A Whole New Year

Hi all,

Wondering if any of you guys actually look forward to next year.

Year 3s you're gonna have new classmates and all, and it will be a whole new learning experience for you in LP (in case you dunno, its Leadership Programme). Not trying to scare you guys, but things are gonna become really hectic, more workload, more subjects, more responsibility, whether during training or not. Before they sky comes crashing down on you, please enjoy the rest of the hols and rest well. Enjoy the time you have in OBS too :)

Year 2s, although you will still be in the same class, it is now you responsibility to look of the NEW batch of Year 1s coming in your platoons. New faces, new platoon members, new challenges. I hope you look forward to these new leadership opportunities.

3 more hours to a new year, 3 more days a new school term, 3 more months a new March holidays. Treasure the present and embrace the future

Happy New Year to all :P

Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

RCYC

Hi Everyone!

Good luck to those going for RCYC'2010 and REMEMBER TO HAVE FUN! (Red Cross Youth Challenge for those who still don't know... which should be quite unlikely) Don't forget to find............................ The right places to where you're going XD (Not the other thing. *ahemahem*)

Hi all,

For those of you who don't know, attached is a map showing where the Red Cross House (or Red Cross HQ) is. The nearest MRT station is Dhoby Ghaut. Zoom in for more detail.


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Project Red Cross Love

Hi guys,

We will be participating in Project Red Cross Love this Tuesday, 14 December, from 9.30am to 1.30pm. We will be packing goody bags. The Sec 1s are highly encouraged to attend this, and if you would like to participate, please inform your PMs. If you are free, please do turn up!

Newspaper Collection

Hi guys,

We collected 1,880kg of newspaper on Saturday and raised $376. The money will be donated to the 3 platoon CIP VWOs, and also the Nature Society (Singapore), since this is a form of recycling and hence some money will go to an environmental organisation.

Good job everyone!

My Sec 1 Life in RIRC

I can still remember my sec 1 life in RIRC.

Life was harsh back then. It was really regimental, we were punished quite a lot.

I still could remember the 1st day of Red Cross training. We had an FD lesson, which ended up in us owing more than 100 push-ups. That was because we did not move the chairs to the sides fast enough. We had to do 50 push-ups each training, and that was our first few trainings. No such thing as an orientation for our batch.

Back then, we were also punished for not bringing our platoon flag. For those who did not know, we had to bring our platoon flag every training. Also, when a person fidgeted, our whole batch usually had to knock it down. I admit that I was always very scared of punishments, and was very scared of trainings back then.

So guys, I hope you guys can cherish the new fun activities and trainings, not those boring, regimental ones. Batch 58 and 59 have both put in tremendous amount of efforts to make trainings better for you guys. I hope you will be grateful to them, and return back the favor by having a good attitude, and being committed to RIRC.

UIP

Hi guys,

Congratz to all UIP people: Deo, George, Ching Wai, Kavin, Gabriel and Darryl. I hope that it was fun and enjoyable!!!

Special Congratz to those who got lanyards:

Deo, Ching Wai and Gabriel

Don't worry batch 61, you guys will be up next in 2011!!!

Newspaper Collection Consent Form

Hi guys,

The consent form for the newspaper collection is available for download here: http://www.yousendit.com/download/cEd2RFFZQTZoeVpjR0E9PQ

Sorry for the delay!

VON Photos

VON photos are up!!! [link]

Newspaper Collection

Hi guys,

We will be having our newspaper collection this Saturday, 27 November. Attendance is compulsory unless you have a valid excuse, which should be told to your PM ASAP.

The details are as follows:

• Time: 8.30am to 1.30pm
• Reporting and dismissal venue: RI Main Atrium

The consent form will be posted on the blog very soon.

See you there!

Greendale Campfire Update

For those who have shown interest in the campfire, but have not confirmed yet, can you pls confirm by today, latest by tomorrow 21st November, 1200 hours and contact Zheng Wei if you are going. This is so as to help Greendale sec for their preparations.

Greendale Campfire

Hi guys, Greendale Red Cross will be having a campfire on:

Date: 27th November 2010

Time: 1930 - 2130 (might drag)

Food will be provided.

Consent forms will not be provided, remember to ask your parents if you want to go. Also, pls contact Zheng Wei if you want to go by tmr.

FACOM 2011

The annual First Aid Competition 2011 will be held in March next year.

For those interested in First Aid, Evacuation or both, pls sign up as we expect the team size to get larger. If you are interested, pls click here. Take note that there will be training during the December hols, and you will have to sacrifice some of your time for training during the first term.

Though we may not have done well this year, let us try and do our best for FACOM 2011!!!

VON Photos

Hi guys,

The camp photos are still on the way. Sorry for the delay.

And remember to always watch out for what you eat!!

Photo of the Week

From Photo of the Week 2

I wonder who this is?

Photo of the Week

From Photo of the Week 2

Go David!!!

The CCL photos have been added here.

VON Camp Consent Form

Hi guys,

Here is the consent form for VON.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/850272/von_consent_form.jpeg

Pls print it out, let your parents sign and bring it on the camp day itself.

Also, sorry for those he cannot open the .docx file format. Here is the 97-2003 format for the packlist:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/850272/VON%20Camp%20packlist%2097%20-2003.doc

VON Camp Packlist

Hi guys,

Here is the camp packlist:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/850272/VON%20Camp%20packlist.docx

CCL Consent

Hi guys,

There is no consent form for the CCL activity (Cadet-Cadet-Link). So pls ask your parents for consent before coming. Please brief them on the details. One more thing, the event will be held in school.

CCL

Cadet-Cadet-Link Activity

There will be a combined activity with Singapore Chinese Girls School (SCGS), and Ang Mo Kio Primary (AMK).

Date: 4 November 2010, Thursday

Time: 2.30pm - 6pm

Attire: PE Attire

Meeting Venue: Clocktower

Pls bring your water bottle.

IMPORTANT for November Camp:

For November camp, pls bring your full Red Cross uniform as there will be promotions.

Hi guys,

Do take note that there's a slight change for the time of the camp briefing for the sec 1s. It will be held at 4.30pm instead of 4pm at the Raja Block Foyer. Do still bring your writing materials.

Hi guys,

We will be having TWO camp briefings tomorrow.

1) Right after school for those not going for the CIP tomorrow;

2) At 4pm when those going for CIP come back.

Please meet at the SR Block Foyer and bring some writing materials along. The meeting will be short and won't last more than 30 minutes.

See you there!

Hi all,

Please remember that the Gold Modular Accreditations will be held this Saturday, 30 Oct.

Its 9am to 5.30pm, do remember to turn up, and bring the stuff you need!

Thanks!

Picture of the Week (Guess Who?)

First person to guess correctly the identity of this person will gain 10 platoon points! Pls guess on the tag board.

From Photo of the Week 2

Answer:
Jean Henri Dunant (Remember your RCV!!!)

+10 points for Iota thx to Justin.

GMA

Hi guys, this is a reminder that the Workshop for the Gold Modular Accreditations will be held tomorrow. Good luck and have fun!

Latest Update on Photoshoot

Hi guys,

for tomorrow, please meet at 8am if you want to change to RCU in school. Do remember to bring everything, your boots, beret, belt, and of course your uniform. You wouldnt want to look shabby during the photoshoot right? :)

If you are coming straight from home with your RCU on already, then do be in school latest by 8.25am.

By 8.30am, all of us must be ready, so do not be late. Set your alarm clock guys!

Please be reminded that tomorrow's meeting venue has been changed to the stadium steps, outside the hall. The photoshoot will not last until 12.30am. It will end at around 10.30am to 11.00am. (This has not really been confirmed by the photographer, but other ccas that took their photos today ended at around this time, so ours should be the same too).

Hope to see all you there!

Photoshoot reminder

Hi guys,

do be reminded of the unit photoshoot on Friday. The photographer hasnt called us yet, so we don't know our exact timeslot :(

But don't worry! Your friendly PMs will call you guys to inform you of the exact timing :)

Once again,
Attire: Full Red Cross Uniform (the one with the rank, badges, and beret)
Time: 8.30am-12.30pm (don't worry, it wont take 4h. This timeslot was allocated to 2 other ccas, so the time our photoshoot takes will be shorter)
Venue: Parade Square (not outside AHH, which was in the previous post) 

See you guys there!

