YES Programme returns! March 25th: Day 3

First thing in the morning,we talked about the thing that we value the most in our life. Then, we learnt what is barrier and what is bridge in communication. We watched a video about communication and we discussed whether it was a barrier or a bridge to communication. We did some aerobics as some of us felt sleepy.

Then, we played a game to give instruction on how to dance, how to draw a smiling face and how to change the water of the plant. We learnt how to follow the instructions that were given to us. One of the funniest thing that happened during this activity was that two of us were given chance to give instruction on how to make a delicious cracker sandwich with the provided items. The other two participants had to follow the instructions. This activity shows how sometimes we give instructions that meant something different than what we want. Therefore, we have to be careful with what we say when giving instruction!

We also did some exercise on how to put a negative sentence to a positive sentence and how to use more 'I' - statements. Then, we discussed on how to be a good communicator and how to be a good listener.

By the end of the day, I felt really happy and enjoyed with the games and the activities!

Commented by Nana

Volunteer's corner: Afiq

"It is the third day and I noticed that they were actually speaking up for themselves. YES Program is still wonderful even if I did Module 1 last time because new people usually have a lot of interesting things to say. I sometimes learn from them and it will always be useful next time"

YES Programme returns! March 24th : Day 2

In the morning, all of us went to Tasek Lama which is quite new to us as some of us never go to Tasek Lama before. We also met a new friend named Eddy who come from Lumut just to volunteer in helping the programme to run smoothly.

We had a conversation about our own values and what values we want our children to have in the future. Then, we spent some time walking around the recreation area and took some pictures. Four of us; me, Nana, Fizah and Eddy were late so we were asked to play a game. In this game, I was blindfolded and my friends need to give a good instruction to me in order for me to get back to my starting point. I did it even though some of my friends gave wrong instructions. From this game, we learnt how to give a good instruction to other people. We can feel who is giving the right direction by knowing our values.

Once we were back in class, we discussed about our very important value in life. For example: for me, getting a very good education is my top priority. We also played a game which was also related to our values. It is an auction in which we have to buy the values according to our own perspective.

In the end, we learnt a topic on communication where there are senders, receivers, messages and feedback. At the end of the second day, we shared all of our feeling and what we learnt that day.

By learning this programme, I feel that it is so exciting, fun and I did enjoy it. We can improve our skills on communication especially on listening and giving instructions and we also know our values.

Commented by Fyfy

YES Program Returns! March 23rd: 1st day

On the first day I participate in this programme, I didn't recognize all the people here. I just knew Hadi and Huwaida because they introduced themselves to me =). Then I met with two girls who were the participants of the programme too and we started to know each other.

On the first day, we learnt about values and we were asked to think about our future. We did it individually. In this activity, we were asked to cut pictures that were related to our future then stick it to a manila card. We really enjoyed it. We also learn about the ground rules e.g. confidential, openness, 'i' - statements, non-judgemental and etc. We also practised our skills in solving obstacles. We also learnt and searched about our values.

From this programme, I started to know and realised the values that I had. I learnt the importance of values. I felt excited and enjoyed on the first day because I learnt many things and have new friends =).

Commented by Fizah

Volunteer's corner: Afiq

"This is the first time I volunteered to help the instructors for YES Program and it was a wonderful experience. We were doing Module 1 and there were three new participants with different ideas and feelings. We did a lot of activities on the first day and of course,they thought of great ideas during the activities. They were quite nervous and I was sure that they would not come on the second day!"