St. Joseph's Pelandok Scout Group Venture Unit

First of Many

2010-11-12T09:08:00.001+08:00

Hey Guys,

this is the first post of the 2010 Batch.

Just Testing the Blog Out :D

Recruitment

2010-01-24T20:42:00.000+08:00

Hey guys, our Venture Unit will be recruiting J1s

Anyone who is interested, pls do contact one of the current J2s

God Bless

Another Year Has Gone By

2009-12-13T21:24:00.003+08:00

Another year has gone by for the Ventures, in a way we have done much, and in a way we have not. Some could argue that for a Unit of 11 Ventures, we should be more active but we must realise the reality of the situation. Out of the 11 of us, we all have our own internal CCAs in our respective JC and out of that more than half of us are involved in the leadership of our individual CCAs be it within the Executive Committees or other areas, 2 of us are Student Councillors and that as we all know, takes a lot out of one's life. This isn't a attempt to justify our perceived lack of involvement this year, this is to commend all Ventures that despite our internal commitments in school, our academic involvements, our private lives and life in general, we have managed to maintain a constant involvement in Ventures be it through Venture Night, SAC Guides Pioneering or PLTC. Nonetheless as with every thing in life, it could always be improved upon, to borrow from ACS, it is indeed that "The Best is Yet to Be" but give me "Ora et Labora" anyday =).

There are 2 sides to our Venture Unit, our internal involvement with the Pelandok Unit and our external ventures (no pun intended) with regards to the Venture Chord and the eventual Holy Grail of Venturing known as the President Scout Award. Internally, we have been as always will be, supporting and advising the Scout Unit in any way possible while we maintain a respectful distance to allow them to grow into their own and develop ideas that will bring forth our Unit. I believe we have done it rather well with this batch of leaders looking to bring changes to our Scout Unit. In terms of external involvement we have 3 brave and ambitious Ventures who have attempted the Venture Chord Hike but however due to circumstances completely beyond their control and out of personal goodwill to other parties, were unable to complete the hike. Nonetheless it is my humble opinion and that of all Olympians that the honour is in trying and attempting and not completion so let us acknowledge the efforts of Jonathan, Shannon and Jia Lei for they have shown us that nothing is beyond ourselves.

For the rest of the year, we'll just be working on the Pelandok Christmas Party and taking time off to prepare for the future. When 2010 comes we will emerge with a purpose as we finalise our legacy before we sit for our respective final examinations.

A Merry Christmas to all,

SAC Pioneering Trois

2009-11-28T01:30:00.001+08:00

Yeap, tml we are organizing the SAC pioneering once again. Lets hope they remember what we taught and leave the activity in God's hands

SAC Pioneering Deux

2009-11-23T23:41:00.003+08:00

And so we are anticipating a good response on this coming Sat, preparing to built the structure designed by Tri and I.

This structure is designed to be the bow of the ship, featuring a play group, including a suspension pole and the "wind sail"

Pictures of the Model will be uploaded soon.

This skills required are : Square Lash, Round turn 2 halves, Pegging, Sheer lash and Clove Hitch

More details to be posted on a later date

SAC Pioneering

2009-11-15T19:16:00.002+08:00

And so, we commenced our pioneering on Sat.

The Ventures came 1 hour earlier to do the preparations and we carried out our plans, aiming to teach them pioneering to the standard that they will be able to build a simple structure designed by Tri and I.

Through the day, we taught them the basics of pioneering, the reason for pioneering and the origins of pioneering. During this the knots that were taught were: Thumb Knot, Clove Hitch, Square Lash, Sheer Lash, Tripod Lash, Snake Lash.

Though the structure they built may not be really nice, what-so-ever, it is the effort and improvement i seen in them that matters.

The 2nd Lesson will be on 28th November 2009. My corrections to the previous post, there will be no lesson on the next week 21st November 2009

God Bless

Preparing for SAC Pioneering

2009-11-13T23:57:00.004+08:00

Today a few Ventures(Shanny, Jonny, Leo, Tri and Jia Lei) got down to prepare for Pioneering teaching tomorrow (Probably later by the time i finish typing out)

The Pioneering course will be up till 28 November 2009 Every Sat. We aim to teach them the basic pioneering knots and eventually on 28 November, they will be able to tie a basic structure.

More will be posted soon. May tomorrow's training session turn out fine.

A feeble attempt to revive the Blog

Written By: Venture QM 09-10, Jia Lei

All for a gateway...(Random attempt of revival ... )

2009-10-14T23:58:00.003+08:00

(or more precisely to highlight a certain individual's 'interesting' expression in the background...HAHAHA)

Ladies and gentlemen, this is what bamboo cutting does to you. I have a rational explanation for the individual's expression. It is because the hairs of the bamboo can cause allergic reactions...in certain cases and individuals, this tends to have pretty adverse effects...as seen in this individual.

Enough said...All the best for the A levels, my fellow level mates. Keep sane, and at it! After it, we can go cut more bamboo!

The rest is silence

2009-07-09T18:51:00.003+08:00

Hi all,

Just wanted to post one final notice on this beloved blog before my batch mates and I end our journey as Venture Scouts. However, this does not mean that we are closing the door on our Scouting life. Hence, I just thought of saying a big 'Thank You' to all the following people who have made our life in the Venture Unit enjoyable:

Firstly, to our Valiant-Scout Leader, Mr. Tony Ng, for supporting all of us in our endeavours and teaching us a few choice words to relief our stress. And for also being a one-of-a-kind leader that I fear we may never find anywhere ever again.

Secondly, to our former Valiant-Scout Leader, now the RSL, Mr. Malcolm Tan, for also supporting us in many ways, especially through monetarism and kitchen-ism; but more importantly, for grounding us in the ideals of Scouting.

Thirdly, to our Another Valiant-Scout Leaders, Mr. Marcus Png, Mr. Desmond Ying and Mr. Eric Chua, for assisting us in our development into young men and women but more so for being our friends if we ever needed advice or help.

Finally, to the JC1s, for showing us what the word 'united' means. We are thankful to have spent our Venturing journey with you people both last year and this year and we appreciate your dedication to Pelandok.

Of course, this list can go on to include the resident Scout Leaders of the Scout Unit, the Scouts and pretty much everyone who has in one way or another, made the 2008/2009 Venture batch what it is today. However, I have to attend to administrative matters for the AGM this Saturday. And so, on behalf of my level mates, Koo, Rubs, Chee, Lim, Bob, Aaron, Kris and Kim, I would like to thank all of you.

And with that, just a reminder to everyone to prepare for the stayover at Malcolm's house tomorrow. Hope to see all of you there in good health but possibly in a brain dead manner after the strenuous Common Tests.

The Time is Out of Joint...

2009-06-29T18:32:00.006+08:00

Late this post might be, but wishing all fellow J2 and J1 ventures the very best in their common tests.

Hold on for another week and it will soon be over (don't be distraught Nicholas)...

Ventures ADVENTUROUS JOURNEY

2009-06-07T23:10:00.002+08:00

As the title suggests, the ventures will be embarking on a 4day 3night camp to seek for the true meaning of ADVENTURE. We will leave for Ubin tomorrow at 8.30am from Changi Jetty. I am sure, at this point in time, all of us are anxiously anticipating this event, so hyped up that we are unable to sleep. Well, lets pray to god that he give us the determination and courage to cross all obstacles, endure this endeavour and thus make this trip a success. Amen. Good Night.

2nd National Youth Programme Symposium 2009

2009-05-18T20:30:00.003+08:00

Hello rovers, ventures, scouts, non-scouts,

Lend me your ears (eyes)...

HQ is organising this symposium for youth leaders from the 30th to 31st May and you're cordially invited to participate.

It aims to provide youth leaders with a platform to update and learn about the latest practices on Youth leadership, Youth initiatives from government agencies and an occasion for the exchanging of ideas and best practices.

In addition, the event provides an excellent platform for feedback on policies, program and activities of the current Scouting programme.

Well, if you're interested, you can refer to the symposium's official blog for more details. Do go there to comment on the forum on youth/scouting issues close to your heart.

Hope to see you there!

