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!
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Friday, November 24, 2006
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.
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.
Thursday, November 23, 2006
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
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
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
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?)
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?)
Monday, November 20, 2006
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.
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.
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Reminder
this is a slight reminder for some things that you may have to buy but forgotten to
- WET TISSUE (even i forgt to buy today but actually no nid so early)
- disposable underwear (if u dun wan to wear these lik sng den nvm)
- torch light
- sufficient BATTERIES (Khooky: No need to bring from here; can buy there)
- lock
- water bladder (onli ed mr khoo and thomas dun hav)
- poncho/umbrella (Khooky: No need!)
- whistle (Khooky: No need!)
- ziploc bag
- TOILET PAPER (Khooky: No need! They use toilet paper also! Can get there)
- ADAPTOR (if any one see one suitable one......do help the others buy oso )
Saturday, November 18, 2006
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.
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.
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.
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.
Friday, November 17, 2006
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)
- edmund
- zhan liang
- boon kiat
- calvin
- thomas
- seth
- sng
- jia wei
- edmund
- zhan liang
- boon kiat
- calvin
- thomas
- seth
- sng
*the numbers represent the day you are in charge
Assistant expedition leader and safety officer(last man and assist leader)
- zhan liang
- boon kiat
- calvin
- thomas
- seth
- sng
- jia wei
- edmund
- zhan liang
- boon kiat
- calvin
- thomas
- seth
- sng
- 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
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