Meeting - 1st November

Date: 1st November, Thursday
Time: 1330 (Lunch Provided)
Venue: Victoria School Canteen
Agenda

• LAOs Trip
• Service Section (Festival planning for November)

Meeting on 4th November After MPFSC

The meeting will take place after the MPFSC Event at around 2.oopm. It is compulsory.
The agenda of the meeting is as listed below and those in charge of certain portions of the trip should come PREPARED WITH SPECIFICS/ANSWERS details-wise. Not just rough estimations nor information on where to get the answers. Please come prepared with the answers to the questions with regards to planning as well. The agenda is not an exhaustive list so please feel free to fill in with information the parts where I have neglected. The agenda is very sketchy as it is so at least get the answers to the questions on the agenda.

For those of us who are not in charge of planning please lend assistance to those who are. And at least prepare answers for the general questions.

Agenda for meeting:

Laos Trip:

Ø Outcomes of trip

o For C.I.P? What do we want to achieve?
o For Adventurous Journey?
o On a lighter note, for shopping?


Ø C.I.P:

o What’s going to be done?
o How about the donations (items), money? How’re we getting it(from whom, when)?
o Who’s the Donor group/recipient?
o Who are we liaising with to give whatever we have? Is there an NGO in mind whom we’re working through? How are we going to pass our donations to the locals, through whom?

The CIP is going to affect the Lives of the local community there. Us screwing up means more than just doing a bad event on our School Leaving Cert. So let's do it well. Do it good.


Ø Adventurous journey:


o Time of start? Time of end? Time line perhaps for the entire journey and per day?
o Distance to cover per day?
o Name of specific stops (rest places for the night) along the way (How is it going to be
booked?) ?
o Arrangements for riding (any backup vehicles)?
o Places to note during the route?

CALCULATE COSTS.

Ø Flow of Activity:


o I think the itinerary is more or less confirmed so that’s one part covered.
o Bookings for lodgings confirmed?
o Train tickets? If cannot book then what are the means/guarantees of getting them at the
needed date?

Service:

Ø 12th November event (Hari Raya/Deepavali)

o Delegation of duties
o Rough flow of events



Ø Regular visitations


o Come up with regular visitation days and the duration for each visitation. To be submitted on 4th Nov to Seow Hong.

NYAA Entry –Upcoming Events

1) Elderly Gaming Session
Date: 4th November 2007
Venue: MPFSC
Duration: 8a.m.-2p.m.

This event is a gaming session organized by MPFSC for the elderly. We will be going there as official volunteer facilitators and hence a standardized dress code would be good. SM Goh will be attending the event so do take note of the formality of the event....

The people involved will are Zhan Liang, Calvin, Edmund, Thomas, Chang Yang, Jia Wei, Boon Kiat, Joseph, Zi Hao and Seth.



2) Joint Hari Raya-Deepavali Celebrations
Date: 12th November 2007
Venue: Multi Purpose Hall(near MPFSC)/MPFSC
Duration: (subject to planning)

The event will be organized by us with Joseph and Boon Kiat spearheading the event. The event consist of 2 parts. One for the main group of elderly folks at the multi-purpose hall near MPFSC and one for the low income group elderly group. The 2 parts of the events would be running concurrently. That is the brief overview of the program for that day.

