Orientation camp 18 - 19 March packing list

GB Orientation camp 18-19 March’11

Packing list:

Wear National tee, school skirt with PE shorts & school shoes + xmss socks on the first day.

Bring:

• 1 extra pair of PE shorts
• Undergarments
• Toiletries
• Company shirt
• Either House tee or Pe shirt
• 1 extra pair of socks
• Sandals
• Sleeping bag
• 1 packet of snack
• 1 piece of wrapping paper
• Ez link card with value of min $5
• Cash in wallet between $10- $20
• 1 Small backpack
• Water bottle (at least 500ml)
• Cap
• Umbrella
• 1 or few Packet(s) of tissue
• Utensils (metal fork, metal spoon, cup, plate)  no breakables, no disposables
• Sanitary napkins (if any)
• Medication (if any)

Do NOT bring:
• FBT banana-split-at-the-side shorts
• Handphone (if you have to bring it, officers will keep for you)
• Soft toys
• Ipod
• Etc


p.s stick to packing list & you’ll be safe!

banana split cut FBT shorts that isn't allowed.

Church address:

No. 2 Hougang St 22

Living Sanctuary Brethren Church

Cheers,

Miss WH

Hi girls,
EXCITED FOR THE UPCOMING CAMP?


To Bring:
Toiletries
Sleeping bag
School shoes and socks (XMS socks, no ankle socks, bring as many as u have)
School skirt (2 if have, if not 1)
National Tee
2 PE t-shirts and 2 pairs of shorts
1 house t-shirt
1 sleeping shorts/ pants
2 sets undergarments
1 small bag pack
Sandals/slippers
Water bottle (500ml)
Sunblock/ cap
Utensils : fork, spoon, cup, plate
Writing materials
$10-20
Medications if any
*Special item: Money collected from sales of cookies, make sure the money you bring to submit equals to $2 X no. of packets of cookies you took

Note: Every item you bring must be labelled with your name, especially your shoes and utensils! If you lose any of your belongings, they will be mine! Haha.

Reporting Attire on 20 Nov: Full uniform, tip-top condition, boots to be polished, all accessories to be in place neatly.


as usual,
YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BRING items like sweets, softtoys or handphones.

cheers,
staff tay

more reflections!

Reflections on CIP hours
Jue Ying;

As it was the first time doing such an eventful thing, I looked forward to it a lot. Especially the time when we made the flowers. We spent much time doing them, but the result was truly satisfying to overcome the pain.

On the daywhen I was to proceed for street sales, I was very excited and enthusiastic. I woke up exceptionally early to prepare what I needed. It wasn’t much though.
When I reached the place, I was fifteen minutes early. I looked around. No one was here yet. At first, I thought that I went to the wrong place and even began to panic. It was until I saw some GB girls that I heavsd a sigh of relief.

When we started selling, it was not easy. For some people, they wouldn’t buy any of all. Some would even say some sacarstic remarks. For others, they only wanted to donate. The funny thing is that were even asking us if the cookies are safe to eat or not!

It was quite fun until the second shift. After doing for four hours, we became tired. How could someone continuosly be so energetic for such a long time? Some can, but I must admit that I cannot do it. It was really too tough for me!

We started slacking a bit here and there. Finally, after another four hours, we finally finished our duties and were allowed to go home. Phew! My legs were already starting to wobble. However, I was glad that my effort paid off when we counted the sum of money that we have earned using our hands and mouths. It was over a hundred dollars!

I will never forget this experience. I really enjoyed it.



Reflection
Per Jia Hui;

Recalling back, helping the Singapore Cancer Society to raise fund, really is tough. Going around Singapore, but it was indeed a fun and memorable experience. Shouting away “Hi, we are from Xinmin Girl’s Brigade helping the Singapore Cancer Society to raise funds, would you like to help them?’’ It was fun and tough, shouting all the way. Luckily, most people bought.

At first, it was really selling like hot-cakes. However, at the afternoon, it was very bad. Nobody wanted to help us buy, especially those youngsters. However, we never give up. By continuing shouting all the way. After that we had our short break and continue to ‘fight’. Just to attract customer. It was boring, but it was filled with fun, joy and laughter. So I hope to have another memorable experience like this the next time.

Previously, we went for street sales to help the patients of Singapore Cancer Society. In the later few posts, I will post reflections that were well done!

