1 more day!!!

Day -1

Hello all once again! Hope that you're halfway through your packing! For those who still need the packing list, here it is! Cadet's List - Things to Bring.doc

As mentioned, everyone must write a journal entry for the past 2 official gatherings, and everyday throughout the camp. Write down what you learnt from what you went through each day, and ensure that you talk about the new foreign friend that you meet each day!

Get a little book for your to jot down your thoughts. Here is a sample on one of the past journal entries for the Japan trip >>

Also, here are the new group leaders:

Grp 1: Kartika

Grp 2: Jody

Grp 3: Jin Hao

Grp 4: Cassandra

Grp 5: Peggie

Grp 6: Marija

Grp 7: Santheyaa

Grp 8: Hairul

Do assist in ensuring that your groupmates know about the reporting time, and have submitted their photocopies of the passport and consent forms.

See you this Tuesday at HQ, 7.30am!!!! Remember to bring your passport, and submit your consent forms!

Uniform

Day -4

Hello! To those who did not come for the past meeting in your uniform, please bring your uniform during this Sunday's Meeting for inspection. You don't have to wear it to the meeting.

To all, remember to report at HQ this Sunday at 1.30pm in your mufti. Do bring along all the necessary items and prepare whatever that we have asked you to in the previous posts.

We will be posting the Agenda for this Sunday soon! Hope that you have packed well!

Note!

Day -6

Dear Groups 1, 2 and 6, please submit your EHL report as soon as possible to the srcyaseanjumbara@gmail.com.

To all, hope that you have started packing and consulted your doctor for the malaria pills!

See you this Sunday, 1.30pm for our final meeting before we set off! :D

Details after 1st meeting

Day -15

Hello everyone! After today's meeting, here are some things to take note:

1. Here's a list of things for you to bring:

Cadet's List - Things to Bring.doc

2. Here's the EHL case study, for those of you who did not get the document.

EHL Case Study - the Pedra Branca Story.doc

EHL Case Study 2

Remember that you have to submit reports for both case studies (Africa and Singapore) to srcyaseanjumbara@gmail.com by 1200h, Sunday, 13 June.

3. To Group 4 and 6, remember that you have additional tasks to do:

Group 4: Research on Indonesia: Different Provinces, cultures and regions of each province

Group 6: Research on the General Customs and common phrases in Bahasa Indonesia.

Here is a sample of the study of Japan by one of the participants of the Japan Trip last year for your reference: Japan_Brief.doc

4. Group 2, you will also have an additional task to do: As we will be sleeping in huge 10 to 12-man tents, there is this competition for the best tent among all campers. Hence you have to come up with various ways in which we can decorate the tents with the Singapore theme eg. Pictures of Singapore's tourist attractions, a big cut up of the merlion etc. Do present your props by the next Meeting!

5. Group 6, ensure that you look into Delegation Logistics, and compile a list of Group logistics for each group (what each individual groups need to provide). Also, get hold the following items to be brought to the 2nd meeting:

- Red Cross Annual Report

- Red Cross newsletters

- Red Cross brochures

- Red Cross Posters

You may seek Mr Daniel Ong for help, at the following address: daniel.ong@redcross.org.sg

Seek your teacher facilitator should you need help as well. Bring the logistics list and the items above by the next meeting.

6. All participants, please call up your group leaders and inform them whether you will report at HQ on 22 June (Day of departure), or report directly to the Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal. All group ICs, please send us to list to srcyaseanjumbara@gmail.com by 1200h, 17 June, Thursday.

7. Remember to submit a photocopy of your passports to Mr Daniel Ong(VDD) at HQ. Seek your unitmates for information, or seek your YOs if you need help.

8. The next meeting will be on 20 June, 1.30pm-5pm. Remember that you need to present your performances with your full costumes, and bring the logistics that you need for static display, traditional games and the tent decoration.

Continue to refer to this website, as we will be posting more updates soon! Ask us should you need help! :D

1st Meeting

Day -17

Hello all! Here's the programme for this coming Sunday's meeting. Do inform everyone in your group and your unit(only for those who are going for the camp) about it!

Reporting attire will be your Full Red Cross Uniform. Bring it even though you do not have some of the uniform parts. Bring along your Mufti attire so that you can change out of your RC uniform later.

Remember to bring all the materials that we informed you to in the previous post.

See you this Sunday!

Things to note for this Sunday

Day -19

Hello everyone!

Please help to spread the information below to everyone in your unit who are going for the camp, especially those who did not attend the meeting last week:

1. The next meeting is this coming Sunday, 6 June, at 1:30pm, Haw Par Hall.

2. Report in your Full RC uniform, because we need to do a Uniform inspection to ensure that everyone has their full uniform ready for the camp. We will have to wear it during the Asean Jumbara Opening Ceremony. Bring along your mufti, since we will change into that attire after inspecting your uniform.

3. Bring along a photocopy of your passport (1st and 2nd page).

4. For those who did not attend the previous meeting, please bring $35 to pay for the trip.

5. Do bring materials that you need to prepare for your performances/static display/traditional games

We will be posting the programme for this Sunday soon. Hope you have started on your preparation!

