AC '23

hellos

AC is over 

wish it had lasted longer with more games but it was fun enjoyable worthwhile and surely taught us the importance of synergy😎

pre-AC:

it was very enjoyable preparing for ACs Skit and Dances meeting up as a squad was so fun we bought cup noodles and milk tea from prime every time we met all of our intestines are probably milk tea flavoured noodles by now but its the memories that we shared that matters! we wrote on the stationary plus movable whiteboards of the classroom for us to revise for our Campcraft and Drills Promotion Test and for AC in general it helped to really digest all the info properly also working w Nyx was great too not many of them came for AC Preparation sessions but they surely got the hang of the Skit and Dances fast and we are so proud of them they were very cooperative and helped us in every way that they can before during and after AC they were honest w us ab their opinions and did not hesitate to clarify anyt with us they were js so easy fun to be with, work with and sometimes relatable as well

first day:

i honestly think we could have done way better in terms of our volume our sense of urgency being responsive to Ma'ams and most importantly taking initiative and being enthusiastic we did not know what to expect for AC this year but we persevered throughout. in the beginning i was nervous (even my teeth and gums felt weird when the clock striked 0755 on both days) i wanted us to be loud enthusiastic we were but not to our fullest potential we definitely couldve done much better Fire Drill was quite okay but we could have allocated manpower better to different locations to be quick and efficient at the same time Campcraft Theory Test was hard there were so many acronym kind of questions which i didnt really know... but the mcq qns (most of them) were a give away but i thought it was a practical test not theory. one of our Campers got confiscated twice and our belongings also got confiscated which is a big nono we shld have been careful but issok mistakes happen but that also doesnt mean we should keep making them. Ma'am Aswatha saying the NPCC Pledge during Muster Parade was VERY COOL AND PROFESSIONAL btw and we also had Mass Cheering. she. she sat next to me. my heart flip-flopped. lastly we had cleaning my Group was assigned to the FLEC it was alm crystal clean that it got a bit funny when the trash we had to pick up were the small leaves that fell from the trees ya that was basically it for Day 1

second day:

I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THE SECOND DAY it was like 3 times better than the first day. we were very motivated to show Ma'ams that we could do better our volume was in a sense MUCH BETTER! we played games planned by our CIs in two groups. Ma'am Avanthika was in my group hahahaha yes um and YA IT WAS NICE she was very cute! TEAM ALIEN FTW there was also a 'water splashing at opponents team' game except i didnt get wet at all hope i had tho that wouldve been so fun. ok then we had Water Parade. sam and i went up to do the I Love Water cheer. my hands were sweaty. my bottle was like filled to the brim like brim as in TO THE brim. yes. it felt like it would fall down anytime if i dont grab hold of it tighter, yes and i did that. and guess what happened? the bottle "pooped out water"... SLOWLY AND STEADILY. it seemed so constipated. it was as if it couldnt hold it in anym then had to let it all out. then sam saw me and started laughing as if she saw a pink frog sitting on my nose. no i didnt find it funny. i laughed cause i couldnt stop it from leaking. but little did i know that EVERYONE was laughing. i was officially hardcore embarrassed. im not gonna lie but it was fun. ya and then we had Fire Drill. we took 22 minutes. thats like more than twice the amount we are supposed to take to evacuate from the fire and even then we didnt properly tell the Higher-Ups about where to report and didnt evacuate my Ma'am Avanthika. we got 2 Campers confiscated towards the end. it did not go well which was sad. then we had Lunch. amrutha asked me to cook her cup noodles but told me to only put half the spice. but when i went there, i got carried away when talking to aishwarya and put the whole thing in. 💀💀 im sorry amrutha 😕😕😕 the frozen lychees were delicious 😋😋😋😋 we had Campfire Preparation for a while before the actual Campfire at the Arena. Euphrosyne Ma'ams' Skit and Dance were great. like the way everything was put together so well like with the cheers. idk what to say about our Skit and Dance but im glad we pulled it off in the end. even after many reminders to be enthusiastic loud and cheerful, we werent the most enthusiastic during Campfire. but our Euphrosyne Ma'ams hyped up the whole mood. they were very encouraging and were there for us when we needed them. i could see that they put alot alot of effort into planning out Campfire and AC as a whole. they were understanding. my favourite cheer is Pearly Shells. when i see you, my heart tells me i love you. i was also surprised Ma'am Karina didnt come for Campfire. 😞😞 Ma'am Aswatha asked us to enjoy ourselves and gestured with her hands "up up' which i believe she meant our volume. but we let her down. Ma'am Avanthika sat with us for Campfire she tried to hype us up and asked us to maintain our posture to give a good impression on the guests yep then we had Refreshments then the Big Sweep in the end. hannah and i cleaned the CL's room. and when we were done, we wore our shoes. but my shoes felt a bit loose. then i squatted down to tie the shoelaces tighter. thats when Ma'am Bianca came and asked me if i was wearing the wrong shoes holding one of my shoes in her hand. i dont even need to explain more. i apologised and went back there to get my other one. Ma'am Bianca is so sweet 😆😆 then Muster Parade. i brought a different kind of "black nylon socks" because i couldnt find my other pair for the second day. and when i changed, it looked so dark-greyish. and not black. yes. that didnt look nice at all i am not wearing that ever again. anyw Muster Parade went well. it was awards time syaizah got the most initiative Camper award and aathmika got the most enthusiastic Camper award. 🥳🥳 then we were dismissed. we didnt have Drills Test in the end 🙉🙉🙉 I want to do Drills like Ma'am Aswatha one day ik im nowhere close to it but im trying! she is so cool full of personality cute enthusiastic encouraging charismatic like idk how to explain anym?? its js shes being herself and not anything else for anyone. she is confident, courageous and looks out for others too and OMG SHES REALLY GOOD AT DRILLS!!!!!! 

post-AC (depression):

theres like more one month for next Parade which is highkey sad 😓😓😓😓 

all in all, AC was a very unique experience for me as this time it was with Nyx, i can tell that they gave it their all and tried their best to follow along. i hope they learnt alot from this year's AC and continue to grow. i cant believe this year is ending so soon. Persephone wants and needs more time with Euphrosyne Ma'ams. i want to start all over again from Sec 1. but thats not gonna happen. its all going to come to an end and we will have to take over very soon. our standards need to be really high by then. we will be conducting next year's AC as CLs. its going to be hard but im sure we can do this 💪💪

i might have missed out on a few things but thank you so much Ma'ams for everything! this year's AC has given me so many beautiful and fond memories that i can never forget and wouldnt have been as great if not for you 💗💗

rest well and take care

yg