Donations Update 30/11

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would like to express our deepest appreciation to our well-wishers for their kind donations.

If you have nursery or lower primary reading or activities print resources, we are most happy to receive them.

We wish to thank (in chronological order of donations received)

1. Ms Hung Swee Geok: for the children's bags, stencils, games, reading cards, soft toys, stickers, colour pencils & children's books. 2. Jia Wei & Mr Teo: for the children's books, activity books, primary school texts. 3. Zhan Liang: for the 10-15 A3 exercise books, colour pencils, erasers and mini-scrabble and for laminating pages of his Science Encyclopedia. 4. Ms Sharma: a running series of nursery books. 5. Ms Kong Su May: for the 60 brand-new laminated beginner readers. 6. Thomas Leong & family: for the children's games, puzzles, note pads, bags, some soft toys. 7. Desmond Chng: for the close to 30 beginner reader and illustrated story books. 8. Mdm Nabilah: for the bags and bags of more 20 children's books and Ladybird readers. 9. Mrs Raj: for the children's books. 10. Ms Sharon "Bookshop Lady" Goh: for the 4 travel bags. 11. ComOffice Pte Ltd: for pens, boxes of chalks, pencils, erasers, sharpeners, document holders, arts & craft materials. 12. Mr Koh Chee Kiang: for the 30 plus copies of hardcover children's storybooks and bag of soft toys. 13. Shaun Chook: for carrying the rice cooker and iron (total 6kg) to Sapa. 14. Edmund Wong: for his childrens' books. 15. Big Foot Adventure Pte Ltd: for gift of US$50 for buying paint. 16. Naresh Rajoogopal: for the S$1000 for stationery and rice. 17. Marcus Lee & Teacher Edna of Catholic Kindergarten: for water bottles, towels, activity books, stationery. 18. Joseph Sng & family: for children books, puzzles and card games. 19. Edmund Cai: for exercise books. 20. Mr Khoo Kay Yong: for teaching activities materials. 21. Seth Koh: for series of children non-fiction from special friend.

THANK YOU

'certified' first aider

watch how we treat and reassure our casualty! This realistic simulation demonstrates our emergency preparedness! p.s. no one was harmed in the filming was this video, only one was harmed so that we could film it. if u are wondering, the hand edmund's holding is justin's not anyone else xD (anyway it was for support, as the ground was going downslope and not for any other purposes) enjoy!

Some updates: Terrain and Temperature

Adventurous Journey Prep

Biking Prep @Pulau Ubin

Date: 27 Nov 06
Time: 0830-1600
Meet: 0800 at Changi Jetty
Bring: $4 for bumboat return fares, $5 for lunch, $4 for bike rental and PONCHO because IT WILL RAIN HEAVILY IN THE AFTERNOON.


We all met at the Changi Jetty at 8:00a.m., though some were late (like me:D). Everyone was excited in anticipation as this was the first time we went cycling at Pulau Ubin as a group. As soon as everyone arrived, we proceeded to the departure area and managed to get onto a bum-boat almost immediately as there were 11 of us, just enough to fill the bum-boat. For many of us, this was the umpteenth time we have been taking bum-boats from Changi Jetty to Pulau Ubin, previously for National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) Annual Training Camp (ATC) , however this time it was for a different purpose: cycling expedition at Pulau Ubin in preparation for our Vietnam trip.

The bum-boat ride costs us $2 each. Upon reaching there, we went to look for bicycles for rent. We came across 2 shops as we went in and both shop keepers were promoting their bicycles for rent to us. Initally, both shops rented out their bicycles for $5/day but we bargained and asked for $4/day. One of the shops accepted our price and we went on renting our bicycles from there.

We launched out on our cycling journey, excited and enthusiastic. Our first destination was Chek Jawa. We were supposed to navigate our way through without the use of a map, however one of us actually copied out the map of Pulau Ubin and the way to Chek Jawa from the internet before the cycling expedition. On our way through, many of us encountered technical problems with the bicycles as some of the bicycle chains of some bicycles frequently shifted out of place. We had to manually shift It back into place using our hands and tissues so that our hands will not get soiled, oily and greasy.