Birthday Wishes

2009-04-24T19:59:00.002+08:00

Hey all,

Since Matthew has been ranting that the blog is perpetually dead, I have taken it upon myself to revive it. So here is a belated but nonetheless

Happy Birthday!!!!

wish to our dear Mr. Koo. So, remember to spread your wings and fly....

Venture Night Hike

2009-04-22T21:21:00.002+08:00

On 3rd April 2009, the venture unit went on a night hike to explore Singapore's famous hawker centres and 24hrs open cafes. It was a enjoyable nightout, cam-whoring together, feasting on delicious food which ended with a nap at our last checkpoint :A playground.We started off at Newton MRT station, all energized and excited. Our first checkpoint was Newton Hawker Centre where we only drank sugarcane instead of ordering all the seafood that it is famous for ( SAVE $$ for other food later ) Next came Adam Road Foodcourt. Prawn Mee, Grilled Stingray, Mutton Soup, all mouth-watering dishes which put a smile on our faces :) Moving on, we walked/ran a whooping 4.7km to Upper Bukit Timah Food Centre with a mini-pitstop at Esso for a little treat! At Macs, we CAUGHT up with the J2s and entertained ourselves with a little arm-wrestling fun before continuing our hike. Here, we increased our pace as our morale heightened ( Vice-President Presence ). We reached Rail Mall in a flash and it was there where we bought the world's most useless coffee. Thinking that Coffee Bean might keep us awake so that we could CHIONG finish the last part of the hike, we spammed coffee. However, it did us no good as we fell asleep for 10min after consumption. AFTER our power-nap, we prepared ourselves for the hardest part of the hike, a 5.55km distance to CCK-MRT. Here, we plugged into our earphones or rather i did and silently walked that long stretch, just like a shadow- passing by and dissappearing without anyone's notice. No link to the hike but still.it was that midnight solemn mood. Upon reaching our destination, there were a few quarrels but we settled them peacefully and then like how a lifeless zombie approaches afterlife, we did the same to the CLOSED 24hrs Food Bazaar at Yew Tee. After our last checkpoint, we ended off at
Yew Tee Block 674 (A) Void Deck (End Point) and "died" there. Ignoring how dirty the playground was, we fell into deep sleep.

Overall, We had a really fun time together during this hike and trust me, if we had a chance to do it again. WE WILL

(p.s) I know this post sounds damn negative, Sorry i will edit it soon.

VSS Night Hike

2009-04-02T19:56:00.002+08:00

This Friday, 3rd April 2009 we are going for VSS Night Hike!

Time: 8pm Friday to 7am Saturday
Meeting Place: Newton MRT station
Things to bring: Torchlight, Groundsheet, Poncho, Whistle

Please Bring along money - approximately $25 for food

Look forward to this wonderful hike!

A little inspiration for my juniors...

2009-03-19T00:59:00.002+08:00

...nice?

Outing 310109

2009-01-29T21:08:00.002+08:00

Hello All!

JC1s and JC2s
We will be having an outing this Saturday, 31st Jan 09.

We'll be going to CDANS Bt Batok in the afternoon for Bowling.
Time: 12pm-3pm

Meeting Place/Time: West Mall Bt Batok Central/12pm
We'll head over to CDANS together.

Attire: Venture Polo Tee, Black Shorts, Shoes + Socks.

See yall this Sat!

Survival Skills Training

2009-01-23T13:35:00.002+08:00

This Saturday we are going to PULAU UBIN!

We are going to make fires and cook and do other stuff.

Meet at 10am at Changi Ferry Terminal to take boat to ubin.

Also bring 2 1.5 litre water bottles and also a jack knife.

Bring about 10 bucks for all expenses.

See you there...

A walk on the East side!!

2009-01-15T22:09:00.004+08:00

ECP Outing! 080109

2009-01-05T15:52:00.002+08:00

Hi All!

This Thursday, the 8th Jan 09, we will be heading down to East Coast Park to cycle, play soccer and go fishing.
Yupp, we havent had an outing in quite awhile.
Darren, Shannon and Aravind, do join us. and the upcoming ventures/sec4s will be joining us too.

Details are as follows:
10:30am: Meet at ECP Macs
11am: Cycling
1pm: Lunch/ Grab fishing gear
2pm: Soccer
3pm: Fishing at Bedok Jetty

Leaders may wish to join us in the evening.

Rubegan and Nick will help coordinate the fishing rods/gear/equipment.

Pelandok Annual Christmas Party 08

2009-01-05T07:32:00.002+08:00

The 27th of December 08 was a time yet again for the SJI Pelandok Scout Group to gather round the Christmas feast table to celebrate and forge closer friendships as the annual Christmas party got underway at Sherwood Towers, RSL Malcolm Tan's place.

This time, it was organised not only by the ventures but also the rovers who availed themselves with their resources. Special mention must go to AVSL Eric Chua and Desmond Ying, Rovers Samuel Xie and Wu Zonglun who put together the organisation of the party despite a tight schedule.

The event was well attended by members of the Pelandok family, of various ages, congregating together. Scouters, Old Boys, Rovers, Ventures and Scouts. Also in attendance were several invited guests from various other units such as SP Rovers and Bukit Panjang. Various commissioners and distinguished guests from the Scout HQ were also there, making up a total of about 50 people. And it was indeed encouraging to see different groups of people gathering and chatting the night away. I am sure that everyone made a new friend that evening and old friendships were renewed.

One of the highlights this year, was a gift exchange session initiated by the host, Malcolm Tan. Each guest was required to bring a gift that was to be placed under the Christmas tree upon arriving for the party. Towards the end of the night, each guest would then make their way to the tree and receive someone else's gift.

All too soon, the time came for us to vacate the function room at 10pm. However the party continued up in the apartment where many stayed till late to mingle and join in the revelry.

All in All, it was a fairly successful event and as we look ahead to the new year with hope, the venture unit would like to thank God for guiding us, our leaders for availing much of their time and resources, and all who have helped us in one way or another this past year.

Venture Scout Cord Hike 2008

2009-01-02T21:35:00.004+08:00

The Northwest Area Venture Scout Cord Exploration Hike Test was held from 27th December to 29th December 2008. Both Matthew Koo and Navin Pillay attempted the test together with their respective followers, Shannon Yong and Nicholas Chan.

The test was a highly strenuous journey covering almost 70 km over a period of 3 days, 2 nights. The ventures in attendence have slogged hard, shed sweat and killed our legs during the period. We all hope that it is all for the best, and both Matthew and I would sincerely like the thank all the other ventures for all their help in helping us complete the entire test on a good note.

Moreover, we would like to extend special mention to Shannon Yong for doing what no Sec 4 who has just finished his 'O' Levels would do, and of course, our dear Mr. David Kwang for being such a great help from helping us to print our photos and staying up all the way to ensure that we give our best for hike. Anoth set of people we would like to thank are all the leaders of our Group for helping to support us and assure us a spot in the examination and of course, the organising team of the Northwest Area Venture Cord Exploration Examiners Team for helping to organise this activity. And to God for blessing us throughout the journey and giving us faith in ourselves and our abilities.

Tis The Season To Be Jolly !

2008-12-25T00:35:00.005+08:00

The St. Joseph's Pelandok Scout Group Venture Unit wishes all our Leaders, Rovers, fellow Ventures, Scouts and everyone else a Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year!

We would like to thank God for getting us through this successful year of 2008 and we look forward to facing the next year's challenges together with His providence and guidance.

Kayaking Expedition [CHANGE IN LOCATION]

2008-12-10T23:56:00.006+08:00

MUAHAHAHA! Okay now that I've gotten your attention, some of us will be going down to Pasir Ris Water Venture @ Elias Rd [http://www.water-venture.org.sg/1179821374017.html] this Friday, 12th Dec 2008 for an adventurous and fabulous kayaking expedition. So anyway, those who are definitely going are Koo, Nicholas, Shannon and myself. If you're interested to join in the fun and do it the Pelandok Venture way, feel free to tag the tagboard by Thursday night yea. Otherwise, we'll see you there at 0900 hrs sharp!

