The ONE RBKD Blog – RBKD Orientation 2013 â€“ Amazing Race

22 July 2013 | 01:00 pm

RBKD Orientation 2013 â€“ Amazing Race

What: RBKD Orientation 2013

When: 8 June 2013

Where: All around Harbourfront and Labrador Park

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Clarence, Team Resilient, Participant:

We didnâ€™t start off with the usual 3+1 intro, instead, we dived in straight to Amazing Race which was my most favourite part of the orientation. At first, I thought it would be similar to last year, going to Sentosa and doing similar missions. Little did I expect it to be something so energy-draining.

For one of the missions, we had to act out some of Rui En’s characters in her dramas and then take photos. We were all having fun during this mission as we had a great laugh at each other’s interesting facial expressions.

Our TL and ATL took good care of us by constantly reminding us to drink up and to tell them if we are not feeling well. The most unforgettable part of the race was finding the ‘no fishing’ sign board which we spent a lot of time walking to find it.

Throughout the race, my teammates and I bonded a lot and we cared for each otherâ€™s well-being too. We also bonded with other teams as well, as we tried to slow them down but at the same time, interacting with them. In short, I really enjoyed the orientation and would like to thank the Organizing Committee (OC) for doing such a wonderful job even though it was exhausting.

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Yee Ling, Team Knitted, Participant:

I was very impressed with the first task: fill-in-the blanks quiz which will lead us to the next clue, although we had difficulties with it, luckily, we were able to complete it with the help of every teammateÂ and the clues from the OC.

Along the way, we met other teams so we did photo bombing. Not forgetting, we also had a chance to imitate Rui En’s characters and not to deny, we had difficulties finding a suitable role for each of our teammates.

Lastly, I would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to everyone in the OC who organised this fun and challenging race. I just want to shout out to my team â€“ TEAM KNITTED!! Thank you everyone for putting a great effort in it and also to my TL and ATL too. Although our team was the smallest and it was tiring, I had a lot of fun under the hot sun, especially the mahjong paper game.

Cheers to next Orientation!!

Can you see the word ‘Knitted’?

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Zhiqing, TeamÂ Resilient, Team Leader:

Through the discussion that we had to complete our first task (fill-in-the blanks quiz), we have all opened up, became more chatty, and were no longer shy.

During our second task, which was to use the initials of theÂ answers in the first task, to figure out the nextÂ location, we met some difficulties. Through this task, I’ve realised that determination and working as a team are really important, without it, we will never be able to solve the puzzle, and not forgetting the clues from the OC.

The most tiring of all was definitely the walking. We had to walk to various places and complete our tasks. One of our tasks was to sing the song “å…³æ€€æ˜¯é˜³å…‰”, and surprising, everyone wasn’t shy about singing in front of others in the public, even though, for some, we have only met for the first time.

Through the amazing race, we have all became more bonded. The amazing race has really helped all of us to step out of our comfort zone and we really had a lot of fun.

Thanks for all the fun, teammates :)

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