Hello Guides!
For today’s 集合, we built an Indoor Fire Altar and had Outdoor Cooking using the structure we built to cook up delicious dishes!
Indoor Fire Altar
This activity aims to familiarize Guides on how to build this structure and use it for their cooking. Guides have to make sure their structure is functional and practical for the Outdoor Cooking activity later.
Reflection from a Year 1 in P5
We did Outdoor Cooking as a patrol during 集合 that day. We had to collect the logistics needed before building an Indoor Fire Altar. For this structure, it was relatively different from the Outdoor Fire Altar as it did not require the 中木s to be 打进 into the ground. Instead, we replaced that step by tying two Tripods. Through this tying of the structure, we got to learn more about the new standard structure and the steps to build it. We also made sure to constantly 报时 to keep track of the time. However, through this 集合 we also learnt not to take the time extensions for granted and that we should always keep track of our time to ensure that we do not 过时. As it was our first time building the Indoor Fire Altar, we took quite a long time. We also faced many difficulties such as not having the required logistics to build the tripod. Hence, we wasted a lot of time waiting for the logistics. Through this activity, we bonded as a patrol and also got to know each other better as we were tying the structure. Overall, it was also a new and exciting experience building an Indoor Fire Altar and having Outdoor Cooking with my patrol mates.
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Reflection from a Year 2 in P3:
Last 集合, we built our Indoor Fire Altar using the logistics we got from 团部. However, there was a miscommunication as to how many 木 we needed to bring and our patrol ended up not bringing enough 木. Therefore, we had to wait for another Year 3 to bring us our 木 while everyone else started on their tripods already. We felt ashamed of ourselves for not taking enough 木, but I think that this was a learning opportunity for us and that we will now ensure that we remember to take all our 木 from 团部. We had a lot of fun building the structure, and it was nice to see the Year 1s learning how to build an Indoor Fire Altar. In fact, it was also the Year 2s first time building an Indoor Fire Altar. It was interesting seeing the differences between building a Fire Altar indoors and outdoors. After building, we began preparations for cooking. We all made sure we had something to do. Some of us began washing the dishes and cutlery, some of us started preparing for the fire, and some started cutting the food and putting them into the washed bowls. We all worked well together and ended up managing to cook many dishes. Our first dish was noodles, our second was sausages with egg and cabbage, and I think we cooked a few more dishes of noodles after. It was heartening to see all of us standing around each other eating our food. This experience was definitely very enjoyable.
Reflection from a Year 3 in P4:
During last Friday's 集合, we did Outdoor Cooking. Thus, many of us thought that we were going to have to build an Outdoor Fire Altar and mainly revised on how to build it and the logistics for it. However, due to impending rain, we were required to build an Indoor Fire Altar instead of an Outdoor Fire Altar. As most of us had not built an Indoor Fire Altar before, we were unfamiliar with the exact steps of how to build an Indoor Fire Altar and the logistics required. Even after we clarified some of our doubts with the seniors about how to build the Indoor Fire Altar, there were still many mistakes made during the building of the structure, causing us to have to retie many lashes and redo the measurements. Furthermore, many of the main lashes like the tripod lash and the lash supporting the zinc plate were not tight enough and had to be re-tied, and we ended up wasting a lot of time on things that could have been done once and done well. Thus, we learnt that we should work a lot harder on the tightness of the lashes rather than the time taken to tie them as the tightness would matter more during the building of a structure. In addition, we should familiarise ourselves with all the standard structures, and not only the ones that are commonly used, to save time in the future in case they are needed.
Outdoor Cooking
Guides have to use the ingredients they have requested to cook up delicious meals using their survival knowledge!
Reflection from a Year 1 in P2:
On Friday, our seniors organised Outdoor Cooking, and we had a whale of a time. Before that, we had to pick up twigs and sticks to sustain the fire, which was planned ahead of time. Our blood, sweat and tears preparing for the Outdoor Cooking definitely paid off! When we started, we faced some issues trying to tie lashes for the structure, and we did not collect the logistics fast enough, causing us to be very behind on time, and it was inefficient, as we had a lack of manpower. We had a hard time tying the lashes quickly, but fortunately, some kind souls from Patrol 6 came over to help! They lent us a helping hand and soon, we finished the structure. However, there were still obstacles that we managed to overcome. For example, when we finished preparing to light the fire, by pouring sand and putting bricks in a square, with some twigs bent in a circle. The problem we faced was lighting the match, as the fire was put out immediately when it came into contact with the twigs, and we suspected that it was as it was wet. But we overcame that obstacle when we decided to put in solid fuel and after a few tries, hence, it took a lot of determination and resilience. In the end, we cooked delectable dishes such as French toast and instant noodles! We even “borrowed” some marshmallows from Patrol 4 and toasted them, which was scrumptious with the crackers. Unfortunately, we did not cook the Oreo cake that Kayla and Natalie suggested, but we still had fun cooking. After the cooking, we worked together to clean up. Some of us washed the mass tins, and cutlery, some of us 拆掉 the structure, and some of us returned the logistics, which made the process fast and efficient, especially as Cheryl and Kayla returned from their respective activities. Overall, we feel that we could have done better by having a better sense of urgency and being more efficient in doing things, so as to be faster and do a better job.
Reflection from a Year 2 in P6:
We had Outdoor Cooking during 集合 last Friday. Unlike the Outdoor Cooking sessions we had before, we had to build Indoor Fire Altars instead of the usual Outdoor Fire Altars. The Indoor Fire Altar does not have an extension on the side for the garbage bag like the Outdoor Fire Altar. We went as a patrol prior to this 集合 to collect the kindlings, which includes 木麻黄, thin twigs and thick twigs. The 木麻黄 and thin twigs are used to start the fire as they burn out faster, while the thick twigs are used to sustain the fire. We managed to cook all of the dishes we had planned to cook which we thought was quite an achievement. We felt that we could have a better sense of urgency and 报时 without being reminded to do so. Despite it being the first time we built the Indoor Fire Altar, we felt that we could still have worked faster and clarified with the seniors about what the structure was supposed to look like so that we would have enough time to cook our dishes. We could also have washed the dishes a bit faster and could clear the soot from the mess tins with the help of the toothpaste and aluminium foil we put on the mess tins before we started our Outdoor Cooking. All in all, we felt that it was an enjoyable experience.
Outdoor Cooking is no doubt a highlight of our guiding life and I think that this was one of the more successful ones. In this Outdoor Cooking session, a lot of us have learnt a lot. The first is how to build an Indoor Fire Altar due to the wet weather. An Indoor Fire Altar is a rather rare standard structure that we get to build so this was a good opportunity to try it out. This time, we also managed to sustain the fire rather well and we all took turns to try blowing the fire, an essential skill but not a very popular one because of the smoke. This Outdoor Cooking session was also particularly memorable as we tried out a new dish, soup. We added cabbage, carrots, msg seasoning, garlic and onions. I think it is safe to say that all of us enjoyed the soup and the Maggie Mee. We also had a lot of fun cooking, with some interesting roasted vegetables and food combinations like Maggie Mee in Nutella. It was also nice to just savour the moment and talk to one another, something we do not usually get to do a lot during 集合 sessions. Overall, this Outdoor Cooking experience was one to remember and I am sure all of us have bonded through it.
Hope everyone enjoyed cooking, eating and bonding with your patrol mates!
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Yuanxin
54 届 Secretary
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