Bubble Soccer is 16MC Social and Welfare’s second event, inspired by the goal to destress and break free from academic stress and inject some excitement into the scholar’s lives. Bubble soccer offers a unique form of sport in a more enjoyable form.
“I loved it, it was so fun, I speak on behalf of everyone” ~ Adabel. “It was very fun to fling my friends around!” ~ Junyi, jokingly.
The event garnered enthusiastic feedback from participants like Adabel, who found joy in the sheer fun of the game, highlighting the exhilarating experience of tossing fellow friends within the safety of the bubble. It was a momentous occasion for the scholars, many felt that this was a great moment for them to bond which was rather difficult, especially during this busy period.
The scholars had to don the bubble suit and bump into each other while playing different games throughout the event.
The aim of Bubble Soccer is to score goals while wearing inflatable bubble suits. It closely resembles traditional soccer, with participants kicking the ball towards the goal to score points.
Invasion is a game where the scholars had to run into the opposite goal before their opponent reached theirs first where we had to use exhilarating runs and strategic manoeuvres to try to get to the other side first.
Last Stand pits the scholars against each other, it is a free-for-all game where the scholars bump into each other in an attempt to be the sole survivor!
The scholars’ enthusiasm was the driving force behind making this experience truly unforgettable. Without their lively participation, our activity wouldn’t have been as memorable as it turned out to be.
Our biggest thanks to the 16MC PnP portfolio for helping to take photographs and videos during the event, the documentation of this event would not be possible without their help.
We would also like to extend our thanks to our first aiders Junyi and Lixuan for helping out with first aid in this event, the safety of our participants was assured with them around!
Hallow ‘23 is the first event of the 16MC’s tenure, and with it, the first Social and Welfare initiative. Inspired by the season, we felt that bringing back a Halloween-themed event would be a thematic way for scholars to decompress and have fun before the intensity of exam season hits. Having people come down dressed up in costumes and painting pumpkins, gives everyone the chance to let loose and get creative.
The scholars that came down got to enjoy pizza, snacks, and drinks with their friends, all while enjoying good music and games. Our 16MC PnP faithfully took photos throughout the night, and many scholars headed to our photo booth for polaroids to remember the night.
Ultimately, it’s the scholars themselves who truly made the experience — we just provided the venue and refreshments! That said, the smiles and laughs that fill our photo dump encourage us to keep up the good work (and to order more food next time :D).
Here’s what one of our scholars had to say about Hallow’23!
“The event was an excellent platform for fostering closer relationships with my fellow batchmates. Not only were we able to enjoy good food, we were also able to play a lot of games! I also really liked that many of us came donned in costumes. I had a good laugh seeing the hilarious costumes that my friends were wearing. Overall, it was a great chance for me to destress and I really had a great time at the event! 10/10 experience!! :)” – Teresa
All the best for finals, and see you next event! – 16MC SnW
But guess what, that means we’re back too, and with MORE exciting stuff awaiting our scholars! 7 April 2022 definitely screamed “welfare day”, because the Business Management and Social & Welfare Portfolios joined forces to spoil our scholars with amazing exam welfare!
With bento, bubble tea and dessert provided by SnW,
and the huge welfare pack from BizMag,
who’s going to say no to it!
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Held at the CresPion Seminar Rooms, it provided great ease and convenience to our scholars as they could enjoy their dinner in the comfort of their rooms (and with their friends too)!
We hope that our scholars enjoyed the welfare just as much as we did preparing for it, and once again, all the best for your final exams! You got this!
BY NEO WEI MING – On 4th December 2020, the Social & Welfare Committee organized a Christmas-themed event ‘WhiteOut’ for participants to have fun and relax after the grueling period of mugging for examinations and to mark the end of semester 1 for AY20/21. It was an event filled with fun, games, laughter, and freebies.
We were first split into groups of up to four participants and each group was assigned a room, in accordance with the Covid-19 safety protocols. Each room had a game master, donned with a cute Christmas headband, who facilitated the games.
Several games were planned out for the participants and prizes were to be won for the top 2 groups with the highest score. One of the more memorable games was to guess the lyrics of Christmas-themed songs. Who would have recalled the lyrics of Christmas songs when our minds were still intoxicated by the stuff that we remembered for our exams? My group ended up doing countless of forfeits in exchange for hints and making several intellectual guesses with the hints given.
Another game was to search for the ‘lost’ stickers that were pre-planted in the room by the game master. Combing the room like FBI agents, my team was able to find all but one sticker. Who would have thought that our sneaky game master placed the last sticker on her headband? With each sticker comes with a Christmas-related riddle to solve. Admittedly, some of the answers were punny and some of them were obvious to the point of being overlooked. Nonetheless, a few of them were pretty decent though!
In the end, my group won the 1st runner up ✌️. Overall, considering the freebies, vouchers and, more importantly, the company and experience, I guess it was worth the time travelling to NTU for the event! I’m sure all the participants were appreciative of the efforts that went into the planning for this event. Kudos the Social & Welfare and Press & Publicity committees for making this event meaningful and memorable!
I wish everyone an early Merry Christmas ? and hopefully, 2021 will be a better year for everyone!
The CN Yang Scholars’ Club (CNYSC) is set up and run by the scholars of the CN Yang Scholars Programme. The management committee is elected by the scholars on an annual basis.
