Hey girls!!

wooohooo! i'm still super hyped out from BBGB camp 2008 man! hahah .. still super excited when i recall the highlights of the camp! i believe we have all enjoyed the camp in one way or another. and really everyone deserves a pat on the back for the enthusiasm and participation that made the camp a success. YES it was all of you, the boys and the BB primers, the church friends and helpers, who made the camp a great success! HURRAY! that's how we all played a part and became "one body" isn't it?

just imagine, if either BB or GB were not around, there would not even be a combine camp. but more importantly, i'm really happy to see you girls breaking out of your usual comfort zone to really mingle and getting to know the guys. that's really something to be appluaded for! so many years we had combine camp and there remained a tinge of segregation among BBGB, but this year, i must say y'all broke that man! it's a great start and i sure wan it to keep going! i mean seriously, what fun is it to have a combine camp in name only? so keep up the good work!

also, hope you girls have realised by now that all of you have played an important part in making the camp an enjoyable one! yea the BB primers and the officers/helpers planned and everything, but really all those planning would have meant nothing if it weren't for your support and participation! i'm quite a firm believer that as much as the planning is important, and everyone would love a camp well-planned with fantastic games and all, but at the end of the day, it is really the kind of attitude that you bring to the camp that determines how much you'll enjoy it. and i want to commend on your attitude for this camp!

i want to say a big THANK YOU for being supportive and cooperative during the camp. perhaps you don't realise how much it means to the helpers, each time you girls respond to us when we're addressing you. the kind of enthusiasm, the cheers you girls gave during singspirations were enough to make us feel comfortable leading them. and the sweet sweet morning greeting on sunday morning made a great start to my day! also, another iconic moment for me and probably the other helpers as well, is the GB time we had on sat morning when we sat around and discussed about what we can contribute to GB etc. thanks for making the sharing time meaningful and constructive.

haha and i think i can never stop praising you girls for the most impressive drill i've seen in GB so far. you girls really rock all the way man! good job for making the children go googoogaga over you. hahah since that was partly the motivation right. and i think kahkay deserves a great big round of applause for commanding the drill so well. i'm sure you girls felt great to be able to march so well. remember that kind of satisfaction and thrill at the end, when you know you've given ur best even though the process is long and tiring. i wan you girls to keep that in mind every time you do drill. whether or not we're preparing for drill comp. know that you CAN march well, if you set ur mind and heart to it! alright. let the standard keep rising! remember, each time you allow urself to fall below ur best standard, it means you gotta do extra work to make up for it. so be consistent if not outstanding, though i'm sure you girls CAN be OUTSTANDING! wow the judges, the other companies who may have thought us to be weak. alright! remember everyone needs to be in this together!

GOOD JOB for the sec 4s, for taking the initiative, time and effort to plan and help out with drill trainings! and for taking part in the drill during the camp.
GOOD JOB for the sec 3s, for being good role models and willingness to learn the commands.
GOOD JOB for the sec 2s, for simply liking drill!
GOOD JOB for the sec 1s, for improving so much! i especially want to commend on the sec 1s for the drill. coz during our normal meetings, i thought they needed to brush up on their drill. but at the camp, when i watched the contingent march, i realise i wasn't watching any particular one person, or sec 1 for that matter. which means the sec 1s managed to blend in so well with the rest that I was really watching you girls and the guys marching as one body.

hahha thanks for bearing with my long speech so far. just one more thing to share.

i was impressed by the great responsibility and selflessness you girls displayed during the camp, especially in taking care of the children, and i believe the caring acts were sincere even if you dun realise it. i think you girls know better than me what kind of sacrifices you girls had made during the camp, for the children to enjoy themselves. the high elements, outdoor cooking and the skit. i feel that this camp is really a different exp for you girls, a very selfless one, one that requires you to give much more than you receive. the amazing part is that you have sacrficed for the children who can't or won't return a favour. they can't because they're too young. perhaps they won't because they don't know how. but i hope you've learnt that giving starts with yourself, it is not in expectation to getting a favour in return. and more importantly, even if nobody else noticed how much you've given, God knows and i believed He must have been so proud of you girls too. For He said in His word that "Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for Me." (Matthew 25:20) so WELL DONE girls!

okay this is the end. haha. take care! i'll see you soon ;)

-Eleora