Sure & Stedfast

2011-03-26T22:09:00.000-07:00

Dear boys,

After months of training, what we have been preparing for is finally a week away. I hope that you guys have been training by yourselves for those who frequently miss trainings because of other activities. Stamina is built up over time and there is no use trying to train hard now.

For this week, please try to keep yourself safe and in good shape. Watch your diet and do not try not to get any injuries.

This is what you have to bring the coming Friday.

Individual:
1.Haversack or backpack with hydration bag
2.At least 3 litres of water, bottled or in hydration bag
3.Energy Food
4.National PT Kit
5.Cycling Gloves (Optional)
6.Extra clothes to change (Optional)
7.Poncho (Optional)

Teams:
1.Two whistles
2.One torchlight
3.One mobile phone
4.One map marker

Please discuss among your teams regarding who to bring which items etc.
Last but not least, let us do our best for the coming BB Blaze'11 and do the 14th Singapore Company proud!

- SGT Enoch Loy -

2010-08-28T06:40:00.000-07:00

Dear boys,

I believe that after being put through the intensive physical exercise, some of your potentials are shown to us. I hoped that you boys have really put in your very best in the selection as the results will be affected by the timings. Out of the whole company's strength, we have chosen 15 boys in our company to do us proud in the competition.

Hence i hope that this 15 boys will put in their very best and work doubly hard. I'm sure that all of us will strive towards the goal of getting champions in the Adventure Quest. However, being in the teams doesn't gives you an reason to slack and and miss trainings. We still have the power and liberty to kick you out of the Adventure Quest if your attitude isn't right. For this 15 boys, please take every training as an great opportunity to improve yourselves.

Without further ado, i shall proudly announce the 15 members of AQ'2011. Congratulations to you in being in the top 15 in the selection. The 15 members are:

Secondary 1's:
Ong Say Guan
Xu Jun Wen

Secondary 2's:
Cedric Choy
Kenzi Foo
Tham Qian Yu
Wesley Chai

Secondary 3's:
Aaron Liau Kai Wen
Alvin Khoo Jun Rong
Augustine Thia Jin Yang
Cheng Jing Xin
Enoch Loy Xue Heng
Eugene Tan You Qing
Fong Yu Yang
Glen Tan Bin Xian
Jerome Lee
(in alphabetical order)

These are the selection timings:
Jacob Chew: 12min 30s
Tan Zheng Yu: 12min 23s
Amous Liau: 13min 31s
Xu Jun Wen: 11min 59s
Aaron Gunawan: 12min 14s
Ngooi Zhi Peng: 13min 5s
Sun Xiu Qi: 13min 59s
Ong Say Guan: 11min 25s
Cedric Choy: 12min 5s
Kenneth Lim: 12min 27s
Tham Qian Yu: 11min 8s
Wesley Chai: 11min 2s
Kenzi Foo: 11min 59s
Wan Si Chen: 12min 49s
Fong Yu Yang: 11min 16s
Glen Tan Bin Xian: 11min 54s
Aaron Liau: 11min 31s
Cheng Jing Xin: 12min 11s
Eugene Tan You Qing: 11min 19s

Congrats to Wesley for being the fastest runner.

The competition between the juniors and the seniors are fierce. Please do not be disappointed if you were not selected. Do not feel disheartened and continue training, for there are many years ahead for you to participate in.

I hope that this 15 of you guys are proud of yourselves and prepare for some intensive training for a pretty long period of time. You guys have a chance to make the 14th company known wide among the Singapore BB companies. To emphasize on the point of attitude again, attitude determines your altitude. To determine how far you can go or how much you can achieve, it is based solely on your attitude. Once again, congratulations into making it into the Adventure Quest team.

Signing off,
Adventure Quest 2011 Chairman, SGT Enoch Loy

2010-08-18T06:13:00.000-07:00

Dear Boys,

It has been a long time since the end of BB Blaze 2010. I am sure that you boys that had gone through all the thick and thin, the tough obstacles that you had to overcome. It has been a really tough year for everybody to train up. Though it was disappointing that we did not clinch any of the top ten positions in BB Blaze 2010, its time to forget the past and think for the future, to strive towards and excel in the Adventure Quest 2011. Now with a new batch taking over, i believe that the new will be a better one, and this time we will successfully clinch the title of the champions in the competition.

I hope that everybody from the company can give us the support. It would be a very hard competition for us to win, everybody need to put in his utmost effort in every training and improve in the shortest period of time in order to excel in the race. Most importantly, the attitude that you give in every single trainings will determine how much you improve. So i expect everyone of you boys to maintain a positive attitude.

Last but not least, we proudly present to you the new committee and leaders for the Adventure Quest'11:

Adventure Quest'11 Chairman: SGT Enoch Loy
Adventure Quest'11 Vice-chairman: SGT Alvin Khoo
Adventure Quest'11 Advisor: SGT Augustine Thia and SGT Jerome Lee

A new chapter will unfold. Forget all the previous failures or disappointments you had faced in the past year and concentrate for Adventure Quest 2011, for this year we will succeed. Remember, our ultimate goal is getting all teams into getting into the top ten positions, with one team clinching the championship of Adventure Quest 2011. Have faith in our abilities, put in our best, and watch what we can achieve together as one company.

- SGT Enoch Loy -

2010-01-19T05:13:00.000-08:00

After much hesitation ,the BB Blaze committee has finally chosen 15 members .Please do not feel offended or disappointed if you are not chosen as this year ,the competition between the seniors and juniors are fierce.Feel free to join us in our weekly trainings.We congratulate those who have been chosen.You guys get to bring glory to the first BB Blaze ever!
I hope all 15 of you will continue to work towards your end goal and strive hard towards better achievements.Please take every BB Blaze trainings seriously as the committee has not decided on the reserves and the exact groupings.Come for every training ,take them seriously and you will definitely be rewarded accordingly.Please do take note that it doesnt mean that once you are selected,you can slack .We will not hesitate to kick you out if you show disciplinary problems or absent many times without valid reasons.
Remember it takes two hands to clap ,BB Blaze is not just for the committee to work on ,its everyone!
Last but not least,We proudly announce to you members of 2010 BB Blaze:

Sec2s- wesley
Qianyu

Sec3s-Augustine
Enoch
Alvin
Jerome
Eugene
Aaron
Yu yang

Sec4s-Guan jie
Bennett
Sean
Glenn
Isaac
Fabian

(please take note that the names are in random order.)

Well done and congrats.

2010-01-19T04:36:00.000-08:00

BB Blaze-first training: Bedok reservoir 4.3km run.
These are the timings:

Enoch Loy- 20:19
Augustine Thia- 20:46
Jerome Lee- 21:47
Bennett- 22:18
QianYu- 22:23
Fong Yu Yang- 23:00
Eugene-24:07
Wesley-24:11
Alvin-24:33
Aaron- 25:33
Nicholas-26:00
Cedric- 27:17
Liangjie- 27:35

As you boys can see,some of your standard have dropped while some improved.Pls train up and awe everyone at the next training.You guys can spend 1 period of PE running,doing warmups..etc.the other to play.

Fabian Fung

2010-01-14T05:10:00.000-08:00

Dear Boys,
It had been a long time since AQ09 ended.Welcome to the year of 2010.This year marks the end of AQ but the start of BB Blaze '10.
The goal for this year is simple: 1ST in BB BLAZE' 10.It is not impossible since this year,we clinched the champions for CQ effortlessly.Empty your doubts,any fact facing us is not important as our attitude towards it,for that determines our success or failure.
We hope to achieve everything with you boys,holding up the trophy,sharing the honour of clinching champions for BB BLAZE,making this year the GOLDEN YEAR(winning both CQand BLAZE).
So we seek your cooperation and support.And last but not least, introducing our AQ appointments:
BBblaze chairman 10-SGT Fabian Fung
Vice-BBblaze chairman 10-SGT Glenn Yeo
BBblaze advisor 10-SGT Huang Guan Jie

May victory belong to the most persevering!

Signing off
SGT Fabian Fung-

2009-04-02T00:23:00.000-07:00

Dear gentlemen,

The much awaited Adventure Quest 2009 is only 1 day away. After tomorrow, it will be the big day for us. We have been waiting for this for 1 year already. Since our setback last year, we have continuously kept training, staying humble and toiling hard. It's time for your now to show your strength and gain your rewards. Regardless of the outcome after saturday's race, me and yongchen will still be proud of you guys. All the 15 of your who stuck through thick and thin, conquering obstacles after obstacles and pushing and stretching your endurance limit. I hope all your hard work will pay off come 4th April 2009.

I hope you guys are keeping yourself in good shape and having enough rest. Remember, the most important thing now is rest. Do not injured yourself tomorrow. Those having PE, try to refrain from playing soccer and basketball or things that might cause harm to you. You have all trained for 1 entire year and I'm sure you don't want your dreams to just go up in smoke. So, heed my advice and keep yourself healthy for tomorrow. We have already done our best, so the rest we just have to wait and see what outcome awaits us.

Adventure Quest is a race about a long term training basis, pivoting around physical and mental strength. So, there's no point training now or regretting that we haven't done our best. Come saturday, just unleash your potential and show them what 14th coy are made of. We must not be complacent, let me emphasise on this issue. Complacency will only be the downfall for us if we fail to guard it. Let's stay humble and maintain a positive attitude with one day remaining.

I'm sure all of your want to win the Adventure Quest, so just do your best and try to complete the race. No matter what, make sure your complete as a team. Adventure Quest is also about teamwork. Try not to pull your other man down, but at the same time, if you really cannot take it, do not push yourself too far. Safety is the first priority, bear that in mind.

With all that said, all the best to all of you participating in Adventure Quest 2009. We will do our best to clinch the champions and do our school and our company proud. Good luck and stay focus!

Last but not least, here is the list of what to bring for Friday 3/4/2009.

1. National PT Kit
2. Extra clothes to change (optional)
3. 1 pair of socks (optional)
4. Slippers (optional)
5. Haversack or backpack with hydration bag
6. At least 3 litres of water, bottled or in hydration bag
7. Long / track pants for rappelling
8. Energy food
9. Cycling gloves (optional)
10. 2 whistles per team
11. Poncho (optional)
12. Carabina for holding helmet to bag (optional)

Signing off,
AQ'09 vice chairman SSG Jonathan Tay

2009-03-29T01:04:00.000-07:00

Here are the results for Wednesday trainings:

Enoch:20min05s
Yong Chen:19min57s
Alvin:20min10s
Augustine:20min11s
Fabian:23min07s
Guan Jie:23min07s
Wayne:24min47s
Jason:25min
Jonathan (4km):18min

Group leaders, you guys are to assign roles for your teams and please tell me who is what in your team by THIS COMING WEDNESDAY:

Navigator
Time Keeper
Motivator
Leader

2009-03-14T07:17:00.001-07:00

Dear Boys,

Next Tuesday there will be a kayaking expedition and mock race on the same day.Attire for the kayaking expedition will be SCHOOL PE SHIRT WITH GREEN PANTS AND SANDALS. Attire for mock race will be NATIONAL PT KIT.The whole event will be from 10am in the morning to 10pm at night. 10 am meet at Log Room and for those who cant attend the kayaking expedition with valid reasons pls rpt to log room at 1.15pm Breakfast and lunch will not be provided and remember to bring some food that will be able to help you fill up your stomach for dinner during the race.And please inform me latest by tomorrow night if you cannot attend either the kayaking expedition or mock race. So here is the things to bring list:

1. 1 pair of shoes
2. 1 pair of socks
3. 1 light blue pt kit
4. Zip block bags/plastic bags
5. Sufficient money for lunch and supper
6. Sunblock
7. Insect repellent (optional)
8. Towel
9. Haversack
10. Stationery items
11. Notebook
12. EZ-link cards
13. Kayaking Certificate (if yet to bring)
14. Personal Medication (for e.g. asthma)
15. Energy Foods ( breads and buns are also allow but no tibits)
16. At least 2 litres of water/hydration bag

If there's any queries feel free to contact any of the secondary 4s.

AQ'09 Chairman- SSG Yong Chen

2009-03-11T06:53:00.000-07:00

Dear Boys,

There are less than 30days to the real AQ race, so all of you guys please be careful and do not injure yourself or push yourself too hard during trainings as your safety and health are the things that matter most.Anyway, here are the result for today's 8.5km run.

Qixin's Group:45min06s.......................................11.34km/h
Wayne's Group:42mins51s...................................11.76km/h
Yong Chen's Group:36min06s.............................14.17km/h

There will also be a kayaking refresher and a mock race on the 17th of march so keep that date free and let ur parents know abt it.

2009-03-07T07:08:00.000-08:00

Dear Boys,

Last Wednesday training was quite a saddening training although your excel very well in the 1st round around Bedok reservoir ur forgotten that ur have another round to go, in addition to the rain thus resulting in your second round to be very very slow. So during the actual AQ 09 u guys must learn how to pace yourself. Here's the timing for the run at bedok reservoir:

Augustine: 21min04s & 46min05s
Enoch: 21min05s & 46min03s
Alvin:31min21s & 46min09s
GuanJie:21min27s & 38min45s
Fabian:21min55s & 38min45s
Glenn:22min59s & 38min45s
Wayne:27min50s & 36min39s
Qixin:30min41s & 36min45s
Victor:28min33s
Jonathan:24min20s
Yong Chen:33min33s

2009-02-26T04:37:00.000-08:00

Dear Boys,

The ADVENTURE QUEST RACE 2009 is coming and u guys must not only rely on the AQ trainings but also train on your own or with your groups. Wednesday, attendance was good but there were some people that cannot come due to various reasons and to those who didn't come please pass me a letter of excuse etc. Here the timing for Wednesday training:
Groupings................TIME...................................... Avg.Speed............ Dist.
Yong Chen's Group:49mins...................................10.37km/h..............8.5
Qixin's Group: 51 mins ................................. 7.65km/h...............6.5
Wayne's Group: 49mins...................................10.37km/h..............8.5

Qixin's group did not follow the designated road and got lost, in the end they took the shorter road back to school. Anyway, there will be another mock race on the 16th march and a kayaking refresher for the AQ teams on the 24th of march, so pls keep this dates free.

