Chinese New Year is here once again! And as a family, how can we not have Reunion Dinner?! This is a good time of gathering and catching up with your fellow Primers. Not only that, Alumni are welcome too. Once a Primer, Always a Primer =D
Date: 5th Feb 2010 (Friday)
Venue: NTU Alumni Club - 8th Degree (Restuarant)
Attire: No slippers & shorts
Time: 6.30pm to 10pm
Meeting Time & Venue: 6.15pm @ Buona Vista MRT (if you do not know how to go)
Cost : $13 (8-course delicious buffet, nice ambience, interesting programme, FUN-LOVING PEOPLE =D)
We'll be collecting the money on:
- Tuesday, 26 Jan, 3pm to 6pm @ Primers Room
- Wednesday, 27 Jan, 1pm to 4pm @ Primers Room
If you are interested, do call Sebastian @ 82220463.
Alumni, feel free to contact Sebastian or Huishan for more details or to indicate your attendance. You are certainly most welcome =D
Hope to see you there!!
1.22.2010
1.13.2010
NYAA Skills Set Lessons*
Hi Primers!
This post is to inform you there will be skill set lessons for those of you who are doing NYAA and need a skill for that particular segment. There will be two skill set available for you!
They are shown below:
Photography
Kenny will be teaching about the basics of photography and ways to handle the camera. With the guidance of him, I am sure you will be able to take fanciful photos using your basic photography tools!
Date: 19th Jan 2010 and 26th Jan 2010 ( Tuesdays)
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: T2263 (Singapore Polytechnic, School of Business)
First Aid
Yaohan will assist us in achieving the ways and secrets of basic first aid. Learning such necessary life skills allows you to be a hero among your friends in times of need!
Date: 19th Jan 2010 and 26th Jan 2010 (Tuesdays)
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Primers Room
So sign up with your callers today!
*For NYAA participants
This post is to inform you there will be skill set lessons for those of you who are doing NYAA and need a skill for that particular segment. There will be two skill set available for you!
They are shown below:
Photography
Kenny will be teaching about the basics of photography and ways to handle the camera. With the guidance of him, I am sure you will be able to take fanciful photos using your basic photography tools!
Date: 19th Jan 2010 and 26th Jan 2010 ( Tuesdays)
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: T2263 (Singapore Polytechnic, School of Business)
First Aid
Yaohan will assist us in achieving the ways and secrets of basic first aid. Learning such necessary life skills allows you to be a hero among your friends in times of need!
Date: 19th Jan 2010 and 26th Jan 2010 (Tuesdays)
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Primers Room
So sign up with your callers today!
*For NYAA participants
1.05.2010
DE tribe run
DE tribe run Trainings
Dates: Every Wednesday from 6th January 2010 to 24th March 2010
Time: 1600hrs – 1900hrs
Venue: Singapore Polytechnic Sports Stadium
The Training will be at Stadium but we will be meeting at primers' room to put down their belongings first.
Dates: Every Wednesday from 6th January 2010 to 24th March 2010
Time: 1600hrs – 1900hrs
Venue: Singapore Polytechnic Sports Stadium
Attire: anything comfortable for running
The Training will be at Stadium but we will be meeting at primers' room to put down their belongings first.
Huh Run 10km? how can...
Well I am pretty sure some of you heard that part of NYAA is the attempt to complete at least 10km in running. And as I write this I could sense the fear that is in many of you. But well just an encouragement, if I can do it, so can you!
So let me sell more about NYAA and why I feel it is good for us to go for it. Beyond the obvious like getting an additional certificate, I believe very strongly in it and that all of what we are trying to accomplished in Primers has been summarized in the form of NYAA. It is a lifestyle and education that we hope that everyone in Primers will experience. That we will grow in a holistic way and not just go thru' the 3 years aiming to do good in grades only. But also to know more about ourselves and open our eyes to the world beyond us.
So this is just an inspiring video to encourage those who thinks that we cant do much by just running 10km. But it did with this father and son pair, who are modern day heroes in my eyes.