Photo of the Week

From Photo of the Week 2

Are you feeling Happy?

IT'S OVER!!!

YAAAA!!!

The EOYs are over!!! Hope you guys did your best. Now, rest well, sleep tight, have some fun. For those unfortunate people who still have electives, good luck for tomorrow's paper.

Just a gentle reminder, there will be a photoshoot on Friday.

Gold Modular Workshops

Hi everyone,

Hope the EOYs haven't blown your mind :D

By the way, this post only pertains to the Sec 2s.

As you know, the Gold Modular Workshops are held this coming Saturday, 23 Oct, and the Accreds are next Saturday, 30 Oct. The people who signed up are:

Ching Wai, George, Kavin, Wei Yang, Qijing --------- Evacuation Gold

Darryl, Kai Yen ------ Footdrill Gold (accreds only)

Ryan Lim, Justin ------- Footdrill Gold

Kishore, Ryan Chiong ------ Outdoor Activities Gold

Here are the details for the Accreds:

1. Casualty Evacuation Workshop(Gold Syllabus)

Date : 23 October 2010 and 30 October 2010

Time : 9.00am to 5.30pm (for both days, lunch not provided)

Venue : Red Cross Campsite (62 Jalan Khairuddin, Singapore 457524)

Attire : Mufti (School t-shirt/ Red Cross t-shirt with dark coloured track pants

and school shoes)

Pre-Requisite : Attained Casualty Evacuation Silver Badge

Details : No Cap, closing date for registration is 20 October

Things to bring : Stationary, Water Bottle, a set of Newspaper, Empty Gold Mass Accreditation Record Sheet

2. Outdoor Activities Workshop (Gold Syllabus)

Date : 23 October 2010 and 30 October 2010

Time : 9.00am to 5.30pm (for both days, lunch not provided)

Venue : Red Cross Campsite (62 Jalan Khairuddin, Singapore 457524)

Attire : Mufti (School t-shirt/ Red Cross t-shirt with dark coloured track pants

and school shoes)

Pre-Requisite : Attained Outdoor Activities Silver Badge

Details : No Cap, closing date for registration is 20 October

Things to bring : Stationary, Water Bottle, Metal fork and spoon, Empty Gold Mass Accreditation Record Sheet

3. Footdrill Workshop (Gold Syllabus)

Date : 23 October 2010 and 30 October 2010

Time : 9.00am to 5.30pm (for both days, lunch not provided)

Venue : Red Cross Campsite (62 Jalan Khairuddin, Singapore 457524)

Attire : Full Uniform

Pre-Requisite : Attained Footdrill Silver Badge

Details : No Cap, closing date for registration is 20 October

Things to bring : Stationary, Water Bottle, Empty Gold Mass Accreditation Record Sheet

4. Casualty Evacuation Mass Accreditation (Gold Syllabus)

Date : 30 October 2010

Time : 9.00am to 5.30pm (lunch not provided, allowed to leave once they have passed their accreditations)

Venue : Red Cross Campsite (62 Jalan Khairuddin, Singapore 457524)

Attire : Mufti (School t-shirt/ Red Cross t-shirt with dark coloured track pants

and school shoes)

Pre-Requisite : Attained Casualty Evacuation Silver Badge, Full knowledge in the Casualty evacuation Gold Syllabus

Details : No Cap, closing date for registration is 20 October

Things to bring : Stationary, Water Bottle, Signed Gold Mass Accreditation Record Sheet

5. Outdoor Activities Mass Accreditation (Gold Syllabus)

Date : 30 October 2010

Time : 9.00am to 5.30pm (lunch not provided, allowed to leave once they have passed their accreditations)

Venue : Red Cross Campsite (62 Jalan Khairuddin, Singapore 457524)

Attire : Mufti (School t-shirt/ Red Cross t-shirt with dark coloured track pants

and school shoes)

Pre-Requisite : Attained Outdoor Activities Silver Badge, Full knowledge in the Outdoor Activities Gold Syllabus

Details : No Cap, closing date for registration is 20 October

Things to bring : Stationary, Water Bottle, Metal Fork and Spoon, Signed Gold Mass Accreditation Record Sheet

6. Footdrill Mass Accreditation (Gold Syllabus)

Date : 30 October 2010

Time : 9.00am to 5.30pm (lunch not provided, allowed to leave once they have passed their accreditations)

Venue : Red Cross Campsite (62 Jalan Khairuddin, Singapore 457524)

Attire : Full Uniform

Pre-Requisite : Attained Footdrill Silver Badge, Full knowledge in the Footdrill Gold Syllabus

Details : No Cap, closing date for registration is 20 October

Things to bring : Stationary, Water Bottle, Signed Gold Mass Accreditation Record Sheet

Ryan Chiong and Kishore, we will accred you for OA Silver over the marking days.

Good Luck and Have Fun!!! :)

Poster of the Week

Click here to view the Poster of the Week (its a bit big, not very nice to put it here). Take a good break from all the studying.

Have fun with the EOYs and good luck!

Unit Photoshoot

Hi guys,

Since we we won another gold again this year, thus we will be having a unit photoshoot. Here are the details:

Date: Friday, 22 October 2010

Time: 8.30am to 12.30pm

Venue: Parade Square

Attire: Full Red Cross Attire

Remember to sleep early, and rest well for your EOYs. Good luck!!!

UIP Info

Hi guys,

Though the sign up for UIP is over, here is just some information that we have just received.

IMPORANT INFO:

For those who signed up, there will be a selection test during the EOY marking days, cos the unit is limited to 2 per spec.

And RCV spec has been cancelled. Sorry for those ppl who signed up :(

General Info:

UIP is for 3 specializations: FD, Evac and OA. There will be 3 contact sessions and a 3d2n camp. It will focus on teaching skills and also strengthening of cadets foundation in the subject.

Admission Criteria:

• Silver Proficiency in the subject (For OA ppl dont worry, we will accred you before the date)
• Max 2 cadets for each subject. Max 6 cadets for each unit.
• Each cadet can only have 1 specialization
• Must be able to attain all training dates
• Must pass a Knowledge Test on Contact Session 1

Knowledge Test

• Tested on knowledge from Bronze and Silver
• 2 chances to pass the test. Failures will be considered on a case by case basis

Duration:

• Contact Session 1: 6 Nov 2010, 0845 - 1800
• Contact Session 2: 13 Nov 2010, 0845 - 1800
• 3D2N Training Camp: 19 Nov 2010, 0845 - 21 Nov 2010, 1230
• Contact Session 3: 27 Nov 2010, 0845 - 1800

We apologize if we told any wrong information. As I said earlier, we just received this information from HQ.

If u need to change any options, pls contact the PMs.

RCY Challenge

Hi,

Jus for those who are interested to noe wad RCYC is all abt.
Below are some of the details:

Its a chance for experiential learning and leadership development and to step our of yr comfort zone.

The Camp will be in a form of a race around Singapore.
Name: The RED Race
Slogan: Ready, Excite, Discover.

Delegates will be invited from other Asian countries to take part in the Race. You will get to go to various destinations in Singapore (such as the Zoo, Sentosa, P. Ubin and the CBD area)

There will be a campfire, with dance, songs and cultural performances.

Upon completion, you will receive a National Heritage Badge and National Youth Achievement Award (NYAA) Bronze. Lanyards are awarded too by HQ to those who work hard and be enthu

Do indicate if you are interested to attend.

RC Events

Hi guys,

Hope you'll are busy mugging for the EOYs.

Anyway, remember to sign up for the RC events that we have posted, especially for the sec 2s. It's a very good chance to make new friends (from other units).

Everyone who went to RCYC had lots of fun!!! There were a lot of fun activities, and you will really make a lot of friends out there. (Go and ask ppl like Deo or Zheng Wei)

Though UIP may seem like a bore, but guess who is the chief trainer this year? Hadi!!! Rest assured that UIP will be much more fun than previous times. It's also a good place to help shape you as an instructor (the...), and also make new friends.