See you this Sunday!

Malaria Pills

Day -19

Hello everyone!

Here's the information on Malaria pills that you will need before going for the camp. Do seek your parents for assistance and consult your doctor before choosing the pill which is best for you!

There are two ways to go about your Anti Malaria Prophylaxis:

1. MEFLOQUINE

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mefloquine

1. This drug is to be taken on a WEEKLY BASIS.
2. Take the first dose ONE WEEK BEFORE DEPARTURE, and one every week for the entire duration of your stay. Continue until FOUR WEEKS AFTER YOUR RETURN.
3. This drug is relatively much costlier than Doxycycline, at approximately S$4.20 per tablet.
4. This drug is not stocked by all doctors, so do check with your doctor over the phone whether he / she carries it before you head down to see him / her.

2. DOXYCYCLINE

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doxycycline

1. This drug is to be taken on a DAILY BASIS.
2. Take the first dose ONE TO TWO DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE, and one EVERY DAY for the entire duration of your stay. Continue until SEVEN DAYS UPON RETURN.
3. This drug is relatively much cheaper than Mefloquine, at approximately S$0.20 per capsule.
4. Doxycycline has also less severe side-effects than Mefloquine for most people.
5. Those who are allergic to TETRACYCLINE family of antibiotics are advised against taking this drug. It must also NOT be taken with calcium products (e.g. Milk, Soya Milk, etc). It must be taken WITH MEALS (not before or after).
6. You may purchase this from Chong’s Medical Clinic at Singapore Shopping Centre, Level 1.

Useful Information to Read Up

Day -25

Hello everyone! Here are some useful information which everyone should read up before the trip! Special thanks to the cadets from Greendale RCY, Evergreen RCY, Compassvale RCY, SCGS RCY, Serangoon Secondary RCY and TKSS RCY for doing the research and compiling these information!

Click on the picture below to view!

Travel Insurance

Day -27

Hi everyone! The above is the travel insurance that every camper will have. It will be fully paid by the Singapore Red Cross. Do check out the information by clicking on the picture, and inform your parents about it as well!

Preparation Time & 2nd Meeting

Day -27

Hello everyone! Here are the final groupings for the Asean Jumbara Camp! Do spread the information to your unitmates who did not attend the meeting on 23 May 2010! Click on them to zoom in.

Here are the task allocations for the various groups:

Group 1: Drills & Miscellaneous (Brush up on your drills in preparation for the opening ceremony at Batam!)
Group 2: Traditional Games (Prepare various traditional games to be presented at the camp)
Group 3: Malay Dance Performance
Group 4: Media & Communications (Post and blog about what happened during the training periods, and during camp. More information will be given soon!)
Group 5: Static Display Preparation (Prepare a booth for Singapore, to share information about SRCY to the campers. More information will be given soon!)
Group 6: Logistics (More information will be given soon!)
Group 7: Indian Dance Performance
Group 8: Chinese Dance Performance

For the performances, do start thinking about the performances, music choice, costumes and choreography. You might want to meet up before our 2nd meeting (6th June) to brainstorm and prepare some ideas regarding the performance. We will be seeing your 1st draft on 6th June.

To all, we will be having our 2nd meeting on 6th June (Sunday), from 1.30pm-5pm at the Red Cross HQ (Haw Par Hall). Do bring all your materials needed for your various tasks, and remind each other regarding the meeting.

Please report in your full RC uniform on the 6th of June as well! We need to do a uniform inspection for everyone, since we have to wear our uniform at the Opening Ceremony of the Camp. After the uniform inspection, we will change up to our Mufti to prepare for our performances and other miscellaneous items.

Things to note:
1. Remember to seek your doctor for malaria prescriptions!
2. Packlist for the camp will be uploaded soon, so do keep checking this blog for more information!
3. Everyone is to write a journal for the camp and during preparation time. We will be giving you more details soon!

Do keep in touch with your group members and teacher facilitators! Stay tuned for more information!

Song & Mass Dance

Day -30

Hello everyone!

The Song "U & I, The Youth of Red Cross" can be found in the Mixpod on the left! Do start internalizing and enjoying the song. Afterall, it is a song created by our very own SRCY people, and Doreen Ma'am is one of the scriptwriters! This will be the song that we will share with the campers at Batam too, so let's start learning!

During the briefing, we were also asked to master the Mass Dance for sharing purposes when we're at Batam. Here's the video for all of us to learn from! Trust us, its really fun and entertaining!

So lets get started and learn with one another! :)

Welcome Note

Day -30

We officially started a reflectosphere for all SRCY campers of the ASEAN Jumbara 2010! Here is the place where every camper will be able to blog about everything regarding their experience of this exciting camp, from the preparations stage to the main camp itself.

We hope that this will be the main area where we can update everyone regarding our progress towards the camp, and share the various activities and reflections at the same time. So don't be shy and start reflecting!

Can't wait for the meeting! :)