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.Thursday, March 29, 2012 ' 12:55 AM

BLOG NOT DEAD YET :D

Taken from my own blogpost about YL, 2 weeks late D:
Happy reading!

To define success it is first necessary to define the objectives. Note that there's nothing wrong with setting objectives after the activity, just that by doing so it is easy to fall prey to the 'drawing targets around bullet holes fallacy'. What then, are the objectives of YLTC? Taken literally, it is a Youth Leadership Training Camp. By virtue of the participants the Youth bit is settled, so then, what is Leadership? Zhan Teng kept touching on this during his Ubin night debriefs with Cherokees and Comanches, speaking on how Leadership is bandied about from the moment we step into our secondary school, yet we never really pin down what leadership encapsulates. A better alternative to 'What is leadership?' would be 'What are the qualities of a good leader?'
After which, we must compare the participants before and after YLTC. Have they grown to become better leaders? Do they possess a greater depth of compassion, empathy, teamwork, initiative, and all those other leadership qualities? Is it apparent? It's all fine and dandy to have the participants say that they have learnt the above attributes, but the truth is that unless it expresses itself in their thoughts and actions, it is all for naught.

Yet camp objectives are one thing, personal objectives are another. The camps I've faciliated for DFAC usually have objectives revolving around learning teamwork and overcoming fears (thanks to height elements), yet YLTC is a whole 'nother ball game. To be frank I went into YLTC '08 with the sole objective of pulling through 5 days of the unknown with my batchmates. And pull through we did, taking every blow thrown at us with dignity, courage, fortitude and determination. Indeed, every bit of PT thrown at us was taken a challenge, gladly met. I've said this countless times and I'll say it again, every experience you go through is shaped by your mindset and perceptions, if you think YLTC is a waste of your March Holidays, then it will be.
After steaming up the room with the other 23 guys of your batch, wiping the floor together then watering it with your perspiration right after, such shared experiences just blow through any barrier initially present. 4 years on, the bond is still there, stronger than ever (to me anyway), yet its not a sign that we can get complacent. Relationships are like fragile plants, without constant attention they will wither. Forever 34th OAC is up to us.

We go through YLTC not once, but twice. And the second time round is the clincher, the one which the previous YLTC, ITC, OH, and all other batch activities have prepared you for, to pass on a comparable experience to your juniors. Organising a 5D4N camp is no mean feat, you can feel that behind the scenes it was messy TTM (36th?) yet the crux of YLTC, to me, lies in the answer to this question: Will you, going through the camp you are organising, feel the same way after it as you did 365 days ago? Every YLTC is different, yet its essence never changes. Going through stuff you've never done before, and likely will never do again, with half-strangers you've barely gotten to know, building something (a batch, an identity) out of nothing. Whenever I hear 36th talk about 35th (especially their own YL '10 experience) , I wonder, what did YLTC '09 accomplish? Then I remind myself of some DFAC wisdom: 'The trainer may be responsible for the trainees, but the attitude of trainees is out of their control.' Whatever you do, if others refuse to change their mindset, their habits, it is not your fault. Perhaps our emphasis was wrong, but 3 years on, is such reflection still relevant? Our trainees' trainees have graduated already. Yet some of us still go back to school for YLTC. Evidently a significant number of us still have emotional investments in HC OAC, no matter our batch number. A treasure trove of memories, fond, harsh and everything in between.

(Disclaimer: I have no idea who I'm addressing in this paragraph) Furthermore, if you have the impression that being a trainee in YLTC is tough, you're right. But spare a thought for the instructors. When you are falling out to one side to give yourself breathing space, they are scrambling to figure out how to reintegrate you into the group activity. When you are doing your one hour of sentry, they are doing their hour of debrief before rushing to join you for your sentry. You may be undergoing physical trauma, but the instructors undergo countless amounts more of mental stress. From contingency plans for every situation, to ensuring that the camp is running on time, to watching out for safety, the juggling of multiple responsibilities does wonders for Leadership Training. Yes, instructors train their leadership too, perhaps more so than trainees. For them, leadership is not a spontaneous choice, but a duty thrust upon them. And rise to the occasion they must, lest they let their charges down. The YLTC that you organise is your big Hurrah, your opportunity to put into practice all you have learnt from your own YLTC, your own ITC. It is the prime time to Lead By Example, to show your own teamwork and initiative. Like it or not, instructors are a role model for trainees. If they see large groups of instructors at one side chatting among themselves, they will mirror your attitude. Having only been to YLTC '12 for a night and a little bit, I am in no position to comment on the performance of 37th, especially when compared to my own batch (self bias, perfectly normal :D) Suffice to say, as a leader great situational awareness is required at all times. One must know, what is going on now? What will happen next? Who will be taking charge of which groups? And this is just from my observation at campfire. Its not good to leave participants hanging. Remember the specialisation of task done as a trainee? You don't need your whole batch to arrange caps and scarves (:

Reading through lousydefender's old YLTC posts, I flashback to the post YLTC '09 days, where we were fretting over the quality of the juniors, how there seemed to be only a few good ones (forgive my candor), whether it would improve with time. I daresay every batch goes through the same experience, from the pressure of organising the camp, to the stress of BT1 (even if its ungraded now) to the issue of continuity. 34th handled this using a people power style, allowing the juniors to choose their own batchmates. I'm not sure about 35th, though I would say they didn't do much paring, given the small group they had to work with. Whereas 36th decided on a direct intervention approach. What method 37th chooses is entirely up to them. Their batch, their rules.
Hopefully the latest incarnation of OAC will realise the role of YL Night (or YL part 2 as its known now), to give them a platform to work together out of a camp setting, to bond together through a common purpose. To step up, if they did not during the camp itself, to get to know those they weren't so familiar with during the camp itself.