Hope you guys continue studying hard, and remember to look forward to the year ahead!!!!

RIRC Events Signup

Dear all,

Please sign up for RIRC events here by Thursday, namely Red Cross Youth Challenge (RCYC), UIP (Unit Instructor Programme), First Aid Competition (Facom) and the Gold Mass Accreds. Your PMs will be calling you up to explain more about each event, as well as to remind everyone about it. Dates and some details are on the form, any other queries please direct them to your PMs.

If you do not wish to sign up for any, do not submit the form at all.

If you wish to sign up for some of the events, fill in the entire form, and select "Not Attending" or "Not applicable" for those that you do not wish to sign up for.

B61 may only sign up for Facom (you'll get your turn next year for everything else :D)

A New Chapter

Hi guys,

Though it's the end of the RIRC journey for batch 58, a new chapter is beginning. The year may be coming to a close, but remember to look forward to the year ahead. So let's continue to tradition of excellence in RIRC. BRING IT ON!!!!

Anyway, good luck for your EOYs!!

POP/POC

Hi guys,

On Friday, please remember to prepare your FULL uniforms and meet at the canteen at 2pm please. We will do a few run throughs of the parade and make sure that everyone knows the procedures.

The actual Parade and Ceremony will start at 5.30pm, and please remember that parents do not have to come.

Its the real parade on Friday, so do your very best. The Sec 3s are sure that you can do it!

Trainings till EOYs

Hi all!

There has been some confusion about whether there is training next week, so hopefully this post will clear all the doubts.

There will not be any training from now on, until end of EOYs. Of course, you still have to go for the POP training next week. It is compulsory for everyone.

The details for this training is here:
Date: Wednesday, 15th Spetember
Time: 3.30pm to about 5.30-6pm
Attire: PE

We hope that you guys will take this rehearsal seriously. The parade will after all be for our Sec 4s, who have done so much for the unit. It is only right that we show our appreciation, right?

There is quite a number of you that have not come for a single training, so we expect these people to all be there on Wednesday. After all, it is normal training hours, so you guys should not have any excuse for not coming.

Other than these people, we also want to see that everyone else will be present.

We hope to see all of you there.

Selamat Hari Raya Puasa

Dear all,

Firstly, Selamat Hari Raya Puasa to all our dear Muslim friends:) Happy hols to the rest of us too!

Secondly, regarding the missing pics at the top of the blog, dun wry cos we will be revamping the blog.

All the best and make use of the remaining hols wisely.

SANA

Hi guys!

Just a gentle reminder that the following people will be going for SANA Course tomorrow.

Joash

David

Kian Guang

Samuel

Yimin

Allan

Wei Yang

Darryl

Kai Yen

Kavin

George

Gabriel

Ryan Lim

Qi Jing

Ching Wai

And here are the details :

Time : 8:30 am to 5:30 pm (lunch not provided)

Venue : 2 Sengkang Square #05-01, Singapore 545025 (Beside Compass point Shopping Centre, near Sengkang MRT station)

Attire : Mufti (PE/Unit Tee + track pants)

Things to bring : Stationary

**Note: Please make your way to the venue by yourself(i.e. we won't be meeting at school). If you cannot make it for the course, please inform Soe Lwin I/C asap. **

Have fun!! :D

POP Training 2

Hi all,

As you know, the turnout for the parade rehearsal on thursday was terrible. Very few people actually turned up. Tomorrow there will be another training. It will last from 9am to 5pm. If you guys perform well, we could end early. So please take this seriously. Anyone who doesn't turn up without a valid excuse will have his promotion delayed. If you have a remedial class, inform us of the time and come right after the class ends. If you skip tomorrows training, you will still have to come for another one. So the choice is yours. See you guys at the Parade Square tomorrow at 9am.

Thank You

Dover Park Hospice SUNday Walk (again!)

Hi guys,

Those who are going for the DPH SUNday Walk, please wear the yellow T-Shirt that I have given you either today or yesterday on Sunday. It's not in the consent form but you HAVE TO wear it.

Thanks :)

POP Training Today

Hi guys,

Last training, we told you that there was POP training this afternoon. I couldn't turn up myself to help as I had RA Class and Parody Rehearsals which stretched till 7pm. However, the Sec 3s there told me that only about 10 people came. Yes, I have the names. To these people, thank you. I mean it.

I know the majority who did not turn up had valid reasons for not coming. Its okay. Just be sure to turn up on next Monday's one, its really important.

However, for those few of you who decided not to go for no reason at all, think about it. Is this the kind of impression you want to give to the Sec 4s? The Sec 3s? The Sec 1s/2s? Or even your batch mates?

If most of us turned up for one training, it could really be ONE training. We could explain all the steps to you, practice a couple of times, and... wait. That's all. You could go home right after that. However, if we have attendances like 10 people, nothing can be done and we might have to reschedule training after training.

So yes, by not coming, you do not only inconvenience yourself by not knowing what to do, you push others down by making them have to come for the trainings you aren't at and not using their time to the max there. And remember, all it takes is ONE jarring mistake by ONE person in a squad to mess everything up.

So please, help yourself, help your batch, help the unit. Please try your best to turn up for this Monday's training. The PMs will be calling you to confirm your attendance.

-Han Sheng

P.S. I believe Vatsal has called for the Sec 1 POC video filming to be tomorrow. Sec 1s, please turn up for it.

P.P.S. Also, Sec 1s, 2s, please take note that as your promotions will not be carried out during POC, you do not need to invite your parents down.

P.P.S. Same thing goes for FACOM support. If you're free, just come down to support our FACOMers. They have trained everyday for the past 3 weeks and everyone would agree with me that they more than deserve our support. Seriously, your presence does make a difference.

Dover Park Hospice SUNday Walk

Hi guys,

Those who have signed up for the DPH SUNday Walk and have NOT been given your T-Shirt, consent form and coupon to take the bus for free on Sunday, please look for me at the canteen tomorrow during recess. If you cannot find me, please call me at 98897900.

Thanks!

Kai Yan

Parade Training I

Hi all,

Please note that there will be parade training for POP tomorrow, from 2.30PM - 5.30PM. Please report to the podium by 2.25pm after you have your lunch. For those of you who do not know, the podium is where they make morning announcements (:

See you there & enjoy your Teachers' Day Break!

Footdrill Re-accreds for Sec 2s

Hi Sec 2s.

The following are the people who need to come down for the Footdrill re-accreds this Friday.

Taking FD(Bronze) Practical and Theory

(bring full Red Cross uniform)

Lionel

Kenneth

Ryan Tia

Taking FD(Bronze) Theory only

Chong Ching

Taking FD(Silver) Practical and Theory

Jia Ming

Li Peng

Taking FD(Silver) Practical only

Ching Wai

Taking FD(Silver) Theory only

Kavin

Please remember, the re-accreds are this Friday, 3rd September. Meet us at S.R. Block Foyer at 1:15 pm. All the best!! =D

RIFA(B) Results

Hey everyone!!

Here are the results of today's RIFA(B).

(As you all know, there are three components for RIFA(B) Accreds - Theory, Practical 1 and Practical 2.)

Full Pass

Yi Min

Yi Cheng

Sean

those who need to retake 1 practical only

Amos

Zijun

those who need to retake Theory and 1 Practical only

Joash

Vikaesh

Vijay

Kian Guang

David

those who need to retake Theory and both Practicals

Chong Ching

Jeremiah

Jian Xing

Nirmeet

Brendon

Yue Howe

Allan

Heathav

Top scorers(0verall) : Yimin and Yi Cheng (Epsilon : + 50 x 2)

Congrats to the top scorers as well as the rest who have tried hard!! =)

Those of you who did not pass, don't be disheartened/stressed up. Your re-tests have been shifted back to Term 4(after EOYs) so you guys have more time to prepare for the re-tests. :D

A Blast from the Past II (2008)

Hi guys, here's another blast from the past :)

The video on this page shows some random stuff happening in the 2008 June camp. And in case you're wondering, the water's coming from a hose upstairs xD

http://picasaweb.google.com/rircbatch57/CanopusJuneCamp
08#5304719176972824978

Stuff to bring on Monday's Training

Hi all!

