kite runner write up...~ thing..

We as a group decided to make our kite look in a way that it would reflect upon us on how we feel after reading the book. The Heart placed at the centre of the kite symbolises our strong compassion towards kites. The wings we placed on the heart signify the flight of our compassion. We tried to show that we would not let this feelings disappear, so we used a hand to show that it is within our reach. On top of the kite we placed a mini-halo this was to signify our pure feelings about flying the kite. My group and i found in the the making of the kite that we had different feelings and perspectives. Thus, we have come to the conclusion of the design for the kite. The project has inspired us and allowed us to take yet another step closer into english literature. 


by Zhong yi~
James ong
Eugene ho
Wesley foo
JoEl LiM

Inspirations of our kite

     The inspiration of our kite come from our group itself not from any specific object in the world. With such unity and teamwork, my fellow group members were able to finish 2 kites. Our kite was mainly made out of nylon material and a few pieces of plastic sticks. My group members went to a kite outlet in Macpherson to buy our necessary equipment for the kite. Then, we head back to Sauarv's house to construct and decorate our kites.

     We put our kite in the middle and sat in a circle. We brainstormed for ideas but couldn't think of any. Then, all of us decided to a decorate and design the kite based on a theme called ''fire''. The fire in the kite represent the flame that were kept in our heart and that spark of motivation to accomplish the task with joy and teamwork. Everyone in our group painted the kites with attractive colourless and we even craft our own name on the kite. Along the way, we had laughter, giddles but the kite we make was something that we cannot purchase from any other kite shop. The kite represent our effort, teamwork and friendship that brings us closer together as a group.


    
our second kite that we painted which
represent as a rainbow







 this is our first kite. it took us about 2 hours
to complete it.







GROUP MEMBERS :
Foo Shao Kai
Phua Kia Yi
Thiviyan
Sauarv Ghante
Goutham Niadu
    

The Inspiration for our kite

Inspiration of our kite

      Looking at the world from a different perspective, soaring high above the azure sky, mesmerised by the height it reaches yet feeling a tinge of envy. That must be what the Wright brothers felt when they were inspired by a bird flying in the sky just like how we were inspired by the product of there inspiration, planes. 

      Kites flew for many centuries dating back to earlier than 400 bc being the basis to creations of many great flying machines and even used as an object of study by the Father of Aviation, Sir George Cayley. Therefore, we created a primitive diamond structure kite with the paintings of many flying objects over the last few centuries depicting the story behind the creations of aviation from such a simple structure.

      Our kite depicts the history of many aviators and carries the significance of the intention of different planes whether it is used for war, communication or transportation. Regardless of it use they fly under one sky and are a part of our history closely linked to kites.

By:

Ng Yu Sheng

Ernest Heng

Joshua Cheong

Lim Wei Xiang

Isaac Ng

Kite Making Project

The picture of my kite is an eagle and a rainbow.
I chose an eagle because it glides in the air very steadily without having to flap its wings unlike smaller birds.It also has good eye sight to find its prey.Eagles also can soar into the sky and it is very beautiful to see an eagle soar into the sky.
We chose an eagle because we want our kite to stay in the air as long as possible.
We chose a rainbow as it will only appear after a huge thunder storm to tell us that the storm is over.The rainbowe also appears high in the sky therefore the rainbow is so that we hope that our kite can fly as high as possible into the sky.

Done by
Tat Keng
William
David
Richard
De Yu
3SB

New Pandemic Assignment

                        New Virus Pandemic assignment

     Who are the people involved in this scenario?

•  The victims of the flood
• the GET pilots
• WHO(World Health Organization)
• Researchers

Identify the key problems

·        A ribonucleic virus, dubbed the “Blue Nile”, have an array of flu-like symptoms such as, cough, fever, shortness of breath, headaches, body aches and diarrhea. Within two weeks many victims develop pneumonia and/or acute respiratory distress syndrome, which lead to difficulty in breathing and can result in organ failure.

·        Ironically, the not yet affected areas have a significant increase of medical facilities. Even though the virus has not even reached them yet. The affected area is lacking of medical facilities and is quite saddening.

·        There are not enough GET pilots available, and are currently not able to spread out their manpower to the two other problems: flood search and rescue and medivac transport

·        If the researchers carry out research and tests now, the virus may have already mutated after the 12-18month process, which only means they are developing the cure for now, but not for the future.

What are their roles?