The journey through was not smooth at all, with frequent uphill downhill slopes, tarred roads gravel roads and even jungle trials. There were also vehicles moving through the narrow tracks frequently and we had to take precaution to avoid them. Though, we managed to brave through them. With the knowledge of Pulau Ubin and the way to Chek Jawa, we managed to reach the entrance of Chek Jawa pretty fast, only to find out that it has been sealed due to some ongoing construction works. Disappointed, we made our way back and stopped to rest at a hut.

It was onli about 10:00a.m. then, and we were already soaking wet with sweat. As it was still rather early, we decided to mount on another journey, this time to the NPCC campsite. (About my little accident): I was the last cyclist of the group. We were cycling through a downhill slope, rather uneven gravel road, and I was traveling at a rather high speed. I was already lightly pressing on the brakes, but the brakes of my bicycle was somehow not working well, thus, I decided to apply stronger force on the brakes. However, the force applied on the brakes was to strong and the back wheel of my bicycle skidded on the ground. Subsequently, I lost control of the bicycle and was thrown off it, hitting my upper right thigh onto the handle of the bicycle in the process, with my spectacles being thrown off my face too. I was in a daze after the fall, realizing that my spectacles has flew off, I scrambled up to pick it up and put it back on. I managed to stand up and tried to recover my bicycle, however I felt giddy and soon sat back down on the ground. The excruciating pain from the cuts and my knees and elbows started to surface, and there was also pain felt at my upper right thigh area. Seth heard my crash from behind and called the rest of the group in front to stop, however he only managed to get the attention of Joseph. The two of them then helped me in washing my wound and gave me some water to drink. Joseph gave me a towel to dry my wounds and to press on them, so as to prevent blood from continuously oozing out of them. One of them had to cycle forward and catch of with the rest of the group to call them to stop and call for the medic . It took quite a long time for the medic to come as the rest of the group which he was with was quite far in front. The medic then tended to my biggest and deepest wound on my left knee, dripping iodine, as an anti-septic over, and placing a cotton wool over, fastened to the wound with a bandage tied around the knee. The pain was really unbearable. There were a few vehicles that passed-by, and With the assistance of those remaining behind, one helping me to carry my bag and another helping me to move my bicycle along, I walked forward to meet up with the rest who were resting and waiting at a hut in front.

I rested for a long while there. A group which made their way to the beach nearby to view some boars and get some drinks came back shortly after. The rest who have not went, excluding me then made their way to the beach to get their chance to view the boars. While they away, the rest, who came back, there were about seven of them, started playing a game of ‘bluff’ with a deck of poker cards. Laughter filled the hut, as they had fun playing the game. Though I was in much pain, I too laughed quite abit as a spectator of the game. The hut was filled with many different kinds of creatures too: a huge white-coloured hairy caterpillar; a hornet; a cockroach that dropped from the ceiling of the hut; and lizards crawling around. We also spent some time at the hut discussing about details of the coming Vietnam trip too.

After much hesitation to continue on the cycling expedition with my injuries, and much persuasion from the rest of the group, I then tried to continue cycling. Though, there was still pain, it was not as bad as before, and I could bear with it. We continued our journey towards the NPCC campsite. The journey there was dirty and muddy as there were many areas of grounds water-logged, with pools of muddy water. As I had developed a phobia from my fall, the group was moving quite slowly, being held back by me. We took a group photo at the entrance of the NPCC campsite, something that we have never done before, though we have went there umpteen times. We then made our way to the nearby Noordin beach and had a rest there, washing our dirty, muddy footwear at the toilet nearby..

We then cycled back towards the jetty where there are hawker centers nearby to have our lunch. We parked our bicycles at a shelter nearby a hawker center and ate our lunch there. The food there was expensive. Each plate of main course dish costs at least $4.