The video is about 5 mins but it is really good. So watch it k. Oh ya it would be great to hear from you if you have any thoughts after watching this video.
So do post your thoughts to spprimers@gmail.com
Kenny Foo
So let me sell more about NYAA and why I feel it is good for us to go for it. Beyond the obvious like getting an additional certificate, I believe very strongly in it and that all of what we are trying to accomplished in Primers has been summarized in the form of NYAA. It is a lifestyle and education that we hope that everyone in Primers will experience. That we will grow in a holistic way and not just go thru' the 3 years aiming to do good in grades only. But also to know more about ourselves and open our eyes to the world beyond us.
So this is just an inspiring video to encourage those who thinks that we cant do much by just running 10km. But it did with this father and son pair, who are modern day heroes in my eyes.
The video is about 5 mins but it is really good. So watch it k. Oh ya it would be great to hear from you if you have any thoughts after watching this video.
So do post your thoughts to spprimers@gmail.com
Kenny Foo
12.21.2009
How do I define SP. Primers’ Primer?
Before I go into the point that I was to share, I thought it is nice to give a rough history of how am I related to SP.Primers.
I was a proud BB Boy from 32nd BB Coy from Damai Secondary School. I entered SP as a Chemical Engineering student and I generally spend my 1st and 2nd year of SP traveling thri and fro Dover MRT and Bedok MRT just to serve in 32nd Coy then. I was a Primer then and that time, Primer was merely a extension of my time serving in 32nd. It was fun serving in 32nd of which I find it exceptionally comfortable mingle with my juniors and imparting knowledge and I really enjoy the mad rush every Friday that I need to perform every Friday from FC2 to Dover MRT to Bedok MRT and finally walked all the way from the MRT to Damai Secondary (because I don’t have bus concession). I was a Primer, doing what I have being doing since Secondary 4, training my juniors.
Then, when SP.Primers comes into the picture for me when I was in year 3, a different type of Primers Programs was exposed to me. Firstly, there were hardly any more uniformed drill sessions. In fact, there isn’t any drill sessions. But I told myself, since I am studying in SP, why not support the Primers activities over there. Even though SP.Primers did not have any events for me to participate in my Poly Year 1 and 2, when there is an event called AGM, I went there. Strangely as it seems, I entered the EXCO as the Administration Head and the size of the EXCO (Officers included) was the size of the club. Hard to imagine that now, we have such a healthy strength of 8 EXCO and 70+ regulars of which we known each one of them as Primers. Then after graduating from SP, I entered Army, come out of NS and returned as an officer of SP.Primers.
So, what is a Primer in SP.Primers and how does it differs from a Primer elsewhere?
As a SP.Primer, you would bear some of these noticeable traits.
1) You have high tolerance to phone calls, especially when your designated caller calls you for attendance for upcoming events.
2) You are exceptionally patience with fellow Primers especially to those whom are running the events even if it caused you to wait real long.
3) You tend to dance and act well enough to perform to fellow Primers especially during Camps and just to mention a few dances SP. Primers have come out since 2005; “YOUMEWEOUS” “Captain Planet” “We all in these together” “Nobody but you” etc. (And do I need to mention the creative skits Primers produces?)
4) You tend to visit Primers Room real often especially during your free time and often, you will find people you already know waiting over there for you.
5) Your common pet phrase will be “加油!” especially during MSTs and Semester Exams.
Sounds familiar? Then you are a proud SP.Primer! SP.Primers taught me how to care, share and wait for one another, not by speech alone but also through actions. In my first event (SGB@SP 05), I was cared for so much by Primers that I may have the motivation to carry on even thought there were much difficulties for an inexperienced me. In my days in the Army, SP.Primers shares with me their feelings, thoughts, joy and worries as I visited them in their events no matter whether they know for a long time or short. In the days before I was release from my National Service, She waited patiently for my return and welcomed me back with open arms. Thus, I can testify that SP.Primers is a truly a Family that cares, shares and wait for one another.
