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I can't bake.
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The rain, the winter spring has made us fade away
I really wonder how you feel on these nights so alone
Ever heard of Emerge before? Well, this post will be all about the upcoming event that will rock this whole nation of youths! Who says that youths can't do great things? (: Actually, it's already happening right now!
We believe that youths are not to be despised and being named as bad influences to this society. Instead, we can use our talents and gifts to love and serve God in this generation! This year, the theme for Emerge is EVOLVE. Age never matters when it comes to serving God. It challenges us youths to develop our passion and interest with a social cause in mind. We can make a difference! It all started with the first ever Emerge in 2005, where the youths of CHC come together to shine for God in their own ways. It has been 7 years, and it is still going on! This year, we have an increase in competitions lined up for ALL youths to participate! It would be a blast. :D
This time, there is a wide range of competitions, ranging from sports to even fashion design! I've attended last year's Emerge and participated in Your Best Shot too! The Centre Stage performances brought so much laughter to us and the participants for Your Best Shot were truly amazing. If you're not there last year, WATCH THE 2 VIDEOS BELOW! And if you're there last year, this is just a recap for you. (:
The competitions are divided into 4 segments, the Soul, Spirit, Body, and Salt and Light.
SPIRIT
You've got to know the bible well!
PREACHING CHALLENGE
We believe that this year is a year of Relationship and Discipleship. Have a special message to share with your fellow friends? Challenge yourself and inspire other's lives! Participants are to come up with a 3-min sermon on Relationship and Discipleship. This is also a time for you to build confidence and overcome your fear of speaking in front of a crowd! Be as creative as possible. (:
There are 2 categories - the Secondary and Tertiary categories. The results are out already!
Secondary Category Winner
Emily Lau - ET (W520)
Tertiary Category Finalists
Felicia Foong - AN (E405)
Enoch Seet - AZ (E501)
John Soh - MJ (W372)
Shirley Soon - YK (W466)
I didn't manage to go for the Preaching Preliminaries as I'm busy with school work. ): Anyway, congratulations to all! :D The finals would be held on Friday, 20 July 2012, at CHC Jurong West, from 7.30pm onwards! Do come down to support them if you can! (:
THIS IS MY STORY
Have a longing to share about how a certain someone has changed your life, or how you helped to be a blessing in someone else's life? Do participate and be an inspiration and a motivation for others! (: Be innovative and create a 5-min long video about your story and of course, move others to tears. (:
COM' SENSE
Firstly, you have to sit for a written test. WOAH, THAT'S HARD! It tests your Bible memory skills and general knowledge of everyday life in our local community. Bible verses and a set of articles would be given to cover these six topics: Youth, Elderly, Family, Current Affairs, Environment and Health.
Finalists
Wong Zeng An - WAY (N519)
Vincent Oh - ET (E519)
Ng Jia Min - ET (N519)
Wong Yu Lan - LEI (E489)
Quah Ming Xun - VIC (E529)
Josephine Sitorus - YK (W555)
They have big brains! O:
SOUL
Unleash your potential in the field of performing arts and designs, and use your talents and gifts to impact the society!
PHOTOGRAPHY
Show off your photography skills with the Emerge 2012 theme in mind. Who knows, your work might appeal to lots of people! It is divided into 2 categories - Photography and Iphoneography. You don't need a DSLR to create an inspiring picture. (:
These are the few entries submitted, by random pick!
Photography
Seven Years - Vincent Tan (DD)
The Most Powerful Thing - Tan Wei Ming (ZY)
Everyone has a second chance - Shawn Zack (WR)
Iphoneography
A little dose of courage - Yolanda Ng (VIC)
Gambling Kills - Joycelyn Lye (AN)
ART
Using plastic containers used to store food, plastic bottles or even old newspapers, create a 2D/3D artwork to promote environment-friendliness. (: Be wacky!
Break - Nguyen Thi Thanh Truc (AZ)
Do Not Litter - Victor Khoo (YL)
Season - Tan Mei Man and CG (JOL)
POSTER/FLYER
Promote the Emerge 2012 theme in the form of a poster or a flyer! Just like photography it should also convey some sort of social awareness towards a social issue. Have originality and make it appealing to all!
THE WINNING ENTRY! Congratulations to Wen Siyang - YL (N353)! :D
FASHION DESIGN
Design a fashionable and unique costume with the theme in mind, Evolve. Be the glamorous fashionista of CHC! There would be a special runway show during the Emerge weekend for finalists to display their unique costumes too, don't miss it! :D
VIDEO CHALLENGE
What does Emerge mean to you? Share with us through a 3-min video, which includes footages, interviews and other creative stuff you have! (: Be sure to convey a social message through your production!
