2014 will not have been so fun without all of you. Your PD and VPDs love each and everyone of you :) Thank you for being so spontaneous and responsible!
Cheers to a wonderful 2015 ahead! *BEAMS*
Tuesday 30 December 2014
Saturday 27 December 2014
Trip up Barangay 89
Recce concluded a week ago but we only have time to write about it now. However, I must say that overall, it's a superb experience:) Choosing Tacloban City and Mercy Relief was the best decision ever!
Thank you to everyone who came and send the four of us off, really appreciated your effort (esp Joseth and Xinglai's Donuts) Lol and we got photobombed (see QW's face XD)
So after our international flight to Cebu Airport, Murphy decided to play a prank on us. We missed our domestic flight to Tacloban and the next flight is on 24th -.- P.S Please note to book connecting flights or do web check in if transit time is short.
Fortunately, Carol has once informed us of an alternate route to Tacloban and we decided to travel by the longer 7 hours ride. Even though the journey was tiring, we managed to reach Tacloban at 1pm, to be greeted by the heavy rain...
As you can see, what didn't kill us made us stronger cockroaches, resilient against challenges. After meeting Carol, Sister Lala and Brother Jerry, we headed for lunch at Jollibee before we visited 3 communities to find out more about them. We are really blessed to be able to hear the first hand experiences from the Haiyan survivors and we can't help but applaud their strong survival instincts; all of them picked themselves up to rebuild their communities. If there is one thing we want our team to take away, it will be love. Love for their communities and families kept them going against harsh times as they rebuilt their hometown together bits by bits. We are very fortunate to witness one of the Barangays building back their community houses together.
So after talking to the three Barangays, we have decided on Barangay 89. With 89, we intend to build a reed bed system that collects used bathwater for input and treat to give clean water output for irrigation purposes for their urban gardening. Specific details are been worked out by our Ops team, sincerely thanks to QW and Gordon for joining us in this trip:)
In addition to the Reed Bed System, we intend to build a stall, tended by the local community themselves to diversify the livelihood of the villagers. We will be getting our marketing and Log&Pub subcomm to work on the details. Keep watch:)
All in all, the trip has been a really fulfilling one and the four of us definitely have our own takeaway from this trip. Thank you to everyone who made this trip possible and anticipate a even fun trip in July 2015!
Some pictures to hype:
The setting: May not be the perfect ideal holiday kind of beauty but definitely Tacloban City defines beauty on her own. The coasts are really beautiful and you can see the stars at night quite well:)
So after our international flight to Cebu Airport, Murphy decided to play a prank on us. We missed our domestic flight to Tacloban and the next flight is on 24th -.- P.S Please note to book connecting flights or do web check in if transit time is short.
Fortunately, Carol has once informed us of an alternate route to Tacloban and we decided to travel by the longer 7 hours ride. Even though the journey was tiring, we managed to reach Tacloban at 1pm, to be greeted by the heavy rain...
Us waiting for the ferry to Ormoc
Us on the van ride to Taclo
The women from Barangay 56A
The meeting at Barangay 89
So after talking to the three Barangays, we have decided on Barangay 89. With 89, we intend to build a reed bed system that collects used bathwater for input and treat to give clean water output for irrigation purposes for their urban gardening. Specific details are been worked out by our Ops team, sincerely thanks to QW and Gordon for joining us in this trip:)
In addition to the Reed Bed System, we intend to build a stall, tended by the local community themselves to diversify the livelihood of the villagers. We will be getting our marketing and Log&Pub subcomm to work on the details. Keep watch:)
All in all, the trip has been a really fulfilling one and the four of us definitely have our own takeaway from this trip. Thank you to everyone who made this trip possible and anticipate a even fun trip in July 2015!
Some pictures to hype:
The people: As mentioned, they are really optimistic and they love singing. What more can I say?
And here's Michelle favourite boy
The food: Well, you may be surprised but yes, Filipinos love Hong Kong Food alot. And they like meat (Hooray to all the carnivorous like me HAHA)
And lastly, my team and Mercy Relief. Thanks for being so understanding and spontaneous. It's not easy to be travelling in a new place with zero expectations. Quoting Carol:"The best form of travelling is backpacking because you will only get surprises, not shock."
Happy 2015, everyone:)
Wednesday 24 December 2014
Ops & Tech Sub - Comm Meeting
WHEEEEE It's finally our turn!! Here's the update from the Ops & Tech Team!!
As our name suggests, we are the group in charge of researching, designing and building the Reed Bed System! Sounds geeky huh? But no!! Let me show you what we've done thus far!
The team had our first meeting on the 25th of October! *HEEEE So belated* Before we started with the serious matters, my partner, Qing Wei, and I decided to have some team bonding games to see how our members work with each other! Members were divided into two groups and were given task to complete. Team 1 consisted of Mok, Shao Han and Chin Kai and Team 2 has Tiong Suan, Lionel and the only rose among the thorns, ELIZA!!! haha!