After lunch, though it has started to drizzle, we continued to set off once again, now towards the Outward Bound Singapore (OBS) campsite. This journey unlike the previous ones, is smooth, with tarred roads and though there are still presence of uphill and downhill slopes, they did not pose much of a hindrance. However, we lost our way on the way, and hit gravel roads. The surrounding vegetation at these roads, tall grasses and bushes were different from those of which we were traveling through previously, tall trees. As such, there were spectacular views which we got especially at high grounds dead-end and at rocky coasts.
We were cycling around to explore the area, cycling till we reach dead-ends, and turning back, continue cycling through alternative routes. We came across the OBS campsite (our destination) on the way, but continued cycling to explore. We also saw Coney Island (as what we think the island we saw is), the island that we kayaked to for our kayaking expedition as part of our assesment for our 2-star kayaking course.

The heavy dark clouds started moving in and soon after, it started to rain. We put on our ponchos and decided to cycle to the nearest available shelter. As we were far away from the tarred roads where there are available buildings as shelters along the roads, we cycled for a long time before being able to reach the nearest shelter. Visibility was rather low and roads were wet and slippery due to rain. It is dangerous to cycle in the rain with these conditions but for most of us, this was a kind of new experience, and it would definitely benefit us in the cycling expedition in Vietnam.

Although the ponchos that we put on were able to shelter us from some rain, however it only effectively sheltered our bags, our bodies and clothes were still soaking wet with rain water. We stood at the shelter we found which was a public toilet and waited for the rain to lighten up. It was really cold. Finally, the rain lightened up and we continued to cycle back to the jetty.

The rain was once again getting heavier. We returned our bicycles and took a bum-boat back to mainland Singapore. Due to the heavy rain, the sea was choppy and the waves were strong, making the bum-boat ride bumpy. Although all of us were exhausted from all the cycling, and there were some injuries sustained, this cycling expedition was still an enjoyable and enriching experience. The experience of cycling through rough uneven terrains would surely prepare us for the cycling expedition in Vietnam and allow us to better adapt to the even rougher and uneven terrain there.

By EDMUND CAI

Packing List

Clothing

Cut down to the bare minimum when packing clothes. You will need to get used to wearing the same clothes for long periods of time. Or you can wash and dry clothes overnight in most places.

It is advisable to take:

• 3 T-shirts ideally these should be fast drying so that they can easily be dried overnight.
• 3 longsleeved shirt or polo shirt It is vital to have at least one long sleeved item of clothing for protection from mosquitoes and the sun/cold.
  
• 2 pairs of trousers the most useful type are lightweight trousers with plenty of pockets OR TRACK PANTS. 1 pair of long-johns for use as pyjamus on cold nights.
  
• 2 pairs of shorts for kayaking.
• A good jacket/windbreaker is a MUST. This can be layered with other clothes to keep you warm. It can get pretty cold at night. A glove might be a good idea too.
  
• It is worth taking 3 sets of socks and disposable underwears for 15 days. For socks, you will have an opportunity to wash them while you are there so it is not worth taking up room bringing loads. Also bear in mind that anything you take that is white is not going to stay that colour for very long!
• Because there is quite abit of walking, wear a seasoned pair of trek shoes.
• A pair of sandals are essential. They have the advantage of being small and easy to pack and can be quite comfortable for most occasions.

Essentials

• Bring along a cap.
  
• Waterbottles or you can carry mineral water bottles which you can get there.
  
• Swiss army knife, the travellers best friend! Just make sure you don’t fly with it in your hand luggage.
• Toiletries, you wont need much! Just take what you need to maintain hygiene or you can share. A tooth brush, toothpaste, facial wash, hair & body shampoo, skin moisturiser, and most importantly, a lip-balm
& wet tissues and your THERMOMETER.

• Basic personal medication eg. panadol, lomotil for diarrhoea, bauscopan for stomach cramps/gastroenteritis, dramamine for motion-sickness, plaster, medicated oil.
  