Lasallian Cub Scout Camp

2008-11-26T14:53:00.002+08:00

From the 18th to 20th of December 2008, the Saint Joseph's Pelandok Scout Group Venture Unit facilitated the smooth running of the Lasallian Cub Scout Camp 2008 at Saint Joseph's Institution Junior (formerly known as Saint Michael's School).

Needless to say, both the cubs and their scout and venture mentors enjoyed themselves to the fullest!!

The 30 cubs came from both Saint Joseph's Institution Junior and De La Salle Primary School. This camp had a RED INDIAN theme so the 3 patrols were given 3 unique red indian names. Apache, Mohawk and Pawnee!

They learnt how to light and sustain a fire, build a trestle, pitch buffalo tents and played many games. And like last year we had lots and lots of soccer! (Next year we should have an inter-patrol soccer competition for them to get the grand trophy!!!)

Apache patrol (DLSPS) managed to win the champion trophy once again reigning defending champions till next year's camp....

All the cubs seemed to have enjoyed themselves in the camp and even the heavy rain could not put much of a damper on their spirits, although it literally put a damper on their tents, bags, clothes, shoes and scout uniform.

Photos will be uploaded by Nicholas soon enough...

Annual Christmas Party 2008

2008-11-25T00:31:00.002+08:00

The annual Christmas Party has arrived again. The details are listed below.

Start Time:
Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 6:00pm
End Time:
Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 12:00am
Location:
Sherwood Towers Poolside & Club House (above Bukit Timah Plaza)
Street:
1 Jalan Anak Bukit (off Bukit Timah Road
City/Town:
Singapore, Singapore

In addition, do bring along some food and a present for exchange.

SAC Guides

2008-11-08T22:03:00.005+08:00

On the 6th and 8th November 2008, St. Joseph's Pelandok Scout Group Venture Unit organised an event to teach the SAC Guides about large scale pioneering. It was held on 2 days, and the guides did learn lots from those sessions.

From this event, I would like to thank the SAC guides for letting us have the honour in organising this event for them. We really learn lots too. Secondly, I would like to thank our VSL and AVSL, Ng June Ren and Marcus Png respectively for helping us along the way for this event. Lastly, I would like to thank all the ventures and anyone who came down to help in some way or another. Your presence does make a difference.

To end this post, I would like to remind the guides that they are invited(together with all the guides in their unit) to the NPC open house day on the 30th of November. Please remember to contact Adeline if you are interested. Furthermore, St. Joseph's Pelandok Scout Group Venture Unit will be organising a Night Hike in this December or coming January. So if you are interested, feel free to email us (Email address is on the blog), and we will be glad to let you join us and experience the fun being a venture.

Thanks, and May God Bless You Everyday

SAC Guides Pioneering

2008-11-05T18:27:00.004+08:00

REMINDER:
Tomorrow(6th November) will be the SAC guides pioneering(1st day). All ventures involved, please remember to be down half an hour earlier than the designated timing for the guides, which would be 08 00 sharp.

Attire: Venture related shirt+shorts+shoes

The information above applies to 8th November too. So do take note. Thanks.

2008-10-30T22:42:00.005+08:00

Hold your ground!
Hold your ground!
Sons of Gondor,
of Rohan,
my brothers,
I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me.
A day may come when the courage of men fails,
when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship,
but it is not this day.
An hour of wolves and shattered shields,
when the age of men comes crashing down, but it is not this day!
This day we fight!
By all that you hold dear on this good Earth,
I bid you stand,
Men of the West!

------

Hold your ground!

Hold your ground!

Sons of De La Salle,

of Pelandok,

my brothers,

I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me.

A day may come when the courage of men fails,

when we forsake our memorized script and lose all train of thought,

but it is not this day.

A half hour of presenting and shattered slides,

when the age of men comes crashing down, but it is not this day!

This day we present!

By all that you hold dear on this good Earth,

I bid you speak,

Men of Pelandok!

------

Hey guys all the best for the last phase of PW guys. For some in might be the case of "Rude am I in my speech, and little blessed with the soft phrase of peace." but let's just do our best and finish it.

The VENTURES never sleep.

2008-10-08T02:07:00.004+08:00

Every night tenderfoots sleep, but the Ventures are wide awake.

Because History never sleeps.

Tradition never sleeps.

Glory never sleeps.

Honour never sleep.

Opportunities never sleep.

The World never sleeps.

That's why we work around the world.

That's why we work around the clock.

To turn tenderfoots into Scouts.

That's why the Ventures never sleep

Hey Hey! (UPDATED)

2008-10-04T22:23:00.003+08:00

Hi Ventures!

Nicholas has just uploaded some pictures in Shutterfly (more to come, so stay tuned...)

For those who are lazy to scroll down all the way, please click this link http://04ventures.shutterfly.com/.

The albums are arranged in a chronological order and please feel free to browse through.

Please keep in mind that we will be meeting on the 7th October (Tuesday) at 5.45pm at Raffles Place MRT. It is compulsory that one *BRING* along [ NOT wear] a pair of clean socks (we might need to step on desks in the process of performing the banner hanging job) and IC. The attire to be worn is Venture Polo T-shirt and Black shorts.

There will be a short meeting after our activity to discuss our plans for the last quarter of the year, which should end before 11pm.

Till then,
your friendly neighbourhood, chicken essence supplier
Rubegan

2008-09-02T11:13:00.003+08:00

Fellow J1s

All the best studying for Promos...See you all soon...

Venture Night 2008

2008-08-03T22:42:00.006+08:00

This year's Venture Night was held at the Trader's Hotel from 6.45pm to 11.00pm, continuing the tradition of all previous Venture Nights, which pack Scouty fun, laughter, celebration, passion, loyalty and great food in one night. The gathering of old boys, affiliates and various members of the scouting community made the event special as always.

Deviating from usual Venture Nights, this year's one featured more prominently a theme of regeneration and progression. It uniquely and significantly marked the change in command of VSL Malcolm Tan to AVSL June Ren, with Malcolm stepping up to the Rover Crew to become the RSL and June Ren taking his place as VSL. In addition, Yen Chee and Boon Leong also stood down from their roles as AVSLs temporarily. With 'new' blood, Marcus Png, Eric Chua and Desmond Ying taking on the roles of AVSLs.

With the 'new' and capable leaders coming to the fore, the future of the Venture Unit is looking as bright as ever and the new Exco looks forward to working with the leaders in tandem to bring the unit to greater heights. Also, there was the stepping up of our beloved J2s to the Rover Crew. We wish them all the best in their A levels and we will see you guys soon (in Rovers).

We would like to thank our leaders Malcolm Tan, Yen Chee and Boon Leong for guiding us through the course of this year. Though we might not have got to know you guys well relative to the J2s, your legacy and the many contributions you all have made is noted and much appreciated. We shall continue to keep in touch with you guys and we wish you all the best in your future endeavours.

With much said about the events that occured yesterday night, credit must go to the effort put in by IC and Assistant IC Matthew Lim and Aaron Chan respectively, in organising and coordinating this event and the effort put in by the other J1s and leaders who pitched in to help or advise when needed. We thank the leaders, affiliates, old boys, guests and all who were present to make this year's Venture Night a success. Most of all we would like to thank God for the safe and successful running of this dinner which went on without a hitch.

Venture Cord Hike July 25th-26th

2008-07-28T16:29:00.004+08:00

On the 25th of July was the Venture Cord Hike in which both Geovenn and I participated in. We managed to finish the hike in relatively good time despite the fact it was our first attempt. The logs were submitted yesterday and surveying component is still in progress.

Our sincere thanks goes to our followers, Imran and Rovik, who endured the torrid and arduous journey following Geovenn and I respectively. The safe completion of this journey would not have been possible without the God's providence and protection throughout this hike, our families and Scout Group (leaders, alumni, ventures, scouts) for their guidance and unwavering support, the examiners’ (Mr. Alaric Leong, Mr. Leong Kai Xiang and others) who have made the effort to organize the hike for us and those who have helped in some way or another to make our participation and hopefully successful passing a reality.

South West Area Campfire

2008-07-21T22:08:00.005+08:00

Hey guys,

Remember that time Malcolm ask us if we want to help out at the campfire.

There is a briefing at the Scout Den @ Scouts HQ on this Saturday, 26th July 2008 at 11 am.