The first task was to fill a plastic cup without stepping into a space demarcated by masking tape. It was interesting to observe the differences in the approach adopted by both teams. One was more direct, using human chain to extend their reach to fill the cup, while the other was more meticulous, siphoning water from their mouth into the cup!!
As our name suggests, we are the group in charge of researching, designing and building the Reed Bed System! Sounds geeky huh? But no!! Let me show you what we've done thus far!
The team had our first meeting on the 25th of October! *HEEEE So belated* Before we started with the serious matters, my partner, Qing Wei, and I decided to have some team bonding games to see how our members work with each other! Members were divided into two groups and were given task to complete. Team 1 consisted of Mok, Shao Han and Chin Kai and Team 2 has Tiong Suan, Lionel and the only rose among the thorns, ELIZA!!! haha!
The first task was to fill a plastic cup without stepping into a space demarcated by masking tape. It was interesting to observe the differences in the approach adopted by both teams. One was more direct, using human chain to extend their reach to fill the cup, while the other was more meticulous, siphoning water from their mouth into the cup!!
The second task was to use the leftover materials to build a structure that will protect a raw egg from a two storey drop. Teams were given 10 mins to build the structure. The goal of this task is to minimise the impact received by the egg when it reaches the ground. So... what did they do?
Team 1 once again adopted a direct approach, sticking everything together to form this... I don't know what to call it. HEE HEE
Team 2 decided to go with a parachute! hmmm!! "I hope there is enough drag force" Was there enough retardation?? We shall see... Both design were put to the test. We have a video of that :D
AMAZING RIGHT?! Both eggs survived the fall!! *Clap please!!*
That was the end of the team bonding session. After that was the dreaded work :P Team members were given a specific area of research on the reed bed system. Things like optimisation and methods to further purify our water source... The meeting was adjourned then! We held several team meetings to discuss and share our findings before we decided on our prototype design.. There's a lot of technical details covered so I shan't bore you with that. It was a tedious process but at least we got somewhere :D
Two weeks ago, on the 10th of December, we built our first prototype! I shall let the picture show you all the fun we had :D
Yup yup! We are still in the midst of testing and might be changing the species of reed we would be using! So stay tune for more exciting news from us :D
Tuesday 16 December 2014
Prog Meetings: 9th Dec and 16th Dec
Greetings from the PROG COMM!!
The Programme Committee held their first meeting after finals on the 9th December 2014. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the activities that the committee have suggested for the project.
The activities that we are planning to conduct over in Tacloban are divided into 3 categories:
1) Education - Under this category, we plan to educate the community with life skills and children with interesting science concepts by conducting fun-filled activities.
2) Games - The activities organised in this category allow Cheway members to interact with the community that we are helping, bringing the two groups together. Furthermore, we will be able to bring fun and laughter to the community as well.
3) Cultural Exchange - The activities here promotes mutual understanding between us and the Tacloban community, by exchanging our different cultural practices.
Our members voiced out various concerns and issues to take note of in each of the activities suggested and we proceeded to start on our proposals, listing out the objectives, descriptions and logistics.
During the next meeting on the 16th of December, we consolidated all the activities and worked out the time frame for all of them. But first, let us take not one but two selfies!
After that, we picked out those better ideas that we feel strongly about and will develop them further. Next, we picked out those activities that we will be testing out. Then, we noted down the things that are to be addressed by the recee team. Finally, we concluded the meeting with a committee dinner.
During the next few weeks or so, we will be finalising our activities that we will conduct in Tacloban, trying them out and move on to plan for our first local CIP which will be done early next year. It is going to be a busy period ahead but I am sure with our awesome committee we are able to strive through it!
Signing off for now.. Stay tuned for more updates!
The Programme Committee held their first meeting after finals on the 9th December 2014. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the activities that the committee have suggested for the project.
The activities that we are planning to conduct over in Tacloban are divided into 3 categories:
1) Education - Under this category, we plan to educate the community with life skills and children with interesting science concepts by conducting fun-filled activities.
2) Games - The activities organised in this category allow Cheway members to interact with the community that we are helping, bringing the two groups together. Furthermore, we will be able to bring fun and laughter to the community as well.
Our members voiced out various concerns and issues to take note of in each of the activities suggested and we proceeded to start on our proposals, listing out the objectives, descriptions and logistics.
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| Group Photo for 9th December Meeting PS: Happy Birthday Gauri!! |
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After that, we picked out those better ideas that we feel strongly about and will develop them further. Next, we picked out those activities that we will be testing out. Then, we noted down the things that are to be addressed by the recee team. Finally, we concluded the meeting with a committee dinner.
