The 'L' Factor

2006-11-20T03:06:00.000-08:00

Hello :D

just some reminders here and there:

Airport Groupings

Group A
Mr Lim, Mr Shi, Mr Teo, Ms Cai, Ms Farah, Hansel, Zilu, Baoxian, Jiaqing & Yongjian.

Group B
Yuru, Waiching, Alex, Jiahui, Tricia, Elroy, Elizabeth, Jiayun, Shiyi & Wingsum.

Group C
Weishan, Ziyan, David, Joshua Loke, Phoebe, Xinyi, Xiangyeow, Yiteng, Vannessa & Tanying.

Group D
Alia, Jolie, Yingxian, Xinting, Zhichen, Sean, Suyi, Robin, Wenjia & Sharon Teo Wee Sun

Group E
Chinghui, Joshua Chong, Christina, Yinning, Caroline, Sharon Teo Teng Lai, Peiying, Eunice, Rachel & Limei

THE ABOVE GROUPINGS ARE ONLY FOR DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL ONLY.

Box Groupings

(Box No. is beside your name)
0. Jiaqing
1. Suyi and Robin
2. Alex and Jiahui
3. Yuru and Waiching
4. Shiyi and Wingsum
5. Elizabeth and Jiayun
6. Tricia and Elroy
7. Weishan and David
8. Phoebe and Xinyi (If i'm not wrong)
9. Wenjia and Sharon Teo Wee Sun
10. Caroline and Sharon Teo Teng Lai
11. Ziyan and Joshua Loke
12. Chinghui and Joshua Chong
13. Vannessa and Tanying
14. Xiangyeow and Yiteng
15. Zhichen and Xiuting
16. Christina and Yinning
17. Hansel, Yongjian, Baoxian and Zilu
18. Alia, Jolie, Yingxian and Sean
19. Peiying and Eunice
20. Rachel and Limei

Okay I think there should be more boxes coming up actually. So maybe Peiying and Eunice might have to split up since two people carrying a 1kg thing seems a bit .. haha. and Peiying is like .. uh .. strong can?

I will put up the Dorm & Hotel Rooming Groupings and stuffs once i get them. Or rather, IF i get them. But those are not so important I guess?

Be at VJC Math Room 1445 hours sharp on 23 November Thursday. Weigh your luggage at home before bringing them to school. Ensure that check in luggage is within the 10kg limit and handcarry ones within the 7kg limit. Dimensions of handcarry luggage must not be larger than 48cm (width) x 34cm (height) and 23cm (depth).

Also, do write the 3 objectives for yourselves for the trip in your notebook.

haha lets enjoy the last few days in Singapore before we leave. ;D

waiching

2006-11-08T05:52:00.000-08:00

Suo Sdey!

The trip is in two weeks time! ;D

And there will be a meeting with all OCIPers next Monday 13 November (venue to be confirmed, tentatively it's the math room/C22) at 1300 hours.

Also, there are a few websites that are not too bad for learning Khmer.

http://www.khmerlanguage.com
*http://www.cambodia.cc/learnkhmer/
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~hongly/trans-2xl.html

the second one is the best i think. (:

Waiching

2006-11-04T09:13:00.000-08:00

Dept redeployment due to schedule changes:

Conversational English and Theatre Lessons

IC : Jia Hui

AIC : Tan Ying

AIC : Jia Yun

AIC : Phoebe

Music & Art Lessons

IC : Weishan

AIC : David

PE Lessons

IC : Vannessa

AIC : Yuru

Games Day

IC : Joshua Chong

AIC : Ziyan

AIC : Xiang Yeow

Concert

IC : Wing Sum

AIC : Joshua Loke

AIC : Yinning

Ice-breakers and Khmer communication

IC : Xin Yi

AIC : Yi Teng

(Changes in italics)

Any queries give me a buzz yea. And there's probably a ProgComm meeting on monday too to discuss programme updates and collaborations between depts so cya den.

