Christmas/New Year Party! (30-31 Dec 2009)

Dates: 30 - 31 Dec 2009
Time: Anytime from 3 pm on 30 Dec 2009 onwards
Venue: Cranwell Bungalow 2 (CB2), Aloha Changi

How to get there:

Take the east bound train to Tampines MRT station. Transfer to SBS bus no. 29. There's a bus stop directly opposite our bungalow (click on map below). Last bus from Tampines is at 2345.

OR

Take the east bound train to Pasir Ris MRT station. There is a shuttle bus service commuting to & from Pasir Ris MRT station (taxi stand facing the main road near MacDonald's).

Shuttle bus timings from Pasir Ris MRT to Aloha Changi Reception: 0915, 1415, 1515, 1615, 2115

Shuttle bus timings from Aloha Changi Reception to Pasir Ris MRT: 0950, 1030, 1450, 1550, 1650, 2145

SGB Deliveries on 19 Dec 2009

Last parade of 2009! It will be a whole day event.

Time: 1000 - 2100
Attire: Full BB Uniform
Report at BLSS; dismissal from BLSS

Bring water bottle and a pen.

End of SGB Duty @ JP2!

Our 7 days of duty @ JP2 are over! Hope you all managed to collect lots of gifts and donations, and fulfill lots of wishes!

Well done to everyone who was on duty! :) Only 1 Boy was absent in the entire week, but he made up for it on another day. I received some complaints about improper attire (e.g. no chevron) and hair though. Do make sure your uniforms are ok the next time you wear them.

The next date for SGB duty is 19 Dec 2009. We'll be doing deliveries, so you'll get to see for yourself where all the rice, cooking oil, biscuits, canned food etc. end up!

Posted by:
Mr Tay

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COURSE 2 (FOR SEC 3s)

Reporting Time: 5 Dec 2009 (Sat), 0830 hrs
Dismissal Time: 6 Dec 2009 (Sun), by 1800 hrs
Venue: BB/GB Campsite, Sembawang*
Attire: Full BB Uniform
Participants: Jordon, Sin Yew, Wei Liang, Elton, Siong Guan, Jonathan, Junsheng, Yue Long
Cost: $60 per Boy (you pay $12; Company subsidises the rest). Absentees will have to pay the full amount back to the Coy.

*Take SMRT Bus service no. 882 from Sembawang Interchange and alight at Sembawang Park bus-stop at the end of Sembawang Road where the bus makes a round-about turn.

Your Course Company and squad numbers will be made known to you on reporting.

There will be a written assessment for all trainees. Please re-familiarise yourself with the basic BB knowledge that can be found in pages 7-11 and page 27 of the Seniors Programme Handbook for Boys (Feb 2005) as well as lessons on LDC I (Pre-Course reading material in the website below).

In addition, you will also be assessed on your performance as the Camp by all trainers.

Boys must also report in proper haircut, which is defined as hair that is not dyed, and does not touch the ears, eyebrows and collar.

For more information (including packing list), go to:
http://www.bb.org.sg/cos/o.x?c=/wbn/pagetree&func=view&rid=11765

SGB Duty @ NTUC Xtra JP2 (28 Nov to 4 Dec 2009)

Date: (see calendar above)
Time: 1045 - 2100 hours
Attire: Full BB uniform
Venue: NTUC Xtra, JP2

Points to Note:

• Report to the Duty Officer outside NTUC Xtra at 1045 (Sat and Sun: Mr Shaun Goh; Mon and Tue: Mr Chong Wei Liang; Wed and Fri: Mr Lin Minghao; Thu: Mr Desmond Yuen)
• Each Boy on duty will be given $10 allowance per day.
• Be friendly and polite to members of the public. Take the initiative to talk to them about SGB.
• Boys on duty will be split between the Gift Box and the Wish Tree. You will be given 2 coin tins for each place.
• Take turns to go for your meals / to the toilet.
• Do not use your handphones, listen to music or play with PSP while doing duty.
• Some BB officers that you may not know will come to collect the gifts and coin tins in the afternoon/evening. Make sure they are wearing an SGB pass before handing anything over to them.
• If you need help, call the SGB hotline (1800-BBSHARE), BB HQ (67370377) or the Duty Officer.
• When you leave at 9 pm, make sure the place is clean and tidy.

Posted by:
Mr Tay

Parade No. 25 (14 Nov 2009)

Date: 14 November 2009, Saturday
Time: 0900 - 1400 hours
Venue: BB HQ
Attire: Brigade Attire
DO: Mr Adrian Tay

Programme:
0900 - 0915 Fall In @ BLSS
0915 - 0930 Briefing on Sharity Gift Box
0930 - 1000 Bus journey to BB HQ
1000 - 1300 Sharity Gift Box Training
1300 - 1330 Lunch
1330 - 1400 Dismissal

Remarks:
Breakfast will not be provided.

