NEW YEAR!

Ok people. It's New Year's eve. Means, we will be only a few hours, ok... more than 24 hours, 'till 1 month from when Traplex started. Pre-camp day 1. Bamboo transportation. Don't you people miss all the fun we had in Traplex? All the new friends we've made!.

Well, now we have new friends to join us as we go into 2009. School reopens in 5 days if you don't count that day itself. ^-^ We finally get to meet our school friends. So, I'm half certain some of you scouts will be going for the countdown... AGAIN! Gurney will be packed like hell... so good luck to whoever that's going.

HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone. May you have an excellent 2009 and don't forget anyone you met in Traplex... *points at self* Joking! LOL

Always remembering,
Tessa

Thanks For The Memories

so by now most of you guys should've seen the pictures Omar took, right?
hardworking photographer, he is. xD
sure brings back lots of memories, huh?
*reminises*
the holidays after Traplex to me is empty. *sighs*
there's always next year, right? =)
just a short update here to make sure this blog is still up and running.
Christmas coming up, there's a gathering to countdown to it.
Sadly, I can't make it.
TT

Signing off,
Vanneeda

9 days since camp

It has been 9 days since camp ended... T.T I'm sure all of us miss each other... RIGHT? Well, the beach day was the last time we saw each other... 'till yesterday... for some of us. They had ANOTHER beach outing which some of us couldn't go. And another outing at Gurney today. We still don't have our Cobra patrol outing yet... Wei Sheng?!?!

Wondering...
Tessa

The End Of It All

Its the end of Traplex 2008 but not the end of the bond we have.
We'll always have patrol and camp outings, right guys?
I'm proud to say this blog has gotten the Best Online Log award.
And we got runners up for Best Overall.
Lets all applaude for all the patrols and units especially Falcon for the Best Overall award, aight?
*standing ovation*
Can we keep this blog up and running?
Pretty please? x3
Till the next time we all meet (which will be very very soon),

Signing off,
Vanneeda.

Final Results

Today is the last meeting for every patrol and unit. Tomorrow's pre-camp and in 4 days, the camp starts. I'm sure everyone very nervous and anxious.

So, after all the hardwork for the past 1 month or so, we finished quite a lot. Not only that, we got much closer to each other. So, in this post, we will show all of you what we did for the camp.

Our eiffel

The utensils

The welcome banners

The square banner

The souvenirs

The logbook cover

That's about all that we took pictures of. ^^

Signing off,

Tessa

Selection Day

Today's selection day as everyone knows. We left my house at 8.30 a.m.. We reached there at 9 a.m.. There were a lot of people practicing their dance, speciality and sketch. We then checked in at 10 a.m..

Our patrol did speciality first, at number 4, then our sketch, number 11, and our dance lastly, number 15. We sang Just Stand Up for our speciality. We got selected, . Our sketch was about moral values which also got selected. ^^ Then, it was our turn to dance.

Us freaking out about the sketch

Everyone else

Zara and Nelson walking back to the stage after searching for the monkeys =.="

After everyone was done peforming, we formed a horse shoe in the field. The ATL, Peng Sheng, announced the results. Kangaa, Falcon, Unit 2, Unit 3 and our patrol was selected for the dance, Unit 2 and our patrol was selected for the sketch and the speciality.

Congratulations to Unit 2 for getting selected in all three dance, sketch and speciality and congratulations to all patrols too.

Signing off,

Tessa

Hustle and Bustle

25 November 08, Tuesday

Our meeting today was all about campfire night, once again. Because tomorrow's selection day, we all rehearsed and rehearsed our dance, sketch and speciality until we got it right. We were all focused until Nelson screamed that a bee got hit by the fan. We all ran towards the bee. It was suffering so we put it out of its misery. (sorry bee!)

Then, an ant came up to the bee and started pulling it by its antena. The ant dragged the bee which was twice as big or maybe bigger than itself.

All of us watching the ant pulling the bee up the pot

The ant and the bee. This is how hardworking all of us should be. The ant failed 5 times, but it kept trying and trying again. Go ANT!

