyway, thanks for all the effort I know you've put into echo ya! :)
priya:
hey bimbo! :) ok lah, I know you are not one. hmm, you know what? I'm really really glad that my sms to you at the start of BTC didnt affect our friendship ya? :) I think only you know I know what I am talking about. You tried to change to, and yeap. You were like a super great help with the dance moves! I remember noticing you during chinese new year concert coz TL was in front of EL, and I remembered thinking that you were happiest while you were dancing. you brought that passion into coals as well, so well. thanks ya? :)
shalom:
I think we cliqued the best right from the start! :) you're really accepting of people, and I think I learnt alot from you, the way you handle people. you never do show that you are pissed, and I can always count on you to be truthful. that's good ya! cause it's like really really hard to find an honest friend nowadays :) keep it up k! and we'll be in the same class too, sheesh! pure hist, me! :)
Instructors, you've been a great help to all of us, each in our own personal way. it mustnt have been easy on you guys, to have to juggle everything, and come down and sit in at our meetings. but we've really benefitted from it all, and are truly thankful for the four of you. sorry if I wrote nonsense in your letters, cause well, I am a nonsensical person to begin with, adding that to a serious lack of time and brain juice. from the bottom of my heart, thank you all. echo wouldnt be echo without the four of you, and you'll always always be part of us, echo 2008.
geraldine
You're not alone;
5:33 PM;
5:33 PM;
ECHO OUTINGGGG ALERT!:D
most likely on 14th Dec,
but only two instructors are joining us,
Instructor Alicia and Instructor Aisyah!
although Instructor Nasuha andInstructor Shu Yiwon't be able to,
we'll just have another outing next year hols or smth,
where evryone can attend!(:
andand, ECHO RECESS@cedar?
btw,
what do you guys wannado for outing?
i was thinking of picnic or beach,
Instructor Alicia said she was thinking of picnicking too,
so i'll try to contact y'all and ask arnd alrights?
& PLEASE PICK YOUR PHONES AND STOP REJECTING CALLS!
it makes it hard to contact y'all and i get a lil' annoyed. sorry!
okayokay?:D
-
where do y'all wanna go?
somewhere niceeee...
give me your suggestions,
text me when y'all read thisand tell me suggestions!
-
i miss you Echo,
dont you forget.
):
zh.
You're not alone;
5:33 AM;
5:33 AM;
Echo,I know some of you guys are already missing Coals and your group-mates. I understand how y’all feel but please don’t cry over this. You should smile because it happened, this really applies to the situation now. The past is over and done with, you cannot gain anything from crying over it. Think about it. Whatever you guys have gained from this entire experience, be it friendship, honesty, patience, a more out-going personality, courage to overcome your fears, understanding and love for one another, sense of urgency, leadership skills, memories, all these are what I want you guys to always remember.
I just want to comment on some people and the few incidents that happened during camp that I really remember:
Shalom and Zhi Hui,
I’m very proud of you guys for accepting my request to do Abseiling blindfolded. I was really happy, because it was new for you but you still had the courage! Through that experience, I hope that you have learnt to have more confidence in yourself and how to depend on the other senses as well. With the loss of sight, maybe you guys can share with the rest of Echo how it felt before you abseiled and after accomplishing it :)
Zhi Hui,
About the showering incident, I was honestly very disappointed at first when you didn’t own up when I was asking around. I’m really sorry I had to ask the question so many times, and maybe made you feel embarrassed. When one of the instructors told me to forget it and just let you off, I’m sorry I didn’t stop asking but I really hope you understand that it was because I believe in you, I wanted to give you a chance to own up yourself and the instructors not to have such an impression of you. When you came forward, I understand it took a lot of courage, but I’m really happy you did :)
Geraldine,
Despite having the fear of heights, you managed to do High Elements. I remember there was one time when you were high up and you were crying and Echo 1, the instructors, and teachers were cheering you on. Do you realise now, how important giving support to your friends is? Do you realise that when they are succumbing to their fears, how a simple “I know you can do it” has the amazing power of pushing them forward? This is why the instructors keep encouraging y’all to cheer for your group mates. Without having the support from down below, I believe none would be able to overcome their fear alone. The main point is that I’m really happy and proud of you for being able to overcome your fear. I hope you have learnt to have more faith in yourself, to believe that inside you there is a much stronger person and you are able to achieve many great things in life. I want you to know that I have faith in you, your instructors do. Courage is resistance to fear and not absence of fear :)
Sing Yi,
I was a little surprised when you cried even before you went up because you saw others and you got scared. Honestly, I was quite amused. In the end, you did it very well and when I asked you whether it was that bad, you said, “Okay luh.” I hope from this, you grew to be more confident of yourself. I’m proud of you that even after your flight back, you still came for camp on the second day. Some people would just quit if they found out that they couldn’t make it on the first day. I’m really glad you didn’t and thank you for coming because I know Echo won’t be the same without you :)
Priscilla,
From the start, you were very quiet. I think putting you as the main character in the skit helped nurturing you into what you are now. I don’t know if you’ve realised, but there certainly is a change in you. That is what I see from my point of view. I’m proud of you and I hope you will learn to speak out more and be more confident. I know you can do it :)
I remember the day when we had our games/bonding session in the student lounge and actually the level of discipline was quite low that day because I was the only instructor but lets’ just keep it a secret :) I really had a great time with the few of you guys even though the ball was passed back and forth to me. The staring game was exceptionally fun and that session really brought me smiles. I dare say that it was through that session I felt even closer to Echo, that I understood you guys not from a stern instructor’s point of view but as a friend. Although we cannot cross the line between instructors and friends, I felt that the session was good because it’s better to understand y’all from a friend’s point of view because as an instructor, we might get a wrong opinion. From that session, I learnt about the strengths from every single one of you. I hope you guys had as much fun as I did. “When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand.? The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares.” All 10 of you, I’m sure that not all knew each other from the beginning. Look at yourselves after Coals, how much you have grown as a team, how much love you feel for each other now. Even if you do say that Coals brought you nothing and that it was a total waste of your two months, I want you to think again. (Hopefully, none of you think this way.) These 9 friends that you’ve got to know, aren’t they the best you can ever have? They were there for you, when you cried, when things didn’t go smoothly and you felt like giving up, when you were clueless, when you were stressed out, when you felt time wasn’t enough. They were your friend, your Echo mate, accepting you for who you are and not who you want to be. You should be thankful for such wonderful group mates and the beautiful friendships you’ve made.
Those who want to be OAIs, please do not be discouraged if you do not get through. You don’t have to hold a position in order to be a leader. Some of you will be leaders in your respective CCA groups. I want you guys to give your best and apply what Coals has taught you, prove to us that you’re a good leader in your own way. I really hope that this Coals experience has moulded each and every one of you into a better leader, and most importantly a better person.
Echo, as a whole, I want you to know that as your instructors, we really are very proud of you. Y’all have really made a huge improvement from Day 1. Now you guys are taking the initiative, showing more respect to us, working well as a team and proving your ability to lead. As your instructor, I really hope that I’ve made a positive impact on your life and taught you lessons that you will never get to learn in school. You guys really made an impact on my life, there are many lessons I’ve learnt from just being there with y’all these 2 months. I hope that you guys have really enjoyed being a part of Coals, and a part of each other’s life.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you Echo for just being you. You guys are a huge part in my life and like what we said the other time, Echo ’08 will always be in our hearts and nobody will ever replace you. Whenever you are feeling discouraged, just munch on an apple! In whatever you do, never give up and be too afraid to try. You may be disheartened when you fail, but you will be nothing if you don’t even try. Give your very best in everything you do, I have absolute faith in you. Thank you for making me smile and laugh during this entire process. You guys are my sunshines :)
I love Echo ’08, now and forever.
