Documenting the camp in photos

by

Simon Cheong

A day in the history of the society. This year is our 15th Anniversary as well as Malaysia's 50th. This camp is the 9th and is the 4th consecutive camp since we started again in 2004.

23 November 2007 Day 1 - Departure - 8 a.m.  Arrival, Registration and Lunch - 12 noon

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Our morning on the 23rd of November 2007, a Friday, starts early as the bus gets ready to depart at 8 a.m..

1. Here are the committee members with caring parents waiting for the last participant to turn up whilst the others are already in the bus.

2. Waiting at the front parking lot of the Armada Hotel in PJ.

3. Here are the KL participants getting into the bus at the Caltex petrol station.

4. After checking the attendance, here is Ji Xuan handing out plastic bags to those who may have motion sickness.

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5 & 6. Arriving at Shahzan's Inn, Fraser's Hill.

7 & 8. Ernest & May Ling registering the participants with Jovy.

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9. Handing out our T-shirts for the campers.

10. Simon welcoming the campers as well as introducing the artistes-in-residence - Peter on Simon's right and Frank on the left.

11 & 12. Here are our artistes-in-residence having their very first meal at the camp....yummy!

23 November 2007 Day 1 - Getting-to-know-you Session - 2 p.m.

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Well, this page is really loaded with pictures...so opening this page will be slow!  I can't help putting so many in as it is really great to see the campers having fun...

13. Here are Jovy and May Ling explaining what to do for Game 1.

14. Simon with Liew Kui Chin who is from Kuching, Sarawak looking on.

15. The campers are really sporting - here they are acting as monkeys.

16 & 17. Everyone is in their respective animal group and the blindfolded need to find their group by the sounds they make!

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18. Taking off their shoes for Game 2.

19 & 20. Pushing the shoes further away and mixing them up.

21. I wonder what Frank and Christopher are up to?

22. I know what I am up to... tying the shoelaces of different shoes together.

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23. Off they go...

24. Frank dives into the pile of shoes...!

25 & 26. Frank finds his shoes while Peter and Eva are still searching.

27. Kean Seng should be cursing that his shoe is tied up with someone else's shoe!

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28. Game 3 - Here's Peter thinking he is able to win by carrying the younger one on his back!

29 & 30. Here is the girls team all huddled together and then placing another piece of newspaper to step on in the hope of moving forward...

31. Joshua looking very efficient while the other two groups seem stuck.

32. A photo of what is happening.

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33. Team members cheering on the last to make the finishing line.

34, 35 & 36. The winning groups marching out to get their prizes.

37. The winners!

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38. Here is Simon presenting the 'Most Sporting' Award to Frank for diving into the pile of shoes to retrieve his shoes.

39. Frank showing off his 'Trophy'.

40. Frank giving an 'award receiving' speech.

23 November 2007 Day 1 - Masterclass by Duolisme, Peter and Frank - 3 p.m.

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Immediately after the 'getting-to-know' you session, we have the masterclass with our artistes-in-residence - here are those who played in the masterclass. After which tea is served as well as autographs are signed for those who bought Duolisme's CD's.

23 November 2007 Day 1 - Ensemble Practice - 5 p.m.

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52. Ong Peng Yang with his group - trying to get the members organised.

53. Leong Yee Hoo with his group of four pretty women.

54. Frank is leading his group by playing with them.

55. Tan Chee Kian getting his group's guitars in tune. 

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56. Fung Tong Sen with his group.

57. Ernest seems to be having an easy time with these two adults.

58. Simon handling his group.

59. Peter leading his group.

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60. Ng Kean Heng listening intently to his group.

61. Chua May Ling with her group.

62. Eric Eng who is great with children - handles the children's group.

63. Lee Ji Xuan looking over his group.

64. Jovy Fong with her group.

We seem to have two committee members who are not handling any groups!? Oh, it is See Sew Hong who is taking all these photos. Now, where is the person who organised these groups? Mr. Lee Thiam Foo...? Well, he is probably still organising the groups - some little participants seem to be running around here there - maybe to the toilet?