Volunteer

Went for voluntary camp with eeteng and ah neh at shu qun sec school. It lasted for 4 days including one day of training. We are dealing mostly with naughty students or even delinquents. The first day was definitely beyond what we expected or can even imagine. It is horrendous... The disobedience and the outrageous behavior.

First day was demoralising, but i still pushed on and tried to give my best in leading my group of students ( And unfortunately i got the worst group, with the most problem student). The hard part is, they are a bunch of defiant students, and if i was to employed the hard technque, it wun work. If we pushed them too hard They will even rail vulagarities at us. So the only way for them to work with me, is to establish rapport with them and earn their respect. The key to this whole problem then is to establish a fine balance.. yeap.. it is very very fine.

Quite proud that after second and third days, they started to listen to me, i told them varous stories that motivate them and help them mend their ways. End of the day, i received lots of notes from my student saying, "I am a good leader", "thank you, i appreciate that". Though the first day seriously sucks, i din give up and in the process i gain a lot of valuable experiences. The result was very rewarding. I may not change them, but i din leave a footprint in their memories.

haha.... one more thing. There is one student leader attach to us to help us in the camp. My student leader din really like me from the start, because i present myself to be a bit heck care kind (There are reason for that, but nvm...). But at the end of it, she said she actually learnt a lot of things from me and i really was quite glad that i manage to earn her respect at the end of the camp.

Th experience in this camp may not be like those fun games that enable you to make more friends or have tons of fun, but it surely was an unique experience with its own sense of fun and fulfillment. If situation permits, i will not mind joining again. I had learnt a lot from this camp and i appreciate this opportunity.