Posted by:
Mr. Tay

Photos from Coy Expedition 2009

82nd Coy's Expedition 2009 took place last weekend (7 - 8 November).

Phase A was a 10 - 15 km hike (depending on how lost the hike groups got!) that brought us through:

• Bukit Brown Cemetery
• Caldecott Hill
  
• Toa Payoh
• Potong Pasir (for the Sec 2s and 3s only)
• Kallang

Caldecott Hill... Home of MediaCorp

The Most Competitive Group

Thought this was cool...

Dining in style by the Kallang River, against the Singapore skyline.

From Kallang MRT, everyone got to take an SBS bus to East Coast for Phase B, which involved cycling 16 - 20 km (the Sec 1s had a shorter route) to Pasir Ris Park, our campsite; and then 5 km to Changi Beach Park the next morning.

This Sec 1 group had to have a late dinner on the beach at East Coast Park.

Our bikes

The Sec 1s stretching before cycling.

I think it was way past 2 a.m. by the time the last groups (the Sec 1s) reached Pasir Ris Park - and they still wanted to go prawning!!! They were amazingly enthusiastic and energetic throughout the day, but I felt they needed a well-deserved rest. We'll go prawning some other time!

Room for three...

Phase C was a short hike around the Changi Village area on Sunday morning. The whole expedition was topped off with lunch at Changi Village.

I told the Boys that the expedition would be a test of five things:

1. Skills (e.g. map reading, basha pitching)
2. Physical endurance
3. Mental strength
4. Friendship
5. "Survivability"
   

I'm glad to say that everyone who took part in the expedition passed with flying colours!

Any thoughts on Coy Expedition 2009? Do feel free to post a comment - this is YOUR blog!

Posted by:
Mr. Tay

Parade No. 24 (7-8 Nov)

Date: 7-8 Nov (Saturday & Sunday)
Time: 0945 (Sat) - 1400 (Sun)
Venue: BLSS & Expedition Area
Attire: Blue BB polo , PE shorts & watch

Company Expedition 2009

0945-1000 Fall in
1000-1100 Expedition Briefing & Preparation
1100 (Sat)-1345 (Sun) Expedition
1345-1400 Dismissal

Remarks:

Expedition Packing List

In one haversack / backpack (NOT sling bag!):

1 roll of toilet paper
1 short transparent ruler
PE T-shirt, shorts, socks and underwear in 1 ziplock bag
Torchlight with extra batteries
At least 1 mess tin
Fork and spoon
TWO 1.5 litre water bottles
Raincoat / poncho
Insect repellent
Powder
Toothpaste and toothbrush
1 extra set of clothes and towel
Extra ziplock bags
EZ-Link card
ALL of the above items are COMPULSORY

Medication / inhaler (if necessary)
Tommy cooker and solid fuel (optional)
Track pants/jacket (may be cold at night)
Money for 1 lunch (hawker centre)

Each group must have:
Sufficient food for 1 dinner, 1 breakfast and 1 lunch (to buy on your own)

Group items from Company store:

2 maps per group
2 compasses per group
2 permanent markers per group
2 stoves per group
2 fuel cylinders per group
2 lighters per group
1 trash bag per group
1 groundsheet per person
1 basha pole per person
3 tent pegs per person

Posted by:
Mr Shaun Goh

HIKE GROUPS

This year's Company Expedition will involve a combination of hiking and cycling, with a surprise activity along the way... Hope you are all looking forward to it!!!

Here are the Hike Groups:

Sec 1 Group A

OICs: Mr. Chong Wei Liang and Primer Teo Boon Siang

1. Eden Chow
   
2. Ryan Ang
   
3. Yeo Jia Wei
4. Tay Chin Loong
5. Stefan Teng
   

Sec 1 Group B

OICs: Mr. Lin Minghao and Primer Zheng Jinrong

1. Su Jit Sheng
2. Ng Yeh Kai
3. Alan Chua
4. Ong Jin Ding
5. Ang Chee Seong

Sec 2 Group A

OIC: Primer Matthew Cheng

1. Kelvin Leong
2. Yong Shang Zheng
3. Nigel Wee
4. Hou Wei Feng
5. Cheong Chin Ho

Sec 2 Group B

OIC: Primer Ling Ting Kai

1. Boey Zhihong
2. Ray Ng
3. Justin Tan
4. Clement Koh
   

Sec 3 Group A

OIC: Mr. Desmond Yuen and Primer Benjamin

1. Yeo Wei Liang
2. Chua Yue Long
3. Toh Sin Yew
4. Jonathan Weng
   

Sec 3 Group B

OIC: Mr. Shaun Goh and Primer Zhihong

1. Kevan Tan
2. Elton Lim
3. Ooi Junsheng
4. James Salvador Emmanuel
   

Posted by:
Mr. Tay

PARADE NO. 23 (31 Oct 2009)