With much love,
Instructor Alicia
I just want to comment on some people and the few incidents that happened during camp that I really remember:
Shalom and Zhi Hui,
I’m very proud of you guys for accepting my request to do Abseiling blindfolded. I was really happy, because it was new for you but you still had the courage! Through that experience, I hope that you have learnt to have more confidence in yourself and how to depend on the other senses as well. With the loss of sight, maybe you guys can share with the rest of Echo how it felt before you abseiled and after accomplishing it :)
Zhi Hui,
About the showering incident, I was honestly very disappointed at first when you didn’t own up when I was asking around. I’m really sorry I had to ask the question so many times, and maybe made you feel embarrassed. When one of the instructors told me to forget it and just let you off, I’m sorry I didn’t stop asking but I really hope you understand that it was because I believe in you, I wanted to give you a chance to own up yourself and the instructors not to have such an impression of you. When you came forward, I understand it took a lot of courage, but I’m really happy you did :)
Geraldine,
Despite having the fear of heights, you managed to do High Elements. I remember there was one time when you were high up and you were crying and Echo 1, the instructors, and teachers were cheering you on. Do you realise now, how important giving support to your friends is? Do you realise that when they are succumbing to their fears, how a simple “I know you can do it” has the amazing power of pushing them forward? This is why the instructors keep encouraging y’all to cheer for your group mates. Without having the support from down below, I believe none would be able to overcome their fear alone. The main point is that I’m really happy and proud of you for being able to overcome your fear. I hope you have learnt to have more faith in yourself, to believe that inside you there is a much stronger person and you are able to achieve many great things in life. I want you to know that I have faith in you, your instructors do. Courage is resistance to fear and not absence of fear :)
Sing Yi,
I was a little surprised when you cried even before you went up because you saw others and you got scared. Honestly, I was quite amused. In the end, you did it very well and when I asked you whether it was that bad, you said, “Okay luh.” I hope from this, you grew to be more confident of yourself. I’m proud of you that even after your flight back, you still came for camp on the second day. Some people would just quit if they found out that they couldn’t make it on the first day. I’m really glad you didn’t and thank you for coming because I know Echo won’t be the same without you :)
Priscilla,
From the start, you were very quiet. I think putting you as the main character in the skit helped nurturing you into what you are now. I don’t know if you’ve realised, but there certainly is a change in you. That is what I see from my point of view. I’m proud of you and I hope you will learn to speak out more and be more confident. I know you can do it :)
I remember the day when we had our games/bonding session in the student lounge and actually the level of discipline was quite low that day because I was the only instructor but lets’ just keep it a secret :) I really had a great time with the few of you guys even though the ball was passed back and forth to me. The staring game was exceptionally fun and that session really brought me smiles. I dare say that it was through that session I felt even closer to Echo, that I understood you guys not from a stern instructor’s point of view but as a friend. Although we cannot cross the line between instructors and friends, I felt that the session was good because it’s better to understand y’all from a friend’s point of view because as an instructor, we might get a wrong opinion. From that session, I learnt about the strengths from every single one of you. I hope you guys had as much fun as I did. “When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand.? The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares.” All 10 of you, I’m sure that not all knew each other from the beginning. Look at yourselves after Coals, how much you have grown as a team, how much love you feel for each other now. Even if you do say that Coals brought you nothing and that it was a total waste of your two months, I want you to think again. (Hopefully, none of you think this way.) These 9 friends that you’ve got to know, aren’t they the best you can ever have? They were there for you, when you cried, when things didn’t go smoothly and you felt like giving up, when you were clueless, when you were stressed out, when you felt time wasn’t enough. They were your friend, your Echo mate, accepting you for who you are and not who you want to be. You should be thankful for such wonderful group mates and the beautiful friendships you’ve made.
Those who want to be OAIs, please do not be discouraged if you do not get through. You don’t have to hold a position in order to be a leader. Some of you will be leaders in your respective CCA groups. I want you guys to give your best and apply what Coals has taught you, prove to us that you’re a good leader in your own way. I really hope that this Coals experience has moulded each and every one of you into a better leader, and most importantly a better person.
Echo, as a whole, I want you to know that as your instructors, we really are very proud of you. Y’all have really made a huge improvement from Day 1. Now you guys are taking the initiative, showing more respect to us, working well as a team and proving your ability to lead. As your instructor, I really hope that I’ve made a positive impact on your life and taught you lessons that you will never get to learn in school. You guys really made an impact on my life, there are many lessons I’ve learnt from just being there with y’all these 2 months. I hope that you guys have really enjoyed being a part of Coals, and a part of each other’s life.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you Echo for just being you. You guys are a huge part in my life and like what we said the other time, Echo ’08 will always be in our hearts and nobody will ever replace you. Whenever you are feeling discouraged, just munch on an apple! In whatever you do, never give up and be too afraid to try. You may be disheartened when you fail, but you will be nothing if you don’t even try. Give your very best in everything you do, I have absolute faith in you. Thank you for making me smile and laugh during this entire process. You guys are my sunshines :)
I love Echo ’08, now and forever.
With much love,
Instructor Alicia
You're not alone;
3:40 AM;
3:40 AM;
Thursday, November 27, 2008
hey who's the one who wrote so long, you put everything but your name:)
and would you all stop putting so emo posts? i shall cry everytime i see the blog ok. you bad bad peeps. oh gosh zhi hui i also dunno why i started crying that day. i'm not a very crying person by nature. you, ECHO, have done the impossible! all it took was a lil bit of talking and you set me off on my journey of tears! And i realise i must really love you guys, cos i managed to fill up 6 pages(and counting) of my A4 sized diary! and it's all about coals and the rest of you all!
Before i go on, I MUST REMIND ALL OF YOU TO SEND ME YOUR REFLECTIONS! I DON'T CARE OKAY! YOU MUST STILL KEEP UP THE SENSE OF URGENCY! JUST AS A PRECAUTION, AND IF YOU DO NOT FIND IT TOO BLAH BLAH, SEND TO shalomtan@yahoo.com.sg ALSO, COS HOTMAIL NOW A BIT SOT SOT.
NOW. Is my height all you can remember about me? come on, i must have been more MEMORABLE THAN THAT?! :) i'm going by class and alphabet to say what i have to say about all of you.
Darshana:
My dear friend, I feel that you are very caring and you always look out for others. you always give way to other people even though sometimes it might not be in your favour. like everytime we go for shower, i realise you let other people go first, and then in the first aid base you left your bed so i could go on. i'm very touched, but i can't help feeling if you actually needed it more than i did that day. you are always reminding us not to drag our feet. thank you for that. and for what i said in KFC after dragon-boating(do you remember?) i hope you can forgive me, so sorry, i voiced my stupid thoughts aloud. i know you felt kind of offended, and i didn't apologise properly that day. so forgive me ok? :) I'll never forget you. Or me. Ever.
Suka:
I'm starting to miss your nonsense more than you'll ever know. Dear friend, you are a great motivator, and i hereby present you the best motivator award! *clap clap* you know, i'm a very stubborn person by nature, and i get irritated very easily. you can ask my younger brother, who gets a slap every time i get on my high horse. and you have been very patient with echo and me, i know. i'm not that open to suggestions, like i've told you all, but i'll definitely endeavour to change! you have been the source of many of my reflections these few days! i'm trying to be more like you, to be patient, caring and stuff. and i want to thank you for what you said to me before that echo meeting that day, when i told you about my troubles. your trademark advice of 'be true to your heart' has been my lifeline so far. so i'll never forget you. Or me. Never.
Geraldine:
You've been a great friend, a great groupmate, a great listener. Now, I do not want to hear you putting yourself down another time. I see that you always try to change your faults, and I love you lots. you always cheer me up when i'm down, and you're very caring too. Echo would have been turnin' in circles if you weren't here. And! you never seem to run out ideas! what on earth how much brain juice do you actually have huh? haha, and you're always there for almost EVERY single meeting! haha, and we both have red and black specs! whoohoo~ I'll never forget you. Or me. Never.
Singyi:
How can you stand being so cute? ok i've been a meanie to you havent i, always picking on your height. very sorry bout that. but be glad cos your height is good ok. easier to find boyfriend. jkjk. but on a more serious note, don't you realise boys are getting shorter nowadays? haiyo...tsk tsk. sorry i sidetracked. hmm. ya, i have already emphasized on your cuteness so. you are very encouraging and you are as random as tulasi is anti-climax. haha. which is good? hmm. hoho and last night i did the same thing to my brother which you did to me on the bed. HAHA. he screamed. you should have seen it. Oh, and what we did on that day after BTC? gosh i feel like laughing everytime i think about that. and after the disappointment you and zhi hui actually sat down at the staircase on 4th level and emo-ed! gosh i feel like laughing all over again. so i'll never forget you. or me. Never.
Oh to everyone, if i write shorter for you it doesn't mean anything ok! my shorter compos are always having higher marks.
Zhi Hui:
You have been a great help to everybody! I suppose it helps to know some things beforehand. i dun think our popcorn tripod would have stood very well at all if not for you! thank you so much! And yea, you and sing yi doing that thing you did! haha. i'm glad i've not offended you in any way, if you say so, i cannot find any faults with you either! you are so patient!love you lots and i thank you lots for the msgs you sent to me b4 i went to vietnam! i really appreciated that. better than my classmate who msged me saying omg i forgot to say bye bye. haha, and i feel that one word to describe you is loyal. very honest and once again loyal. I'll never forget you. Or me. Never.
Tulasi:
Hey you anti-climaxer! I think you only got that identity after campfire night. what with all those funny comments which i was was laughing too hard at to remember. and saying my eyes disappear when i laugh! whatever! they are small enough already can! yea, i remember you were the first person i knew cos roohi told me your name. yea, you unstable prefect! can imagine all your juniors bursting into laughter when you check their attire. you are way too funny, but you can turn serious at times,when you're tired, specifically. but you can never win a staring contest, so there. haven't start and you ended already. tsk tsk. but dear friend, i'll never forget you. Or me. Never.