Rubegan

SWAGD

2008-07-20T11:36:00.002+08:00

Hi guys,

The South West Area Games Day was indeed a major success and turned out to be a fruitful event that benefited both the scouts and cub scouts from the area.

Thank You for putting in your hard work and effort to see the project to completion and let us not forget the scouters and venture scout leaders who have supported us all the way... And not to forget the scouts who turned up on the day to help us run the events...

Rubegan

J2 Testimonials

2008-07-18T23:28:00.003+08:00

We'll meet Malcolm at his place on Sunday 20 July at 2pm. The time is tentative as Malcolm will reconfirm whether or not he will be free then. If there's a change in time i will sms you.
Please remember to bring along hard and soft copies of your testimonials. Laptops too if you own one.
Geovenn i'll see you at 7 pm.

SWAGD

2008-07-18T22:21:00.002+08:00

Hey J1s! Tomorrow's the big day!!! Please meet in SJI at 6.45 AM (yes, this early) in your venture polo tee and scout pants (basically half u). Remember to bring all that you are supposed to bring for SWAGD!

Testimonials

2008-07-08T20:59:00.004+08:00

Dear J2s, i'm betting on the fact that you'll check the zai venture blog within the next 2 weeks even though we are...

ROVERS!

Anyway, i'm proposing that we get our venture testimonials done by next week Saturday, 19th of July. Looking at the draft testimonials that we already have (emailed by ara), do a writeup for yourselves and then we'll all submit to Malcolm on the aforementioned Saturday for vetting and sprucing up.

I will collate a list of all the activities any of us did and post it here on the blog for reference. Please add on to the list whatever i may have missed.

But first... I need to know whether this proposal is viable.
So, what say you?! Fight for me and i will consider your oath fulfilled...

Stepping Up Ceremony 2008

2008-07-06T19:04:00.007+08:00

The Stepping Up Ceremony on 5th July went on relatively well without a hitch (except the strangely jammed den door, which was unfortunately broken into). It was eventful and memorable as always, with the upswelling of emotion and back pats. The ventures congratulate the stepped up Sec 3s on their assisgned posts and wish them all the best in their future dealings with the unit.

To the Sec 4s, study hard for your O levels and we hope to see you guys back in Venturing soon.

In addition, the J1s would like to reiterate our thanks and appreciation to the J2s who have guided us and supported us in the ways open to them. We wish you guys all the best in the upcoming A levels and see you guys in Rovers soon.

Last but not least we would like to thank our venture leaders (including those to be and not to be); Malcolm, Yen Chee, June Ren, Boon Leong and Marcus; for their help and assistance throughout this year. We also wish our leaders (Mr Malcolm Tan, Mr Alphonsus Gregory, Marcus) who are attending the conference in Korea a safe and fruitful trip.

My fellow J1s let's live up to the various expectations laid on us, continuing with improved vigour to bring the venture unit to greater heights. See you guys soon.

P.S: Shannon its time to reliquish administrative privileges of the blog to Nicholas...

Important

2008-07-04T23:58:00.002+08:00

Hi all,

Thought it was weird that no one has posted anything about tomorrow's major events at all. Please note that the Stepping-Up Ceremony for the batch 2008/2009 is tomorrow. At the same time, we would also be having the Stepping-Up of the JC1s into their new ExCo positions. Moreover, the Venture AGM is after the ceremony.

So please bring along your uniform with your Frank Sands Award badge sewn on and all J1s are to meet at 9 am for an outing and pressing matters.

Till then, just would like to thank the J2s for their leadership so far

Navin

Hello again..

2008-06-29T13:36:00.002+08:00

Ok guys,

Please send me the recipes for the dish you wish to cook for the Home Economics.
Only Aaron has sent me his recipe i havent received it from the others.

Aaron-Fish
Matthew Lim- Rice
Chee Lu Zhi- Soup
Nicholas- Vegetable
Kimberly- Vegetable
Kristabel- Dessert
Rubegan- Chicken

Remember its MALAY cuisine, not chinese or indian.. OK??

I need the recipes by this tuesday.. Come on its just copying and pasting and then multiply proportionately to around 12 people (by multiplying the factor coefficient of the BMI of each individual.. even i dont know what i am talking)

Thanks for your cooperation.

Rubegan

HELLO!

2008-06-27T23:50:00.002+08:00

Ok guys... Exams are finally over. WOOHOO!

Got 2 things at hand. 1. Games Day and 2. Venture Night.

Something else that is a little faraway is Lasallian Cub Scout Camp.

We should be discussing these stuff tomorrow at the meeting.

Please be at Malcolm's place at 2 pm. See you tomorrow.

2008-06-22T19:00:00.003+08:00

HEY PEEPS. JUST WANNA WISH Y'ALL ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR EXAMS (:

Me too! -Darren

PLC to decide Sec 3's posts

2008-06-20T21:19:00.005+08:00

Heyos J2s are required to attend this PLC.
J1s if you all have any views that you would like to have expressed, please have them compiled and proxied through us.

28thJune Saturday 9am SJI 3rdfloor 426classroom

J2s please be reminded, retreat is after that.
J1s please join us at malcolm's at 2pm that day for a consultation with our new incoming AVSL Marcus.

All please bring along your proficiency record books.

And till then, have fun learning about all the interesting things that are going to be tested for midyears.

Lasallian Cub Scout Camp '07 photos

2008-06-16T22:38:00.000+08:00

FINALLY.

ENJOY!!!

St nicks campfire: the aftermath

2008-06-13T23:39:00.011+08:00

Enjoy the photos!!!

The campfire

The Scouts

The Ventures

The [thousand legged] chaos

(NOTICE THE 2 CAMWHORES who aren't dancing)

...and the missing person =DD

Urgent Updates

2008-06-09T22:46:00.002+08:00

Hi all,

Just some updates.

UTC/PLTC:
1. Everyone please refer to the e-mail I have sent out regarding which sections you have to complete your action review and reflections on.
2. The dateline for all Ventures (Mentors, Activity ICs, Secretaries, Quartermasters) is 29 JUNE 2008.
3. Please stick to the dateline and e-mail your documents to me by that date. Rubegan will be compiling the final archivable documentation for all eyes.

Donation Draw:
1. Since the booklets have been given out already, I am posting on Benjamin's and Nicholas' behalf that the dateline is now by the FIRST WEEK of AUGUST.
2. Please earn as mauch as possible to fund our activities like Venture Night 2008.

On a final note, I would like to congratulate everyone for putting in so much effort for the camp this year and we truly could not have done it without any of the Ventures. So, I hope we would emulate our success next year and help the Scout Unit to the best of our ability.

Dates of Importance

2008-06-05T22:00:00.000+08:00

Sec 3 Scouts Speech Day: 27th June Friday (To be confirmed due to clash with AP rehearsal)

PLC to decide Sec 3s' posts: 28th June Saturday

New Stepping-Up Ceremony: 5th July Saturday
Change of date since original 28th June is too early with Speech Day on 27th June.
Note: 5th July Saturday clashes with Venture Cord Hike

SJI Annual Parade: 5th July Saturday

The proposed programme by Mr Kwang for Stepping Up on 5 July is:
1.00 pm - Stepping up ceremony in Hall
2.30 pm - Afternoon tea
3.30 pm - Venture AGM with sec 4s/Scouts rest for AP
5.00 pm - Annual Parade reporting time
8.00 pm - Dismissal

J2s, please tag which of the 2 dates you would prefer for stayover AGM preparation so that we may inform Malcolm soon.
1) 27-28 Jun (Fri-Sat)
2) 28-29 Jun (Sat-Sun)

St nicks campfire

2008-06-05T21:44:00.004+08:00

Hey folks

St nicks campfire is coming up and the scouts are going.
I'm thinking of sending some ventures.
Tag if interested! I'll probably need 5 or more people.

Date: 13th June 08 (fri)
Time: evening (duh)
Venue: St nicks (duh...!)

Its going to be fun! Check your schedule see if you can go!

