Pony tales

this is my second program.. its from 21/6 - 23/6
there are 12 girls. 4 juniors and the rest are brownies..
well.. was hoping that it will be a good group like the first.. budden! hahaha.. they are good and sweet but.. i am really at my wits end with them!
okie.. 12 girls: still cant really remember their names cos only got to be with them for a few days. okie.. here goes: there's Franscesca, Adrianna, Andrea, Jennifer, Cassidy, Amanda, Brianna, Abigail, McKeanna, Lindsay, Rachel, Rylie..

okie..Wed afternoon:
After sending of saddle up girls.. me and Joy went back to the tents to put up welcome signs for the new girls that are coming.. it was sunny when we send the girls off.. den when we went to our unit.. the sky turns darker.. and minutes later.. he heard the van honking.. (1 long honk, severe weather, run to shelter, 3 short honks, fire) it's 1 long honk. We tot is a drill cos we just had our thunderstorm this morning.. and the sky is not tt bad.. we ran to the road.. and saw the van.. we are due for our checkouts so we went on the van to the program unit down the camp.. we ask wad happen.. and they say that a severe thunderstorms or tornado is coming.. den i say to myself:"really a great day to start!" by the way, the program unit is not one of the shelter that is consider to go to if there's a severe weather.. but checks in need to be done.. so we had to stay there.. actually.. its just raining.. we stayed with the girls for awhile. play games and sing songs.. nuttin bad happen.. we went back to main camp on the van... not bad.. discuss abt schedules with the girls for a while and people come in and say its safe to go out! yeah.. go back to tent and unpack and stuff!
have dinner and we do some planning.. the girls were like having their own clique cos they sign up as buddy. during planning.. one girl cry.. i mao han.. she is the quiet sort and she says she dun wan to do anything and stuff like that.. plus the rest seems to be friendly to chatty girls and seems to leave out some girls.. i dunno wad to say.. but to pull her in to the activity we had.. but she is another one.. say no one wants to make friends with her but on the other hand keep telling me.. she dun wan to do anyhting but go back to the cabin and sleep.. i really wan to die alr.. i am so tired and den the girls had to do this to me! dinner was okie.. and den we had a free period to do any activity.. the kids keep bugging me what we r doing and all i can say is say.. "hold on.. u will know later." u wan to know why? cos i was consoling the crying girl tru'out the planning and did nOt know wad Joy had tell the girls.. and Joy went to take some girls to med.. which leave me really at wits end.. i need to calm the excited girl.. need to think of an activity and also to keep tired girls active.. Luvky, Joy.. tot of a wonderful idea.. she tell the girls we r on secret mission and stuff.. we need to do a cookie book n lemonade book for hoops and 'Do. keep the girls entertain for the whole hour.. telling them there's trap, cameras, spys etc on the ground and trees.. sometimes we talk softly, sometimes we tiptoe.. u know.. like on secret mission.. the kids had so much fun.. i was like thank god.. den we bring the kids back to cabin to let them have an early rest.. have a quiet meeting and let them go to bed. During the quiet meeting.. blondie read a story book to all the girls.. it was abt some kids being naughty at camp and scare the rest of the campers with host stories. Well, one of my girls cry.. mlh.. had to console her.. hknow tt she is scare and stuff but din expect her reaction to be so oh my god.. bring her to bed.. she keep crying.. den i tell her to hush down, tell her to think of all the wonderful activities that she will do the next day, tell her that her mama wants her to have fun but not to cry at night.. FINALLY, she quieten down.. den the girl sleeping opposite her.. began to cry.. homesick.. den the other one started to cry! 3 girls crying in a row!~ goodness.. 1 quieten down.. the other girl cry.. den i ask all three of them to wait for me! den i go fetch another story book to read to them.. they stopped crying.. listen to my story and calm down. tot all was fine.. but den Abi told me she wants me to read her a horse story before she can sleep. while i was reading the stories to her.. Brianna keep calling me.. den i go over pat her to bed.. den Cassidy calls me.. telling me things.. den Abi call.. den Brianna call, den Cassidy call, den Abi call, Cassidy call.. okie.. u get me.. they keep calling me to go over to the bed.. i really llok like mother hen! goodness!! think Abi is ready for bed.. den i went to read Cassidy another story.. Den Abi keep calling me.. as in she just wan to tok to me.. so yar.. the night went on and on! finally.. i think they are asleep i left their cabin!! i tot all was fine.. when i saw Abi and Cassidy running to my tent and says that Cassidy does not feel good and cant sleep and stuff.. i bring them to bed and den i do the 绝招. i will pat them to bed.. i must comfirmed that they are asleep before i left.. Abi was good.. she tries to sleep while i pat Cassidy to bed.. den when Cassidy is finally(i think) sleeping.. i went to look at Brianna.. (okie.. she is not asleep.. she is sad again) den i pat her to bed.. den finally pat Abi to bed! gosh! wad a night! hahaha
when i went back.. heard and saw commotion around blondie's group tent! went to check.. and tey say.. there's spider! goodness.. i am scare of them also lar.. den another girl was so homesick tt she is crying all the way and stuff.. the spider issue is done and i pat the homesick girl to bed and finally its my turn to sleep. its 1130 when i am done i think.. i am so freaking tired!!! i tell u! gosh!!