Crystal:
You're really the pusher for echo! we are all in debt to you i believe. you can be one fierce person sometimes. SCARIEEE. but you always do it for our own good. somehow like our big sister. and you always get us on the right track. you would know better than anybody that anything and everything can become a distraction to me. i'm constantly reminded to PAY ATTENTION by you, and that has helped me a lot. my mum says that i'm more initiative and more attentive now. must be all thanks to you eh? so i'll never forget you. Or me. Never.
Priscilla:
I think that your voice should be labelled under the seven natural wonders of the world. and your talent in piano too! i think it's so cool. yea, and i know you love climbing. you're good in it too! when i saw you starting to volunteer for many activities i realise you have really benefited from this camp and i'm very glad for you. so you must keep that up ok! and never let it go!thank you very much too for saying i'm a musically inclined person. i wish i can take lessons too, but i think knowing a little bit of everything is good enough for me. i do love music. it is my life. so i'll never forget you. Or me. Never.
Priya:
So SEXAYYY! yea! you are a natural for dancing, good at running, super enthu, an all rounder in the very least! yea! yu've guided echo throughout many things and we are all eternally grateful i'm sure. haha, and you always think about what's best for each of us. i just adore your flambouyant character too! where did you get it?:) haha you got a lot of brain juice also. i actually don't mind if you don't cry. that's what makes each of us unique, innit? i'll treasure all the times we had together, and i'm VERY glad we'll be in the same class next year! Kudos to pure history! So i'll never forget you. Or me. Never.
And to all the instructors! You are LOVED! sorry if i wrote weird stuff you can't understand in the letters cos i'm erm, weird, as suka already mentioned! haha:)
crap my mum is rushing me already. i'll post again to continue but remember! send your reflections to SHALOMYAN@YAHOO.COM.SG!
and would you all stop putting so emo posts? i shall cry everytime i see the blog ok. you bad bad peeps. oh gosh zhi hui i also dunno why i started crying that day. i'm not a very crying person by nature. you, ECHO, have done the impossible! all it took was a lil bit of talking and you set me off on my journey of tears! And i realise i must really love you guys, cos i managed to fill up 6 pages(and counting) of my A4 sized diary! and it's all about coals and the rest of you all!
Before i go on, I MUST REMIND ALL OF YOU TO SEND ME YOUR REFLECTIONS! I DON'T CARE OKAY! YOU MUST STILL KEEP UP THE SENSE OF URGENCY! JUST AS A PRECAUTION, AND IF YOU DO NOT FIND IT TOO BLAH BLAH, SEND TO shalomtan@yahoo.com.sg ALSO, COS HOTMAIL NOW A BIT SOT SOT.
NOW. Is my height all you can remember about me? come on, i must have been more MEMORABLE THAN THAT?! :) i'm going by class and alphabet to say what i have to say about all of you.
Darshana:
My dear friend, I feel that you are very caring and you always look out for others. you always give way to other people even though sometimes it might not be in your favour. like everytime we go for shower, i realise you let other people go first, and then in the first aid base you left your bed so i could go on. i'm very touched, but i can't help feeling if you actually needed it more than i did that day. you are always reminding us not to drag our feet. thank you for that. and for what i said in KFC after dragon-boating(do you remember?) i hope you can forgive me, so sorry, i voiced my stupid thoughts aloud. i know you felt kind of offended, and i didn't apologise properly that day. so forgive me ok? :) I'll never forget you. Or me. Ever.
Suka:
I'm starting to miss your nonsense more than you'll ever know. Dear friend, you are a great motivator, and i hereby present you the best motivator award! *clap clap* you know, i'm a very stubborn person by nature, and i get irritated very easily. you can ask my younger brother, who gets a slap every time i get on my high horse. and you have been very patient with echo and me, i know. i'm not that open to suggestions, like i've told you all, but i'll definitely endeavour to change! you have been the source of many of my reflections these few days! i'm trying to be more like you, to be patient, caring and stuff. and i want to thank you for what you said to me before that echo meeting that day, when i told you about my troubles. your trademark advice of 'be true to your heart' has been my lifeline so far. so i'll never forget you. Or me. Never.
Geraldine:
You've been a great friend, a great groupmate, a great listener. Now, I do not want to hear you putting yourself down another time. I see that you always try to change your faults, and I love you lots. you always cheer me up when i'm down, and you're very caring too. Echo would have been turnin' in circles if you weren't here. And! you never seem to run out ideas! what on earth how much brain juice do you actually have huh? haha, and you're always there for almost EVERY single meeting! haha, and we both have red and black specs! whoohoo~ I'll never forget you. Or me. Never.
Singyi:
How can you stand being so cute? ok i've been a meanie to you havent i, always picking on your height. very sorry bout that. but be glad cos your height is good ok. easier to find boyfriend. jkjk. but on a more serious note, don't you realise boys are getting shorter nowadays? haiyo...tsk tsk. sorry i sidetracked. hmm. ya, i have already emphasized on your cuteness so. you are very encouraging and you are as random as tulasi is anti-climax. haha. which is good? hmm. hoho and last night i did the same thing to my brother which you did to me on the bed. HAHA. he screamed. you should have seen it. Oh, and what we did on that day after BTC? gosh i feel like laughing everytime i think about that. and after the disappointment you and zhi hui actually sat down at the staircase on 4th level and emo-ed! gosh i feel like laughing all over again. so i'll never forget you. or me. Never.
Oh to everyone, if i write shorter for you it doesn't mean anything ok! my shorter compos are always having higher marks.
Zhi Hui:
You have been a great help to everybody! I suppose it helps to know some things beforehand. i dun think our popcorn tripod would have stood very well at all if not for you! thank you so much! And yea, you and sing yi doing that thing you did! haha. i'm glad i've not offended you in any way, if you say so, i cannot find any faults with you either! you are so patient!love you lots and i thank you lots for the msgs you sent to me b4 i went to vietnam! i really appreciated that. better than my classmate who msged me saying omg i forgot to say bye bye. haha, and i feel that one word to describe you is loyal. very honest and once again loyal. I'll never forget you. Or me. Never.
Tulasi:
Hey you anti-climaxer! I think you only got that identity after campfire night. what with all those funny comments which i was was laughing too hard at to remember. and saying my eyes disappear when i laugh! whatever! they are small enough already can! yea, i remember you were the first person i knew cos roohi told me your name. yea, you unstable prefect! can imagine all your juniors bursting into laughter when you check their attire. you are way too funny, but you can turn serious at times,when you're tired, specifically. but you can never win a staring contest, so there. haven't start and you ended already. tsk tsk. but dear friend, i'll never forget you. Or me. Never.
Crystal:
You're really the pusher for echo! we are all in debt to you i believe. you can be one fierce person sometimes. SCARIEEE. but you always do it for our own good. somehow like our big sister. and you always get us on the right track. you would know better than anybody that anything and everything can become a distraction to me. i'm constantly reminded to PAY ATTENTION by you, and that has helped me a lot. my mum says that i'm more initiative and more attentive now. must be all thanks to you eh? so i'll never forget you. Or me. Never.
Priscilla:
I think that your voice should be labelled under the seven natural wonders of the world. and your talent in piano too! i think it's so cool. yea, and i know you love climbing. you're good in it too! when i saw you starting to volunteer for many activities i realise you have really benefited from this camp and i'm very glad for you. so you must keep that up ok! and never let it go!thank you very much too for saying i'm a musically inclined person. i wish i can take lessons too, but i think knowing a little bit of everything is good enough for me. i do love music. it is my life. so i'll never forget you. Or me. Never.
Priya:
So SEXAYYY! yea! you are a natural for dancing, good at running, super enthu, an all rounder in the very least! yea! yu've guided echo throughout many things and we are all eternally grateful i'm sure. haha, and you always think about what's best for each of us. i just adore your flambouyant character too! where did you get it?:) haha you got a lot of brain juice also. i actually don't mind if you don't cry. that's what makes each of us unique, innit? i'll treasure all the times we had together, and i'm VERY glad we'll be in the same class next year! Kudos to pure history! So i'll never forget you. Or me. Never.
And to all the instructors! You are LOVED! sorry if i wrote weird stuff you can't understand in the letters cos i'm erm, weird, as suka already mentioned! haha:)
crap my mum is rushing me already. i'll post again to continue but remember! send your reflections to SHALOMYAN@YAHOO.COM.SG!
