anderson clover guides' gateway

we (zj joel francis rj me) went to anderson

we took 3 hrs

we built their gateway

we the pro!

monday, wednesday and everything in between

i think the roster is pretty screwed, so whoever wants to update just update. if no one updates then poor blog will just have a missing page in the book =(

monday we started off with PT, which was more like a run. we ran to rjc track, ran 5 rounds according to bryan, and ran to pullup bar to do 3 sets of half our max pullup number.

following that we went to a seminar room in JB which subsequently led to it being more like a chem lab with the ammonia from zj's shirt/swimming trunks. we had a lecture on orienteering, a basic run through of the basics like taking bearing, reading map etc for the not-so-new comers. then we had the more medium stuff like pacing and back bearing and the somewhat high level stuff like dead reckoning (super impt!!), handrail, triangulation etc. and we also had the random stuff like how to find the height of a tree (hint:use trigo), how to find the length of a river (hint: either use the long but imba method involving 2 teckos and a lot of walking that was presented by zj, or the dam short and easy method which needs a bit of brains presented by amos), how to find the speed of the river, how to find the depth of a river etc. for the last one, according to hq you stick the tecko into the water. if it doesnt reach the bottom, you know its too deep to cross.

and that was basically all we did for act that day! although after that there was a vexco meeting + joel which was really just an update on each of our work progress.


and on tuesday some of us had a really fun time moving poles from braddell west lake to RI while some other ppl also had a fun time playing interug but losing 0-2 to npcc. and we discovered a shorter route to get to bwl from the den, after going there 3974384 times. ohoh and i had a showdown with my nemesis, The Bee(tle)s, in which i was victorious and left a bit of them on my shirt in the form of bee paste.

and today we first had a shelter building lecture conducted by yanzhi, before we went to our 2nd home bwl to chop up some poles belong to *ahem* for firewood. bryan was the physicist, im the brute, and hiok/amos is the handicapped. and every one else is the dub-dew. oh and anurak is the dood who lost his phone in the poleshed but found it later on. and joel is the latest dood in the hiok/amos back injured club. and our vtl zhixuan is the dood who can fly up the wall!

of course in between all these stuff theres all the small stuff we laugh about that makes us this wonderful batch of 01-06, and typing them out here will not do justice to how great these stuff are. a very minor reason is also because my memory fails me =D

poles

today,
alvin, sup, kenneth, jon ed, zhong jun, francis, jack and I had a fun time at braddell westlake

Here's info about VC.
-Jon Ed


Date: 30th May - 1st June (3 days 2 nights)

Reporting venue: 7am at MacRitchie Venus Drive Carpark
Dismissal: 12pm at an unconfirmed venue

Venue: Whole of SG and outlying islands
Pack: Whatever you think you'll need (including FA kit (number not confirmed) & Survival Kit (1 per person) - inspection standard)

Skills needed & other stuff:
- Plot and Pace (bearing, plot location every 20/50/100m, control card, aperture card, pacing)
- Physical fitness (be able to run/cycle)
- Pack light
- Bring 10 stones per person
- 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches ($1.50 per person for breakfast, $2 per person for lunch)
- Staple, veg, meat required
- Emergency rations for 24 hours (sealed)
- Basha stuff
- Proficient fire-lighting skills
- No bathing points
- Scout uniform not necessary
- 1 piece of solid fuel per person
- Mess tins
- Parangs
- 2 maps for entire batch
- Groundsheet and poncho
- Patrols will vary from 2 people, to a quarter of the batch, to half of the batch.
- Sationary including OHP markers (EVERYONE)
- Ez-link and $10
- There will be inspection
- 3L of water per person
- Sandals/slippers optional
- Bring newspapers; about 2 days' worth

Survival Night:
- Leave you somewhere to survive for one night (in pairs)
- Prepare: rice, bread dough
- Build a shelter with available materials (vines, leaves, etc)
- Water procurement
- Build traps
- Prepare firewood
- Prepare food baskets

VC Briefing

today was maths test. hope everyone did ok (:

and yesterday was our first official act in ages. TWO WEEKS. haha for other ccas 2 weeks won't really be a short break, but for scouts its shocking! :o

came late as Mrs Lim held her classes back after RE period. but we didn't miss much... just in time for the start of PT. -.- in fact, when we ran in, the rest had just finished their stretching. PT with haoqin was quite ok, but since this was NAPFA season hq took it easier on us, so thanks! haven't done much exercise in ages...

then came VC briefing with zhi.

here are the notes of the briefing:

- bring bashir stuff, first aid kit, 10 stones, portable stove, two 1.5 litre bottles, mess tins, rations, full day emergency rations, and everything you think you'll need.

- pack light.

ooookay.

unfortunately since both our VTLs fell sick on the same day ("Eh, you sick? Ok set, I sick too." -lol-), we didnt have vexco meeting, instead going to braddell westlake to mutilate poles that didnt belong to us cut firewood. serious. anyway, 02 didnt want the poles anymore.

before that, went to get the toyogo boxes with kenneth, kenneth. ghosh. by the time we reach BWL the rest had started working. cutting poles with axes and saws, picking up sticks covered in ants.

and soon time to go. with a full bucket of poles and boxes of twigs and leaves, we went back to RI. and then went home.

Run!

Today, 11 of us, ok fine 9 of us went for a jog around Bishan, Thomson, YCK, AMK, and the total distance covered was 11.8km! Good job to Amos, Sup, Joel, Alvin, Francis, Anurak, Tak Wei, Rong Jun, myself (Kenneth), and of course Yanzhi and Cheeyeow who wanted/had to follow us. Terrific achievement for all, especially to those who have not done it before!

For those who are interested, the route was this.

Hooray on completing your first, of many, hopefully, 10Ks!