-SGT Teng Yong Chen

2009-02-21T05:47:00.000-08:00

Dear Gentlemen,

The Adventure Quest Race is drawing close. It's about 1.5 months away. There's not much time to slack already. Get serious with your attitude and start taking all trainings seriously. This is most probably the last time AQ will ever appear so do your best. Make BB14th coy proud by doing well.

17th Feb training was one of those trainings which I think your took too lightly. Many people skipped it, citing reasons, which were found to be false. Question yourself, do you really want to win the AQ'09? If you want, start attending all the trainings and don't find ways to skip it. If you don't work for it, it will never come true. I hope all of your will improve your attitude in the coming trainings.

Last but not least, here are the timings: (2.4km run at Bedok Stadium)

1. Jonathan Tay .................... 10.42
2. Yongchen ........................... 11.40
3. Glenn .................................. 11.55
4. Isaac ................................... 12.32
5. Fabian ................................ 12.33
6. Jason Siah ......................... 14.05
7. Enoch ................................. 15.54
8. Augustine .......................... 15.55
9. Qixin .................................. 16.01
9. Alvin Khoo ........................ 18.55

Signing off,
SGT Jonathan Tay

2009-02-11T04:39:00.000-08:00

Dear Boys,

This Saturday there will be a cycling expedition, your are to report in your School Pe shirt with Black pants at 8.00 am at the Burger King in East Coast Park. REMEMBER TO BRING $8 for the bike rental

Things to bring lists are:

I. 1.5litre water bottle / water bag

II. Haversack to carry belongings

III. Poncho / Raincoat

IV. 1 Set of extra clothes

V. Energy food (soft drinks and snacks are strongly discouraged)

VI. Windbreaker / mesh singlet

VII. EZ-link card

VIII. Minimum cash for lunch and trip home after dismissal

IX. Personal medication (for asthma etc.)

X. Insect Repellent

Items IV, V, VI and X are optional

2009-02-04T02:28:00.000-08:00

Dear Boys,

The run yesterday was quite a good one, however, the only group that needs to improve is Qixin's group. So here's the timing that you guys took to run a distance of approximate 4.3km

Yong Chen's group...........................22min 48secs
Wayne's group..................................24min 55secs
Qixin's group.....................................33min 33secs

Next week there will be a training on the 10th of February and a cycling training on the 14th so pls keep this dates free thx.

AQ chairman 2009, SGT Teng Yong Chen

2009-01-14T06:39:00.001-08:00

Dear Gentlemen,

There will be a Mock race on Saturday and at the same time it will also be a re-adventure test for those who were absent. If you did not receive the consent form from me, please go to classroom 4J to find me. On Friday, after the parade u boys will also have to stay back to plot the map, so that we could start straight away on Saturday.

Things to bring are:

At least 2 liters of water
Money for transportation
Ez-link Card
Food (energy bars)
Poncho
Stationery

2009-01-10T00:26:00.000-08:00

Dear Gentlemen,

Today training has been a tough one considering that all of u have come for cca for 4 days consecutively and some have even come for cca for 5 days straight for orientation. I wish to congratulate all of u who have endure and made it this far. So here's the result for today 2.4km run at Bedok Stadium.

Yong Chen..............................10.25
Jonathan Tay.........................10.42
Enoch.......................................10.52
Guan Jie..................................11.04
Jerome....................................11.25
Augustine................................11.27
Yu Yang...................................11.52
Eugene.....................................11.55
Fabian......................................11.27
Alvin........................................12.01
Jing xin...................................12.35
Qi xin.......................................12.49
Jason........................................13.18

I believe this is not your actual standard and that u guys can achieve a better result. There will also be a mock race on the 17th january which is next saturday so pls keep it free. Further details will be posted on a later date. And remember-

When the going get tough, the tough get going!

AQ chairman SGT Yong Chen

2008-12-31T01:58:00.000-08:00

Good evening fellow AQ members,

Here are the results of the latest AQ training on 30th December 2008:

Yong Chen: 21.48
Jerome: 28.38
Enoch: 28.44
Yu Yang: 30.38
Victor: 31.32
Qixin: 31.39
Fabian: 31.40
Guan Jie: 32.52
Isaac: 32.52
Glenn: 37.00
Jason: 37.00

I understand that the results do not really reflect your true standard, because your were also all tired out by the orientation training. However, do keep in mind that on the real AQ race, your won't have much rest and your will be doing far much more than this so it's time for your to buck up. Obstacles may come in your way, but never give up, press on. You guys have been improving since the selection and I'm quite pleased with that. Good job and all the best for the year 2009.

Yours Sincerely,

Adventure Quest 2009 vice chairman, SGT Jonathan Tay

2008-12-28T18:19:00.001-08:00

There will be an AQ training tomorrow after orientation training, so please stay behind after dismissal. There will be time given for your to have a light lunch at 85 before the training starts.

The Details are-

Time:2pm at concourse
Things to bring:500ml water bottle, field rank
Attire:National pt kit

2008-12-22T05:14:00.000-08:00

Dear Boys,

It has been about 2 weeks since we have any AQ trainings, the reasons why we did not put in any trainings the past few weeks was because of the busy preparation for orientation next year.Hope that you boys did your own physical training to keep yourself in shape. The AQ committee and I will try to squeeze in 1 more last training in 2008 before we start the new year.

2008-11-20T04:08:00.000-08:00

Dear AQ members, here are your timings for the training on tuesday at Bedok reservoir and congratulations to Yongchen for being the fastest runner this time round. To Fabian Fung, Glenn Yeo, Guanjie and Isaac, I hope your learned your lesson not to walk. Remember, this is a personal training for yourself also, so if you walk throughout the whole thing, you yourself will be at loss and not the rest. Take every single training seriously like how your did in the 2nd round and your fared much better, good job. To the rest of the boys, well done to those who improved and continue to work harder for those who deproved. There's still lots of time to buck up! Perservere on AQ'09!

Last but not least, here are your timings:

Round 1:
Yong Chen - 22:33
Alvin Khoo - 23:03
Augustine Thia- 25:04
Victor Ong - 25:59
Jason Siah - 26:12
Wayne Tan - 26:34
Fong Yuyang - 27:35
Jerome Lee- 29:56
Eugene Tan- 30:34
Fabian Fung - 40:58
Glenn Yeo - 40:58
Guanjie - 40:58
Isaac Lee - 40:58

Round 2:
Fabian Fung - 24:01
Enoch Loy - 24:47
Jonathan Tay - 24:47
Guanjie - 26:15
Glenn Yeo: 26:33
Xingkai - 28:01
Isaac Lee - 28:12
Augustine Thia - 33:59
Alvin Khoo - 37:27
Fong Yuyang - 42:06
Jerome Lee - 44:34
Wayne Tan- 44:41
Jason Siah - 44:45
Eugene Tan - 47:09

2008-11-09T00:55:00.000-08:00

Dear AQ members,

Here are your timings for the training on Saturday at Bedok reservoir and congratulation to Victor for being the fastest runner :)

Name	Round 1	Round 2
Sec 1 Boys
Fong Yu Yang	28.25	33.27
Eugene Tan You Qing	28.03	31.04
Augustine Thia Jin Yang	28.01	31.05
Enoch Loy Xue Heng	27.26	31.02
Jerome Lee Zhi Hao	28.33	31.23
Cheng Jin Xing	28.35	31.04
Khoo Jun Rong Alvin	25.22	27.38
Sec 2 Boys
Jason Siah Jie Sheng	27.12	38.28
Glenn Yeo Gen Yew	29.48	34.04
Sec 3 Boys
Sim Xing Kai	26.53	NIL
Victor Ong Jing Shen	21.55	NIL
Cheng QiXin	30.30	31.48
Teng Yong Chen	NIL	22.00
Jonathan Tay Chee Wei	NIL	25.00
Tan Kian Keat Wayne	29.52	35.44

AQ chairman 2009,SGT Yong Chen

2008-10-21T06:57:00.000-07:00

Dear boys of BB14th coy,

After putting you guys through the tough and intensive physical exercises today which surely made all of your dead beat, I'm proud to announce the 20 members who will get the honour to bring glory to the BB14th coy in the last and most probably final Adventure Quest 2009. Adventure Quest would most likely be converted to BB Youth Olympics next year so it's not guaranteed that there will be Adventure Quest again.

Hence I hope that the 20 of your will do your best and work hard. I'm sure all of us would be striving towards the same goal of getting the acclaimed accolade, also known as the Adventure Quest champions. I want to see all of you 20 guys, putting in effort in every training. Let's not be complacent and rest on our laurels. Take every single adventure quest training seriously and you will be hugely rewarded at the end. I do not want to see anyone missing the trainings without any valid reasons. It doesn't mean that once your are in the AQ team, it means that your can slack and miss all the trainings. The AQ committee still has the liberty to kick you out if we find that you keep missing the trainings without valid reasons. Hence, I hope all the 20 of your will put in your utmost best and do BB14th coy proud.

I hope that the AQ selection today really stretched your limits. For some of your, because of medical reasons or injuries, your did not manage to complete all the 4 rounds of the selection. However, for those who managed to participate, I hoped you guys manage to go beyond your limits and push yourself forward. Those who were eliminated, do not be discouraged. Take it as a training for you, and work harder. We might reward you by giving you a place in Adventure Quest too. Take heart from this, and start training as soon as possible.

Without further ado, I shall break your suspense and announce the 20 members of Adventure Quest 2009. Congratulations and a job well done to this 20 people. The 20 members are:

Secondary 1's:
(in alphabetical order)
Alvin Khoo Jun Rong
Augustine Thia Jin Yang
Cheng Jin Xing
Enoch Loy Xue Heng
Eugene Tan You Qing
Fong Yu Yang
Jerome Lee Zhi Hao

Seconday 2's:
(in alphabetical order)
Fabian Fung*
Glenn Yeo Gen Yew
Huang Guan Jie*
Isaac Lee
Jason Siah Jie Sheng
Sean Hui Zhao Lun

Secondary 3's:
(in alphabetical order)
Alvin Ng Jing Hui*
Cheng Qixin
Jonathan Tay Chee Wei
Sim Xing Kai
Teng Yong Chen
Victor Ong Jing Shen
Wayne Tan Kian Keat

* Denotes members are not confirmed yet and will have another mini-selection.

Thank you very much for your cooperation today. I hope the 20 of you guys will be proud of yourselves, your did a good job. Once again, congratulations to those who made it, and start training now for those who didn't make it, it's not too late to start.

Yours Sincerely,
Adventure Quest 2009 vice chairman, SGT Jonathan Tay

2008-10-16T06:43:00.000-07:00

Dear boys,

There will be an AQ selection next Tuesday from 2.50pm to 6pm.Boys are to be in their Blue(national)Pt Kit and are to bring a 1.5 litres water bottles, and their field ranks.Latecomers will be punished without valid reasons.

-Teng Yong Chen

2008-07-06T07:52:00.001-07:00

Dear Gentlemen,

It’s been almost three months since the chapter of AQ’08 has come to a close. It has held many memories, some good, some bad. However, we must put behind what has past and continued to strive towards the 1st place of AQ 2009. A new chapter will unfold with new leaders at helm.

We sincerely hope that all of you guys from BB 14th coy will give us the full support in our bid to clinch the champion for AQ’09. Take all the trainings seriously and your will see the results at the end. As the saying goes “you reap what you sow” Put in your utmost best effort for all the trainings and have a positive attitude towards each and every single training.

There will be trainings conducted every Tuesday and we all hope that each and everyone of your can make it. This trainings will also benefit you guys in your upcoming NAPFA. Work hard in this trainings and you will get rewarded. Last but not least, presenting to you the new committee and leaders of AQ’09:

AQ’09 Chairman: SGT Teng Yong Chen
AQ’09 Vice-chairman: SGT Jonathan Tay
AQ’09 Advisor: SGT Victor Ong

We hope that all of you will give us your full support and remember, AQ’09 is a team of 12 members working together, not a team of 12 individual members. So let us unite and clinch the 1st place for AQ’09. The journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

- SGT Jonathan Tay & SGT Yong Chen -

2008-04-06T07:22:00.000-07:00

Gentleman, there shall be an AQ debrief on either Tuesday or Wednesday depending on when you all are free. Think of anything regarding AQ08 that you are unhappy or happy about, and give all your comments at the debrief. It shall also be a gathering of AQ08 14th Coy. Well Done people of team 112, 172 and 906. All of you have put in your best. We only lacked the 10% of luck. Hope that all the lessons learnt from AQ08 would be put into good use on AQ09. Keep up the good work.

-Sim Chong Rui

2008-04-02T03:27:00.000-07:00

Important News: Hairstyles
Fellow members of AQ08,the Committee has decided that this hairstyle thing shall not be compulsory for all since there is much debate on what hairstyle and reluctance to cut our hair. This haircut issue shall be narrowed down to a team matter, meaning that the group leaders shall get feedbacks from their team members and decide whether to cut or not and what hairstyle they want. Hopefully, this will ease and smoothen things a little bit.

