DHS-psyCOYlogy!

Post By Year 1:

Hi (: We returned from ATC on Wednesday, and though we were really tired it was definitely worth it.

Day 1

We did camp D for most of the day. Our speed was really slow as we were very blur, with this being our first time at camp. We had to wait for seniors to tell us what to do before we did it and we did not take the initiative to ask them what to do. We didn’t ling cheer much and our patrol spirit was quite low. We bonded over lunch and got to know each other better.

After lunch, we improved somewhat but we knew there was still much room for improvement. By the end of the day, our camp site was set up. After dinner, we had treasure hunt, where we had to go around Camp Christine looking for items on the list but had to do punishment for every item not found. Though it was tiring, it was actually quite fun as we had to find creative methods to find the things on the list.

We bathed, and then had night games. My patrol became much closer over night games, where we had to work together and look after each other so that we would not get kupped, and could figure out the story. We had supper then slept in the lodge because the tents were wet.

Day 2

We woke up then did morning PT. We started off by running for 10 minutes. Through this activity, we realized the importance of cheering and pia-ing. When we cheered, we could forget our tiredness and just keep pushing on.

We had breakfast after PT, followed by flag raising then inspection. We took quite a long time to lay out our things and had to ask for time extension. We had outdoor cooking for lunch, and we were given campbells soup, instant noodles, vegetables and a watermelon. It took us quite long to get the fire going but the end product was still very yummy!

Then, we had OJ. For OJ, I felt that we could have done much better, pia-ed more, studied notes better and cheered more. Nevertheless, I’m grateful to our seniors for doing so much to lead us despite us lacking skills.

We had dinner then bathed, followed by campfire! Campfire was really fun, and the songleaders did a lot to make the programme as fun as possible. Also, the items put up by each patrol were really entertaining. Overall, I had a great time at campfire!

Then, we had barbeque for supper, where we were given fishballs, sausages and some other foods to cook. We slept in our tents after that

Day 3

We had night evacuation at 5 plus in the morning. Though we had expected it and were more or less prepared, we still took a long time to jihe and had to pump for chaosshi-ing. Then, we chai-ed our structures and had morning PT. The first part was to run 4 rounds with all our belongings. Once again, we learnt how important it is to keep cheering and never give up. PT may be tough but cheering can work miracles. After running, we did circuits.

We striked camp after that. Then, we had mystery games! For us year 1s, we played ‘telephone line’ first, where we had to ding different positions while passing messages like ‘hands behind your back when you jihe and put all belongings behind you’.

Next, we did several physical exercises, like crabwalk and ranger jump. Though it was quite tiring, under the year 4’s encouragement and cheering each other on, we managed to get through it. For the last mystery game, the whole company lay on the ground and rolled over each other. To me, that game was the most enjoyable as it was really fun. Then, we had company games, which was the most enjoyable part of camp because we were given the chance to bond as a whole company, from year 1s to 3s. After that, we returned back to school for camp debrief.

Looking back, its safe to say that we’ve learnt a lot from ATC’09. We grew closer as a jie and really learnt to give your whole heart and soul for everything. Though it was grueling, im thankful that we pia-ed to the end and kept going, and I really learnt a lot from ATC.