We then continued with our performances. We practiced and practiced.

The combine dance

Sarah fixing the mascot

Then, we went up to my room to record our sketch. Everyone, Wei Sheng, Nicholas, Nelson, Bernice, Jessica, Melissa Sarah and Vanneeda slept over at my house. We slept at 3.30 a.m..

That's all for today's meeting. Check back.

Signing off,

Tessa

Campfire Night Meeting

24 November 08, Monday

We concetrated on our dance, sketch and speciality today. The meeting kicked off at my house when Wei Sheng, Nicholas, Nelson, Bernice, Jessica, Sarah, Melissa, May Lyn, Jing Wen, Shankari, Zara and Vanneeda arrived.

We practiced our guides dance, scouts dance and combine dance. Then, we practiced on our sketch. As usual, we were all fooling around, but we managed to finish everything in time.

Bernice starting off the meeting

Us practicing the guides dance

Vann and Bern discussing about the sketch

Then, dinner time came. We all went to the food court near my house. The twins were fooling around in public which was quite humiliating. =.= When we were done eating our dinner, we came back to continue all our planning.

Discussing about the sketch

All tired from a whole day of dancing

That's all for today's meeting. Keep checking our blog for more updates.

Signing off,

Tessa

Another Tiresome Meeting

23 November 08, Sunday

Bern, Jess, Mel, May Lyn, Shankari, Jing Wen, Vann and me were present at todya's meeting. The scouts, Wei Sheng, Nelson and Nicholas were at their own meeting, doing the tower.

We started on our souviners, menu, mascot and our dance. Jing Wen, May Lyn and Shankari worked on the souviners while Bern, Vann and me worked on our mascot. Jess helped around. ^^ Then, we worked on our dance timing. We joked around a lot while adding more moves into the dance.

The meeting ended at 10.30 p.m.. Sorry this update has no pictures, but our hands were all full of starch and pelaka, so we couldn't take pictures. Once again, sorry. Check back for more updates WITH pictures!

Signing off,
Tessa

Another Meeting!

Todays meeting only consisted of guides, Jess, Bern, Mel, May Lin, Jing Wen, Sarah and myself. Sarah and Jess worked on our logbook stand, Jing Wen and May Lin were painting the souvenirs, Bern, Mel and me worked on was our mascot. It was very tiresome for Jess, Bern, Mel and me because we didn't get much sleep last night.

Bern conducting the meeting

How sleepy we are even at breakfast

Sarah and Jess mache-ing the log book stand

Jing Wen and May Lin painting the souvenirs

This is how you make paper mache the old fashion way... without a blender but with your legs!

The meeting ended at 4 o'clock. Keep checking our blog!

Signing off,

Tessa

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHENG!!!!!!!!!!

21 November 08, Friday

We, just want to say HAPPY 14th BIRTHDAY to our dear PL, Mr. Lim Wei Sheng! After our meeting ended, Bern went to order Domino's for the party. I had to keep Wei Sheng from Danile's house. And it wasn't easy because he wanted to run there at 6.30. He kept questioning me if we can go. Wei Sheng isn't exactly the MOST patient guy you've ever met. ^^

Soon enough, Bern arrived to pick us up. We got into te backseats and blind foloded him. We guided him into Daniel's house. When we took off his blind fold, his friends sprayed cans of strings (i think) and confetti at him. He was OBVIOUSLY happy. You are... aren't you? o.0

The house after the messy spray cans

Sheng after he got canned

Them boys talking (or singing)

All hungry...

Greedy birthday boy

We celebrated it like any normal party. Then we did the cake ceremony. All his friends had their hands over Sheng's head when he wanted to bite the candle off. He pulled back a few times. Then, someone just shoved his head into the cake. ^^ Sorry but I don't have the pictures.

It was akward for me because I am the only form 1 there. Bern was a little akward too. But, overall, the party was awesome. I hope all our effort touched you, Wei Sheng. Once again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Signing off,
Tessa

A Short But Fun Meeting

21 November 08, Friday

This was our 6th continueous meeting since Sunday. We were all kind of tired, but the meeting was still full of bursting energy. We lingered for a while before we started on our jobs.

