Balloon House Building & Cook Badge Test
Balloon House Building & Cook Badge Test
30th July 2011
By Scribe: Senior Sixer Kimberly Song
We started the meeting with the usual horseshoe. But instead of the senior sixer conducting the horseshoe, Lynette, the assistant senior sixer did it in my stead! If you are thinking I’m such a cruel person, well I’m not. I had a reason. I just wanted the assistant senior sixers to be prepared in the event I was not around to do the horseshoe. Remember ‘Be Prepared’ is our Motto!!!
“Indian file in front of me now!”, the 3 seniors sixer shouted the command to the cubs. I quickly took out my stopwatch and started timing. To my surprise, it took them 2 minutes to settle down! I’m sure they can do better than this at the next meeting. Ms Tan sat in front of the 11 untidy rows and started to give badges and woggles.
After the tedious but happy task of giving out huge numbers of badges and woggles, it was finally time for… building balloon houses! Akela distributed 40 long balloons to each Six, and using 17 of these balloons, each Six had to build 2 balloon houses! Each Six had printed instructions which they could use to build the houses. Each Six got to work immediately, with some preparing to pump air into the balloons while others twisted the balloons to join them up to make the houses. There were popping sounds all over as some balloons started to burst, and cubs struggled to ensure the balloons didn't burst! It was tough going, but the cubs had loads of fun. In the end, each Six could only make one balloon house each, and each Sixer showed off their creation in front of the unit. There were no winners, but everyone enjoyed their time with the balloons.
Before the balloon houses could be constructed, Lynette, Georgia, Selene, Jonathon and I were called away and headed to the Home Economics Room. We were trying for our cooking badge.
Akela led us to the room and left immediately. Since the all the senior sixers were doing the cooking badge, Akela had to take over our positions and lead the pack.
The menu of the day by Pelican’s high class chefs was:
Jonathon – Mushroom Soup
Georgia – Penne Carbonara
Me – Omelette with Herbs
Selene – Sweet and Sour Fish
Lynette – Fried Rice with Ikan Billis and Stir-fry vegetables
Everyone – Chocolate Muffins/Hot Milo
We would be cooking for: Mrs Koh, Akela, Lynette’s parents and her little brother and, Ms Tan and the five of us!
Once the start signal was given, all of us moved into action. We were all busy cutting, chopping, frying, stirring, mixing, etc, etc. Finally after 1 hr and 19mins, we were all done cooking! It was hard work, but our effort had paid off! Result? The food tasted Amazing!!
Just as we were about to eat, we were in for a surprise. And that surprise is… more guests! Auntie Laiyun, Georgia’s mum, and my parents strolled into the room to pick us up and got to taste our food. Our parents joked that they should organise a gathering where they could sit back, relaxed and just chill while we the ‘chefs’ could do the cooking for them. That would be nice, won’t it, hmmm??
We washed and packed up and left school with our tummies full. Wel,l none of us had diarrhea! Yay!! Akela didn’t need to rush to the toilet and we all got our cooking badges. :)
30th July 2011
By Scribe: Senior Sixer Kimberly Song
We started the meeting with the usual horseshoe. But instead of the senior sixer conducting the horseshoe, Lynette, the assistant senior sixer did it in my stead! If you are thinking I’m such a cruel person, well I’m not. I had a reason. I just wanted the assistant senior sixers to be prepared in the event I was not around to do the horseshoe. Remember ‘Be Prepared’ is our Motto!!!
“Indian file in front of me now!”, the 3 seniors sixer shouted the command to the cubs. I quickly took out my stopwatch and started timing. To my surprise, it took them 2 minutes to settle down! I’m sure they can do better than this at the next meeting. Ms Tan sat in front of the 11 untidy rows and started to give badges and woggles.
After the tedious but happy task of giving out huge numbers of badges and woggles, it was finally time for… building balloon houses! Akela distributed 40 long balloons to each Six, and using 17 of these balloons, each Six had to build 2 balloon houses! Each Six had printed instructions which they could use to build the houses. Each Six got to work immediately, with some preparing to pump air into the balloons while others twisted the balloons to join them up to make the houses. There were popping sounds all over as some balloons started to burst, and cubs struggled to ensure the balloons didn't burst! It was tough going, but the cubs had loads of fun. In the end, each Six could only make one balloon house each, and each Sixer showed off their creation in front of the unit. There were no winners, but everyone enjoyed their time with the balloons.
Before the balloon houses could be constructed, Lynette, Georgia, Selene, Jonathon and I were called away and headed to the Home Economics Room. We were trying for our cooking badge.
Akela led us to the room and left immediately. Since the all the senior sixers were doing the cooking badge, Akela had to take over our positions and lead the pack.
The menu of the day by Pelican’s high class chefs was:
Jonathon – Mushroom Soup
Georgia – Penne Carbonara
Me – Omelette with Herbs
Selene – Sweet and Sour Fish
Lynette – Fried Rice with Ikan Billis and Stir-fry vegetables
Everyone – Chocolate Muffins/Hot Milo
We would be cooking for: Mrs Koh, Akela, Lynette’s parents and her little brother and, Ms Tan and the five of us!
Once the start signal was given, all of us moved into action. We were all busy cutting, chopping, frying, stirring, mixing, etc, etc. Finally after 1 hr and 19mins, we were all done cooking! It was hard work, but our effort had paid off! Result? The food tasted Amazing!!
Just as we were about to eat, we were in for a surprise. And that surprise is… more guests! Auntie Laiyun, Georgia’s mum, and my parents strolled into the room to pick us up and got to taste our food. Our parents joked that they should organise a gathering where they could sit back, relaxed and just chill while we the ‘chefs’ could do the cooking for them. That would be nice, won’t it, hmmm??
We washed and packed up and left school with our tummies full. Wel,l none of us had diarrhea! Yay!! Akela didn’t need to rush to the toilet and we all got our cooking badges. :)
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