Wednesday, March 31, 2010

ArtsFest + FAD

Hi everyone,

Here's the consent form as promised. Click on the picture above, right click > "Save Picture As", save it to your computer and print =P

Supporters are to report @ RI (Main Atrium) at 12.15pm on 3rd April 2010 (that's this coming Saturday!). We hope to see you guys there! =)

Batch 61 RC people, look out for further updates regarding World Red Cross Day coming up on 24th April (yep, another Saturday). WRCD is an induction ceremony of sorts for new members of RCY, and will be held at Bendemeer Sec this year. Try to keep that date free!

In addition, THANK YOU to all b60 - b58 RC people who did First Aid Duty on XCountry! We hope you've realised the role we play in our school as a provider of FA.

Enjoy the long weekend, and good luck to all ArtsFest participants!

Monday, March 29, 2010

CAC Trainings

Hi all,
For those who are interested in joining CAC 2010, please come for a 1 hour short talent profiling Tomorrow from 2pm to 3pm at Raja Block Foyer.
For those with 3rd language, we will arrange another session in due time, alternatively, come down at 130 to find vatsal at Raja Block Foyer.
Thanks!

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

IPC FA/EVAC Term 2 Wk 1 Results

Here are the results people!!

Omega: 106 (you left your envelopes at certain stations, hence lost points for losing them lol)
Iota: 100
Epsilon 80.5

We will be doubling the points and adding them to your raw points. Woohoo congrats congrats!!!

Looks like you guys will need to buck up more for your FA/Evac..like that epic fail newspaper stretcher lol..but its ok you guys will learn veery soooon!

Watch out for IPC FA/Evac TWO!!!

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Photo of the Week

The first Sec 1 or Sec 2 to correctly guess the identity of the person in the photo will get +25 pts for their platoon.



Guess who?

Ans: Hadi Sir
George earns +25 pts for Omega
Posted on 23 Mar 10, 20:24

IPC FA/EVAC Song





Hello everyone!

You will have to learn this song WITH the actions by this coming wednesday. Singing and dancing to this song as a platoon together will be part of the IPC, so do start practicing.

To the sec 1s, 15 checkpoints are the various parts of the bodies that you need to check when doing a body survey to check for any kind of injuries that a casualty might have. The order and the parts are crucial, so hopefully through this song, you will be able to memorise the song.

Scalp, ears, eyes, nose, mouth, face, neck, chest, collarbone, arms, back, abdomen, hips, legs toes.

Note that FATS are not part of the 15 checkpoints lol.

Enjoy, and all the best for the Interplatoon Competition. May the best platoon win!

Sunday, March 21, 2010

T2W1 Trainings

Hi all,

Its a new term :D
Hope you have finished all your holiday homework if not its a good time to start lol (I haven't too)

Just a reminder about trainings next Monday and Wednesday.

Monday
Reporting Time: 3.30-6.00 pm
Attire: PE attire
Reporting Location: SR Block Foyer

Wednesday
Reporting Time: 3.30-6.00 pm
Attire: PE shirt + trackpants
Reporting Location: SR Block Foyer
What to bring: Bandages (must bring)

In case you have forgotten, IPC First Aid-Evacuation will be held on Wednesday during training, so please do brush up on your stuff!

May the best platoon win =)

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Ignite Your Soul!


Obstacles crossed. Quests completed. Challenges overcome.

The ultimate mission for the search of the flame (FIRE) has been completed. The flame is now no longer burning as a candle. It is burning as each of the platoons in RIRC. Your souls have been ignited. It's time for you to unleash your power and show what power really means!

No matter whether you had fun in this camp or not, we just want you to remember ONE word - OHANA.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

March Camp Consent Form

Hi all,

here is the March Camp Consent Form. It has also been sent to your email (for Sec 2 and Sec 3s).

Hope to see you there tomorrow!

Those Without RC Uniform

Hi everyone,

For those who DO NOT have their full Red Cross uniform, please bring your FULL SCHOOL UNIFORM WITH TIE. ONLY for those without full RCU - this includes Sec 1s. No other substitution is allowed.

Cya in camp!