Sec 1s and 2s, do bring 2 triangular bandages each on Monday's training. Sec 1s for RIFA (B) accreds, and sec 2s for RIFA (S) lesson.

Do mug hard for the accreds! Revising and practising together will definitely prepare you better than just doing it alone, so go form a group within your platoon or within the batch!

Good Luck!

Dover Park Hospice SUNday Walk

Hi guys,

Those who have registered for the Dover Park Hospice SUNday Walk (i.e. Ching Wai, Justin, Wei Yang, Kai Yen, and Ryan Chiong), please note that the consent forms will be given out on Monday.

More details will be given in the consent form, but the meeting place is confirmed to be HarbourFront Bus Interchange at 2.30pm on 5 September, where buses will be provided by Dover Park Hospice. A coupon will be issued to allow you to take the bus for free. On the day itself, please bring the coupon, or else you will have to pay $3 to take the bus.

I will be giving out this coupon and the shirts tentatively on Thursday, depending on when I can collect them from DPH. Consent forms will also be collected on Thursday.

Thanks!

Attendance records

Dear all,

Please click here to access your attendance records, and ensure that all excuses for your absence from trainings/CAC are submitted as soon as possible, with the Training Excuse Forms. If you have no excuse for a certain training, be honest with us.

If you are denied access to the link, refresh the page and it will work.

Please take this as a chance to clarify all your attendances for this year, since it will affect your promotions, as detailed in your Development Portfolios. There is no need to label and ostracize your batch mates as ponners; instead you can help them by making sure they come for training, for example. The list is not a "public shaming" of ponners, but a reminder to submit your excuses for the trainings you have missed.

Inter-Unit Activity

Hey all!
Some of you might remember, there was a post quite a while ago which had all the dates of upcoming events.
And those of you might have caught something that was supposed to happen tomorrow.
28 August (Week 9 Saturday) - Inter-unit activity
Now I'm here to inform you all that the activity has been postponed to a later date (to after the EOYs).
Make use of the free Saturday to prepare yourselves for the major exams ahead!
Work hard now, play hard later :)

Accreds dates and Syllabus Checklist

Hey guys!!

Hope you've had a good rest after the Inter-UG Games Day.

Here's a reminder of the upcoming accreds and re-accreds dates.

RIFA(B) re-accred for Sec2s: Friday,27th august (tomorrow) 3:15 pm. Those who are required to take this retest, meet at the FACom room, the empty classroom opposite 2C.

RIFA(B) accred for Sec1s: Monday, 30th august during training time.

RIFA(B) re-accred for Sec1s(IF there're any failures): Friday, 3rd Sept. Timing to be confirmed later.

FD(S) re-accred for Sec2s(both theory and practical) : Friday, 3rd Sept. 1:15pm. meet at S.R. Block Foyer.

All the best for your accreds and re-accreds,everyone. =)

Also, just a reminder that the deadline for completing your syllabus checklist is tomorrow, 2200 hrs. If you're still unsure,

HERE is the link to the checklist.

New Photos

Hi guys,

The photos from CAC and PN are now up!!!

Take a look:

http://picasaweb.google.com/rircb58.1/

Hi guys,

Don't feel disheartened if you didn't manage to play well or get the results that you wanted today. Knowing that you did your best and having fun is what matters :D

By the way, here's an interesting video of the India Pakistan Border closing ceremony. Their FD is really quite cool XD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ0ue-XGl9c

Have fun, and remember to study for your EOYs!

IUG-GD

Hello Everybody,

This might not sound like me and I'm sorry if I betrayed my portrayal of being a super sadistic, radical and bad guy. But I would really like to congratulate all for your effort today. Note again, not results. Effort. I trust that everyone did their best for the games today. The results can't be helped and I personally apologize for that 5 goal let in by Scouts 01. (But they were damn gay ok) Everyone put in effort whether be it participating, cheering or being in FA duty. Thank you everyone.

Of course, there will be skeptics questioning me do I really feel this way? Do results seriously don't matter? Well I know that posts on this blog are supposed to be for the unit, but here are my two cents worth. Other UG members hit the minimum quota of sec1s and sec2s and then, fill the rest up with secondary threes. I admit for floorball we got soe lwin and hansheng later and so might really contradict what we want for all cadets to participate.

Basically, what we hope to attain is to allow as many cadets as possible to at least participate in the sports and move away from the elitist mindset. Which is why you noticed basketball had only Colin in it for upper secondary.

However I [and note I do not stand for my batch] feel that this is of course impractical and unrealistic for us to get last every year (btw good job for 4th for soccer ) in most sports for most cadets to participate. Do note however, despite the fact that I am against this practice, my congratulations and thanks to all of you are sincere as I really saw most of you put in your utmost effort for this IUG games.

Therefore, to end off this post, I would like to ask all of you and seek your feedback. Would you rather we do proper screening tests and allocate people who are particularly good to go before filling the remaining empty slots with people who wish to go? Or do you wish for us to try and put as many people who wish to go for the sport as possible disregarding proficiency? I hope for your honest feedback. Please feedback on the tagboard and I will be monitoring it for your responses. If no feedback is given we will just continue with this practice of moving away from elitism then. Thank you very much for listening to my rambling xD

Best Regards,
Jee Kinn

RIFA (B) Post-Mortem

Hey all,

I was grading the FA(B) accreds for the Sec2s today, and as you can see from the results below, they weren't exactly very good.

Sec1s, you'll be taking the very same accred next Monday, so now you might be wondering - if so few Sec2s pass, what hope do I have?

Well read on to find out how you can pass these accreds [and all subsequent ones].

So where did everyone go wrong?
Theory: could have been a lot better. Why? A lack of practice. The syllabus for FA(B) can be found in your development portfolio, so make sure you're confident of every single point in the syllabus before coming for the accred on Monday. Learn your acronyms, the injuries listed - how to recognise and treat them, the uses of the various bandages and items in a first-aid kit and you should do fine.
Go seek out the Sec3s or the Sec2s for clarifications if necessary - we're all here to help you.

Practical: again it was due to a lack of practice. Most of the Sec2s today could tie all the bandages required correctly, just that either 1. they took way too much time because they were not confident and weren't quite sure of how to tie them and/or 2. the bandaging was so messy that they ended up being marked down.

These 2 problems are very easily solved - with practice! Get yourselves familiar with all the bandages listed in the syllabus, and practice tying them quickly and well. If you can get that then the practical component should be a piece of cake too.
Practice by yourself, or as a platoon, or as a batch or even with the Sec2s or 3s - and you'll find yourself a lot more confident when Monday comes around - and you'll do well.

So Sec1s really there's no reason why you ought to be worrying about Monday's accreds. Just put in some effort [about an hour's worth of revision should cut it, if you've been coming for trainings and paying attention], don't freak out during the test and you'll be alright.

The paper isn't easy, but it is very doable - if you're prepared for it, that is.

All the best for Monday!

Syllabus Checklist

Hi RIRC!

As I've mentioned during training just now, you guys need to complete the syllabus checklist. This is to find out what each of you have already learnt or not learnt.

Click hereto access to the checklist.

I believe everything is kind of self-explanatory. Please tick everything lesson and stuff that you've gone through/learnt, it doesn't matter if you're not very proficient in those areas, you must still tick them as long as you've gone through them.

If you have any queries, approach any of the Sec 3s - call us/find us in school or drop a message on the tagboard.

Remember, complete this by this Friday, 27th August, 2200 hrs. We do not expect to see any late submissions.

RIFA Bronze Accred Results

Hey Sec 2s!

Here are the RIFA(B) results.

Full pass

Ryan Lim

Wei Yang

Li Peng

Ching Wai

George

Darryl

Those who need to retake Theory only

Jia Ming

Those who need to retake Practical only

Gabriel

Kai Yen

Those who need to retake both Theory and Practical

Qi Jing

Kavin

Sean

Ryan Chiong
Chong Ching

Top Scorer : Wei Yang (Iota + 50 pts)

Top in theory : Wei Yang (Iota + 20 pts)

Top in practical : Li Peng (Omega + 20 pts)

Congrats to all those who passed and the top scorers!! :D

Those who need to retake, please don't be discouraged. You guys can do it! =)

Once again, the reaccreds of RIFA(B) will be this coming Friday, 27th August. So please keep that day free.