SONGWRITING
Ever tried writing random songs when you're bored? Why don't you share your song with us! (: Bless and inspire others with your original production that relates to Social Issues or Nation Building. Have emotionally-engaging or catchy lyrics to attract us. (: Actually, I'd signed up for this with another friend too! But we've no time to meet up, and it's a bit of a challenge. :/ Oh wells!
YOUR BEST SHOT
One of the highlights of Emerge! :D Impress the judges with your God-given talents and skills, be it singing, dancing, or even an unusual talent that no one has even seen before! Submit a video of it on Youtube, and you'll never know where it will take you to. (: My friend and I also submitted our video for it too ---> WATCH IT HERE!
These are the 10 finalists for YBS. The committee took 10 days to reveal the 10 of them in the EMERGE Facebook group! :P Together with the preaching challenge finalists, they will also showcase their talents in the upcoming showdown this Friday, 7.30pm, at CHC Jurong West! 4 final finalists would be selected to perform during the Emerge weekend too! I'm so pumped up right now already! :D
BLOGGING CHALLENGE
Lastly, I'm one of the shortlisted bloggers for Emerge 2012, among the 12! (: We were given a schedule on the events happening, and we are to have 6 posts regarding Emerge 2012! Sorry for my late first post! With our blogging tags, we are allowed to interview participants of various competitions and have priority seats during the Emerge weekend! I haven't collected mine yet, but I'm so excited to serve you guys! :D
BODY
Experience how it is like to be disabled and to interact with those with special needs through sports and games!
SILENT BASKETBALL
As the name suggested, we are to keep silent throughout the game. No communicating with your teammates! This allows the players to stimulate speech impairment and use other forms of communications to signal to the others! So throughout the game, only the bouncing of the ball could be heard. (: The team with the most number of shots wins!
FUZZY FRISBEE
I went to watch the Fuzzy Frisbee semi-finals and finals last Saturday! Unfortunately, the weather was not in our favour so the players have to run in the muddy field! Eeeeks! :/ I didn't really capture anything. ): Anyway, the players are to wear "clouded" googles while playing frisbee! To me, throwing and catching the frisbee is already hard enough, I can't imagine how I would play with blurred vision. X: The players experienced what it is like to be partially blind. One of the teams were from my zone, and they became more appreciative and thankful for their eye sight. When they took off their blurred specs, the feeling is like WOW, I CAN FINALLY SEE! (: Congratulations to Team OLE for winning this competition!
Team JOL! (:
CAPTAIN'S BALL ON WHEELS
As the name has stated, everyone would have to be wheel-chair bound! Now you'll only have your hands to move around and pass the ball. Sounds tricky eh? So treasure your limbs! (: The match would be held on the Sunday of the Emerge weekend, see you there!
SOCIALYMPIC RELAY
When I saw this, I thought it is a race on the track, but nope! This is just like Amazing Race, but the participants would be playing with the people from JAMs church! They would be given a sat of tasks to complete, and the fastest team wins. It is a great opportunity to interact with them and make them happy! (: This would be held on the Saturday of the Emerge weekend, do support them too!
BLIND CROSS FIT
Just like the above event, the pairs would also have to complete a sat of tasks within the fastest time possible. The activities include a combination of squats, push-up varieties and short distance runs. But one of the pair would have to be blind! O: Of course they would face difficulties, so it is up to the other person to guide the 'blind' and complete it! It would definitely be a great experience. (:
SALT AND LIGHT
Be the Salt of the earth, and Light of the world. Make a difference in the society!
iSOCIETY
Calling out to all budding youth social entrepreneurs! This is a new segment for you to make an impact in this society! It could be just anything that can benefit the society and solve a social issue. Raising funds, doing CIP, just anything based on your creativity! Who knows, your project might just become reality. (: There are 2 categories: the Long-term Project and the One-off Project. The Long-term project should be able to last for more than 3 months, and the One-off project is only one event and will not continue after that. The segment is created to allow the youths to change the society and make it a better place for everyone to live in. (: The semi-finals and finals for iSociety is held tomorrow, 18 July 2012, at Suntec Room 309, from 7.30pm. Do come down and support our very own social entrepreneurs! :D
Now that you know more about Emerge, are you excited? :D So mark your calendars on the 27th - 29th July 2012 and be ready to see a breakthrough in the youths in CHC!
For more information, visit our Emerge website ---> www.emerge.sg.