Fusionoize Laos

Day	Date	Morning	Afternoon	Night	Remarks
1	2/12	Meet at: 0430 Check-in + final baggage check + breakfast? Singapore-Bangkok Flight: TR 102 Departure Time: 0630 Arrival Time: 0750 (local)	Arrival in Bangkok Est: 0900-1000 Baggage to be stored at Hua Lamphong Station after buying tickets first Early Lunch + Bangkok Orientation + Preparation of items	Overnight train to Ubon Train: EXP67 Departure: 2030 Reach there by 1730 Dinner in Bangkok	No need to have any lodgings here. Must follow schedule closely though, as train leaves once per day Note: time of departure is 4AM
2	3/12	Arrival time: 0530 Breakfast Bus to Warinchamrab then to Phibun	Arrival in Chong Mek from Phibun Est: 1300-1400 Lunch + border crossing Bus to Ban Muang Kao Boat across Mekong to Pakse	Arrival in Pakse Est: 1800-1930 Dinner + Lodgings for the night in a guesthouse Planning for the next day’s activities	Time here is just a rough guide, there is more than one way to Pakse from the border. Just hope to reach there by nightfall.
3	4/12	Breakfast in Pakse Start of Biking Trip Pakse- Champasak Leave at 0900	Arrival @ Champasak (38.3km) Stopovers @ villages of Ban Lak Sao See ( 24-24.5km) Est: 1200-1300 Lunch Explore Khmer ruins of Wat Phu (11km) south of Champasak	Dinner @ guesthouse/restaurant in Champasak Lodgings for the night in Champasak	Will have to take short ferry ride over the Mekong frm Ban Mouang (2000 kip) Rest well for the next day as the biking journey to Muang Khong is very long
4	5/12	Breakfast in Champasak 0600 wake-up call Leave at 0800	Continue biking to Muang Khong Arrival @ Ban Thang Beng Stopover at Ban Thang Beng (25km) Est: 1000-1100 Lunch Continue biking to Muang Khong Arrival @ Muang Khong ( 85.5km) Est : 1800-1900	Dinner @ guesthouse/restaurant Lodgings for the night in Muang Khong Debrief for the day	Have a light breakfast and a heavy lunch Will have to take short ferry ride to Muang Khong from Hat Xai Khun (10 000 kip/boat) Rest well for the next day as the biking journey continues to Ban Khon
5	6/12	Breakfast in Muang Khong 0700 wake-up call Leave at 0900	Continue biking to Ban Nakasong (14.4km) Arrival @ Ban Nakasong Est: 1030-1100 Lunch Continue biking to Khon Phapheng Falls (21km) before heading back to Ban Khon Arrival @ Ban Khon Est: 1700-1800	Dinner @ guesthouse/restaurant Lodgings for the night in Ban Khon Debrief for the day	Will have to take ferry ride to Don Det from Ban Nakasong (15 000 kip/trip) Able to enjoy a magnificent and scenic view of a stretch of powerful rapids and the waterfall itself
6	7/12	Breakfast in Ban Khon 0700 wake-up call Leave at 0900	Service/sightseeing Lunch + recce of Ban Khon and nearby islands for service + sightseeing	Dinner @ guesthouse/restaurant Debrief for the day and planning for the next	Ban Khon would be our base as we embark on our service project (have not specify place yet as haven’t confirm where to do service)
7	8/12	Breakfast in Ban Khon 0700 wake-up call Leave at 0900	Service/sightseeing Lunch in Ban Khon Exploration of areas around Ban Khon. E.g. Ban Hang Khon	Dinner @ guesthouse/restaurant Plan for next few days of service	Have to liaise with locals on service, implementation of plans after recce trip of area
8	9/12	Breakfast in Ban Khon 0600 wake-up call Leave at 0800 Service/sightseeing	Service/sightseeing Must be spread over few days Eg. Mekong river, Wat Khon Tai, Somphamit Falls, etc. Lunch in Ban Khon	Dinner @ guesthouse/restaurant Debrief for the day and planning for the next	The locals rise early and sleep early (2200 curfew), so we would have to keep up
9	10/12	Breakfast in Ban Khon 0700 wake-up call Leave at 0900	Service/sightseeing Lunch in Ban Khon	Dinner @ guesthouse/restaurant Debrief for the day and planning for the next	Rest well and pack our stuff well as the next day would be the start of biking trip back to Pakse
10	11/12	Breakfast in Ban Khon 0700 wake-up call Start of biking trip back to Pakse Leave at 0900	Arrival @ Muang Khong Est: 1100-1130 Lunch Sightseeing around Muang Khong eg. Muang Saen, Ban Hang Kong, etc. Est: 1700-1800	Dinner @ guesthouse/restaurant Lodgings for the night in Muang Khong Debrief for the day and planning for the next	Sightseeing areas features spacious grounds with collections of Buddhaa images or tranquil grounds with mango trees, coconut palms, a great place to relax
11	12/12	Breakfast in Muang Khong 0600 wake-up call Leave at 0800	Continue biking to Champasak Arrival @ Ban Thang Beng Stopover at Ban Thang Beng (85.5km) Est: 1600-1700 Lunch Continue biking to Champasak Arrival @ Champasak (25km) Est : 1800-1900	Dinner @ guesthouse/restaurant Lodgings for the night in Champasak Debrief for the day and planning for the next	Have a heavy breakfast and bring along some snacks and tidbits as it will be a long journey between Muang Khong and Ban Thang Beng
12	13/12	Breakfast in Champasak 0700 wake-up call Leave at 0900	Arrival @ Pakse (38.3km) Est: 1200-1300 Lunch Free and easy around Pakse	Dinner @ guesthouse/restaurant Lodgings for the night in Pakse Debrief for the day and planning for the next	Return of bikes at the end of the day
13	14/12	Breakfast in Ban Khon 0600 wake-up call Travel to Pakse Travel to border between Laos and Thailand	Border crossing Border – Chong Mek – Phibun – Warinchamrab – Ubon Lunch in one of these towns will do	Overnight train to Bangkok Train: EXP68 Departure: 1830 Reach there by 1730 Early Dinner in Ubon	We will spend one day traveling back into Thailand, hopefully by another way e. g bus/boat etc
14	15/12	Arrival @ Hua Lamphong Arrival: 0530 Breakfast + Lodgings Bangkok Orientation	Bangkok Orientation Lunch	Bangkok Orientation Dinner	Budget here per person is totally up to you, just spend within your means
15	16/12	Breakfast Bangkok Orientation	Bangkok Orientation Lunch	Bangkok Orientation Dinner	Budget here per person is totally up to you, just spend within your means
16	17/12	Breakfast Bangkok Orientation	Check-out by noon if necessary Bangkok Orientation Lunch	Reach there by 1830 Check-in + baggage checks + Early Dinner in Bangkok Bangkok-Singapore Flight: TR 109 Departure Time: 2010 Arrival Time: 2330 (local)