Date: 31 October 2009, Saturday
Time: 0830 - 1200 hours
Venue: BLSS
Attire: Brigade attire with shorts
DO: Mr Shaun Goh

Programme:

0830 - 0845 Fall In
0845 - 0930 CE
0930 - 0940 Briefing on Coy Expedition
0940 - 1000 Briefing on Expedition Packing
1000 - 1015 The Country Code
1015 - 1145 Map Reading (Practical)
1145 - 1200 Dismissal

Remarks:

Bring water bottle.

Posted by:
Mr. Tay

PARADE NO. 22 (24 Oct 2009)

PARADE WILL RESUME THIS WEEK!

Date: 24 October 2009, Saturday
Time: 0830 - 1230 hours
Venue: BLSS
Attire: Brigade attire with shorts
DO: Mr Shaun Goh

0830 - 0845 Fall In
0845 - 0930 CE
0930 - 1015 Map Reading (Theory)
1015 - 1045 Physical Training (PT)
1045 - 1130 Basha Pitching
1130 - 1215 Knots
1215 - 1230 Dismissal

Remarks:
Bring water bottle.

Posted by:
Mr. Tay

Date: 19th September 2009, Saturday
Time: 0900 - 1330hrs
Venue: City Area
Attire: Brigade attire with shorts
DO: Mr Desmond Yuen

City Heritage Trail

0900 - 0915 Fall In
0915 - 0945 Bus to Fort Canning
0945 - 1145 Heritage Trail
1145 - 1245 Lunch Activity
1245 - 1315 Bus to BLSS
1315 - 1330 Dismissal

Remarks:
Things to bring - Money for lunch, water bottle, pen
Breakfast provided at 0830hrs.
This will be the last parade before SA2.

Mr Desmond Yuen

Drill Exam Results (29 Aug 2009)

The Following Boys have passed Drill Stage 1:

1. PTE Ong Jin Ding
2. PTE Stefen Teng
3. PTE Nigel Wee
4. PTE Tay Chin Loong
5. PTE Alan Chua
6. PTE Jit Sheng
7. PTE Ryan
8. PTE Yeh Kai
9. PTE Eden
10. PTE Arief
11. PTE Ooi Jun Sheng
12. LCP Wei Liang

The following Boys have passed Drill Stage 2:

1. LCP Boey Zhi Hong
2. LCP Eugene Ong
3. CPL Jordon Chin
4. CPL Elton Lim
5. CPL Chua Yue Long
6. CPL Foo Siong Guan
7. CPL Jonathan Weng
8. CPL Toh Sin Yew
9. CPL James


Congratulations! The Drill badges / white cloths will be given out soon.

Posted by:
JINRONG

NO PARADE ON 12 SEP 2009

THERE WILL BE NO PARADE ON 12 SEP 2009 COS OF CHARACTER QUEST 2009.

To all Character Quest team members: 加油!!!

Army Open House!

82ND COY AT ARMY OPEN HOUSE 2009...

Date: 5 Sep 2009, Saturday
Time: 0830hrs - 1300 hrs
Venue: Report in BLSS
Attire: Blue BB polo and PE shorts
DO: Mr Adrian Tay

PROGRAMME

0830 - 0845 Fall In
0845 - 0930 Journey to Pasir Laba Camp
0930 - 1245 Army Open House
1245 - 1300 Dismissal

REMARKS

Breakfast will not be provided.
You can bring some money to buy food at the Army Open House (optional).
Check out the Army Open House website: http://www.mindef.gov.sg/aoh09/


Posted by:
Mr Tay

Drill Practical Revision

Date: 28th Aug 2009, Friday
Time: 1300hrs - 1500hrs
Venue: BLSS
Attire: School PE shirt with school pants/shorts
Conducting Officer: Mr Desmond Yuen

Remarks: This is not compulsory but highly recommended. You need not stay the whole session if you choose to attend this pracice. Primers who are able to help, please let me know before friday.

Mr Desmond Yuen

Date: 29th Aug 2009, Saturday
Time: 0900hrs - 1200hrs
Venue: BLSS
Attire: Full Uniform
DO: Mr Desmond Yuen

Programme:

0900 - 0930 Fall In / Inspection
0930 - 1015 CE
1015 - 1045 Drill Theory Exam
1045 - 1145 Drill Practical Exam
1145 - 1200 Dismissal

Remarks: Breakfast at 0830hrs.