• 1 SMALL towel.
  

• Insect repellent & topical medication for minor insect bites.
  

• Souvenirs for friends you will make, eg. a key-chain, school badge, note books, soft-toys & personal affects you can share with your friends there, eg. family photo, class photos, school magazines
  

Other Useful Items

• A camera with memory cards and charger.
  
• Spare batteries for re-charging. Other batteries are easily available
  
• A small calculator.
• A watch with alarm functions.
  
• A money belt or a wallet.
  

• A torch.
• A personal music player & charger.
• A deck of cards.
• Your Journal.
• A small haversack for use on daytrips or short overnight trips.

• A pen and notepad (very useful thing to have for writing out directions, reminders of place names, planning itinerary etc).

What not to take

• Do not take hardcover books with you. Books are quite heavy especially if you are carrying a lot of them and you can probably buy them locally if you really need one.
  
• Don’t take a hair dryer, these are big, bulky and most of you don't even comb! Why would you have the need of a hair dryer?
  
• Don’t take anything too valuable or sentimental.
  
• Don’t take anything that you wouldn’t use at home, why would you suddenly start using it when you went away?

Kayaking 2 star personal skills course - day 3

participants: calvin jiawei edmund seth zhanliang
instructor: teo may wei
venue: pasir ris sea sports club

0930 to 1000 Pre-Expedition Preparation and Briefing
1000 to 1115 Kayak to Coney Island (about 3km)
1115 to 1200 Heavy Rains (Activities on Hold)
1200 to 1245 Eskimo Bow Rescue (Wrap-up)
1245 to 1315 Lunch on Coney Island (Pack lunch from home)
1315 to 1415 Revision and Assessment (Drawstokes, Recovery, Low Brace Turn)
1415 to 1530 Kayak back to Mainland (about 3km)
1530 to 1545 Bow Rudder
1545 to 1645 Swimmer to Kayak Rescue (Bow or Stern Method)
1645 to 1710 Revision and Assessment (For those not done after lunch)
1710 to 1750 Bathe
1750 to 1800 Certificate Presentation

the weather was crazy today. it rained and rained with thunder and lightning, and we had to spend a great deal of time self-entertaining to wait for suitable weather. the expedition was our first long distance experience for kayaking. we even got to cross a channel with passing bargers moving at high speeds. everybody passed the course and we went to eat dinner with a sense of accomplishment.

Prep Posts

Dear all,
In order that we have clear documentation of dates and events for your NYAA Diary, the preparation for trip has to be blogged as prep posts. Here is the list of events and posters:

17 Nov: Trip Briefing by Thomas Leong
18 Nov: Book Sale Fund-raising by Seth Koh
19 Nov: Equiptment Recce (Beach Rd etc.) by Boon Kiat
20, 21, 24 Nov: 2-Star Kayak by Calvin Han
22 Nov: Vaccination & Residential Proj discussion at Justin's hse by Jiawei
23 Nov: Collection of donation by Zhanliang
27 Nov: Ubin Cycling by Edmund
28 Nov: Residential Proj demo/rehearsal by Joseph

Pls post these accounts according to the dates they ocurred before next Thu 30 Nov 06.

Meeting Minutes 22 Nov 2006

These are the minutes for the meeting at Justin's house. Sorry for posting late....
Agenda: Discuss Residential Project to be carried out at the school in detail.
The four days spent there are broken up into 2 people per day to be in charge
namely:

1st Day: Jiawei and Joseph, who will be in charge of teaching the numbers and the making of clocks. We will teach them from 1 to 15 or 20 to get their basic knowledge right first.Then, they will be taught how to read the time by making a personalised clock of their own.
Logistics- Paper Plates, Paper Fastener, Coloured Markers or colour pencils, Material for the needles(Bought in S'pore?)

2nd Day: Boon Kiat and Zhan Liang, who will teach the children basic colours and apply them in the photoframe-stickon project.
Logistics- Rice and dyes OR coloured beans(cant be found in Vietnam!), Transparencies, Glue, Pre-drawn templates (maybe hard cardboard as a base?)