During the next few weeks or so, we will be finalising our activities that we will conduct in Tacloban, trying them out and move on to plan for our first local CIP which will be done early next year. It is going to be a busy period ahead but I am sure with our awesome committee we are able to strive through it!
Signing off for now.. Stay tuned for more updates!
Wednesday 10 December 2014
Marketing comm meeting 101214!
Hi friends!
On the 10th of December, 9am, Marketing Comm had our second meeting cum worksession! And, as expected, we had FULL ATTENDANCE YAY!!!!! *claps*. Damn zai right. Anyway, the meeting was held in conjunction with the first testing by the Ops&Tech team, which provided a good opportunity for us to learn more about the technical details of the reed bed. We thought it'd be good to be more involved with what the other comms are working on. Y'know, just in case the companies we approach decide to call us up to meet them, we'll be armed with enough content to give a good explanation. Okay I take back my words, OF COURSE they'll want to meet us (duh!)
First up on the agenda was drafting the master copy of our sponsorship proposal. Basically our approach is to include every single detail in the master copy. It'll then be used as a reference to draft specific proposals for different types of organisations/companies. We'll need loads of details from other committees, ops&tech and programmes especially!
Next, we updated the list of companies we can approach, including some background research, what we can obtain from them, what we can provide them with, and any other important details about them. We're looking into a few engineering-related companies (PUB's our main target), companies that can provide logistics (e.g. water testing kits), and any other organisation that might be willing to provide monetary sponsorship.
HAHAHA ARUN.
Yes this picture might be a little misleading, but we were actually getting work done okay.
Lastly, we drafted an email template (again, it's a master copy which we will modify accordingly for different companies). The aim is to be as succinct and as specific as possible, so we can grab the sponsors' attention and prompt them to read our proposal in the attachment.
Look at them playing osu! so intensely hahahahaha
Okay that's about it for now! Enjoy your holidays guys, and jiayou to the other comms too!
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On the 10th of December, 9am, Marketing Comm had our second meeting cum worksession! And, as expected, we had FULL ATTENDANCE YAY!!!!! *claps*. Damn zai right. Anyway, the meeting was held in conjunction with the first testing by the Ops&Tech team, which provided a good opportunity for us to learn more about the technical details of the reed bed. We thought it'd be good to be more involved with what the other comms are working on. Y'know, just in case the companies we approach decide to call us up to meet them, we'll be armed with enough content to give a good explanation. Okay I take back my words, OF COURSE they'll want to meet us (duh!)
First up on the agenda was drafting the master copy of our sponsorship proposal. Basically our approach is to include every single detail in the master copy. It'll then be used as a reference to draft specific proposals for different types of organisations/companies. We'll need loads of details from other committees, ops&tech and programmes especially!
Next, we updated the list of companies we can approach, including some background research, what we can obtain from them, what we can provide them with, and any other important details about them. We're looking into a few engineering-related companies (PUB's our main target), companies that can provide logistics (e.g. water testing kits), and any other organisation that might be willing to provide monetary sponsorship.
HAHAHA ARUN.
Yes this picture might be a little misleading, but we were actually getting work done okay.
Lastly, we drafted an email template (again, it's a master copy which we will modify accordingly for different companies). The aim is to be as succinct and as specific as possible, so we can grab the sponsors' attention and prompt them to read our proposal in the attachment.
Look at them playing osu! so intensely hahahahaha
Okay that's about it for now! Enjoy your holidays guys, and jiayou to the other comms too!
Sunday 7 December 2014
Team Meeting; 5 Dec 2014!
The dreaded finals are finally over (yay!) and with one less thing to worry about, the team had our second team meeting!
As with the previous meeting at Nandos, it began with ice-breakers (think games like having each group stand on a piece of newspaper for 10 seconds, and then folding it, and repeating till we can't all fit onto the piece). It was actually pretty fun, and the games probably fulfilled their intended purpose of warming us up and, well, breaking the ice.
And of course, the forfeits...
Anyway! After all of that, we headed back and got started with the serious stuff. The first thing on the agenda was to decide on a mascot for our project. After a round of voting, we're proud to present the 2015 Cheway! mascot, done by our very own Publicity head! Here it is:
He'll be making his appearance on merchandise and publicity efforts soon!
The various sub-committee heads then updated the team on the upcoming tasks and activities, relative to the entire project timeline. We've got prototype trials, programme run-throughs and fundraisers coming up, among other activities, so do stay tuned to this space for more updates!
Before we ended, we held a vote to decide on what to do for our Cheway! outing that is happening at the end of December. It seems we're headed to ECP for a day of sports/picnic/BBQ, so that's something to look forward to as well :) Don't forget your Secret Santa too guys!
Team photo! (minus those who'd already left)
Happy holidays! :)
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