This time our PPD course module took a different turn as the second semester of the second year comes to the end. Madam Sarasi organized a very meaningful and effective session for us that will have us unforgettable memories. It is a 2-day outbound training at the Trincomalee Eastern Command Naval Base, Sri Lanka Navy. But unfortunately I was enable to join that wonderful event. But I collected all the feedbacks from my friends and I assumed that I was with my batch mates on those 2 days. So I used the word "we" instead of the word "they". Let's go through day by day.
Day 1
We started our journey from our university on the 9th of December 2017 at 3 a.m in the morning. We reached to Trincomalee Naval Base around 10 o' clock in the morning. Each and every activity they had for us followed a very strict time schedule and were very well organized.
When we stepped in to the Navy camp we felt a very warm hospitality and well organized nature of all the Navy Officers and Commanders that accompanied and trained us. Both level 1 and level 2 students joined for the session and we divided into teams to get the maximum output from each team activity and to interact well each other regardless of our level of study of University.
Some of the activities that we did as follows;
High extension wire frame
This is a group activity. Each team consisted of 8 members and they had to move through a square shaped wooden frame hung in mid-air without any contact with the frame. Touch the wire and you are dead and have to go to the back of the line again.
This activity trained us to improve our patience and be focused on our surrounding. And also a proper communication is necessary on either side of the frame and with the member going through at that moment.
Passing a given glass ball from one end to the other through the tubes given
Each team's task was make sure the glass ball reached the finishing line through the tubes provided but each successive tube should come into contact only after the ball has entered the tube of the one before. Once the ball goes in to the next tube, each member must join the end of the line and continue the process until the ball reaches the finishing line.
Tug-o-war
This game was very familiar for us. We had to make sure the rope doesn't go away from our grip and pull. The boys and girls had separate tugging sessions.
Filling a tube with water
We had to fill water a tube with holes around it and they told us to fill the tube without using any other object. We faced so many difficulties while doing that game. We brought water from our mouth and using our palms.
At the evening we had a campfire and there was a variety show. We enjoyed a lot on that day.
Day 2
The Compass March
We were given a Compass used by Navy Officers and a map of Trincomalee where our position was shown. We had to reach Elephant point which is about 2 and 1/2 km away through the thick forest before 10.30 a.m using the compass and the map. Ohh...It was very amazing event.
Visit to the Naval Museum
It had a vast collection of ship equipments and parts, boats and armour captured from the LTTE after deadly attacked in the sea, guns and bombs and so much more to witness. There were some underground tunnels for us to visit too.
That is the activities for the Day 2.
Every things was properly planned and was done to a set time schedule. We trained ourselves to manage time very well and how to maintain or focus. Another this was both level 1 and level 2 students worked together like brothers and sisters.
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