3rd Day: Edmund and Thomas, who will teach them the various people in their families (eg. grandfather,aunt) and how to address them properly. They can then apply this by drawing a face on each balloon to signify a member of their family, with different sizes easily made.Logistics- Dark coloured markers, ballooons etc.

4th Day: Seth and Calvin, who will take this time to bring the children to the library to teach them some english using books and material from the library.

Note: These are all carried out in the afternoons, while on the first morning we have to finish the library and the subsequent 3 mornings we have to paint the entire school, so we are quite packed all these while.

Planned Schedule of Events:
23 Nov - Collect donations from Kovan Kindergarten at 11 am
25-26 Nov (sat and sun) - Buy logistics for trip and residential projects for the things that you need to teach
27 Nov Mon - Ubin cycling trip. Meet at Changi Jetty 0800 hours, will end late (Full Day)
28 Nov Tues - Only the selected few have to be down to pack and box all the donations for the trip
29 Nov Wed - Stay at school from 0800 to 1700, for final briefing and rehearsal for the residential project
30 Nov Thurs - Come to School and weigh your bags, then we can have the day off before flying to Hanoi. Pls set a time.
1 Dec Fri - YAY!!!!!!! Meet at Airport 2pm, settle your own lunch, Remember its the budget terminal! Change your currencies there too. Dun forget anything.....

ZJW

kayaking 2 star personal skills course - day 2

participants: calvin jiawei edmund seth zhanliang
instructor: teo may wei
venue: pasir ris sea sports club

0930 to 0950 Preparation of Equipment
0950 to 1100 TX Rescue (1 to 1): Recap
1100 to 1130 Edging and Tilting
1130 to 1230 Applying Tilting in Low and High Recovery
1230 to 1240 Wash-up
1240 to 1400 Lunch
1400 to 1445 Edging in J, Classical and Scarlem Draw
1445 to 1500 Edging in Turning
1500 to 1530 Tilting in Turning (Low Brace Turn)
1530 to 1545 Edging in Stern Rudder
1545 to 1610 Eskimo Bow Rescue (Partial)
1610 to 1700 Bathe
1700 to 1800 Theory: Tides and Expedition Planning and Packing

the weather was was much better today! the sun was not as bright and it didnt give us a hard time. the waves were more choppy today, providing us with greater challenge. today was not an easy feat as we learn completely new skills, the gist of 2 star course. Capsizing was a norm for everyone today. gave instructor may a hard time in theory lessons as we asked many many questions (haha we are eager students k?)

kayaking 2 star personal skills course - day 1

participants: calvin jiawei edmund seth zhanliang
instructor: teo may wei
venue: pasir ris sea sports club

1000 to 1030 Safety Briefing and Recap to 1 Star Kayaking
1030 to 1100 Capsize Drill
1200 to 1230 Revision on Forward/Backward Paddle/J Draw/Classical Draw
1230 to 1240 Wash-up
1240 to 1400 Lunch
1400 to 1430 Scarlem Draw
1430 to 1530 TX Rescue (1 to 1)
1530 to 1600 Stern Rudder and Application in Beaching Up
1600 to 1640 Bathe
1640 to 1800 Theory: Personal well-being, Equipment and Environment (PEE)

the weather was pretty challenging on day 1.. while we were kayaking the sun was high up and it really gave us quite a tan (to the extent of being sunburnt). waves were generally calm and that really aided in our mastering of the skills. day one was quite basic and we only had to relearn and apply skills that we have learnt in 1 star course. thank goodness it only rained after we kept the kayaks.