Saturday, March 13, 2010

FIRE - March Camp 2010



The Three Platoons have come a long way, crossing obstacles and overcoming challenges through the generations. A new challenge awaits, with new members and new experiences. With the parting of the Sec 3s, the path ahead may seem hazy, but bursting with new vigour and courage, the platoons are going to go all out fighting for their platoons this March Camp!

3 different platoons. 3 separate paths. ONE common goal. Fight as ONE. Win as ONE. You all have the flame burning inside yourselves - but it's time to add fuel to that flame and make it stronger.

FIRE - Ignite the soul!

Once again, click here for the camp briefing slides.
For those without Microsoft Powerpoint 2007, you can find the 2003-compatible document here.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Photo of the Week (Guess Who?)

The first Sec 1 or Sec 2 to correctly guess the identity of the person in the photo will get +10 pts for their platoon.



Guess who?

Ans: Jason Sir
George earns +10 pts for Omega
Posted on 8 Mar 10, 21:52

Monday, March 8, 2010

Unit Contact List

Hey everyone!

For those who have been needing one, here's a contact list with everyone's numbers and email addresses inside. Basically, everyone you need to call/email in RC this year should be inside.

Click HERE :)

Cheers!

March Camp

Hi all,

Please add the following items to the packlist.

1. Can opener (each platoon to bring one)
2. Solid Fuel
3. Matches

For those who have not downloaded the powerpoint, please refer to the post below titled "march camp briefing".

Thanks!

FD COM support

Thanks to the following people who went down on saturday and cheered our FD com on!
They are:
Yi Chen
Ryan Tia
Deodatus
Zheng Wei
Brendan
Colin
Ching Wai
Allen
David
Yi Ming
Rayner
Zi Jun
Jian Xin
Samuel
Qi Jing
Nicholas
Jia Ming
Yue Howe
Nirmeet
Justin
Qi Wei
Ryan Choing
Chong Ching
Amos
Kian Guang
Kenneth
Bryan
Ho Yu Xuan
XI Rui
Sean
Yu Hui

Sunday, March 7, 2010

FDCom 2010

We fought. We entertained. We won.

Every drop of sweat that our bodies have profusely exuded for FDCom'10 will be remembered by our homeground. Our homeground knows how much pain our minds have gone through just to stay alert and ignore the salt in your eyes, how much pain our feet have gone through marching all around Raja Block Foyer and the Parade Square under the scorching sun, how much pain our arms have gone through trying to achingly keep up with the precise 90 and 45 degree arm-swings. Though these are not known by the judges, we know. We gave our best, did our best and showed them who we are.

We know how much money we have spent on drinks just to hydrate yourselves and refresh your mind. We know how much practice you all have done to perfect your moves. We know you sacrificed your free time for the unit.

Anxiety, Relief, Exuberance: These ARE the emotions we went through on 6th March 2010 - all to aim for the Championship trophy. Though our dreams were not fulfilled, at the end of the day, look at the path we have passed - you will get a sense of satisfaction. Do not think we lost to another school. Know that we won, we've won 3rd place. Same concept of whether you consider a glass half-full or half-empty.

Soon, we will be having ArtsFest'10. So, keep your spirits high and show the other schools who we are.

FACom'09 : 2nd runners up

FDCom'10 : 2nd runners up

ArtsFest'10 : Champions

Friday, March 5, 2010

FDCOM

We have bought countless drinks, we have sweat more than one would guess. We have swung, we have banged, we have saluted.
(And we have KYX!)

Now we're here. We're here to give everyone a show that they won't forget.

Just relax and focus, give it your all, give it your best.
Have fun.

No matter what happens, if we've done all we could, I think we'd all be satisfied.

Tomorrow.

As KYX says: PARTYTIME!

We'll see you there, and we're not going down in our home without a fight.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

March Camp Briefing

Hey everyone,

Here's the link to the camp briefing slides, as it doesn't seem to be showing up in the sidebar :(

http://www.4shared.com/file/233492063/b6af8b38/March_Camp_Briefing.html

For those without Microsoft Powerpoint 2007, you can find the 2003-compatible document here.

Attendance Matters

Hi everyone,

This is for those who have not turned up for trainings and not submitted their excuse letters/MCs to any of the Sec 4s yet. Please submit them latest by next Wednesday (10th March) to Jason sir, or any of the Sec 4s. After this deadline, we will not be chasing for any more proofs of excuse and you will be marked as "absent" for the relevant trainings.

