For last Friday's jihe, we first broke off into our batches and went for separate activities.
The year 2s went for the test for the Total Defence Silver Badge. It was a 15 minutes test and we have to rely on what we have learnt about total defence in Singapore to answer all the questions there.
Then, after the test, we are given time to prepare for our PDP item.
After our discussion, we went back to the gen sci labs to jihe with the rest of the company, and the activities for the day started (: It was a patrol activity that let us have some opportunities to teach our yr1s some skills. We were broken up into combined patrols for the activites: p1 with p8, p2 with p7, p3 with p6, and p4 with p5. There were 4 stations altogether.
For my patrol, first we went to the station at the obscourse. There, we first dinged girls style while two from each patrol come out and do 12 jumping jacks at the same time. It was quite a good job as the morale and spirits were high with us having constant cheering :D However, there we learnt to always listen to instructions given by the seniors, as due to our lack of attention, we ended up doing two rounds of jumping jacks even though we are only required to do one round. We did not clarify with the seniors regarding the instructions, and were not aware that only one round is required.
Then, the yr1s were taught how to use the compass to find the bearings of the given places. Some of them managed to have the chance to try finding the bearings themselves. Though due to the time constraints some did not have a go, it is hoped that all of them understood how to use the compass at the station.
Then, we proceeded to the red-tile area for the station on traditional games. We are required to tie a Roman Chariot with the mus and masheng given within the time limit of 6minutes. However, we exceeded and needed a time extension of 1 minute. This serves as a reminder for us to practice our lashes and make sure we can tie them faster, and also to revise the knowledge of tying a proper Roman Chariot.
After evaluating our Roman Chariots, we then proceeded to carry people on it. The task was to finish 8 rounds within 9minutes, yet for my patrol, we only managed 5 rounds. We have to be faster the next time and improve our timing. Also, we have to work on making the lashes tighter so we do not have to use up time for re-tightening of the lashes in the middle of the transportation process.
After that, we went to the pltc campsite area for the third station. First, the year2s have to teach the yr1s on using the yuanzila and yuanzilu to light a fire. The task is to sheng huo and then to sterilise the forks given. For my patrol, we have already taught our yr1s about the yuanzila and yuanzilu, so we could proceed with the actual fire-lighting. However, we were unsuccessful due to the wet yuanzilu. We learnt to have the initiative to take the newspapers to dry the yuanzilu, or else a fire will never be lighted. Though we did not manage to sheng huo, we took note that to see if the fork has been sterilised, we have to watch for the appearance of bubbles on the fork in the hot water.
Then we were given 4min to let the yr1s tie a square lash each. Some of them did not manage to finish within the time limit, though their lashes were neat.
Finally, we went to 3S classroom for our final station - yelizingjun. Here, yr2s are supposed to lead the patrol out of the obstacles. For my patrol, quite alot of confusion was caused as the instructions given were not very clear, and also, we passed down the instructions too quickly even when we have not even completed a step. It was a lesson learnt so we will not repeat that mistake again. Then we were given information regarding first aid to memorise.
After arranging back the tables at 3S, we jihed back with the rest of the company and cheered for the yr4s who were getting their Gold badge. It is indeed something they worked hard for, and something we as juniors all look forward to getting, and it fueled our desire to work harder in guides.
Jiayous (:
After that, we were dismissed.
Love guides (:
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