TR2201 7uicy Wonders Pilot-Testing

31 March - 1 April 2010

7 wonderful individuals, each from different disciplines and faculties, brainstormed a fantastic idea and now it is time to test it out.

7uicy Wonders makes fruit juice concoctions targeting at specific problems that youths face. The various flavours have names that indicate the solutions. They are the Brain Booster, Energy Escalator, Dr Detox, Weight Watcher, Stress Shield, Immunity Injector and the Complexion Clarifier.

We located ourselves in between LT 9 and LT10 where our juicing and blending machines caught the attention of many passers-by.

The pilot-testing, which spanned a period of two days, yielded great feedback and suggestions of improvement on the tastes for the various flavours. It also confirmed our idea that people drink fruit juices not just to quench their thirsts, but also due to the inherent benefits that fruits bestow.

With the positive response, some of us are really thinking of realising this project into an actual business!

Thanks to all my friends who came to support!

Listen to the Jiggle sang by Xavier:

And yes, two days of pilot-testing with lessons to attend were really tiring!

North East Region YECs Bowling Gathering

28 March 2010

The North East Region YECs Bowling Gathering was held at the National Service Resort & Country Club.

The gathering provided members of the various YECs within the North East region to get to know one another.

And I got my first Turkey here!

NUSPA Chancellor's Challenge Shield 2010 Grand Finals

27 March 2010

After wishing Mother a happy birthday, I went to Eunos CC where the SLC students gathered to prepare for their house-to-house publicity for Sportacular & YouthOUT! 2010. When that was settled, I made my way to school for the Grand Finals for National University of Singapore Students' Political Association Chancellor's Challenge Shield.

The Grand Finals was held at the Lee Kong Chian Wing of the University Hall. Portraits of the present Chancellor as well as the past Chancellors decorated the lobby wall. NUS Chancellors have tended to be the President of the Republic of Singapore and that shows how much NUS means.

The PAssion team: Wei Quan, Li Yong, ME, Edgar

We waited anxiously for the results of the Semi-Finals video-making contest. We already won the Best Application Question award but that was not enough, especially when so much effort was put into the video.

Receiving the plaque for winning the 1st place for the Preliminary Round (Application Question) from CCS Project Director Zelig Dhi Lee.

Our anxious wait paid off when we received the Most Interactive Video Award!

Receiving the plaque from NUSPA President Eng Kiat:

Even though our team didn't manage to get into the Grand Finals, we are contented with our achievements. As the sole NUS team to make it into the Semi-Finals and clinching one of the video awards, we have already done the school proud.

The Guest-of-Honour for the event is Ms Grace Fu, Senior Minister of State for Education & National Development and MP for Jurong GRC.

Besides a quiz segment for the Grand Finals, the finalist teams had to present their videos and answer questions from the panel of judges. The judges are Dr Malone-Lee Lai Choo, Director for Sustainable Asian Cities & Senior Lecturer at the Department of Real Estate (NUS); Mr Wilson Ang, Founder & President of Environmental Challenge Organisation (Singapore); and Mr Steven Chia, Channel NewsAsia Co-anchor for Primetime Morning.

Congratulations to Hwa Chong Institution for winning the CCS this year!

After the event, headed down to Safra Tampines where I had Mother's birthday dinner at Sakura restaurant, Father's favourite buffet restaurant.

清明节

21 March 2010

每一年的清明都是一个不一样的体会。

惟有不变的是丰永大公会骨灰甕壁龕室的清净。

还记得往年的清明节，父亲都会带着我跟弟弟去那儿祭拜太太和公公。从没想过会有那么一天，来到同样的地方祭拜父亲。

eRAS Training for Grassroots Leaders

19 March 2010

Fellow grassroots leaders attended the Electronic Registration & Attendance-Taking System (eRAS) training session at Hougang Community Club.

A tour around Queenstown

15 March 2010

The founder of MyQueenstown.blogspot.com, Li Yong, gave me a guided tour of Queenstown as we interviewed residents and videoed the scenes for our NUSPA CCS video competition.

Queenstown is named after Queen Elizabeth who visited the area a long time ago. It houses the first HDB flat. An ageing constituency, there is also a lot of rental flats at Queenstown.

A sky garden, atop a multi-storey carpark, stood amidst some daunting 40-storey flats.

Had a late lunch at the old market. That must be one of the oldest markets that will soon be demolished...

Music For Hope 2010

13 March 2010

Shortly after Fun With Facebook, I dashed to Tiong Bahru Plaza to volunteer as the Master of Ceremony for Music For Hope 2010.

Music For Hope 2010 is a fund-raising event organised by B Well Ltd. B Well Ltd is a charitable organisation that provides health care services to the destitute and the elderly.

Many schools performed for the beneficiaries and the public. They include the Ngee Ann Secondary School symphonic band and rock band, Yuhua Secondary School Chinese and Indian dance groups, Raffles Institution's chorale group, as well as private music groups such as the Intune Music School, Jian Xin Productions and the Jody Marshall Dance Group.

While the performances are going on, students and volunteers sold donation tickets to members of the public.

There was also a charity auction segment where gift hampers, sponsored by Asia Pacific Breweries, are auctioned to the public. I thought it was cool to be leading the auction on stage in front of a shopping mall. It was encouraging that we managed to auction off all the hampers.

The Guest-of-Honour was Mr Baey Yam Keng, MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC. Upon his arrival, he went on stage to sing a medley of songs with some beneficiaries. He was accompanied by Director of B Well Ltd, Dr Ho Kah Leong and MediaCorp artiste Edmund Chen.

After the singing, Mr Baey presented certificates of appreciation to all the participating bodies and sponsors.

Edmund has a very friendly and warm personality. He sang two songs and got the whole crowd mesmerised. He also auctioned 2 of his autographed DVDs - a song which he sang for the World Wildlife Foundation and the Street Fighter movie where he acted as Chun Li's father - for charity.

It was no joke speaking for 6 hours continuously under the hot sun. But it was definitely worth the effort helping raise the targeted $50,000 sum for charity.