We will personally inform those who need to go for extra lesson on this Thursday, so do look out for more updates.

If any of you guys need help or need to clarify anything, you guys can actually drop by the class opposite 2C, on Tuesday and Thursday, to approach the Sec 3s and Sec2s FACommers to clear your doubts. :D

A gift from God, Literally?

Hi sec1s,

Y'all running about with watermelons worrying about your RIFA B?
Fear not, this ppt from god includes causes treatment and symptoms of various burns.
I know you're asking.. Why burns? It's cos god is kind! :D (And you had a FA lesson on it last Wed..) ~ Which was not delved into with godlike detail, thus this godlike ppt provides the burny essentials!

http://www.4shared.com/document/_tRKnzlo/Burns.html

P.S. I am not god.
P.P.S When gods pee, it turns into Golden Eggs from Cowland! Ain't that kewl 0.o

Blast From the Past (RCGT)

Hi guys,

It is almost nearing the end of term 3. So here is a blast from the past:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoyagoW99jU

PS. FACom is coming up (remember, its 4th September). So pls support your fellow FACommers!!!!

Footdrill Accreds Review

Hey all Sec 2s,

I know that most of you have passed your FD(S)/(B) yesterday, but I would still like to go through some mistakes that we noticed during the accreds, so that those who failed can know where they went wrong and improve on yourselves before your re-accreds.

Practical

Knowledge - some of you are still unsure of some commands, (e.g. which foot is the command given on? is "xxxyyy* a valid command to be given?"). Since you don't know the basic stuff, it will affect your execution(i.e. lagging, doing wrong commands) and lead to losing of marks.

Confidence - We noticed that some of you are hesitating when a command is given. This will make you lag behind, and marks got penalised. Always be confident of what you're doing, do not hesitate. This is also affected by the issue that i mentioned, knowledge. Know your stuff well, be confident and look smart when executing. Footdrill is all about being confident and looking smart.

Posture - This is an important point to take note of, because it affects your overall impression. Some of you, when executing your commands, are still not having the proper posture during your accreds (e.g. people slouching while marching, arms not locked even while executing static drills, turning around to talk to people). Remember one of the very basics of footdrill - look up,look smart. what do we mean by look up,look smart? Show the rest of the people who are watching you that you are confident of what you're doing. When you're at ease/attention, always remember to maintain the stomach in, chest out posture and when you're marching, always keep your body upright, do not slouch (it looks ugly :X) Do not turn your heads to check dressing etc. when your're doing footdrill. look straight, tilt your head up a little bit. You must always take note of these small little things.

Commanding

Knowledge and confidence - Some of you, even those who passed, scored very low for commanding. Some common problems that were: 1) having difficulty translating from English to Malay 2) not sure of which is the correct leg to give on 3) hesitating (e.g.stuttering ) while commanding. Again, this is a problem with your knowledge of the footdrill commands. You still have problems remembering the English translations of the commands that we use.

As for confidence, it's either because of your insufficient knowledge - you don't know the translation of the command given to you, so you start panicking and don't know what to do, or you are just not confident of yourself- i.e. you're still not confident enough when you're up on the podium in front of your batchmates and you start getting nervous and stammering etc. So, the moral of the story is : Know all the commands well and don't be shy,have confidence.

Loudness - The other problem with commanding is the loudness of your voice. The problem is simple,some of you are still too soft when you're commanding. Why do we emphasize on the loudness? Let's imagine you're the commander commanding a big parade(e.g. morning assembly) or a squad which is far away from you. The big parade/your squad is all listening to you and waiting for the instruction from your command to carry on. If you're too soft, the people that are depending on you wouldn't clearly get the instructions that you're giving them and they might even get the wrong instructions, and this will just cause you to repeat your commands over and over again. So, be loud when you're commanding. Project your voice from your diaphragm, not from the throat. it is much easier.

Theory

For theory, the reason why some of you failed is mainly because you guys did not study/revise your commands properly. For example, the first section , it is just pure theory. if you studied well, there's no way you can't get full marks. As for the other sections, I understand the the questions may be quite tricky, but its all just application question - just like your science/maths exam questions. They require you to use your knowledge in footdrill to apply it on the real parade ground situations(like FDCom). So, for this, you need a little "visualizing skills" addition to your knowledge.

In short, the main cause of why some of you failed certain sections is your knowledge. You guys do not know your basics well/did not revise enough so it caused you to get penalized here and there. Don't be discouraged. Just take note of the suggestions that I've mentioned above, revise your basics, practice more and you will be able to pass. :DD

Even for those who passed, I still want you guys to take note of what I've mentioned and beware of how and where you can go wrong.

On the side note, platoon points will be awarded for the top scorers, in recognition of their effort they've put into preparing. *clap clap clap*

Epsilon : + 50 for top overall scorer, + (20 x 2) for Top in theory and Top in practical

Omega: + 20 for top in practical

Friday's here, YAY!! xD and have a good rest!!

RIFA Bronze and Accreditations

Hi all,

I'm here to inform you guys about some important accreds coming up for both the Sec1s and Sec2s over the next two weeks. Please take note of them.

Secondary 1s

RIFA bronze : Week 10 Monday (30th August)

Secondary 2s

RIFA Bronze : Week 9 Monday (23rd August)

RIFA Silver has been postponed to Term 4 to give you guys more time to prepare.

Note: RIFA Bronze is just like SFA, in fact, it's even easier than SFA because it covers less things. So, we believe that you guys have all been well trained and prepared for this test. and a few tips, Go through what's covered for this syllabus, practice your bandages, and go through your old notes again. Do approach us if you need to clarify anything. =D

All the best to everyone!! =D

FD Silver and Bronze Results

Hi Sec 2s,

I can see that some of you are so excited to know your FD(S)/FD(B) results and they're here finally!! :D

FD Bronze

Pass:

Qi Jing

Sean

Ryan Chiong (need to redo UI)

Failed theory:

Chong Ching (need to redo UI as well)

FD Silver

Full Pass:

Darryl

Wei Yang

George

Gabriel

Justin

Kai Yen

Ryan Lim

Failed practical only:

Ching Wai

Failed theory only:

Kavin

Failed practical and theory:

Jia Ming

Li Peng

Top scorer for FD(S) overall : Ryan Lim

Top scorer for practical : Ryan Lim and George

Top scorer for theory: Darryl

Congrats to all those who passed and the top scorers!! =)

Those who did not pass, do not be disheartened. Learn from what you did wrong and do not do the same mistakes that you did. You guys just need to work a little harder. :D If you're still have anything that you're unsure of, feel free to approach any of the sec3s and sec4s. We're all here to help you guys.

The re-test for FD Silver will be on Week 10 Friday (3rd September). We'll give you more info about it on a later date.

Once again, congrats and good job to all of you!! =D

FD Silver

Hi all,

Please be reminded that the Footdrill Silver Accreds will be held tomorrow during training. Please remember to prepare your uniforms! Also, all the best for passing the test! (:

Thanks!

Greetings!

Hihi!

For those who are not sure, lets lay the rule out:

When greeting your sec 3s/4s, you are allowed to say Hi sir or Hello IC.

To us, what's important is respect to another person/friend. You see your friend, you say hi right? (Only a few nutty idiots who have no self-respect will bash up their friends when they meet them)

Same works here, and if you say hi and any sec3/4/VI dao you, complain to your Platoon Mentor or the chairperson, or put it on the tagboard. Coz that senior clearly shows that either he didn't hear, or he doesn't respect you as his unitmate. Then that person gotta wake up.

Of course, we will also greet you guys, no worries :)

Then some say "why need to address you as sirs?"

The real truth is, this being a UG, the rank system is there to showcase the effort that you have put into the unit, and the character/personality that is being recognized by the officers (your teachers and past Sec4 chairperson/vice chairperson. As you go up, from Private (Sec 1s) to Sergeant (Sec 3s) to Warrant officers (Some sec 4s), you're actually showing that the rank you wear on your shoulder is earned by your efforts, your experience and maturity in this unit.

