Sunday, October 23, 2005
hoho...went gracehaven home today for my regular visit!below is my nyaa journal account...lazy to type it all out again:
22nd October 2005,this is the first follow up session after our first outdoor session with the boys.The plan for today is to actually conduct a session for the boys to make paper aeroplanes.The objective is to actually help the boys to relate this fun activity session to their science topics taught in school.It also aims to help the boys develop a stronger interest in their studies,science.At first I thought it will be another boring session considering the fact that making paper aeroplanes belongs to our kindergarden or primary school era and it won’t really stir up the boys interest at all for them having pass that stage in life.I thought they will be more fascinated by more complex sciences for their age rather than making paper aeroplanes.I was wrong.The session started off with us giving out some notes on the different sorts of paper aeroplanes we can make.It includes aeroplanes that’s meant for travelling a longer distance and also some that teaches us to make aeroplanes that can perform ‘stunts’.To make the session interesting,we decided to hold a competition which decides who can make the paper aeroplane that fly the furthest and who can make one that fly the best stunts.
After instructions were given out,everyone single one of us were so engrossed into making the aeroplane to compete with one another.During this time,can observe that most of us actually don’t possess the determination and patience to overcome difficulties.This is shown whereby most of us don’t really understand the instructions given by the notes to fold a certain type of unique paper aeroplane unlike the conventional ones we made.However,the good point of this is the fact that it can be observed that once we actually get stuck at some of the steps,some asked for help from the others while some decided to do it themselves according to their own way.This actually proves that despite facing the difficulties,we can still find means and ways to actually improvise certain situation,thinking out of the box and having fun throughout the process of trial and error to make our desire plane.The next best thing about this session is that we actually managed to engage every single boys into doing this little experiment.This includes those boys that usually wander off into their own world doing their own stuff,holding their own conversation on almost every other sessions.I believe it’s the fact that everyone must make their own planes to compete with one another that actually retained the boys attention into this activity.And its definitely fun to do something out of nothing on our own.It gives a sense of satisfaction and a sense of belonging to the plane for this situation.
After the competition,we had a little time with the boys eating the snacks and chatting with them.During the chat,it was rather weird in a sense cause we the volunteers are suppose to like engage them into topics like anger management or any other moral value lessons.Questions were not really asked in a more natural and related way I guess which makes the boys feel abit weird when we suddenly bring in the topic.But then,was talking with this boy which has just completed his PSLE and preparing to chose his new secondary school.Then I shared with him my personal experience during my secondary school days and tried to talk him out of engaging with bad company.Encouraged him that no school is actually bad for anyone cause it still boils down the the SELF.So regardless of where he go too,the ultimate aim is to do well and achieve something good for himself.During the conversation,I was rather glad that he actually paid attention and shared with me his views.I’m also glad for the fact that the boys have began to open up themselves and more receptive towards us.I look forward to the next session with the boys.
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anywayz,on top of that,i've juz found out that one of my plt mate have been promoted to instructor!!!although he mounted squad after me,he managed to get promoted to instructor while im still a squad member nia....muz say its kinda low morale but then again,he does deserve it.for the fact that he shows tat he's freaking committed to spds...he forego all guard rest and any chances to slack in bunk to train with those that dun hav the benefit.i wouldn't admit that i dun feel anything abt it...but after some thoughts,i believe they did a right thing.but still kinda feeling sore abt it...that's human lahz huh!!!anywayz,some how it realli doesn't realli matter to me whether im gonna make it after his been promoted...i guess there's enugh ppl liaoz...so i shall juz do my part as a squad member bah...and recently,im beginning to become an anime freak!!!any nice anime to recommend?ahahaha...
there's actually some problems im facing now but as a guy,we tend not to show it or rather not let it be known...i hope i can maintain this stand bahz...i cant realli tell if its a problem also...but im beginning to worry abt certain things that might happen...hopefully things will get better bahz...
♥Oh, so vintage... 11:03 AM
