18th NATIONAL LASALLIAN LEADERS CONVENTION

DAY 1 (Welcome)

On the 9th of December year 2008, 6 delegates from La Salle PJ embarked on a journey to La Salle Centre, Ipoh. Leticia, Rodney, Victoria, Siow, Poly and Calvin got on the bus at about 1000 hours


They reached the La Salle Centre at about 1230 hours and was greeted by the statue of St. Micheal

They were then greeted by the OTs with some form of greeting dance and the banner of the theme for the 18th National La Sallian Leaders Convention


Then there were the KYTCHEN Rules


They were also greeted by about 83 other delegates from 18 La Sallian Schools from all around Malaysia and Singapore. They were then treated to a few icebreakers and games. Then they adjourned to wash up and prepare for dinner. After dinner there was the Keynote Address which talked about the struggles of La Salle during his time 300 years ago. There was then the Intro to Reflection and the Reflection itself. Followed by lights out.

DAY 2 (Breaking Personal Walls)

They woke up at 0700 hours then had morning reflection in the form of stretching exercises about the ability to reach anything if you put your mind to it. Then was breakfast followed by a sing-a-long session. Then the first session started with Mr.Jerry Lewis talking about personal walls that we face each day. Lunch was then held and was followed up by the workshop session(Rodney and Victoria went for the Theater workshop, Leticia and Siow went for Movement and Calvin and Poly went for Miming). Then was Tea followed by dinner. Then came the Heritage Play about St. John Baptist De La Salle performed by the Organizing team as a Musical.



DAY 3 (Breaking Societies Walls)

Once again they woke up at 0700 hours and had reflection. Then was reflection and breakfast. This was followed by a sing-a-long and sessions by a cunted speaker (Martin Jalleh) and our presentation on the Exposure Program.

Then they had lunch and the workshops continued. Then they had tea and had the workshop presentation where the delegates presented what they learned in the workshop in the form of a show. then was dinner and another session by Martin. The session went into the time for Summary. Then was reflection and bed.

DAY 4 (Building Bridges)

They woke up earlier today at 0645 hours and went for reflection, then was breakfast and departure for Service Learning (For today we follow the story of Rodney) at the Special Needs Home. There he cleaned windows and socialized with the residents there. It was there he felt he got a calling to do social work after seeing the smile on the face of the boy he was comforting when the boy cried. At 1200 hours they left the place and reported back to the centre and went for lunch. Then they had the debriefing where they shared their experiences. This was followed by tea. Then was the LaSalliana-lympics (a La Sallian version of the olympics). After bathing came the Solidarity Lasalliana which is a solemn experience where we maintain a state of reflection as they experience the life of an impoverished person and go for a mini exhibition ending with a small meal in full reflective state. They then went to bed.

DAY 5 (Choices)

They woke up at 0700 hours and went for reflection then was breakfast. Then they had a sing-a-long followed by more sessions by Martin Jalleh. Then they had lunch and the Mega Summary. Then they Lepaked until 1930. Then came CULTURAL NIGHT.

Then they went to the conference hall for the closing ceremony which was followed by the most energetic sing-a-long session for the whole camp. Although the given agenda states 'lights out' not many people actually went to sleep but stayed up the whole night playing games and writing affirmations.

DAY 6 (OCNS)

I would tell you what time they woke up but I dont know that because everyone woke up at different times and some might not have slept. Anyway at 0800 hours they had breakfast followed by OCNS (Operation Clean aNd Shine). They then started to depart (and if ever you read this blog you know who you are but 'we are always with you and you will never be alone'). Going back to Rodney's story he went for lunch with some of the other delegates. He then went to the bus station and went home on the 1400 hours bus.

Friendships forged along this wonderful journey of
'Breaking Walls and Building Bridges'

LASALLIAN ... In One Accord
LASALLIAN ... Called to Live with One Desire
LASALLIAN ... To Move Beyond the Walls
LASALLIAN ... To Brave the Deepest Darkest Fall
Touching Hearts and Moving Lives
Called to Serve with Zeal and Love Inspired

SANTA ON HIGH

Went for my cuzzies b'day on saturday and being the season of advent St.Nicholas made an appearence by yours truly.

Santarina, Santa and my sis near the christmas tree

Santa on high

Me and some of my cuzzins

yaaaaa Santa is high and tipsy after an unknown number of glasses and bottles

Dear (the last person who left a comment on your Journal),

I don't really know how to tell you this, but ___1___. I think I realized it when ___2______3___ and I saw you ___4___ ___5___. I'm sure you're ___6___ enough to understand ___7___. I'm returning ___8___ to you, but I'll keep ___9___ as a memory. You should also know that I ___10___ ___11___.