So when you're addressing your seniors, that sir actually means that you're acknowledging the very effort that they have put in since they were at your age, and getting that Sergeant rank is definitely not easy (ask your sec 3s, or wait till you're one :D)

So when we say disrespect when you never say "sir", it simply means that you don't care about what that person has done for the unit and the people in the unit, such as yourselves, that you do not care about how he is doing his best to ensure that we still can maintain our achievements and at the same time ensure the development of you guys during your stay in this CCA.

Its the least that you can do to acknowledge what he has done for the past years. You'll find out one day, when you get to that Sergeant stage, and have sec 1s under you.

Hope that you guys understand. Ah, and wait till you start going for national HQ events. Can you imagine yourself being to used to just saying hi without the rank, and then going for an event with people who have 3 golden diamonds on their rank and you say hi to them casually?

:S

Oh, FYI, In UGs like NCC or NPCC, they call their seniors by rank. So you can hear something like: "Is that clear?"

"Yes Sergeant!" or

"Yes Staff!" (Staff Sergeant) or

"Yes Enchik" (Warrant Officers)

We've made things easier with ICs or Sirs. ICs for those who are not in the committee, and sirs for those who are. So you'll be calling your sec 3s "Sirs" right after POC.

Oh yea, something to wonder:

Qn: Why can't we say "Hi Jeremy! Here's my Excuse form for training last Monday"?

Ans: Why not say this to your mum, "Hi Melissa! Can you pick me up?" "Sorry Janet, I'm playing soccer now. Will be home soon."

SANA Course

Hello guys!!

I've got some good news here, so please take note. The long-awaited SANA Course is finally here!! =)

For those of you who are wondering what is SANA, it stands for Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association, which is basically an anti-drug association.

During SANA course, you will be going through talks about anti-drugs,drug abuse etc. and there will also be some activities for you guys to engage in.

So, why attend this course? You will learn more about the disadvantages of drugs, drug abuse etc. and what's more? You can earn yourself the SANA badge(a national badge), that you can pin up on your RC uniform, upon completing the course!! Sounds cool, right? =D

And the course is open to everyone in RIRC, all(Sec1s,Sec2s,Sec3s,Sec4s) are welcome to sign up for this.

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Here are some details about the course:

Date : 8 September 2010 (Wednesday) (during the Sept. holidays)

Time : 8:30 am to 5:30 pm (lunch not provided)

Venue : 2 Sengkang Square #05-01, Singapore 545025 (Beside Compass point Shopping Centre, near Sengkang MRT station)

Attire : Mufti

Things to bring : Stationary

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However, since there are limited slots, registration will be on first come first serve basis.

If you are interested to participate in this course, do inform us(the Sec 3s) during this Wednesday's training. More details will be provided on a later date.

On a side note, all the best with your preparation for the upcoming accreds. =D

Food for thought

Hi guys,

I read some book I stumbled upon and just wanted to share some parts of it with all of you. One of the stories inside was called the 99 club.

So the story goes like this:

There was once this king in this faraway kingdom. He also felt grumpy, and did not know how to become happy again, as he was when he was a prince. Then one day, he saw this servant, who was humming away happily while cleaning the palace.

Curious, the king asked the servant : "Why are you always so happy?"

The servant replied: "Sire, I am happy because I am satisfied with whatever I own now. I have a roof over my head, my stomach is full, and I have a great caring family."

But the king did not believe that a person could be so happy just because of such simple reasons. He asked his most trusted advisor why the servant was so happy.

The advisor replied : "He is so happy now because he is not a member of the 99 club."

The king, now curious about the 99 club, asked his advisor what it was about. The advisor told him that to truly know what The 99 club is, Your Majesty, you need to place 99 gold coins in a bag and leave it at the servant's doorstep.

Later, when the servant found the bad of coins, he let out a great shout of joy and started to counted the coins. He was not convinced that someone would leave 99 coins, and wondered where the 100th gold coin was. Unable to find it after several days, he decided that he was going to work extra hard to earn the final coin to complete his collection.

From then on, the overworked man became horribly grumpy, and he criticized his family severely for not helping him earn that last coin. He even stopped humming when working.

Noticing the transformation, the advisor told the king: " Your Majesty, the servant has officially joined The 99 Club.

The 99 Club is given to a group of people who have enough to be happy but are never content, because they always strive for something extra, telling themselves, " if I get that, I will be happy for life".

Thanks for bearing with the long story. xD Hope you guys understand the story. See you tmr at training! Remember to wear your unit tees!

Random Stuff

Hello!

Since we asked you guys to liven up your blogs, I guess we have to do so to :)

I don't really have much interesting stuff to share with all of you right now, but I shall post sth that I stumbled upon while surfing.

Some annoying orange! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C41IBSKGF4w&feature=fvhr

Don't know abt what you guys think, but that fruit is really..................

...
annoying.

lol. Have a great weekend! Hope to see all of you at training on Monday!

FD revision

Hi all,

Please take note that FD revision for sec 2s will be conducted tomorrow after school at 2.30 pm. It is compulsory for the following people: Sean, Qi Jing, Jia Ming, Chong Ching, Lionel, Kenneth, Ryan Chiong and Ryan Tia.
Sec 1s, please do not come.

Platoon Blogs

Hi All!

I hope you guys remember about your platoon blogs ._.

I just went to have a look at all 3 of them, and Iota's one is dead, while Omega's and Epsilon's are well maintained. Good job to both platoons!

As such, both Omega and Epsilon are awarded 20 points!

Platoon blogs are platforms to share views about red cross or just any random interesting thing, and I hope to see everyone posting at least once by the end of this year. Of course, the first platoon to do so will receive some points, so do aim for it!

We hope that you guys maintain the blog not because of the points, but because of the joy of sharing things with your platoon! I hope that the next time any of the Sec 3s check the blogs, they will be updated with the latest stuffies!

CCA Records Mistakes: CIP Hours

Hi all,

if anyone of you have mistakes in CIP hours recorded in the CCA records (ie. some events not in the list), please bring the records down and meet Mrs Maas on your own in your free time.

Thanks!

CCA Points

Dear RIRC,

Having graduated from RIRC in 2005, I dare say I've seen the world more than all of you.

And trust me, CCA points are not everything in the world. Last time, this was how it works:

- every rank you get, you +1

- 1 competition you join and win, you +2

- good attendance for every year, +1

A1 is 10 points. and thats the max you can go..you can't get 11.

So I got Warrant Officer (+5), good attendance for 4 years (+4), won CAC (+2) = 10 (11 reduce to 10)

Oh so how much does my slacker friend get?

He got Staff Sergeant (+4) (YOs approved), good attendance since its 75% and above (+4) and won a competition from another CCA (+2) = 10

Hooray, I put in a lot more effort than him and yet he got the same points as me! Wonderful.

So how should I feel about that? Start slacking like him? Stop putting in effort in everything that I do, hoping that I can get good grades like any hard-working soul will?

Seriously guys, do you really wish to live your life by points?

As much as how the CCA point system has changed to LEAPS (25 points for A1) and made it seem "better", considering that it covers "more" areas such as leadership and service, do they truly reflect what you have done? Of course they don't, as some of you have noticed. The CCA Point system is still flawed. It does not deserve to be the method of recognizing what you have done. So why still sulk about it?

I swear to you, when you get out of RI, people don't care how many points you get. You go to NS, uni and the working world (which includes NS actually), try boasting to everyone, "Hey I got 30 CCA points ok! Shows I'm pro!" Seriously, they don't bother at all. What they really care is how you behave and face real life situational problems, and how much effort you really put in at that moment of time.

And the fact is, as much as A1 is great to aim for by the end of your Sec 4 life in RI, bosses look more at what you do in your uni/NS/JC.

So now you start questioning: "If CCA points aren't that necessary, I might as well slack in RI, and do a better job n JC onwards."

And how do you suppose you can surpass people who have been really working hard in RI and have gained 4 MORE years of experience in leadership than you?