Second Important News: 4/4/2008-5/5/2008 Details
AQ members would be granted early dismissal during the parade at 4.00pm. All of you are to report back to AHS concourse steps by 6.00pm sharp. There will be severe punishment if you are late and will pay me back at any one parade after AQ and this time its no joke. Hope all of you will be responsible and stick to the timing as we do not have time to spare. All of you are to eat your dinner before coming to school. I hope all of you will rush home after you all are dismissed and i don't want to see anyone staying in school after the 4pm dismissal. Also, you might want to consider the option of sharing a cab to go home with some other AQ members.

Third Important News: Reserves Details
This news concern the reserves. Reserves need not stay back in school the night before and are supposed to stay through the entire parade. This is due to the matter on transport as it would be more costly if we had to send the reserves there too. So, if reserves are required, we will call you up and you will come for the stay over, but if not, the reserves will go to the bike drop off point as we need you to look after the bikes for a while from a period of 5pm to 6pm. We will join you guys after the prize giving ceremony at the bike drop off point and proceed to East Coast to return the bikes and also eat our dinner there, also to celebrate our victory if we do win.

-Sim Chong Rui

2008-03-29T07:59:00.000-07:00

Boys, take note of the following:

Team 1- Marshall: Lam Meng Hwee; Team No:112
Team 2- Marshall: Daniel Lim Teik Tjun; Team No:172
Open Team- Marshall: Yan Quan; Team No:906

During that day, you all must register along with your respective marshall. For the open team, I will confirm the marshall with you on a later date.

-SGT LeeJingHan

2008-03-29T02:54:00.000-07:00

Boys there is some important news to tell all of you. The following are compulsory for all INDIVIDUAL participants, unless stated otherwise:

1. Haversack or backpack with hydration bag.

2. At least 3 litres of water, bottled or in hydration bag.

3. Bicycle helmets.

4. Bicycles, see note *1 below.

5. Long / track pants for rappelling.

6. Energy food.

7. Cycling gloves

8. Whistles per team NEW!

9. Poncho. (optional)

I have sent an email to Mr Tan Sern Khoon, the secretariat and senior executive of AQ08, and he has further confirmed that 3 litres of water is compulsory for all boys, track pants is compulsory too and even cycling gloves is compulsory. Therefore, all members of AQ08, 14th Coy have to be equipped with all the above items and minimal energy food. Try not to bring the optional items. All items that are damageable by water is to be water proofed.

Also, Bike collection time is between 4.30 to 6 pm. Prize Presentation is between 5 to 6.15 pm. A separate team to do the bike recovery is encouraged. Bikes not collected after 6 pm will be left there at your own risk. Therefore, the lorry will come at 4.30 and one team will go to retrieve the bikes, perhaps the reserve teams depending if they are coming back for the prize ceremony. If not, one team will go and load the bikes onto the lorry.

Next Monday(1/4/2008), there will be a meeting right after school. Those who are late will be punished. Those whom i rejected your excuse letter, please bring the proper A4 size excuse letter with dates in it with you and pass it up to me. This is your last chance or you shall be marked as absent and your promotion will be affected.

-Sim Chong Rui

2008-03-25T07:56:00.001-07:00

Gentlemen,
once again, an important message. This Friday we shall have an AQ meeting at the concourse steps to give out the consent forms of AQ. Also, most importantly, all are to read the blog and BB web and also think of your own questions to ask us. We would like to compile all the questions and ask HQ so as to clear our doubts. You can ask questions such as is track pants compulsory, are cycling gloves compulsory etc.? Ask sensible questions as these questions will be sent to HQ and we would not want out reputation to be affected due to a silly question. All of you do ponder and ask all the questions you have seriously.

-Sim Chong Rui

2008-03-25T05:51:00.000-07:00

Gentlemen,
as we can see from the BB web, the start and end point for BB Adventure Quest 2008 is ITE College West (Dover Campus), 20 Dover Drive Singapore 138682.The bicycle drop-off and pick-up point is at the concrete space at the corner of Blk 16 Ghim Moh Road.Participants may begin reporting from 0500 hrs onwards, and must complete checking in by 0600 hrs.
Therefore, we will have to stay over night at school counseling center thus consent form will be issued soon, around Thursday or Friday, and hope all of you could pass it up on Saturday's rock wall climbing parade.
Secondly, group leaders are reminded to send me via email the roles of each member in your team by Thursday. Hope all of you would cooperate as i entrusted this responsibility on you and hope you will prove your worth. The common roles of the members are:
1) Navigator(1 person only)
2) Entertainer
3) Motivator(interlinked with entertainer)
- Motivator must set short term goal and push their men to go faster.
4) First Aider (keeps the first aid kit)
5) Bike repairer(keeps the bike repair kit)
6) Person with 1 mobile phone which has its number registered for the
Adventure Quest.(hopefully the group leader)
In addition, groups leaders also must send me the people going for the activities listed in the post on 23rd march. List down 2 people for each activity, but be prepared that all 4 in the group might have to do the activity.

These are all of the roles i can think of. If you have more roles which you can come up of, please tag on the tag board. But please do not shame yourself by tagging crap.
To remind you once again, your excuse letters are to be given to me. Those who have not, please refer to the names on the post below. Thank you.

-Sim Chong Rui

2008-03-23T00:21:00.000-07:00

Hello gentlemen,
important news! As asked by some boys, the activities shall be roughly the few stated below. The BB website has given some hint:

Activity Information

Information about the type of activities in each leg will not be fully disclosed, but here are some hints to help you prepare:

Leg 1 - On foot, 1 activity

Leg 2 - On bicycle & foot, 3 activities

I guess it will most likely be cycling, kayaking and rappelling. They asked for your kayaking and first aid stages so most likely these two elements will be in. In previous years, CPR, fire fighting, abseiling, rock wall climbing, archery were tested. So its better to be safe than sorry. Do practice these few elements of surprise just in case it surprises us. Also, please check the BB web for more information: Adventure Quest Race Information

-Sim Chong Rui

2008-03-22T05:06:00.000-07:00

Hello everybody,
today was a good training and it has certainly ensured everyone that we have a high chance of winning as shown from the results:

Position-----Team-----Timetaken-------Distance-----------------------Speed

----1-----------1-----1hr40mins15secs----12.9km----------------------7.80km/h

----2-----------2-----2hr19mins30secs----13.2km----------------------5.70km/h

----3-----------3-----2hr50mins45secs----14.2km(wrong route)------5.02km/h

----4-----------4-----3hr06mins35secs----14.2km----------------------4.58km/h

As you can see from the speed of each team, your improvements since the start of AQ is tremendous and i can see that all of you are putting in much more effort than before.The speed is extremely fast and we manage to obtain such good results despite the heavy rain which wasted a considerable amount of our time. The never say die spirit is obvious when i see all of you drenched with your poncho but still with no complains and showed to me the power of AQ08. Well Done AQ08! I have absolute faith in all of you that you all can win the race with ease.

2008-03-21T03:14:00.000-07:00

Welcome to www.fourteen-adventure.blogspot.com. This is no doubt the 100th post of the entire AQ blog and will convey important messages about the last training. The last training have been postponed from Wednesday to Saturday due to a few reasons. Firstly, Wednesday is a school day and might not be ideal for a long training or else we would be dismissed very late. Also, the following day is Thursday which is common test. Therefore, the following will be the details:

Date: 22-3-2008(Saturday)
Time: Immediately after archery
Attire: Blue Pt Kit
Things to Bring:
1) Water/ Hydra pack (strongly encouraged)
2) Energy Food (strongly encouraged as we wont be eating after archery)
3) Bag
4) Sweets as distraction
5) Poncho(compulsory)
6) Do not bring snacks or coke, 100 plus or isotonic drink allowed.

This will be a full pack training and all the required logistics item will be distributed to all teams. The things to bring on your journey will be as similar to the actual AQ as possible. We will be running around 20km and hopefully, all of you will treat this training seriously as it will be a gauge how u guys will do during the actual race. This will test yourself on how fit you are and hope you will not deceive yourself. The actual AQ is only 14 days away. Good Luck.

-Sim Chong Rui

2008-03-16T02:56:00.000-07:00

Boys and group leaders, the following is the things your group will need to do for your next gym training which your group leader will decide the date.

Warm up , stretching
Hammer Curl 3 x 12
Elevated sit up (with weights on chest) 40 x 1
Hamstring Curl(machine) 3x12 (as heavy as you can)
Leg lift(machine) 3x20(as heavy as you can)
Run on track mill 2.5km x 4 sets or 10km straight
Cool down, stretching

Also, group leaders are reminded to tell me the dates of your gym training and extra trainings. Those who owe me your excuse letter, remember to bring it on next training. And this brings me to my next point, the next training details:

Last training
Date:19.3.2008
Time:3:00pm outside log room, depends on assembly end what time. 15 mins after assembly ends gather outside log room.
Venue: School log room, running out of school compound.
Attire: Blue Pt kit (wash if you have activities the day before)
Things to bring: Water bottle/ hydra pack, poncho, blue pt kit
Additional information: The training will end at about 6, depending on how fast you all run. Poncho is compulsory. Those who are late will be awarded 1 push up per second
. An accurate stopwatch will be started once we are dismissed from assembly. Also, 19 more days to AQ. Excited??

-Sim Chong Rui

2008-03-12T21:25:00.000-07:00

Fellow members of AQ, I have important messages for all of you.

Firstly, do not purchase any choir concert tickets as the concert is on the same day as our competition. There would not be enough time to make it in time for the choir concert. Also, you would not have the mood for the concert after the race. If we win, we will be celebrating. If we lose, we will not have the mood to watch the concert. Thus, do not purchase any choir concert tickets.

Next, from what the HQ has said, we are only allowed to send two teams to run the boys leg. Therefore, the third team would be going for the open category. The third team consist of Zong Zuo, Edmund, Fabian and Glenn. The open team is running the same route as the boys team except they are competing with different people. It is more for exposure and fun rather than competing, but there will be still chances of winning as the people joining are unknown and might be weaker than the boys. And if we do win the open category, the honor and prizes you receive would be even greater than the boys team. Even if you lose, you would only gain more experience and lose nothing.

Thirdly, some of you are absent during trainings but did not hand up excuse letter. Those who hand up blank piece of paper and ask me to help you fill in the dates, I am afraid I cant do that as i will be forging your parents handwriting. So please note the names of the people and the dates you are absent, and hand up your excuse letter . The attendance of your AQ will affect your promotion. If your attendance for parade cannot make it, the attendance for AQ will be able to help you. Your company post would also depend on your commitment to AQ and your responsibility to attend AQ trainings would also be considered.

The people are:
NAME DATES Reasons
Glenn Yeo 5th March Hip problem

Sean Hui 21st November ??

Sim Xing Kai 31st,3rd,21st November, 11th,12th,19th, All due to Parents
21st December,26th,29th January disapproval, except
26th January cause
cant cycle

Victor Ong Jing Shen 12th December,5th March 12th dec due to
headache, 5th march ??

Jonathan Tay 26th December(cycling training) Parents Disapproval

Benjamin Gan 11th December(Kayaking Training) Cousin's Party(Parents
Disapproval)

Edmund Chang 11th December ??

Keane Chooi 11th December Overseas

Chua Zong Zuo 11th December, 21st January 11th Dec-Skin
(Navigation Training) Treatment, 21st
Jan-Overseas

The people mentioned above, please hand in your excuse letter on next training. Those who are unsure of what is written, please ask me by phone. You have to hand in your excuse letter by next training as your attendance is being compiled now and further delay would not be accepted. Thank you.

-Sim Chong Rui

2008-02-23T05:00:00.000-08:00

Boys, as you can see from the timer counting down towards AQ, there is only left 41 days to the AQ race! Are you excited, nervous and looking forward to the big, silvery trophy. If we do get it, it will be history for 14th coy throughout the years since our company started. The $10,000 worth of prize is waiting for you. Its not a bottle of h20 or 100plus, its $10000 worth of cash. I hope all of you will do your best to clinch this trophy, for the glory, honour and prize. Other than all this, girls will line up from Singapore to America for you if you have the sexy body, the manliness in you.So, i hope all of you could treat all trainings seriously and try to train as much as you can at home as 1 week once of training will not be enough if you want to strengthen yourself rapidly. Hope all of you will try your best.

-Your beloved Chairman

2008-02-23T04:46:00.000-08:00

There will be a short meeting on Monday, 2.45 at the concourse steps. Those who are late will punished as severely as possible. Those who are in cos training might not have time for the punishment if you are late, but you will get it on the next training. Sec 4s will not be exempted from the punishments as well.
The meeting will be regarding the next training and for all of you to tell me the dates you are not free. The previous one was not clear. Those who are unable to go must contact me before hand or will be dealt with too.

-Sim Chong Rui

2008-02-08T21:19:00.001-08:00

Fellow mates, there will be a training next week. It will be a gym training thus the dates are up to the group leaders.

Group 1 leader: sim Chong Rui

Group 2 leader: Jonathan Tay Chee Wei

Group 3 leader: Chua Zong Zuo

Group 4 leader: Keane Esmond Chooi Jin En

Group leaders are to set a date where everyone in the group are able to attend. A maximum of 2 groups are to go at one time or it will be rather messy. Groups leaders will be briefed on what to do in the gym as soon as possible. Group members must follow what the group leaders say and do the exercises properly. Group leader MUST set an example and do the exercises correctly. The training ought to be done on any day from Monday to Friday (11/2/2008-16/2/2008). Lastly, hope you have a wonderful new year. HAPPY NEW YEAR.

-Sim Chong Rui

2008-01-23T07:06:00.000-08:00

Boys, note that there will be a cycling training on the 26th of January. Attendance is compulsary.

The training dates are placed under the tagboard.