You're not alone;
6:03 PM;
6:03 PM;
hey echo, can you see that i'm obviously missing you guys?
oh my . i dint expect this post to be SO DRAGGY, scroll down and brace yourself before reading through every word if you want to ! i went through almost every item of the camp,
sorry i really missed the whole camp ! hees .
to be honest, i was actually dreading coals camp on the day before it started.
all the packing, rushing and everything.
our campfire item wasnt exactly prepared enough for pre-campfire night,
we didnt have an opening cheer, we didnt have our soundtrack in a disc that night (i was really panicking already and most dint reply me )
our flag couldnt stand well, i was so tired, and i knew we werent gonna have an easy time during the camp.
meeting in the early morning, rushing to tag our shirts , rushing here and there, it still went well anyway (:
first up, rock wall, zipline, abseiling, initiative games !
at least we werent off to a boring start (:
even though we were jumbled up, we still got to see each other here and there, it was still weird luh, not being with echo . hope all of you had fun too , i totally did, ZIPLINE !
half the day passed without echo, it was slightly weird getting together again for like half an hour, then it was all normal again :D hees .
then then ! shower, dinner, reflections, it was still like an introduction to the camp .
an introduction in showering under a minute, an introduction to push food down your gullet (actly this was done during lunch luh but still (: )
mmhmm .
one thing i'll miss is our lovely instructors sitting down during debriefs , forgetting what they wanted to say and just staring back at us, errrrrrr-ing and giving that smile and instructor alicia keeping apples in her pouch !
our campfire performance ! i dont know if it's me only or what, i was nervous !
nervous until the part where we sang you're not alone, it calmed me .
i dont know about the other pairs, but me and zhihui tangled up during the dance and got stuck !
i was panicking and forgot some moves too !
i was like ahhhhhhing!
i think we were pretty soft, but WE STILL ROCKED OKAY !
we pulled it off, it doesnt matter if others dont understand our story or whatever whatever,
we were performing for ECHO , from ECHO , as one :D
oh oh during the nightwalk was anyone pulled away or what ?
i dont think so right? we stuck so close to each other (:
cos i heard from some other groups that they were pried away or something x)
i think for supper we were hilarious !
"everyone, y'all can only eat one piece of bread. "
then when they spreaded the jam, it was like only 1/2 of this paragraph !
the bread tasted like plain bread. 3 scoops of milo, 1 cup for 9 people to drink , i think water tasted better!
and i think we really learnt how to appreciate our instructors, who have done so much for us, after wake up call from leader yvonne .
ohoh did you know during sentry duty, there were SO MANY STARS ! i'd never seen so many before okay ! and we saw a frog ! hehe . you guys are so gonna smash me cos i went for sentry duty ! teehees !
outdoor cooking was a success, our food tasted nice and we finished the fastest !
pasta sauce it was a miracle we could borrow from falcon!
good job! :D
HIGH ELEMENTS WAS THE HIGHLIGHT! (to me , and other than campfire!)
it was so fun !
and to the people with a fear of heights, it was really a challenge, but really really WELL DONE !
who cares bout how long you took , arent you proud you accomplished the stations !
echo totally rocks right !
" you can do it , cos you're from echo"
i think none of us could have done it without encouragement from the rest of the team, it really meant A LOT when you're up there all alone with a rope which you're not actually allowed to grab!
campfire rocked !
we came up with our opening cheer,
hahahah the bimbo win or lose was slightly weird cos we paused at every line !
unique still !
ECHO WHAT ! :D
campfire was really fun with you guys around , and the everyone who participated in coals .
i really didnt want campfire to end , it would mark the end of all the activities in the coals camp.
i couldnt believe how i dreaded the camp !
when it ended, it meant that coals camp was gonna end soon , and so much sooner than we expected.
after the first night , we were all like " oh my g , only one day has passed , we still have another day to go through! "
on the second night, it was like " my g, it's ENDING ! so fast for what !"
we got like emo and cried,
i think ECHO is the emoest of all the group !
after that going back to the dorm where someone suggested telling like everything we felt , the good and bad points of each other and the times we all shared together.
and nothing could make priya and darshana cry !
OH YEAH , I DREAMT PRIYA CRIED !
and i was like oh priya is CRYING !?!
hahahha ! then emo somemore on the last day , while all the other groups were getting high !
we sang linger a million times , super emo !
i tried getting y'all high but then y'all stared at me .. hees .
you guys know that we will be having a thousand and one echo meetings even after coals, RIGHT ?!
it's just goodnight and NOT GOODBYE (:
i love you guys !
i really enjoyed the camp, superbly much !
even though it was really tiring , (ESPECIALLY WILDERNESS!)
it was really great having a wonderful group always with me ,
encouraging each other, going through every thing together.
a huge thank you to everyone from echo, who made this whole journey so enjoyable for me (:
zhihui !
you were really the super on one , you dont mind getting dirty and all ,
suggesting wonderful ideas that made sense, encouraged us ,
and one thing that you really taught me was to accept others, to help them out,
to give them confidence because you know what they can become.
priscilla !
you were really quiet in the beginning , almost always hiding in the shadows,
we picked you to be the lead of our campfire item because we knew that you had the potential in you .
your voice was soft, we were not scolding you when we kept repeating that you had to project your voice, we wanted you to speak up , louder and with confidence, we believed in you .
and during the performance, you did it ! you did really well (:
singyi !
princess ah, the bed wasnt that bad ! i think it was because you missed the scoldings on the first day about urgency and all, i got the idea that you thought we were ridiculous for rushing the group through everything and i dont know if you were pissed with me cos i was the main rusher, and sorry if i offended you, but we just dint want to disappoint the insts again. i am still very very amused when your usually soft voice becomes like SHOUTING when you are excited, like that time in the tailor shop, it was hilarious ! keep being a happy apple , dont let anything get you down (:
tulasi !
you are like a forever happy person !
the anti climaxer of the times we were emoing,
cos you would HUH and make us all laugh !
and then priya and darshana couldnt cry cos of you !
continue being happy ! (:
darshana !
you're a super nice and silently funny person !
hahahaha when we were so tired already , " echo move faster so we get to sit down " x) !
and how your wound sticks to the plastic at night, ouch !
suka !
you're the best motivator ever !
you never fail to cheer us up ! like really at the times we least expect it ! :D
hees . (: thanks !
ahhahaha and yes , the rice cooker ! x)
priya !
you move it really well ! ^^
hahahha the dance moves you have came up with,
cheer actions and all , you contributed a lot !
encouraging the group and all , you played a part (:
shalom !
you should stop being so tall !
thanks for bringing so many stuff ,
i'm quite amused that your house has so many things!
pole , all the cloth and stuff , thanks so much (:
hahahha your tweety bird smile has cheered me up on many occasions, even though you might not know (:
geraldine !
thanks for everything ! you were the one who got the group together , really (:
all the posts , updates on the blogs, all the messages that you sent , 10 at a time ?
thanks ! really , for everything (:
instructors !
ECHO would have been nothing without you all ,
we might have been still cliquish , divided , we would never have been as together as we are.
which, if we were not , we would never have survived coals camp , never have emerged all winners from it .
we have learnt things about ourselves that we have never discovered before ,
found 9 great friends that we can keep forever, since we have been through so much together .
you have guided us through this whole journey,
even when you get fierce we know you mean well.
thank you for EVERYTHING (:
I MISS ECHO !
and instructors , you are part of ECHO too :D
CRYSTAL ! :D
oh my . i dint expect this post to be SO DRAGGY, scroll down and brace yourself before reading through every word if you want to ! i went through almost every item of the camp,
sorry i really missed the whole camp ! hees .
to be honest, i was actually dreading coals camp on the day before it started.
all the packing, rushing and everything.
our campfire item wasnt exactly prepared enough for pre-campfire night,
we didnt have an opening cheer, we didnt have our soundtrack in a disc that night (i was really panicking already and most dint reply me )
our flag couldnt stand well, i was so tired, and i knew we werent gonna have an easy time during the camp.
meeting in the early morning, rushing to tag our shirts , rushing here and there, it still went well anyway (:
first up, rock wall, zipline, abseiling, initiative games !
at least we werent off to a boring start (:
even though we were jumbled up, we still got to see each other here and there, it was still weird luh, not being with echo . hope all of you had fun too , i totally did, ZIPLINE !
half the day passed without echo, it was slightly weird getting together again for like half an hour, then it was all normal again :D hees .
then then ! shower, dinner, reflections, it was still like an introduction to the camp .
an introduction in showering under a minute, an introduction to push food down your gullet (actly this was done during lunch luh but still (: )
mmhmm .
one thing i'll miss is our lovely instructors sitting down during debriefs , forgetting what they wanted to say and just staring back at us, errrrrrr-ing and giving that smile and instructor alicia keeping apples in her pouch !
our campfire performance ! i dont know if it's me only or what, i was nervous !
nervous until the part where we sang you're not alone, it calmed me .
i dont know about the other pairs, but me and zhihui tangled up during the dance and got stuck !
i was panicking and forgot some moves too !
i was like ahhhhhhing!
i think we were pretty soft, but WE STILL ROCKED OKAY !
we pulled it off, it doesnt matter if others dont understand our story or whatever whatever,
we were performing for ECHO , from ECHO , as one :D
oh oh during the nightwalk was anyone pulled away or what ?
i dont think so right? we stuck so close to each other (:
cos i heard from some other groups that they were pried away or something x)
i think for supper we were hilarious !