UTC-PLTC 2008

2008-05-30T09:36:00.002+08:00

Hi all,

As we all know, UTC-PLTC rolls into town today. Listed below are the lists of JC 1 Ventures and JC 2 Ventures who will be taking up the post of patrol mentor for UTC and PLTC respectively.

JC 1 Mentors: Nicholas Chan
Matthew Lim
Chee Lu Zhi

JC 2 Mentors: Aravind
Shannon Tay
Darren Chua

Hope all of you are ready to rumble as Darren puts it.

saturday meeting,24th may

2008-05-22T22:46:00.005+08:00

venue:east coast park
meet at Dhoby Ghaut MRT
time:9am
attire:casual(anything suitable)shoes,$30 for everything(rich ppl can bring more!;D),extra clothes(in case someone gets thrown into the sea or something.xD)&water!
eating breakfast together first(unless objected against) then bus down together.cycling for 2h(or more for those who wan to cycle longer)lunch!:Dand then bowling(:if we end late then dinner together too(:

Unit meeting, Saturday 17th May 2008

2008-05-16T00:00:00.003+08:00

Dear all

There will be a unit meeting this coming Saturday morning.
The details are as follows:

Venue: SJI
Time: 0930 sharp
Attire: own discretion (scout related, & no slippers)

Of course, this meeting is pertinent and attendance is expected.

Don't turn up = No say. Simple as that.

Cheers,

Shannon

[Update]

Thanks all for the active participation! Minutes have been sent out via email.
Those who have volunteered to be I/Cs feel free to start working on your project...

Suggestions for new p.t. kit

2008-05-05T17:30:00.003+08:00

As all of you know, the white dri-fit is running out of stock already.

You guys know what that means? We get to design a new one!

Yepps. C'mon, lets put our heads together.

Basically just design anything and share your ideas through email.

The only requirements is that people must be able to identify our unit.

Ventures, Pelandok, 04 are all so called key words lah.

To start things off I'll present one of my simpler ideas.

Basically I was thinking of jersey style, we print the numbers 04 at the back with the words VENTURES. For the front we could use the group logo or anything. White base, have maroon trimmings at the side or something. Of course the whole thing is dri-fit.

Maybe you guys can do better? Hope to hear from everyone. Yepps.

Cheers,
Shannon

[UPDATE]

No new design allowed. boo. haha anyway I'm sure there would not be any problems in making a third attire/jacket of sorts....?

Update!

2008-05-04T19:48:00.002+08:00

Hey peeps! This is to inform all of you that the JC1 and JC2 Ventures will be having combined activities/trainings from 17th May till the JC2s step down (tentatively on the 28th June). Expect the unexpected! That's the only message the EXCO has for you all now. Haha. Oh and please note that whoever signed up for the First Aid Duty this Saturday should still turn up for it yep. Refer to the previous post for more details. The EXCO will keep you guys updated on what's gonna happen okay. So do flood the blog more often than not.

Update Regarding First Aid Service at SJI Sports Fiesta

2008-04-26T18:41:00.001+08:00

Ms Anita Sebastian has given us the green light for our First Aid Service. Hence, on the 10th of May, Saturday; Rubegan, Navin, Lu Zhi, Chao Hao and Matthew Koo will be cooperating with the SJI SJAB to render First Aid duty for the SJI Sports Fiesta.

Tentatively, the time to be down on Saturday is 7.45 a.m sharp and the attire is Venture Dry-Fit and black shorts. The event might stretch till 6.00p.m so be prepared. It is advisable to have a good rest the night before. The other ventures who are not involved in this activity will be informed on what are the alternative plans for them at a later date.

Survival Skills Photos

2008-04-20T22:35:00.002+08:00

Hey folks

I've uploaded the photos of the Survival Skills Training Photos.

These photos are courtesy of Desmond Ying.

P.S If anyone has any photos to upload from your phone please send to me asap.

Scouts Dinner

2008-04-20T13:18:00.003+08:00

Dear All

Once again the details are as follows:

Date: 25th April 2008 (Friday)
Time: 1830 hrs
Venue: Civil Service Club @ Tessensohn Road
Attire: Venture Polo + your school bottom (we're standardising)
Cost: *cough* Free...

RSVP with Luzhi for J1s, J2s with me by Monday latest.

NE AVLC

2008-04-20T13:14:00.002+08:00

Dear All

The Northeast Area will be organising a Venture Leadership course.
The details are as follows:

Date: 12th to 13th July 2008
Venue: Sarimbun Scouts Camp
Course Fee: $40
Closing Date: 12th May 2008

It will be a 2d1n residential camp, limited places on a first come first serve basis.

Those who missed the SW AVLC are highly recommended to go for this one.

Pelangi Village CIP

2008-04-03T22:07:00.002+08:00

Hey people. Its finally settled. We (all J1s and Darren, Shannon and Aravind) are going down to Angsana Home @ Pelangi Village Intake Centre for the Destitutes, 14 Buangkok Green on Saturday (5 April) from 2pm to 4.30pm. You can either go there straight or meet me at Buangkok MRT at 1.30pm sharp. Attire is Venture Polo Tee and shorts. We will be playing games with the residents of the home so come with a POSITIVE attitude! :)

Court Visit Reports

2008-03-31T23:01:00.002+08:00

All ventures who attended the court visit to the Subordinate Courts under Malcolm are to re-edit their reports AGAIN and re-submit it to Navin (blackmamaz@hotmail.com) asap. Take into account Yen Chee's comments in the e-mail he sent to all of us.

SATURDAY, 5TH APRIL 2008

2008-03-31T01:29:00.004+08:00

Hey all. The activity that was planned for you peeps on the 5th of April will be postponed to a later date, which hasn't been finalised. The reasons are simple: firstly, you'll be involved heavily in your respective AVLC exco meetings from now till the camp. Also, it's probably a good time to take a short break before the camp itself. So yea. Take care and rest well. See you peeps at the camp!

-aravind-

1st part of our AVLC

2008-03-26T22:12:00.003+08:00

Part 1 of our VLC is this sat, reminder of the details...

1 Day Workshop
Date: 29 March 2008 (Sat)
Venue: Singapore Scout Association
Time: 0900H to 1700H
Attire: Full Scout Uniform

Saturday 220308 activities

2008-03-19T18:39:00.003+08:00

Okay ventures this is the schedule for this Saturday.

Some changes have been made. As mentioned by others before, the venue of the BBQ is now at Malcolm's place. Those not in the know, please ask around. The time is still at 6pm, tentatively.

Before that, I expect ventures to attend the After Action Review meeting of the campfire council. Its at 4pm, Malcolm's place but at the function room, 5th floor.

Before that (notice I'm backtracking? lol), since you guys have nothing to do, we'll stick to the plan of having fun at ECP, except now we have to return to Malcolm's place by 4pm for the campfire council meeting. Now, I need someone to I/C for the ECP side. Volunteer yourselves or shoot recommendations on the tagboard.

If the response is poor, we will cancel the ECP plan can do something else.

That's all for now, updates may be posted, so watch this space.

-Shannon

[Update]

Hi all
Once again please note that there has been a change of plans for this Saturday.
At Marcus' request, we have changed the BBQ venue to Malcolm's Place which is at Sherwood Towers.
We have decided not to head down to ECP on that day as it will be quite a rush.
Instead we will be spending the late morning and afternoon preparing for the BBQ which we are supposed to facilitate.
We are also all expected to attend the AAR of the campfire which is scheduled for 4pm.
As such we will need to spend a few hours before 4pm, preparing the food,drinks etc. for the evening.
I propose that we begin preparations at Malcolm's place at 1pm.
We could meet at 12pm for lunch at King Albert Park and then walk over to the apartments as a group.
Before that, i will need a few fellow J1s, together with me, to buy the stuff required (food, charcoal). preferably from the NTUC at Bukit Timah Plaza which is just the adjacent building to the apartments.
If no one wishes to volunteer for the shopping before the preparations, i will be appointing people to go with me. You all will be informed on Friday afternoon.
Tentatively we will meet at Bukit Timah Plaza at 1030am. (shopping group)
Whether or not we are using this BBQ for our home econs section, Rubegan will decide.
Sorry for the last minute changes.
I hope our moods are not dampened due to the fact that we no longer will be going to ECP

That's all for now peeps.

