YEN Camp 2006

YEN Camp 2006 had just ended. Compared to last year’s camp, it was quite a big contrast. In the ‘05 camp we had 50 freshies while this year we had only 22. Out of the 22, there were only 6 females… To most of the males, it was pretty disappointing, nevertheless, most of them had tremendous amount of fun (at least I know my group certainly had).

This year we had 3 groups of freshies and my group (I’m the OGL) Bubbly Beauty Queens won the best OG competition. Throughout the 3 days I had lots of fun leading my group together with Kerri. Met a lot of interesting characters and new friends, but at the cost of almost losing my voice due to all the cheering and stuffs.

Some interesting and noteworthy moments…

Jeremy, Kerri and me had our first fellowship on the first night and we prayed for a couple of things, especially about the whole YEN Camp.

Performance Night. My group, BBQ, had all the males dressing up as girls for a beauty pageant. It was hilarious to see the guys in female clothing made from mainly plastic bags, trash bags and even coconut leaves and coconut husk.

YEN’s little Guard of Honor ‘parade’ for our 2 lovebirds, Jeremy and Huimin. Since Jem is the President of YEN, Huimin is now our First Lady. Every time we see her, we will stop to greet and salute her.

Making of the Chicken Soup. After playing the captain’s ball game using a raw chicken, with us all dirty and oily, Davis, Qiuhan, Gilbert and me jumped into the Jacuzzi. Result? The Jacuzzi water became a little murky and I heard from Davis later in the evening that the Jacuzzi is down. Ops… lol.

Some thoughts…

Whatever you want to do, always think of the people around you. Each and every one of us are components of a system.

And lastly…

I’m very proud of my group. Not because they won the best OG title, but because they had shown so much enthusiasm in the camp and participated wholeheartedly in every events. Like I always believe, the heart and soul of an orientation camp is the freshman’s participation level and BBQ had proved me right. I actually wanted to gather my group on Thursday morning for a very formal farewell but then… erm… when I finally awoke from my deep sleep they already boarded the bus getting to leave Aloha Loyang. A pity I didn’t get to thank and bid them farewell in person but I believe we will still see each other in school when the semester starts.

And finally…

I give my thanks to God for everything. For giving me superhuman strength and stamina to last the 3 days, especially when I didn’t sleep the night before the first day of camp. For returning me my voice when I was about to lose it for shouting my lungs. For the creativity and charisma that enable me to gel my group together and break the ice. For the solutions He provided to the so many problems the camp faced.

YEN Camp ’06 … Hip hip hooray!