YALI RLC: My Experience (Day 15)

The 8th day of October, 15th of the training, wasn't like the previous Sunday when everywhere was green and white. This day was just a normal day with its different activities, too. However, nothing much happened. A few of us did some physical exercise in the morning, while most of us extended the night. Even when it was breakfast time, some still extended the night and skipped breakfast in the process. Prevention, they say, is better than cure. To avoid a breakdown, you can skip your breakfast. That's exactly what many people did, just to get enough rest.

Those who could worship in the church went to different churches after breakfast. (The church I attended was within my room; it was a get-enough-rest church.)

At 1pm, lunch was served. It wasn't difficult to know who didn't eat or have enough breakfast. I saw heaps of food on some people's table. Those heaps were surmounted in no time. That was when I got to know that everyone is skillful at devouring delicious meals; not sure anyone missed or skipped the lunch.

Some minutes after lunch, some of us met at the open field in Phase 2 for some friendly competitions. Eagles performed best today, as they came first in some games, while Elephants came second. Don't ask me who came last.

At 6, dinner was served!

The next day was another day. A day when only those in the Civic Leadership track remained in the lecture room we've all been making use of for the past 2 weeks, while other tracks' members began meeting at the 'other rooms'.

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