·        The role of the victim is to survive and to provide tests for the researchers( if they caught the virus, they would be able to give a sample to the researchers), and to wait for further information on their rescue and aid for them.

·        The GET pilot’s job is to search and rescue, to evacuate and relocate victims and to be able to work with WHO to help the victims and to do their best

·        WHO is supposed to prioritize, to identify the problems and to react to the virus, checking on whether it has mutated or spread even more, then react to it and make the right decisions for the country. Such as to “find medication that may slow the virus”.

·        The researchers are the key people involved in this disaster. They have a tight schedule, trying to find a cure or just a medication to slow the virus, and all of these must happen fast, as for every minute or hour they delay, one by one the victims of the flood are dying.

Possible solutions for each problems

·        Switzerland’s patented anti-viral medication, Xifan, designed to treat severe cases of influenza is the temporary solution. It has proven partially effective as a prophylactic and as a treatment for those in early stages of the disease. Because Xifan is most effective when taken within 48 hours of the appearance of symptoms and Blue Nile is difficult to differentiate from the flu in its early stages, but doctors are hesitant to use the precious medication. WHO can contribute the money into the long process of developing a cure for the disease, but they caution it as the process of 12-18 months maybe too long.

·        More relief effort can be put to providing those affected areas with more medical facilities, and if all countries cooperate, this problem would soon be solved.

·        Other countries can contribute too with their GET pilots, and stop the suspense the flood search and rescue, but just to do both search and rescue and medivac transport after distributing manpower, which would help in the long run.

GROUP MEMBERS:

Ng Yu Sheng

Isaac Ng

Lim Wei Xiang

Richard Ong

Hau De Yu

Pandemic english assigment

1. Who are the groups of people involved in the scenario?

• World Health Organisation (WHO)
• Red Cross
• GET Pilots (Global Emergency Transport)
• Researchers Of Switzerland
• Victims Of Virus

2. What are their roles? (Elaborate)

• WHO> The people research to find vaccinations on the pandemic wide spread.  WHO authorizes the vaccinations to the infected citizens of the country. WHO tried using 'Xifan' to slow down the virus but doctors are hesitant to use the previous medication.
• Red Cross> The Red Cross Provide Search and rescue for the non-infected citizens. The Red Cross organization helps to evacuate them as well as to relocate them temporary shelters.
• GET Pilots>Bring aid to Victims of Blue Nile. These people evacuate the non-infected citizens so that they may not contract the diseases of the infected.
• Researchers Of Switzerland> The people research on the virus, as well as conduct experiments so that they may find a vaccination for the disease.

3. Identify 3 Key Problems

• Pandemic: "Blue nile" virus (Infection rate increases).
• Difficulty identifying who has contracted the virus
• Difficult to find a cure for the virus  

4. Think of 1 possible solution for each of the problems

• WHO should call for a quarantine in the area of the virus so that the virus does spread anywhere else except the area. This helps to contain the infected in one spot so that the Red Cross can easily get aid to the infected and they would not be wandering finding for the infected.
• WHO  should send a message across the nation, telling people to get aid if they aid if they have symptoms of the virus.
• Recruit more scientist and researchers. Asked them to work longer,  extra pay. So that they can quickly find a cure.

Eugene Ho

Wesley Foo

Lau Zhong Yi

James Ong

Joel Lim

1)Who are the people involved in this scenario?

• GET-GLOBAL EMERGENCY TRANSPORT
• THE FLOOD TRANSPORTERS
• RESEARCHERS OF WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION
• VICTIMS OF THE VIRUS
• RESEARCHERS OF SWITZERLAND

 2)What are their roles?

• GLOBAL EMERGENCY TRANSPORT-ITS ROLE IS TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE WHO AND THE RED CROSS TO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY YO NATURAL DISASTERS,PROVIDING SEARCH AND RESCUE,EVACUATION,AND RELOCATION FOR VICTIMS.
• RESEARCHERS OF SWITZERLAND-THEY HAVE FOUND A ANTI-VIRAL MEDICATION CALLED XIFAN,DESIGNED TO TREAT SEVERE CASES OF INFLUENZA.
• VICTIMS OF THE VIRUS-THEY INITIALLY SUFFER FROM AN ARRAY OF FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS:COUGH,HEADACHES,FEVER,SHORTNESS OF BREATH,BODY ACHES,AND DIARRHEA.WITHIN TWO WEEKS,MANY VICTIMS DEVELOP PNEUMONIA AND CAN RESULT IN ORGAN FAILURE.
• FLOOD TRANSPORTERS-THEY HELP OUT AFTER THE FLOOD.THEY HAVE RESPONDED FOR CLEAN-UP AND RESCUE OF THE AFFECTED AREAS AND VICTIMS.
• RESEARCHERS OF WHO-THEY WANT TO FIND MEDICATION THAT MAY SLOW THE VIRUS AND EVENTUALLY STOP THE VIRUS. 

