NUS CSC SLP Amazing Race & MYG Family Day 2008 on 23rd Feb 2008

For some of the volunteer, it's the MYG Family Day at the Haw Par Villa in the afternoon. But to 5 volunteers (They are Dennis, Yong Cheng, Yingyi, Sinhui and myself. Our team was called TH UNITED), that day was an eventful yet tiring for us, cause we were taking part in the NUS CSC Signature Love Project (SLP) Amazing Race held at NUS (Bukit Timah Campus) and Botanical Garden in the morning. Although no doubt it's a tiring day, but I'm sure we have learnt alot of things and enjoyed ourselves too... both at the Amazing Race and the MYG Family Day at Haw Par Villa. *grinz*

NUS CSC Signature Love Project Amazing Race 2008

The location of the race took place over NUS (Bukit Timah Campus) and the Botanic Garden. Each team was given a map and a unique amazing race "passport" so that the various station masters can issue points and to vertify their "attendance" for the station games. There were a total of 10 stations games scattered all over the place between the NUS (Bukit Timah Campus) and the Botanic Garden. The cut-off timing for the station games was at 12pm.

The 10 station games are as follows:

- Station 1: Risk It If You Dare

It's a obstacle course at upper quadrangle.

- Station 2: Climb the Salad!

The purpose is to climb the slope and fish for salad ingredients based on the list of ingredients that each of the team members had drawn.

- Station 3: Crossword Puzzle

It's a crossword puzzle testing the team members about the knowledge of heart and related diseases.

- Station 4: Hop it!

It's a hopscotch game, then followed by a couple of Jumping Jacks workout :(

- Station 5: Goodies Versus Baddies

The purpose was to write word on hand and decide if the food is good / bad for health. The team members were to line up in a straight line and after the last member of the team had finished writing, we are to decide whether it's a good or bad food for health by showing a "circle" sign meaning good and a "cross" sign meaning bad for health.

- Station 6: The Pyramid Game!

It's a game to categorise the food into the food pyramid.

- Station 7 Hidden Treasure

The purpose is to assemble the jigsaw puzzle and go to the place where the picture is taken and film a short clip there.

- Station 8: Skip It!

As the name above, it's a skipping game. The team could have bonus points by doing those special skipping stunts.

- Station 9: Sculptures: FIND IT!

The purpose is to play charades then find the sculptures based on the words for the charades.

- Station 10: Electric Fence!

The purpose of this station is to try to get in and out of the electric fence. But the team members got to be "connected" to the person who was crossing in and out of the "electric fence" without breaking the connection. But after crossing in and out of the "electrical fence", the team members got to do 30 star jumps. :(

For TH UNITED, we managed to clear most of the station games except for Station 6 due to lack of time. Actually not really due to the timing but it's because we took quite a while to get to our first station which was station 4. *Hee* Because each team were assigned to a particular station and the team were only able to go on to other stations of their choice once they had cleared their first assigned station. Nevertheless, this amazing race enable us to know and understand each other better. Despite we were the last team to reach, but I'm sure that all of us had enjoyed ourselves alot... although the next few days our body will be aching like crazy... Haha~ But it's worth it... Thanks guys and girls :) Rest well hor... :)

MYG Family Day 2008 at Haw Par Villa

It's my first MYG Family Day with Mindsville residents and it's been a long time since I last stepped in the Haw Par Villa. It's a day where all the 6 MYG project groups of MINDS came together as one whole MYG. It's great to see the smiles on the residents' face when they were there as they were amazed by the Haw Par Villa's surroundings with alot of statues and figurines replicate Chinese mythology characters.

Alot of changes took place in the Haw Par Villa. The big green dragon that was used housing the Ten Courts of Hell, featuring the ten steps of judgement before reincarnation had gone. We accompanied the residents inside the Ten Courts of Hell, Wishing Well etc and walked around to see other statues. At the same time, we were also playing the picture hunt as to look for the statues as indicated in the given pictures by our team leader. Due to my limited powderful chinese knowledge, I couldn't really explain clearly to my resident about those statues inside the Ten Courts of Hell... but I am glad that he's enjoying himself alot... Finally, the Family Day was ended with a refreshments, some light snacks and a couple of prize presentation before we made our way back to Mindsville.

~shawn