We pledge to stand by one and all
Never letting another fall
As a team we show our might
Unite under the colour white
Through the strength of minds and hearts
We find we all can play our part
To be the best that we can be,
Forever 34th OAC.
Sean

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.Thursday, January 12, 2012 ' 9:09 AM

OH '12

We're J5s guys. 5. F-I-V-E.

amg so old, when three of us were playing basketball yesterday we could feel our age (and inactivity) x.x

Chensiping has flown off to Sweden already, one more for the overseas crowd. Back on 29th may, fyi.

Open House was a good nostalgia trip (though jap food store has deproved in standard, must be the effects of inflation on the price/time/quality equation.

Our juniors' structure did a humpty dumpty.

Orientation Hike is on 25-26th of Feb. I can't go. Conflicting commitments ftl. (Incidentally its another camp, for which I am camp commandant. Responsibilities noes)

That's all for now folks!

Sean

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.Saturday, October 8, 2011 ' 11:54 PM

FOS '11

So this morning three NSFs whose biggest issue was how to clear all their leave (as compared to many peoples' midsems or preoccupations with Wallaby or plain geographical remoteness) went down to hwachong basketball courts to spectate/take part in the latest installment of the 8th major activity of OAC.

Sadly us oldies didn't take part in the familiar ground that was basketball, opportunities lost and all so we had to settle for scorching hot captain's ball (which yours truly didn't take part in either) and captain's frisbee (as epic as it sounds). Unfortunately the last game featured the whole world on the court, and thus deserves the epic tag all to itself.

And despite applying sunblock I am now sunburnt D: luckily only on my arms, so not too bad. Though I felt like a reverse solar cell, energy draining out under direct sunlight x.x regret not playing bball when the sun was still merciful D:

If any juniors are reading this, jiayou for PW OP or A's mugging! Your seniors want a rematch sometime, please oblige (: There is a need for a proper game of Ultimate Frisbee (((:


~Sean

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.Saturday, June 4, 2011 ' 11:48 PM

run baby run!

Oh man this just brings back the stupid retarded memories.



cant help but laugh when i hear this song lol

oh and this too



and one last one for our friend over in aussieland



LETS ALL QUICKLY ORD SO THAT WE CAN GO PLAY AGAIN

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.Monday, May 30, 2011 ' 10:06 PM

Yo(h)z

Hiiii guys! Bike Hike 2011 is now over!! Thanks to all the 34th who showed their support to the juniors and now we continue on with our lives either awaiting the end of NS or dreading the end of holidays. xD

Anyway, here's a joke!

Two doctors of two different specialties decided they would open a practice together - to share office space and personnel.

Dr. Smith was the psychiatrist and Dr. Jones was the proctologist (doctor dealing with Colo-rectal surgery. In common terms, it is a specialization dealing with disorders of the rectum, anus, and colon).

They put up a sign reading: "Dr. Smith and Dr. Jones: Hysterias and Posteriors". The town council was livid and insisted they change it.

So, the doctors changed it to read: "Schizoids and Hemorrhoids" - this was also not acceptable, so they again changed the sign.

"Catatonics and High Colonics"......No go.

Next, they tried "Manic Depressives and Anal Retentives"....thumbs down again.

Then came "Minds and Behinds"....still no good.

Another attempt resulted in "Lost Souls and Butt Holes".......unacceptable again!

So they tried "Analysis and Anal Cysts".....not a chance.

"Nuts and Butts".....no way.

"Freaks and Cheeks".....still no good.

"Loons and Moons".....forget it.

Almost at their wit's end, the docs finally came up with:

"Dr. Smith and Dr. Jones -- Odds and Ends"

Everyone liked it.



And here's a quote that sounds cool:

"I shall pass through this world but once,
any good therefore, that I could do,
or any act of kindness
that I could show to any human being,
let me do it now,
let me not forget it,
for I shall not pass this way again"

Cheers,
yohz

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.Thursday, April 14, 2011 ' 10:43 PM

东游记

Hi everyone.

The school has APPROVED BIKEHIKE TROLOLO.

On another thread, GO FOR XLB BUFFET!! AND RECCE AFTER THAT xDDDDD

~SEAN

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.Sunday, April 10, 2011 ' 7:05 PM

tow peak cap

Congrats to all 80/10 batch of commissioned officers.

even though the weather sucked (as much or worse than ours) you guys still got to 'thow' your peak cap and berry.

just like you all to remember...


LESS THAN 8 MONTHS TO ORD !!!

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