NYAA Entry - Skills - Overview for October - Guitar

5th October 2007

-Individual assessment of third page of Dang Ni Gu Dan Ni Hui Xiang Qi Shui
-Finalized Dang Ni Gu Dan Ni Hui Xiang Qi Shui
-Practiced new song Lao Shu Ai Da Mi
-Music Theory
: Chords - Augmented eg. G+ ( + = Augmented )
: Octave - Open string note = 12th fret note
( 1 Octave is from 1 note to its higher note )
Eg.

• 1st string open = E note
• 1st string 12th fret = high E note

12th October 2007

-Practiced Lao Shu Ai Da Mi melody and chords
-Individual assessment of Lao Shu Ai Da Mi melody
-Bending - Push string -> Increase tension -> Pitch increase
-Harmonics ( 12th fret ) - Practiced playing Harmonics


19th October 2007

-Individual assessment of Lao Shu Ai Da Mi melody and chords
-Played Lao Shu Ai Da Mi together, some strumming chords and others plucking melody, and switched over.


26th October 2007

-Lesson on Harmonics. Natural and Artificial Harmonics
-Natural Harmonics ( Open-String Harmonics )
: 12th, 7th & 19th, 5th, 9th frets ( easy to difficult )
-Music Theory
: Semitones - Practiced Semitones scale ( for Artificial Harmonics )

More to read up about Semitones
http://www.musicarrangers.com/star-theory/p04.htm

-Artificial Harmonics ( Fretted Harmonics )
: Fretting a note & playing Harmonics with respect to it.
Eg. 12th, 7th, 5th frets away from the note.