"everyone, y'all can only eat one piece of bread. "
then when they spreaded the jam, it was like only 1/2 of this paragraph !
the bread tasted like plain bread. 3 scoops of milo, 1 cup for 9 people to drink , i think water tasted better!
and i think we really learnt how to appreciate our instructors, who have done so much for us, after wake up call from leader yvonne .
ohoh did you know during sentry duty, there were SO MANY STARS ! i'd never seen so many before okay ! and we saw a frog ! hehe . you guys are so gonna smash me cos i went for sentry duty ! teehees !
outdoor cooking was a success, our food tasted nice and we finished the fastest !
pasta sauce it was a miracle we could borrow from falcon!
good job! :D
HIGH ELEMENTS WAS THE HIGHLIGHT! (to me , and other than campfire!)
it was so fun !
and to the people with a fear of heights, it was really a challenge, but really really WELL DONE !
who cares bout how long you took , arent you proud you accomplished the stations !
echo totally rocks right !
" you can do it , cos you're from echo"
i think none of us could have done it without encouragement from the rest of the team, it really meant A LOT when you're up there all alone with a rope which you're not actually allowed to grab!
campfire rocked !
we came up with our opening cheer,
hahahah the bimbo win or lose was slightly weird cos we paused at every line !
unique still !
ECHO WHAT ! :D
campfire was really fun with you guys around , and the everyone who participated in coals .
i really didnt want campfire to end , it would mark the end of all the activities in the coals camp.
i couldnt believe how i dreaded the camp !
when it ended, it meant that coals camp was gonna end soon , and so much sooner than we expected.
after the first night , we were all like " oh my g , only one day has passed , we still have another day to go through! "
on the second night, it was like " my g, it's ENDING ! so fast for what !"
we got like emo and cried,
i think ECHO is the emoest of all the group !
after that going back to the dorm where someone suggested telling like everything we felt , the good and bad points of each other and the times we all shared together.
and nothing could make priya and darshana cry !
OH YEAH , I DREAMT PRIYA CRIED !
and i was like oh priya is CRYING !?!
hahahha ! then emo somemore on the last day , while all the other groups were getting high !
we sang linger a million times , super emo !
i tried getting y'all high but then y'all stared at me .. hees .
you guys know that we will be having a thousand and one echo meetings even after coals, RIGHT ?!
it's just goodnight and NOT GOODBYE (:
i love you guys !
i really enjoyed the camp, superbly much !
even though it was really tiring , (ESPECIALLY WILDERNESS!)
it was really great having a wonderful group always with me ,
encouraging each other, going through every thing together.
a huge thank you to everyone from echo, who made this whole journey so enjoyable for me (:
zhihui !
you were really the super on one , you dont mind getting dirty and all ,
suggesting wonderful ideas that made sense, encouraged us ,
and one thing that you really taught me was to accept others, to help them out,
to give them confidence because you know what they can become.
priscilla !
you were really quiet in the beginning , almost always hiding in the shadows,
we picked you to be the lead of our campfire item because we knew that you had the potential in you .
your voice was soft, we were not scolding you when we kept repeating that you had to project your voice, we wanted you to speak up , louder and with confidence, we believed in you .
and during the performance, you did it ! you did really well (:
singyi !
princess ah, the bed wasnt that bad ! i think it was because you missed the scoldings on the first day about urgency and all, i got the idea that you thought we were ridiculous for rushing the group through everything and i dont know if you were pissed with me cos i was the main rusher, and sorry if i offended you, but we just dint want to disappoint the insts again. i am still very very amused when your usually soft voice becomes like SHOUTING when you are excited, like that time in the tailor shop, it was hilarious ! keep being a happy apple , dont let anything get you down (:
tulasi !
you are like a forever happy person !
the anti climaxer of the times we were emoing,
cos you would HUH and make us all laugh !
and then priya and darshana couldnt cry cos of you !
continue being happy ! (:
darshana !
you're a super nice and silently funny person !
hahahaha when we were so tired already , " echo move faster so we get to sit down " x) !
and how your wound sticks to the plastic at night, ouch !
suka !
you're the best motivator ever !
you never fail to cheer us up ! like really at the times we least expect it ! :D
hees . (: thanks !
ahhahaha and yes , the rice cooker ! x)
priya !
you move it really well ! ^^
hahahha the dance moves you have came up with,
cheer actions and all , you contributed a lot !
encouraging the group and all , you played a part (:
shalom !
you should stop being so tall !
thanks for bringing so many stuff ,
i'm quite amused that your house has so many things!
pole , all the cloth and stuff , thanks so much (:
hahahha your tweety bird smile has cheered me up on many occasions, even though you might not know (:
geraldine !
thanks for everything ! you were the one who got the group together , really (:
all the posts , updates on the blogs, all the messages that you sent , 10 at a time ?
thanks ! really , for everything (:
instructors !
ECHO would have been nothing without you all ,
we might have been still cliquish , divided , we would never have been as together as we are.
which, if we were not , we would never have survived coals camp , never have emerged all winners from it .
we have learnt things about ourselves that we have never discovered before ,
found 9 great friends that we can keep forever, since we have been through so much together .
you have guided us through this whole journey,
even when you get fierce we know you mean well.
thank you for EVERYTHING (:
I MISS ECHO !
and instructors , you are part of ECHO too :D
CRYSTAL ! :D
You're not alone;
4:25 AM;
4:25 AM;
ECHO POWER 2008!
ohno,
Geraldine's post on her blog just made me cry.
Geraldine,
you're right, when i'm doing H.elements,
the support andwords of encuuragements really kept me going,
i guess i'm not as brave and macho y'all said i was.
i'm sorry Echo,
for pushing you to hurry at times,
i'm sorry for always crying, on 2nd and 3rd day.
i'm sorry for not showering w/ soap and stinking up the dorm,
the 1st night.
i'm sorry for things that i dont know what i caused,
if i said anything wrong,
i really didn't mean it.
i'm sorry for kicking your bed G when lights just went out,
haha i was too hyper and wanted to play.
i remember you pretending to scold me,
thanks for every thing bedpartner(:
i love you,
dont you forget
Tulasi,
yes you're always anti-climaxing.
lol that's so you,
but you're always so cheerful,
and i can't stand being away from yr laughter):
and thanks for encouraging us always,
i miss you loads.
i love you,
don't you forget.
Shalom,
you tallieeee!
i tell you one day i'll be taller than you!
but i miss your lame jokes
and it really shocked me to see you cry,
dont okay?
thanks for cheering me up and lending me a ear,
i'll always remember our days together(:
i love you,
dont you forget.
Singyi,
haha yup i think we're always the closest.
i wonder why?
i think cause we click well from the start:D
stop crying okay?
it breaks my heart,
but if you don't,
i'll smash andruin your bangs!
i love you smallyyy.
thanks for the small hugs,
don't forget me okay?
i love you,
dont you forget.
Priya,
ohh bimbo!
the one who can't cry
but awww,
i still love you loads
for who you are.
thanks for always listening to me,
comforting me,
i love you,
dont you forget!
Darshana,
rugbypartner!:D
i'll miss your shyness,
and the funny things you mumble to yrself,
and the gross things you explain,
hahah i'll miss the way you talk,
i knw im being a pervert,
but i remember us showering together.
did we?
okay we didnt.
but,
i'll miss you!
i love you,
dont you forget.
Suka,
Echo's motivator!
i love your craziness and,
weird way of encouraging people!
'swim like a fish!'
HAHAH.
and your beautiful voice.
and we showered together too, sexayye!
i love you,
dont you forget.
Crystal,
hello showerpartner(:
great person,
small person, big abilities!
i'll never forget how the alarm rang for a year,
and you still didnt wake up!:O
pardon me,
but i think you woke up the whole charlie dorm,
except Singyi,
who's as piggyyy as you(:
i'll never forget your encouragement and courage.
i love you,
dont you forget.
Priscilla,
hello dear(:
you've grown alot since i first known you.
much better and daring i must say(;
thank you for always being willing to help,
to your bestof your ability.
mustmust take care of yrself kay,
must miss me alrights?
i love you,
dont you forget.
Instructors,
thank you for always being there for us,
making us come so far,
giving us comments to improve,
and being so so niceee!
You're the bestbest instructors in the whole wide worlddd!
from the bottom of our hearts,
we'll never ever forget,
and may you always remember us!
we'll never forget your smiles,
your encouragements.
never.
zh
ohno,
Geraldine's post on her blog just made me cry.
Geraldine,
you're right, when i'm doing H.elements,
the support andwords of encuuragements really kept me going,
i guess i'm not as brave and macho y'all said i was.
i'm sorry Echo,
for pushing you to hurry at times,
i'm sorry for always crying, on 2nd and 3rd day.
i'm sorry for not showering w/ soap and stinking up the dorm,
the 1st night.
i'm sorry for things that i dont know what i caused,
if i said anything wrong,
i really didn't mean it.
i'm sorry for kicking your bed G when lights just went out,
haha i was too hyper and wanted to play.
i remember you pretending to scold me,
thanks for every thing bedpartner(:
i love you,
dont you forget
Tulasi,
yes you're always anti-climaxing.
lol that's so you,
but you're always so cheerful,
and i can't stand being away from yr laughter):
and thanks for encouraging us always,
i miss you loads.
i love you,
don't you forget.