-jinghan

2008-01-09T03:59:00.000-08:00

Boys, take not there will be a training on the 16 of January, Wednesday. Make sure you all are free on that day and do your homework to avoid detention. The rest of the schedule will be out soon.

-Jinghan

2007-12-28T07:49:00.000-08:00

Aq Boys, check out the updated information for next year AQ. It's under the
"Adventure Quest Race Information" link.

Also read up these few links. It's helpful.

Training Preparations

Training Tips

Winning formulae

*Note that there will not be any relay catergory next year. There will be only up to 2 to 3 Boys team.

-JingHan

2007-12-23T00:31:00.000-08:00

Eighth training(21/12/2007)
Venue: School
Time: Arrive by 2pm
Attire: Blue Pt Kit
Things to bring:water bottle, poncho
This training will be navigation training. You will plot your map and navigate your way to the destination. When you reach your navigation, you will run 3 rounds around the field and after so you will be dismissed from there. You will be given time to eat your lunch but you are advised not to eat too much. Please inform any of the AQ committee before hand if you cannot make it.

Sorry for the late post.

-Sim Chong Rui

2007-12-18T04:43:00.000-08:00

Seventh AQ training(19/12/2007)
This training will be a little different. You guys will be split into 2 groups.
The 2 groups are:

Those who were absent for previous 15km run:Group 1
Edmund Chang
Jonathan tay
Sim Xing Kai
Victor Ong
Fabian Fung
Isaac Lee

Those who were present for previous 15km run:Group 2
Chua Zong Zuo
Keane Chooi
Kenneth Ho
Teng Yong Chen
Sean Hui
Glenn Yeo
Benjamin Gan (currently overseas)

Details for group 1
Venue: East Coast Mcdonalds
Time: Arrive by 7am
Attire: Blue Pt Kit
Things to bring: water bottle(optional) advised not to bring anything
Group 1 will be doing their rerun of 15km at east coast park. After their run, they will have lunch either at home or outside and they will report at tampines gym(near tampines stadium) at 2pm.

Details for group 2
Venue: Tampines Gym
Time arrive by 10 30am
Attire: Casual
Things to bring: water bottle, towel(compulsory) and money for gym training
Group 2 will not have to go for rerun thus they will proceed straight to the gym and do workouts in the gym being led by keane and zong zuo.

Those who are unsure of anything, please call Chong Rui to clarify.

-Sim Chong Rui

2007-12-14T22:19:00.000-08:00

I am going to announce your timing and position for today training. Everyone fared pretty well but there is still alot of room for improvements. The secondary 1s performed well and showed that the age difference might not be an important factor.

Results for 15km run:

First:
Boys Team:
Lee Jing Han
Ko Ming Jun
Benjamin Gan
Sim Chong Rui

Timing: 1hr 54min 32 seconds

Second:
Cycling leg
Chua Zong Zuo
Glenn Yeo
Sean Hui

Timing: 2hr 12min 47 seconds

Third:
Mixture of kayaking leg and Topo Leg
Keane Chooi
Kenneth Ho
Teng Yong Chen

Timing: 2hr 26min 21 seconds

This training's attendance is rather disappointing. Only one secondary 2 came. I hope that you all can take AQ seriously and not come when you wish. Despite persistent asking of excuse letter or mc, only a few came in. I really question your responsibility. Please bring your excuse letter the next training or else you shall be marked as absent.

This weeks absentees:
Edmund Chang
Jonathan Tay
Sim Xing Kai
Isaac Lee
Fabian Fung
Victor Ong

These absentees please pass up your mcs or excuse letter by next training or else you all would be marked as absent.

-Sim Chong Rui

2007-12-14T22:14:00.000-08:00

Sixth training(12/12/2007)
Venue: report at east coast Mcdonalds
Time:arrive by 8.30am
Attire:BB blue polo T with black pants
Things to bring: Water bottle (optional)

This week's training will be a 15km run at east coast park so as to build up the boys' stamina. As it will be a long and tiring run, please have a light breakfast before reporting and drink lots of water, have lots of sleep the previous night.

Dismissal will vary as it depends on the time you complete.
Please inform any of the AQ committee in advance if anyone of you cannot attend.

Sorry for the late post.

-Sim Chong Rui

2007-11-27T02:57:00.000-08:00

Hello boys, I am going to announce your timing and position for today training. Everyone fared pretty well but there is still room for improvements. No one gave up despite the bad weather which I think all of you showed the spirit of a real MAN.

Results for Lap 1 (4.3km):

Keane Chooi - 25 min
Sean Hui - 26 min
Fabian Fung - 26min 40secs
Kenneth Ho - 26min 50secs
Edmund Chang - 27min 20secs
Chua Zong Zuo -29min 10secs
Isaac Lee - 29min 40secs
Glenn Yeo -29min 40secs
Sim Xing Kai -30mins
Jonathan Tay - 30mins
Victor Ong - 30mins
Teng Yong Chen - 30mins
Ang Liang Jie - 30mins 40secs
Jonathan Wang - 32mins
Wei Jie - 32 mins
Louis Lim - 32mins 40secs
Chin Wei Jian - 34mins 30secs
Nicholas Look - 34mins 30secs
Alvin Chua - 36mins 30secs

Results for Lap 2 (4.3km):

Keane Chooi - 24mins 30secs
Teng Yong Chen - 24mins 40secs
Jonathan Tay - 26mins
Fabian Fung - 27mins
Sean Hui - 29mins 45secs
Isaac Lee - 30mins 20secs
Victor Ong - 30mins 22secs
Sim Xing Kai - 30mins 24secs
Chua Zong Zuo - 30mins 27secs
Glenn Yeo - 30mins 27secs
Wei Jie - 35mins 20secs
Liang Jie - 35mins 20secs
Edmund Chang - 35mins 25secs
Jonathan Wang - 35mins 30secs
Kenneth Ho - 36mins 17secs
Chin Wei Jian - 37mins 20secs
Louis Lim - 37mins 42secs
Nicholas Look - 38mins 10secs

Topo Leg leader : Keane Esmond Chooi Jin En
Kayaking Leg leader : Edmund Chang Yee Man
Biking Leg leader : Chua Zong Zuo

People selected for AQ08:

Sean Hui
Glenn Yeo
Fabian Fung
Kenneth Ho
Isaac Lee
Sim Xing Kai
Jonathan Tay
Victor Ong
Teng Yong Chen

Congratulations on those who are selected. Those who are selected will be split into your legs soon. If any of the people selected are interested to join any legs can approach to Jing Han, Benjamin Gan, Ming Jun or me and we will try to put you in your desired legs. Otherwise, we will allocate you into the legs we feel that you are good at.

And for those who did not get selected, please do not feel sad or lose passion towards AQ. You are still allowed to participate in other AQ training coming up and who knows, next year you might be much stronger and be selected for AQ 09. I hope that all of you will be able to show the never give up spirit that you all showed for the run today. You all can form your own team and compete and train with the other teams so that we can bring the physical fitness of the whole company to greater heights.

Thank you.

-Sim Chong Rui

2007-11-24T22:43:00.000-08:00

Fifth training (27/11/2007-Tuesday)
Venue : report at concourse
Time : Arrive by 8.30am(sec 3s arrive by 8am report outside logroom)
Attire : BB Blue polo T with black pants
Things to bring : 1.5litre of water ( compulsory )

This week's training will be the selection for AQ team. A total of 6 members will be selected to fill up the spaces of each team. No one will be allowed to give up until you give it your best shot. Try not to walk if you really want to be selected into AQ team and bring glory to the company. Those who give up will be awarded a push up for each CM not completed. Timing will be taken and your fitness and attitude will be taken into consideration for selection.

*note : everyone MUST have a light BREAKFAST and consume plenty of WATER before reporting.Those who were absent for previous trainings because of overseas trip or parents disallowing you to come or any other reasons will have to produce an MC or excuse letter and hand it up by this training,if not you will be marked as absent.(Those who were absent due to Chang Rai trip or first aid course need not hand in excuse letter.)Those who are late will also be punished.

Dimissal will vary as it depends on the time you complete.
Please inform ChongRui and JingHan in advance if anyone of you all cannot come.
Attendance is compulsory unless for mc or valid reasons, otherwise there will be consequences.

-Sim Chong Rui

2007-11-21T05:32:00.000-08:00

Forth training (21/11/2007-Wednesday)
Venue : report at concourse
Time : Arrive by 8.30am
Attire : BB Blue polo T with black pants
Things to bring : 1.5litre of water ( optional )

*note : everyone must have a light BREAKFAST and consume plenty of WATER before reporting.

Dimissal will vary as it depends on the time you complete.
Please inform ChongRui and JingHan in advance if anyone of you all cannot come.
Attendance is compulsory unless for mc or valid reasons, otherwise there will be consequences.

-Jinghan

2007-11-12T23:12:00.000-08:00

Third training (14/11/2007-Wednesday)
Venue : report at concourse
Time : Arrive by 8.30am
Attire : BB Blue polo T with black pants
Things to bring : 1.5litre of water ( optional )

*note : everyone must have a light BREAKFAST and consume plenty of WATER before reporting.

Dimissal will vary as it depends on the time you complete.
Please inform ChongRui and JingHan in advance if anyone of you all cannot come.
Attendance is compulsory unless for mc or valid reasons, otherwise there will be consequences.

-Jinghan

2007-10-28T23:51:00.000-07:00

Welcome league of extraordinary Gentlemen.
2007 is soon coming to an end. Ten months of toil and hardship have brought us to this very point. The previous glory brought to the company is long over and forgotten.So, we should work hand in hand to obtain a much sought after glory.Thus, we, heroes of the bb14th company have been summoned here to witness the result and the revival of the new AQ08.Let the game begin!

These are the I/Cs for AQ08:
AQ chairman: Sim Chong Rui
AQ 2nd IC: Lee Jing Han
Relay team captain: Edmund Chang Yee Man
2nd Relay team captain: Keane Esmond Chooi Jin En

Boys Team:
Sim Chong Rui
Lee Jing Han
Benjamin Gan Jun Jie
Ko Ming Jun

Relay Team:

-Topo Team:
Keane Esmond Chooi Jin En (i/c)
Sim Xing Kai
--------(unconfirmed)
--------(unconfirmed)

-Kayaking Team
Edmund Chang Yee Man (i/c)
Jonathan Tay
--------(unconfirmed)
--------(unconfirmed)

-Cycling Team
Chua Zong Zuo (i/c)
Victor Ong
--------(unconfirmed)
--------(unconfirmed)

Therefore, six more members will be recruited into this prestigious league.
Potential Members:
Isaac Lee, Wei Jie, Fabian, Jonathan Wang, Sean Hui, Louis Lim, Nicholas Look, Leslie Cheng, Glenn Yeo Gen Yew, Jason, Ang Liang Jie, Kenneth Ho Kian Leong, Nelson Goh Meng Kiat.
-Those who still wish to sign up, please inform any of the I/C above.

First training (31/10/2007-Wednesday)
Venue : report at concourse
Time : Arrive by 2.00pm
Attire : BB Blue polo T with black pants
Things to bring : 1.5litre of water ( optional )

Second training (3/11/2007-Saturday)
Venue : report at concourse
Time : Arrive by 8.30am
Attire : BB Blue polo T with black pants
Things to bring : 1.5litre of water ( optional )

*note : everyone must have a light LUNCH/BREAKFAST and consume plenty of WATER before reporting.

dimissal will vary as it depends on the time you complete.
please inform ChongRui and JingHan in advance if anyone of you all cannot come.
attendance is compulsory unless for mc or valid reasons, otherwise there will be consequences.

Please inform any of the members above to come for this training if you see this notice.

-Sim Chong Rui

2007-09-20T07:20:00.000-07:00

-JingHan

2007-04-22T02:47:00.000-07:00

It has been about 3 weeks since aq07 ended.
It has been another wonderful experience for me.

If you want to download the video of aq07, here is the link.
http://bb.org.sg/resources/files/BBAQ(SP)2007%20Video.wmv
Or,
If you want the fast but blurred version, here is one from youtube.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cxbc0wnXVzI

Enjoy.

-jinghan

Departure Post

2007-04-01T03:28:00.000-07:00

Sometime during June- July last year.....

8 months ago, around 20 boys from all levels were selected to participate in AQ '07. Some were reluctant, some were neutral and others were enthusiastic about it. During the course of the training, some of us gave up, the others persevere, enduring through the long and tiring training sessions. Those that stayed on are those who wished to win, and they were right.

During the course of these 8 months, many problems arose due to unexpected circumstances and my wrong judgments. Many of these were solved while others remain hidden. Meanwhile, leaders arose among the midst of us, slackers too showed their true self. Most of us must have been through some ups and downs in the process, and to be honest, AQ '07 started with high morale and spirit, due to the lost we suffered. However, the awfully long training duration had wore out our morale, losing the motivation to train.

Nonetheless we began to pick ourselves up when the test is near. The time when our hard work is put to test had arrived. We knew this year is the year we break the barrier of losing, and we knew we can do it and we did. I must thank everyone from Mr Poh to even Xin Kai to make AQ '07 a success. Everyone has put in their best effort to win this AQ, even though there will be losses and wins in a game or competition. Some of us taste the fruit of victory while others lost with regrets. Losing gves motivation, winning gives satisfaction. What's so bad about it when we got both motivation and satisfaction?

Last but not least, I hope this AQ can let everyone experience and learn something new, regardless winning or losing. Assisting you guys winning the relay category is the last thing I could do and i wish future captain/chairman would be able to carry on the success and foundation our predecessors had established. All the best to you guys. Goodbye.

Final request from Chairman '07: AQ'07 will end unless everyone from sec 2-3 hands in their reviews regarding the training sessions that started this year.

"Winning is not everything, but want to win is"

Chairman '07 singing off......once and for all.

