Was requested by Sujun (our csc publicity director and my capable APD for admin), to do a write up for our club magazine, Love Tuner. Lover Tuner, if you change the order of the letters abit, u will get the word, volunteer... creative right? well, it was orginated from our previous publicity director, Hanmao. oh yes...the write up is edited by Gen, 1 of the potatos in csc...think she has begin more like baked potato rice after staying in csc (another name: chinese speaking club). also, i agreed to peel prawn shells for her on our mass camp outing next wed...should i take on my mj secret character role to peel the prawn shells?? keke...

Here's my write up, pls enjoy...

If Romi, Thermos, Chara, Pathos, Zilos, Agapo, Symponia and Thysia, sounds familiar to you, then you must be a member of our Ethelontêr Camp 2005. 10 months of careful planning and 7 weeks of intensive trials, just for 5-day and 4-night of fun together. Witnessing numerous amount of smiling faces and shaking hands during the camp, made me felt that all the time, money, effort and sweat were really well paid off. As organizers, we have to ensure the flow of each program has to be carried out in harmony and well-delivered to our Ethelontêrs, we also have to listen and understand the thoughts and feelings of every Ethelontêrs. It is the great responsibilities given to us, which made us, feel our importance to this project.

Everyone carried a different set of objective to the camp. However, each and every one of them shared the common goal to have fun and create everlasting friendships. We were all brought together by fate, to undergo the same moments, eat the same food, have the same fun, share the same roof and care for each other during this 5-day and 4-night together. We were able to bring home lots of unforgettable memories that are worth to mark as highlights in our lives.

Success in our camp is not only about everything run smoothly and hiding all the internal conflicts away from our Ethelontêrs. A true success in our camp is to see all the smiling faces from all our Ethelontêrs. It is rather common to have people frowning during a camp, due to lack of understanding, tiredness, injury or illness. The most important thing is to get these Ethelontêrs happy by the end of the camp and beyond, by showing care and concern to everyone and especially to those, who were unwell. Prizes and goodies bags are just a small token of appreciation, but as time goes by material possessions will devalue. To me, beautiful memories last forever even till the day we part from the world. If you are one of those who holds these beautiful memories with you, then you will indeed be one of the true winners from our camp and even in your life. Hence, the best group in our camp is the group that would hold all of these valuable memories we made and be able to create more fond memories on their own after our camp. What our organising committee and councillors can do is to bring all Ethelontêrs to the main door to the path of friendship. Whether each group will be able to continue their journey together, only time will tell.

Lastly, I would like to thank CSC and all fellow Ethelontêrs for giving me a chance, to learn and make such valuable memories together with 141 people. Regardless which group we are all from, we all belongs to the family of Ethelontêrs 2005. I will definitely be back in CSC Ethelontêr Camp 2006, to take on a different role and forge new memories together with our family of Ethelontêrs 2006.

- Lee Seng Long, Bryan