Aaron :)

Area Venture Leadership Course

2008-03-08T22:10:00.000+08:00

Heyo everyone. Here's how our AVLC will go:

1) 1 Day Workshop
Date: 29 March 2008 (Sat)
Venue: Singapore Scout Association
Time: 0900H to 1700H

2) 2 Day (1 Night) Camp
Date: 12-13 April 2008 (Sat & Sun)
Venue: Sarimbun Scouts Camp
Time: 0800H (Sat) to 1700H (Sun)

3) 1 Major Project at District Level to be completed by July 2008

Cost is $40 per person. Mr Kwang has kindly agreed to sponsor us with the scout group funds so now cost is $20 per person. The $20 is payable on 22 March (Saturday) to me.
As far as i know only geovenn and ibrahim will not be participating, hence eleven Y1s and five Y2s have to pay up.
I want the money hook or by crook!

I shall be $320 richer on the day.

First Aid Course Update

2008-03-04T21:46:00.003+08:00

The Standard First Aid Course will be held on these dates:
-5th March (Wednesday) and 6th March (Thursday)--> (5.30pm to 9.30 pm)
-8th March (Saturday) and 15th March (Saturday)-->(9.00 am to 5.00 pm)

*DO TAKE NOTE OF THE CHANGE IN DATE* --> the previous date of 28th February has been postponed to 6th March due to the security concerns generated by the escape of Mas Selamat bin Kastari. It will be conducted in SJI and the attire will be Venture Dry fit (white) and bermudas or school Uniform. The cost as mentioned earlier is $45 (Subsidised from $90) and bring along $60 for membership fees (to be paid to Nicholas Chan). The *payment of the course fees and the membership fees will be made on the first day* itself. Do take note that these dates are confirmed and do keep them free.

Court Visit photos

2008-03-01T13:58:00.004+08:00

Court Visit photos are up! You can find 'em at the usual link here.
Take more photos next time...! haha.

-Shannon

p.s. Ubin photos (LOL), can start passing to me. Thanks.

Registration

2008-02-25T23:11:00.003+08:00

Hey all. Please be reminded to complete your registration as a Venture by this Wednesday, 27th Feb 2008. Basically, once you're able to log into the SSA website, you're almost completely registered. The deduction of the subscription fee is automatic, so there's no need to worry about that. As for the approval (which you don't have to worry about also), the Venture leaders will approve your membership online and it'll be official: you'll then be a REGISTERED PELANDOK VENTURE. It's as easy as that. If you are still experiencing any technical difficulties, please contact Mr. Kwang asap. He'll help you to resolve all your problems. That's about it. Thanks and see you soon.

P.S. Thank you so much Mr. Kwang (:

First Aid Course Update

2008-02-23T19:26:00.004+08:00

The Standard First Aid Course will be held on these dates:

-28th February (Thursday) and 5th March (Wednesday)--> (5.30pm to 9.30 pm)

-8th March (Saturday) and 15th March (Saturday)-->(9.00 am to 5.00 pm)

*DO TAKE NOTE OF THE CHANGE IN DATE* --> the previous date of 1st March has been changed to 15th March as the instructor is unable to make it.

It will be conducted in SJI and the attire will be Venture Dry fit (white) and bermudas or school Uniform. The cost as mentioned earlier is $45 (Subsidised from $90). The *payment will be made on the first day* itself. Do take note that these dates are confirmed and do keep them free.

General Meeting

2008-02-22T20:34:00.003+08:00

Hey peeps. Really sorry for the late notice but we'll be having a General Meeting tomorrow, 23rd Feb 2008, at 0930 hrs at SJI. Be there in the Venture Polo Tee (sorry Koo). After that we shall go out for lunch together somewhere. See you there.

Night Hike photos

2008-02-14T22:54:00.003+08:00

Hey folks

I've uploaded the photos on behalf of the J1s. You may view the photos here, as with all other photos. Enjoy!

p.s. If you have problems uploading, you may continue passing photos to me.

SJI-GES Ventures Combined Activity

2008-02-12T01:08:00.000+08:00

Hey peeps. As you all might already have heard (or read from the post below), we're having this combined activity with the GES Ventures this Saturday. Basically, we'll be going to Ubin and learn more about the survival component in our badge scheme via hands-on experience. So what you peeps can do beforehand is read up on survival-related stuff like natural shelter, fire lighting, backwoodsman cooking, animal traps, water collection methods etc. It'll do you real good on the day itself. Well, remember to bring along the necessary equipments as we'll be doing some trekking as well. It's up to your own discretion. Just a little advice: travel light. It helps a lot. Also, bring sufficient money for travelling and purchasing of food and drinks. Here are the other details:

Date : 16th February 2007
Time : 0830 hrs sharp
Place: Changi Jetty (at Changi Village)
Attire : Dri-fit Venture T-Shirt with black shorts and shoes (don't even try to bargain with me here)

Another very important thing to note is that we'll have to go down to SJI on Friday, 15h Feb 2007 for preparation and collection of equipments from the store. We'll meet there at 1500 hrs. Please dress appropriately as you'll be on school grounds on a school day. Be there if you can. Hope you all realise that the preparation is as important as the activity itself, if not more. So yep. See you peeps on Friday. Thanks.

Combined Activity with GES Venture Unit‏

2008-02-08T13:18:00.000+08:00

There is going to be a combined activity with GES Venture Unit to Pulau Ubin next Saturday, 16/2/2008.

This activity would cover the survival skills component.

Also, the activity is expected to last the entire day, more details will be given at a later date.

ALL 04 ventures are to inform Kenny Yap (90481190/sji_s1ngap0r3anb0y91@hotmail.com) whether they will be attending or not ASAP. Latest before Monday, 11/2/2008, 0000 hrs.

Happy Chinese New Year! (:

First Aid Course

2008-02-04T14:40:00.003+08:00

The First Aid Course will be held on these dates:

-1st March (Saturday) and 8th March (Saturday)-->(9.00 am to 5.00 pm)
-28th February (Thursday) and 5th March (Wednesday)--> (5.30pm to 9.30 pm)

It will be conducted in SJI and the attire will be Venture Dry fit (white) and bermudas. The cost as mentioned earlier is $45 (Subsidised from $90). Do take note that these dates confirmed and do keep them free.

Regarding the means of payment and other minor details, a further post will be made later.

Venture Registration

2008-02-03T22:04:00.041+08:00

Hey all. This is a reminder for ALL of us to complete our online registration here: http://intranet.scout.org.sg/login/ as soon as possible. It can be done in less than 10 minutes to be honest. Just click on the 'NEW MEMBER REGISTRATION' link [it's in white by the way] From there on, it's self-explanatory. If you're unable to complete the registration due to any particular reasons, feel free to leave your comments on this post. Please include the problem that you've encountered during the registration process. Thanks.

Good News

2008-02-02T19:03:00.000+08:00

There will be no meeting for JC1s this coming Saturday, 9th February due to the Chinese New Year break. However the JC2s will still meet up to finalise the plans for the combined activity with GES Venture Scouts. We'll meet at Sherwood Towers at 1800 hrs.

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE
-04 Ventures-

Details on Court Trip

2008-01-31T22:19:00.000+08:00

All ventures are to note that the trip cum tour of the Subordinate Courts would be on 2 February 2008. All those who are attending are to assemble at 0845 hours sharp outside the Courts.

The itinerary for the day is as follows:

- A short introduction about the courts
- A sit-in at Court 26
- Briefing on the functions of the courts
-> Specialised Courts
- Tour of registries and Family and Juvenile Courts

Please bring along a bottle of water and writing materials.

The address of the Courts:

Subordinate Courts Building
No 1 Havelock Square
Singapore 059724

For those taking the bus services, 51, 143, 174, 186 and 608 would stop directly in front of the Courts. It is surrounded by the Ministry of Manpower, Central Square and Havelock Square.

Have fun and hope to see you all there!

An Introduction to the Venture Treasury

2008-01-26T23:05:00.000+08:00

Hello everyone!

J1s pls read this...

Information about the venture treasury :)

1. The Venture Funds is kept by the Venture treasurer and is mainly used to purchase essentials to keep the venture unit running.

