3rd Cambodian training

"SIM RAT SU!"(Greeting in Khmer language) hei! thirsty readers! curious what's in today?? Woooo~! Its jam-packed with activities today! It was so fun and FUNNY! So lucky I didn't miss any action thats in for us in the morning.. Come 10am in the morning, we arrived at the 3rd level training room in Marine Parade. Pastor Roland, together with his wife, Pastor Laifun, had a game installed for us. The rules were, to get ourselves into pairs, and change partners, each time a command is given. BOred ya? But the juciest part is this! Eyes to knees, hands to nose, hand to feet! We were told to "attach" oursleves together! One of my partners was Vimel, and i've learnt something!(He's afraid to be touched at the nose!). Such a simple game, but its going crazier each time! From pairs into quads and then having our ears to stomach, with our hands to feet?!? Haha..Scrambling all over the room, with laughters all around the room, and Danny laughing away behind the scenes, its was..FUN AND Sooo FUNNY!

After the game came to a ending, it was time for our PROJECT PRESENTATION! Inside the nutshell, its a brief about the History, Geography, Economy, Culture, Youth and social needs of the people in Cambodia people. We get to know that Cambodia has its bitter stories, real bitter ones, that its main economy thrives on agriculture, the way to sit and greet, the average ages of the Khmer people, and the grave needs of their societies throughout the presentation.. All the presenters had their knowledge to share, their FREEZING JOKES, and their grOOVES to show. It was great! We then went on with a video presentation, directed and edited by Charmaine, performed by all of US! The video covers a range of scenes from classrooms, to homes, to killing fields..Pol Pot..Hmm, wonder if its being uploaded..it was like a Hollywood Movie..Pretty Professional..ahem and comical!Kenny and Danny was laughing crazily when Mark gave out his miracle command! !@#$WQE#! Chiong ah! ..The most unforgetable part is Sheng Long acting as a Khmer citizen, speaking khMER, for about 5 mins or so?..Just a short smaple, bara-Bara, barararara..baba-barara..barararara.... yup, 70% was in that...hee.. You have to watch it to see what i mean. Stomach calls! LUNCHTIME!

Back from sumptuous meal, Service Learning, is what we're into the next 4 hours. A slight introduction to our course faciltator, Lily, and we're in for a start! We were into a game called Have You Ever? . The fastest person to complete the round wins. Hmm, got to know the many injuries my teammates suffered before.. Have u ever fractured BOTH ARMS before? . Have u ever stayed in hospital for 7 days before? ..Man!.HAHA..Yea,barely my knees made it. There were 4 buffalos on my knees! (Shhh!)..So much sacrifices, but JEFFERY won the round -again!!

Soon, we were into the SL session. Its a session that let us realise the importance of service, as well as learning. That it has to be balanced and carried out. We then had our beautiful mindmaps drawn up ya, on what makes a effective team, along with artistic pictures. Take note! GRPR. Goals, Roles, Processes and Relationship are the elements of a effective team! Remember! Away from the theories, it was down to PRACTICAL PART! Time for some fun! Standing behind the wooden doors, locked away from the game site, we were told to elect 2 spies, spying on the inside for instructions to be given to us. The game is to tap a number ranging from 1-40 under 60 seconds. 2 steps, or off steps, it'll go KA-BOOM!! hee..Attempted to dffuse the bomb within the 1 minute time frame was a disaster the first try. We decided on the roles, corrected our processes and responsibilities, and headed into the battlefield again!! Failed, corrected, and tried again! MISSION ACCOMPLISHED on the 4th try! Had our goal changed. Down to 40 secs with a injured Kenny to tackle with.Hmm..think think! JIA YOU! HAO! BAGUS! .. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED ON THE 11th try! 34 Seconds! Wohoo! Components of a efficient team, GOALS-ROLES-PROCESSES-RESPONSIBILITY, it really was. Overall the 4 hours with our trainer broadened our span of knowledge in SL. The importance of SL, GRPR, plannings, preparations, application to what you have learnt and reflection. To reflect, is to improve.

Having done with the training, it was Lionel's turn. Eek, by now, my guess is there should be corpses laying behind me on the floor? Hee..Nope, all was ready to receive juicy details about our flight, and the items to bring. 0430 in the morning!? Hm..and 2330 arrival back in SG? Wow!.. My first plane ride! Ate our malaria pill soon after, 1 down, phew.. 6 to go for the weeks to come! ARGGHH! Then....FOOD! Charmaine's Birthday cake, served cool and choco-lity, YUMMY..It was the saviour for my stomach. But..Damn, can't taste anything, nose B-L-O-C-K-E-D!=(.. Tiring the day was, it was full of hilarity. But the real testimony of the end of the day was, your reflections.. O-KUN. (Thank You in Khmer)

Edwin