CHRISTMASS!!!!

our party IS today!! ive sent out an email a long time ago already, but some of you have either forgotten about it / havent received it. so here's a reminder..

18th december 2007!
5pm @ jessie's house
bring a gift (max $5) for gift exchange

come dressed in festive green & red! :D
& reindeer horns / santa hats :)

those of you bringing food for potluck, dont forget that too ;)
my dad's bbq-ing too! so yayyyy

see yaaaaaa!

love, jessie :D

HEY ALL!

reminders for tomorrow, bring:
1. TOILETRIES (towel, soap etc.)
2. extra clothing to change into after games
3. at least 25 dollars for your OWN expense (entry fee to sentosa X 2, dinner, movie)
4. groundsheet
5. sunblock (optional)

update: we are not staying overnight at vivo anymore, its sentosa!

CYA THERE!

Seniors Farewell

Hi everyone, here's some rough info about the upcoming Seniors Farewell.

It's on Friday, 30th November. Please meet at 12pm sharp at Harbourfront monorail station. Pls bring extra clothing and maybe some soap/shampoo. There will be time at Sentosa for washing up. The cost will be approximately $4 + $3 for entrance to sentosa + $8 for the movie, and maybe $10 for all the meals, so bring as much as you think is necessary.

This is a brief idea of what's gonna happen:

-Time
-Activity
1200-1215
Gathering of members
1215-1350
Arrival at Sentosa and lunch
1350-1830
Games, wash-up, head to Vivo
1830-2040
Dinner, free time
2040-2300
Movie
2300-next day
Games, sleep, go home

:D I've uploaded more details in a doc. in yahoo grps. Check it out for more info.

And some reminders:
1) CHRISTMAS PARTY/bbq at jessie's house! please email / sms / inform terence which dates you guys prefer. 17, 18, OR 19 dec?
2) if you can't swim, tell terence!

Thanks. Cya y'all!

Alvyn

heyhey its me!!

now that most of you have cleared your L1 rock climbing, its time we went on to ONE STAR KAYAKING!!!

Date: 8th to 9th Dec, each day from 10 am to 5 pm
Venue: Changi Water Venture Club
Cost: $50; i'm not sure if it'll be subsidised

please tell me if u're able to make it for this course, like by end of this week! cause i need to 'chop' the slot for us asap before other people snatches it. heh.

anyway please tell me if u have a fax machine.

check out this website http://www.water-venture.org.sg/1179821373933.html for more details pertaining to kayaking (:

-waikit

First Aid Course

Hi everyone! Thanks for turning up today.

Just a short reminder to be on time tomorrow, 15th Nov, Day 2. Meet at Lavendar MRT at 9.30am sharp. You may just go to St Johns HQ straight, but pls send me a sms to inform me if you're doing so. Attire is casual, but please where pants/jeans/longs for bottoms.

I also have GOOD NEWS for everyone! But I will tell you all tomorrow! So be there!!!

HAHAHA.

Alvyn Ng

First Aid Session on the 14th

HI OAC! This is it! Your First Aid Course is coming!

On the coming 14th November, Wednesday, to all who are involved, please meet at 8.45am at Lavender MRT Control Station. Attire is BWM shirt with grey pants/skirt. Do bring additional money for lunch. PLEASE BE PUNCTUAL.

To those who have not paid the course fee of $80, you may either hand me the money on Monday during Leadership Course, or preferably, on Wednesday morning itself.

Thanks a lot guys.

Alvyn Ng

read kaiting's post below if you haven't done so already!

a short interjection about the leadership camp packing:

alright, some minor clarifications to the camp pack list. i got feedback that people intepreted the list as bringing along 1 set of pt kit per day in addition to the one you already reported in, which is wrong! so, report each day in PT kit, and since there are two days of camp, you'll only need 2 PT kits, the ones that you report in. don't need to bring along extra clothes unless you think you need to.

and for the long sleeved shirt on day 1 of the camp, please bring along an old or unwanted long sleeved shirt. it'll be used for paintball, so expect to get it dirty and painted. there will be vests provided so the only exposed areas are your arms, hence the long sleeved shirts.

lastly, bring along $15 as payment for the camp. hand it in on the first day of the camp, 12th november.

read kaiting's post below!

-terence

SENIORS' FAREWELL!

