On 1st December, we made our way to Sarimbun Scouts' Campsite. This was the first time I've seen Sarimbun so crowded. And I was pretty nervous; there were schools with much higher standards than we had over there. Powerhouses like Hwa Chong, SJI, GESS, Catholic High so on and so forth. But I thought, all that training sessions, the amount of time we've spent for NPC, boils down to these 5-days competition. Well, I thought, we've got to give it our all.
And so, began our grueling 5 days camp. We got to work, first setting up our tents, kitchen shed and boundary. Then we continued to put up our storage, gateway and other gadgets.
Throughout this whole camp, there were many activities which we went through, namely, Pioneering, Orienteering, Backwoodsman Cooking, First Aid, etc. Pioneering was a great success, we managed to put up our obstacle course, though it still lose out to other pioneering projects like the dunking machine, see saw, merry-go-round and all that. Well, we did our best, and what I feel is that that is the most important thing. However, we did pretty badly for Backwoodsman Cooking and First Aid. I guess it's the lack of preparation, and cohesiveness within the team that pulled us down.
If it wasn't for our leaders, the Griffin NPC team would have crumbled and fallen apart. There were many disputes and hostility within the team. (I do not want to name names.) Thus, here I would like to thank Si Jie and Ms Ng for helping us out each training, supporting and encouraging us to strive and hold on all the way.
NPC '08 was an enriching programme, and I believe it had an impact on every other scouts' lives. It left us with memories of what Scouting truly is about.
- Soh Chang Ci
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