What it takes...

Youth Leadership Retreat june 2010

On 18th & 19th of June, RYAC had our 1st Leadership Retreat for the youth committee and the upcoming leaders... we had it at the most beautiful place I have been to for retreat so far... it’s at the Horizon at Port Dickson, you know how they say about Port Dickson having horrible beach and all.. i think this was fine.. of course it wasn't really a beach thing.. More like rocks, then sea... no sand.. hahaha... but it was beautiful.. Horizon is the perfect name for the place... because.. you could see the horizon right outside your window.. a perfect line separating sea from sky... yet again amazed by the wonderful creation of God...

sadly i missed the morning and afternoon sessions... cause I had to work on Friday... and apparently interns dont get to apply for leave when you are not sick or bed ridden or anything...gah!!

anyways after work... met up with miss Jessy and Mister Andersen.. =D and went straight to PD... it took about 1 hour to get there~~~ weee~~~ and we were just in time to see the orange sunset.. so beautiful... again.. was in AWE~ took pictures~ with my new company camera.. XD i m not giving face... they loan me and i m going to use it to its full potential.. XD ... weeee~~ 3 cheers for company loaned items.. oh.. i also got a Sony Vaio laptop to use for the time i m in Sony XD ... well its better than nothing at all XD ...

anyways.. back to the retreat.. the Dino group organized everything.. and planned the session... to help the committees to grow... and i am really thankful for all the hard work and time and effort and heart and everything lahh even money... you all really cared so much that you would plan for us =.= what?! who would do this?!!? for a bunch of monkeys!!?!?!...

(random note: i realize i ALWAYS use the word "anyways".. i wonder why...)

so.. the topics were much on issues of communication... conflict management and all.. this was one issue that strike us straight at the heart... cause personally.. i did feel this lack of communication... that things were not done properly.. and we didn't communicate anything to anyone.. kind of like loners... we are just doing our job.. and not discussing... probably fear of getting shot down.. or that people will disagree.. i don't know.. maybe we just don't like to have conflict.. cause we don't know how to face them...

the reality is... we don't care much for each other.. because we never took the effort to get to know each other... we just live in our own little world..not needing one another... and we never learn to commmunicate our ideas.. and never learn to converse with people... the next thing you know.. problems come because things are not done properly... and people get hurt because of misunderstanding...and in the end.. people leave bitterly...

kinda sad you know.. so yar.. we had this training to teach conflict management.. which is to resolve problems.. not run away from it.. not yielding/giving in... not always wanting to win... but yes... to sit down n talk and coming up with a solution for the problems... and to do that... we need to communicate....

all in all... if a committee or a group of friends don't talk.. we will never leave the level of acquaintance.. and to really come to a resolving conflict stage.. you need to have more than just quittance friendship....

well it all boils down to loving one another... =.= if we don’t love.. we don't care... if we don't care... we don't change.... if we don't change.. we will be the same old person and will probably be stuck in the same situations or problems for the rest of you miserable life....

God puts situation and people in your life for a reason... and i believe that in every situation.. good or bad.. you can learn something.. and there is always room to improve.. so don't be proud and say you don't need to change... cause.. there is always room for improvement and change....

*disclaimer: i m not talking about you =D if you feel offended by what i say.. i m sorry.. but it is not meant to be offensive.. i m just telling my feelings about issues in my life...*

darn. this is a long post.. thanks for sticking with me...

you know i love you all (my beloved readers..) peace out!!!