Cassandra's Holiday Reflection

On 1st November, our class had our second outing together at West Coast Park. I was very excited that day since it was my first time there. Upon arriving at the destination, it was very humid and wet, due to heavy rain earlier. Since the West Coast Park was huge, we had to walk along way to the barbeque pit that was near the end of the park. :/

After we had settled down, the class committees explained to us the game rules which they had planned beforehand and split us into 3 groups. We had to find 10 cards corresponding to our group colours. As the game started, we headed out searching for cards. While searching for the cards, we could only find cards that belong to other groups and decided to keep them so that in case other groups’ members found our cards, we could trade with them. After searching for a long period of time, our group members were separated from each other, so I had no choice but to search on my own. After being alone for around an hour, I finally found some of group members. However, they weren’t looking for the cards! They started playing! Even though I was slightly frustrated, seeing that most of the class were also playing, I decided to join in the fun ~

The Pyramid ><

I was afraid of this !! Although most of the class climbed to the top easily, but to me , it was challenging task. I had difficulty climbing the ropes. After climbing about a few feet above ground, I was already afraid and did not dare to climb any further. Since I could not climb the pyramid, I joined some of my friends in climbing the slide. It was slightly difficult at first since it was very slippery so most of us remove our shoes to have more friction with the slide.

    when i tried climbing this, it was a little scary since the platform keep shaking when you step on it

That was very fun! We had to sit on the black 'seat' and needed a big push from the back in order to reach the other end. Sometimes even though you had a great push from the start, you may not be able to reach the end but instead, you will get stuck in the middle and the only resort is to get off it .

After playing for around an hour or two, we headed back to the barbeque pit. Since one of us had to go home, my friend and I accompanied her to the bus stop and at the same time we went to fetch our facilitators along to our gathering, However on the way back, it started to rain heavily. >< Thus, our class and us went into McDonald's for shelter. After the rain had stopped, we headed back to the barbeque pit and started water bombs. After the water bomb, most of us very soaked wet and we finally started our barbeque party. 

During the barbeque party, at first it quite messed up. Food was half cooked or burnt. Tongs for raw and cooked food were messed up and brushes for oil and butter were switched. Luckily two of our classmates from uniform group could save it, so that we could have some proper cooked food to eat. 

1G + Facilitators photo~
   

And lastly, to end it off perfectly, a group shot was taken :P

I'm thankful to out class committees who took time and effort to plan out this gathering for us. I appreciate all their efforts, without them, there would not be a gathering like this :)

Jianing's Holiday Reflection

I think that some of the best ways to spend holidays are reading, drawing, playing musical instruments, listening to music, cooking, watching movies, etc. basically, those are what I did during my end of year holidays.

Other than those activities, I also took walks in the open both in the morning and at night, since I enjoy the scenes and sights of nature quite a lot. 

Secondly, I had a great time with my friends at our class gathering at West Coast Park. But because I had lesson earlier and I also got a little lost on the way there, I didn’t get the privilege to play with them earlier in the day. By the time I reached there, it was already at night.  It was a pity, but I hope I can seize the opportunity the next time.

Thirdly, I celebrated a lot of birthdays during the end of year holidays. My father, older sister, cousin and his wife had their birthdays all during that holidays. I couldn’t really remember the details, but I know that we all had a great time celebrating.

Fourthly, I went to the pets quarantine centre. My cousin’s male dog boarded the plane from China and came to Singapore. It thought that my cousin had abandoned him and he went for days with eating. But, by the end of January, it will be back home! I can’t wait to spend time with him. 

Lastly, I also went to talks by some teenagers about how they make use of their time. I especially took note of how they spent their holidays.

They talked about how traveling is the best way of spending holidays, saying that it not only widens our geographical knowledge but also, has the ability to soothe our strained minds. They also said that how the beautiful scenery, overflowing rivers, vast green fields, enchanting hills, touching landscape, sandy beaches, historical buildings, etc., fill them with lots of joy and delight. But in my opinion, that is of no use to me, since I seldom travel during holidays in the recent years.

In conclusion, this holiday was really a meaningful one. I must thank the class committees for planning the outing. My past holidays are always so unlucky that I always couldn’t make it for the outings. So, I am really happy that I am able to attend this first secondary outing. I am looking forward to the year 2014 to spend more time and make many more wonderful memories with them again.