2. If you want to make a claim, approach me (ben) or ur future treasurer (nic, aft the seniors step down) and then fill up a reimbursement form and attach the receipt as proof or purchase. receipt is very impt cos if not then we don't know if u really bought it for that price or something like that.. basically for formalities la

3. venture subscription fees. I will be collecting venture subscription fees in the coming months after the membership is confirmed.

cost is $5 per month so means everyone pays $60.

venture subscription fees is the principle source of 'income' for our venture funds. basically this money will eventually be given back to you through all the subsidies and payment for the material u use and its just a convenient one off way to fund our activities. hope everyone understands :)

4. for those who haven't bought the venture t shirts, rmb to do so.. it's $20 for 2 shirts (one white and another polo)

yupp that's all i guess..

ben.

General Meeting, 26th January

2008-01-22T21:31:00.000+08:00

Hey guys. Hope everything's going fine for you all thus far. It's been quite some time since we had a General Meeting. So, here are the details of the meeting:
Date: 26th Jan 2008
Venue: SJI Canteen
Time: 0930 hrs sharp
By the way, Yen Chee has kindly agreed to join us in this meeting. The main agenda in the meeting will be election of JC1s' understudies and discussion of upcoming major events. It's important for all Ventures to be present at this meeting to clarify many things. Also, do come down in any Venture tee (any scouts based tee for JC1s) with black shorts and shoes. Strictly no wearing of slippers or sandals during official meetings such as this one. Hope to see you guys there, punctually of course. If you have any queries, call me @ 90575403

P.S. JC1s please bring along S$20 for purchasing of both the venture t-shirts
P.P.S. Lu Zhi, please invite your ex-guide friends to this meeting as well

-Ara-

Night Hike!

2008-01-19T22:47:00.000+08:00

Hello everyone!

Night hike was on the 18th to 19th of January! The plan was to walk from bishan to toa payoh, balestier, geylang and finally east coast park to watch the sunrise… Along the way as usual, stuff our faces with the famous food from 24-hour makan places!!

The participants were: Shannon( who left us halfway), Darren( who joined us halfway), Chao Hao, Geovenn, Aaron Chan, Matthew, Navin, Bertran, Ibrahim (who joined us halfway) and me, Rubegan. All of us had a lot of fun and enjoyed ourselves so much that the drizzle in the morning couldn’t put a “damper” on our mood… The photos are coming soon, latest by Monday. So Stay Tuned…

Venture community service

2008-01-16T21:46:00.000+08:00

Hello ventures!

To all J2s: Hey we are going to do service at the SPCA Animal Shelter as a kennel helper cleaning cages.
Our commitment will be at least twice a month working the afternoon shift of 12.30-3.00 on saturdays for 2+ months. These months will hopefully be Feburary and March, maybe a bit of April.
Please print the signup form, fill in the details and pass to me by 31st January.
If have inquiries please ask, i'll be heading down to the SPCA shelter itself at the end of January and can try to clarify your doubts.
More info here: http://www.spca.org.sg/volunteer/type_volunteer.asp
Signup form here: http://www.spca.org.sg/volunteer/images/volunteerregistrationjun07.admin.frm.doc

To J1s: Feel free to join us! You'll be accomplishing the service section of the Venture Scout Standard. If interested, please follow the same instructions set for J2s above!

This is just a short term service project. Shannon has suggested that, with reference Marcus Png's email, we should have a long term service project which will stretch generations of scouts/ventures/rovers, and has proposed collaborating with St. Joseph's Home for the Aged. We'll talk more of this on a later date.

Thanks all!

YOURS IN SCOUTING SIA...
Darren

[Additional note]

I have updated the links section on the right-hand bar, please take a look as some information might be useful.

Cheers,

Shannon

Trip cum Tour to Subordinate Courts

2008-01-16T20:25:00.000+08:00

All Ventures are to note that the tentative date for the visit to the Subordinate Courts has been shifted from Saturday, 26 January 2008 to Saturday, 2 February 2008.

Those who have signed up for the trip are to assemble outside the Courts at 0840 sharp. The attire for the trip is half-uniform. (Any scouts related T-shirts and scouts pants)

Remember to bring a note pad and writing materials to take down notes.

Those who are unable to make it please contact Navin (H.P. 90476502) as soon as possible.
More details on the trip will be posted on another day along the course of the coming week.

Night Hike

2008-01-13T18:55:00.000+08:00

There will be a Night Hike on Friday the 18th. All who are going will meet at Bishan MRT Station's control station at 8.00pm. The attire is scout related T-Shirt, bermudas/shorts and sport shoes. Please bring along a 1.5 Litre water bottle and a poncho as in the event of wet weather, we will continue walking in the rain. The amount of cash to bring is $40 minimum. The hike should end at Tanah Merah MRT. Those who are going are to sms or email their NRIC no. and next of kin details to Navin at 90476502 or blackmamaz@hotmail.com . Please do not eat your dinner. In the event there are any more details Rubegan will update all of you.

First Aid Course Information

2008-01-10T17:28:00.000+08:00

The Standard First Aid Course to be attended in Q1 requires a minimum of 20 people to book the whole course. Those who have to attend the course (J1s) are to inform Matthew Koo of the days in which they are free as the course dates are up to us to decide first before the Red Cross can confirm with us after checking the dates with their instructors. *Scouters, Rovers who have not completed the Standard First Aid Course are invited to join in order to book the whole course.* The course fee is $90 and the course can be completed in:

a) 8 lessons of *3 hrs each
b) 3 lessons of **9 hrs each
c) 4 lessons of **7½ hrs each

For more information about the course details please refer to: http://www.redcross.org.sg/docs/SFA_syllabus.doc and it will most likely be held in the Red Cross House (Next to Stansfield College / opposite Haw Par Centre/Singapore Shopping Centre / beside Y.M.C.A) 15 Penang Lane Singapore 238486.

Jan schedule + Random updates

2008-01-06T02:20:00.000+08:00

Okay! First up is the schedule for Jan.

For J1s:

12/1 (sat) - ECP Cycling Trip (I/C: Matthew Koo)
18/1 (fri) - Night Nike (I/C: Chao + Rubegan)
*Submit plan by 14/1 (Mon)
26/1 (sat) - Court Visit (tentative) (I/C: Navin)

Above is the juniors' schedule, but seniors who missed night hike and court visit please go too ty.

Other Updates:

Kevin Michael to collate orders for badge scheme and polo tee to make mass purchase.
Standard First Aid Course to be attended in Q1 (KIV) (I/C: Matthew Koo)
Understudy positions to be elected once all J1s can appear in the same spot...
Check with Scouts to see if they need help with Friday weekly SJIJ cub scouts' training.
All juniors to read Scouting For Boys! Borrow from Malcolm =DD

Lastly, campfire council meeting on 26/1, 5pm @ HQ. Seniors only. (as of now)

New website?

2007-12-31T21:48:00.001+08:00

Hey guys

I'm trying out for a new site at wordpress, see if you guys like it (read: post on tagboard), 'cuz if you guys do, we might make our permanent shift over there :P

Ok without further wasting time here's the link.

Tell me what you guys think.

Shannon

2008

2007-12-30T13:03:00.000+08:00

Hey guys

Below are some key happenings I've gathered from attending group council meeting.

Mr.Simon Ho is leaving soon, and when he does Ms.Christina Leong will be taking his place as group secretary.

Ventures have to do a writeup for the Josephian Annual, based on what we've done for 2007. (I/C: Darren)

Scouts Founder's Day dinner: 22/2

Venture Leadership Course (Feb)

Tenderfoot Camp: 29/2-1/3 (I/C: Mr.Kwang)

Jobweek Camp: 8/3-10/3

Biennial campfire: 14/3 (I/C: Marcus Png)

UTC/PLTC: 30/5-3/6

Stepping Up ceremony: 28/6

Anniversary Parade: 5/7

Area Games Day: 19/7

Lasallian Cub Scout Camp: 18/11-20/11

04 Ventures will also be having a combine with GESS Ventures

International happenings are as follows:

Malaysian Jamboree: 12/5-18/5

White Tiger Scouts (Korea) exchange (June?) (For scouts)

Scouts of the World Programme (June)

England Scouts visit (July?)

