Retreat..

Last semester, because of my symptom of h1n1, I could not join the first HC retreat in Westin. This semester, I have this opportunity to go up on the Macau Tower and try out the Skywalk X. To me, this is my first HC retreat, and I have to say that this is the most exciting and wonderful activities I have ever enjoyed.

Although the weather was not quite good today, our mind was not disturbed, as we knew we were going to stand on the top of Macau and defeat our fragile soul. It was the first time for every one of us to have this kind of extreme activity. Of course many of us were afraid of this, but we had to breakthrough this. A leader should face every challenge and try the best to finish it.

Skywalk X, as its name suggests, we have to walk in the sky. Before we did that, Albert asked Udani, ''How does the Skywalk relate to our development of leadership?'' This was a good question which led me to some reflections -- Why does leaders always keep on trying to breakthrough extreme challenge one by one? Does this kind of challenge improve the leadership skill? Does it mean that if we cannot solve this task, we cannot become a good leader? Obviously, we have found out our own impressions through this challenge.

During the Skywalk X process, we have stood at the top of Macau, walked around with our eyes covered, and passed through the cloud. We were strong, brave and fearless. We would not be afraid of the sky anymore. We have built up our self-confidence, which is Udani's answer to Albert's question. Self-confidence is one of the most important things that a leader should have. Udani wished all of us could build up, or I should say, strengthen our self-confidence. Most of us, including me, even want to try out the Bungee Jumping, because we had the confidence and we were dare to face it.

Sport climbing was another big challenge for us. We had to climb up on the wall of Macau Tower, and tried our best to ring the bell. It was a very difficult exercise as it needed us to have both physical strength and willpower. Through this challenge, three 'spiderwoman' were born. They admitted that without our instructions and encouragements, they could not succeed in this challenge. In fact, during the process, Udani continuously asked us to cheer the challenger up. He knew that encouragement is a powerful tool, and it could help us to focus on what we are doing and increase our willpower to finish the task. That's what a leader should always do.

Today's victory, tomorrow's history... Yes, we were the victors today. We have learnt many things from Udani. We have built up our self-confidence. We have improved our english communication skill. We have enhanced our relationship with each other. Although the retreat lasted for one day only, that's not the end. Remember what Udani told us? That was just the beginning -- the beginning of the rest of our lives. And we are going to solve every new challenge together in the future. So keep going on, my HC mates. ^^