M.A.D Camp 2012!

The Leo Club of Metro Methodist College Kuala Lumpur Omega had its annual Leo Camp from the 10^th to the 11^th March 2012. This year, the camp was held within the college premises. Participants consisted of Leos from our very own club as well as from the Leo Club of Berjaya UCH, Leo Club of Sunway Metro, Leo Club of Damansara N.C., as well as MCKL’s PA Club. The theme this year was ‘Through Unity, We Are The Change’

Our club president, Leo Michael Dev, officially started off the camp and welcomed all the campers. After singing the national anthem as well as the Lion Spirit song and reciting the Leo Pledge, roll call was held. Speeches were given by the organizing chairperson, the president and the Lions.

Singing the national anthem

Speech by Organising Chairperson-Leo Junyan

 Soon after, everyone was separated into their individual groups. The four groups were Finger Lickin’ Good, Quietly Brilliant, Just Do It, and Make Believe.  Every group elected their group leaders and came up with their group cheer. After that, Lion Alan Thoo began his session by asking each group to come up with a creative version of the lions’ roar, with a time limit of a few minutes. He repeated the process, splitting us into smaller groups and giving us shorter time limits. Through the activity, he showed us that having a large group could complicate things unnecessarily. All the participants were separated into two groups – boys and girls – and came up with yet another cheer.  Afterwards, the two groups were asked to perform the cheer that the other group came up with. Each time, Lion Alan asked us all to consider what made each effort easier or harder. 

 

Group discussion

Group cheer

Through the session, Lion Alan also told us about the importance of creativity and thinking out of the box, as well as teaching us not to set boundaries for ourselves. After all, it isn’t ‘impossible’, it’s ‘I’m Possible’. To demonstrate his point, he showed us two videos, one of a teenager who lost his sight to cancer but managed to master echolocation in order to overcome his disability, and one of Nick Vujicic, a man who was born without all four limbs but managed to battle his inner demons and become a motivational speaker. After the talk, it was time for lunch, when all the campers were reminded to wash their own plates and cutlery. 

Lion Alan conducting his workshop

Soon after, everyone headed back to the hall to go through orientation, which was conducted by Lion Marcus. He gave us an understanding of what it really meant to be a Leo, as well as a brief history lesson and showing us the flowchart of how the Lions supported the Leo clubs. During the orientation, everyone also learnt the Leo’s motto, pledge, and the Lion Spirit song. 

Afterwards, everyone was shown to their dorms and left to settle down. Everyone was given free time to was up and prepare for their talentime. We had barbeque that night, and though Mother Nature decided to rain on our little parade, everyone promptly moved the DIY barbeque pits to the foyer. After dinner, all the groups performed their sketches. Right after that were the station games. All the stations were scattered throughout the college, and had all the participant taking part in some activities which were rather…interesting, to say the least. After the scores were announced and compound cleaned up, everyone headed up for their long-awaited showers and settled in for the night.

Barbeque dinner

Jelly game!

Another station game

The next morning started off with morning exercises, followed by a scrumptious breakfast. The participants then spent the rest of the morning running around Brickfields on a Treasure Hunt. From scouting for signboards to frog jumping on a sidewalk to singing the Lion Spirit song at the top our lungs on a pedestrian bridge, everyone had fun participating in the various tasks.

Exercise led by Leo Zenny

Treasure Hunt Station 2#

Treasure Hunt Station 7#

The final station

After arriving back at college, we were sent up to our dorms to pack up all our belongings. Soon afterwards, we were all gathered in the hall again, where everyone shared their experiences throughout the camp. The scores were announced, and prizes were given to the team with the highest score. Everyone went around the college one last time to ensure that we had cleaned up after ourselves and that nothing was left behind. Everyone was dismissed, but some chose to stay on for the buffet lunch at Shiok Kopitiam at YMCA that was sponsored by the Lions.

The winning group!