C&C Day #2 - part 3

After a bit of reflections on the games and stuff, the rest of the time was free until 6. We were allowed to go esso to buy stuff, so alot of ppl went n esso was very crowded. I gave another letter plus kopiko sweets to my mortal , and recieved 2 packets of famous amos cookies from my angel and a card saying "' enjoy. =) " What a waste of card.
My angel was a person of few words, but made up for it with more actions, in the form of buying me stuff. My mortal was also a person of few words.. cos he never wrote a return letter.

The remaining free time was used for more target practice using the same rubberbands. But somehow there was a big deprovement in accuracy. Hitting score of 20 in 15 shots was hard to come by. Sometimes cant even reach 10. Suspect something wrong with the bands... pull too much until lost elasticity or sth.
During dinner time, it was raining slightly. Bad sign.. cos we were expecting night games later.

After dinner we had a briefing of the night game. we were shown a map of labrador park, where its to be held. we were told of how its played, the rules, and the starting point of each group. But before the game we first had some P&W which lasted until 8.30. i tot they may have forgotten the time or sth. leave at 8.30+, and the game prolly would take quite some time, means we will return at least 11+.

in the game, we were to go around the park searching for cartoon stickers. each group was given 1 lantern that is required for seeing the sticker. if we find 1, we gotta record the cartoon character on it. if along the way we meet another group, we gotta do scissors paper stone and the losers lantern gets blown out. groups without lighted lanterns cannot continue searching and must return to base for relighting. the clues we were given: they r not in places without nearby lighting, not along the beach, and mainly on directional signs, monuments and historical boards (educational info for visitors.)

So we went up the buses. 4 groups to 1 bus. reached there about 9. my bus stopped at the entrance but the other went further in cos those 4 groups starting point is further. but it ended up that the game masters were impatient to wait for each group to take position so the groups started at 2 positions instead of 8.

My group took the straight ahead route and i was the lightbearer. after awhile, the lantern string slipped off the stick n dropped, etinguishing the flame. wasted trip. throughout the game we faced other groups many times. soemtimes we made peace, but abt 10 times the other groups demanded duel. and it was stupid of them to do so, cos they ALWAYS lost. its like as if our good luck made us invincible.

It took a long time before we found our first sticker, and then we got the hang of it and knew roughly where and what to look for alr. so we found another 3 before times up at 10.30. our 4 chars were winnie the pooh (on a historical board), the roadrunner wolf (on some monument with texts), tigger (on a direction sign) and tweety (on a cannon) . We were tied 2nd place with another group with 4 stickers. the 1st group had 6. out of 10.

it was tiring walking around n climbing up n down the hill. plus my sandal's bottom part came out halfway. (it was repaired by nailing after it broke the 1st time) and its really uncomfortable walking with the sandals half separated and nails jutting out. i had to use a stone to push the nails back in, but it comes out again soon after.

my group went back to base before times up. a few more still wouldnt give up and continued after time up. so the punctual ones had to wait at base for them. meanwhile a bunch of girls played some lame superhero game, which they got addicted to and played it wherever they went, whenever they had nothing to do. i took the time to try repair my sandals and i found joyce teo eating delicious lamb chop.

me: " joyce, going back for supper soon alr, still buy food... cant wait arh?"
joyce: " no, its free 1. "
me: "huh? free?! how come?"
jesse: " its cos she has gastric. u want also arh? wait till u got gastric then come n say."

at first i tot jesse treat her. later i found that the restaurant manager treat instead. partly out of compassion, but also cos its leftovers anyway i guess. but good leftovers.

When we returned we had a good supper. there was chicken pies, packeted sandwiches, ball donuts and sth else to choose from and enough for evry1 to have its fill. some leftovers were kept for the next supper.

i went to bathe early. i bathed like i normally do, plus since the conditions were bad, extra time was needed to make up for it. so i occupied the cubicle about twice as long as the other boys, and those waiting outside were rushing me to get out.

