NUS geog challenge 2011 Finalist for most popular video

Our team was shortlisted for the top 10 most popular video - do help us to vote by clicking on this link: http://geo-prints.blogspot.com/p/vote.html Your vote is appreciated - thanks.

The competition is part of the NUS Geog Challenge 2011 http://nusgc2011.blogspot.com/

Sec 1 Mid-Year project - Human environment

Human environment - Farms in Cameron Highland.
Man has cut steps on the steep slope to form terraces. Farming is carried out on the terraces as the terraces allow water to be retained and thus can be used for rice cultivation. There are some houses next to the farms - most probably to house the farmers and his family.
Place of worship - a Chinese temple
This temple is located on Kusu island. Many Chinese would actually take a ferry to the island just to pray to the dieties in the temple.

Place of worship - Mosque

This is a mosque located in Kampong Glam. The Muslim will come here to worship.

Commercial area

This is a row of shop houses found in Kampong Glam in Singapore. There are also some eateries or restaurant offering fantastic local delights.

Transportation

Man had built an extensive network of roads and expressway to connect people from one place to another. This picture was taken in KL and you can see how crowded the road is with a lot of vehicle. The government has also tried to resolve traffic congestion by building the MRT.

Agricultural landuse

This was taken in Tanjong Karang. The tour guide is standing next to a sluice gate in a irrigation canal. The farmers can control the amount of water into the field as well as to drain away the water.

Settlement - a village

This picture shows a kampong house which is found in Kampong Buangkok. The house is made of simple materials such as wood and zinc roof. It is also low lying and the villagers lead a simple life.

Secondary School Classmates reunion

Back: Mee Khim, myself, Chiu Ping, Yu Lian (Christine), Tai Hwa (Genevieve), Choon Kian, Yen Ne (Jennie)
Front: Lai Har ( Michelle), Bee Kee, Li Hwee, Katherine, Lilian

Reunited - after 27 years!

FAC Finals 2011

My Best YO Participation award.

I must applaud the FAC committee this year - they have put up such a good display of props and make-up (as well as acting) - explosion - casualties with burns and foreign body/ bleeding as well as heart attacks which required CPR.

Very impressed with the display for the First Aid Awareness.

Comments by the judges on the First Aid Awareness competition:

Comments on the FAC 2011 by the judges:

Johor Bahru 14 - 16 Mar 11@Century

The Pasar Malam which operates every Monday starting from behind Grand Paragon Hotel all the way to KSL. You must try this salt baked chicken - simply delicious - full of traditional flavour chargrilled.

Waited almost an hour for this wanton mee at Ho Seng Kee near to the Caltex behind our hotel (11@century hotel). Worth the wait - try it and you will know.

Our room on the 3rd floor. Though it is a deluxe - it is definitely very small - smaller than New York- though the rate is the same at RM175 per night. The good thing is that there is free wifi and that the LCD TV is big.

5N2 Graduation Trip 10 to 11 March 2011

More photos on the links below:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=287021&id=676019199&fbid=10150107029674200 http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=287036&id=676019199&fbid=10150107073774200


Best meal for the trip - buffet at Straits Hotel.
Group photo at the Batik centre.

Learning how to paint Batik.

At the Red Squared, Melaka.

Posing for a photo at the bridge along the Straits of Malacca.

At the factory where Gula Melaka was processed.

At the Coffee plantation - we managed to see the coffee bean as well as to sample it with fritters. The students also played gasing, ceptah etc

At the pineapple plantation.

Lunch at Yong Ping.

Group photo at the oil palm plantation

Looking at the oil palm fruits

Looking at how rubber is tapped.

Results for the Red Cross First Aid Competition

Quite disappointed that our team did not win in both categories. Hopefully next year's team would be better. However I won the Best Youth Officer Participation Award. You can access the results here:
http://www.redcross.org.sg/download.php?f=a26d623bca39578395c6f248d296979f

The finals will be held in Citysquare Mall on 19 March - you might want to view the display by the winners of the First Aid Awareness competition and vote for them. The prize award ceremony will be held at 4 pm so do join us if you are free. The mall is just above the Farrer Park MRT so transport should be easy.