Thurs morning:
Usual.. got woke up by kids.. the counsellors are all so tired.. 5 am they started shouting and stuff.. kids.. keep on coming to tell u there's a bug.. but in actual case.. its only a small spider.. we tell the kids to quiet down in our beds and tell them bug wun kill u(sorry.. we are all so tired to climb out of bed but to tell them to stay in their tent till 7 am where we will wake them up! haha) den got to bring them to their activity lar.. by the way.. it is raining in the morning.. its so cold when we climb out of bed.. den during activities.. all the girls like abit sian cos they cant swim because of swimming.. and we r all so tired.. and Cassidy keeps telling me she wants to go back and sleep, she is tired, dun wan to join in the fn and stuff.. i did all i can.. i think.. to keep her active.. but i am so sian till i decide not to force her in the activities.. anyway... yar.. got a cookout.. as usual.. cant start the fire.. i is SO fed up with myself! *the wood is wet lar.. bobian!* i think Joy also fed up.. i did all i could.. i went to get all the wood i could find and get matches from other units and in the end.. i decide to find someone to help me set up fire.. hai~~ finally.. i bring 4 girls to a unit so far awhile to get vv dry wood and got the fire started!! the kitchen did not give us enuff food and the girls are like late after our cookout.. and Cassidy did it to me again by telling me that she wants to be alone in the cabin!! budden i manage to keep her with us and stuff and got the things done and den bring the girls to the riding workshop... HENG AH.. this keep them happy.. i just stay with them till they are off for riding.. i am so tired that i can sleep while standing.. and at one time i just sit down at the pinic table and close my eyes.. when i open my eyes.. i saw some girls looking at me and ask me whether i am tired not.. (of course i am tired... for goodness sake) but then i just smile and nod my head.. my energy is used up.. i got a two hour break.. decide to sleep.. and i think i have a good 45 min rest by listening to the wonderful songs while sleeping in the staff house.. i think the package gives me so much strength to pull tru the day..
after my break(oh yar.. i did not shower for the whole day.. cos i was so damn tired tt i dun even care.. i know i its vv disgusting.. but.. i really is.. TIRED. no choice!) went back to unit to find Joy and the girls.. well.. i am living in Tomahwak pass.. den i realise.. i need to fetch the girls even tho i am on break cos we had to follow the ratio of 1 counsellor to 8 girls at most and Joy got 12.. went to Horse corral.. its such a long way lar.. den no one.. went back to kitchen and ask the staff whether they know where the parade is held..(suspect they went down tho we r not scheduled to be down..) and then walk all the way to the lake.. where the parade is.. luckily they are there.. but the rest i got from the 45min.. are like somewaht use up by all the walking and searching.. -_-"" budden once again.. i am recharged.. and we had our dinner and a campfire! and went back to sleep! good! oh yar.. i love camp fire more and more.. dunno why.. and the way they present it.. and the slow songs which makes u always wan to cry.. newae, i am on taps off.. today, the kids are tired.. so i assume everything will be fine! hahahahahahhaah.. put them to bed and brush my teeth and b ready fr bed.. den.. *i know this will happen*
Joy: Genie.. Brianna needs you now..
Moi: wad happened?
Joy: she says she wants you to pat her to bed like wad u did last night!
(i stress but i say i will be out once i am done brushing my teeth)
man.. u should see wad happen when i go back.. she CRY DAMN LOUD LAR!~!!
Taffy(support staff to take over those counsellors who are on taps off) tell me that i got a serious case here! i just smile! den lucia was inside hushing her down and stuff! but tell u her tt cry.. make the other 2 homesick ppl to cry again! my god..
but this time.. i ask her to quiet down and ask the rest to go to bed.. and abi was good.. Brianna listen to wad i said and go back to bed..
they were not asleep but luckily they quieten down.. and the angels are here! (wad angels? hahah) well.. they are just staff go around serenading.. u should hear the songs they sing to make them sleep. its so beautiful!! i was so touched lar.. its so nice.. i want to go on serenading too.. maybe next week.. when my schedules allow.. yeah! i wan to learn the songs! its so nice! its so beautiful.. i will take it down and bring back.. man.. and after patting the girls to sleep.. which they do real fast as they did not get to rest the whole day i went back to my tent. Did a birthday card to Franscesca(her bday is on Friday!!) and went to sleep with my songs..