Zara colouring our nametags

Vann cracking her brain

Then, Bern came. She brought her cooking for us to try. She used us as guinea pigs. She didn't even taste her food before she gave it to us. =.= We were all afraid we will get diarrhea. Of course, we didn't. ^^ The food was actually not as bad as we think it would be.

Us, Bern, Wei Sheng, Vann and me, eating Bern's food

Wei Sheng ACTUALLY enjoying the food

Vann cleaning every single drop of sauce from the container

Wei Sheng rated the food 8 out of 10 which is good, coming from him. ^^ The meeting ended when Zara and Vann had to leave. Read the next post for Wei Sheng's birthday bash.

Signing off,

Tessa

Happy Meeting!

20 November 08, Thursday

Meeting today was fun, funny and crazy. Our PL went all high and did crazy things. =.=" So, we started off with our menu, lantern and the tripod. We all did different things to quicken up the jobs.

Jess concetrating on the menu

The menu in progress

Bern painting the lantern

Vann... must be tired from the meetings

Wei Sheng helping with the tripod

That's all for todays meeting. Check back!

Signing off,

Tessa

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DANIEL!!!

20 November 08, Thursday

As you Falcons should know, today was Daniel's 14th birthday. We had a surprise "party" for him. We asked him to come to my house. He thought it was just a visit. Then, we blind-folded him and steered him to the living room. When we "unblinded" his eyes, we immediately sang a happy birthday song for him. Then, we ate the birthday cake. It was very delicious, and BIG... for me because Wei Sheng purposely cut a big piece for me. =.=" Then we asked him to make a speech.

Daniel cutting his cake!

Daniel getting his face smashed into his cake

Daniel's face after the smash

Wei Sheng taking his GIANT piece of cake (greedy fellow) ^^

Daniel thinking what to say in his speech

Back to the meeting. We kicked the meeting off by starting on the menu and doing a lantern for some reason. Wei Sheng helped Bernice with the tripod. We continued painting our mascot after our lunch at the coffee shop which everyone sang happy birthday to Daniel! ^^








Signing off,
Tessa (with Mel, Jess, and Bern sitting beside!) ^^

Another Tiresome Meeting

Another day, another meeting. Do I hear groans of protest? Well, too bad! xD

So yesterday (19 November 2008) we had another full day meeting.

The meeting started at 8am.

So we needed to mache the mascot so we got on it, starching the cobra.

After endless attempts of trying to stick the cobra on to the tower (which was our mascot), we failed. Well, you know what they say. Try try again. LOL.

In the end, Sarah and Vanneeda (me! xD) starched the cobra's neck.

After that, we noticed that our working area looked like a war zone.

Actually, war zones look better because they bomb with persicion. Ours is just..... (borrowed from Tessa's brother, Ivan)

So we had a massive clean up session.

After>

okay, not exactly the cleanest thing you've ever seen but hey, its remotely clean. ^^

Then at night, I mixed colours together (mainly 2 parts orange, 2 parts red, 1 part white and 1/2 part blue) to make brown for our mascot.

And they painted the mascot.

That's all for this meeting. Another update about today's upcoming meeting next.

Stay tuned. =)

Signing off,

Vanneeda.

A Tired Day

18 November 08, Tuesday

Meeting started at 10 a.m. again. We continued with the papier-mâché and painting. All our hands were full all the time.

Jess and Bern doing the gadget tags

Bern working out the costume

Vann cutting a hexagon

Now, we will teach you how to make candle in your very own candle.

Step 1 : Wash your mould

Step 2 : Dry your mould or else it will pop like a frying fish

Step 3 : Drop your candle into the hot pot. Wait for it to melt.

Step 4 : Drop your crayon to add colour into your wax.

Step 5 : Pour your finished wax into your mould. Wait for it to dry. Then remove it from the mould... and TAADAA!!!

That's all from this meeting!

Signing off,

Tessa