   3)IDENTIFY THE KEY PROBLEMS

I)THERE IS POOR SANIATION,CROWDED SHELTERS,AND MINIMAL HEALTH CARE WHICH HAS INCREASED THE SPREADING OF THE VIRUS.

II)OVER 300 FLOOD RESPONDERS,INCLUDING SEVERAL GET PILOTS SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF THE BLUE NILE VIRUS.

III)AS XIFAN IS MOST EFFECTIVE WHEN TAKEN WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE APPEARANCE OF SYMPTOMS AND BLUE NILE IS DIFFICULTTO DIFFERENTIATE FROM THE FLU IN ITS EARLY STAGES,DOCTORS ARE HESITANT TO USE THE PRECIOUS MEDICATION.

4)SOLUTIONS FOR EACH OF THE PROBLEMS

I)MORE DOCTORS SHOULD BE SENT TO THESE AFFECTED AREAS,MORE PEOPLE ARE ALSO NEEDED TO CONSTRUCT TEMPORARY HOMES FOR THIS VICTIMS TO OVERCOME THE PROBLEM OF POOR SANITATION,CROWDED SHELTERS AND MINIMAL HEALTHCARE.

II)THE FLOOD RESPONDERS AND GET PILOTS SHOULD BE VACCINATED FIRST BEFORE THE CHOOSE TO CONTINUE HELPING.

III)MORE MONEY,SCIENTISTS AND EFFORT CAN BE INVESTED IN A PROJECT FOR A VACCINE FOR THE VIRUS WHICH COULD SAVE MANY LIVES AND ALSO PREVENT A PANDEMIC.

DONE BY:KESIGAN,MARCUS,CHOO YAN MIN AND RAMA

                  

                  

                   

New Virus pandemic English Assignment.

1) Who are the people involved in this scenario?

•   Get- Global Emegency Transport
•    Researchers of the WHO- World Health Organisation 
•    Researchers of  Switzerland who have came up with a prospective cure for the virus
•   Victims of the virus.
•   The flood responders

2) What are their roles?

• Get- Global Emegency Transport, an organisation that specializes in providing search and rescue, evacuation and relocation for victims during disasters. However, due to the outbreak of the new virus, GET had suspended flood search and rescue to serve as medivac transport for virus patients to emergency medical shelters. Sadly, several GET pilots had contracted the virus and were hospitalized as they were also suffering from the effects of the virus.
• Researchers of the WHO- World Health Organisation  are studying the virus, its spreading and causes, and to reduce the contraction rate of the virus by finding a vaccine or cure and to eventually stop the virus.
• Researchers in Switzerland who have came up with a prospective cure for the virus. This precious medication is called Xifan. They did not wish to release the Xifan as it had a samllstockpile.
• Victims of this virus had sufferd the most. They intially suffer from an array of flu-like such as cough, fever, shortness of breath, headaches, body aches and diarrhea. In two weeks, many would develop pneumonia and/or acute respiratory distress syndrome, which leads to difficulty inbreathing and can result in organ failure.
• Flood responders are the people who helped out after the flood. An estimated 22,000 worldwide volunteers  have responded for clean-up and recue of the affected areas and victims.

3)Identify the key problems.

• Flood responders and GET pilots are also becoming victims to the virus by helping the already infected victims and also by working in the virus affected areas.
• Poor sanitation, crowded shelters. minimal health care has resulted in the increase of spreading of the virus.
• Affected areas are facing shortages of health care amenities.
• The Swiss are hesitant  in releasing the the medication. The cure is most effective when taken within 48 hours of the first symptoms. However, the first few symptoms are similar to a common flu's. There is a samll supply of the medication too, thus they do not want to release the medication for use.

4) Possible solutions for each of the problems.

