I am going to reminisce about the eventful Saturday i just had.
I woke up reluctantly to the constant wailing of the alarm clock. As I recollected my senses, my father walked into room and said "Get changed". I immediately shot out of bed, and then took a quick therapeutic shower before donning my Scouts Uniform. It was going to be the first meeting of the New Year. The new Secondary 1s were going to join us. I couldn't help but be 
pumped. After a quick hearty breakfast, off I went to school.
The meeting began with the usual fall-in and flag ceremony. Then it was time for the dreadful physical training. The new Secondary ones were dreadfully exhausted after the long run we had at East Coast Park. Luckily, I had already become accustomed to the hectic exercises.
An innovative game of Assassination All-stars followed. The primary objective of the game was to capture your opponents’ staff and bring it back to your base. The secondary objective was to disarm an opponent by pulling scarves out of their pockets. The game was rather violent. “Casualties” finished the game with partially ripped pants, bruises, abrasion and scratches. I was no exception, suffering an abrasion from scraping my knees against the ragged concrete. But all in all, the game was meaningful as it thought about teamwork and co-operation. It tested our mental abilities as well in terms of strategy. Sadly, my patrol only managed to get a measly one win out of the 4 matches we had played.
Right after the game, we proceeded on to our tests. Scouts were tested on different components of the Scouts Standard. Scout Standard is the most basic progress badge for scouts. It requires a certain proficiency in first aid, knots, foot drill, map work, National loyalty and other aspects.
Luckily, I had already completed the tests a week before. I was pretty happy slacking around and playing Sudoku, when I was rudely interrupted by Fabian, a fellow scout mate. Apparently, 
he was a chatterbox and suggested to build a rope ladder to the seniors. He gave us an insane time limit of ten minutes. In the end, we were one minute late and had unnecessarily made some mistakes. Hence, the punishment given was 20 push-ups. The task was indeed useful as we got to apply our recently acquired knowledge of knots in practical settings.
The senior, with a sinister look, then commanded us to play a severely twisted version of soccer whereby we had to get down on all four limbs, chase after a single soccer ball and attempt to put the ball past the goal. All of this had to be done on a incredibly painful surface. We were separated via height which meant I was thrown to the vertically challenged team. I was feeling a little discriminated.
As we patiently waited for the new Secondary ones to finish their lecture, the senior tested, Dominic, another scout mate on his competency in Chinese. It turned into a hilarious affair as he had forgotten to write basic Chinese characters. Although, I felt a little sorry for him because he was being tortured, I could not help curling up on the floor laughing hysterically. Lastly, it was dismissal. All of us with tired looks on their face were glad we could finally return to the comforts of our cosy homes.
I sincerely hope that the new Secondary ones had a great experience. In my opinion, the meeting had allowed them to appreciate the outdoors more, allowed them to interact more and most importantly allowed them to learn more life skills
