The race
starts! On the 19th and 20th October …
I woke up
at 6am, then I quickly call Andrew to confirm whether he can fetch me to DKU,
or else I need to walk all the way there early in the morning. YES! He say
okay, he fetch me and Ah Thock there. Once we reached there, I saw many of our
committee also reached too. It’s seems everyone all well prepared and excited
to race together. Meanwhile, I quickly brief those who haven’t listens my
briefing yesterday. Around 7, we saw some participants reached already. When
comes to 7.15am, it’s seems everyone reached. We thought got late comers, but
seems everyone can be there on time. YEAH … Before we start, pastor pray for us
and we surrender everything to God.
After they
register everything, first of all, start with Andrew in opening speech. Later
on, I also welcome them and called them make a big circle. After on, we start
introduce ourselves one by one. I started a very simple ice-breaking game, call
“the last man stand”. Everyone has to catch each and other with touching them
and call out his or her name. The purpose of this game is to know each other’s
name in a very exciting environment. It’s seems everyone had already awake.
YEAH … Next level is they need to stay to their group and start to catch
other’s group members. Next section, I give them 10 minutes to think their
group name and group cheers. 10 minutes later, some very funny group names and
cheers created by them. For example: 4 in 1, 3G1B, TGIS, Chic Magnet 1.0 &
Chic Magnet 2.0 … I will not forget the 3G1B cheers, is so EPIC. It sounds like
this: “What is our cheers, this is our cheers. YEAH!” LOL …
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| The last Man stand ~ :P |
After that,
I started to brief them. I told them this is a explore race. They need to
compete with each other in order to win this race. This race is all based on
points calculation, whoever is the fastest will get the highest point in the
first day. Each team will have one game marshal, they will meet them at the
next station. The first task is call “photo hunt” at USM. They need to find 9 different
locations in our university and take picture there. I shout 321, the race
starts after they shouted their cheer. After they run, Andrew and me sit car
lelong around there. First, we saw got 3 teams decided to go pharmacy school
there first. But seems got two teams like Phoena team went to the long way
instead the exact way. KEKE … Next, when we reached by SOLLAT there, I saw Ubi
team trying to shoot at the SOLLAT bus stop there, actually there is not the
exact place. KEKE … The exact place is the second bus stop in front there. They
asked me some clues, I told them you walked all the way y’all sure can find it.
Finally, Andrew and me reached Sg.Dua pondok, we enjoying our breakfast dapao
by Jia Ning. 20 minutes later, the first group reached, is Ubi’s group &
Dolly’s group. We sat Chee Ohn and Jia Ning car respectively to our next
station, Kek Lok Si.
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| Photo Hunt ~ :) |
Once I reached
Kek Lok Si, I follow the two teams walk up there. They have to find the station
master, Yen Mei, as me too … We keep on finding, I keep on calling, we are
still unable to find her. At last, the participants found her, and I’m the one
who keep on run there run here, because I heard Yen Mei said she at car park.
So, I run all the way up to the car park there. MANATAU is bottom of the car
park, not on top. HAIZ … There, participants need to answer some simple questions
in order to pick their tools.
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| See how smart you are ... ^^ |
Unfortunately, most of the group redo 3 times in
order to success in this mission. The questions are so tricky … KEKE … Next,
they need to go down to find Teren at the famous Air Hitam’s Laksa stall there.
Once they found Teren, they need to use their tools to eat finish a bowl of
Laksa. Meanwhile, I also enjoyed my laksa dish there.
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| Air Hitam famous laksa ~ :P |
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| I'm behind there ~ :) |
I waited
Andrew to send me to Penang Hill. That time, we accidently saw John group
passing by us. I told Andrew: Look there, I noticed they all wearing a black
frame glass, looks like a bit nerd. HAHA … Anyway, PENANG hill, I’m heading
now. Once we reached there, WOW! PENANG hill had renovated, so brand NEW … But,
JIA LARK … DAMM so many people … A funny incident happen inside there while we
waiting for the long queue. Chee Ohn (outside) called me, and said that the
tickets are not enough for the remaining teams. So, we saw each other face to
face, but we are using our phone to communicate, because a big mirror blocking
us. Then the security guard saw us, he felt that I’m so KESIAN, so he opened a
special entrance for me to go out talk with Chee Ohn. LOL … Yee Shun and Yan
Wen them keep on laughing … Looks like I’m a BOSS can go in go out. Once
reached up to the top, we saw a lot of mist, I thought it going to rain soon.
MANATAU, betul betul rain! Participants need to find the first station master,
Li Kwin. They need complete a simple task again, which are they need to drink
water and guess a song. There are so lucky, they managed to guess most of the
song correctly.
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| Brand NEW one ~ :) |
Next, they
need to find another station master, Han Loong, which Li Kwin described him as “black
T-shirt, Hip Hop Style, and hairstyle”. I also tried my best to find him, but I
can’t found him. At last, someone found him at a very ULU place. Once, Ubi team
found him, Ubi straight away complain, and she said “you where got HIP HOP
style”. KESIAN SOOPER kena complain. There, they have to complete a simple
mission which they need to record a 3 minutes short video, complete the story: “Once
we reached Penang hill, we saw …” Each group got their own funny presentation.
Ubi’s group said “Angry bird slipper”; Yee Shun’s group said “Rome”; Yun Qi’s
group got 4 different kinda of language. Btw, Yun Qi Cantonese sounds like HK Cantonese.
We laugh a lot there.
