its not over tonight..

"it's not over tonight, just give more 1 more chance to make it right... i may not make it through the night, i wont go home without you..."

this song always reminds me of my previous job. for all who don't know, just not too long ago, i was still a trainer. my main audiences were school kids of various ages. so one of the things i conduct are leadership workshops, and camps. if you go behind the scenes, parents will wonder why are such workshops costing so much?! hahaha..

anyway, my ex colleagues, always use this song at the end of teambuilding camps, after they done "colours of life". colours of life is this exercise, where everyone goes around and write nice things about one another on their coloured paper. it is suppose to give people the rare opportunity to appreciate others. my ex boss will always start with this story.. it goes something like this:

"i was walking towards my class, when i past by this classroom. it was a P1 class, and the teacher wasnt around, so there was this small boy in front, with a chalk in his hand. behind him, there were names on the blackboard. he continues to write down more names even though the class was very well behaved. so I waited, till i get an opportunity to talk to that boy. so i asked him what was his secret to the class being so well behaved, he said that all he did was to write down the names of people, who behaved on the board. as leaders, we often just point out people's mistakes, the bad things people do. how often do we, like the P1 kid, take note of the good things people do?"

till today, i dunno if that story is true, but to some extent, i do believe that it inspired quite a few people. anyway. like i said, if you ever go behind the scene, you will be amazed that such workshops actually... managed to inspire some, if not all students. anyway, back to that song. one time, that i seen it with my own eyes, that it actually got everyone closer, was during this kent ridge sec leaders' camp...

from a bunch of misfits working on their own, how they come together in just 2days and 1 night, is just really good to see. and to end with colours of life, with people hugging, crying, jumping, singing along. even if it was just for a short time period, i think it will make a difference to their life....

like how... one teambuilding camp, seems to have changed my path along life completely... (to be continued... hehe..