Reflection on Street Sales;
Shane Lim

Through the street sales, I have learned many things. I have learned that Singaporeans are very kind and warm-hearted. The street sales let me see the heart of Singaporeans and taught me that not everybody is willing to offer help to the people in the society. These street sales also taught me to be brave and courageous as we needed courage to talk to strangers and persuade them to help the people who are suffering. I have also learned that although we might be leading a normal and luxurious life but it might not be the same for the rest in the society. During the street sales I had also seen many different kinds of people. I remember that there is a middle aged woman who helped us to buy a flower although she did not have money with her but she still used all her remaining change to help us. There was this handicapped man who approached us himself as he felt very touched that we are helping the people and bought a flower from us. We also met this lovely couple who did not believe that we are from cancer society and kept on asking ‘really? really? ” But they still brought a pin each. I am very touched as the lady helped us with all the money she was left with although she might need it more than us. I am really happy to see such helpful people around us. And I am really grateful to those who have helped us along the way as they build up my courage. After this event, I learned to be more appreciative and to help others while I can. I feel really grateful and happy to have been involved in such a significant event. A big thank you to those who bought something to from us as if without them we would not have been able to sell the things off and managed to raised such great amount to help the patients of Singapore Cancer Society. A big thank you to Celina senior who let us be involved in such meaningful event.

Camp list!!

Hey girls
In case you dun have the camp list, look here!

Bring:
Toiletries
Sleeping bag
School shoes and socks
School skirt
National Tee
2 PE t-shirts and shorts
1 house t-shirt
1 sleeping shorts/ pants
2 sets undergarments
1 small bag pack
Sandals/slippers
Water bottle (500ml)
Sunblock/ cap
Utensils : fork, spoon, cup, plate
Writing materials
$10-20
Medications if any

Note: Every item you bring mus be labelled with your name, especially your shoes and utensils! If you lose any of your belongings, they will be mine! Haha.

Attire: Sec 2s - 4s Orange tee and skirt, Sec 1s PE t-shirt and skirt

See you girls on thurs.

Staff Tay =)

Hi girls,
In case any of you miss out anything from the list below (since it keeps getting editted), here's the updated one. Make sure none of you miss out any item. Please help to remind your friends to check it before leaving for the camp!!

Reporting time & venue & attire: Full-uniform, 8.30am at church. Not 9am!!

** newest addition: hanger to hang your uniform
> 2 PE Shorts
> 2 PE Shirts
> House Tee Shirt
> GB Coy Tee
> National Tee
> School Skirt (Minimum one)
> Undergarments (sufficient)
> Toiletries (Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Comb, Shampoo.....)
> Towel
> 1.5 litre water bottle (Filled)
> Stationery
> Bible
> Medication
> Poncho
> Utensils: spoon, fork, plate, cup. (UNBREAKABLE & NON-DISPOSABLE, labelled with name)
> Slippers (Bathing)
> Sleeping Bag
> Boots
> GB Socks
> Socks
> Sunblock/cap/insect repellent (Optional.)
> Money (1o Singapore dollars and below )
> Small towel
> Small haversack (which can contain your poncho, towel, waterbottle and your cap/other stuffs) >$15 camp fee
>a gift that costs less than $5
>Shoes & Socks ( to be of school standard. no ankle socks)

See ya at camp
Staff Tay

HELLO GIRLS!

please take note the dates of drill practices!

Dates: NOV 18, 20, 24, 27 & DEC 1, 3, 5, 10, 12
(extremely important!!)

Venue: Serangoon Garden Sec

(if you dunno where it is, check the map. or alternatively, you can proceed to www.sbstransit.com.sg to look up how to get there by bus)

Time: 8.30am to 3pm.

(lunch will not be provided, bring money, or bring your own lunch!)

*note: Only those who have given the dates which they are going on holidays to Jasmine can be excused from training.

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TO ALL SEC ONES:

will you all be able to make it down for training on 8 nov? because you guy's drill test coming liaos ah.

Lots of love,

JAMIE YO!

{EDITED!}
Packing List for Camp!! (13th Nov - 15th Nov)

> 2 PE Shorts
> 2 PE Shirts
> House Tee Shirt
> GB Coy Tee
> National Tee
> School Skirt (Minimum one)
> Undergarments (sufficient)
> Toiletries (Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Comb, Shampoo.....)
> Towel
> 1.5 litre water bottle (Filled)
> Stationery
> Bible
> Medication
> Poncho
> Utensils
> Slippers (Bathing)
> Sleeping Bag
> Boots
> GB Socks
> Socks
> Sunblock/cap/insect repellent (Optional.)
> Money (1o Singapore dollars and below )
> Small towel
> Small haversack (which can contain your poncho, towel, waterbottle and your cap/other stuffs)
>$15 camp fee
>a gift that costs less than $5
>Shoes & Socks ( to be of school standard. no ankle socks)
>Bring utensils; spoon, fork, plate, cup. (UNBREAKABLE&UNDISPOSABLE)

Bolded= amended!