Shalom,
you tallieeee!
i tell you one day i'll be taller than you!
but i miss your lame jokes
and it really shocked me to see you cry,
dont okay?
thanks for cheering me up and lending me a ear,
i'll always remember our days together(:
i love you,
dont you forget.
Singyi,
haha yup i think we're always the closest.
i wonder why?
i think cause we click well from the start:D
stop crying okay?
it breaks my heart,
but if you don't,
i'll smash andruin your bangs!
i love you smallyyy.
thanks for the small hugs,
don't forget me okay?
i love you,
dont you forget.
Priya,
ohh bimbo!
the one who can't cry
but awww,
i still love you loads
for who you are.
thanks for always listening to me,
comforting me,
i love you,
dont you forget!
Darshana,
rugbypartner!:D
i'll miss your shyness,
and the funny things you mumble to yrself,
and the gross things you explain,
hahah i'll miss the way you talk,
i knw im being a pervert,
but i remember us showering together.
did we?
okay we didnt.
but,
i'll miss you!
i love you,
dont you forget.
Suka,
Echo's motivator!
i love your craziness and,
weird way of encouraging people!
'swim like a fish!'
HAHAH.
and your beautiful voice.
and we showered together too, sexayye!
i love you,
dont you forget.
Crystal,
hello showerpartner(:
great person,
small person, big abilities!
i'll never forget how the alarm rang for a year,
and you still didnt wake up!:O
pardon me,
but i think you woke up the whole charlie dorm,
except Singyi,
who's as piggyyy as you(:
i'll never forget your encouragement and courage.
i love you,
dont you forget.
Priscilla,
hello dear(:
you've grown alot since i first known you.
much better and daring i must say(;
thank you for always being willing to help,
to your bestof your ability.
mustmust take care of yrself kay,
must miss me alrights?
i love you,
dont you forget.
Instructors,
thank you for always being there for us,
making us come so far,
giving us comments to improve,
and being so so niceee!
You're the bestbest instructors in the whole wide worlddd!
from the bottom of our hearts,
we'll never ever forget,
and may you always remember us!
we'll never forget your smiles,
your encouragements.
never.
INSTRUCTOR NASUHA!
INSTRUCTOR SHU YI!
INSTRUCTOR ALICIA!
INSTRUCTOR AISYAH!
ECHOMATES!
♥
zh
You're not alone;
3:28 AM;
3:28 AM;
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Echo!
admin stuff first -
Shalom will be collaborating all our reflections on camp. so please be nice lovely people and send it to her by monday, 1/12.
ok. I think that's all we need to take note of, since all the money matters should have been settled already.
and and and, let's have an echo outing soon k? cause I am missing all you people like nuts alrdy. group hugs, anyone?
admin stuff first -
Shalom will be collaborating all our reflections on camp. so please be nice lovely people and send it to her by monday, 1/12.
ok. I think that's all we need to take note of, since all the money matters should have been settled already.
and and and, let's have an echo outing soon k? cause I am missing all you people like nuts alrdy. group hugs, anyone?
it's really so hard to believe that we've come so far as a group, grown so much over a period of one and a half months. it seemed inconceivable to me then, and it still seems so. we've all changed, somehow or other, really. It's really obvious, from the way we work, to the way we see things as a group.
we're one, echo2008.
geraldine
You're not alone;
7:26 PM;
7:26 PM;
Saturday, November 22, 2008
echo we need an opening cheer for campfire i think .
You're not alone;
11:20 PM;
11:20 PM;
hey people !
we're supposed to memorise the "other important things" in the pack list rmb ?
here's what you're supposed to rmb .
1 & 2 : priya
3 & 4 : crystal
5 (crystal) & 6 (zhihui) : singyi
7 & 8 : zhihui
9 & 10 : priscilla
11 & 12 : tulasi
13 & 14 : darshana
15 & 16 : geraldine
17 & 18 : shalom
19 & 20 : suka
jiayou ppl !
hehe happy packing for the camp !
loves !
we're supposed to memorise the "other important things" in the pack list rmb ?
here's what you're supposed to rmb .
1 & 2 : priya
3 & 4 : crystal
5 (crystal) & 6 (zhihui) : singyi
7 & 8 : zhihui
9 & 10 : priscilla
11 & 12 : tulasi
13 & 14 : darshana
15 & 16 : geraldine
17 & 18 : shalom
19 & 20 : suka
jiayou ppl !
hehe happy packing for the camp !
loves !
You're not alone;
6:36 AM;
6:36 AM;
ECHO!
please wear house tee on first day.
we're wearing PE or camp tee on the second.
and house tee or camp tee on the third(:
anyway, just bring one pe and a house tee alrights?
and wear another house tee on first!
and everyone bring some newspapers.
enough to form a stack when piled together:D
yup,
and bring $10 - $15 to camp,
cause we're settling bills on last day of camp.
cause otherwise we wont be meeting up so much,
and it wont be full attendance.
try not to bring lesser than $10 cause it wont be enough.
there's a lot of bills to settle.
REMEMBER, everyone must pay on last day.
no delay!
and rmbr the letters.
they're veryvery important.
i'll see yall at 6.45 on mon
i think i'll reach at 6.40?
yall can come earlier if yall can.
yup that's all!
byes and thanks!
xoxo
please wear house tee on first day.
we're wearing PE or camp tee on the second.
and house tee or camp tee on the third(:
anyway, just bring one pe and a house tee alrights?
and wear another house tee on first!
and everyone bring some newspapers.
enough to form a stack when piled together:D
yup,
and bring $10 - $15 to camp,
cause we're settling bills on last day of camp.
cause otherwise we wont be meeting up so much,
and it wont be full attendance.
try not to bring lesser than $10 cause it wont be enough.
there's a lot of bills to settle.
REMEMBER, everyone must pay on last day.
no delay!
and rmbr the letters.
they're veryvery important.
i'll see yall at 6.45 on mon
i think i'll reach at 6.40?
yall can come earlier if yall can.
yup that's all!
byes and thanks!
xoxo
You're not alone;
5:37 AM;
5:37 AM;
Friday, November 21, 2008
hello Echo!
monday's camp.
i really can't wait(:
okay,
so we'll meet at 6.45am on monday,
to practise our campfire item.
we're really pressed for time.
okayokay so we meet at stage area alrights?
must not be late.
and,
everyone write a letter to each instructor each.
individual letters to each of them,
&we'll have a group one also(:
okay?
we're giving them during camp.
make sure y'all do it ah:D
yup that's all.
Echo must bring an extra masking tape,
to give campfire dept on mon.
and scissors(i'm bringing that)
AND NEWPAPERS,
everyone bring one stack,
we shall bring more,
otherwise it's hard to explain.
yup!
haha that's all,
remember to continue checking this blog for more posts!
byebye(:
xoxo
monday's camp.
i really can't wait(:
okay,
so we'll meet at 6.45am on monday,
to practise our campfire item.
we're really pressed for time.
okayokay so we meet at stage area alrights?
must not be late.
and,
everyone write a letter to each instructor each.
individual letters to each of them,
&we'll have a group one also(:
okay?
we're giving them during camp.
make sure y'all do it ah:D
yup that's all.
Echo must bring an extra masking tape,
to give campfire dept on mon.
and scissors(i'm bringing that)
AND NEWPAPERS,
everyone bring one stack,
we shall bring more,
otherwise it's hard to explain.
yup!
haha that's all,
remember to continue checking this blog for more posts!
byebye(:
xoxo
You're not alone;
7:29 AM;
7:29 AM;
haha okay thks.
Kay, then , CRYSTAL!!!!!!!!
I buy the sauce, the carrots and the grapes yes? Hmm. I think I'm gonna need SOS!
_ _ _ ... _ _ _
Ok, i sent sos ler. now. someone help to buy grapes can? i am er, VERY busy over the weekend, so i'm in desperate need of help. moreover my backpack for the camp already weighs more than myself(not an easy feat i assure you)
Okay, that was just random. Now. i think i can bring the newspapers, have a lot of those.
BUT but but but but but the main point is i think we all need to know the dateline for the submission of receipts. All righty then, the spray paint is with me, together with the receipt for the paint, a pair of yellow scissors, i think zhi hui's penknife and the PVA glue. do we need those for camp?
Otherwise i dun think i have anymore to say and therefore jiayou everybody cos we RAWWK.
oh suka and i came up with a random cheer: Leader: Lemme hear you say OOH-O! (echo OOH-O!) L: OH OH! (echo OH OH!) L: ECHO OH! (echo ECHO OH!)
then we dunno how to continue already, so help to finish okay? We can end with ECHOEY ENOUGH FOR YA?
SHARLOMIE.
You're not alone;
3:12 AM;
3:12 AM;
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Shalom:
Crystal will be splitting the food list with you, so maybe you two wanna go and communicate over who brings what? if it really still is too much, send out SOS messages, and I am sure someone will help. I will be bringing the cutleries, so that's already two things off your list (:
and people? try to change your font size bigger k? cause the small default fonts are extremely tiny and baddd for your eyes (:
oh, and yes, the flag isnt colorful but it is convincing-ly mountanious or failing that, volcano-ish. I have the picture in my phone, but I am lazy to upload it. so if you want, just nudge me on msn, I will send you guys or something.
