Unforgettable Days in Kandy

Unforgettable Days in Kandy

 Seven of us ( Me, Frina, Ano, Ganu, Priya and Jessi) went to Kandy with our favourite teacher (Manjula Aananthanayakam) for a Unity camp. It was conducted by the Unity Mission Trust. We started our journey from our school on Monday the 26^th of October. Several other schools accompanied us in the bus. We enjoyed the journey as usual. We reached Trinity College at about 6.00pm. The opening had already started. We registered our names and were given bands. Religious leaders delivered speeches. We were sad when we were divided into groups. I was one of the group leaders (Group No14). None of my friends were in my group. In my group little brother Chamod was interesting. Children from different race, religion and culture   joined together. We were given instructions by the organizing committee for the whole programme. Initially I introduced myself to my group members. After all the formalities all the girls were taken to Mowbrey College. Each group was instructed to share the rooms with their group members. None of us obeyed the instructions as we wanted to be with our friends. Luckily all of us got beds to sleep. In fact that day was the grand finale of the ‘Airtel Super Singer Junior-3’ We the Uduvillites waited eagerly to know the  Super Singer Junior-3 results. Frina’s sister sent an sms to us and informed the good news that Aajith won the title. We were so happy. Frina didn’t sleep that night because of excitement and happiness. Next day morning there was a big queue to get into the the bathrooms. We some how managed to rush inside and bathed. After that all of us were taken to Trinity College Kandy. We sat with our groups. Guest speakers came and delivered speeches. The great cricketers Kumar Sangakkara and Murali were in the guest speakers’ list. But we were disappointed because Changa and Murali did not turn up. After the lunch was the sports session. It was really lovely. I took part in the tug - o - war. Our team got selected for the semi finals. They announced the overall points and we were fourth.  We received T-Shirts and caps. During the night music floated around the entire premises of Trinity College. We enjoyed it a lot. Again we were taken to Mowbrey College. The volunteers who were helping the organizing committee requested us to be with our groups. We were so sad again. I was searching for my group number but I couldn’t find it anywhere. Some girls told us that it was upstairs. To our horror there was a snake on the stairs; we were frightened. We went upstairs after the servants killed the snake. As our room numbers were not there we slept in a hall along with the teachers. It was a tiresome day. On the third day  we waited for a long time to bathe. We got into groups and reached Trinity College. It was on the third day, all the competitions took place. I took part in the English oratory competition. We made love spoons using paper and strings. Poster making and logo competitions also took place. All the groups created dramas for the theme ‘The Power Of One’. We acted together and sang the song ‘Heal The World’. I was selected for the oratory finals. Our drama and song were also selected. It was amazing to witness together the talents of all the students from different schools. The long awaited moment came. The results were announced. I got the third place in oratory. In the over all results our team got the 4^th place. We were given books and certificates. All the programmes came to an end at about 12.00pm. We went back to Mowbrey College at about 12.30pm. While I was sleeping my friends took photos till 1.00am. Next day was the last day. We had a breakfast of ‘String Hoppers’. It was lovely to see our traditional dish. Other than this one meal we ate rice during the mornings. None of us like rice in the mornings. Unity Mission team thanked all the participants. We exchanged goodbye to each other, took photos and left Trinity College. Students from other schools went to see ‘Dalada Maaliga’. Me, my friends and our teacher went to a super market. We purchased eatables and drinks. I bought a chocolate cake for my family. We had our lunch on our way near Matale. Then the bus stopped at Dambulla. We took photos near golden temple. Ganu and I bought  lovely pots. Frina is a lover of pink so that  she bought something pinkish. We were satisfied with our purchasing and got into our bus. We watched the film ‘Charulatha’ in the bus. It was a ghost story. Priya and I closed our eyes whenever the ghost appeared. We reached Uduvil at 2.45am. We slept at school till morning and went home early in the morning

This ‘four day camp’ will remain green in our hearts forever

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