Alex

2006-11-03T04:49:00.000-08:00

Personal Packing Checklist

- Clothes (4-5sets)
- T- Shirt
- Shorts / Bermudas / Working pants (Must be of decent length! Just above the knee at most, no shorter. FBT shorts not allowed!)
- Undergarments
- Socks
- Long sleeve shirt &Track Pants (For nightwear/ protection against mosquitoes)
- Toiletries( e.g. Towel, Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Soap)
- Footwear (Slippers/Sandals & Shoes)
- Washing powder
- Writing material
- Money (about US$50)
- Small Pouches/ bags for village visits
- Anti-Malaria Pills
- Ziplock Bags
- Mosquito/Insect Repellent/ mosquito coil
- Water Bottle
- Cap
- Torchlight with Batteries
- Light jacket/sweater
- Umbrella/ rain coat
- Personal fork and spoon (just in case)

NOTE
- Check in Baggage allowance* (10kg)
- Only 1 Hand Carry Luggage (bag pack or trolley bag) allowed - 7kg max
- Remember not to put any sharp objects or liquid in your hand carry.
- Recommended not to bring electronic or valuable items

Health & Safety

- Sleep with a mosquito net outside built up areas
- Wear long sleeves and trousers around dusk
- Use lots of insect repellant
- Eat food that is thoroughly cooked and served hot.
- Drink and wash mouth with only boiled, bottled or disinfected water.
- Wash hands before and after meals
- Avoid ice cubes in drinks.
- Stay away from birds and their droppings
- Drink enough BOILED water and have enough rest
- Ensure personal hygiene

*Jetstar's personal baggage check in allowance is 20kg per person. This revised allowance is to cater for the checking in of group items. Subjected to confirmation at a later date.

Please check this blog as well as your email (as in the application form) more frequently during this period.

There will be a meeting with all OCIPers soon, you will be informed through your comm heads.

Thanks! and all the best for OP and I&R!

Waiching

2006-10-24T04:54:00.000-07:00

Hi all,

Sorry for the late notice. Please note that the Medical Declaration form has to be handed in by this week. If I'm not wrong we will all have to be in school at 10am on 27 Oct to collect our results slip, so please meet at the gym alley at about 0930 this Friday 27 Oct to hand in the Medical Declaration form. It has to be filled in and signed by a doctor.

For those who will not be able to make it this Friday, either get your friends to help you pass it to your comm heads or sms me at 93889610 for other arrangements.

Also, do note that on 11 November, there will be a Parents Meeting Session with the OCIP teachers in charge. It will be in VJC at 9am. From what I know, a reply slip for your parents will be sent out.

A packing list will be prepared and sent out by Mr Lim asap.

Thanks thanks!

Waiching

2006-10-13T02:47:00.000-07:00

Dear OCIPers!

I have just given out the Medical Declaration forms. If you have not received them, do collect asap from your respective comm heads.

Please note that the following are COMPULSORY:

1. Tetanus jab
If you have taken this before when you were much younger, please approach a doctor and ask if there is a need to take it again. It is really for your own good to take it before going for this trip.

The teachers recommend Tan Tock Seng Hospital Travellers' Clinic, it might be cheaper there.

For those who have not taken the jab before, it is compulsory to take it.

2. Malaria pills
Tell the doctor that you will be going for a week and he should give you about four weeks of medication. It should be taken once a week, before, during and after the trip.

3. Check blood type
For people who are unsure of their blood type, please check it as well.

The above 3 are compulsory, others such as flu jabs are recommended but not that necessary. Please note that page 2 of the form has to be filled up by yourself and it has to be signed and stamped by a doctor as well as your parents.

Forms are to be returned to your comm heads by 26 October. Please indicate your committee beside your name e.g. Chan Wai Ching (A)
Comm heads please pass them to either Shiyi or Tricia from Admin.

Thank you!

Waiching

2006-09-21T23:15:00.000-07:00

Hey OCIPers! This is the final list of activity department ICs,

English and Theatre Lessons

IC : Jia Hui

AIC : Tan Ying

Maths Lessons

IC : Jia Yun

AIC : Xiang Yeow

Music & Art Lessons

IC : Weishan

AIC : David

PE Lessons

IC : Vannessa

AIC : Yuru

Science Lessons

IC : Yinning

AIC : Phoebe

Games Day

IC : Joshua Chong

AIC : Ziyan

Concert

IC : Wing Sum

AIC : Joshua Loke

Eco-Pond

IC : Xin Yi

AIC : Yi Teng

So any queries regarding these activities, give them a buzz. Some changes and reminders of note:

-Cohort size is 80+, not 200 as mentioned previously. Each class has around 20 students.

