i guess there's nothing much to recap about my boring past 2 days. so i shall start on the camp instead. lol its funny to think that i wasnt even there for most events last year. and now im slogging my guts out for this camp. yes, honestly, i started out not believing in this system at all. never exactly felt comfortable about it.. but then again, if it's not this method. do we really have other methods? it's the most natural way to get to know the freshmen around. and we really really want to help them to integrate to the schools better. lol, and yes, the purpose for the whole camp should be this. other things follow suit, if they happen. :)
and the bring home point for this whole camp is that.... God is really with us. the weather forecast states that there will be thunder storms during the 4D3N of the camp. haha and tell you what, we have no wet weather plans at all. all hell will break loose if it ever rained. hahah so we gathered and prayed. i honestly pray that God will be merciful on us and hold the rain. haha and yes, He did. it didnt rain, except for the last night. just a slight drizzle. and i thought the rain was timely cuz everybody was sharing their lives, a slight shower would make the atmosphere cooler :) Thank You God.
and im surprised at the way everything went, the rships built, the events, the games, the sharing, the meals......................... the everything and everything. and im thankful that im a part of this team, and honored to have such an experience. it may not be the sweetest moment of my life, it may not been the toughest period of my life either. but then again, i feel that it had changed the way i look at things a little bit. i learnt to appreciate people's efforts a little more. and encourage people's efforts a little more. imagine this with me, last time. whenever i see (or we see) something that's been set up for us. we think that it's only right, right? like, why not? event is supposed to start at 2pm. of course this thing must be set up alr. moreover, they are the camp comm leh, if they dun setup, who setup siol? they signed up for this themselves.
true true, i would say. we signed up for this ourselves. and i agree we should be doing all this willingly. haha, what im trying to say is that people sometimes dun see the efforts being put by others. you think its easy to setup the triangle for ur telematch? you think its easy to setup the triangle for your captain's ball? you think its easy to bring all the chairs and the balls down? you think its easy to plan for games to entertain 200 people? you think its easy to tweak some rules of the games but still maintain it's original feel? you think its easy to come up with a script for CSI? you think its easy to co-ordinate all the technology and people for rundevouz?
haha, im totally not trying to challenge anybody here. and im totally not trying to say how hard a time i had at the time. i totally enjoyed myself. haha my point is that, before i was there, being in the prog team myself. i seriously thought all this things are easy. like HOW HARD COULD THAT BE? i always say that to myself. measuring a triangle, bringing all the chairs down.. writing a script.. seriously, easy peasy the last time liting would say. lolol. but when im there, i know it's hella hard! LOL so whenever i see something that's ready-made for me, or placed naisly for me, i think to myself. how much work did that person put in just to make life simpler for me? i thank you, like seriously..... whether the effort is intentional or not, it's much appreciated and it goes deep down to my heart! hahahaha, abit kua zhang lah i know, just a simple action right. but i guess it's a change in attitude for my part, like even how small an action is, the person who did it for you, still in one way or another would appreciate it if you appreciate him/her. im trying to up the appreication level in my life now. :) and thanks to the matric who taught me that.
and through this period, im surprised by the person that i could actually be. not trying to say other people is hard to love, but i know i could have blown it a thousand times during the countless meetings we had. but ruixia reminded us of something more impt than delivering the programmes.
1 Peter 4:8-11 (New International Version)
8Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 9Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms. 11If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.
the very very first thing that we need to do is love each other deeply. i would say the leaders have done a great job about that, especially BOSS RX :) i bet who have stepped on ur toes a million times, for being late, for not listening to you, for pushing our jobs around...................... but ure always so trusting and so udnerstanding. and BOSS SWEE has always tanked all the remains of what we had for us, always buying stuffs for us, always encouraging us, and always listening to what we have in mind. BOSS TIM tanked the night event himself, sacrificial ttm, and came to the meeting whenever he could. haha if not for him, i guess rundevouz wouldnt be possible.
i guess, they may be the reasons that i kept my cool. seeing them put so much efforts in the matric, seeing them put so much trust in us, seeing them is like seeing a live role model. as i was reading max lucado's 'cast of the characters', he says.. goodness is contagious. and yes, i testify to it. because they chose to go the extra mile, im willing to work the extra mile as well. and lets start this cycle going, with or without the camp. :)
haha soo i thank God for this experience, and i guess its something that i would never forget. :D
back to reality, hahaha i NEED a job because im gg broke. and i have a game tmr, ahha all the best to jonayu (joname) liting :)