The purpose of a CCA is to provide you with a LOT of opportunities for you to learn about yourself, learn what you can't learn in a normal classroom, find your true potential, find and boost your strengths, sharpen your weaknesses, shape your character and leadership skills, find your talents and learn how to properly socialize with the people around you and make the best out of every single opportunity given to you.

For you to gain experience. For you to learn. Where we ALLOW you to make mistakes, and learn from there. Where we are still here to guide you to the right methods of doing things.

Before you get to the working world, where one wrong move and poof there you go. fired.

CCA points are meant to be a guide, not a way to recognize what people have done. Its the same thing that I mention to the sec 3s. The positions in the new committee are NOT the way we recognize what they have done in the past 3 years.

Apart from that, CCA points are really not as great compared to the real experience that you go through via the opportunities given to you throughout the year in RIRC. Comparing CCA points to what you've done for the unit totally undermines the true meaning of self learning and development.

If recognition is what you ask for, here's how we do it:

Materialistically, we show recognition through the rank system, your testimonial in Sec 4 where you write down every event which consists of you leading the project, and treats like training offs.

Apart from that, knowing that we've always been observing you guys since you entered this CCA, we will definitely give more opportunities for those who have been putting in effort to so that these people can grow more. After all, they are the ones who have been working hard so far.

And if you think that "more opportunities" = not worth it / more work load = sux, may I suggest that you read the purpose of a CCA once more. Perhaps you might not understand now, but once you reach sec 3, you will understand the true meaning of this blog post.

At the end of the day, do ask yourself: Why are you putting in more effort than others?

- Coz you want to help out your batch/unit?

- Coz you want to improve yourself further?

- Coz you just want to volunteer?

- Or coz you're doing it for the sake of points?

Think about it.

By the way, (I'm not bragging here)

ever since I entered Sec 1, I couldn't be bothered about CCA points, and merely put in a lot of effort in whatever that was given to me.. volunteering to do stuff, go for HQ events and becoming IC for camps and events...simply coz its fun, and coz I just want to do my best to help my batchmates out.

I only realized that I got A1 when I reach sec 4.

See, the points still come when you're just having fun and putting in your best in CCA. :D

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Oh yea, I don't get points by being a VI..and I've been a VI for the past 5 years. No recognition no whatsoever.

I get much more important things than points and testimonials:

1. An awesome unit that has totally transformed compared to the day I step into RIRC in 2002

2. Exceptionally Great & Fun Learning Experience

3. Developed my leadership skills to a level which you rarely get anywhere else

Most importantly?

I get Great Friends. :)

Yours Truly,

Hadi

Dates

Hey all,
Please be informed of the dates of future accreditations and events once again.
Take note of the change in dates for accreds / events in red and bold.

4 August (tomorrow) - RCV (B) reaccreds
6 August (this friday) - Evac (B) and OA (B) reaccreds
12 August (week 7 thursday) - FD (B) and (S) revision for both sec 1s and 2s
14 August (week 7 saturday) - Epsilon CIP (1st session)
17 August (week 8 tuesday) - Iota and Omega CIP (1st session)
18 August (week 8 wednesday) - FD (S) accreds for sec 2s
19 August (week 8 thursday) - Iota and Omega CIP (2nd session)
21 August (week 8 saturday) - Epsilon CIP (2nd session)
25 August (week 9 wednesday) - RIFA (B) accreds for sec 1s and 2s
26 August (week 9 thursday) - Epsilon CIP (3rd session)
27 August (week 9 friday) - Iota and Omega CIP (3rd session)
28 August (week 9 saturday) - Combined unit activity
30 August (week 10 monday) - RIFA (S) for sec 2s
4 September - First Aid Competition 2010
17 September - Passing out Parade / Passing out Ceremony 2010

Notice that the Iota and Omega CIP dates have been added.
Also, sec 1s will be taking their footdrill bronze in term 4. Week 9 Wednesday will be RIFA bronze accreds for both sec 1s and 2s and week 10 monday will be RIFA silver accreds for sec 2s.

Hope this gives everyone a larger picture of what is / will be happening and will help you guys to study ahead of the accreditations! Remember, if you need help, you are never alone XD

Video of the Week

Honda Cog: Interesting advertisement made by Honda, showing the car parts interacting with each other like a Rube Goldberg Machine (the one you find on the cover of "Physics for You").

Enjoy!

Bronze Accreditations

Those who haven't passed your bronzes, please take note.

RCV (B) - Arun, Jeremiah, Ryan Chiong and Ryan Tia
Please be reminded that the Red Cross Values Bronze Reaccreditations will be held this Wednesday's training (4 August).
OA (B) - Yue Howe, Brendon, Nirmeet, Jeremiah, Lionel, Ryan Tia
Outdoor Activities Bronze Reaccreditations will be held this Friday (6 August).
Evac (B) -Yue Howe, Rayner, Hethav, Vijay, Daniel, Nirmeet, Samuel, Arun, Jeremiah, Ryan Chiong and Ryan Tia
Casualty Evacuation Bronze Accreditations for the practical component will be held this Friday (6 August).

Without your Bronzes, you would not be able to attain your Silvers. Practise hard, study hard, ask us on the tagboard if you require any help and we're sure you can do it!

Speaking of practising, Hadi sir is holding a dance class this Thursday, 2pm outside the Albert Hong Hall. This invitation is open to EVERYONE, whether you think you can dance or not, so whoever wants to give it a shot, you know what to do :)

HQ Gold Accreds

Congratulations to the following Sec 3 Batch 59 RIRC members who passed their Gold accreds yesterday!

Evacuation

Soe Lwin

Zheng Wei

Jee Kinn

Hui Jun

RCV (pending)

Colin

Brendan

Han Sheng

OA (pending)

Deodatus

Sec 2s and 3s who intend to go for the Gold Modular Accreditations this October, do look out for your unitmates if you want to prepare yourselves for them!

Also, for those of us who are going for SJPhO this Wednesday, please remember to submit your excuses to your PMs Vatsal/Deodatus/Han Sheng, or any other Sec 3 RIRC Member.

Hope the weekend has been fruitful for you!

Bring Bandages

Hi all,

All Sec 1s and 2s, please bring 2 triangular bandages per person during both trainings next week. We will be needing them for the FA lessons. Additionally, it will be useful if you guys can revise your First Aid before coming for the lessons.

Thank you. Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

Photo of the Week

Arun Vs. Colin

Looks like I overestimated Arun's strength :D

Accreds

Dear all,

Please take note that the following accreds are coming up:

UPCOMING ACCREDS
RCV Bronze
RCV Bronze will be held this coming Wednesday (week 5), for anyone from B59, B60 and B61 who have yet to pass: Arun, Jeremiah, Ryan Tia, Ryan Chiong and Zawad

OA Bronze
OA Bronze will be held this coming Friday (week 5), for those in B60 and B61 who have yet to pass: Yue Howe, Jian Xing, Hetav, Allan, Yimin, Brendon, Nirmeet, David, Samuel, Arun, Jeremiah, Chong Ching, Lionel, Ryan Chiong, Ryan Tia


FUTURE ACCREDS
Week 8 Wednesday (18 August)
FD Bronze for sec 1s
FD Silver for sec 2s

Week 9 Wednesday (25 August) 
RIFA Bronze for sec 1s
RIFA Silver for sec 2s


Please study for these accreds, and do refer to the Development Portfolio if you have any queries on the syllabus as well as the promotion criteria (and how these accreds come into play).


Good luck!  

OA Bronze Revision

Attention the following people who have not passed OA Bronze:

Yue Howe, Jian Xing, Hetav, Allan, Yimin, Brendon, Nirmeet, David, Samuel, Arun, Jeremiah
Chong Ching, Lionel, Ryan Chiong, Ryan Tia

Sec 2s please bring along your twine (at least 1.5m long) on Monday, Sec 1s please do so on Wednesday. Please revise your OA Bronze beforehand and clarify all doubts during the revision, as the accreds are on Friday. The syllabus is inside your Development Portfolio.

