Duck Selling at Xinghua Primary

Hey! I'm back in my Primary School...not just for relief teaching but to sell ducks as well. HAha ~ Was there for 2 days on 24th and 30th July... Met up with the teachers to have a good chit-chat session with them before I start by studies at NUS.

Most of the teachers adopted a duck... Some had taught me in the past, but most of them I got to know through relief teaching for the past few months in Xinghua Primary. In fact, many of those teachers who taught me during my primary school days have retired from teaching... But I contacted 2 of them to support the Duck Race. HAhaha ~ and guess what... Mr Lin Min bought the whole book of 10 Adoption Certificates. So supportive. ;) And thanks to Mr Ng HM who supported in this event greatly too... he was my Pri 5 & 6 form teacher, a very kind teacher and a wonderful person.

I didn't manage to catch some familiar staff I know like Mrs Gina Chen. Saw her so busy at Xinghua. HOD of Maths, so much work for her to settle. Haha... And Mr Roger Tan, the HOD of PE / CCA / Aesthetics was away on course. He was also my former English teacher in Pri 3 when he started working as a teacher at Xinghua Primary. In fact, I also met him at Hougang Point NTUC FairPrice Supermarket few days ago when I was there for a meal before giving tuition around that area. Hahaha ~ Oh well... but I guess these staff will also support if I approach them. :) haha ~

So to all Xinghua staff who have supported the SCS Great Singapore Duck Race 2007... Thank you so much!! Wish you all good luck for your duckies during the race on 9th Sept. HeeX... (",)

Outdoor Promotion at Marine Parade

My team of student volunteers from the School of IT were at Marine Parade for the outdoor promotion this time. There were 2 shifts for the day... Mr Yip and I were there throughout the day to coordinate the event...

We did not have a booth this time, so more challenging in promoting the duck race event... but I thought it saved us some of the logistics handling too. haha ~

There was a moment when the sky was overcast and then it started to rain cats and dogs for some hours in the late morning... I managed to approach some who were seeking shelter from the rain to adopt a duck. :) Oh ya!!! And right at the start when we began our operation...I met a SBM lecturer whom I know through my ex-President of NYP GEO Council. Haha ~ He had bought already, good!!! :) I was also working with Celine in some ways when she came over to assist us in the duck race promotion. :)

I am thankful to those who had other commitments like NDP rehearsal and project work, and yet still devoted some time to assist us in the outdoor sales... I think Ze Rong did a rather good job in selling...Another good salesman we have. ;) His team of girls were also rather committed, they all had a great team spirit. I realised they actually motivated each other in selling... Just like how Isaac and his friends worked together. :)

Although I was not feeling very well, having running nose for almost the entire day... I still managed to carry out my responsibility and enjoy the occasion. ;)

Outdoor Promotion during Project Cool Running cum Kebun Baru Family Day

The moment I woke up early in the morning at 5:40am...I heard patters of rain outside and my spirits dipped... The outdoor sales today was at Bishan Park and we were expecting quite a huge crowd to be at the park for the morning walk-a-jog and the family day event. However... it was raining!! And I was really hoping that the rain will subside soon...

Anyway...back home from the half day's outdoor sale at Project Cool Running cum Kebun Baru Family Day at Bishan Park. Having slight headache now, probably due to the change in temperature - hot/cooling...all the way.. Haha...but the effort put in was worth it. And I think overall we all had quite a good time, and sales of the duck race certificates and the souvnir ducks were reasonable, considering the wet weather.

Thanks to my fellow juniors, Hong Xiang and Alvin, who volunteered to assist us in this outdoor event... :) I really think you both did an excellent job.. :) You have the spirit there, and you all did your best all the way even when you were starting to feel tired after some hours. Thanks! :)

Alvin Lu and I were there early to set up with Mr Ong and Ms Kwa, our lecturers-in-charged. Another lecturer from the School of IT, Ms Sin, was there to support us as well. :) Thankfully, the rain sort of stopped once we reached Bishan Park. We had to wipe the tables allocated for our booth as they were wet due to the rain which sprinkled in despite having tent shelters. After about 45mins of setting up, we were all ready to start work. ;) That was when we dispersed to different areas around the family event at Bishan Park to reach out to different groups of people or individuals.

I saw our PM - Mr Lee Hsien Loong...so close to our booth!! :) But he didn't visit our booth though... Haha ~ Seeing him in such an outdoor event for families, I think he such a spotty person... he is exactly the same as what I see him on TV. Haha ~ Friendly and sociable...mostly interacting with little kids and the parents of the families.