___12___,
-Your name-

1. What's the color of your shirt?
Blue - Our romance is over
Red - Our affair is over
White - I'll join the monastery
Black - I dislike you
Green - Our horoscope doesn't match
Grey - You're a pervert
Yellow - I'm selling myself
Pink - Your nostrils are insulting
Brown - The mafia wants you
No shirt - You're a loser
Other - I'm in love with your sister

2.Which is your birth month?
January - That night
February - Last year
March - When your dwarf bit me
April - When I tripped on sesame seeds
May - First of May
June - When you put cuffs on me
July - When I threw up
August - When I saw the shrunken head
September - When we skinny dipped
October - When I quoted Santa
November - When your dog ran amok
December - When I changed tennis shoes

3. Which food do you prefer?
Tacos - In your apartment
Pizza - In your camping car
Pasta - Outside of Chicago
Hamburgers - Under the bus
Salad - As you ate enchilada
Chicken - In your closet
Kebab - With Paris Hilton
Fish - In women's clothing
Sandwiches - At the Hare Krishna graduation
Lasagna - At the mental hospital
Hot dog - Under a state of trance
None of the above - With George Bush and his wife

4. What's the color of your socks?
Yellow - Hit on
Red - Insult
Black - Ignore
Blue - Knock out
Purple - Pour syrup on
White - Carve your initials into
Grey - Pull the clothes off
Brown - Put leeches on
Orange - Castrate
Pink - Pull the toupee off
Barefoot - Sit on
Other - Drive out

5. What's the color of your underwear?
Black - My best friend
White - My father
Grey - Bill Clinton
Brown - My fart balloon
Purple - My mustard soufflé
Red - Donald Duck
Blue - My avocado plant
Yellow - My penpal in Ghana
Orange - My Kid Rock-collection
Pink - Manchester United's goalkeeper
None - My John F. Kennedy-statue

6. What do you prefer to watch on TV?
Scrubs - Man
O.C. - Emotional
One Tree Hill - Open
Heroes - Frostbitten
Lost - High
House - Scarred
Simpsons - Coward
The news - Mongolic
American Idol - Masochistic
Family Guy - Senile
Top Model - Middle-class
None of the above - Ashamed

7. Your mood right now?
Happy - How awful I've felt
Sad - How boring you are
Bored - That Santa doesn't exist
Angry - That your pimples are at the last stage
Depressed - That we're cousins
Excited - That there is no solution to this.
Nervous - The middle-east
Worried - That your Honda sucks
Apathetic - That I did a sex-change
Ashamed - That I'm allergic to your hamster
Cuddly - That I get turned on by garbage men
Overjoyous - That I'm open
Other - That Extreme Home Makeover sucks

8. What's the color of your walls in your bedroom?
White - Your ring
Yellow - Your love letters
Red - Your Darth Vader-poster
Black - Your tame stone
Blue - The couch cushions
Green - The pictures from LA
Orange - Your false teeth
Brown - Your contact book
Grey - Our matching snoopy-bibs
Purple - Your old lottery coupons
Pink - The cut toenails
Other - Your memories from the military service

9. The first letter of your first name?
A/B - Your photo
C/D - The oil stocks
E/F - Your neighbour Martin
G/H - My virginity
I/J - The results of your blood-sample
K/L - Your left ear
M/N - Your suicide note
O/P - My common sense
Q/R - Your mom
S/T - Your collection of butterflies
U/V - Your criminal
W/X - David's tricot outfits
Y/Z - Your grades from college

10. The last letter in your last name?
A/B - Always will remember
C/D - Never will forget
E/F - Always wanted to break
G/H - Never openly mocked
I/J - Always have felt dirty before
K/L - Will tell the authorities about
M/N - Told in my confession today about
O/P - Was interviewed by the Times about
Q/R - Told my psychiatrist about
S/T - Get sick when I think of
U/V - Always will try to forget
W/X - Am better off without
Y/Z - Never liked

11. What do you prefer to drink?
Water- Our friendship
Beer - Senility
Soft drink - A new life as a clone
Soda - The incarnation as an eskimo
Milk - The apartment building
Wine - Cocaine abuse
Cider - A passionate interest for mice
Juice - Oprah Winfrey imitations
Mineral water - Embarrassing rash
Hot chocolate - Eggplant-fetishism
Whisky - To ruin the second world war
Other - To hate the Boston Celtics

12. To which country would you prefer to go on a vacation?
Thailand - Warm regards
USA - Best regards
England - Good luck on your short-term leave from jail
Spain - Go and drown yourself
China - Disgusting regards
Germany - With ease
Japan - Go burn
Greece - Your everlasting enemy
Australia - Greetings to your frog Leonard
Egypt - Fuck off now
France - In pain
Other - Greetings to your freaky family

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Dear Daniel,

I don't really know how to tell you this, but Our horoscope doesn't match. I think I realized it when When we skinny dipped In your camping car and I saw you Sit on My avocado plant. I'm sure you're Scarred enough to understand That Santa doesn't exist. I'm returning The pictures from LA to you, but I'll keep Your mom as a memory. You should also know that I Told in my confession today about A new life as a clone.


Greetings to your freaky family,
-Rodney-