On 6th April, Saturday, we had a Guides activity which was Wide Games, or otherwise known more familiarly as hike! :) Due to the 4 Schools Combined Sports Meet on Friday, there were no Guides activities on Friday, so we had one on Saturday:D
Wide Games is defined as games played over a wide area, which was Fort Canning Park and Central at Clarke Quay. For the first 2 hours, we walked around Fort Canning Park to complete questions and activities regarding the history of the place, then afterwards we went to Central for the urban section of the activity.
Before the activity, each patrol was given booklets containing information about the area and the questions and activities they had to complete. The tourist attractions which held the answers were printed in Guides Code and we had to decipher the code in order to get to the locations:D After a short briefing, we were then given free rein of the place and embarked on our quest!:)
Fort Canning is a place with a rich history in Singapore. In olden times, Fort Canning was known as 'Forbidden Hill', a place where the Malay royal family and the Sultan (king-ruler of Temasek, an old name for Singapore) lived. Now, in modern times, Fort Canning remains to be a historical landmark for remembrance to many Singaporeans.
During the 2 hours, our Guides walked around Fort Canning to visit various tourist attractions of the place to answer questions, such as the Spice Garden and Keramats. Many of the questions had answers which could be found in the information signboards. Some other components to be completed during the walk was First-Aid and Trekking Signs. During the walk itself, we could also complete bonus activties such as taking a jumpshot with a Heritage Tree, or spotting certain interesting sculptures along the journey to the tourist attractions!:D
After completing as many tasks as possible in 2 hours at Fort Canning, we then walked to the Central, a shopping centre located at Clarke Quay. It made for a nice transition from the rural to urban section of the activity!
There were also general bonus questions(riddles) for the duration of the entire activity, and we had to be witty enough to answer them! For example, a question was "What is the tallest building in the world?" to which the answer was "Library (many stories)". :]
At Central, we had to complete tasks which were located throughout all 5 levels of the entire mall, such as buying enough bread for everyone in the patrol using $8 at SwissBake, or calculating the cheapest treatment for fever, a fractured ankle and head injury at Watsons. :O
After 1 hour completing the urban section of the activity, we gathered outside to listen to the results of the activity, based on the total amount of questions answered correctly. We were then rewarded with prizes for our efforts!:D
Overall, the activity on 6th April was quite fun for everyone!:D More was learnt about Singapore's cultural history, and the activities also bonded us more as a patrol:) This activity also gave us a chance to learn more outside of normal Guides skills:D
Next week's activity is UG Day!:) More information will be posted here next week~:D
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