HELLO EVERYONE! :D

if you are wondering whther there's still an OAC (senior plus junior) outing from 30 nov to 1 dec, YES THERE IS! and there is an official change in plans.

i just snail mailed out invitation cards to all our OAC seniors to show them our support for their war on the A levels battlefield, and also to invite them for the OAC outing!

here goes the plan...
meeting time: 12.30 pm, 30 nov
venue: harbourfront mrt
* lunch is not yet settled, but we have three weeks to plan! :D

and so.. we shall play games (to be planned) and have fun all the way until evening, and after everyone had finished bathing, we can go VIVO for dinner! :D

after dinner, we'll go watch a night movie, at around 8+ or 9+, and the movie will end at 11+ or so, and for the night, WE ARE STAYING OVER AT VIVO!!!!

WOOHOO! YES, your eyes didn't read the wrong thing.
according to our reliable experienced rachel, the mall is not closed at night, and there's this big big playground space outside vivo whereby we can rest for the night (on groundsheets of course), and if you dowan to sleep, you can go walk around and enjoy the sea view! (:

if it rains, its okay! we can just shift inside vivo. its big, its empty at night! ITS COOL MAN!
HAHA!

around 26th nov to 28th nov, there may be a "recee" overnight at VIVO, so those who are interested to go for the recee, keep your eyes peeled! :D

yeah man! thats the rough details.

we will be planning this as one OAC! but i know some of you won't even be there on that day, so those planning will only be those who are going.

after the compilation of number of juniors and seniors going is done, those going will be split into small little committees:
(tentatively)
1. food comm (for lunch and afternoon tea~)
2. games comm (planning of 4-5 games for the afternoon)
3. logistics comm (to prepare anything required)

when the number of people is confirmed, you will be informed about which committee you are in by the excos! :D this is a really informal outing, and the comms are to ensure that OAC stays and unite as one throughout the whole outing, with no laggy moments or dunno what to do periods of time! (:
(i shall say this in advance: i estimate that approximately 20 seniors will go.)

yepyep!
for those who helped in making the invitation cards today, a BIG BIG THANK YOU! (:

okay, gogogogogo get ready for leadership camp! :D
have fun everyone!

Kai Ting!

Leadership Camp Packing List

hey everybody, this is on the store door, yahoogroups, and here. so better pack the right stuff okay -.- its mostly clothing, nothing much to trouble you to go down to beach road.

-terence

Packing List for LC 2007

Compulsory

Day 1

-1 set of PT kit (NJ PE attire, top and bottom)

-1 Long sleeved shirt

-1 pair of track pants

-500 ml Water bottle (if there are water coolers, a small bottle will do)

-$10 in spare cash

Day 2

- 1 set of PT kit (NJ PE attire, top and bottom)

- $10 in spare cash

Optional

- Extra set of PT kit on Day 2 (for the sweaty ones)

- Slippers or sandals (for comfort after dismissal)

Note:

1. Report in PT kit on both days

2. This is a day camp so we will NOT be camping overnight

hi everyone! :D

we're gonna play BASKETBALL at 9am this Tuesday, 6th November! & other sports too, then we'll go out for an early lunch. it'll be fuuuun, so be there! :) see ya! :D

love,

jessie

FA Course Fees

Hey everyone!

This is the list of people who have not handed me their money:

Shitong
Benjamin hong
Cui lin
Jessie
Elaine
Jin xian
Mei yan

Could you guys please give me the money/edusave form on 2nd Nov, Friday? That's also when the Leadership Course form is due. I'll be in the store from 8 till 9+. You can also pass the money/edusave form to any exco member.

Please let me know if you're name is up there but you've already given me the cash/edusave form, and let me know if you haven't but i didn't include your name.

Thanks everyone.

Alvyn Ng

memories

hello!!! this is my very first time posting! hahaha anyway, today's the official last day of school so i thought i'd bring you guys back to what we all did together through this year (: ... remember, i sent out an email asking you all to tell me which was your most memorable experience in oac? well, i had a wonderful time reading all your replies and wanted to share it. hee hope you don't mind! =)

memorable experiences!

lizhen : bwm!pushups>

jillian: kite flyingbecause the whole activity was really fun and we get to bond!! :Dthe steamboat dinner was also memorabledawn: Night cycling! It was fun cycling at late night along the road, with the wind blowing on our faces and trying to keep awake! AHHH so fun! =D

meiyan: Hiezzz, Mmm... Malaysia overseas trip... got to cycle to the beach, eat seafood dinner, bond through playing and cycling =P Most importantly, it was fun and accomplishing... =)

waikit: i love the night hike. cause that was one of the very first time i got to engage with seniors. hahas.

