Hi guides :D

During today's jihe, the guides in deco were pulled out to do preparation for the upcoming UG campfire and the songleaders were also trained for one hour with the rest of the UG songleaders. The songleaders had been training even before chinese new year and they will continue to strive for the best and make the campfire a successful one. The combined UG campfire will be on 13th Feb, friday at the school hall.

After today's activity, the whole guides company had a reunion dinner at the school hostel to celebrate Chinese New Year and also to take this time to bond among patrols. We were glad to have our year5 seniors back with us for this reunion dinner and it would not be a success without the help of our guiders, our seniors as well as the hostel aunties and uncles. Here are some of the pictures taken.

Next week we will be having new year1s joining in thus we should give our greatest welcome and show them what guides really are.

Love guides :D

Hello guides! (:

Today we had skills training and fun games, followed by an enjoyable dinner with our patrols (:

For the skills training, the sec2s and sec3s were split into 2 different groups. The sec2s trained on their lashes while the sec3s had PT.

Basically for PT, the sec4s felt that you all could have cheered more. As sec3s you all should know that cheering brings up your spirit. You all will not feel so tired too. Also, we felt that you all did not care for each other enough. If someones falls behind, inform those running ahead to slow down so that you all may run as a jie. (: Despite all these, we could see that some of you all pia-ed. :D good job! For the others, try harder! Jiayou. We hope that you all will take note of these things and improve on it the next time round! (:

During the PT, we also observed that the general standard for attire was rather low. Although there might not have been roll call, you all should take note of your attire in guides. We saw a number of ankle socks, coloured socks and even sport shoes. As sec3s, all the basic guidelines of attire should have been drilled into you, having gone through so many roll calls.

After the PT, we had patrol corner cum fun games. I saw that everyone was enjoying themselves. I had a lot of fun with my patrol doing the "Human Knot"! :D Everyone was so funny when they tried to untangle themselves.

Lastly, I hope the sec3s would remember what the sec4s told them and not commit the same mistakes and that everyone had fun during the games! :D

Love guides! (:

Hi guides!!

Last jihe, all of us participated in 2 sessions of activities, namely the traditional games and physical training.

Traditional games

Fireman's ladder:
Within 35 minutes, the year 2s and 3s had to tie a fireman's ladder and everyone to try out their structure at least once. Generally, most of the knots are not tight enough and the spars are not parallel to the ground even though measurements have been given. Moreover, we realise that most of the year 2s and 3s only use their hands and toes to support the structure, which is incorrect. To stabilise the structure, knees should also be touching the spars.

Sheng Qiao:
I believe everyone enjoyed this "checkpoint" very much as it is the first time the year 2s and 3s played with the sheng qiao. However, those supporting the structure should use more energy to pull the ying sheng or push the A-frame, so that the person doing the sheng qiao will not be touching the ground.

Physical Training

Generally, most of the patrols' spirit are quite low throughout the entire PT, because not everyone is cheering together. Year 2s and 3s should learn to take the initiative to start a cheer or song to boost the patrol's morale. However, we are glad to see some of the juniors persevering despite being exhausted. One for all and all for one. Physical training is all about pushing yourself to the limits. Giving up may seem to be the easy-way-out, but in fact it is even more torturous than pressing on as you are not only disappointing yourself , but your patrol mates as well.

Last but not least, wishing all guides a very very very HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Hello guides :D

Yesterday we jihe at our usual place in coytee/PE with slacks and belt. The eight patrols were divided into groups of 4 to complete 4 different checkpoints together. P1 and P7, P2 and P6, P3 and P5, P4 and P8.

For patrol 4 and 8, we went to our first station which was at the junior high classroom block. We had to search for answers to match with the set of questions the station master gave us while 2 of our patrol mates would have to be in boys style pumping position. Thus we have to be quick while searching for the answers which was hidden in plastic bags at 2 different levels. The next station was a PT checkpoint at the fitness corner. We had to zhan ma while one of us would have to complete a circuit which consists of crossing the monkey bar, hanging on the incline pull-up bar or to do 18 incline and then to crabwalk back to join the rest in zhan ma. When the station master wanted the next volunteer to do the circuit, no one volunteer themselves immediately. Everyone was in this together, it does not matter if which one of us went first thus we should have more initiative. The third checkpoint was the fireman's ladder. Our sec4s taught us on how we should tie the structure and everyone was to go through it at least once. For us, the sec2s, it was something new and interesting. Even though we were scared but with the patrol holding the structure for us and the sec4s helping us, some of us managed to overcome our fear. The forth checkpoint was the sheng qiao. It is a structure with 2 A-frame connected by a ying sheng. We had to use the back of our knee not ankle to hook onto the ying sheng and move across by swinging our legs and moving our hands.

Overall, today's jihe was the first time for some us to go through the traditional games. Although it was tough but I enjoyed myself.

Love guides :)