• To prevent more people from contracting the virus, the flood responders should be properly vaccinated once a vaccine has been created if they choose to continue helping.
• Man power is needed to construct proper temporary shelters and health care amenities, doctors and more flood responders to help combat the porblem of poor sanitation, overcrowding in shelters and minmal health care.
• More money can be invested in the research of a vaccine for the virus so that a vaccine may be created much faster to save more lives.

Group members...
Saurav Ghante
Phua Kia Yi

Thiviyan Paramasivem

Goutham Naidu

Ernest Heng

Blue Nile River Flood

Identify the different group of people in the case study.

     The WHO ( Whole Health Organisation ) is mainly the group of people involved in this case study. The WHO is a specialized agency of the United Nation (UN) that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. It is established on 7 April 1948. In this case of the Blue Nile River Flood , they are the group of people that find medication, provide medical needs and to reduce chances of viruses from spreading.

What are the roles of these group of people?

     The WHO give guildline to countries that need medical support. In this Blue Nile Flood for example,they examine countries and provide medical aid to the victims in the country. They also check for cleaniness in the country and whether the country is devastated or severly destroyed. Apart from coordinating international effort to control outbreaks of infectious and contagious diseases such as SARS, TB, HIV and Malaria. The WHO also supports the development and distribution of safe and effective vaccines. In addition, WHO also carries out various health-related campaigns and conducts health research in communiable diseaes, non-communiable conditions and injuries. The World Health Organisation also conduct various data collection platforms such as the World Health Survey covering 308,000 respondant from 70 countries worldwide. Lastly, the WHO also calculated the total number of deaths in a country as well as worldwide.

Identify the problem faced by them

     The virus from the Blue Nile River Flood spreads very quickly in Ethiopia. The researchers and scientist are hesitant to use precious medication because the appearance of symptons is different to differentiate from the flu in its early stages. Hence, it is very diffcult to predict who contacted the virus as the scientist are still unsure about this new virus. Meanwhile, the infection rate is quickly expanding in and beyond the still-dangerous flood zone. To make matter worse, in just a short period of time, the virus had already grown from epidemic to pandemic status. In these flood prone countries, people do not have proper shelter, food and water supply. The virus spread from air and contact via fecal matter, People suffered from poor sanitation, health care and poor living conditions and hence the virus tends to spread more quicky in these areas. There is still no vaccine for this virus and this will take time to make these vaccines. Within this period of time, more people are suffering out there without proper living conditions. As a result, the scientists need to work more quicky to produce a new vaccine to cure the virus.

Suggest/solution for each of the problem.

     I suggest that we should donate money or conduct charity events to help the victims. The government should send more manpower of doctors, nurses and first aider to help the victims and also speed up the process. By sending more people, this reduces their burden and work that they need to carry out. With Singapore's specialised medical facilities and a variety of medicines, they would be able to save more lives and to decrease to the death rate in the country. We could buy food, provide water supplies and proper tentage or beds for the people to stay in. Hence, this will be able to help and provide medical support to those countries which were in danger.


Done by: Foo Shao Kai (9)
               Ganesh Kumar
               David Ng
               Davindran

pandemic flu GET pilots

1)The group of people are the GET pilots,the victims,the researchers at the World Health Organisation(WHO),and the people who have gotten into contact with dead animals.

2)The roles of the GET is that they were suffering from an unidentified ribonucleic acid virus dubbed the Blue Nile.There are patients who had flu-like symptoms.Within two weeks,they will have respiratory distress sypdrome.The researchers at WHO are trying to find vaccines for the virus.They are also trying to find a medication that will slow the virus down.

3)Some key problems are they will suffer from a variety of flu-like smyptoms and within two weeks,they will have difficulty breathing and can result in organ failure.This virus spread around the body very fast as in less than a month,the victim may die.The virus spread through the air and via contact with fecal matter.This is a key problem as there is poor sanitation,crowded shelters and minimal health care after athe flood.This can result in the virus spreading to many people at a faster rate due to the poor living conditions.The other problem is that there is no vaccines for the virus currently.The researchers at the WHO are still finding a way to make the vaccines.Until then,more peo[ple will die as there is no cure.

4)I think we can donate money in funding the people so that they can improve their living conditions which will minimise the number of people catching the virus.We can also donate money to the researchers so that they will be able to make sufficient vaccines to cater to the people.