cuilin: hmm...i'll have to think about it.. haha.due to my frequent absence from school, there were not too many OAC activities which i attended...which is quite unfortunate for me... BUT,i think that the most memorable activity would be the overseas cycling trip, although not everyone attended that... It was a first-time experience for me,cycling in those parts with those steep slopes which were really a test of ur physical condition! Moreover, the flooding of the hotel was totally memorable heh heh.though not memorable in a nice sense,but still unforgettable yea.haha. hmm i guess that's it ba.. the next most memorable would be the kite-flying trip, and the steamboat after that!haha. wells, i was not in a very gd mood that day, and the trip really made me happier =) n the steamboat worked magic!it really felt gd to be surrounded by friends...the whole thing jus brightened my day and i didn't regret joining u guys for the steamboat dinner =)

suyi: umm. most memorable? i think NDC tower building! not being biased or anything, but building a structure is really fulfilling, especially when u get to climb to the top and look down below!(:got to know a few ppl better too while tying!

benedict: haha ok. For me it was the solo night of BWM camp. cos i think it really put our skills to the test and was not a bad simulation of what it would be like if we were really lost alone in some strange place. maybe it could be extended to sth like survival? where we only meet for activities? thanks

shuning: hmm... most memorable experience? i think for me it isnight hike... never thought that i could walk for solong and so far!!! plus it was a good time bondingwith the other oacians. :) and it is afterall thefirst major event this year for oac. :)))

claire: my most memorable experience in oac was the the oac orientation camp at the start of the year. coz it made me realise how fun oac could be and i made many new and great friends.! The activities were way too cool...

kevin: The night walk during the backwoods camp was memorable. This was because seniors tried to scare us, only with me spoiling the atmosphere by telling lame jokes. Mwahahah

ben gan: My most memorable OAC experience would definitely have to be the intra school night hike in April. (i think it was april...) This is because it was one incident when i felt the camaraderie and excellent group dynamics that we the members of OAC have. We walked through the reservoir rainforest for a few hours and then went on an urban hike down to Bukit Panjang. Though many of us were extremely tired after that night, playing the various games at different stations and passing under the silence of the lush jungle which was stirred only by the insects and our laughter made it one of the most memorable experience i had from OAC.

charmaine: the camaderie. no particular experience

mervyn: the most memorable OAC experience for me this year was the BWM camp. That's because it was fun and one of the few times everyone really got together and go through thick and thin. That's why it was the first to come up in my mind when i read your email.

me!: let the pictures speak for themselves! =)

weekly oac dinners! haha more ppl must join kay!

wednesday activities!

and working together!

man... it's been one year already! next year will pass as fast i guess... well! let's make the most of it and make it even more memorable and wonderful!

-Rachel

Adult First Aid Course

Hi everyone, I'm doing this post because I was in the NJOAC0708 yahoo groups when I realized, we have a great number of 12 members in the group. I'm hoping that more people visit the OAC blog.

This is a direct copy from what I posted up on the groups:

Hi OAC,

I have tried hard and negotiated what I could, and this almost completely really really finalised:

Adult First Aid Course will be held for ALL OACians (with exceptions) from 14th to 16th November. The price will be $80 per person, and you can pay by Edusave, if not by cash. I have personally contacted almost all of you, and will be uploading the list of people who I am sending down for the course. This course will be held at St Johns HQ at Beach Road. Further information will be provided soon.

I will also upload the list of people who are excused from this course, namely those who already have the cert, and those who are unable to attend for other reasons. For the latter group of people (there's quite a number), I will organise another Adult First Aid Course, likely to be held next year January.

Just to make sure this is clear, I'll repeat this: First Aid Course is NO LONGER from 9th to 11th November, it is now from 14th to 16th November, Wednesday to Friday. There is no longer a Basic First Aid Course. Please do not get confused. As most of us are over the age of 16, we are to attend the Adult First Aid Course.

Thanks guys.

Alvyn Ng

Ok, now that this message has been posted on this blog AS WELL AS the yahoo groups, I hope at least 95% of this CCA will know about this update.

Thanks.

MY FIRST POST!!!!!

MUST READ!!!

ONE

so today i went to SMU to attend a presentation pertaining to the Adventure Jamboree 2007!!!!