Korea Jamboree: 7-12 Aug

For more international events please check the world scout portal

These are the most of the key happenings for 2008.

Cheers,

Shannon

p.s. Kenny (Yap) please give me a date to meet up and discuss 2008Q1 training schedule.

Penang 2007

2007-12-21T14:03:00.000+08:00

Phew... Ventures are back from Penang!

Actually this time round its only me, Darren and Ben but we still had fun though :)

Visited many interesting places,

and ate many tasty street hawker foods.

This is a brief outline of what we did/visited/ate:

Chowrasta market
Komtar + Prangin mall
Khoo Kong Si
Penang Hill hike
Botanical Garden
Kek Lok Si
Penang (most) famous Laksa
Bought many tau sar piah
Queensbay mall
Gurney plaza
A&W (can't find in sg, so yeah)
St. Xavier's Institution (SXI, Ara's sekolah)
Victoria Memorial Clock Tower
Wisma Kastam Building
Kuan Yin Teng
Little Sisters of the Poor (CIP)

...just to name a few.

We also stayed at Malcolm's place for a night and played with the dog ;)

The hike up Penang hill in my opinion was the most interesting,
especially when we attempted to take the tram down hill, it broke down.
We even had to walk down one section of the tracks!
I bet normal tourists don't get to experience that haha

We visited the Scout HQ in Penang, and chatted a little with the office folks.
They said that next time we could apply to them in advance, and get free lodging x)

We missed out on some attractions due to Hari Raya, but we still accomplished
a lot more than we expected, especially with a 3-man crew.

This is all I can remember now!

Till then, ciao.

p.s. Photos are up. See 'em here.

Christmas / New Year's Party

2007-12-08T23:15:00.000+08:00

Hey all. And i mean ALL. Yep, every single one with some sort of Pelandok history are invited to this year's party which will be held at Malcolm's place (behind Bukit Timah Plaza) on the 28th of Dec from 1830 hrs onwards. Actually it's at his pool place on the 5th floor if I'm not wrong. Oh and in case you are wondering, it's a pot luck thingy. So everyone has to bring some sort of food/drinks there. Ok simply put, the ventures and scouts will bring drinks and snacks AND all the rovers and old boys will bring main dishes. And don't forget to bring nice Christmas presents for everyone (and especially you-know-who). Be it your undying love for Malcolm or your ever precious gratitude for him, just bring it! And present it. Haha! Oh well. Guess I'll see you all there. If you have any queries, feel free to contact me, Aravind @ 90575403. Ciao (:

Venture Night 2007

2007-12-08T14:07:00.000+08:00

Hey guys

I'd just like to thank everyone who's been helping out in this year's v-nite. Though I'll admit we didn't hit the target guest numbers as well as carry out every single activity we planned for, these are but minor details that pale in comparison to the collage of wonderful smiles and laughter of old boys and new alike. I enjoyed myself a lot and as the organiser, I'm already pleased that nothing did go wrong. However, do look forward to an even better v-nite next year, right juniors? haha...

Shannon

p.s. photos soon!

[UPDATE]

Photos are up! Please follow the link on the sidebar or click here.

Ubin Camp 2007

2007-11-26T15:28:00.000+08:00

PHOTOS ARE UP!!!! click here.

The Ventures Camped in Pulau Ubin from 23/11-26/11 which is 4d3n

and...

somebody finish this post for me ty (:

Lasallian Cub Scout Camp 2007

2007-11-22T01:05:00.000+08:00

Wooo000t!

We ventures facilitated the LaSallian cub scout camp which happened from the 16th of Nov to the 18th of Nov this year at St. Joseph's Institution Junior!
Needless to say, it was a smashing success!!! XD

There were 29 little cub scout terrors who came from De LaSalle School, St. Anthony's Primary School, as well as from St. Joseph's Institution Junior herself. Alas, they were no match for the 5 big terrors who came from the SJI Pelandok Venture Unit. Too bad haha!

The cub scouts got to experience cub scout games created by the founder - Lord Baden Powell, firelighting with kindling, buffalo tent pitching, team building within their patrols, as well as a knots session. Not to mention lots and lots and lots of soccer!

At the end of the camp, the cub scouts gave positive responses and are eager to attend this camp again next year. Yay =)

Pics will come soon.

Ubin Prep

2007-11-19T21:05:00.001+08:00

Hey all. We'll be meeting in SJI at 1200 hrs on Thursday, 22nd Nov to collect some equipment and also to prepare for the camp on the following day. Those who can't make it please inform me asap. UBIN IS GONNA BE FUN!

P.S. Darren please finish up the risk management plan before Thursday and e-mail all, including the Venture Leaders.
P.P.S. Punctuality is greatly appreciated.

URGENT!

2007-11-14T23:57:00.000+08:00

Those going for the Penang Trip, please pass me $50.00 for your bus tickets asap! I'm gonna have to book them soon and I don't have much cash with me ): So, if possible, please please pass it to me by the next time I'm meeting you. It'll be much appreciated. Thanks.

Bad news >_<

2007-11-06T01:19:00.000+08:00

It's likely that we won't be able to attend any HQ programmes such as the SIC,AIC,VLC,VSSC, VC Hike this year.

For VLC, we're having ours organised under malcolm which will take place next year.
For SIC, there was no mention of it in the programme e-newsletter Mr Razak emailed me. I've asked him again. However, he said that all that will be organised is already in the newsletter.
For AIC (survival instructor course) and VC Hike, closing date for registrations was 30th Oct. I recieved the email on 29th Oct and only opened it on 30th Oct... so ^_^
For VSSC, closing date of registration is 17th Nov and the camp is from 7th - 9th Dec. Our Venture Night is on 7th Dec. Plus we havent done VLC yet. Hah so this is a nonono too.

So thats it for all our HQ programmes...
Bummers, sucks to be us. XD

IMPORTANT!!!

2007-11-04T22:10:00.000+08:00

Hello all. This post is dedicated to ALL those who went to Malcolm's place on the 3rd of November. Do you all have any idea where his TV remote control may be? It has been missing ever since that day. If you can recall seeing the remote in some secluded corner of the cushion or something, please do let Malcolm know ASAP! Also, let him know if you have any leads on where the remote may be ok. Please do help if you can. Thank you so very much.

P.S. SORRY MALCOLM

Venture Meeting

2007-11-04T00:22:00.000+08:00

Hey all. This is a gentle reminder that we will be having a venture meeting and mini pioneering session this coming Saturday, 10th Nov. We'll be meeting at SJI at 0930 hrs sharp. Please do turn up as we will have to discuss a lot of important stuff regarding V-Nite. And do turn up punctually. Thanks and cya there.

Latest Updates

2007-11-03T23:43:00.000+08:00

These are the LATEST updates on our upcoming activities. Please do let Ara or Shannon know if you will not be able to make it for any of the activities. And remember to check the blog frequently for updates on the individual activities. Two words: ACCOUNTABILITY and PUNCTUALITY. Enjoy!

9th Nov: Backwoodsman@SJI
10th Nov: Venture Meeting@SJI
16th - 18th Nov: LaSallian Cub Scouts Camp
23rd - 26th Nov: Ubin Camp
1st Dec: Gathering with the Sec 4's
7th Dec: VENTURE NIGHT
8th Dec: Night Hike II
5th - 20th Dec: Penang Trip
22nd Dec: Venture Meeting@SJI
28th Dec: Christmas/New Year Party

Quick Notification

2007-10-31T22:58:00.000+08:00

Hey guys

This Friday, we'll be teaching the scouts (land) first aid.
Please be down at 12 noon, the latest to turn up is 1:45pm.
Please make necessary preparations.

This Saturday, we'll be practicing pioneering for the ijtp combine.
Please arrive in SJI at 9:30AM sharp.
After that, we can go to Malcolm's.

For those still doing PW, all the best for OP =)

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2007-10-17T11:58:00.000+08:00

17th October 2007

After a short discussion with Bro. Paul, ACE camp for us is off. Partially due to miscommunication(again) and late submission of request. We'll try again some other time! See you guys soon!