Reminder

this is a slight reminder for some things that you may have to buy but forgotten to

1. WET TISSUE (even i forgt to buy today but actually no nid so early)
2. disposable underwear (if u dun wan to wear these lik sng den nvm)
3. torch light
4. sufficient BATTERIES (Khooky: No need to bring from here; can buy there)
   
5. lock
6. water bladder (onli ed mr khoo and thomas dun hav)
7. poncho/umbrella (Khooky: No need!)
8. whistle (Khooky: No need!)
9. ziploc bag
10. TOILET PAPER (Khooky: No need! They use toilet paper also! Can get there)
11. ADAPTOR (if any one see one suitable one......do help the others buy oso )

At A Glance... updated 27Nov

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
13	14	15	16	17 End of O levels 1730 Trip Briefing	18 VS Open House	19 Residential Proj Prep (1)
20 2Star Kayak (1)	21 2Star Kayak (2) PAE briefing	22 Life-saving re-test (1) Vaccination @TTSH 1100 Residential Proj Prep (2)	23 Life-saving retest (2) Adventurous Journey Prep/ Residential Proj Prep (3)	24 2Star Kayak (3)	25 Unit CIP	26 Residential Proj Prep (4)
27 Adventurous Journey Prep: Cycling@Ubin 0800	28 Zhan Liang’s wedding Pack donations	29 Residential Proj Prep (5) Final Briefing/ Weigh Bags	30 REST	1 SIN - Hanoi Meet 1500@ Budget Terminal	2 Hanoi - Lao Cai	3 Lao Cai – Sapa Sapa – Binh Lu (Biking)
4 Binh Lu – Sapa (Biking)	5 Sapa – Seo Trung Ho (Trekking)	6 Seo Trung Ho – Thanh Phu (Trekking)	7 Thanh Phu – Sapa (Trekking)	8 Sapa (Residential Proj)	9 Sapa (Residential Proj)	10 Sapa (Residential Proj)
11 Sapa (Residential Proj) Sapa – Lao Cai - Hanoi	12 Hanoi – Halong (Kayaking)	13 Halong – Hanoi (Kayaking)	14 Hanoi	15 Hanoi - SIN	16	17
18	19 UTC(1)	20 UTC (2)	21 UTC(3)	22 Fund raising: Sec1 Registn Trip Debrief @Starville	23	24
25	26	27	28	29 Fund raising: Sec1 Orientation	30	31

Fund Raiser Activities

On the 18th of November, VSNPCC squad, Fusionoize held a fund raising activity to raise funds for our Residential Project in Vietnam, Sapa. This fund raiser was held concurrently with the school's(Victoria School) Open House with Primary 6 parents as the intended target group. The participants(VSNPCC Fusionoize Squad)of this fundraiser were to sell the Victoria School 130years Commemorative yearbooks at the Open House to the parents of the Primary 6's.

The participants reported punctually at 8.30a.m and prepared for the yearbooks to be sold, setting up 2 stands for sales in all; one in the Heritage Centre, a centre of great attraction for all visitors,and the second stand placed just outside the canteen. Sales took place from 9a.m to 2p.m, spanning the entire duration of the Open House. Participants were split up into 2 groups for this event. Some were also simultaneously despatched around the school to bolster the efficiency of sales.

Sales amounted to an estimated 200 dollars at the end of the fund raiser. The money collected was kept and accounted for by Teacher cum Facilitator Mr.Khoo Kay Yong.

Hanoi: 3 big rooms in the guesthouse (each room has 1 big bed and 1 single bed)

1) Joseph, Thomas and Calvin
2) Mr khoo, Zhan Liang and Jiawei
3) Boon Kiat, Edmund and Seth

Sapa: 3 twin and 1 triple room
1) Joseph and Jiawei
2) Zhan Liang and Edmund
3) Mr khoo and Thomas & Calvin
4) Boon kiat and seth

Note: - Aarrangements are based on the China trip and then Class.
- They are finally final and is really close to objections.
- NO room switching is allowed after we reach there.
- Choosing of bed can be done among yourself.

Fund Raiser Activities

On the 18th of November, VSNPCC squad, Fusionoize held a fund raising activity to raise funds for our Residential Project in Vietnam, Sapa. This fund raiser was held concurrently with the school's(Victoria School) Open House with Primary 6 parents as the intended target group. The participants(VSNPCC Fusionoize Squad)of this fundraiser were to sell the Victoria School 130years Commemorative yearbooks at the Open House to the parents of the Primary 6's.

