- Diposting oleh : SMA Regina Caeli
- pada tanggal : Agustus 28, 2026
Friday, 28 August 2026 - On the third day of Motivation Day, we woke up around 5:30 a.m. and prepared ourselves for the day’s activities. At 6 a.m., we gathered on the lawn in front of the villa and started the morning with aerobic exercises together before continuing with the remaining games.
The first game of the day was a cup race. We took turns carrying a cup and stacking it onto the next one until we ran out of cups. The competition was very tight, everyone ran as fast as they could. Stacking the cups without dropping them while rushing turned out to be surprisingly tricky (missing the cup, making the whole stack fall over, and so on).
The next game was called Tupai Loncat (“Jumping Squirrel”). Each team sent four representatives. Players held hands with a teammate: one pair squatted while the other pair jumped over them, still holding hands. They repeated this until they reached the other side. This game was played one-versus-one, so only two teams raced against each other at a time instead of all four.
After that, we played our last game before breakfast. The challenge focused on using chopsticks: we had to carry a plastic ball with chopsticks from one side of the field to a basket on the opposite side. The plastic balls were very slippery, so many students struggled to keep hold of them. Despite the difficulty, everyone had a great time and shared plenty of laughter throughout the game.
Once the chopstick game finished, we went back inside for breakfast. The menu consisted of rice, balado egg, and tempe orek. Most of us ate in the living room while watching TV together, while a few others preferred to eat near the pool. After breakfast, we were told to change into our wet clothes because the next games would involve water again.
When everyone was ready, the teachers explained the next game. Six members from each team held hands in a circle facing outwards, with each person holding a cup. In that position, we had to transfer water from one end to the other and pour it into a gallon. It didn’t take long for everyone to get soaked, especially with Mr. Manalu holding a hose and spraying us. There was lots of fun and laughter as we splashed one another.
As soon as Ms. Eva announced that the next game would be at the pool, some students immediately ran and jumped in. The game was a straw race: we had to pass straws by balancing them on top of our mouths. Many people burst out laughing because of how awkward it looked, although a few managed to stay focused on the goal, at least for a little while.
Next, we sent five members from each team to play a water-passing game. Two members stayed in the pool to collect water and pass it to their teammates on land. Those on land then tried to pass the water using cups to the person behind them without looking back. The final destination was a water bottle, and the team with the most water won. It quickly became chaotic, people often missed their teammates’ cups and ended up pouring water all over one another.
In the last game, we still used a maximum of five members per team. We lined up like a snake (or a dragon), with one member at the end wearing a basket on their back. That person had to pick up plastic balls and put them into the basket. Chaos soon ensued. Students began splashing their rivals, and every team’s line broke at least once because some members got too busy splashing the opponents.
After the games ended, we were given free time to swim, eat snacks, and do whatever we wanted. The teachers and staff had prepared bread filled with jam for us. Some students started cleaning up right away, others stayed in the pool playing around, and a few waited near the pool for their turn to use the bathroom. We then began packing our belongings.
Once the break was over, we continued the day by sharing messages with our friends, our general impressions of the years we had spent together, apologies for past mistakes, and words of motivation for the future.
After the sharing session finished, we boarded the bus and headed to Cimory Riverside before returning to school. There, Muslim students and teachers performed their prayers at the musholla, while others visited the souvenir shop. We spent about an hour at Cimory Riverside buying snacks before finally returning to school and then going home.
These past few days, we have learned so many valuable things together. The main lesson was how to motivate ourselves, but we also learned the importance of teamwork. With less than a year left, we should create even more lasting memories before we part ways to chase our dreams.
Contributor: Ivonny Shevy Yang (Grade 12)