Reporting time: 830am
Attire: Full U
Venue: Church

=D
Jamie aka, staff yeo.
19 oct 08

Hey all!

To all who had participated in the drill competition, you had done an excellent job and certainly made GB proud of you! I only made it in time to watch fancy drill competition. After i watched your fancy drill, i truly felt you people deserve a prize before results were announced. Keep up with the good work!

To all of you, do work very hard & give your best in drill com in Mar next year. I am sure all of you can do very well! Jia you!

sec4s, work hard for olevels! I believe all of you can achieve the results you want so long as you do your best.

Ginny =)

GREAT JOB GIRLS on winning the first for fancy and second for format drills!

Those in musical drills, there will be practice on tues, 2pm. go up to level 4, 304.
Jasmine :D

Hello Girls!

Especially to all the girls participating in the inter-ug drill comm:
JIAYOU! i know that you all can do it. With Hard Work, Perserverence and the Right attitude, anything can be done! very soon, it would be time for you girls to take the stage. =D

Of course, for those who aren't, i also hope that you will cheer your fellow friends on! give each other encouragement, a little smile or a quick hello, you'll never know. you may just brighten up the person's day!

ALSO to the sec 4s who just graduated, STUDY HARD for your o levels aye! work hard and do Xinmin proud! with good attitude and hard work, you girls will definitely get to whereever you wanna go to!


i also wanted to share this with you girls. You have a CHOICE to be what you want to be!



Attitude Is Everything
by: Brian Cavanaugh, T.O.R., A Cup of Chicken Soup for the Soul

Jerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!"

He was a unique manager because he had several waiters who had followed him around from restaurant to restaurant. The reason the waiters followed Jerry was because of his attitude. He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.

Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him, "I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?" Jerry replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, 'Jerry, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.' I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life."

"Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested. "Yes, it is," Jerry said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live life."

I reflected on what Jerry said. Soon thereafter, I left the restaurant industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it.

Several years later, I heard that Jerry did something you are never supposed to do in a restaurant business: he left the back door open one morning and was held up at gunpoint by three armed robbers. While trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from nervousness, slipped off the combination. The robbers panicked and shot him. Luckily, Jerry was found relatively quickly and rushed to the local trauma center. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released from the hospital with fragments of the bullets still in his body.

I saw Jerry about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Wanna see my scars?" I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place. "The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door," Jerry replied. "Then, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live, or I could choose to die. I chose to live." "Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked. Jerry continued, "The paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the emergency room and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read, 'He's a dead man.' "I knew I needed to take action."

"What did you do?" I asked.

"Well, there was a big, burly nurse shouting questions at me," said Jerry.

"She asked if I was allergic to anything. 'Yes,' I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breathe and yelled, 'Bullets!' Over their laughter, I told them. 'I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead." Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything.


taken from http://www.inspirationalstories.com/1/109.html

From Your Lovely Ssgt,
Jamie. =D

GB DAY (16/7)

Time: 630am
Venue: Parade Square
Attire: FULL UNIFORM

*please please please remember to bring ALL your uniform parts (sash, belt, cap, tie and lanyard(applicable to some)).
*if you are not sure about your uniform, please come earlier so that we can help you all with it.
*Please have your breakfast BEFORE you arrive.
*NEVER remove any of your uniform parts whether you're in class or not.
*if you are having PE, DNT or Homeecons, please change out of your uniform for these lessons.
*you can only change out of your full uniform after your school day ends.

if you have any questions, you can direct them to me (jamie)

There will be no training this friday(29/6/07) and this saturday(30/6/07).


However, on the 7th of July, there will be enrolment service rehearsal.

Saturday (7/7/07): Enrolment service rehearsal
Time: 930am - 3pm
Venue: Yuying Secondary
Attire: Full Uniform
To bring: 1.5L bottle

*Please check the school board for further instructions later in the week.

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These are designs which your fellow gb mates designed for the banner which is to be hung in school. please vote for which one you think is the nicest and tell your lvl reps and lvl reps get back to me.

