SSEAYP Singapore Contingent Training - Part 1
I was an ambassador for Singapore for the Ship for Southeast Asia and Japanese Youth Programme in 2015. In this post, I would be sharing with you about the training that we had to go through. I have previously written on the Best memories of SSEAYP, application process and the first interview. Feel free to read them if you have not.
在2015年，我是东南亚青年船的大使。在这篇文章中，我将与您分享我们必须经历的培训。
#throwback to 2015
If I remembered correctly, all of us first met in a meeting room at National Youth Council. It was nice to see to some of the familiar faces. At the same time, it also marked the beginning of our training. There were hardly icebreakers and BAM! We talked about the creation of the various committees. There were Corporate Communication, Sports and Welfare, Cultural, Logistics and Exhibition teams. We have to decide which portfolio to participate in on that day. We have to appoint our treasurers as well. Then, we don't really know one another, so we have to trust one another to make things worked.
我们第一次乡会是在全国青年理事会的会议室。我很高兴能看到一些熟悉的面孔。那天，我们成立了一些委员会。有企业传播，体育，文化，物流和展览团队。
Now, this is the real deal! We were told that training would be taking place 4 days a week; 2 weekdays of 3 hours each and 2 full weekends for 2 months. There were hardly any "off days" except a couple of public holidays. All of us were expected to give our 100%. I did not. I tried to slack a little once in a while.
The beginning was not easy. I am not going to fluff the training experience of my batch. I have a Full-Time job then, and I was handling a new portfolio as well. After work, I have to rush for the training. No doubt, I was under a lot of stress. I am getting sick easily then because my body is not used to all these stress. I did think of giving up a few times, but I tried to press on. The reason why I was so motivated to push on was that I really wanted to go to Japan and I would not be getting a refund for the SGD 900.
Frankly speaking, I wasn't the only one who was feeling the pain. There were a few dropouts, as their priorities were in other aspects of life. There's nothing shameful or wrong about it. Those who did not drop out also have a life outside of training. It was the motivation from one another, the responsibility to get things done or individual gains that sort of makes everything happened.
It was tough.
培训时间与2个月，每周4天进行; 2个工作日，各3小时，和周末。除了几个公众假期外，几乎没得休息。真的累倒我们了。
培训的一开始并不容易。我有一份全职工作。下班后，我还要去培训。那时，我承受了很大的压力。我很容易就生病了。我确实想过要放弃，我之所以一直坚持的原因是我真的想去日本。我也不会浪费那900元啊。
However, we did it. We reaped what we sowed. We enjoyed our time during the programme. The best part is we were a closed knitted family. We went through the tough times together. We did things together. We solved problems. We gossiped. We played. The time spent bought us closer. This relationship is priceless.
我不是唯一一个感受到压力。但是，我们做到了。我们在节目期间享受了许多的美好时光。我们也把彼此当成家人。这个友情是无价的！
Honestly, I am happy that I did not give up. I make a few terrific friends who I regard as my pillars. We know each other so well that it's perfectly fine to just be your true self, without the makeup on.
老实说，我很高兴我没有放弃。
That's was the training experience that I had. I hope I managed to give you a rough idea of what's the training is like in Singapore. From what I knew about other countries training were that, they had a shorter training period. The participating youths were selected from various city or provinces. It was hard for them to gather. Hence, they have camps instead. If I remembered correctly, some countries had 2 weeks of intensive training. I have no idea which is the lesser of the 2 evils; having the training spread out for an extended period of time or cramped everything together.
I hope this post was not too heavy. Moreover, this is my personal experience. If you are interested, I will urge you to speak to a few more youths to get a clearer picture. I would defiantly be sharing more about SSEAYP, so stay tuned!
那就是我的训练经验。根据我对其他国家培训的了解，他们的培训时间较短。参与的年轻人是从各个省或省选出的，因此要聚集大家是一件很困难的时。因此，一些国家的大使们有2周的繁琐的练经。我不知道哪个是两个邪恶中较小的一个。
这是我个人的经历。如果您有兴趣，我会敦促您与更多的年轻人交谈以获得更清晰的画面。我会分享更多关于SSEAYP的信息，敬请期待！