AQ Race details

2007-03-23T23:02:00.000-07:00

Start and End Point

The start and end point for Adventure Quest 2007 will be at Northbrooks Secondary School. All legs for the event will start from here, at staggered timings.

Activity Information

Information about the type of activities in each leg will not be fully disclosed, but here are some hints to help you prepare:

For Relay teams, only Leg 3 involves cycling.
For Relay teams only, there is a water activity in Leg 2 (other than kayaking). Participants are reminded to fully waterproof your items.
Kayaking is in Leg 2
Rappelling is in Leg 2

To make it short, topo leg will probably be leg 1, kayaking leg will be, and finally cycling is the last leg.

The following are compulsory for all INDIVIDUAL participants, unless stated otherwise:

1. Haversack or backpack with hydration bag.
2. At least 3 litres of water, bottled or in hydration bag.
3. Bicycle helmets. (compulsory for Open and Boys
teams, required only for cycling leg of Relay team, not
required for rappelling in Relay team)
4. Bicycles, see note *1 below. (compulsory for Open
and Boys teams, required only for cycling leg of Relay
team)
5. Long / track pants for rappelling. (compulsory for Open
and Boys teams, required only for Boys doing
rappelling for Relay team)
6. Energy food.
7. Cycling gloves (compulsory for those rappelling)
8. Poncho. (optional)

Note that while it is possible that not all participants in the team are required to perform activities such as rappelling, the exact number of participants required to do it will not be revealed. It is thus up to the individual teams to decide how well prepared they should be.

Ok, kayaking leg and Boys team need to bring GLOVES and LONG PANTS. It's a must. Leg leader please tell SGT Cherng Ru as he is in charge of the gloves. Get to him asap

chairman '07 signing off....for a moment

This Saturday training 24th march

2007-03-22T05:01:00.000-07:00

There will be biking and kayaking training this Saturday. Consent forms have been issued to respective leg leaders. I would expect the consent forms to be returned to me asap. Latest on Saturday.

Biking Training (for biking leg and boys open team)

Location: East Coast Park, meet at Macdonald
Time: 8am-12pm
Attire: Any T-shirt with black short and sport shoes ( you all are going to gym after the bike session) for biking leg and Blue PT kit for the boys open leg.
Things to bring: Water bottle and whatever else you need for the gym training. $10 for the expenses.

P.S. You guys will be excused from the parade on 24th March

Kayaking training (for kayaking leg and boys open team)

Location: Kallang River, beside the police coast guard where we went last year. Go there together as a leg.
Time: 1pm-5pm
Attire: Blue PT Kit
Things to bring: Spare clothings, towel, toiletries/spectacles band if necessary, water bottle (important) and sandals for kayaking. Each of you need to bring around $6 for the expenses.

P.S. You guys will not be excused from the parade on 24th March. You will be leaving early though. Please remember to reach there on time.

chairman '07 signing off

2007-03-21T06:54:00.000-07:00

" To be a winner you keep your feet under your chin. Bloody or not, you fight for what you earned and you earn every inch that you earned. Only you and god know what desires are in the fire of your veins and the sweat on your palms. My mom always told me to never let any man tell me I wasn't good enough or smart enough. Look at yourself in the mirror… it's you and you... no one can touch you…. You're invincible!"

" When you fight, fight like a lion. If you get hurt, fight like a wounded lion. The only losers in this world are the quitters."
Written in 2007 by Ronaldo A. Gonzales --- Philippines

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
- Lao-tzu

We have almost reached our destination, it's just a few steps away....

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefor, is not an act but a habit.
- Aristotle

Our Attitude towards Adventure Race 2007

Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
- T.S. Eliot

We know how far we can go and the only place we wanna go is to be on the stage holding our trophies

Trust your hopes, not your fears.
- David Mahoney

Can someone tell me what do we fear? I don't seem to find THAT in our dictionary.

Success is never final and failure never fatal. It's courage that counts.
- George F. Tilton

As long as we've put in the effort, the determination, it doesn't really matter if we win or not. What matters is we will grow stronger each time as we fail.

Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is.
- Vince Lombardi

This should be our spirit, period. Our sole purpose is to claim the trophy as ours, the last thing we want to do is to be back home empty handed. Think about it, we are fighting for the pride of not only our company, but also for the sake of personal glory and honour. FOR GLORY AND HONOUR! FOR WE SHALL CLAIM THE TITLE AS OURS!

chairman'07 signing off

AQ Mock Race 2007 15 - 16 Feb

2007-03-19T04:20:00.000-07:00

Hey team. Its been about 4 days since we have completed our mock race. It can truly be said to be a very mentally and physically challenged one. This mock race started on Thursday night and woodlands until the next morning at Old Tampanies road. Well, to cut everything everything short, congratulations to everyone who participated. You guys can now be ensured that we are one step closer to our goal. Now, nothing can stand in our way to claim that number one as ours. Think about it, we have traveled so far, committed so many hours for AQ, We. Should fall sort of nothing then the champions and win glory to our school, our coy, YOURSELVES!!! So, do not give up, persevere on. Train harder for this one week, pump yourselves up and go win what should be ours long ago.

Tips

Go grab some friend and start training vigorously for this remaining week.
Start carbo - loading yourselves for AQ
Prepare yourselves mentally for the race
Go get a hydra pack
Have faith in yourselves
DO NOT strain and train yourself few days before the race
During the race, running is the only option to win. So as long as your foot is on the ground during the race, running is a must. Jogging will be your 2nd option. Brisk walking is bad enough.

Extra info on AQ 2007

For Relay teams, only Leg 3 involves cycling.

For Relay teams only, there is a water activity in Leg 2 (other than kayaking). Participants are reminded to fully waterproof your items.

Kayaking is in Leg 2

Rappelling is in Leg 2

So.., Leg1 will be Navigation Leg Leg2 will be Kayaking Leg and Leg3 will be Biking Leg.
Starting point of the race - 585 Yishun Ring Road, Northbrooks Secondary School
The nearest MRT station will be Yishun MRT station.
All legs for the event will start from here, at staggered timings.
Participants may begin reporting from 0430 hrs onwards, and must complete checking in by 0530 hrs.
For more extra info on AQ 07, click here

In conclusion. Congratulation in completing the mock race. All of you did a superb job, from now on, walk proudly, have faith, persevere on for this few week. Go forth on 31 march and win, my fellow brethren.

La victoire est à nous.

Special Training Orientation

2007-03-10T21:13:00.000-08:00

Specialized Training

We will be beginning a gym workout regime after the March Holidays which is aimed at developing the strengths of the Boys who undertaking each specific leg. For the 4 legs, each working at different areas throughout the race, a dosage of weight training is useful.

Therefore, there'll be an Orientation session for the IC of each leg and also training of the Boys' Leg by myself on the coming Tuesday 13th of March. (13/3). Boys are to meet at entrance of Tampines Swimming complex at 2 pm.

Those who MUST be in attendance:
1) the FULL Boys' Team (Kah Kee, Titus, Joel, Edison)
2) the ICs of the Navigation; Biking and Kayaking leg.

Items to bring:
1) $1.50 gym entrance fee
2) A face towel of decent length
3) water bottle (500ml will do, there is a water cooler)
4) change of clothes*

*optional

Attire:
Gym-wear:
Ideally dri-fit shirt (NO SHIRT WITH AFFILIATION TO SCH OR COY ALLOWED)
running shorts
sports shoes

You will be booted out of the gym if you do not have a towel or are wearing slippers and bermudas. Therefore, take heed to the above.

For the rest of the Boys, take instruction with regard to your training from your Chairman.

CLT Song Leng

2007-03-09T05:10:00.000-08:00

boys, as mentioned in the tag, be update yourself with the latest news of BBAQ07...which is only weeks away...keep yourself fit and healthy till the race...

these are some of the important details of the race: http://www.bb.org.sg/adventure/BBAQ2007/race_info.htm
http://www.bb.org.sg/adventure/BBAQ2007/equipment_list.htm

the web will be updated regularly.. and for more information please click on the links on the right.

the goal of the hq: all boys to complete the race.
the goal of 14th: to win the race and bring honour to 14th.

team 14th (blurred)

do you see any familiar face in this poster?

check out this video! familiar faces are shot..
http://www.bb.org.sg/resources/files/BBAQ2006.wmv

this conclude the post..
-jinghan

2007-03-09T04:15:00.000-08:00

As with previous years, the course remains a secret until the evening before the race starts, and is announced during the pre-race briefing. For the Adventure Quest 2007, participants will accept the challenge of navigating through route on foot and be required to carry out tasks involving possibly the following disciplines:

1. Running/Hiking (both Road and Trail Running)

2. Orienteering (Map Navigation)

3. Kayaking

4. Rappelling (aka Abseiling)

5. Rock Wall Climbing

6. Mountain Biking

7. Team Biathlon (2 Bike, 2 Run)

8. Archery

9. Mystery Test (Mental Challenge - Problem Solving Tests)

All teams will complete the same route, which will be separated into 3 legs. For the Boys Relay Team, the team will be split into 3 groups, each group having to complete 1 leg of the course.

Training session

There will be no training session on Saturday ( 10.3.07) and Tuesday (13.03.07). This is not only to give everyone time to finish their homework, but also to let you all prepare for the final mock race+ camp. Everyone is encouraged to purchase a hydration pack during the holidays.

Training will start of the first week, tuesday, when the school reopens. We will most likely do other exercises beside our routine run. I hope everyone will be ready for the real AQ on 31st March.

May the force be with you.

chairman'07 signing off

Mock Race details

2007-02-18T07:12:00.000-08:00

MEETING ON WEDNESDAY AFTER SCHOOL

There will be a meeting right after CNY celebration. Please meet at the concourse to collect the consent form for AQ mock race which would be held on the 24th of Feb.

Hand in your consent form to me on Thursday, also remember to bring along $10.

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

Details

1. The race will take place on the 24th of Feb. It will be a 35.5 km (estimated) race. All participants are to be at Punggol Rd End, Bus stop B28, MGR 366447. It is the same location where Outward Bound School have their people gather. The bus service to the destination is Bus 82 from Serangoon Interchange.

2. All Participants to be there by 0700 hrs. The rationale behind this is to accelerate the programme and proceedings so that the affair can conclude at a reasonable time.

3. The stipulated time of completion would be 2000 hrs. The end point is at Anglican High School, MGR 400347.

4. All participants to have had their breakfast before reporting.

chairman'07 signing off

map reading session

2007-02-12T04:15:00.000-08:00

Map Reading Session on 13th FEB

Time: 2.30pm
Attire: what you wear to school on that day
Location: Meet at Concourse
Things to bring: Writing material

Special note: There will be no physical training tomorrow as there will be a map reading session conducted by CLT Lau Song Leng to refresh on your map reading skills. Cheating is strictly prohibited during the session.

chairman '07 signing off.

Tuesday ; 6 February 2007

2007-02-06T03:16:00.000-08:00

An addition to the below post, I would like to make myself clear, in any case of Boys thinking that I am either very slack or very easygoing. I would hereby too make things known to all the people who did not really know what have happened, or still in the dark. This includes people like Victor, Jonathan and the rest of the sec 4s who did not turn up, be it one reason or another.

Today, 6th February 2007, AQ was canceled due to a few reasons. This decision was made by me, Chia Cherng Ru, and me alone. If it was a lousy decision or a not supported one, I hereby apologize and plead that you will continue reading this post.

There are like I said some reasons in which I have considered before canceling today's training.

Sec3s said that they have alot of tests.
None of the Boys changed and some of the Boys did not bring their PT kit.
Attitude

Overall, lots of sec3s said that they have lots of test this week, at first, I was skeptical about letting them, as with regards to my 3 years in participation of AQ, there was none single training that we ask to be excused due to tests, etc. Then, taking a step back, I feel that yes, perhaps, taking a day off out of so many training may not be as a drastic thing, and then thinking yes, indeed there have been alot of training and BB activities, and yes. It maybe affecting your studies.

Next then, another thing that made me reconsider whether to let you off was your attitude. I was the earliest to reach the concourse in blue PT. Imagine my shock when i reach there. I took so long to reach there, and there was literally not a single soul wearing blue there. Then, I made my way to look for the Boys, in which then the Boys told me about their tests. There I see them in their full uniform, some injured, some sick, some really wanted to go home. The attendance of the people there and the number of enthusiasms was very little. I then thought a bit more. since the attendance of the people there was so limited, the Boys so wanted to go home and study, even if I forced them, they would not have their heart fully concentrated on the training. At that point, the training itself will then be rendered useless. Hence, deciding upon letting the boys off.

If this decision goes ills to anybody, please come and find me and find me alone. In addition, when talking to me about this, please respect me as you would want others to respect you.

IN ADDITION

Unlike what kah kee is saying. I DO NOT relent to stupid excuses. I will see in which how the circumstance is like and make my decision upon it.
There WOULD NOT BE a repeat of today's happening. If such an issue props up again and that you for some reason do not wish to come for training. I expect you guys to change into your attire. REPORT IN YOUR ATTIRE. THEN WAIT FOR EVERYONE TO COME. AND THEN WE SHALL DISCUSS ABOUT THIS AS A WHOLE.
Test, is your responsibility. But so is AQ training. What is primary required from you all is to balance this both. And, not skip one of them and do the other, but do them simultaneously. This is expected of you all, as a BB Boy, and a future leader. Let this be the first and last time this happens.

Do you all read me?

Reflections
I admit, perhaps I have done wrong and i sincerely apologize if i have cause anyone to lose his nerves, and to those whom I hope have laid in anticipation of today's training.

