Well.. 16-18 Jan is for th 2013 DPA juniors! :D And we're the CULs to take on the job to lead and guide them throughout these 3 days~ Me and bb are in the same group.. like of course, and also roommates.. we kinda expected each other to kill and murder each other on th first day, but we were too tired and shagged to even lift up a finger at us. LOL. so.. yea. we survived each others' wraths right bb? :") So anyway! we crashed loft th day before, which is on th 15 Jan, planning on the ice breakers with my team.. and th next day.. CAMP TIME! ♥ Th best, yet meaning ful experience so far in 2013. :")
We came to the attic kinda early i guess? and then we were assigned to our groups. We checked th namelist etc and met our DPA mates again! :") miss them lots since it has been a while since we last saw them.. which is th CUL training with our trainer, Mr Gerard. He's a nice guy.. and has a weird laugh. xD but a funny guy. ^^ So anyway, I skipped lecture to meet my juniors and sorta wanna have a relationship bonded with them. I think I looked too easy so they bullied me on th first day alr. >< sigh... But it was fun! and our group is called.. "ANONYMOUS 1741" :D Unique name huh.. yea.. duhhhhh~ /bragging/
okay.. back on track.. I learnt a lot a lot of things though we're the CULs, and not th campers like NPP 2012. Its definitely a whole new experience for me, and all of my DPA'12 who were involved in this DPA camp. And trust me, its a very tough job for all of us. Toggling with our school timetable with camp, and with our studies.. all play a part in this. And like what we learnt, we have to take responsibility for our actions... I, myself learnt a lot as a CUL.. and the CUL training really helped us a lot since we got to refresh our learning during our journey in NPP. Phrases like.. "What did you do and what did you not do? Pause, choose, act. What did you do tht created this result? How are you gonna do differently to make it happen. You create the result" bla bla bla. and of cus, from what we learn, we instill these to our next batch of NPP. Which is a huge job for us... And I'm proud of my CUL mates for doing such a good job. ♥
I think all of us CUL want our campers to experience close to what we experienced previously... I said close bcus well.. they can't experience th exact same thing we did, cus its their choice and actions to make the experience they wanna create. Not us. Omg.. I'm using NPP phrases again. Okay. back to DPA camp....
Th activities were exactly th same as what we did as well.. th main ones like.. Key punch.. and th main highlight attraction.. The worldwide web.. /inserts piano dun dun dunnnn/ From these two main activities, i can say tht our campers will learnt A LOT from these. And at tht point of time, looking at how my team was progressing in th game made me step up and say out what I really wanna say to them.. opening their eyes and telling them that they CAN do it. Honestly, I was really pissed bcus of their progress and they kept repeating th same strategy over and over again. I got so angry till I didn't wanna say anything to them and my bb just went all out lecturing them like how we were last time. I think th countless reminders really made them go BAM BAM! and they improved a lot on their next try.. I almost teared up at th sight of it.. really. Like I said. The job of a CUL is no funny matter..
Of course, I think for those who are not in DPA and reading this would probably think tht DPA camp is like a training camp.. but no.. its not. Its a very high and crazy camp too! You get to scream and shout and dance your ass off with no one to be judged at. :) I miss that a lot from my DPA'12. We were all crazy and hyper once the music starts.. Though I can see tht not all th campers opened up and went all out in being high, I just hope that they could really enjoy their NPP journey this. ♥
I think this goes to every DPA'12.. tht our NPP journey has been magical and we want to pass on the torch to the next batch, wanting them to be one big family regardless of th diff courses and school. I want my juniors to experience, and pass on to the next batch of NPP student in 2014.. Its not our job anymore.. its theirs. :)
/My bb is getting sleepy but she still wants to read my post.. :") ♥/
On th.. second last day.. I think it was where I felt tht I accomplished something as a senior of NP. Hearing their appreciations in front of my face really brought me to tears.. yes, I cried... and its not pretty. >< and I think I understand now why my seniors cried too.. the feeling of seeing our juniors grow in this 3 days is truly magical and I thank my DPA'12 for making this happen, and of cus, th trainers as well..
Oh! we did a lot of nonsense.. especially with bb.. no trust me. And I took care of bb cus she was sick on th first day of camp alr.. tsk.. weak. :p but yeap! I'm glad she was better and started to bully me like always on th second and last day. ^^
I'm not gonna post the pictures cus I'm lazy.. :) so if you wanna look just go to my bb's blog. :) -> Changsha princess. :")
So yea.. All I wanna say is tht as a CUL, and as a DPA'12... I'm glad tht I joined this camp and I definitely did not regret it.. I ♥ my Anon 1741, I ♥ DPA'13, and of cus, ♥ DPA'12... :")
"Feel th fear, but do it anyway." <- What we, DPA'12 Live on. :)
Goodnight everyone~ :D
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Friday, February 1, 2013