Friday:
woke up early?? not sure.. i just dun wan wake up! i know it.. hahaha.. budden got the girls to pack their stuff, bring them to swimming and riding.. finally got to do my shower when they are swimming.. i stay oin the shower for like 30 min i think.. hahaha.. feel so dirty so decide to stay longer.. went for lunch.. got a surprise for Francesca.. hahaha.. while dessert is served.. me and Joy switched off the lights and bring out a dessert bowl with her dessert and a candle and got the whole camp to sing Happy Birthday song to her! hahah.. she is so happy!!
*side track abit* the dessert is super duper nice lar.. its CHERRY KRISP.. gg to learn it.. so all of u all can eat it.. i tell u it's DELICIOUS!
okie.. after lunch, bring them to Arts n crafts and den its time for them to go! hahaha.. yeah.. they are quite mao han.. but still miss them when they are leaving.. And i feel so much better now.. to see Cassidy to have so much fun than the first 2 days.. she look more happy and stuff! heng.. makes it a good ending..

*side side track* by the way.. the storms bring the snake out from where they are living.. the first night the girls decide to go in to the tent.. we saw a snake! it rattles.. we all tot is rattle snack.. which is sayonara to u if u got bitten.. (but lucky i am not there.. if not i really faint! haha) budden we ask around and say it may be bull snake or smth, which will rattle too when it is scare.. hahaha.. not poisonous but then if got bitten it will be not good too.. hahaha.. but we dun see it again! so heng lor!

okie.. after the girls are gone.. we counsellors went back to clean up the whole unit and stuff! its so cute. at dinner time.. all the counsellors do not wan to be head of the table.. (did i mention about head?? well, if u are a head.. u are to serve food to everybody in the table.. as in to ask wad food they wan on their plate.. and pass it down when u are down.. as the head.. u are the biggest and so people has to ask permission to leave the table to the salad, cereal, toast bar at different times of the meal!) hahaha.. u should see all the pushing of not wanting to be the head.. luckily.. its buffet style.. so okie lar.. nuttin much.. but we are all so relac and stuff! we counsellors eat alot lar.. especially the CHERRY KRISP! damn.. hahaha..

we all eat till we want to burst! hahaha.. den we rest awhile and have a VERY VERY long meeting till 10 i think.. and den we are allowed to rest!

24/6/06
times flies.. its the end of june.. its my rest day.. and i decide to rest, watch dvds, blog(which i am doing now..) write letters and etc etc.. hahaha.. hope it will be a good week when the campers came tmr! lalalalllalalala...

Miss EVERYBODY!

tata~