Hmm... Probably, we have 1 more outdoor sales to go..this time at Marine Parade... Check out the blog for details of it. ;)

Duck Selling at NYP Corporate Side

HeeX... Finally, I went to promote the duck race to those staff situated at Blk A of NYP Campus. Quite a number of them... And yes, they supported. :) hAha ~ I don't really know many of them...but they are so friendly people.

Thanks Hwee Ming for adopting a duck during Graduation Week...so nice of you...really go to the booth at NYP Lounge to support us. ;)

Yup... 2 more days to Project Cool Running cum Kebun Baru Family Day at Bishan Park. We'll be there from 8am till 1pm+... :) See you all there...

Upcoming Outdoor Promotion at Bishan Park

I've just obtained more information from Ms Kwa regarding the arrangement for this Sunday's outdoor promotion at Bishan Park... It's confirm!! Permits for the event are settled now, thanks Ms Kwa for that. We are going to set up a Duck Race booth for the event - Project Cool Running cum Kebun Baru Family Day which will be held on 22nd Jul 07 (This Sunday). PM Lee will be there this time... Interesting right? Meeting these political leaders one by one...

Similarly, we will be having our Wheel of Appreciation at our booth... Oh, that reminds me...Time to sort out and pack up the items to be given out to those who support the duck race on Sunday... And yes, to brief the student helpers to get them ready for this Sunday's event. Ok, better get going... (",)

Duck Selling at SA Office

Haha ~ Went to Student Affairs Office to sell some ducks today... So supportive of some of the staff who had already bought from other organisations and yet they still buy from me. :) Thanks so much... ;) And thanks to Ms Janette Ang for her collection of coins which added up to $15 to adopt a racing duck and obtain a purple souvenir duckie. Hehex ~ (",)

Gathering Session for Student Volunteers

We had a gathering for the student volunteers who helped us with the duck race sales so far... both for events within NYP as well as outdoor events outside NYP.

Thanks for those of you who attended this gathering... You all were so attentive when I was going through my observations and opinions of the duck race promotion which we had accomplished so far. I thought that you are a bunch of jovial people who have a heart of giving and helping in any way you all can for charity events. I guessed it's also good to know each other better, considering the fact that we all come from different courses and mentor groups... Well done to all! We did a good job so far and let's us all keep up with the good work. ;)

Yup...And not forgetting...Thanks to Mr Ong for preparing some refreshments for the debrief session. ;)

Gathering for Student Volunteers on 11th July

I thought that it would be good if we could have a little get-together session for the various student volunteers to meet up for some sharing and a catch-up with one another... I talked to my lecturer about it and he was supportive of the idea. ;) And we will do that as soon as we can, since we had just completed some specific promotions for the Duck Race, and that my juniors' semester project deadlines and exams are drawing near.

To all student volunteers who have helped out in all those promotions for the SCS Great Singapore Duck Race 2007... Please take note of the details for the gathering...

Date: 11th Jul 07
Day: Wednesday
Time: 3:30pm
Venue: L.326

Light refreshments will be served. ;)

See you all there...

Outdoor Promotion during Tanjong Pagar GRC Fiesta

Tanjong Pagar GRC Fiesta @ Orchard is here... Crowd was huge! Everyone was eager to be present at Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza to catch the World Cosplay Summit Semi-finals. And furthermore if you realise... it's 7th July 2007 (07-07-07) today!!! Good date for a family outing at town huh... (^ v ^)

And guess what...the Guest of Honour was none other than Mr Lee Kuan Yew - Minister Mentor & MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC. =)

Yup...and as mentioned, we had a booth for this event this time... to promote the duck race of course. ;) See our booth in the picture --> Haha ~ We were there early to set up our items and equipment for use and display for the day's event. Due to the tight security checks at both entrances of the Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza, there were only few passer-bys near our booth in early afternoon before the event started, nevertheless, we managed to approach a few of them and related the duck race event to them.

People started streaming in at about 4pm...and the flow of people was almost perpetual. Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew arrived at 6:30pm and he delivered a speech about 'Transforming Singapore to Stay Ahead'.

Throughout the family event at Orchard Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza, our sales were promisingly better with individuals, couples or families approaching our booth to learn more about this year's Duck Race. Thanks to Isaac, our brilliant student 'salesman' volunteer, who had a rather enthusiastic approach in driving the promotion of the duck race event. I noticed him engaging very well with the public. HAha ~ Those others like Cindy, Alvin, Wei Liang, Jeremy and Thomas did a good job too. =) Some of the members of the public had tries of spin at our Wheel of Appreciation developed by our NYP School of Information Technology, whereby they obtained a little token of appreciation from us upon supporting the duck race. We were of course rather pleased with those who came forward to support us. :)

So glad that the some staff from SCS came down to our booth to support us as well... Hahaha ~ Tiring day for all of us, but a fruitful one as well... :) Thank you for all your help... and we are doing well... more exciting events to go... ... ...