Crystal will be splitting the food list with you, so maybe you two wanna go and communicate over who brings what? if it really still is too much, send out SOS messages, and I am sure someone will help. I will be bringing the cutleries, so that's already two things off your list (:
and people? try to change your font size bigger k? cause the small default fonts are extremely tiny and baddd for your eyes (:
oh, and yes, the flag isnt colorful but it is convincing-ly mountanious or failing that, volcano-ish. I have the picture in my phone, but I am lazy to upload it. so if you want, just nudge me on msn, I will send you guys or something.
geraldine
You're not alone;
5:42 PM;
5:42 PM;
yay!
we've created a mountain! to all those who were there ytd, haha, the flg pole leaning sideways looks more convincing actually. Oh and many thanks to geraldine! for cleaning up.
hey i need to know exactly WHAT i have to buy for outdoor cooking and WHEN i have to pass up the receipts. OH i have to tell you the amount of food i have to buy is HUGE. so i really dunno if i can manage to bring all. cos the sauce itself is like a milo tin can(the one we used for the mountain) and that is filled with the sauce. you know how it feels like, geraldine.
Jiayou everybody!
WE CAN SOOO DO IT!
SHALOM!:)
You're not alone;
3:45 PM;
3:45 PM;
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Hey echo!
So sorry I can't be there to finish the flag with all of you. Please remember to practice and improvise on the campfire item. Although we only got into pre-campfire night, must perform until super nice okay! :D Crystal, you take my place because i wont be there during the performance. Good luck for pre-campfire night!
Love you all!
xoxo,
Singyi
So sorry I can't be there to finish the flag with all of you. Please remember to practice and improvise on the campfire item. Although we only got into pre-campfire night, must perform until super nice okay! :D Crystal, you take my place because i wont be there during the performance. Good luck for pre-campfire night!
Love you all!
xoxo,
Singyi
You're not alone;
10:22 AM;
10:22 AM;
hey echo.
bad news, our flag did not work today, so tomorrow, 9am, stage area. we're redoing the base. all other details in your respective inboxes.
dont be disheartened k? we can do it. (:
bad news, our flag did not work today, so tomorrow, 9am, stage area. we're redoing the base. all other details in your respective inboxes.
dont be disheartened k? we can do it. (:
geraldine
You're not alone;
5:08 AM;
5:08 AM;
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
hello Echo!
this is the details for tmrw's meeting.
9am at Cedar stage area, we have to finish our flag(:
we're doing well, jiayou!
Shalom please rmbr to bring the pole/stick for flag.
MUSTMUST!
also,
pay the basics first for these three items.
pen1: $1.55
pen2: $2
notebook: $2
bandana: $1
PLEASE PAY SEPARATELY.
it'll save lots of inconvenience:D
so see y'all tmrw!
good job everyone(:
xoxo
this is the details for tmrw's meeting.
9am at Cedar stage area, we have to finish our flag(:
we're doing well, jiayou!
Shalom please rmbr to bring the pole/stick for flag.
MUSTMUST!
also,
pay the basics first for these three items.
pen1: $1.55
pen2: $2
notebook: $2
bandana: $1
PLEASE PAY SEPARATELY.
it'll save lots of inconvenience:D
so see y'all tmrw!
good job everyone(:
xoxo
You're not alone;
6:37 AM;
6:37 AM;
hello echo, I swear we rock, judging at the speed we've been getting things done at. dont be disappointed cause we dont get to perform on campfire night, we've done our best, and we'd alot of fun throughout the prep period. and I had alot of fun walking over to the stadium and lunch-ing with you guys, (:
ok, serious stuff.
meeting tomorrow, 9am, at the stage area. dont bother going to student lounge, cause my friend specially smsed me to tell me that gryphons are going to chop that place.
the flag(the fabric) is done and laquered, and the seperate pieces of mountains have also been done. we'll be putting them together when we meet, so take note of the below.
twine - priscillia
penknife - everyone
flag pole - shalom
ok, then, for the camp
twine - priya / singyi
garbage bag - priya
outdoor cooking materials - shalom
2 new plastic containers - geraldine
3 new table cloths - tulasi
toothpaste - darshana
extra 1.5l waterbottle - geraldine
masking tape - geraldine
whistle - zhihui
spare bandana -shalom
cotton based rags - shalom
gentle reminder that all must bring one extra plastic bag and get the icemountain waterbottle for your 500ml bottle.
ok, this is what I promised, and it's up! (: eh, remember to do your reflections on dragon boating and send k!
ok, serious stuff.
meeting tomorrow, 9am, at the stage area. dont bother going to student lounge, cause my friend specially smsed me to tell me that gryphons are going to chop that place.
the flag(the fabric) is done and laquered, and the seperate pieces of mountains have also been done. we'll be putting them together when we meet, so take note of the below.
twine - priscillia
penknife - everyone
flag pole - shalom
ok, then, for the camp
twine - priya / singyi
garbage bag - priya
outdoor cooking materials - shalom
2 new plastic containers - geraldine
3 new table cloths - tulasi
toothpaste - darshana
extra 1.5l waterbottle - geraldine
masking tape - geraldine
whistle - zhihui
spare bandana -shalom
cotton based rags - shalom
gentle reminder that all must bring one extra plastic bag and get the icemountain waterbottle for your 500ml bottle.
ok, this is what I promised, and it's up! (: eh, remember to do your reflections on dragon boating and send k!
geraldine
You're not alone;
5:08 AM;
5:08 AM;
Sunday, November 16, 2008
PEOPLE !
tmr is messy .
ah stressed .
we need
cant contact most of y'all , so i'm only hoping , hoping that y'all will come here !
please rmb to bring the things y'all are supposed to bring
idk if there's anything else, if there is add it into the list on top (:
tmr is messy .
ah stressed .
we need
- corrugated board
- brown paint (spray or normal paint)
- paper (just bring anything)
- glue
- scissors
- doublesided tape
- orange cloth
cant contact most of y'all , so i'm only hoping , hoping that y'all will come here !
please rmb to bring the things y'all are supposed to bring
idk if there's anything else, if there is add it into the list on top (:
You're not alone;
5:17 AM;
5:17 AM;
Friday, November 14, 2008
hello echo! this is bad. cause echo blog is moving to the bottom of my dashboard list. for those clueless people, that means this blog is going to be dead. not a good thing. (:
ok,
meeting at student lounge at 9am on monday, 17th June.
those who were supposed to bring the different materials, please bring along with you, and for those happy souls with empty hands, bring along scissors and glue and double sided tape.
materials that needs to be brought - please ask priya if you are not sure, cause I am not too sure either (: however, it should be the ones that were discussed at the previous meeting ya?
as for campfire auditions, we did our best, so we shall not be sad or disappointed. anyway, I have some stuff to tell you guys, over what I found out from my friends and seniors who are/were in coals about the auditions. I forsee ohmans coming my way.
until then, smile, be gay merry happy high! (;
ok,
meeting at student lounge at 9am on monday, 17th June.
those who were supposed to bring the different materials, please bring along with you, and for those happy souls with empty hands, bring along scissors and glue and double sided tape.
materials that needs to be brought - please ask priya if you are not sure, cause I am not too sure either (: however, it should be the ones that were discussed at the previous meeting ya?
as for campfire auditions, we did our best, so we shall not be sad or disappointed. anyway, I have some stuff to tell you guys, over what I found out from my friends and seniors who are/were in coals about the auditions. I forsee ohmans coming my way.
until then, smile, be gay merry happy high! (;
geraldine
You're not alone;
9:22 AM;
9:22 AM;
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
hello Echo!:D
hvn't posted for so long,
i'm starting to miss Guides Annual Camp
CAMP OLYMPICS! ready set go(:
hahah but Echo is precious too.
don't get too upset over the auditions,
although we didn't do as good as our practices,
we should't be looking back,
but thinking of how improve our item.
okay?
i knw Echo badly wants to get into campfire night.
only we ourselves knws how badly we want to show evryone,
how great our idea is,
&how much we have improved
since the first day of btc(:
oh Daddy God,
please help us get through this,
we'll do anything to get through this,
hand in hand,
we'll shine in the light of God!(:
hvn't posted for so long,
i'm starting to miss Guides Annual Camp
CAMP OLYMPICS! ready set go(:
hahah but Echo is precious too.
don't get too upset over the auditions,
although we didn't do as good as our practices,
we should't be looking back,
but thinking of how improve our item.
okay?
i knw Echo badly wants to get into campfire night.
only we ourselves knws how badly we want to show evryone,
how great our idea is,
&how much we have improved
since the first day of btc(:
oh Daddy God,
please help us get through this,
we'll do anything to get through this,
hand in hand,
we'll shine in the light of God!(:
YOU'RE NOT ALONE;
when your world is falling down,
we'll be the ones around,
you're never alone,
all of us together
and i love you guys(:
♥
xoxo
You're not alone;
7:32 AM;
7:32 AM;
Friday, November 7, 2008
hey all!
the next meeting we are going to have will be on Monday, 9am. venue is still uncertain, meet at the foyer first. cannot complain! :D
we've made big big leaps from the first day of BTC, and even from just yesterday. jiayou together k?
also, note that audition is on Tuesday, 10.40am, FLOS.
we'll probably have to meet earlier to practise though, shall be decided soon.
logistics needed for audition:
soft-toys: Shalom
clock: Shalom
The End sign: Priya
Music edit: Priya
Angel costume:
Devil costume:
(addition, if y'all still want do the string thing?) twine / ribbon ?
hees crystal here.
wont be able to make it for monday's meeting and audi on tues , but echo all the way okay !