Date: 11th -12th Dec 2007 (overnight challenge)
Time: 8 am on the 11th to 5 pm on the 12th
Duration: A 36 leisure-styled race

Each team has 8 members, gender ratio 1:1, each team consisting of members from different O(D)ACs i.e u'll be mixed with others, to promote interactivity among the O(D)ACs of each JCs.

the 6 components of this challenge comprises:

• Rock Climbing
• Under Water Hockey (dont worry if u cant swim, the pool is only 1.5m deep/shallow)
• Canoe Polo
• Off trail biking
• Outdoor Survival Skills
• Finale!

dont worry its not a hiong event, it only aims to give you an introduction to these 6 activities.

it costs $16 per person but its worthy it!! registration starts now, and will end by next saturday, 27th nov 2007 !!!

so those who are interested out there, tell me now!!!!! sms/email me ASAP =D

TWO

next, the rock climbing course, held on 17th Nov 2007. $20 per person, from 8 am to latest 4pm. the names are as follows:

• Claire
• Shu Ning
• Suyi
• Li Zhen
• Weiwen
• Benedict
• Meiyan
• Kah Ho
• Ben Hong
• Jin Xian aka Tam tan
• Mervyn
• Nora
• Shi Tong
• Michele
• Ben Gan

THREE

whos interested in rock climbing competition???? held on the 23rd nov to 25th nov. if interested, please contact me asap. haha.

thats all! happy weekend! heh.

-waikit

njoac0708!

hiiii oac!

a yahoo group has been created! :) because all of you are going to be involved in major events committees next year, the yahoo group'll be for you to upload meeting minutes, proposals, & keep everyone updated about everything :)

an email notification asking you to join the group has been sent out but there seems to be some problems receiving it, so here's what to do:

go to "http://groups.yahoo.com" > find the yahoo group: "njoac0708" > you should see it listed, click on the group name > click "join this group!"

--

peeeektures! from invest!



woohooooo check this out.


k theres a cd with all the funny invest photos circulating around.. look out for it! :)

love all of you very extremely much,

jessie :)

OAC First Aid Course

OOOOOAAAAACCCCCCC

Guys, it's more or less finalised. THIS IS THE FIRST AID COURSE FOR THE 07-08 BATCH!

The following people will be sent down for the course:

Alvyn Ng Yong Quan

Chen Vicki

Chin Shi Tong

Gan Su Yi

Gan Tze Qiang Benjamin

Goh Weiwen

Hong Zheng Hao Benjamin

Lam Yuen Wai

Lee Shu Wei

Lee Yenn Ting Charmaine

Leong Kah Ho

Lim Li Zhen

Lim Shu Ning

Lim Wei Soon Mervyn

Lim Zhexi Jessie

Michele Nguyen Thuy Diem

Nora Seah Sze Ya

Phoon Wai Kit

Shelvi Gan Da

Shong Kaiqi Rachel

Soh Wan Ting Dawn

Tan Jin Xian

Victor Goh

Wong Ying Claire

The course will be on 9th to 11th November! If you see your name on the list but are unable to make it for the course, LET ME KNOW ASAP @ 94240506. ASAP means by Friday 19th October 2359hrs. Must be quick ok?

If you DON'T see your name on the list, either you already have the cert and it's not expiring soon, you have something more important than this course to entertain, or you are not a member of OAC. If you don't belong in these 3 grps, and you're STILL not on the list, LET ME KNOW ASAP!!!!

Alright. That's all.

Mad Jacks

hello oac!
there is no formal wednesday activity this wednesday the 17th of October, but we'll be having dinner!
it'll be at mad jacks, near coro, which is near school so no one has to go exceedingly far to get home from dinner place =)

meet there at 5.30pm! see map below if you don't know how to get there -.-



directions:
take any bus that'd you'd take to coro, cross the bridge to coro, and walk towards serene centre. the mad jacks sign is pretty obvious, so if you walk past it and end up at serene it might be time to get new spectacles =)
its also next to the neighbourhood police post, so if anything you can ask the police how to get there =)


see you there on wednesday!

-terence

SPRINGCLEANING!

HELLO PEOPLE!(:

today springcleaning for OAC store, was a success! it's really super duper clean now, as compared to last time, and most importantly, there's a change in furnishing arrangement (can improve feng shui also, HAHA, i'm obssessed about that) such that our oac store seems so so so BIG NOW!!! it's really alot more spacious(: can fit alot more pple inside, we all don't have to squeeze in during wed meetings anymoreEeEeEeeee!!! HAHA!

well, so good job for those who came(: and for those who didn't, its okay, wait and see how nice our oac store is! (: its around 80% done, the remaining 10% involves some misc stuff to tidy up, and 10% involves add-ons into our store! like...

