The.Planetcrush.Experience

Now that you have successfully completed the lesson on gaming, here's something you need to know and we want to ask......

Are you
hooked onto games?!?!

Part (1)
Share with us about the games you play.


Part (2)
Answer any 2 out of the following questions:

1. What are the signs of being hooked?


2. Do you feel you are hooked?


3. What would you say to a friend who plays computer games?

Click on comments (Top right corner of the post) and leave your SAY!!!

The first PlanetCRuSH E-Sports competition in 2009 was held last week from 19th – 21st of March. It was a fun-filled and grueling competition where we see 9 different teams facing off for the top spots in our DOTA competition.

The competition was held at our PlanetCRuSH Cyber-wellness Center and saw close to 80 competitors and friends over the 3 days. The first 2 days saw the competitors fighting it out to make it to the top 2 teams in their group, before we ran the semi-final and final stages of our competition on the 3rd and final day.

The competition saw teams having to pit their wits and guts and work together to think, plan and execute strategies to overcome their opponents. At some stages of the games, it was so intense that there were periodic moments of silence in the house!

At our PlanetCRuSH Cyber-wellness Center, our DOTA E-Sports was not the only happening thing going on. Our Console Games room was also opened up for visitors to use and try. Players could be hitting the barracks of their DOTA opponents at one moment, and crossing finishing lines in Mario-Kart Wii at the next. It was a fun-filled time for everyone.

Alas, as with all competitions, only one team can be the winner. Team Slippers emerged as the Champions after an intensive battle with the 1st runner-up, Rise Stand Fight (RSF). We also saw Team Jarrell walk away with our 3rd placing prize.

Champions - Team Slippers
1st Runner-Up - Rise Stand Fight (RSF)
2nd Runner-Up - Team Jarrell

Congratulations to these teams! At the end of the day, everyone walked back with an important lesson about life – winning and losing is part of it, it is the
process that counts.

One matter which we strongly emphasize in cyberwellness tips is about learning to build up our real life character, instead of just levelling up in the virtual world. And one way of building up our character is learning to improve on our communication skills.

To work on that, we need to come back to the basics of understanding our behaviour and why we behave the way we behave! Our CWEP youths went through this in-house session on understanding more about themselves through the DISC profiling and also hilarious drama acting by the mentors.

Ultimately, the three important principles to take home: Aware, Accept and Adapt!

CWEP participants went to Esplanade on 27 Nov for an afternoon of fun! Each was armed with a digital camera. Their mission was to capture a beautiful moment as they walked around Esplanade. All in all, they learnt that the beautiful moments in life are REAL and involve COMMUNITY!

Daniel: I learnt how to take photos and did something fun. I would try to do this more often.

Xin Wei: I learnt that I can spend my time better on other things than stay at home and play computer. I also learn how to enjoy myself in other ways. I want to have more outdoor activities.

Jian Ming: Photo taking is fun! I learnt that playing computer games will not help me in anything. I hope to be able to play less and try other useful things.

Adlar: Life is beautiful, even without the computer which is only a short term happiness.

Let look at the wonderful pictures taken by our youths! We are truly amazed by their talents!

In this session, the young heros of CWEP were presented with difficult and mind boggling challenges. It was totally different from the physical demands of the basketball game experienced in the previous session. This time round, the challenges called for mental determination and perseverance. This was the defining moment which separates the winners and losers.

What stood in their ways was not just the difficult challenges, but also the witty and experienced trainers, espacially in the card memory game. Our young heros battled long and hard and finally managed to overcome the trainers! Kudos to our CWEP youths!

Mentally exhausted after this session, but each of our young heros brought back with them the important learning on Teamwork, Communication, Leadership and Perseverance.

CWEP Session #3: Lock & Loaded


After all the talks about Multiple Intelligence the previous week, now it's time to put theory into actions! The youths of CWEP had an afternoon fun game of basketball at Bukit Merah Community Center. Wow! Just when you think our youths are all coped up with gaming, they are just as active on the basketball court too.. running around and going all out to win!

Lesson of the day: Winning is not everything. In our daily lives, we will encounter things which we are not familiar with. What's most important is that we are not afraid of failure and will dare to try! (of course please do not try vices such as smoking or drugs)

CWEP Session #2: Know Yourself & Know Your Opponent



A time of self discovery of one’s own strengths and weaknesses! CWEP youths spent an exciting afternoon learning about their Multi-Intelligences (MI) and discovering how SPECIAL each of them is!

Let’s hear from some of the youths on what they have learnt and what they are going to do!

Boon Fong: Everyone has his or her own strengths. I want to exercise more to
improve my Body Kinesthetic.

Aazam: I learnt that I am self-smart and people smart. I want to appreciate others more

Gladwin: I want to know my weaknesses and improve on them.

Seah: I learnt that I am word-smart, music-smart and body-smart. I want to compose songs.

Luke: I learnt that I am self-smart. I want to study more and play less.

Wow! Just this week we kicked off our CyberWellness Enrichment Programme, inline with what CWC has always promoted - To offer a healthy balance between the virtual and real community. Not only do we want to be pro's in our virtual character and conquest, but we also want to develop ourselves in the real world!

I wished I had such a programme offered to me in my generation 20 years back.. it is so much fun! Even I as a facilitator am enjoying myself with all the youths in CWEP!

Am excited about the upcoming next few sessions! It's gonna be loads of fun and learning experience man! Whoopie! =)