The first day of the Motivational Camp, we got to know our coach, Melvin and his "helper"? Hui Ting. Melvin was very funny and he looked like Adrain Phang.

We got 2 books, a sketch book and a set of colour pens.
After recess, everyone created a group of their own.
Our group consist of 10 members:
Hasbi (leader), Shahrizal, Tammie, Nicholas, Amsyar, Dinie, Jun Ting, Sharmain, Candy and Me

Then, we created our flags, group names and cheer.
Our group name is HASBABY :)
and Dinie created our intresting cheer.

Melvin told us about his school life, etc.

Afterthat we played some games.
1. pass around in groups
our strategy: we stand very close to each other.
2. memorise 30 words in groups
strategy: only memorise the words we are suppose to say instead of the 30 words

I learnt:

By doing the things that you do not like but it helps you.
example: Michael Jackson (his father taught him to dance continuosly and caned him when he's going to stop. Therefore, he can dance for hours without stopping)

9 Principles Of Memory

1 visualization
2 association
3 outstanding
4 rythm
5 colours
6 humour
7 overview
8 5 senses
9 violence

LIVE
*we should be like the eagle
it takes 100% responsibility

The eagle flys in the sky looking for food. If there's a fish in the river, it will try to catch it. If it is unable to catch the fish, it will not give up until it catches the fish.

EXIST
*we should not be like the sheep
they:
-follow
-blame
-complain
-give excuses

for example: John was walking home from school and decides to do his homework, revise what he has learnt, do some assesment books, etc. as tomorow is the exams.
But when John's friends ask if he would want to join them for a game of soccer, he FOLLOWS. When his results came out(marks low), he blames, complains and give excuses to his friends: "All because of you, you asked me to join you for a game of soccer thus my marks were low...."

Quote: "CHOICES have CONSEQUENCES"

Ultimate Success Formula

When we have beliefs and self-esteem, we create a goal. We must have a strategy and take action. If it fails, nevermind, take it as a learning expirience. We must try over and over again with different strategy so that it will lead us to success.

Take Thomas Edison for example, he tried over and over again with different strategy to create light and it was a success. Thus, we have light now. If there were no such people, many things would not be created.

"Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith and go forward" Thomas Alva Edison

High Self-Esteem
We have to accept ourself
-strength
-weakness
-LOOKS

Be able to take
-JOKES
-risk
-rejection
(speak up)

and voice out when needed.

Why do people make jokes out of us?
They make jokes out of us as they want us to feel more lousy then them.

We watched some video clips about
Late Mattie- He contracts a disease that his mucles will die. His four siblings died of this. His mother gave him 3 wishes but instead of going to disneyland, buying toys, he wants to write a book on world peace, meet ophra and the oldest president in his country as he thinks that going to disneyland lasts only one day, buying toys only lasts for one day and afterthat, he will get tired of the toys. But he says that the 3 wishes of his will last forever..
and The Miracle Man and Rocky (dunno is 2 or3)

Revision Methods
1. recall by daydreaming
2. pair teaching
3. posters
I think pair teaching is more useful as not only one person revises but two.

Picture Diagrams
Picture diagrams are really useful esp. for Science

Whole Brain Notes
we can use
1. mindmaps*
2.clustermaps*
3. picture diagrams*
4. flow charts
5. process maps
* more useful

We drew a clustermap on Science and we have to memorise it. Afterthat, we have to draw a copy of it again. I got about 70% right and I realise that it is very useful.

We all have the same neurology
so..

If others can do it, so can I !!!

The difference is Skills & Strategy.

The greatest failure in life
= not to participate

Why do we make notes?
-SRU-
S ave time
R emember
U nderstand better

In clustermaps, we should have:
1. topic centre
2. Subheading
3. main points
4. details/ pics
5. Next subheading

Everyone did a list of "complaints" on our selfs, family and school

Afterthat, Melvin showed us pictures of skin disease children and how they look like when they first came into the world. They looked disgusting but very poor thing. Their skin was cracked and their flesh inside was showed and blood was coming out almost everywhere. Their eyeballs were red in colour (whole) is it because the skin inside cracked and bleed?
Melvin told us the story of one of the girl, who have the disease, how she studied, etc.
She wants to go to school but her classmates will laugh at her so she have to studie at home.

Then, he showed us another picture of a boy picking up something on the floor to eat.
He shared with us his and some other kids' (with him) story. Their parents died and they cannot go to school.

He then became very mad. He said that we complain this and that and we are already very lucky that we have a family, can go to school compared to the kids he mentioned just now..

The sad music started playing and he said: imagine that you are in a dark room alone. In front of you is a white screen. Then the story began..
Many people cried and i cried too. Then i stopped but cried again maybe because the cry was "contagious".

Then, Melvin told us to make a card for our parents and give them on the last day which they will come to school and listen to what we've learnt, etc.

On the last day of the Motivational Camp, YY came to teach us some Maths problem sum, etc.
He said that -ACL- "At first Change Later'' word problem sums are very common in PSLE.

Before dinner, Melvin took out a $10 note and asked us who want this $10 note and everyone shouted like hell. Shouting: Me! Me! But after a while, Allan went to the front and told Melvin: "I want the $10 note." and Melvin gave it to him!!!
He said that if we want something we should take action. Allan took action by going all the way to the front and he got it. Almost everyone was thinking like: so good he can get the money..

Afterthat, everyone went to the canteen to take dinner. The food was okok and it is vegetarian food. Sharmain and i don't really like it but i told her it was better than nothing.

Then, everyone went up and there was many parents. Melvin did the talk and when it was about to end, he gave some people chances to read out their "love letters" to their parents on stage. Then he let us all give our "love letters" to our parents at the back.

My classmates and i went to queue up to say thank you to Mdm Sharifah. I wanted to do the same thing to Miss Chia but there was not enough time left so everyone have to sit down.

Lastly, i would like to thank Mdm Sharifah for having this Motivational Camp. It was very meaningful :)