Packing List for GB Expedition Camp (5th June - 7th June)

> 2 PE Shorts
> 2 PE Shirts
> House Tee Shirt (Kayaking)
> GB Coy Tee (Orange)
> National Tee (Part of Reporting Attire)
> DARK-coloured Bermudas - Or DARK-coloured shorts but they must at least cover your thighs to protect you from the Dreadful Sun. You do not need to wear your swim suit underneath but you may do so if you want to. (Kayaking)
> School Skirt (Minimum one) (Part of Reporting Attire)
> Undergarments (Please bring at least 3 sets. For Day 2, for Day 3 and for Day 3 after Kayaking.)
> Toiletries (Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Comb, Shampoo.....)
> Towel
> 1.5 litre water bottle (Filled)
> Stationery
> Bible
> Medication
> Poncho
> Utensils (Used for outdoor cooking)
> School Shoes (Part of Reporting Attire)
> Slippers (Bathing)
> Sandals (Kayaking)
> Sleeping Bag
> Boots
> GB Socks
> Socks
> Rice for one day (Amendment: Rice for one meal. Dinner on Day 2.) (Bring the amount you want to eat)
> 1 rag (At least A4 paper size)
> Can opener (Applicable to Audrey, Francesca, Valerie & Celina only. (My dears, please know how to use your can opener HOR. =))
> Sunblock/cap/insect repellent (Optional. But my advice is at least bring the cap. I had peeling scalp after kayaking. Looked like dandruff. SO embarrasing.)
> Money (1o Singapore dollars and below <--I was trying to be funny. Ha ha.)
> Small towel (To wipe your sweat during trekking. You will feel better. =D)
Please make life easier for everyone by bringing what you are supposed to and not bringing what you are not.

Sec 3s to bring an additional bag which can hold 5 mass tins. (Amendment: Everyone, bring a haversack to contain your water bottle, small towel, cap, sunblock and insect repellent for reapplication and a can of food or two. You do not need to bring cans of food from home. For the uninitiated, a haversack is a bag with two straps for you to put one over each tiny little shoulder of yours.)

> Items bringing to the camp should be unbreakable.

Please report in PE Shirt(Amendment: National Tee) (Re-amendment: PE Shirt), School Skirt and School Shoes.
Reporting time: 1pm
Venue: School, Parade square

Amendments and additions made by Gilda. Feel free to drop me an SMS for clarifications. (Amendment: Drop me questions at the tagboard before 6p.m. today. After 6p.m., call me.)Please let your peers know that there are changes. Level representatives, do your jobs! But if you told them and they refused to check, the fault lies with them. *grins in an evil manner*

Camp - Ya!!!

Leadership conference(02/06/07)
Attire: National tee, School skirt, school shoes, Name-tag
Venue: Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Seconday School
Time: 830am to 830pm
Things to bring: Stationeries, bible, Change of Tee-shirt(optional), boots

*Lunch and Dinner will be provided.
*Girls in unapproved attire will be sent back and ask to attend the next conference.
*Make your own way there.

GB Flag Day (26/5)
Attire: Full Uniform
time: 830am to 1pm
Venue: GB HQ

*Please make your own way to GB HQ.
*Attire to be in tip-top condition.
*Please be Punctual or better, Early.

To bring List (for campers)
· GB Orange T-shirt
· 1 school shirt [PE shirt]
· 1 National tee
· School skirt
· 1 school shirt [house tee as an extra]
· 2 PE shorts
· Undergarments [2-3 sets]
· Jacket [optional]
· Long pant [optional]
· Torchlight
· Sleeping bag
· Comb
· Slippers/ sandals
· School shoes
· Toiletries [towel, shampoo, body foam, toothpaste, toothbrush]
· Water bottle [1.5 litres]
· Medication [if necessary]
· Money [under or equals to $10]
· Non-disposable and non-breakable cup, plate, fork, spoon
· GB socks ( if you do not have an extra pair then nevermind)
· 1-2 pairs of Socks [up to school standard]
· Drill manual
· 2 Packet milo ( those you can buy from the vending machine, put straw in and drink)
· hanger
· hair spray or gel ( compulsory for girls with long hair)
· kiwi
· homework (you will be given 2 hours to do your homework on the second day)

Reporting attire: GB full-U (please make sure it is in TIP-TOP condition)
Time: 2pm (please be punctual) on Monday
Ending Time: 4pm on Wednesday

Take note:
-Change the timings on the consent forms
-BRUSH UP ON YOUR DRILLS
-if you don’t pass uniform check on Monday, you will have to wear the uniform on Wednesday; again.
-there is no need for bible and notebook

Packing list for Orientation Camp

Orientation Camp
report in PE shirt, PE shorts & shoes. report at 5.15pm, instead of 4.30pm.

Packing list
1 house-t (optional)
1 PE short
1 sch skirt
1 orange coy tee
undergarments
slippers/sandals
sleeping bag
toiletries
water bottle (500ml, filled before each activity)
bible + notebk+ stationary
nice writing paper
cup noodles
max. $16 (including $6 of camp fee)
cutlery (cup,spoon,fork,plate)
torchlight
medication (if necessary)
1 pair of socks (acceptable by sch standard)
nametag