Santai Sama-Sama: Sukaneka

Saturday, 12 Mac – It was a morning full of fun and games with every level in each block sending in the names of their representatives of 19 at the Netball Court, Sakura College. Though, some representatives did not attend due to circumstances. Registration of participants began around 7.00 am until about 7.45 am.

Before the event truly started, there was a warming-up session of about 10 minutes. As previously mentioned, some participants could not attend. Therefore, the organiser decided to have some of the committee to join with the groups that are lacking members.

Before each game was played, a demonstration of how to play was done. There are 5 games in total. Each game was held in a bracketed tournament style with each block as one bracket. Winners of each bracket or block then competed with each other for 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd overall winners of the game.

The first game is “Telur di Hujung Tanduk” which basically a ping-pong ball in a spoon and the players have to walk a certain distance and then transfer the ball to their teammate. If the ball falls before the player reached her teammate, then she has to start over. The team that finished the fastest is the winner. From Block A, the team that went to the finals is A.3 whereas Block B is B.1 and Block C is C.1.

             In the finals, there was an extra condition, that is, one additional team member from the group will drag out the cheer “Sakura” for as long as she can and the ping-pong ball must be passed to the next member before the cheer ended. If not, then the player has to start over. The results are as follows: A.3 having the first place, then B.1 and C.1.

The second game is the “Water Bomb”. A total of 11 members is needed to play the game. Each team will be given 10 balloons filled with water. There is 1 person at the front of the line to give the balloon to the first pair. The first pair will then throw up the balloon in the air for the next pair to catch using a sarong. The final pair will then transfer the balloon to a bucket provided.

Once again, A.3 and B.1 went to the finals with C.3. C.3 went to the finals after they won the additional round against C.2 to break an earlier draw. As previously, 10 balloons were given to each team and the team with the most at the end of the game will win. A.3 once again dominated with B.1 coning in the second place and C.3 in the third.

The next game is the “Water Blind”. The game required 6 members, half will be blindfolded and the other half will have a cup on their head. The one blindfolded will have to turn 5 five times and then scoop out water from a pail and pour it into the cup on the member’s head, guided only by other team members as to the position of the cup. The other will then walk to a bottle then pour the water from the cup to the bottle. Cik Ain participated in the game together with C.1.

In the finals, we have once more, A.3 and from Block B, B.2 and C.2 from Block C. The players were reminded not to hold onto the cup while walking or pouring the water into the bottle and only the string. The overall winner was C.2 followed by A.3 and then B.2.

The fourth game is “Sehati Sejiwa”. There are 6 members from each group. The team are divided into a group of 3, a pair and one other. The first person have to run with a ribbon and pick up another ribbon then together with two others have to tie their legs together. Then, moving together to the other half of their team and again, tying their legs. The team to reach the end the fastest wins the round.

The finals for the game had to be delayed slightly as the ribbons needed to be untangled. After the ribbons were untangled and some could not so alternatives were necessary, the teams that went to the finals were A.1, B.1 and C.2. First place went to C.2, then A.1 and finally B.1.

The final game is “Qu Puteh”. The game is about search for rubber bands in a plate of flour without using hands, only the face and the mouth. There are five members from each group. The one that has the most rubber bands wins. A.3, B.3 and C.3 won their respective between levels round.

The finals for the games has a slight twist. A layer of flour already mixed with water was poured on top of only flour with rubber bands inside. The winning condition remains the same. C.3 won first place with A.3 in the second place and B.3 in the third.

Soon after the finals for the fifth game, the closing ceremony was held. The overall winners of the entire event is A.3 at the first place followed by C.2 and B.1. Other than the overall winners, other teams receive consolation prizes. A small gift was given to Cik Ain by the program director. The event ended around 12.30 pm.

By: Pliny Narong