More to read up about Harmonics :
http://www.guitarlessonworld.com/lessons/lesson46.htm
( Lesson on Harmonics )
http://www.guitarforbeginners.com/harmonics.html
( Videos on Natural & Artificial Harmonics )
http://www.learnclassicalguitar.com/harmonic.html
( Harmonics in music notation and guitar TAB )

-Tuning
: Normal

• 1st string open = 2nd string 5th fret
• 2nd string open = 3rd string 4th fret
• 3rd string open = 4th string 5th fret
• 4th string open = 5th string 5th fret
• 5th string open = 6th string 5th fret

: Harmonics

• 1st string 7th fret = 2nd string 5th fret
• 3rd string 7th fret = 4th string 5th fret ( *2nd string have to do normal tuning )
  
• 4th string 7th fret = 5th string 5th fret
• 5th string 7th fret = 6th string 5th fret

More to read up about Tuning using Harmonics :
http://www.guitarnoise.com/faq.php?id=31

Meeting - 26th October

Date: 26th October, Friday
Time: 1830 (Before Guitar)
Venue: Parkway Parade (MacDonald)
Agenda

1. Service Section
2. EOY trip (Highly Important)

Meeting Minutes for 19th October

Sorry for taking so long to put up the meeting minutes, there might be some mistakes within that would need you guys to correct, so please read through carefully and do what you should, Thanks!

JW

Service Section

IC: Seth

MPFSC befriending
for each individual to be carried out as soon as 1 day per week has been decided upon within the trio/pair. Inform Seth of the day when it has been confirmed, frequency is not limited to once per week or so. So far, most have decided on Thurs and Tues afternoons for their visitations.

Pairing up of Groups
For each individual under your charge, this is the current arrangement if I am not mistaken. (Edit this post if there are mistakes, Thanks)
Zhan Liang/Thomas/Edmund
Calvin/Chang yang
Jiawei/Seth
Boon Kiat/Joseph

Deepavali and Hari Raya Celebrations
We have to organize an event for the residents and members of Good Life during the months of Nov or Dec, ASAP as part of our requirements for our service section. Boon Kiat and Joseph will be Overall ICs and they will have to confirm with MPFSC (Seth) first the date which it is held, the roles assigned to us each for the preparation (eg. decoration of venue, performances etc) and also liaise with Xiao Hong for the planning details.

NOTE: MPFSC activity on 4th Nov (Sunday) from 830am to 2pm, all to be involved. Details such as attire and meeting venue to be decided later.

-Project WWL

IC: tentatively Calvin

Postponement of trip
The class has decided to go to Sapa in March 08' instead for their OCIP, thus we have to make changes to our workshop date in order to suit the change in plan. However, planning still remains a priority within the months of Oct and Nov as the JC2 year(eg. Term1 papers) will be too busy for us to undertake so many things at a go.

Planning Process
So far, all the proposals have been submitted and what needs to be done is to extract the ideas and put it into a proper plan for the execution of our workshop. We might have to carry out the workshop in the months of Nov and Dec if need be to ensure we have enough time next year, thus the planning cannot take a backseat yet if we aim to finish everything by this year.

- EOY Trip

IC: Jiawei

Route Planning
Due to time constraints, we cannot aim to finish the initial route in the itinerary planned by vermillion on a bicycle within 4D3N. Thus, the route has been changed from rounding the Bolaven Plateau to going up further north instead and rounding back to Pakse, which will take approx. 3D2N as it is much shorter. Everyone has been briefed on the new route change and have seen Thomas' new itinerary.

Overhead Costs
The costs so far have been only done up to the point where things have been confirmed (Check under:Manage posts; drafts by vermillion). Thus we would have to complete the full itinerary beforehand in order to come up with the compulsory costs for everyone to give a better estimate of our overheads.

Things Need Doing
new planning for the itinerary, our service project (i.e what are we going to do there),fund raising for our service in Laos (no matter how you look at it, we need money!). All these have to be discussed in order to move on to other more important things, such as our booking for lodgings and stuff like that. I will need everyone's cooperation on this if we want to have a smmoth trip without any difficulties.

NYAA Meeting this week has been decided either on WED, THURS or FRI.
The NYAA coordinator please confirm a date for us!!
Agenda:
1) MPFSC Confirmation of Visitations, Celebratory Event
2) Update on planning of Project WWL
3) EOY trip: assignment of roles, new itinerary, CIP section (practically have not started on this!)

Note: Guitar people, please remember to bring your AWARD DIARY (the smaller blue book) this FRI (26th Oct) during your last lesson for the assessor to sign, thanks. We will also settle the missing post of July 07 for our skills entry.