Done by Tham Tat Keng (37) 3SB

Sec 3 camp Reflection

Sec 3 Adventure camp

Trekking through swamp and mud, firing ballistic water bombs at miniscule cans, and constructing rafts from tyre and rope, welcome to the Sec 3 camp. This both tiresome and enjoyable camp lasted 3 days and as we ate slept, ate, and played, time took off and it was over before we knew it. Our form teacher always wanted us to push through this camp. We have discovered the reason.

Under the instruction of our English teacher, we were required to write a composition on our Secondary 3 adventure camp.

When we met up a fortnight later to discuss about the composition, the discussion ended when we tried to recall those fond memoirs. As time whiled away, we looked back at the camp and analysed our thoughts. We, through all the joy and laughter, somehow managed to compile our thoughts together. We decided to put to use the two examples which show the most interesting and the difference between the class before and after the camp from someone in our class which unfortunately was not able to attend because of a high fever.

Ng Yu Sheng’s recount: The camp was a blast! It was an exceptionally fun and an awesome time for bonding. (Even though it was not as fun as a Scouts camp..) I felt so much team spirit even though we did not get the best group and the other awards, it certainly was a everlasting moment. I guess throughout the whole camp, the most memorable moment was….a close call with a bench! You must be wandering how can it be the most memorable moment but my shoulder was almost crushed by it. I was only saved through a step which allowed me to dodge the 1 metre high falling projectile while I was not even doing anything!

Lim Wei Xiang’s recount: I was astounded by the significant difference before and after the camp. It was like a wall was shattered between them and they were seen to be more bonded and inviting towards each other. The teamwork between the class increased exponentially before and after the camp, working and playing together like the way childhood friends play with each other. They were also seen to be more lively and active during classes.

As much as we want to show you more of what we, ourselves experienced, we can only show you this much. The most memorable activity of the camp was definitely the "Nature Ramble" station... Where people had to overcome their fears, making that 'giant leap' over that barrier of fear... fear of dirt, fear of mud, fear of just being dirty! In the end, instead of dreading this station, we began to enjoy it! Laughing and smiling, throwing mud at each other, and having pure fun. That was the first and maybe last time we could try it in our whole lives!

The rest of the camp's stations were all planned well, and fit for us being one truly, complete team.

The camp tested our endurance, focus and most importantly... our comradary, whether we could bond as a team, and as a class, to complete every task taken, every challenge faced. At the end of it, we sure did bond together as one class! We went out the camp, as class 3SB(BALOO) on our faces was an attitude that we would all have:"ALL FOR ONE, ONE FOR ALL!"

Ng Yu Sheng                                     

Isaac Ng

Lim Wei Xiang

Richard ong

Sec 3 camp reflection

Team bonding games

The team bonding games helped us to bond with our new class mates. It taught us the strengths of our classmates and also got to know each other better. It also helped us to trust each other more as we had to play games which had to trust in our classmates a lot.

Nature Ramble

This activity required us to trek into the forest near the camp. Part of the trail required us to go into a swamp that is muddy and sticky. The water level in the swamp was waist high. At the beginning, some of us were scared of getting dirty in the mud but eventually conquered their fear. This taught us to be open minded and not to look at things negatively without first experiencing it.

Campfire

The campfire was probably one of the most memorable activities in the camp. At the campfire, there were two large speakers which played some of our favourite songs and the whole school started singing. It was also the time that the classes presented their own cheers. Each class cheered their loudest and were very enthusiastic. It was also the night that we earned the right to wear our long pants.

Overall, the camp has benefited us and we grew closer as a class. It was a very memorable camp.

By: Aloysius Lee
      Haran Dorairaj
      Amos Tan
      William Winarto
       Joshua Cheong

Do's and Don'ts of blogging

As with most things, when you are blogging, what you should and shouldn’t do is determined mostly by what you want to accomplish. There are some good guidelines and we will discuss some of the more prominent ones here, but do not limit yourself. Use these simply as a place to begin and adapt them to your application using your own priorities.

 

Do blog frequently

It can not be made clear enough that frequency is one of the attributes that blogs offer, unlike other formats. It may be an obvious benefit, but the more you blog the more effective you’ll likely become at what you’re doing. Also, it’s more pleasing for viewers if they have an idea of when to expect new content.

Do not post the same content over and over

There are some rare exceptions to this rule. For example, if a viewer requests the same content or asks the same question, you may want to consider posting links to the past answers or posts or at least use some of the quotation formats that let people know this is a fresh posting referencing the same content.