-Tetanus immunisation jab and malaria pills are compulsory and typhoid jab on the recommended list, do get them only after promos.

-Travelling sickness pills and energy bars can be brought.

-Children will wake up around 5+ and us at 6 latest. (Sun rises early) And they eat dinner at 6 pm and sleep soon after so ICs and AICs pls take note if u've factored in evening activities. The evening concert will go on as per normal though.

-Packing list will be given at the parents-teachers session most probably so for those worrying abt it, here you go.

-Calling all first aiders and those with an interest/prior experience! Our trip will need 5 first-aiders from the 45 of us and to those who're interested or already hve first-aid certification, inform ur respective subcomm ics or Wai Ching directly.

-Attire for all OCIPers will have to be the same on the first day, the last day and during the concert.

-Regarding the shift in schedule, pls refer to Elroy's entry for more info.

Anyway thanks and kudos for all your lovely draft proposals ICs and AICs. There will not be any more planning till after promos coz time is of the essence for promos prep right now.

All the best for promos people, let's do well together! =]

Alex

2006-09-20T23:35:00.000-07:00

Hey all,

We've received some news about the Jetstar flights. Jetstar cancelled the morning flight on 23 Nov and asked if we would like to change it to 23 Nov night, which means we will have one less working day over at Cambodia. So they provided another alternative and that was to have the trip from 21 Nov - 30 Nov. Please check with your parents if they are alright with these dates. This would mean 10 days at Cambodia instead of the original 9.

We will have to confirm with Mr Lim before we put up anymore new announcements. Currently we already have two OCIPers who will not be able to make it on 21 Nov due to Japanese exams in the afternoon. Thus, the dates may change again. From what we know, as long as one person cannot make it, we'll change, cos we cannot be leaving that person behind.

There'll be a parent meeting session one/two weeks before the trip so that your parents will be updated. However, the dates are again not confirmed yet.

For now, let's mug hard together for the PROMOS (:

good luck OCIPers!

2006-09-05T05:46:00.000-07:00

Yes, a blog for the OCIPers 2006. This is going to be the place where we will post our announcements, other than using the email definitely. Do check your email often and visit this blog when you have the time.

We've confirmed our Project Name: The L Factor
and our Mission Statement: Learn, Love & Laugh

Regarding notebooks, we are trying to get cheap and nice notebooks. Azone one most probably.

We are to make our own T-Shirts for the trip. We are thinking of making 2 white T-Shirts and we need designs. Thus we need each committee to come up with 2 designs each by Monday 11 September. Also, if you have any manufacturers in mind, do pass their contacts to your respective Group I/Cs. The design must consist of "The 'L' Factor 2006" as well as the VJC logo (not on the sleeve).

Lastly, there will be a short meeting with ALL OCIPers on Monday 11 September at the Gym Alley at 0715 hours. Please bring along $20 and pass them to your Group I/Cs. This amount will be used for all miscellaneous expenses such as T-Shirts and Fundraising merchandise. You will be able to claim back this $20 after we get the money from the teachers.

*IMPORTANT: Things to do over the holidays:
- Come up with 2 designs for the T-Shirts per subgroup. Please indicate your preferred T-Shirt colour. Note that increase in colours may lead to an increase in price.

- Photocopy your timetable and pass them to your respective Group I/Cs. This will be needed for Fundraising and it will start pretty soon after the hols. Please indicate your name and the Group (e.g. Finance) you are from at the top right hand corner of the paper.

- Do start on your reflections. The reflections done now will be transferred over to your notebook once you get them. For Exco, extra reflections have to be done regarding you and your post.

Okay that's all. Do check your mails often. I'll be sending you all the contact list for the entire OCIP as soon as possible.

Thanks.

Regards,
Waiching