Monday, June 29, 2009 @ 11:09 AM
WEEKIMWEE CHALLENGE AT CAMP CHRISTINE!
On Monday 22nd of June, Mrs Phua, Ms Hafizah, Maggie ma’am, Vivien ma’am, Hwee Fen ma’am, Mandy ma’am, Megan and I had to go to school to prepare for Wee Kim Wee challenge. We had to pack all the ingredients properly, get ready all the equipments required, and prepare the lemon balm drink. After that, we ate our lunch and left school at about 12pm.
The trip to Camp Christine took about an hour. When we reached Camp Christine, we had to wait for South Division (?) to finish before we could start.
At the waiting hall, I was really amazed at the size of the other schools herbs. They were really huge. While waiting, we were playing some games like the 成语game. At about 2.30pm, Megan and I went to a different area to cook while Maggie ma’am and Vivien ma’am went to the main hall to do the menu/informations and the table settings. The cooking and the presentation had to be done in two and a half hours.
Megan and I made some mistakes during the cooking but good thing Mrs Phua was there to remind and tell us our mistakes. Sadly, the end product was not as good as the ones we did during the practice sessions. After cooking and clearing up the place, we quickly rushed to the main hall to help Maggie ma’am and Vivien ma’am. As we did not have enough time to finish the whole menu/ information, we cut short the number of pages and informations we had. At about 5pm, the judging started. We found it weird that the judges did not try the food we cooked. Anyways, after the judging, we packed our stuff and left Camp Christine. Overall, I thought everything was okay and I really hope we would do well.
-Evangeline
The team and the teachers met at 9.30 to weight out the ingredients and prepare the equipments. We also made the Lemon Balm Tea then. It was quite delicious with its variety of flavours. It tasted sweet, sour and had a minty flavour. We checked everything to make sure we had the necessary ingredients and equipments. After some mental preparation, we made our way to Camp Christine, the competition site. We waited for awhile before the competition started. I was the substitute chef and was in charged of cooking the chicken wrapped in bacon. It was challenging as it was my first time attempting to cook the product. I felt that I could have done better in terms of time management. I should have ensured that the chicken was fully cooked too. The whole product tasted very delicious. Overall, I was quite satisfied with our end product(:
-Megan