Do post on multiple sites

If you provide a good post or a good answer, it may have a positive impact on the viewer’s assessment of you and draw other viewers to your own blog. If you post on the same subject in multiple places, make sure you put the address of your site in the blog itself or the tags at the end of each post.

Do talk to others

Converse not only about the subject at hand or common interests, but ask for pointers and volunteer about what you’ve learned regarding blogging.

Don’t be afraid to learn about blogging

Make sure you learn about the techniques of blogging. Most services allow you to create very complete and effective blogs without knowing anything about coding or scripting, but the more you learn the more you will have at your disposal.

Do Listen to your viewers

If you were only creating a journal just for you, you could create it on paper or on a computer that was never connected to the Internet. The fact is that blogs are intended to foster communication, so why not listen to the viewers? You don’t have to completely give the blog to them, but you considering their input may help you to better accomplish what you have been attempting to accomplish through your blog.

Don't be afraid to expand

If you started focusing on a certain subject but then you learned more about it, consider expanding your blog to cover the new material that you’ve learned. If your viewers are asking for more info on what you’ve learned then it might be a very good idea. There will also be times that viewers ask for information on a topic you're not familiar with. If you have a broad audience, feel free to learn about the subject and talk about it. The more fantastic content you put online, the better.

To conclude, blogging has many pros and cons, advantages and disadvantages... But it all comes down to the user. Whether the user chooses to use a blog to do wrong things, or to do a good thing. Overall, blogging is a great way of expressing emotion, but not too much of it, and it will help yourself. So its not entirely bad to blog, unless you want to use blogging as a form of your anger, where only bad results would be achieved.

Ng Yu Sheng
Isaac Ng
Lim Wei Xiang
Richard Ong

Do's and Dont's of blogging

Do's
-write feelings and emotions
-personal opinions
-respect other people's opinions
-be open minded
-brainstorm before you blog
-protect your identity

Don'ts
-use vulgarities
-make fun of people
-make fun of religions
-be racist
-limit your topics
-use web links without giving credit
-be afraid to express yourself
-give out personal information

By: Aloysius Lee
      Haran Dorairaj
      Amos Tan
      William Winarto
       Joshua Cheong

Blogging ( Dos and Donts )

     As the technology improves throughout the years, Blogging is nothing special in today cyber network. People all over the world are over exposed to the Internet and the computor including young children. Blogging is the site where people post their personal feelings and reflection on the blog. Anyone visting the blog can see the post and comments on the blog. Hence, this will lead to several consequences about Blogging.

     Dos of Blogging 

     There are several Dos about Blogging. Blogging is a site where people expressed their feelings and showing people what they do on a special day.

They can also express their feeling whether is sad or happy. Therefore, this allow that person to feel more calm and relax instead of hiding it inside your heart. Adding follower would be necessary because if your blog does not have any followers, it would be kind of 'dead'.
 The blogger had to update new post daily or the blog would be lame and boring. The blogger also need to design the blog with attractive features and colours to attract people. Postive and encouraging comments is well appreciated as this will boost up his/her self esteem.
 The blogger also need to set up security protection or warnings as there might be hackers around.

      Don't of Blogging

    There are several Don't about Blogging.
As a blogger, he/she should not post any vulgarity, swear words or any racial discrimination remarks. This would reflect badly on others as a blogger. Moreover, this would let outsiders to have a bad impression of you.
 The blogger must not post his/her address, phone numbers or any other personal information. If this is needed, you can send a private message or email to that particular person. There might be strangers, hackers or spammers out there in the Internet. Recently, a school website was hacked resulting into a pornography site. Hence, this prove that there are hackers around and you could be the victim if you are not careful.

The blogger also should not insult any religion as this would result in a spark of rioting and fighting. If this happen, you could be either be jail or fined. People might feel insulted and this could lead to cyber-bullying. Last but not least, you should not be spending more than 2 hours on the blog because it takes a lot of time. You should spend your time wisely as there are many other things to do instead of blogging.


Done by:
Foo Shao Kai (9)
Charles lee
Leonard Teo
Parth Goda
Evan Wee
Affin


 

Reflections on our Sec 3 camp

First assembly.

Entering Camp Christine,
 feeling excited for the camp.

     '' One for all, all for one '' is a common phrase in our adventurous sec 3 camp at Camp Christine in Sarimbun. We went through different kinds of emotions throughout the camp as we went through different activites of the camp ; happy, sad, annoyed, frustrated, angry, nervous or even irritated. We, as a class got a chance to go through thick or thin together and bond as a class.