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| YEAH ~ the leng luis group ~ :P |
Our next
station is First Avenue, the task “Wanted”. Participants need to hunt a mysterious
girl, Ai Choon. They had given some tips like “wearing earphone, slippers and
pretty colored leg nails.” This task is a bit too easy for them, they found Ai
Choon very fast. So I decided to add another mysterious person inside there.
They need to find a wearing spec person, Tzi Wei. HEHE … The purpose of doing
this is to delay their time, because is a bit too early for them to go to the
next checkpoint at Gurney there. Find Ai Choon is easy, but find Tzi Wei is
hard for them. HAHAHA …
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| We had our Starbucks while waiting them ... :) |
Next
station is gurney drive, and I’m late there because my driver is late. 3 groups
had already reached there, but I’m still on the way to gurney. Because of the
heavy rain outside, I had to conduct my mission in Gurney Plaza inside. The
task is find 3 foreigners, capture photo with them and ask them some simple
questions. I call the participants to find me first in order to start their
mission, because I’m the last station master there. Once I reached there, Yun
Qi and Hui Shing found me, they quickly run towards me, and quickly call their
team members gather together to listen my mission explanation. Later on, Jai
Voon and Joey team found me too. The next task is, they have to go to Gurney
food court there to dapao their dinner. The lucky two teams went there, which
are Ah Thock and Jai Voon team. But, some of the groups terpaksa dapao McD as
their dinner back to Penang Water Sports Centre (PWSC) because of the heavy
rain. Daphny, Li Kwin and me also stay there eat McD. KESIAN gila … Before we
leave, we bought a cake back because we wanted to celebrate someone birthday.
Finally we
reached there, 7.30pm! And still left Isaac group haven’t arrived yet. Once I reached,
I saw they just start to eat their dinner. It’s seems so nice. After I bath,
our committee gang keep on discussing how to surprise them, especially Andrew
and Ah Thock. Someone suggested we celebrate the October babies together, so
Sooper quickly check who is the lucky one. These October babies are Andrew, Ah
Thock, Yun Qi, De Jing and of cause ME la … We plan to call them out, gave them
some punishment, but is hard to relate Andrew with Yun Qi them. But at the end
we came out a super good idea, and this will be conducted by Tzi Wei. HEHE …
At night,
around 8.30pm, we start our first section, which is sharing. Before that, Chee
Ohn lead them a simple ice-breaking which is the “worm game”. I keep on heard
many laughing noises and excited screaming plus shouting noises there. In that
sharing time, everyone had to read a passage call “The End”, it’s something to
let participants think of their life. I join John group, after they finished
reading, I ask them a simple question, “What will you do if you know you are
dying tomorrow?” Most of them share they will spend time with their family, but
one of them share he will keep far from his family because he don’t want his family
to be unhappy. In my opinion, I will rethink and reflect back what is going on
my life, what did I do now, isit helping the community, isit shining Jesus
Christ, isit glorify HIM? Next, I throw out another “EPIC” question, “What is
your purpose of life now?” share with me one simple and realistic example. I
share to them I want to use my life to help the community, I want my life now
can impact others, I believe my God will be the ruler of my life. Most of them
share they will work hard next time, earn money to themselves and for their
family. This is the purpose of life, I know, but what else more?
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| Chee Ohn - Worm game ~ |
Next
section, is a very relaxing moment, we played “Supper Games”. I told them this
supper games will brings some advantages. There are some few simple supper
games that they played such as “squid time”, “biscuit time”, “super-ring time”,
“coke time”, and “apple time”. Everyone seems very competitive to fight for
these advantages. I also called up by Tzi Wei to volunteer to bite the biscuit on
my face with just using my tongue and teeth. Anyway, it is a very nice
experience.
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| Ah Thock bold still manage to play ... :) |
After
supper games, by right is time for them to sleep. But now, this is the time we
plan to celebrate “their” birthday later on. Same again, I invited Tzi Wei to
conducted a very short sharing moment, call “Pre-post mortem”. Everyone must
share their opinion in AGE, whether they want to appreciate or to complain.
Later on, that particular person will bless someone else, it means pass to the
next person. Some of them complain the HIP HOP style; some of them complain the
“green guy”; some of them thank to the committee; some of them learnt something
new like how to communicate; some of them say very tired and many more. This is
the part I enjoyed the most because we share our feelings together, we laugh
together. I really love to “fellowship” …
After
everyone’s sharing, Tzi Wei straight away point to Yen Mei and Andrew, ask them
to sing the state anthem song. He also pointed to Yun Qi, John, De Jing, Jai
Voon and some of them (forget ady), he start question them a lot of things. For
instance, “Why you are so slow?” Why you are not so responsible?” and many
more. Lastly, he pointed at me too, scold me because I didn’t plan well the
race. My expression that time is very DOWN. (acting la of cause) We all accept
this punishment, which are we all need to use our butt to write “SORRY” this
word. End up, everyone laugh all the time, only my expression is very DOWN. (u
know larhh must TIPU them mahhh …) Jai Voon saw me so serious, she seems also
start to be serious … (KENA tipu) When Tzi Wei count 5,4,3,2,1 … “Happy
Birthday” song sang by everyone. I guess Yun Qi and De Jing will be surprise,
while Andrew and Ah Thock maybe already know what is going on. We celebrate the
October babies together there. What a wonderful moment …
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| October Babies ... <3 |
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| AGE group photo ~ :) |
After that, a short briefing ...
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| WAHHH ... :P |
Later on, supper time + briefing … My briefing took quite long too, is about 50 minutes …
Everyone are DAMM tired at the first day, is the time to rest …
Lastly, I want
to use a bible scripture to close my first day AGE blog stories.
“Him we
proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom,
that we may
present everyone mature in Christ.” – Colossians 1:28.