Note

There may be no need for excuse letter till I confirm with Mr Poh
There, I repeat, will not be the next time.
If needs be, then i will consider. But, I doubt so.
Any form of communication about training, should not be posted by blog only. What if a Boy's parent do not allow them to use the com? Leaders should call everyone, instead of relying on the blog. I for one. Did not see the posting about today's detail.
There mite be a replacement for today's training. Yet, to be confirm.
Excuse letter, make up training date, will be posted and passed around when confirmed.

Please try to buck up and keep your priorities right. Balance your daily stuff and BB. Try not to skip one for the other. Keep your heads up, attitude straight, morale high. Lets us be determined to finish what we have started. And I repeat. There will hopefully be no next time.

Thanks

P.S. Theres no need for excuse letters. And please, for the next time, study in advance and remember. Balance your time please.

Posted by SGT dEsTiNyZ

disappointment

2007-02-06T01:14:00.000-08:00

Today, is Tuesday, a day when boys from 14th coy gather and have their AQ training together. However, the moment i stepped into the AVT, i sensed that something was missing. "Where are the boys? Should'nt they gather and be ready for training."

I am very displeased, or rather upset by the number of absentees for today's training. The attendance is 0/16. Others might exclaim when they witness the horrendous attendance. Can someone tell me why no one attended the training today? Is it because of my absent that allow you guys to abuse this chance to 'pon' the training?

I am sure that I did mention that training will resume normal with or without me, because I have something rather important on today. Instructions have been given to Titus on Saturday, however, due to unexpected event, he was too unable to come for today's training. I told him to inform the other sec 4s available for today. I was then able to carry on with my work after school without much worries, thinking that AQ training will resume per normal.

I do not know what exactly happened, all I know is none of you attended today's training or some might even wonder if there's a training today. The answer is yes and it is supported by various sources,

Sunday, February 4, 2007

wassup squad one.
i have made some modifications to the blog, such as the width of the posts as well as the height of the bb pictures.
to squad one aq members, if you missed kk's announcement on last friday, there will be a aq session this tuesday. remb to tuck in ur shirts and report punctually after school, or it's 40 pumpings for u. attire is not confirmed, so pls refer to the aq blog for further info.
that shld be all.

I'm not sure if anyone missed it, but if he does, he's one lucky fellow.

This makes me ponder. Did the problem lie with me, the boys or those who have been given instructions of. Clearly, we have no definite answer. People would start pushing the blame around and end up the problem lie with nothing! or rather me? Now this is getting ABSURD and I'm kinda fed up with it. If you guys do not wish to attend, inform me of the reasons, yet no one did that, including the supposedly I/Cs. This is beyond saddening. I have put in effort to plan training that suit your demand but none or most of you do not appreciate it.

For your information, I am the only one who has attended all the training sessions since last year until today and what i witness today really makes me wonder what i did for the past few months is worth my time and effort.

Now you all may start giving excuses like "I have lots of tests so i need time to study for it and school says that we should focus on our studies". Yes, this is true, fact, no doubt, no question ask.
However, are you the only one who is under this circumstances? What about me? Did i ever use this kind of excuse? No, I don't because it is part of my responsibility. If you have given the above as your excuses, ask yourself why there is CCA in the first place. Can you just spend 1 to 3 hours per week just to attend AQ training? You mean the Einstein's instinct in you only occurs during AQ training and so you need to treasure these few hours to study in order to pass your tests. I doubt so.

This is just a reminder for you guys. If you think you are getting bored of AQ training, I don't know how you will feel if you are in my position. The last thing you wish to hear me say is to separate the boys and the relays team management. This would be a happy thing for some of you, because it gives you the freedom and your team captain will relent to your stupid excuses.

Pardon if I have offended anyone but this is getting on my nerves and I'm equally tired of it. I hope this will not dampen everyone morale about winning the title.

Chairman '07 signing off

training

2007-02-05T01:14:00.000-08:00

AQ training on this TUESDAY 6.2.07.

venue : report at concourse
time : latest by 2.30pm
attire : BB Blue polo T
things to bring : 1.5litre of water ( optional )

*note : everyone must have their LUNCH and consume plenty of WATER before reporting.
Remember to bring your review and give it to Titus because I will not be around tomorrow.

Thanks to those who took the effort to go down to the HQ for the registration etc.

chairman '07 signing off

2007-01-29T04:18:00.000-08:00

AQ training on every TUESDAY.

venue : report at concourse
time : latest by 2.30pm
attire : BB Blue polo T
things to bring : 1.5litre of water ( optional )

*note : everyone must have their LUNCH and consume plenty of WATER before reporting.

dimissal will vary as it depends on the time you complete.
please inform kahkee, cherngru or me in advance if anyone cannot come.
attendance is compulsory unless for mc or valid reasons, otherwise there will be consequences.
training will be cancelled or postponed due to rain or school related events going on.

-jinhan

23 january 2007

2007-01-22T03:03:00.000-08:00

AQ training

Time: Straight after school
Venue: School Concourse
Attire: BB Blue polo T

Reminder: Please have your lunch and drink lots of water before you guys come. Remember that once again, your dismissal time depends on your speed and the time you all take to gather. Please inform someone in advance if you are not coming, and make sure that either me, Kah Kee or Jin Han knows about it. Thks

Sgt dEsTiNyZ signing off

Regarding important things happening in the company

2007-01-19T23:36:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone, this is concerning about the recent issues that has happened.

Year 2007, a new year for everyone of us, especially for the current sec 3. Many of the current sec 3s have been looking towards this year for a long while, because they are able to wear the much 'prestigious' long pants. Of course, this is a good thing. However, in my opinion, the sec 3 has separated into 2 distinct groups since the beginning of the year. I shall further elaborate of the current situation we are facing now.

Firstly, the first group I have observed is the A.P. group. This group of sec 3, after acquiring their long pants, think they are almighty. They are conveying the message, " hey, I'm wearing the godlike long pants, wThBbQPwnzorz anyone regardless juniors or seniors. " They are the one who think that anything is possible when they are wearing their long pants. I must admit they are right, but to a very limited extent.

Tell me what is the purpose of wearing long pants, tell me what is the purpose of becoming a member of so-called upper sec. It is there to recognize you as a mature teenager, able to differentiate what is right from the wrong.

However, some of these sec 3s aren't putting their status to a good use. They are still being as childish as before. Seeing such actions exist in our company, or rather, our school really saddens me. What for giving you the status and right yet you are acting as though you are not. Furthermore, the acts of disobeying the seniors or even criticizing them happen really often nowadays. There are several factors which cause this to happen. In my view, the possible reasons are :

1) the particular group of sec 3 think they are almighty
2) The current leaders are not strict enough
3) The sec 4s do not present themselves as good role models
4) the sec 3s are rebellious

so on and so forth, the possibilities are endless. Can anyone answer why this is happening? The most probable answer is no. The sec 3s would say that it is the sec 4s fault and vice-versa. Thus, we cannot arrive to a satisfied conclusion. So what I am suggesting here is that this problem must be solved through the aid of both parties.

The key answer to this problem is attitude . See how I emphasize on the word. Actually, this is the key answer to most of the daily problems each of everyone of us face. Think about your schoolwork, can you achieve great marks without putting in effort. Answer is simple, no. This has to do with your attitude, with the correct attitude, you will want to study if you know there is an upcoming test.

Let us take AQ training as an example. What kind of attitude is shown during trainings? Some might be enthusiastic, some might be bored of it, and some might be grudging about it. What differentiate them is their attitude. Those who has set a target of becoming a champion will be enthusiastic about the trainings and give me constructive ideas to improve the structure and programs of the trainings. The other 2 categories belong to those who have no dreams or goals for themselves.
Setting a target is a way to become successful, it is like a guideline to assure that you are on the path to victory.

Then some might question if I am in the position to talk to you such a topic when me myself may not be a good role model. Yes, truthfully, everyone has their limitations and we do make mistakes. Making mistakes is not everything, what matters is that you learn from your mistakes. My mistake was not being enthusiastic or rather being slack. This is a fact that I cannot deny. However, realizing my mistake ,I started to correct my mistake since the beginning of the year. My new resolution is to be more hardworking as you all know that I am having my O'level this year. I will have no room for slacking. Hence I have devoted most of my remaining time to make AQ a success. This will not be possible if you all are showing me the wrong attitude.

Anyway to conclude this section, I will share this quote with you will " To err is human".

Secondly, the other batch of sec 3s which I would like to commend about is those who have slogging their hearts out for the company. These few people, like Keane and mngjun etc whom i can entrust my tasks to. They are able to carry out their instructions and also able to make decision when the situation forces them to. This is what the company needs to improve our standard.

Many of you might think our company are falling. Now I need to ask you, what makes you think so? It might be true, it might be false, it all depends how you see it. I will see that our company are actually undergoing a crisis which would eventually grow into a stronger force.

Quoting straight from the cover page," To have great adventure and survive require good judgment. Good judgment comes from experience. Experience, of course, is the result of poor judgment." So don't give up,, we can work together as one to accompany our company through this downfall period, and you will reap the fruits of success eventually.

Last of all, what I am trying to tell you all is, give everyone the respect they are due. What you give is what you take. Step in our shoes and spare a thought for everyone, instead of whining like a woman or act like a baby. This will give everyone a more pleasant day, and a more conducive environment for everyone to work with. I hope this will give each and everyone of us a wakeup call, be it the sec 4s, or the sec 3s...

Remember winning AQ is the only option and it cannot be done without all of your support. Thank you for your attention.

I have the power to make changes and I will use it till the end to secure our victory.

Chairman '007 signing off.

quote of the day

2007-01-16T23:04:00.000-08:00

Quote of the day:

Your attitude determines your altitude.
This quote will determine the success or failure of AQ'07. Remember.

chairman '007 signing off....for a moment.

Relay Team

2007-01-16T05:36:00.000-08:00

AQ Relay Team (revised)

Relay Team
1st leg --> Topo leg
Lee Jin Han
Glenn Tan
Keane Esmond Chong Jin En
Benjamin Gan

2nd leg --> Biking leg
Chua Zong Zuo
Tan Ke Yang
Victor Ong
Chia Cherng Ru

3rd leg -->Kayaking leg
Sim Chong Rui
Koh Ming Jun
Edmund Chang
Jonathan Tay

*Leader of each leg is highlighted
*Take note that the relay team name list may still be still changed due to biking tryouts.

Romans 8:31 - 34
31) What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32) He who did not spare his own son, but gave him up for us all how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33) Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? it is God who justifies.34) Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died-more than that, who was raised to life- is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.

Remember: Everything is all in your mind. Do not be discouraged by the point that our team may not be as good as last year. Keep your heads up, have faith in ourself and our fellow teammates. We all can do it, as long as we focus on our target and be self-disciplined. Aim high, reach high.

SGT dEsTiNyZ signing off
edited by chairman '007

AQ Training on 16 January 2007

2007-01-15T04:17:00.000-08:00

For those who have not yet been contacted or are sleeping at this in time, there is AQ training tomorrow. The attire is PE shirt, black shorts and assemble at the concourse after school. Please be reminded to have a heavy lunch during recess, as you might not be able to last throughout the long periods of studies and AQ. In addition please be punctual as this will be directly related to what time you guys gone home. Thanks and wish you guys a good night...

SGT dEsTiNyZ signing off

Team lIst and the details of saturday trainings

2007-01-10T04:13:00.000-08:00

AQ Training this Saturday

Time: by 8.00am
Location: Meet at The Mac at East Coast Park.
Attire: P.E. t-shirt and black short
Things to bring: 1x 1.5L of water bottle

What is the training about --->
starts at Mac and ends at Mac, nuff's said
Estimated distance: 15km
Estimated time taken: >3hrs

How is it going to carry out:
You guys are running together with your respective leg at all times. It doesn't matter if someone in your team cannot run throughout the entire distance, I'm sure most of us can't including me. So, just stick together and run as a leg. Our objective is to cross the finishing line together.

Team List
One major change. SGT Chia Cherng Ru would be swapping with SGT Edison Neo, meaning he will be in the relay team instead.

Relay Team

Leg 1 ---> Topo leg (unconfirmed)

Lee Jin han*
Glenn Tan
Jonathan Tay
Benjamin Gan

Leg 2---> Biking leg (unconfirmed)

Chua Zong Zuo
Tan Ke Yang
Chia Cherng Ru
Victor Ong

Leg 3 ---> Kayaking Leg (unconfirmed)

Sim Chong Rui
Koh Ming Jun
Edmund Chang
Keane Esmond Chooi Jin En

Open/ Boy's Team

Tan Kah Kee
Titus Wong
Edison Neo
Joel Ng

These are the tentative leg and leaders, which are labeled in bold. Jin Han will be the relay team's captain for the meantime, however, nothing is yet to be confirmed.

Form of communication

After last few months of trainings, i realised the communication between us is breaking down. So I have proposed a new idea to deal with this problem. The LINK.

1) Whenever there is a training, the blog will probably be updated (or at least i hope so).
2) Next, i will contact via sms /phone call/ msn etc. with the team captain, information will then be assimilated to him.
3) He will inform the respective team leaders about the details.
4) Team leaders will then pass down to their team members.

Lastly, i hope this would prevent anyone from not receiving any information about any oncoming training. Attendance is very important. 3 demerit points would be given generously to any absentee without submitting any valid reason. You shall give your M.C. and excuse letter to either SGT Joel Ng or to Mr Poh directly. Last but not least, if anyone of you notice in the schedule that that is an oncoming training but have yet to receive any details on the blog or from your respective leaders, PLEASE INFORM ME. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

Chairman signing off.

concerning map reading test

2007-01-09T02:42:00.000-08:00

b) MAP READING TEST

Similar to last year's BBAQ, our Boys will need to be equipped with map
reading skills and pass the pre-test as a pre-requisite for participation in BBAQ 2007.

