Hello Guides,
During today’s 集合, we did not manage to do the originally planned activities, Kitchen Table and Kitchen Shelter. Hence, we carried out our wet weather plan, Creative Gadgeting!
Creative Gadgeting
For Creative Gadgeting, Guides had to build a dustbin. Guides are introduced with a more creative and functional gadget that we seldom build during regular 集合. This structure being more complex in nature, would test the hard skills of our juniors.
Reflection from a Year 2 in P1:
I think the dustbin that we built during Gadgeting last Friday really challenged innovation and adaptability. For innovation, we had numerous problems like the 中短木 being too short to stretch to the other side of the dustbin, meaning that the dustbin would not work. We solved this problem by tying two short-half bamboo together with a creative lash. Moreover, to prevent our things from getting kap, one of the methods we employed was to put the metal cover of the 白绳 box over the 木 so that it makes a large sound if the items are being moved. For adaptability, there were numerous small situations that caused us to have to change the design of the dustbin. Everyone had to constantly listen out for new sets of instructions and carry them out. I think everyone did quite well in this aspect seeing as we were able to finish the adapted structure on time in the end. That being said, our manpower allocation could have been much better. There were several times when there were quite a number of people standing around chatting with nothing to do. This could have been improved by us constantly asking the assigned patrol leader and the patrol second what is there to do? or what is left? Overall, the dustbin we built during Gadgeting helped us learn and revise both soft skills and hard skills, also reminding us that we have areas that we can improve in.
On Friday's 集合, we did Gadgeting. We were required to make a dustbin. We were split into 3 groups which consist of P1 and P6 (Group A), P2 and P3 (Group B), P5 and P4 (Group C). The seniors assigned 2 Year 2s to be PL and PS for each group. Only PL and PS were allowed to look at the drawing of the dustbin. We were given 1 hour to build the dustbin. While we were building the dustbin, we were able to work with the other patrol and improve our teamwork. While we were building the dustbin, the seniors reminded us to have constant 报时. However, we did not listen to them and continued to tie the lashes. We were also unable to finish the dustbin as we did not have the sense of urgency. I think that we should have managed our time better and reduce the number of 做bos.We definitely should not have ignored our seniors and we will take more note of this since this is part of the basic 礼节. During this cca session, we learnt the way to make a dustbin and it was a very fun and fulfilling experience for all.
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Reflection from a Year 2 in P3:
15 July was our first 集合 with the new 领导层. I was looking forward to the activities planned that day but unfortunately, there was a lightning alert and we had to switch to the wet weather plan. We collected our 木 from tuanbu. This was an activity in which we built a creative structure, a dustbin, with another patrol, Patrol 2. Kayla from P2 was assigned as PL while I was assigned as PS. When we started, we first looked at the picture, which was very confusing. After checking which 木 to use and where, Kayla and I instructed the patrol to build the frame first. However, one of the frames were not 顶-ed to the curb properly and hence it 飞脚-ed. We spent quite a bit of time rebuilding the frame. When some people were retying the frame, we instructed some Y1s to start making the pedal for the dustbin. While we instructed our juniors and batchmates to tie lashes as we could not touch the structure, one thing that we missed out was to look at the bigger picture. Our lashes were quite loose too and we could have instructed people who were not doing anything to tighten loose lashes. Overall, this was a good leadership experience for me and we could improve our relationship with those not from our patrol.
Reflection from a Year 2 in P4:
The main activity we did for 集合 was building a dustbin. This was a Creative Gadgeting task, and I found the concept very interesting. For this activity we combined the 6 patrols into 3 groups to build the 3 dustbins and had a Patrol Leader and Patrol Second who would see the reference picture of the dustbin and instruct the group on what to do.
The dustbin was made with two frames that were held together to make a box, which had a pedal to step on that was intended to open the lid.
Since our patrols were combined, we had to learn to communicate between ourselves and work together so we could finish the build in time. It was quite a different structure from what we usually build so we had to keep referring to the picture so we knew exactly how to build it.
Our Patrol Leader was great at telling everyone what to do and how the structure was like, and I hope that next time I can step up more to lead too. We ended up finishing ahead of time.
The finished dustbin was a bit shaky but still looked quite nice. Next time I think we can make sure the diagonals touch the ground so it is more stable and use the extra time to make the loose lashes tighter. All in all, the dustbin was a fun build and a good opportunity to bond with people outside our patrol.
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Reflection from a Year 1 in P5:
On last Friday's 集合，we did Gadgeting. We were required to make a fully functional dustbin. First, our company leader split the company in 3 groups, Patrol 1 and 6 were group A, Patrol 2 and 3 were group B, Patrol 4 and 5 were group C. We were first required to collect the logistics we needed to build it from 团部, then we had an hour to build the dustbin. Only the Patrol Leaders and Patrol Seconds were allowed to look at a picture of the dustin and guide the other group members in making it. During the whole event, we cheered a lot even though our logistics kept getting taken away by our seniors. There were also a lot of 做bos so we should allocate our manpower better. We could have 照顾好人照顾好东西 more. In the end, we had to change many things during our building of the dustbin. The dustbin was suppose to have a lid that was able to open and close but we changed it as the PVC pipe was not long enough. There were a lot of 鸟绳 sticking out which affected the aesthetics so I think we could have done a better job on that. Our lashes were generally tight so I think we improved a lot compared to the last 集合 we had. I also think we could have done a better job on taking note of protrusion as there was many awkward logs just sticking out. Overall, I really enjoyed the activity as I never knew we could build a dustbin out of the logistics. The activity was fun and fulfilling.
We constructed an instrument for disposing of our waste, or rather, garbage. In other words, we made a dustbin. This took place during 集合 on Friday. It was a rather complex structure that required much comprehension and we took more than an hour to complete it. It was difficult to understand the dynamics of the structure as we did not fully grasp the concept of how the garbage bin was meant to function. Furthermore, we initially had the erroneous notion that the dustbin would be incredibly simple to make. On the contrary, we were appalled by the generous amount of time provided for the task. It turned out to be a lot more complicated than anticipated, but in the end, however, with the helpful guidance of our benevolent superiors, the structure was accomplished with a favourable outcome. A whole patrol of Year 1s were kapped due to, presumably, the lack of awareness, but it taught us to take care of our belongings and our fellow patrol mates. One of the most important things we learnt in this activity was that we need to 照顾好人， 照顾好东西. Ultimately, we were graced by our noble guides to strive together towards brighter and broader horizons.
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Hope everyone learnt something new and had fun in today’s 集合！
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Yuanxin
54届 Secretary
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