Re-edging in progress

Hello guys,

I cordially invite you all to wait anxiously to oogle at the Re-edged marks, it is a shame we were unable to obtain the cutlery needed to stick bigger holes into them though, but they have been Re-edged, and marks have been added to the best for theory and best for practical.
Just a spoiler: Re-edging means that the points will be all reverted back to zero.
This is the list of those who passed, failed theory or failed the entire thing. Everyone, regardless of how you have fared for this, please continue to mu- i mean work hard. We wish to extend warm congratulations to those who passed and those who didn't pass, as we have utmost faith that everyone mugged and mugged and mugged. And those who didn't pass, don't be too down, you're bound to pass sooner or later if you work hard, so keep up the good work. Yep.

Those who passed:
Allan
Kian Guang
Amos
David
Zi Jun
Joash
Yimin

Those who failed all:
Rayner
Jeremiah
Hethav
Arun
Nirmeet
Daniel
VIjay

Those who failed theory only:
Vikaesh
Jian Xing
Yi Cheng
Brendon

There's already a post that talks about how you should work harder but this is just trying to make it sound more important, we have no intention of nagging at you o.o
If you collect donations from a cow, there is a 50% chance you might get grass instead of money. We wish you all a happy time collecting donations.

A lot of things to note

Congratulations to those who passed their Evacuation Bronze test! For you, your job does not end here, you can help those who have not passed. For those who didn't pass, continue to work hard and I am sure you will be able to pass soon. Remember, passing accreditations is necessary if you want to be promoted.

If you have any questions or comments regarding anything, please feel free to find any friendly Sec 3 or Sec 4, I am sure we will be more than willing to help.

And there has been a change in the allocation of platoon points:
- top scorer for theory earns his platoon 40 points
- top scorer for practical earns his platoon 60 points

Do remember to continue collecting money for the pledge card along with your development portfolios every training. If you lose it, you will have to make a police report, so, try not to.

I know, this post is getting draggy and boring, so here is the photo of the week:



No chairs! Do not try this at home...

CAC/ULP POP

Congratulations to the CAC teams for having achieved 3rd Place for the Environmental Outreach skit competition (Category 2)! Good effort to the other half of our unit's CAC team (Category 3: Challenge Shield) as well!

...and of course, thank you to the supporters who gave the teams a part of your precious weekend to show support. I am confident the team is heartened to have so many of us around to watch them do their best.

We'd also like to congratulate the 3 Batch 59 people who have graduated from the Unit Leaders' Programme (ULP) during the Passing Out Parade (POP); Colin, Hui Jun and Vatsal. You guys have come a long way!

Have a good rest over the weekend, and see you for training tomorrow (usual place: Raja Block Foyer @ 3.30pm). BRING IT ON!

Attendance Matters

Hello everyone,

Please remember to follow the procedures regarding attendance for training. The procedure is the same as before:

1. Those who are not able to come for a certain training due to a pre-planned event (e.g. surgery, Merit CCA, etc) must produce an excuse letter or MC (photocopies allowed) with the training excuse form personally to either Li Hong or Vatsal(for this coming week) before that training itself.
2. Those who are sick and absent from school on Monday or Wednesday, or are sick in the middle of that school day (and then leave school), call Li Hong or Vatsal. Submit the training excuse form together with the MC (photocopies allowed).
3. Those who are sick (e.g. indigestion) and would like to leave school at 1515, proceed to the SR Block, and report to Jeremy, who will assess the condition and decide whether or not you may leave training. Submit the training excuse form.

We are taking very seriously those who skip training without following the proper procedure. Failure to follow the proper procedure and skip training will result in you being considered absent for that training in question. Remember that attendance counts heavily in your promotion, and is a good indication of your commitment to the unit and your self-discipline. Same goes for competition supports and all other events (refer to Points 1 and 2). If there are any queries on the attendance reporting procedures, please feel free to clarify.

For those who were unable to attend CAC support, please submit your training excuse form together with proper documentation by Monday (19 July).

Also, please take note what does or does not constitute as a suitable reason for not attending training or an event. As you should know, the training excuse form requires a form of written proof (e.g. teacher's letter for RE/project matters, parent's letter for personal matters, MC for ailments, etc). Unless supported by a teacher's letter, project meetings are not an excuse for not coming.

CAC

Hi guys,

Thank you to those who turned up to support us in CAC today!

For the benefit of those who didn't come, we got 3rd for Category 2 (Environmental Outreach, or the skit), but nothing for Category 3 (Red Cross Challenge Shield, or the board game).

Hopefully everyone who turned up enjoyed our skit today, and good job to everyone else in CAC!

On a side note, as Han Sheng IC said today, there will be Evac Bronze accreds for the Sec 1s and Evac Silver accreds for the Sec 2s on Wednesday, so mug hard. And when you come for training, please bring your Development Portfolios.

6Pak Race 2010

Hooray, 6Pak Race 2010 photos are up!

Weeeell, somewhat.

There's this slight problem of the extreme file sizes of the 1000+ photos taken by your seniors, we've had to relocate them to a new Picasa page.

You can access this page here, but it might take a while to relink all the photos.

So for now, just access the respective albums here instead:

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

PN photos will be up soon, and i'll be posting them on facebook as well.

Also, once my big project finishes, i'll update the toolbar and slideshow :D

Daniel

Muster Parade, CAC, Gold Workshop/Accreds signup, DevPorts

Dear RIRC members,

PN

Thank you for being part of the best PN I've ever attended in my years in RIRC XD here's hoping that next year's PN will enjoy such success and (more importantly) be enjoyed by you guys!

Muster Parade

Here's a gentle reminder that there will be Muster Parade this Wednesday (T3W3, 14th July). Do prepare your uniform in advance to avoid sacrificing sleep time on Tuesday night!

CAC Support (17th July, Saturday)

Our unit's CAC teams will be exhibiting their best at the Current Affairs Competition this Saturday. Do try to keep Saturday (17th July) free and come down to support the team! We'll be giving out the consent forms this Wednesday.

Gold Modular Workshop/Accreditations (24th July & 31st July)

A Gold Modular Workshop and Gold Accreditation for Foot Drill, Evacuation, Outdoor Activities and Red Cross Values is coming up. The Workshop is on the 24th of July, while the Accreds are on the 31st of July. Both the Workshop and the Accreditations will be held at the Red Cross Campsite at Jalan Khairuddin.

Please note that while the workshop would be useful as a form of revision and to let you know the RC HQ standard for the respective subject, it is NOT compulsory to attend it before attending the Accreditations. In other words, you can just go for the Accreds without going for the Workshop.

Also, please note that you must have a SILVER in the respective subject you want to take the Accreds for.

If you are interested, please email Han Sheng IC (limhansheng@gmail.com) stating the subject you want to take and whether you want to attend the Workshop. Please note that you may not be given a slot if all the places are already filled.

Do note that a great amount of preparation is needed to go for the Gold accreditation standards -be prepared to sacrifice personal time outside of training to train up for these accreditations. You may choose to skip the accreditations and just go for the workshop to learn about HQ's methods and/or go for the October Gold Modular Accreditations instead.

Development Portfolios

Another gentle reminder to bring your Development Portfolios as well, so we can sign them and certify that you've been to training =)

Thanks, and hope you've enjoyed your long weekend! JY to the CAC teams; it's our final lap!

Video of the week

Here's the PN2010 special edition!

Performance Night

A big thank you to all who made PN possible!
It is indeed a truly awesome event that will be remembered by RIRC and other schools for many years to come!
PN will not be possible without any one of us!

To Batch 61- thank you for your awesome Na'vi batch dance! it was very good for your first attempt! I believe that future batch performances will be better!

To Batch 60- thank you guys for that awesome dance! its amazing to see how much you all progressed from last year PN and POP! your dance was simply awesome! Extra thanks to those who choreographed the dance moves!

To Batch 59- Thanks for all the back stage work you all did! helping the sec4s with the decoration, the ushering, the performances, the videos and the souvenirs and many many more! the dance was awesome too! all of you put in so much effort in one way or another!

To Sec4s- thanks for being awesome Emcees, backstage, helping with all the preparation (yes it is tiring) and running the show tonight!

To all alumni- thanks for coming down and helping us make PN a success! we really appreciated it!

Everyone take a well deserved break tonight! and have fun watching world cup on the day off! :D