This is especially important for Sec 2s and 3s who have not been promoted during AON (last year's November camp), as we may be factoring in recent attendance records for the upcoming March camp promotions.

For those who have always turned up for trainings, good job and keep it up :) for those who haven't, just put in that little more effort to come as well.

Hope to see everyone down this Saturday!

BRING IT ON

Monday, March 1, 2010

Photo of the Week (Guess Who?)

Since platoon points haven't been given out for a while, the first Sec 2 to correctly guess the identity of the person in the photo will get +10 pts



Guess who?

Ans: Chee Tat Sir
Darryl earns +10 pts for Epsilon
Posted on 1 Mar 2010 7:18pm

Some Thoughts

Hey everyone,

This post isn't only targeted at the Sec 1s, but also anyone else who might be feeling that RC life is getting a little too dry for them.

Well, here's my 10 cents worth, you can choose to read on if you want... (I know this is going to sound like a post from theUNIchannel but here goes)

Once upon a time, not too long ago, I was a Sec 1 just like how all of you are/were. Back then, we had 8 CCA choices - 2 MGs, 4 sports, 2 UGs. I'm not really updated on the current system now, but I think it's not too different from what my batch had, except now there are 9 choices.

Anyway, back then, I had put RC as my 7th (yes, SEVENTH) choice. Reason being, I hated the sound of UGs back then - drills, PT, etc. Basically, there really wasn't anything that made me interested in them. Furthermore, I was personally inclined more towards music (although then having little musical background), and didn't see how UGs would make a difference to me.

Hence, when the CCA allocations were released, I was pretty disappointed to be honest. I wanted to make an appeal to change to another CCA (my 1st choice happened to be RIGE). That never happened simply because I was too lazy.

And so I stayed in RC. Back then, the training style was much tougher than how it is today (and even tougher before that). Just ask anyone from B59 and before to testify how life was like when B56 and earlier batches were holding the reins. Won't dwell too much on that in case it turns you off or brings back traumatic memories :P

Time passed by really quickly. Perhaps just yesterday I was in that Seminar Room listening to Mrs. Ang go on and on about how RC wasn't as bad as it sounded. And now, we're a mere 1 week away from FDCOM 3 years later when everyone's really trying to put our best foot forward.

You're probably going to ask, what did you actually gain from RC? I'm not going to give you politically correct rubbish or a smoked answer. I'm just going to answer with what I personally feel.

In RC, you get to meet all sorts of people - slackers, hardworking people, pessimists, optimists, visionaries, people with attitude problems, heartless people - the list is endless. You'll eventually have to deal with everyone in one way or another - whether as seniors when you're cadets, batchmates, as cadets when you're NCOs, or even teachers. Many people hate working with people who don't click (yes, I admit sometimes even I do), but face it, you're going to be stuck with them for quite awhile. Likewise in the real world, you can't fire your boss you don't like, you can't fire your colleague whom you think is an idiot, you can't fire an employee just because you hate how he works. You'll see that RC in a way really emulates the situation out there, and of sorts prepares you for the real world, opens up your mind.

Then there's the 6 core subjects. I'll just bring up FD this time, because if I carry on too long I'm going to be late for training ._.

FD at first glance may seem boring and dry and regimental, but if you look deeper, you'll begin to see how it really brings out the trust between every single squad member as well as the commander, and how tight the squad has to be with regards to teamwork. A truly good FD squad would be able to place enough trust in the commander that they blindly execute any command he or she gives, knowing that it will be correct. Likewise, the commander can give any correct command knowing that the squad will execute it perfectly and without any mistakes.

Don't worry, I'm ending soon.

Look beyond the simple things, look beyond short term gains. Perhaps you won't get it - I didn't when I was Sec 1, Sec 2 or even Sec 3. However, now I do.

RC is more than a CCA - it shapes people, it makes people better. Many of us aren't going to remember or use polynomial functions when we're out there - it's more of how we're able to adjust ourselves to each other, how to accommodate each other, how we work as a team, whether now or in the future.

But I'm not going to force this on your thoughts, because that's just how I feel :) don't worry too much about it.

I'll leave it to you to guess who I am, but if you do find out, don't spoil the surprise for others :D

Cheers, and see you in 30 minutes time.