This time, i made some space aat the drumset area and slept there cos theres a carpet. plus its at a secluded corner so no1 to intrude my space and its not so bright there. abit dusty but nvm.

C&C Day #2 - part 2

After lunch, we assembled at the chapel for the afternoon games briefing. The games was like a race to be held nearby at holland village, and only restricted to that small area plus a little outside, at the adjacent blocks. Each team had a different order of their checkpoints, but all were to be covered by each group anyway. It was mainly a race of movement speed, but it did require some thinking and directional sense, cos a mistake or ignorance could cause us to walk unnecessary distances and waste precious time and energy.

At first, my group was given a picture of a dustbin. We just had to guess that its a bustbin and we got our next clue. I didnt see what it is, but my group started rushing to the multistorey carpark. Everyone was running like as if they were chasing sum1. i just briskwalk to save energy. Jesse was nowhere to be found at the carpark. Kaixin then called him and he guided us to his location; some park up a nearby hill. He was sitting next to this area with smooth stones glued to the ground used to massage feet. And we were all supposed to walk 1 round over the whole thing. A short distance, but it really hurt. Feels like my feet bones are gonna break. It causes much more pain than massage.

After we all walked on it, we were given the next checkpoint: Burger King. Of cos we all knew where it is, so we ran there. We met Adeline next to the toilet upstairs and she assigned us to each take turns to wear a stupid santa hat with a spring on top and wish a different stranger a merry christmas. Unlike what i expected, nobody was shy to do it.

The next destination was block 2, and we had to count the total number of steps in all the staircases of the block. So we went to 1 staircase and counted the number of steps per level, multiplied by the number of levels, times the number of staircases. A calculator on the handphone was needed to do that. And then we called to tell the answer, but it was wrong. We found out that each staircase had different number of steps per level. So more calculation was needed. Finally we got the right answer: about 1500. On our way out, we spotted the watergun man coming and had to hide at some area beside the disposal point. Wasted some of our time.

The following destinations may not be in order cos its hard to remember the whole order. But 1 thing for sure is that the checkpoints were widely spaced so we had a good workout running around.
- We had to find out how much it costs if u got drunk n u need the services of driving ur car home for u. Found the ans at a small booth at the carpark: $50.
- We went back to the stone pit again for another round of stonewalk. Ouch.
- Went back to BK. This time we had to stand outside BK and shout our group cheer so loud that its audible from inside closed doors. We din even have a cheer so we jus come up with sth unoriginal on the spot. Every1 was staring at us like we were lunatics when cheering.
- Went to the mini foodcourt opp food junction. supposed to share 2 ways to live with any stranger there, but none of us were prepared so we sang 3 christmas carols instead.
- Sumwhere near coffee connoisseur, supposed to share 2WTL again, but ended up doing the nana song with actions instead.
- Went to Cold Storage to search for a packet of Bakkutteh and find the energy value per packet. Tried many packets there but all not the correct 1. Then finally found it hidden deep inside the shelf. Probably a sabotage by previous groups. We returned the favour.
- outside breadtalk, had to collect stranger's signatures on each of our group member's hands.
- Searched for the place offering hypnosis therapy. Found it, advertised on a banner hanging outside a shop along Jln Mera Saga. On the way out, met the token lady. We chased her from 2 directions and cornered her outside the bank. Nowhere to run, so she gotta give us a token.
- Looked for Joycelyn at some restaurant at the corner. She teach us some stupid cheer and we had to cheer it out with our group name in it.

That was the last station. time to return to church. On the way back, met another group who just finished also. Adrian and i jaywalked and quickly ran to the chapel. the rest of my group were too scared to jaywalk so the other group managed to reach the chapel and gather just a few seconds faster than us. Dropped 1 position cos of that and achieved 3rd place.

The games were scheduled to end at 4.30, but we all finished before 4. Apparently we all rushed the whole way through. Everyone was all sweaty and the aircon room stank real bad.
We also found out that the token lady wasnt a lady.