To start off the day, we had our usual morning routines and handed
over the leadership roles to a new set of leaders. At the project site, there was
a different programme arranged today. The night before, we brainstormed some
games that the children can play and enjoy together.
For the first telematch, we played ‘piggy-back’ race. Each
one of us had to carry five children in total! It was way tiring! For the
second telematch, we used skipping ropes, bamboo poles, volleyballs and hoola hoops.
We created an obstacle course for the children to skip, spin, and kick! For the
last match, we had another ‘piggy back’ race. This time, the children had to
carry their friends on their backs (much to our relief) and throw tennis balls
into buckets.
After the first session, we had a necessary debrief to iron
out all the kinks in our games. During the debrief, most of us pointed out ways
to improve and modify the games even though some disagreed with the ideas
shared. Eventually, we managed to come to a consensus, all in the spirit of
teamwork!
When the second session begun, the games we played were much
smoother and efficient! The sight of the smiling children gave us a sense of great
satisfaction. It was all worthwhile. After the telematches, we went for a bumpy
ride around the village on their mode of transport - the bicycle.
This was a great opportunity to experience the daily lives
of the Cambodian children. This achieves one of our main objectives which is to
learn the life of the people! We got to
visit the local supermarket today and finally tasted soft drinks for the first
time in 5 ½ days! We have to thank the teachers for listening to our pleas. Dancing
in joy, we headed back to our homestay, followed by dinner! (rice with deep
fried chicken wing ^_^ and chye sim that tasted like wasabi) We prepared mini
paper shoes (momentos) for the children in the school.
This amazing day concluded with our daily reflection. We now
feel fortunate and appreciative to have many privileges in Singapore (and of
course, the soft drinks).
-Group 4
(Heng Joo, Thiru , Celest, Isabel, Faiz, Ryan , Derrick ,
Husain and Azhari)
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