Adventure @ Christ Church

We had a fun filled and adventurous day at Christ Church Sec School, which was also the Centre of Excellence for Outdoor Education.


Reminded me of the days when I was in secondary school and poly, when we organised such activities like Orientation Camps, Camping Trips, etc.


This event was organised by Cheers Connect International, which specialises in "organising fun and creative programmes to foster leadership, discipline and the importance of accountability among individuals".


We were broken into 3 teams and there were quite a number of 'stations' we had to go through. And each station required lots of teamwork, and some stations required more than that.


Read on....


Firstly, we all had to learn how to belay.


So, they're teaching us how to wayang (put up a show)?


I see you, you see them....


This is when trusting your team becomes important.


Ok, now for the real thing. Let's do some warm-up first.


...you tip toe across, then you jump over that log, afterwhich you do a triple reverse somersault...

"What took you so long? I just finished my coffee."


He scored a 8.57 for his triple reverse somersault.


She scored a 9.95 for doing everything with her eyes closed.


No time for coffee.


Leap of faith.


I can do it..... I can do it.....


I think I can do it..... I think I can do it.....


I want to go home..... I want to go hhhoooommmmeeeeeeeeeee......


JUMP !!!!


PHEW !!!!


Gulp ! I'm next.....


This...guy....is....heavy.....man....!


Weeeeeeeeeee!!!


Praying for 4D?


Er....no comments.


Another one praying for 4D.


Where???

Everyone showing their thumbs of approval !!

Republic Day Golf & Dinner

The Republic Day of India (Hindi: गणतंत्र दिवस Gantantra Divas) is a national holiday of India to mark the transition of India from a British Dominion to a republic on January 26, 1950 and the adoption of the Constitution of India. It is one of the three national holidays in India.


Golf Parivaar held a Golf & Dinner to celebrate the event. A total of 6 flights teed off at Warren Golf and Country Club this morning.


The organisers - Golf Parivaar


The 1st flight.


Second flight.


Third flight.


Fourth flight.


Fifth flight.


And last but not least, the sixth flight.




Some of the golfers in action.


Really liked this gentleman's pose. Very cool.


As Parivaar also meant Family in Hindi, Golf Parivaar believes that there are no golf widows or orphans and everyone's part of the celebration. The highlight of the event was the Dinner & Dance held at the Singapore Cricket Club's the Gilmour Room where everyone partied under the clear blue skies, with the mgnificent and grand Supreme Court as the background.



The children waiting eagerly and patiently for their custom made balloons.


The guest getting into the mood of the evening - 70s Retro.



There was Gerald Rodriguez who hails from Canada, providing great live music,


which got everybody in the mood for dancing under the stars.



Even the kids couldn't resist getting into the groove.


Not forgetting the good food and great wine and beer !


For more information about Golf Parivaar and their activities, click here.

Community Service - Visit to NEWater

Last Friday, we brought the residents to the NEWater Visitor Centre. It was a first time for me.

When we were at the Home, the residents were already waiting eagerly for us.

As the weather wasn't looking too good, we had to get everyone on the bus quickly.

Once we reached the NEWater Visitor Centre, it started to rain cats and dogs.

Our friendly volunteers all too turns sheltering the residents from the rain, which was pouring in from all directions due to the strong winds.

Afterwhich, everyone waited patiently for their turn in the lobby, to take the lift up to the second level where the mini-auditorium was.

One of the residents taking a look around while waiting for the lift.

This was our friendly and bubbly guide for the day. We are now outside the mini-auditorium.

Everyone getting a nice seat for the show, which was about the importance of water in Singapore.

Second stop of the tour - Our guide explaining to us the 4 'taps' from which Singapore gets her water - Local catchment, Imported, NEWater and Desalinated.

Then it was off to the displays where our volunteers brought the residents around to look at the various displays.

Hmmmm, I wonder what are they so engrossed in ?

Disco anyone ?

The last part of the tour was where we were given an insight into how the water is treated through the 4 different stages.

The residents with all the volunteers.