kota tinggi trip important info and upcoming activities

1. The expedition to Kota Tinggi is confirmed.
Date: 20 Dec 2006
Meeting time: 8.oo am (BE PUNCTUAL!!!!!)
Venue: Bugis Junction

Packing List
Backpack more than 45 litre vol. or more which is able to contain the following and some other shared equipment not listed below:

Personal items
T-shirt 4
PE shorts/ Bermudas 4
Undergarments 4 (disposable recommended)
Poncho
Trekking shoes (we may buy the same rubber shoe we wore last trip)
Socks 2
Sandals
Sleeping bag
Towel
Mess tin 1 pair- 1 big 1 small
Fork & spoon
Toilet paper
Toothbrush & toothpaste
Personal toiletries
Torch light (new battery)
1.5 litre Drinking bottle/ water bag
ziplock bag (waterproof to keep items dry or vacuum pack to save space)
trash bag (also as waterproof inner lining for backpack) *
Extra plastic bag (for dirty clothes)
Passport

Optional
Swiss knife
Clothesline, hanger
Handphone
Camera
insect repeller
Mosquito Coil w holder
Powder

Others

Glove *

Lightstick * (please buy more if you want personally)

Water purifying tablets * for sterilising stream water

those marked with * is already bought for the entire group

Please be prepared physically and mentally for the trip.

2. BBQ/ chalet (see prev posts)

3. Venture Meeting (End of Year cum welcoming new exco)

Venue: MJR Den
Date: 29 Dec 2006 (to be confirmed)
Time: 8.30 am
Attire: Full venture uniform

P.S: Not investiture

Last ExCo meeting 2006

A gentle reminder to all ExCo members that there is an ExCo meeting tomorrow.

Date: 15 December 2006 Friday
Time: Changed to 3pm
Venue: Singpost MacDonalds, Paya Lebar
Attire: Smart casual i.e. jeans/pants, venture tee, sneakers/sports shoe.

Since this meeting is the last ExCo meeting for the 2006 ExCo, attendance is compulsory for ExCo. Agenda will be revealed at the meeting. Non-ExCo need not attend.

Updates

Upcoming events

End of Year Venture EXCO Meeting
15 DEC 2006 (Start) 1800hrs
SingPost MacDonalds

BBQ cum 2 days 1 night chalet
18 DEC 2006
Check in time: 1500hrs onwards; Leaders meeting (Start) 1600hrs; BBQ 1800hrs
Aloha Loyang-Garden Terrance J
Ventures that are interested, please bring $10 on that day to pay for the expenditure.

Pelepah Expedition II
Start: 20 DEC 2006 Meet MJR 0630, (to be confirmed)
End: 22 DEC 2006
(Further details to be uploaded when nearer to the trip)
Pls ensure your passport is valid at least 6 mths from departure from Singapore and pay balance amount of S$50 to Michael if you haven't asap before chalet.

Notices

I suggest the greater use of this blog for posting of notices and schedules for future meetings, activities other than the current method via email.

Replies can also be sent via email or alternatively posting at the comments option (to be enabled soon) or simply post at the tagboard. However, DO NOT MISUSE this option by spamming on the tagboard or posting undesirable/confidential content on the blog.

This is to faciliate the dissemination of information and to reduce bottlenecks and inefficiency.

Also a MSN or Yahoo Group may be set up for downloading stuff.

End of Year Venture EXCO meeting to be confirmed. Most probably last week of Nov. (tentative) Further information will be uploaded here and sent via email.

It is strongly encouraged (not compulsory) for all ventures to sign up for a blogger account. (it will take less than 10mins) Current venture bloggers who wish to be added as member to this blog are to refer to any of this blog administrator. (see contributors)

Be Prepared
Red Fox Ventures

Pulau Ubin Trip Part 2

Glancing the sea as i took hold of the railing in the boat. Unfortunately, i was seated in the first boat with the scouts but not with the ventures. The boat startled a while upon approaching the landing bay. As the boat stablised itself, everyone was getting ready to embarked on a new journey. Hubert and Wei long went to find a van to see if we could use it to get to our destination. ( I wondered if i remebered correctly but i know they went off first) They came back soon after we revitalised ourselves. We paced step by step through the thick canopy of the forest. Numerous Mosquitoes ambushed us on the way to the area. Poor people that had push the jellycans to the area, i admit it is very tiring doing so.
Finally, we have encountered the resting place. I was quite elated at the place as we have a sea-view and a forest-view, a materialistic person would have similar "thoughts" too.( I am being sarcastic to materialistic person here) We have 3 rooms to ourselves but 1 was to used for store room and the other was in bad condition. We went off to prepare the following games that were planned long ago. We have a electric fence which was made using strings making it difficult for the scouts to cross over it. The main purpose of this is to introduce teamwork to each patrol, allowing them to understand one another better. Next we have the army rope which a rope that was tied to a tree whereby the scouts have to climb and touch the end of the rope. This is to test the physical strength and the technique of climbing such rope. Last, we have the leopard crawl which is designed on a muddy area which too disgusting to describe it. The scouts have to crawl across this puddle of mud blindfolded and the main purpose of it is to trust their patrol mates when it comes to such situation.

End Of part 2

Michael

Pulau Ubin

Since i have not been doing much, i decide to contribute by blogging this in. Pretty funny i'll say before this actually happen. Planning have to come first right. Toh Wee and Eddie were planning and all of sudden the day before Eddie Got FITS! Haha.. all of the sudden huge responsiblity falls to me....(Actually i do not know why) Still I did my best by retriving certain important information of the plans by Eddie and started to investigate the parts. Toh Wee trusted us and let us plan the activities for him. Ah trust what a word.

Here comes that day, the day we set off so near... so near.. it is. My mind filled with anxiety and stress hoping that the activities will work. We cleared the items that we needed to use and here it began. I lifted my massive leg off the ground and took the very first step up the bus." Doom, i said, Doom" I took hold of the railing by the side and lift myself with hope and light.( Don mind my way of expressing myself) I paced step by step with a constant worry that whizzed pass my mind and there, i took a sit. I let my eyelids fall to my eyebags and "poof" i went to lalaland. "Bang"(I know what you are thinking but no) I hit the window glass and i woke up. Oh! Scouts are singing some songs (Usual Stuff..you will get bored doing so sometimes) A drop of water paste itself on the glass, i placed my hand on the glass. Is it my lalaland's effects? Drops came one after another. Darn! Rain! What rotten luck we have...Argh! We have reached and i came down the bus. We dashed out to cover while some of us help out by taking out the jellycans( I hope i spell correct)

End Of Part 1

Michael