SBM Graduation...Duck Booth

I was at the NYP Lounge for both the NYP SBM Graduation reception periods...Met a few new student volunteers from the Diploma in Business Enterprise IT who were there assisting with the promotion of the duck race.

I would say that sale performances for both sessions were better than most of the other days for graduation...perhaps it's the last day in the series of graduation ceremonies in the week? Haha ~ Also... I met my friends in the Business courses, and I managed to relate more about this duck race event to them. Rachel Ng and her friends from the Diploma in Media Studies & Management were at the reception area. I was so glad to see their spirit in giving...they were all quite hesitant in reacting at first, but then, they decided to split cost... each came out with $2 for $10 Adoption Certificate...so 5 people adopted a racing duck from me. Haha ~ It's still a good contribution to help 6 beneficiaries. Everyone chips in a little to support the duck race... Good team spirit as well... =P

And there was another remarkable scene... A man who walked straight into the NYP Lounge stopped abruptly and came towards us and drew out his wallet from his pocket. Wow ~ Remarkable isn't it? He had heard about the duck race and had always been supportive of this event... =)

Yup... That's all for the duckie sales during Graduation Week... Now it's time to focus on the next day's outdoor sales at Orchard Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza... Gonna see MM Lee tomorrow...as he will be the GOH for the Tanjong Pagar GRC Fiesta @ Orchard. Hehe... Those of you who want to see him physically....come for the event from 4pm onwards... At the same time, remember to drop by our duck race booth to support us. Hahaha ~ See ya!

1st 2 Days of Graduation Week...

Wow... Just had my graduation ceremonies for the past 2 mornings...

Most of the time, I was at my reception area at the Theatre for the Arts where the VIPs and Award Winners were ushered to. But I went up to NYP Lounge to interact with my friends and of course... to check out the situation of the duck race fund raising at the booth located there. Hehe...

Oh well... I was glad that everything was properly set up and running well. (",) Thanks to Alvin who had helped us with all the equipment setup for the duck race booth during graduation. The sales proceeds were slow-going but still alright. :) Our student volunteers were manning the booth. The location was quite a good one, just that the heat from the sunlight which streamed into the corridor could be quite warm, especially if stationed there for some time. Nevertheless, all our student volunteers were determined and resolute to do our best in all our activities for the duck race promotion, and it was carried out rather well, with some parents or graduates stopping by to enquire more about the SCS Great Singapore Duck Race 2007 from us.

Thanks to those of you who had supported this event within these first 2 days of graduation. Another 2 more days of graduation, and we shall see how much we all had contributed for this Duck Race during the graduation week. Visit us at our booth if you have yet to do so... Hope to see some familiar faces...do something meaningful on your very last visit to NYP. Why not? :-)

Duck Race Booth on Graduation Week

Hi all, just to let you know... in relation to the SCS Great Singapore Duck Race event, we will be setting up a booth along NYP Lounge during Graduation Week from 3rd - 6th July 07. While having fun and a catch-up with our fellow friends and lecturers, I hope that you all will visit our booth and support us with adopting a duck and collecting some cute little duckies home for souvenirs.

You also can obtain a token of appreciation from us if you adopt a duck from us. :) You get to spin our developed Wheel of Appreciation and you get to obtain tokens ranging from 4 different categories.

So...bring your friends along with you... And see you all at the booth on Graduation Week. (",)

Outdoor Promotion at Orchard Road

Another day of outdoor promotion...and this time was at Orchard... Realise it's 1st Jul 07? It was the first day of GST hike and we all thought that it was going to have a huge impact on the public's spending...but well...the response from the public was still quite alright. :)

In my opinion, our team performed reasonably well...considering that Orchard is such a busy and hectic place even on weekends. However when we were there, we realised that there were also quite a number of students from Primary or Secondary schools doing charity fund-raising activities. Of course, we did have a kind of sensation that we had to compete with them...Haha ~ But I guess, all these are for a good cause. When any passer-bys were willing to donate to any of us, they are all supporting the beneficiaries from each of the different charity drives...and for this duck race, the proceeds of this charity event will go to support 6 beneficiaries representing a cross section of needs. Isn't that meaningful? :) When we adopt a duck at $10, the amount will be distributed to all 6 charity organisations...so it's like a one time contribution by each of us can benefit 6 benficiaries already. :)

Yup... So thanks a lot to those of you who had come forward to adopt a duck from us at Orchard Road... and to all the student volunteers...Thanks so much for assisting in this weekend promotion at Orchard. :) A good job done again. ;)