FLOWER SCENTED AIR FRESHENER!
nice nice area to be used for interaction and watching tv, maybe we can get some cute little blow up sofas HAHAHAHA. okay, maybe im thinking too much!

:D

hahaha, but in any way, HAVE A NICE DAY, PEOPLE!(:
and rmb... your date with ME on wednesday!!! AHEMS, HAHA, joking lah, with OAC on wednesday, seoul garden dinner! (:

to break the atmosphere a li'l, PW, PW, ALL THE WAY! (: you can do it!

OAC oldies

NIUM NIUM NIUM JUICY JUICY li'l bites for ya! (:
let's take the time machine back... to the land of far, far away... a long time ago...
*enters dreamy land*

NJ OAC '88!

DURING BWM CAMP, the exco! HAHA! cool, shows how much more hiong they were last time... and is it me, or there are only 3 girls in the exco? HMMMMM.

They named it smthg called... Omega, dunno why also hahahaha. On first look, it looked like OAC land. But after much scrutinization, i realized it is highly possible that it is actually the non-existent-grand-stand-and-school-track-area then.

oolala.

This one is more recent i guess... as compared to the ones above, HAHA! they are killing a snake! and whoaw, the guys were all so muscular, look at their BULGING LEGS!

*looks down at my own pathetic, accumulative layers of fats* we, or rather I, need to train up more. HAHA.

A structure they built last time! They called it hourglass structure. haha. super high!

Is it me or this position of the photographer will be different if another person go and take from the same position NOW?

ahhhhhh, so council has been asking us to do backstage for YEARS FOR COLLEGE DAY (is it?)! HAHAHAHA. this are the girls, obviously.

and the guys. traditions never change eh, the black people of the backstage.

HAHAHHAA! i found all these from the internet, and it's really interesting actually. why do people look different even though they had lived on exactly the same piece of land as us?

is it appropriate for me to then assume that fashion, environmental habits, shape looks, regardless of whether its 10+ years' difference in exactly the same school?

okay, sounds circular hahahahaha. but anyway, food for your eyes! :D

oh, talking about food. to ensure that i won't get rob and minimize terrorist attacks,

birthday cake! many many candles some more. free!!!

>:D

Kaiting!

Upcoming events

To minimize confusion, here's a list of the upcoming events and their dates(:

November
9th to 11th - First aid course
12th to 13th - Leadership Camp
17th - L1 Rockclimbing

30th November to 1st December - BWM @ Sentosa! (:
[Keep this day free okay guys? it's also serves as a farewell outing for the seniors. It's called BWM, because there's gonna be a campout on the beach at night! (:

December
OAC christmas party! (: [details will be updated on a later date]

MOST IMPORTANTLY, i know almost everyone is going BONKAS over PW... haha, but hold on there! (:
next wednesday there is not official wednesday activity, but LET'S GO OUT FOR DINNER TOGETHER PEOPLE(:
seoul garden, OAC dinner(:
please leave ur dinner free next wed(:

there will of course be some informal activities during the holidays(: so keep a look out! :D

birth of OAC blog!

YO MAN! THE BIRTH OF OUR OAC BLOG! call me mama-san YOOOO! HAHAHAHA nahhh JOKING.

OH COOL, you mean you can adjust the font here? ooooo HAHA how come mine doesnt! tsktsk. okay, just testing(:

i know the background looks reaaaaaaaaaally bad.. but i'm not good in templates, and so i can only do the most basic thing of all - CREATE A BLOG! HAHAHAHAH. just click here click there dah-dum! lol.

Before this blog becomes official, let's me just brainstorm some ideas i have for bonding sessions for us juniors! (:

OUTINGS OUTINGS OUTINGS!

1. movie marathon and sleepover at jessie's house(:

2. informal late night movie (we'll go out for some movie thats SUPER LATE!!! oh coool.)

3. anymore suggestions? :D

HAHAHAHAHA. thats all that the exco has thought of so far, and feel free to drop by comments, or tag any suggestions that YOU would want OAC to have, to bond as one cca, one family! (:

Also, we have some upcoming events, and if you aren't sure, HERE YOU GO!

Upcoming events in START of november (dates will be confirmed very very soon):

1. First Aid Course at St John's Headquarters

2. Leadership Course at NCC Campsite

Upcoming events in December:

BWM.... @ SENTOSA!!! (in other words, seniors' farewell, HAHA)

>:D
Kaiting!

P.S. further updates will be on on later dates (: