Due to the YC presentation last week, I didn't go for the Pioneer Training which was a training prior to yesterday's Pioneer Test as the Guide House (HQ).
Well, there was a make-up practice/ training last Thursday and we made the rope ladder, emergency shelter and read the compass and map.
First up, I got a shock when I realised that there wasn't any recap on what they did last week. Moreover, I don't know what they did, but the Uncle(trainer/instructor) had a really bad impression of our company -.-
Since I had done the rope ladder before, I went all the way for it. Time limit: 15 minutes Result: Pass So cool lah, Clarissa, Si Yuan and I were each tying our own ladder. We were motivating one another because Clarissa and I were not very confident ('cause we were both absent for last week's training) and Si Yuan felt stress because she felt that she should pass no matter what as she should be better than us. In the end, our ladders were let down and hey hey hey, my ladder was the neatest among the 3. We climbed up our own ladder and we passed!
Next, we moved on to the practical for sawing and axemanship. Sawing was cool. Using the axe was ... (I can't confess, but it's something only Si Yuan, Clarissa and I know... opps!). Result: Straight Pass!
Then was the construction of the Emergency Shelter. Time limit: 10 minutes Result: Of course have to Pass right? I can't say it's chicken feet. I got the lucky spot which was the only spot receiving direct sunlight -.- I finished first! Everyone passed... it's a sure pass test =)
I didn't really like this because we didn't have any practices at all. FIRE LIGHTING!!! Time limit: 20 minutes Result: Fail =x We only had 5 match sticks to set a fire properly and boil whatever amount of water which was in the kettle. All of us except Isabel failed. Once the punks started burning, we were so happy, then the gush of wind came and... byebye~ A second chance was given, so there we had, another 5 matchsticks. Same situation, so that's it, we were told there was no more chance and we had to go back in June.
2-hour hike around Bishan. Since there was no more maps for 1 more person, Isabel and I could do pair work but we were given the tougher paper -.- Time limit: 2 hours Result: 4/8 questions correct Nevermind for that, we forgot to bring our water bottles along, so we're super thirsty and dehydrated under the scorching sun. We were made to walk from 1 end of Bishan to another and I wasn't in proper shoes for long distance walk. The problem was, the Singapore Map didn't really tally with the up-close map of Bishan. I had fun using the compass =)
Back from lunch.
Oh yeah, there was a re-test for fire lighting! I was the last to arrive, but luck enough to be on time before they started. So i gathered as much punks and kindlings and twigs I could find and we were at our "working area". Time limit: 20 minutes Result: PASS!!! I was apparently talking to the punks and kindlings and twigs and the matchsticks and box, askng my fire to burn and last or even appear initially. It was almost dying out when the rest used up all their matchsticks and had no fire at all. So they failed. But I saw some red glowy thing at the bottom of my pit. I was seriously desperate to pass, so I was blowing and blowing with all my might to get the flame back, and I succeeded! They were happy for me. I should say I was really lucky, for if they did not fail, I wouldn't have enough punks and kindlings and twigs to "feed" my fire. I was really overjoyed! It was as if I was some mad person perspiring like a leaking tap which made a lot of unnecessary noises, talking to myself. I was really contented that I passed!
Lastly was our Sawing and Axemanship Theory test. I knew I couldn't rely on just reading the notes. So I sat by the testing table to observe. I did help a lot. The Uncle was like talking to me and testing at the same time, like ,"Correct or not? You look at your friend, she shake her head. You say correct or not?" So from totally foreign and unknown nonsense, I became a pro at answering his questions. And that's of course, I Passed!
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littlest of the Pang Family
people call me ChiawMIN or ZhaoMIN
was from Maha Bodhi School