Had my freshmen orientation camp last Wednesday, and was feeling all jittery and apprehensive.
I’ve got into a group which consist of 10 other freshies of different personalities. Some are loud, an informal leader that rise among us since day one, some are jokers, some are demure. There’s many first impressions and misperception cast on each other, but it has all been laughed off and thrown out on the last night of our stay in the camp.
Many said their first impression of me was/is quiet, reserved, don’t dare to voice out, not enthu etc. A few has told me that i dont sound like singaporean bcos i dont have the accents. (?!?!?) I told them that it isn’t how I was when I’m with my group of friends who I’m comfortable with. After describing my first impression of the group, I head to sleep as I was initially scheduled for an interview on the following day. I was in my slumber, not in a very deep one though, when I heard my name from a group member. I woke up to a shower of praise from her, finally I felt some warmth from my group after the past two days in the camp. she could see and feel my sincerity and trust in me despite the short span of two days with her in the group.
The next morning I packed my bags and left the camp and the group, upon leaving I was actually can’t bear to leave them and all the fun that’s lining up in the challenge later on. The experience of team bonding, the fun in the games, the group synergy that we had. I guess it’s all fated for me to return back to the team after receiving the notice that the interview was postponed. Sis was actually advising me to return home when I was alrdy out of the camp. It’s really amazing, My team won the best group award across the entire 4 clans.
Warm fuzzy feeling indeed was all that we feel inside our hearts, there isn’t monetary rewards but that’s when you know that experience of synergy worth more than any other monetary rewards.
There’s lots of things that you can’t buy with money. 1. Friendship-sincere ones 2. Team work/ group synergy 3. Simple happiness & pleasure
Don’t you agree?