 Although we are from different classes and some of those people are not as familiar as those who were from my class. This camp had indeed changed my class for sure and helped us to work as a team and to stay together with each and every one in Secondary 3 Science "B".Before we left, the camp instructors, Tommy and Aishah had given us a group name which was also known as Baloo which was a bear. Other groups were given other names like Akela and Chil.After the camp, I have to admit that I had learnt several important values throughout the camp. For example: leadership, teamwork, commitment, determination, responsibility, friendship and unity. We got to know each other much better through the many games both physically and mentally.

Formal but nice.

 Some of us even overcome our fear and that really motivated me as a juvenile. We went through many physically challenged games such as the ''ladder of success'' ,''Black Hole'' which required not just physical strength but teamwork to support the man being passed through the hole and "Nature Rumble" which started off with everyone complaining about how dirty it was, but we overcame our fears with one another beside each other.The most frustrating thing in the camp that my group experienced was when our tents were flooded with rainwater. My sleeping bag was soaked with water hence,  the extreme discomfort while sleeping at night.The discomfort was then made worse with the mosquitoes in the area. It was very difficult to feel comfortable even without the flooded tent and the mosquitoes as there were six men sleeping in a single tent!


The First Activity: Space Odyssey.

Space Odyssey

On the first day of the camp, we had the Space Odyssey which was also a very clear reminder of what was called teamwork, despite the difficulties in the activity. We learnt that a team , is only as strong as the weakest man. It was nearly impossible to leave a man back there in the activity. One for all , All for one. The activity made the team think really hard about how the last man was to move himself through the hole. A situation that clearly taught us how the team is only as strong as the weakest man.


Outdoor Cooking.

Outdoor Cooking! :D

Although we were lectured by Camp Instructor Tommy and Aishah for being selfish , to take two or more sausages for ourselves to be eaten as we were extremely hungry. Secondary 3 Science "B" is a class that is forty men strong. That day, there were only 40 sausages that could be used for cooking outdoors. It was just nice for the class. However, the team were so hungry that some of the members in the team took two which meant greed and self-centreness. Baloo then learnt to share amongst themselves as it is important to stay together , in order for a team to be good. It was a great learning experience despite people underestimating Outdoor Cooking's purpose in surviving in the wild. This activity taught us how to be considerate in what we do.


Low Elements

Low Elements

Low Elements was one of the easiest and relaxing activity in the camp. It made us to feel like Tarzan as we could swing from tree to tree.
 Instructor Tommy treated the students as a team getting over a river of piranhas.The problem lies in how the team was going to acquire the rope that was still over the river. In addition, the team had to bring a bucket to the other side, before the last man leaves the his side of the river.
 My Group and I felt that the only reason why this activity seemed easy , was because the experience we had beforehand, allowing us to have greater sense of teamwork, increasing the speed in how fast Baloo could successfully move to the other side of the river.This activity taught me that , if a man falls down in a team, the team should go and get him back up, supporting him.


Day 2: The Gladiators in the Nature Ramble, Rafting away as part of the Trekker's Challenge.

Gladiators.

Day 2 of the camp was awesome.In my opinion, not only did we start to appreciate the skills of being a scout, I think cooperation as a team was inevitable. Without cooperation in the team , in the Gladiator activity, what more think of building a catapult together as team. In the Gladiator Activity, Baloo was divided into three teams. Each team were given twenty water bombs, 3 long wooden poles , 3 short wooden poles and some ropes to set up a catapult. The catapult will then be brought forth to shoot a pyramid of cans. The first team to do so , wins the game. Although my team didn't win, it was a splendid experience for us as we had fun. Although, we missed the target sometimes, as long as we kept trying and as long as we don't repeat our mistakes, the chance of winning the game increases. This concept applies to our mistakes in life too.


Nature Ramble.

Muddy!

 This was the most memorable activity in the entire camp. Everyone participating in the activity came with an open heart ; not knowing what lies ahead of us. We trek into the dense forest, to our upmost astonishment we come to a dead end,Our instructor then asked us to slide down into the mud without any support at all. We were all shocked and wanted to head back to camp but our determination held us on and everyone managed to pass that psychological barrier. Back then, my leg were soaking with dirty mud and soil.