Mr Desmond Yuen

Date: 22 Aug 2009, Saturday
Time: 0900 - 1200 hours
Venue: BLSS
Attire: Brigade Attire with Boots
DO: Mr. Desmond Yuen

PROGRAMME

0900 - 0915 Fall In
0915 - 1000 Drill
1000 - 1100 CE
1100 - 1145 Drill (Mock Drill Exam)
1145 - 1200 Dismissal

Remarks:

Breakfast will be provided at 0830 hours.

Drill Exam is in 1 week (29 Aug 2009).

Mr Desmond Yuen

There is a mistake in the parade timing for the 15th of August.

Parade will start at 0830hrs instead of 0900hrs.

Date: 15 Aug 2009, Saturday
Time: 0900 - 1200 hours
Venue: BLSS
Attire: Brigade Attire
DO: Mr. Desmond Yuen

PROGRAMME

0900 - 0915 Fall In
0915 - 1000 Total Defence Breakfast
1000 - 1045 CE
1045 - 1145 Drill
1145 - 1200 Dismissal

Remarks: Bring all necessary ingredients / equipment / other materials for the Total Defence Breakfast. Drill Exam is in 2 weeks (29 Aug 2009).

Mr Desmond Yuen

HAPPY NATIONAL DAY!

There will be NO PARADE this Saturday, 8 Aug 2009.

Do plan for the "Total Defence Breakfast" that will be on 15 Aug 2009.

• The breakfast should represent at least 3 out of the 5 aspects of Total Defence (Military, Economic, Psychological, Civil and Social).
• Squad 1 will prepare breakfast for Squad 2; Squad 2 for Squad 3; Squad 3 for Squad 4; and Squad 4 for Squad 1.
• Budget: $2 per person.
• Bring all the ingredients / equipment / other materials that you need on 15 Aug 2009. Parade will start at 0830 that Sat.

PARADE ORDERS (1 AUG 2009)

Date: 1 Aug 2009, Saturday
Time: 0900 - 1200 hours
Venue: BLSS
Attire: Brigade Attire with Boots
DO: Mr. Adrian Tay

PROGRAMME

0900 - 0915 Fall In
0915 - 1000 CE
1000 - 1100 Drill
1100 - 1145 Citizenship
1145 - 1200 Dismissal

REMARKS

• Breakfast will be provided at 0830 hours.
  
• Citizenship homework must be submitted to Mr Lin. Submission is compulsory for Citizenship Stage 1 / 2 / 3.
• Read the Total Defence notes. There will be a Citizenship quiz during parade.
  
• Kevan, Chin Ho and Justin: bring $5 for rockwall climbing etc.
• Clement, Shang Zheng, Chin Ho, Junsheng and Jia Yu: bring $5 for kayaking.
• All those who attended LTC are to bring $5 (camp fees).
  

Mr. Tay

Next Parade

Parade will resume on 25 July 2009!

Date: 25 Jul 2009, Saturday
Time: 0900 - 1200 hours
Venue: BLSS
Attire: Full BB Uniform
DO: Mr. Adrian Tay

PROGRAMME

0900 - 0915 Fall In
0915 - 0930 Announcement of New Admin / Handover to new CSM and DyCSM
0930 - 1015 CE
1015 - 1100 Drill
1100 - 1145 Life Skills (final module)
1145 - 1200 Dismissal

REMARKS

• To make up for missing the last 3 parades, there will be Citizenship homework - some notes and a worksheet will be given to all Boys. Answer the questions on foolscap paper, and submit your answers to Mr Lin by the next parade. Submission is compulsory for Citizenship Stage 1 / 2 / 3.
• Kevan, Wei Feng, Chin Ho and Justin: bring $5 for rockwall climbing etc.
• Clement, Shang Zheng, Chin Ho, Junsheng and Jia Yu: bring $5 for kayaking.
  

Mr. Tay

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Today Is a Special Day!
There are three People in BB wh0se
Birthday is todaY!! Haha..
So do rmb to wish them happy birthday!!!


Mr Adrian Tay
Teo Boon Siang
Kevan Tan Teng Wei

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THEM!!! =D


BTW yesterday was founders' Ceremony night.
ONG CHEE HAN
KENNETH LIM
had got the award!
Rmb to Gratez them to0! =D

- JINRONG

Leadership Training Camp (19 - 21 June 2009)

More photos are in http://justrmb.blogspot.com/
Feel free to go to.
There are some videos as well.