So, is this enough to differentiate between a normal Primer and SP.Primer? I do hope you have a picture of what I am trying to paint. There is no need for one’s blood to be blue (meaning: You need not have a lot of Boys’ Brigade background) to be a SP.Primer. All it takes is for you to indentify is to take a peek and observe at that someone and look out for the qualities that I have mentioned. I wouldn’t be surprised if you can identify a SP.Primer straight away from a bunch of SP Students.
With this, I leave you with one question to ponder. “So, am I a SP.Primer?”
Leong Hoong Sheng
I was a proud BB Boy from 32nd BB Coy from Damai Secondary School. I entered SP as a Chemical Engineering student and I generally spend my 1st and 2nd year of SP traveling thri and fro Dover MRT and Bedok MRT just to serve in 32nd Coy then. I was a Primer then and that time, Primer was merely a extension of my time serving in 32nd. It was fun serving in 32nd of which I find it exceptionally comfortable mingle with my juniors and imparting knowledge and I really enjoy the mad rush every Friday that I need to perform every Friday from FC2 to Dover MRT to Bedok MRT and finally walked all the way from the MRT to Damai Secondary (because I don’t have bus concession). I was a Primer, doing what I have being doing since Secondary 4, training my juniors.
Then, when SP.Primers comes into the picture for me when I was in year 3, a different type of Primers Programs was exposed to me. Firstly, there were hardly any more uniformed drill sessions. In fact, there isn’t any drill sessions. But I told myself, since I am studying in SP, why not support the Primers activities over there. Even though SP.Primers did not have any events for me to participate in my Poly Year 1 and 2, when there is an event called AGM, I went there. Strangely as it seems, I entered the EXCO as the Administration Head and the size of the EXCO (Officers included) was the size of the club. Hard to imagine that now, we have such a healthy strength of 8 EXCO and 70+ regulars of which we known each one of them as Primers. Then after graduating from SP, I entered Army, come out of NS and returned as an officer of SP.Primers.
So, what is a Primer in SP.Primers and how does it differs from a Primer elsewhere?
As a SP.Primer, you would bear some of these noticeable traits.
1) You have high tolerance to phone calls, especially when your designated caller calls you for attendance for upcoming events.
2) You are exceptionally patience with fellow Primers especially to those whom are running the events even if it caused you to wait real long.
3) You tend to dance and act well enough to perform to fellow Primers especially during Camps and just to mention a few dances SP. Primers have come out since 2005; “YOUMEWEOUS” “Captain Planet” “We all in these together” “Nobody but you” etc. (And do I need to mention the creative skits Primers produces?)
4) You tend to visit Primers Room real often especially during your free time and often, you will find people you already know waiting over there for you.
5) Your common pet phrase will be “加油!” especially during MSTs and Semester Exams.
Sounds familiar? Then you are a proud SP.Primer! SP.Primers taught me how to care, share and wait for one another, not by speech alone but also through actions. In my first event (SGB@SP 05), I was cared for so much by Primers that I may have the motivation to carry on even thought there were much difficulties for an inexperienced me. In my days in the Army, SP.Primers shares with me their feelings, thoughts, joy and worries as I visited them in their events no matter whether they know for a long time or short. In the days before I was release from my National Service, She waited patiently for my return and welcomed me back with open arms. Thus, I can testify that SP.Primers is a truly a Family that cares, shares and wait for one another.
So, is this enough to differentiate between a normal Primer and SP.Primer? I do hope you have a picture of what I am trying to paint. There is no need for one’s blood to be blue (meaning: You need not have a lot of Boys’ Brigade background) to be a SP.Primer. All it takes is for you to indentify is to take a peek and observe at that someone and look out for the qualities that I have mentioned. I wouldn’t be surprised if you can identify a SP.Primer straight away from a bunch of SP Students.
With this, I leave you with one question to ponder. “So, am I a SP.Primer?”
Leong Hoong Sheng
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