The participants reported punctually at 8.30a.m and prepared for the yearbooks to be sold, setting up 2 stands for sales in all; one in the Heritage Centre, a centre of great attraction for all visitors,and the second stand placed just outside the canteen. Sales took place from 9a.m to 2p.m, spanning the entire duration of the Open House. Participants were split up into 2 groups for this event. Some were also simultaneously despatched around the school to bolster the efficiency of sales.

Sales amounted to an estimated 200 dollars at the end of the fund raiser. The money collected was kept and accounted for by Teacher cum Facilitator Mr.Khoo Kay Yong.

Trip Briefing

It was the day our O' levels ended.Nevertheless, it was the day we embarked on an adventurous journey to Vietnam. An agent, Mr Seng, from a tour group agency known as Big Foot Adventure, came to our school to conduct a short briefing on the Vietnam trip.Equipped with his laptop, he gave us a thorough explanation of the trip's objectives, purpose and the itinerary of the trip, showing us beautiful pictures of Hanoi(The streets and the train cabin), Halong Bay( the kayaking site) and Sapa. As planned, the present trip to Vietnam would be one of an adventurous journey which consists of a "Residential Project Expedition". We also managed to clear most of our doubts at the trip briefing. Mr Seng also provided us with a packing/kit list, giving us a guideline to the neccessary items that we were suppose to bring to Vietnam.( How nice :) ) This would be the course of our activities in Vietnam:

Day 1

1 Dec/Fri: SIN - HANOI- TR308 1745/2010> Services: transfer from airport, guesthouse & meal (D)

Day 2

2 Dec/Sat: HANOI - LAO CAI- Hanoi orientation- Residential Project preparation- 2210: sleeper non-aircon 4 pax per cabin overnight train to Lao Cai> Services: transfer to train station, train tickets & meals (B+D)

ADVENTUROUS JOURNEY

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Day 3

3 Dec/Sun: LAO CAI - SAPA - BINH LU Adventurous Journey Day 10700 - Arrive in Sapa and wash up0800 - biking to Binh Lu via Tram Ton Pass. Visit Binh Lu Sunday Market1200 - biking to Phong Tho & Tam Duong.1800 - overnight in Binh Lu (village homestay; no tourists)> Services: Transfer, tour guide, bikes, standby jeep, home-stay permit, & meals (B+L+D)

Day 4

4 Dec/Mon: BINH LU - SAPA Adventurous Journey Day 40800 - biking from Binh Lu to Chu Va for lunch1300 - biking to Sapa1500 - overnight in Sapa (Son Ha Guesthouse)> Services: Tour guide, bikes, standby jeep, guesthouse, & meals (B+L+D)

Day 5

5 Dec/Tue: SAPA - THANH PHUAdventurous Journey Day 10800 - Contact Sapa town primary school to discuss implementation of Residential Project1000 - trekking to villages of Ta Van (14km), Cau May (18km) & Thanh Phu (7km). Delivery of stationeries.1800 - overnight in Thanh Phu (village homestay; no tourists pls)> Services: Transfer, tour guide, home-stay permit & meals (B+L+D)

Day 6

6 Dec/Wed: THANH PHU - NAM SAIAdventurous Journey Day 20800 - trekking to Seo Trung Ho, Ta Trung Ho, Nam Cang (9km), Nam Thang (6km) & Nam Sai.1800 - overnight in Nam Sai (village homestay; no tourists)> Services: Tour guide, home-stay permit & meals (B+L+D)

Day 7

7 Dec/Thu: NAM SAI - BAN HO - SAPAAdventurous Journey Day 30800 - trekking Ban Ho (7km), Su Pan & back to Sapa (23km).1800 - overnight in Sapa (Son Ha guesthouse)> Services: Tour guide, guesthouse & meals (B+L+D)

RESIDENTIAL PROJECT

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Day 8

8 Dec/Fri: SAPA Residential Project Day 10800 - 1700 - Student activities in Sapa town primary school> Service: guesthouse & meals (B+L+D).> Pls arrange/suggest community involvement projects for us to work with Sapa town primary school for Days 7-11 eg. library building, conduct of student-related learning activities.