WE , know that WE can do it , RIGHT ? (:
JIAYOU !
i'll be giving y'all moral support ! (:
take note k? (:
the next meeting we are going to have will be on Monday, 9am. venue is still uncertain, meet at the foyer first. cannot complain! :D
we've made big big leaps from the first day of BTC, and even from just yesterday. jiayou together k?
also, note that audition is on Tuesday, 10.40am, FLOS.
we'll probably have to meet earlier to practise though, shall be decided soon.
logistics needed for audition:
soft-toys: Shalom
clock: Shalom
The End sign: Priya
Music edit: Priya
Angel costume:
Devil costume:
(addition, if y'all still want do the string thing?) twine / ribbon ?
hees crystal here.
wont be able to make it for monday's meeting and audi on tues , but echo all the way okay !
WE , know that WE can do it , RIGHT ? (:
JIAYOU !
i'll be giving y'all moral support ! (:
take note k? (:
geraldine
You're not alone;
4:47 AM;
4:47 AM;
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
hello!! this is my first time posting!
this is the flag design!
oh and bytheway, this is PRIYA
so, updates kayz?
THE CAMPFIRE ITEM:
1) SCRIPT- its with Singyi
- its quite good(:
2) DANCE- haha, its nice too
- and just a few more steps left!!
3) FLAG- we have gotten the design
- materials are being bought
4) IDENTITY- Crystal and I came up with something!
- and it has something to do with the cute dragon flies!!
okay okay. i have drawn the designs and i shall put them up here! hope all of you can read my messy handwriting!
this is the flag design!
this is the identity!!
hope you like it(:
bye darlings!!
You're not alone;
5:15 AM;
5:15 AM;
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
hey, there's five of us here today(:
me, Geraldine, Priya, Crystal &shalom:D
hahah anyway,
there's a meeting tmrw in school,
meet at foyer at 9am okay?
it's COMPULSORY FOR THOSE WHO NEVER TURN UP FOR LAST 2 MEETINGS.
mustmust!
cause we hv to learn/teach the campfire dance &item(:
audition's coming,
so time is very tight.
but i can't come tmrw,
cause there's Guides Annual Camp till sun(:
wish me luck.
byebye!:D
xoxo
me, Geraldine, Priya, Crystal &shalom:D
hahah anyway,
there's a meeting tmrw in school,
meet at foyer at 9am okay?
it's COMPULSORY FOR THOSE WHO NEVER TURN UP FOR LAST 2 MEETINGS.
mustmust!
cause we hv to learn/teach the campfire dance &item(:
audition's coming,
so time is very tight.
but i can't come tmrw,
cause there's Guides Annual Camp till sun(:
wish me luck.
byebye!:D
LOVEEES!♥
xoxo
You're not alone;
8:38 PM;
8:38 PM;
hey Echo!
there's another meeting tmrw at my hse(;
lol, but we must really finish campfire item tmrw okay?
rushrushrush people,
let's do this once, slow &right,
actually,
it doesn't matter if we get through auditions or not,
it doesn't matter,
cause we tried our best,
&i hope the ending part of our item will touch people's hearts,
cause i think i'll really be veryvery sad when i do that part):
ohno Echo,
i love your spirit,
don't ever separate us,
cause we'll always be one,
doing our best,
we don't need acknowledgment,
cause we knw we're alwaysputting our best,
so we must keep holding hands &walking together(:
okay gotta go):
SEEYA TMRW!
HATRED STIRS UP DISSENSION, BUT LOVE COVERS ALL WRONGS(: [proverbs 10:12]
xoxo
there's another meeting tmrw at my hse(;
lol, but we must really finish campfire item tmrw okay?
rushrushrush people,
let's do this once, slow &right,
actually,
it doesn't matter if we get through auditions or not,
it doesn't matter,
cause we tried our best,
&i hope the ending part of our item will touch people's hearts,
cause i think i'll really be veryvery sad when i do that part):
ohno Echo,
i love your spirit,
don't ever separate us,
cause we'll always be one,
doing our best,
we don't need acknowledgment,
cause we knw we're alwaysputting our best,
so we must keep holding hands &walking together(:
okay gotta go):
SEEYA TMRW!
LOVEEES!♥
HATRED STIRS UP DISSENSION, BUT LOVE COVERS ALL WRONGS(: [proverbs 10:12]
xoxo
You're not alone;
6:44 AM;
6:44 AM;
Sunday, November 2, 2008
She's getting out of bed
At half past ten
She starts to comb her hair
Just an ordinary day
She looks at her reflection
Off the wall
Why do I care at all
Just an ordinary day
An ordinary day
That's hurting you
Don't hide out inside yourself
If you only let the sunshine on you
I promise you
You're not alone
When the lights go out at night
When you're feeling lost inside
You're not alone
You're not alone
When your world is falling down
I will be the one around
You're not alone
You're not alone
She's waiting for the bus it's 12.59
She's sitting on her own
Just an ordinary day
She's looking at the people
Passing her by
It could be you and I
They would never dream
Of slowing down
To see if she's alright
Don't hide out inside yourself
If you only let the sunshine on you
I promise you
You're not alone
When the lights go out at night
When you're feeling lost inside
You're not alone
You're not alone
When your world is falling down
I will be the one around
You're not alone
I'm hurting
She's hurting
I'm hurting, she's hurting
I'm so alone
You're not alone
When the lights go out at night
When you're feeling lost inside
You're not alone
You're not alone
When your world is falling down
I will be the one around
You're not alone
You're not alone
ECHO, WE WILL ALWAYS BE TOGETHER AS ONE ♥
[shayne ward- You're not alone]
xoxo
At half past ten
She starts to comb her hair
Just an ordinary day
She looks at her reflection
Off the wall
Why do I care at all
Just an ordinary day
An ordinary day
That's hurting you
Don't hide out inside yourself
If you only let the sunshine on you
I promise you
You're not alone
When the lights go out at night
When you're feeling lost inside
You're not alone
You're not alone
When your world is falling down
I will be the one around
You're not alone
You're not alone
She's waiting for the bus it's 12.59
She's sitting on her own
Just an ordinary day
She's looking at the people
Passing her by
It could be you and I
They would never dream
Of slowing down
To see if she's alright
Don't hide out inside yourself
If you only let the sunshine on you
I promise you
You're not alone
When the lights go out at night
When you're feeling lost inside
You're not alone
You're not alone
When your world is falling down
I will be the one around
You're not alone
I'm hurting
She's hurting
I'm hurting, she's hurting
I'm so alone
You're not alone
When the lights go out at night
When you're feeling lost inside
You're not alone
You're not alone
When your world is falling down
I will be the one around
You're not alone
You're not alone
ECHO, WE WILL ALWAYS BE TOGETHER AS ONE ♥
[shayne ward- You're not alone]
xoxo
You're not alone;
1:28 AM;
1:28 AM;
Saturday, November 1, 2008
hello Echo:D
btw, we have a meeting tmrw at my hse right?
howhow?
i hv Guides camp patrol meeting tmrw,
& i must go cause camp's on thurs:/
ohdear, so rushy.
so, can y'allcome earlier,
then we end at abt 2?
then i'll go Guides meeting(:
okayokay?
there's so much to do,
so we hv to buck up &jiayou!
tell me whether you can make this alrights?
i'll contact y'all later,
byes!
xoxo
&I DON'T KNW HOW,
IT GETS BETTER THAN THIS,
YOU TAKE MY HAND
&DRAG ME HEADFIRST, FEARLESS;
btw, we have a meeting tmrw at my hse right?
howhow?
i hv Guides camp patrol meeting tmrw,
& i must go cause camp's on thurs:/
ohdear, so rushy.
so, can y'allcome earlier,
then we end at abt 2?
then i'll go Guides meeting(:
okayokay?
there's so much to do,
so we hv to buck up &jiayou!
tell me whether you can make this alrights?
i'll contact y'all later,
byes!
xoxo
&I DON'T KNW HOW,
IT GETS BETTER THAN THIS,
YOU TAKE MY HAND
&DRAG ME HEADFIRST, FEARLESS;
You're not alone;
9:32 PM;
9:32 PM;