Outward Bound Activities

Day 23:

Today was Outward Bound Activities. We were divided into groups and our first activity was creating a tribe of our own. Firstly, we have to come up with a tribe name. We then had to design our tribe's flag and costumes. We also have to come up with the names for our master and the fellow lower ranking people in our group. At the end, we would have to come up with a skit and showcase how we actually came up with this tribe.

It was kinda fun, main purpose of this activity is actually to bond us all together and get the ball rolling for the upcoming activities.

Gathering up at 8am in the morning!
Group Photo!

Designing our flags and discussing about the skit.

I'm Xiao Long One!

& Xanier is our Long Nu!
The head of our tribe.
hahaha.

Our small skit.

Xanier fighting off the dinosaur(daniel).

The dinosaur has fallen!

Group tribe photo.

Next up, it was the activity for rock climbing.

Securing the hook onto me.

Me climbing the rock wall! :)

When we finish climbing the rock wall, it was time for lunch as it was already 12pm.
After lunch, we had a 2nd session and it was at 2pm which includes another set of activites.

First set of activity was falling backwards onto my fellow friends arms.
This is trusting them and I was tied at my ankles and wrists.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Phew, sighing a heave of relief.

Next up, it was high elements.
I'm guessing this activity test your courage in heights.
In this activity we have to leap across that distance from one plank to another with only a safety rope secured onto us.

Adrian easily leaping across the distance.

This is the girl which I was very proud of, Shun Qing.
When she was up there, I could tell she was very scared.
All of us help cue her to jump by shouting 1, 2, 3.
However, she didn't jumped across the ledge.
When she finally did, all I heard after that was applause.
After she came down, she was in tears partly because she successfully did it and also because the person supporting her rope was impatient with her and want her to leap forward as she was taking up too much time.
In any case, she did it, we were all very proud of her.
Well done Shun Qing! (:

Leaping forward.

21 guns.
Wuhan Group Photo

Class JO2 Photo :)

Reflections:

When we were doing all this activites, there were many people giving directions and cue to help one another. Its hard to listen and do exactly what they say, it may also confuse the person trying very to hard to listen to everybody around trying to help. Like what I learnt in camp last time, it would be good if only 1 person were to give out clear instructions to the person executing the activity. This way it would be better and clearer allowing the person to execute his actions calmly.