Objectives:

a. To help BBAQ participants improve their level of Orienteering, which is a fundamental skill for passage through the entire BBAQ route.

b. To ensure that more teams finish the route and do not get lost and drop out of the race.

Participants: Every participating team for BBAQ 2007 must send 2 members to attend the test. The test is a pre-requisite for the BBAQ 2007 competition. All Boys who attend the test have to pass it in order to qualify the teams to compete in BBAQ 2007. For relay teams, kindly note that you need to send the 2 members from LEG 1 to attend the pre-test and pass it.

Session Outline: There will be a revision on the following topics

a. Navigating with a 1:50,000 map
b. Grid References, Bearing (compass work), Distance (pacing etc)
c. Compass usage, comparing map with ground
d. Some useful tips or techniques

Practical Assessment:

Participants will be tested on the key areas above by navigating around the BB Campus. Companies should indicate preference for 1 of the 4 sessions. The allocation and specific timings would be advised upon availability and confirmation on a first-come-first served basis. So hurry and register to avoid disappointment!

Session 1: 10 Feb 2007 (Sat) 8.30am to 12pm
Session 2: 10 Feb 2007 (Sat) 1.30pm to 5pm
Session 3: 3 Mar 2007 (Sat) 8.30am to 12pm
Session 4: 3 Mar 2007 (Sat) 1.30pm to 5pm

ALL BOYS ARE REQUIRED TO ARRIVE ON TIME IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SESSION.

Venue: BB Campus (105 Ganges Avenue)
Participants: 60 Boys per session
Attire: BB PT Kit (BB blue regulation T-shirt, blue shorts, white socks and running shoes, field rank and name tag worn upon reporting)
Closing Date: 2 Feb 2007 (Fri)

Important things to bring for the Map Reading Test:
a) A 1:50,000 navigation map
b) Each team will sign for 1 map, to be collected from the Brigade Office on 5 Feb 2007 (Mon) from 4-6pm. All teams should ensure that the maps are wrapped so that they can be used in case of wet weather.
c) At least 1 compass (Silva type or equivalent), protractor, ruler, string, writing materials.
d) Ponchos
e) Zip Loc bag or covers to keep the papers dry.
f) Water Bottles

2007-01-09T02:20:00.001-08:00

January

Days of the Week
SUN	MON	TUE	WED	THUR	FRI	SAT
	1 New Yr’s Day	2 Public Holiday	3 School Reopens	4	5 CCA selection at Hall	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13 AQ Training (B)
14	15	16 AQ Training (A)	17	18	19	20 AQ Training (B)
21	22	23 AQ Training (A)	24	25	26	27 Welcome Party

2007-01-09T02:20:00.000-08:00

February

Days of the Week
SUN	MON	TUE	WED	THUR	FRI	SAT
				1	2	3 BBAQ Preparation Clinic by HQ
4 BBAQ Preparation Clinic by HQ	5	6 AQ Training (A)	7	8	9 AQ Training (A)	10
11	12	13 AQ Training (A)	14	15	16	17 Chinese New Year Eve
18 L.N.Y	19 L.N.Y	20 Public Holiday	21	22	23	24 AQ Mock Race
25	26	27	28

Training Scehdule for March (not confirmed)

2007-01-09T02:11:00.000-08:00

March

Days of the Week
SUN	MON	TUE	WED	THUR	FRI		SAT
				1	2		3
4	5	6 AQ Training (A)	7	8	9		10 AQ Training (B)
11	12	13 AQ Training (A)	14	15	16		17
11	12	13 AQ Training (A)	14	15	Adventure Camp (encompassing Recruit Hike and Annual Camp) @ MOE Tanah Merah Adventure Centre
18	19	20 AQ Training (A)	21	22	23	24
25	26	27 AQ Training (A)	28	29	30	31 BBAQ

Many Issues.

2006-12-20T01:45:00.000-08:00

This is me, Song Leng.
I've been hovering around, omniscently observing the going-ons in the entire affair we dearly call AQ.
Just like the title of this post, there are many many issues I have yet, but will address.
I have put in place a committee that is responsible for planning and bringing forth the AQ as a whole so that the seemingly elusive prospect of winning becomes within reach.
I have a Chairman.
I have Vice-Chairmen in charge of Administration and also discipline.
Yet as a whole, AQ has seen little or no progress.
And mutterings of "AQ very boring"; "AQ sianz" have reached me. I don't understand.
I mean, hey, instead of one man running the whole show, we've installed 3 (and more) supposedly experienced Sec3s soon to be lofty Secondary Fours come January and yet we have this.

Leadership

We have leaders in AQ who are also helming the company.
Progress at the very least is to be expected from them. But what one would call our stage now is "stagnant".
Is there any positive movement in the team and the planning?
Has there been any substantial interaction that has or would have reaped any value in morale or even proficiency at maybe the most surface - skills training?
I wonder.
I am greatly displeased.
This is not a harsh tone. This is a clear message directed at those who are in positions to make a difference and yet are not doing so.

I have asked for proposals and simple documents or bits of information that are of consequence to the entire AQ movement.
But I have not received news of any of the tasks I've set to date, and instead of being informed on the daily going-ons in AQ, rather, I have to go down to ground level to gain feedback and assume the role of pestering for proposals instead of waiting for the proposals to come to me.
Can this be acceptable?

I will be frank.
A committee might not be as efficient as I thought.
With a brethren, the members work within a box. their own boxes. And as long as they do sufficiently in their own boxes, its enough. What bull.
And as long as they do their own measly part, they do not give any care to any other influential bit of their comrade's work which definitely is important to AQ.
And so they rely on each other and in instances do not start working until somebody has begun first.
And normally, nobody starts working at all.
Can things be done?

I am very agitated.
I instituted a committee to lessen the burden of the hefty AQ on one person and in the middle of things, this happens.
I am still waiting for documents that are vital for AQ events later.
And the committee is non-chalant.
And it angers me to think that some of them will not be or are not responsive to my constant badgering.
I've had enough!

I WANT THINGS DONE. AND DONE WHEN I WANT THEM.
Coming from leaders, this foul attitude is mortifying.
Now if the people in question have understood everything I've said, it's time for some bloody action instead of still sitting on your buttocks at home.

I want several things. I'll be tolerant enough to list them:

- the entire AQ 2007 next of kin list.
-the AQ 2007 Budget Proposal
-every other document relevant to the pending MOck Race.
-every other document relevant to anything AQ.

I want to see all the leaders of the AQ committee tomorrow during your orientation training.

General Attitudes

Now I do know that the morale of the AQ team is at an all time low.
Activities are un-captivating and do not appeal.
There is no life, only monotony.
Break the monotony. by your own innovation and ideas.
AQ is not run only by those in posts, but also every single Boy.
You run the AQ, you Run the AQ.

Now if you've seen something flawed in AQ, do something to fix that flaw. Secondary 2s who'll be Sec 3 next Jan, you need to work TOO.

Lastly,
if any of you aren't happy with anything, take it up with the people with the ability to change things.
And my intrusion into this blog isn't something I intended, but things have reached a point where I will show my violent nature soon.
Mr. Chairman, less talk, more action.
Same for the rest of you, committee or Boys alike.

Teamlist and training schedule

2006-11-04T04:22:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone, after a few weeks of trial AQ trainings, The committee has finally agreed upon the finalized relay team. Here are the team members of AQ '07 relay team and the groupings:

Secondary 1:
Jonathan Tay
Victor

Seconday 2:
Chong Rui
Benjamin Gan
Edmund
Keane
MingJun
JingHan
JueHua
Zong Zuo

Secondary 3:
Edison Neo (vice captain)
Glenn Tan (team captain)

1st team:
Glenn
Jonathan Tay
JueHua
Jinhan

2nd team:
Edison
Victor
ZongZuo
ChongRui

3rd team:
Benjamin Gan
Keane
Edmund
Mingjun

(Team leaders are highlighted will random colours)

Training Schedule:

Day: Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday starting from 6th November '06
Attire: Pe t-shirt with black short
Time: 9.00am
Things to bring: water bottle and yourself

Activities we will be doing on Monday:
basically running at least 4km on different routes planned by our beloved SGT Chia Cherng Ru

Activities we will be doing on Wednesday:
'Slack' physical trainings. That's all i can reveal to you

Activities we will be doing on Friday:
Surprise, surprise. For us to know, and for you to find out.

After discussing with the committee, several changes have been made. Firstly, the captain and vice captain of relay team have been changed. This doesnt mean that MingJun and JinHan didnt do a good job, but the lack of experience of leading a team. Also, after what we had observed during the trial period, we felt that it is too early for them to handle such matters.

Next, some of you might have complained about the trainings, like it sucks !@#$%, time wasting, too easy, so on and forth. After much discussion, we had found out what's the missing 'ingredients' which resulted in all these problems. Discipline during the trainings and cooperation. Discipline during the trainings and cooperation play a great role when we talk about the efficiency when carrying out the activities. So, the current finalized AQ team should and must be able to control their own attitude and behaviour when it comes to trainings. When it comes to work, we must be serious, and when it's for fun, we play hard. Hence, we expect you guys to be more serious and cooperative when it comes to trainings, some good examples would be not slacking, more attentive, right attire and listen to instructions etc. If you all can adhere to these, trainings would be more efficient and quick.

Last but not least, AQ training is not just about training you physically, it is also a chance for you juniors to bond with each other, like having LAN outings after trainings etc. Thus, do not treat AQ trainings as just a boring PT session, treat it more like a relax session with your friends and teammates, but remember, when it's work, be serious. After the tough/ easy training session, you might want to hang out with them or own them in DOTA; 'everyone' has just pawned juehua the noob's head for an extra piece of meat or MONSTER KILL =D.

I hope you all will attend for all the trainings unless with specific reason and have fun with all the AQ trainings.

cancel

2006-08-24T04:26:00.000-07:00

There will be no training for tomorrow 25/8/06.

Results (4/8)

2006-08-09T19:56:00.000-07:00

Results for training on 4 Aug

Titus 21:53
Chong Rui 22:33
Edmund 22:53
Keane 25:10
Edison 25:38
Victor 25:54
Yong Chen 26:09
Kah Kee 26:50
Jue Hua 29:25
Johnathan 29:43
Nelson 30:33
Qi Xin 30:40
Yuan Zhao 30:40
Ming Jun 31:07
Benjamin 31:10
Ke Yang 32:27
Wei Jian 34:57
Zhi Kang 35:05

tomorrow's training

2006-08-03T07:12:00.000-07:00

There will be trainings on EVERY Friday unless stated otherwise by me or the respective i/c(s) who have confirmed with me. Other than that, ignore everything.

Attire: pe t-shirt with black short
Reminder: have your lunch before the training

As you all know, 2.4km is coming to your doorsteps, but fear not. You will reap what u sow if you put it effort during trainings. However, if you didnt, don't worry, believe in yourself that you can do it. "Faith will move mountains"

regarding tmorrow's training

2006-07-27T02:32:00.000-07:00

Boys, please bring your Blue P.T. kit even though there is a meeting tomorrow at C.C. If the meeting exceed 3pm or more, AQ training would be cancelled, if not training would carry on as usual

Training on 21/7

2006-07-21T04:40:00.000-07:00

Results for today's training

1st Team:
Team Bravo/Charlie
Benjamin Gan(I/C)
Yuan Zhao
Victor Ong
Ming Jun

Timing: 26mins

2nd Team:
Team Alpha
Keane(I/C)
Jin Han
Johnathan Tay
Zong Zuo

Timing: 27mins

3rd:
Edison
Wei Jian

Timing: 30mins

4th Team:
Chong Rui(I/C)
Nelson Goh
Yong Chen
Ke Yang
Kenneth Tham

Timing: 33mins

AQ training plan

2006-07-19T03:35:00.000-07:00

Yo guys, it's me again. I'm here to annouce your training on Friday. Everyone please take note about Friday training especially Team I/C.

Attire:
Blue P.T Kit

Things to bring for each team:
At least 2 water bottles
First Aid Kit
Handphone
or Watch to take timing

What will we be doing:
4.3km of run
Push up aka pumpings
Sit up/ crunches
any other P.T.

I expect everyone to be in the right attire and please be punctual, if not don't blame us for giving you 'special treats'. Team I/C will report their strength to Team Captain aka Mingjun or Jin Han or Sgt Joel and i want them to set off to Bedok Reservoir immediately after reporting strength and informing me in the same time. I will brief every team more details when we reach reservoir. Any doubts please inform me or any committee members. I hope this training would be a success with your utmost cooperation. Thank you.

Team Grouping Updates

2006-07-18T02:01:00.000-07:00

Here is the new team setting, only some slight changes though. However, this is not the final AQ team setting and changes may be made throughout the whole process.

