Sixers Training Camp 2011

Day 2
Sunday 3rd July 2011

Senior Sixer: Kimberly Song

Asst. Senior Sixer: Lynette Yeo

Elephant Sixer: Dominic Yap

Asst. Sixer:: Pierre Teo, Marshall Chong

Giraffe Sixer: Keith Ho
Asst. Sixer: Iain Low, Jarod Chua
Hippo Sixer: Ivan Khoo
Asst. Sixer: Justin Kong, Kiranraj

6am, Rise and Shine! The day started with morning exercise! Breakfast was served after that. After breakfast, INSPECTION!



Laying out groundsheet for the dreaded INSPECTION!



First try, ALWAYS MESSY!



Ahhhhh! Much better!

Clothes were laid out on ground sheets, with Eagle Scouts on hand to advise Cubs on the form of the layout. Some Cubs who had been to our STC last year were tasked to share their experience and knowledge with the others for a proper inspection. As always, their first time was messy, and Cubs were asked to redo the layout. After several tries, most Cubs got the idea and finally managed to layout properly.



Flag Break Ceremony



Foot drill, flag folding and flag break exercises followed. Eagle Scouts and our own service Scouts took charge and taught Cubs simple foot drills, how to fold a flag and how to hoist and break a flag.

Baloo revisited some songs, with music accompaniment, giving points to the Six which responded with enthusiasm and spirit. Giraffe led the pack with 120 points, followed by Hippo with 85 points and Elephant with 65.5 points.

After lunch, Cubs participated in the Self Reliance Initiative Course, where teams had to organise themselves to complete the challenge.





Giant Slippers





1. giant slippers - Cubs had to walk using a long 'sandal' which required coordination and teamwork to move.





Tyre Crossing



Tyre Crossing

 2. tyre crossing - Cubs had to move from one tyre to another, trying not to fall off into a toxic pool beneath. This required strategy. To add to the obstacle, a water bottle had to be passed along.



Trunking Transfer



Trunking Transfer



3. trunking transfer - requiring coordination and teamwork, Cubs had to transfer a ping pong ball along 3 separate trunking held by team members into a waiting pail.

Eagle Scout assisting with lighting a fire





Duty Sixers starting fire









It was time for outdoor cooking. Eagle Scouts were on hand to assist Cubs with lighting a fire, using only match sticks and twigs and wood, and to sustain the fire to cook their dinner for the evening. Despite the ensuing chaos, Cubs managed to get their dinner ready, with heaps of assistance from the Eagle Scouts.



Oh Nooooo! Someone spilt the soup!



Soup's almost ready





Jacob Lam and his team of 23rd Eagle Scouts

 

Salt Baked Chicken on the wood fire



Chicken wrapped in foil over the fire









Baloo cooked a sumptuous "Salt Baked Chicken", using only aluminium foil to wrap a salt-rubbed whole chicken and placed on the ambers of a wood fire. 15 minutes on each side and the masterpiece was ready. Simply brilliant!

It was time for final preparations for the campfire. Brenda, Sue-Jane and Timothy were tasked to plan the format and itinerary for the campfire. They came up with a story of how Mowgli, the man-cub, was found and lived with the wolf pack, and how Mowgli learned the Laws of the Jungle, under the tutelage of Baloo the Bear, and Bagheera the Black Panther.



Baloo sharing tips with our 3 campfire leaders



 

With some music accompaniment, the campfire roared to a great start, with all 3 campfire leaders doing a marvelous job leading the songs as the story unfolded. Everyone had a great time.

Night game involved transporting water from one pail to a waiting pail using only materials on one's body, like T-shirt and hair! What a funny way to transport water! Needless to say, everyone got went, even the gamemaster Louis!