Day 9

9 Dec/Sat: SAPAResidential Project Day 20800 - 1700 - Student activities in Sapa town primary school> Service: guesthouse & meals (B+L+D).

Day 10

10 Dec/Sun: SAPAResidential Project Day 30800 - 1700 - Student activities in Sapa town primary school> Service: guesthouse & meals (B+L+D).

Day 11

11 Dec/Mon: SAPA - LAO CAI - HANOIResidential Project Day 40800 - 1700 - Student activities in Sapa town primary school2210: sleeper non-aircon 4 pax per cabin overnight train to Hanoi>Services: guesthouse & meals (B+L+D).

ADVENTUROUS JOURNEY

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Day 12

12 Dec/Tue: HANOI - HALONG BAY 0600 - arrive in Hanoi & wash up0730 - Transfer to Halong Bay1100 - Transfer to junk boat. Kayaking in Halong Bay1900 - Night kayaking2100 - overnight in junk boat> Services: tour guide, bus, boat, entrance fees, kayaking & meals (B+L+D)

Day 13

13 Dec/Wed: HALONG BAY - HANOI 0800 - morning kayaking1100 - return to Halong Bay for lunch & transfer to Hanoi1500 - arrive in Hanoi> Services: Transfers, tour guide, bus, boat, meals (B+L) & Hanoi guesthouse

REST & RELAX

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Day 14

14 Dec/Thu: HANOI- Hanoi discovery> Services: Guesthouse & meal (B)

Day 15

15 Dec/Fri: HANOI - SIN1630 - transfer to dinner1810 - transfer to airport2040 - TR309 2040/0100> Services: transfer to airport & meals (B+D)

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The briefing had given us a better understanding and greater insight of the Vietnam trip, hence giving a us a much better mental preparation for the upcoming journey to Vietnam.

Delegated Tasks

Pre-expedition (17 Nov 2006 to 30 Nov 2006)

Equipment Planner (take care equipment and transport
Review equipment and inspect equipment to be brought by team members)

• jia wei

Expedition

Expedition Leader(front man, ensure safety and accounting all participants)

1. edmund
2. zhan liang
3. boon kiat
4. calvin
5. thomas
6. seth
7. sng
8. jia wei
9. edmund
10. zhan liang
11. boon kiat
12. calvin
13. thomas
14. seth
15. sng

*the numbers represent the day you are in charge

Assistant expedition leader and safety officer(last man and assist leader)

1. zhan liang
2. boon kiat
3. calvin
4. thomas
5. seth
6. sng
7. jia wei
8. edmund
9. zhan liang
10. boon kiat
11. calvin
12. thomas
13. seth
14. sng
15. edmund

*numbers represent dates or day in charge

Medic

• jia wei (to carry supplies)
• zhan liang (to carry supplies)
• calvin(to carry supplies)
• and all lifesavers

Water ICs (ensure drink enough water and plan water supply)

• boon kiat
• thomas

Food ICs (ensure all eat and check quality to feedback to guide)

• edmund (since he cannot eat beef)
• mr khoo

Trip Logger

• calvin (daily aspect)
• zhan liang (nyaa)

Photography

• edmund (shoot bird)
• calvin (cuz trip logger)
• mr khoo (panasonic lumix wide lens)

Post-expedition

Trip logger (prepare report to BFA by 15 jan fer publishin)

• calvin

Camera man (work with trip logger)

• calvin
• edmund

Note

• The expedition leader and assistant and equipment is BFA decide one....no dispute to be considered
• other arrangement is open to objections
• room order is confirm and close to objections