As we continue walking into the river, water level began to increase at the same time experiencing the nature of the forest. To make matter worse, it was raining very heavily, the mud became muddier and muddier. All in all, it was one of my best experiences I had in my life and I would not forget such a wonderful experience.

Little Tommy's Raft

Little Baba's Raft 

After that experience, Baloo all wanted to bathe, but instead, we went rafting, allowing us to wash ourselves. Once again, We started to appreciate the usefulness of tying knots. The raft was easy to construct as our class had alot of scouts. These scouts helped to tie the knots that linked the contact points of the raft that we were making. We were split into two groups. The raft was made, everyone in Baloo was given a chance to get onboard, to wash the dirt from the Nature Ramble. All good things had to come an end, the last event after the activities was the campfire.

Assembly before Campfire.

During the last night of the camp, we totally enjoyed ourselves at the campfire. We had campfire songs and had a lot of fun. We were all very excited and later we had fellowship with our new fellow classmates. We were all looking to wear our long pant the following day.
We made cheers together to boost our moral. I felt reluctant as the camp is coming to the end. We packed our bags and bring our flooded tent down. we bade goodbye to our trainers and boarded the bus back to school. It was indeed an enjoyable and meaningful camp after all! Baloo forever!!

Leadership


SHAO KAI: As a prefect in my class, I learnt how to lead the class and motivate my friends to not give up and give our all. Each of us took initiative and commitment to participate 100 percent in whatever things we do. I managed to influence my group and work together as a class to complete our tasks. My friends and I had a whale of time during the camp. We worked as team during the games. For example; Building the raft which requires a lot of teamwork and effort, the blind man's trail which we need to communicate properly in order to walk safely in darkness. Teamwork meant to me , that trust amongst teammates is important.




CHARLES: I feel that after this camp, my class is much more bonded.Trust amongst each other is crucial if a team were to aim to reach a higher standard.I never knew what was the meaning of "One for all, All for one" until I went through this camp. The camp taught me that a team is only as strong as the weakest man of the team.To me, I think that the most important thing that the camp taught me is that if I was in a team, I would rather suffer alone then suffer with the team.Determination and perseverance is needed in order to keep a team going. That applies to EVERY SINGLE MEMBER of the team.

LEONARD: In this camp, I learnt more about my friends in Secondary 3 Science "B". I had a fun time, in the the mud trail. I learnt about how teamwork was extremely important in a team. This camp was one of the most memorable camp as many funny things happened such as how everyone was rushing to the bathrooms after debrief and supper.Most importantly, I learnt how to keep my teammates cheerful.

EVAN: This camp made things in my life seem so much better. My group and I managed to overcome our fears together through the different activities.This camp has been etched in my mind as many event occurred that were beyond our expectations. Events such as having to put our shoes in mud, cleaning the filthy toilets, having to walk on a rope that was held together by the team.

PARTH: Having been through this camp , I have gone through times without food as I had to give my food to Saurav as there was some technical issues due to the my food restrictions. That taught me to share. This Sec 3 camp can only be experienced once. Memories of it have been good. I got to know more about my new classmates too.





ARIFFIN: The most memorable part of the camp for me , was going home.As my team and I suffered together, I started to miss my family, remembering how they took care of me at home. This camp made me treasure the close relationships with my family. It was really a memorable and sentimental camp for my team and I. Having felt so lonely, my teammates like Leonard have cheered me up in the camp.The bond as a class has strengthened through this camp. I think it is important for teammates to carry on supporting each other, physically and psychologically.

In retrospect, as a team, in order to keep the team going, we had to motivate each other and determination and perseverance is needed to keep the team going. The team is only as strong as the weakest member in it. Trust is of the utmost importance in the team , so as to reach higher standards. If the team was sad, It takes only one man to cheer them up. Showing how important Initiative is , in the team. If one were to carry out a task, the team should help him as it would make things faster. If one were to be afraid of anything, the team should encourage and not discourage. Lastly, if sacrifices had to be done, in order to keep the team going.

BALOO! SEC 3 CAMP GROUP PHOTO.

Done by:
Foo Shao Kai
Charles Lee
Parth Goda
Evan
Leonard Teo
Ariffin

 A little of Baloo's Cheer: 

Cheer Leader: Baloo OI!!!!

Baloo: OII

Cheer Leader: Baloo OI!!!!

Baloo: OII

Cheer Leader: Baloo! Are you ready?

Baloo: Ya mate!