Team Alpha:
I/C Keane
Jin Han
Jonathan
Zong Zuo
Glenn

Team Bravo:
I/C Benjamin Gan
Edison
Yuan Zhao
Rizvan
Wei Jian

Team Charlie
I/C Edmund
Victor
Ming Jun
Xing Kai
Zhi Kang
Yeow Jiang

Team Delta
I/C Chong Rui
Nelson
Yong Chen
Ke Yang
Jian Wen
Kenneth Tham

Team Easy:
I/C Me
Cherng Ru
Joel
Titus
HaoZheng
Shen Zhen
Kenneth Ho

2006-07-15T07:44:00.000-07:00

hi, to all. tis post is for the sake of clarifying certain issues that were brought up earlier jus now. i would first like to apologise to kahkee for being so rash and tagging on tis blog abt such stuffs. and for tis, i would pretty much guess that i owe you all an explanation. it all jus arised from a misunderstanding and thats the end of it. my rashness got the hang of it. and i accidentally posted such comments that was actually the cause of a misunderstanding. i hope everyone of you in the BB'AQ07 who reads tis will not be affected by it.everything will still go on as per normal.

and 1 more thing that i would like to bring up. about the adventure quests training. i wan to be sure that everyone of you signed up for it willingly and not forced. because i always believed that only the interests of you guys can push you guys to greater heights.and only through these interests, can you guys be determined to come regularly for all these trainings.i want to let you guys out there know that we do not force anyone into anything. if you guys do not like Aq or was forced into participating, just let kahkee or myself or any of the sec3s know. Most importantly we hope that those who have already signed up willingly will continue to participate in every training we conduct enthusiastically and passionately. we come to aq as a team. as one whole.we train together. and i would like to emphasise on this issue again of discipline. i hope that each and everyone of you ppl will have that discipline to come to us sec3s and explain if you guys did not turn up for any of these trainings with a valid reason. if not i wil be expecting you guys for every training. please be present with the right attire punctually as well for every of these trainings. BB is a uniformed group, i repeat.

and overall, i believe that only with you peoples' enthusiasm and passion, can the whole team be united, be fun in all the trainings, only through such bonding between the team then can we be on the road to victory! im sure everyone of us wishes to bring this trophy to anglican high school and honour BB.so work hard my brothers and endure through all these tough times.because only through such times can we really build up our brotherhood.then can we be as one.

till then, i'll be seeing each and everyone of you guys at the next training whereby i hope that everyone will be a team together.

Glenn

Team List

2006-07-14T22:50:00.000-07:00

I am glad to say that more people are participating in AQ this year and i hope you all will share the same objective as I do.

Sec 1 (7):
Yuan Zhao
Rizvan
Xing Kai (not sure)
Victor
Yong Cheng
Jonathan Tay
Shen Zhen

Sec 2 (13):
Chong Rui
Ke Yang
Ming Jun
Jin Han
Benjamin Gan
Keane
Edmund
Zong Zuo
Kenneth Tham
Kenneth Ho
Zhi Kang
Nelson
Wei Jian
(All except Jue Hua)

Sec 3 (9):
Me
Cherng Ru
Joel
Titus
Yeow Jiang
Edison
Jian Wen
Glenn
Hao Zheng (not sure)

Total : 29 members

Team grouping might be changing due to some incidents. Look out for more details which will be posted by me or our ex Team Captain Lau Song Leng.

Regarding today's training

2006-07-14T05:12:00.000-07:00

We just had our first AQ training and i have to say that i'm quite please about your results as you all have reached your destination within 45 mins. However, i see there is a need for me to clarify some things before i continue.

Firstly, AQ is about teamwork, dont come and bullshit to me that you are walking throughout the whole training when you can just encourage your team members to push on, this isnt all about solo. Secondly, the AQ training is mainly to train those who are 'weaker' to be able to catch up to those who are 'stronger', i cant just place all the strong members together just because you think the 'weaker' member of your team is slowing you down. Lastly, if you want to train 2.4km with nobody lagging you, please find your own free time to train on as AQ, for the mean time, is to even our strength.

Remember, this is our first training and many things can change throughout the entire course. However, i'm always open for CONSTRUCTIVE ideas to change upon.

Results for today training:

1st Team:
Team Delta (those who are present for today's training):
I/C Chong Rui
Kenneth Tham
Yong Cheng
Nelson

Time taken: 33 mins

2nd Team:
Team Charlie (those who are present for today's training):
I/C Edmund
MingJun
Zhi Kang
Victor

Time Taken: 35mins

3rd Team:
Team Bravo (those who are present for today's training):
I/C Benjamin Gan
Yuan Zhao
Rizvan
Wei Jian

Time Taken: 38 mins

4th Team:
Team Alpha (those who are present for today's training):
I/C Keane
Shen Zhen
Jing Han
Glenn
Jonathan
*new member* Zong Zuo

Time taken: 42 mins

Over a distance of 4.3km under a 'sunny' day.
If anyone want to lodge a complaint or anything, please tag it and suggest some ideas to solve it, I'm always happy to see where my mistake is and would change accordingly if there is any.

Training on this Friday

2006-07-12T05:17:00.000-07:00

There will be a training on this Friday after school. Report @ concourse straight after school in blue P.T kit, remember to bring along your water bottle. You all will be separated into different groups and every group will have an I/C to ensure everything is done smoothly and efficiently.

Group Alpha:
I/C Keane
Jing Han
Jonathan
Shen Zhen
Glenn

Group Bravo:
I/C Benjamin Gan
Edison
Yuan Zhao
Rizvan
Wei Jian

Group Charlie
I/C Edmund
Victor
Ming Jun
Zhi Kang
Xing Kai

Group Delta
I/C Chong Rui
Nelson
Yong Cheng
Kenneth Tham
Jian Wen

The reason for me to place Sec 2 incharge is because they should be learning to lead their boys in the future and Sec 3 will be guiding them along in the process. However, if the I/C is absent, another Sec 2 in the team would take over the leadership role.

What I expect of a team leader:
-lead your team to finish ur designated target in time without any casualties
-care for your man safety
-always report to your respective overall I/C when you need help
-take the attendance of your man and ask them to provide reason if they are absent

Namelist of AQ '07

2006-07-07T23:52:00.000-07:00

Your beloved chairman '07 is here announcing the namelist for AQ '07. Something to note about is that Mingjun and Jing Han are the i/c(s) for the relay team. Attendance will be taken by them and any information will be passed down to relay team boys through them or from this blog.

Boy's team:
Me
Cherng Ru
Joel
Titus

Relay Team:
I/C : mingjun and jing han

Team members:

Sec 1:
Jonathan Tay
Yuan Zhao
Yong Cheng
Xing Kai
Rizvan
Victor

Sec 2:
Chong Rui
Benjamin Gan
Ming Jun
Jing Han
Edmund
Keane
Nelson
Zhi Kang
kenneth Tham
Wei Jian

Sec 3:
Jian Wen
Glenn
Edison
Hao Zheng

Training will be on every Friday after school starting from next week. More information will be given either from this blog or by ur respective i/c. Attendance will be taken seriously, inform your respective i/c if you cannot make it that day.
Attire: Blue Pt. Kit
things to bring: water bottle

*sidenote
Anyone who is interested in joining please contact your friendly Awards+ Chairman of AQ '07 or any other i/c.

2006-06-03T22:42:00.000-07:00

Adventure Quest 2006

The BBAQ, also known as the Seniors' Challenge is moving overseas.
Odds are, there won't be familiar terrain in the race you'll be running next year. The organisers might just do away with all the local delights and base the next AQ in Malaysia. And it will no longer be a one day thing. The race might even stretch to a 4 days 3 nights romp around a place that you'll have to cross the causeway to get to or even fly over the sea to land on.

A 4 days 3 nights expedition requires extreme stamina and stability and only the top, the elite would make it. And we fulfill the caliber that this kind of a challenge calls for. We are going to win this thing.
Its a year away. But if it's to be out of sunny Singapore, the normal expeditions and mock races don't work no more.

Ideas, welcome. Provide your chairman (KAh kee) with more innovative and effective ways and to improve his training methods.
I'll be around.

KK-As soon as you can. Gather your committee, meet and we kickstart the AQ season for next year. I get you guys started on a firm foundation and then I'll be back in November to go through with all of you.

Operation Taskmaster-gather the team together and find out the holiday plans of each one of the team. No limit to the AQ team number. 20's fine. 10's fine. But I'll lean towards 20. Plan out a few sessions of the training from June onwards.

Its going to be a bit heavy on the Sec Threes. But you'll live. Get over LDC 2 first.
I'll hand a copy of the proposal to you guys asap. Then you'll do the planning systematically.

Cheers.
Song Leng

2006-06-03T22:23:00.000-07:00

Adventure Quest 2006

Some might find it funny. But we haven't officially closed the entire AQ chapter for the year. Blame it on the examinations. But anyhow. We've finished. And managed to pull through the race and all.
What we've achieved is immaterial. We can't see it. But well, we've instilled more or less a hunger to get victory. For people who've been in AQ ever since they were Sec Two like dearest Cherng Ru, they might have felt what I felt this time last year. Vengence. That vengence is building up even now. Don't let that passion die out. It'll happen when we don't do anything about it now.
Its never too early to start training.

Its been a year for me in this cursed AQ. Planning involves blood and sweat too.Eeons of brain cells have perished in this journey to draw up a long programme spanning just a few months. Not easy. But neither was it that hard. Just a lot of work.
Then it came down to running the training. We did almost everything together. The long runs were the most fun. Biking sessions were okay, kayaking was just once and rock-climbing and archery...

We've done a lot. And we'll continue to do more. Until we get the trophy, we won't rest.

You've been a great team.
And we're the best in the company. There might not be a team to match our proness.We'll see. There won't be a team of 2006 again.
But I'm certain that Kah Kee won't lead the next team anyway too far off in the opposite direction. We're moving towards progress and we will prevail. Someday.

Song Leng

2006-05-23T05:59:00.000-07:00

Adventure Quest Debrief

Dear all,

Tomorrow, report to concourse immediately after school for the AQ debrief. Attendance is compulsory. This is just an addtitional reminder and physical evidence to show and verify the existence of the meeting.
The officer in charge for the AQ would also be there. Mr.POh.
The importance of this meeting is to sum up the entire season, revise our mistakes, share our experiences with one another and seek to improve ourselves and offer the team of '07 and beyond a record and a benchmark to learn and overcome.
See you all there. OR ELSE.

By the way, the new postings for the AQ team of '07 will be disclosed here.
The Appointments of Boys as Office Bearers for the entirety of Adventure Quest Committee 2006-2007:

Chairman: SGT Tan Kah Kee
Vice-Chairman: SGT Titus Wong
Secretary-General: SGT Ng Wei Xin Joel
Asst Secretary-General: CPL Glenn Tan
Operations Taskmaster: CPL Glenn Tan
Field Marshalls (Instructors) :SGT Chia Cherng Ru
SGT Hong Chia Hong
Designates: LCP Ko Ming Jun
LCP Lee Jin Han
LCP Keane Esmond Chooi
LCP Benjamin Gan

The two team captains would emerge later.

There will still be room for additions and in extreme cases,removals. Team Captain will cease to hold any meaning as there will be two teams next year. That means 2 captains. So the hierachy has been reorganised.It is but a formation of a committee which will be in charge of AQ for the next year. Then after conferences and brainstorming and collective planning, the committee should then approach the officers with a solid plan. But that's between me and them.
And so, yours truly will back into glorious retirement to take on an advisory capacity.

Yeehaw.

Song Leng

2006-04-14T02:13:00.000-07:00

Office Bearers of Adventure Quest Committee 2005-2006

Officers-in-charge : LTA Poh Seng Kiat
OCT Oi Tze Liang
2LT Yeo Chin Cher
Advisors : VAL Ronald Loh
Team Captain : SSG Lau Song Leng (OIC)
Vice-Captain : SSG Ang Chuan Hwen, Jeremy (2IC)
Quartermaster : SSG Tan Juan Jie
Biking Instructor : SGT Wu Xiao Yu
Kayaking Instructor: SSG Wong Kwan Kin Alwyn

Welfare IC : SGT Chan Keng Guan
SGT Siow Zhi Ping

Budget Proposal IC: SGT Tan Kah Kee

Awaiting the Officer Bearers of '07.
Several of the people here will be replaced, others would be promoted.

Tribute to Mr. Yeo

2006-04-08T05:53:00.001-07:00

Above: AQ Team 2004. The other year we got 4th. Mr. Yeo right there.

TRIBUTE TO MR. YEO

Mr. Yeo is alive and well.
This post is to thank him from the Team Captain's point of view and the help he has given us over the years for Adventure Quest.
It would not just be about AQ, but also my own...well experiences with him.

Mr. Yeo was a former Boy from our company, this everyone should know. He graduated in 1996 as a Sergeant (Mr. Chen Hong Ming told me this. If it isn't accurate, I'll hunt him down in school) and came back as a Senior. He reached the rank of Warrant Officer and after his Army, came back and was responsible for training up the 18th intake of 14th's recruits in 2003. That means us, the Secondary Fours this year.
The Sec 4s have great respect for him, because he was the one who saw us through our months of recruit training, and was there during our recruit hike, Expedition.
He is an excellent drill instructor and very outdoor.

Under him (and Cliff), the recruits' drill was better than the company. Something I think no other batch of Boys can ever claim to have done.
The company's drill was lousy, yes, but then again, we were good.

For AQ, he and the officers tried to form a team and he has been helping us organise Mock Races since last year. And he has also helped in his own way from his trove of experiences.

He has been to 10 Recruit Hikes and many many Passing Out Parades.
He is one of the Officers who have a great impact on the coy and on the Boys. I think most of the Sec 4s would have felt most of that impact.
He was strict back then. Very strict.

There were many stories in which he was the bad guy.
This is one of the stories I heard about him when I was Sec One during my COmpany Annual Camp. The Secondary Fours should remember.
Our seniors were having a camp in one year. This story was recounted by Cliff. So maybe it happened a very long time ago.
The Boys were having lessons in one of the class room. During the lesson, one senior stupidly wrote on a desk:"BB was here". Naturally, Mr. Yeo spotted it and made the seniors come back, carry ALL the tables in that classroom and shift them all to the Old Parade Square, yes up the slope. He made them clean it without and cloth or anything at all. They only had saliva and their hands.
Were they in Full-U? Can't remember.
But they failed the first time and they carried the desks back to the class rooms and then back to the parade aquare again. They repeated this until Mr. Yeo was satisfied with the desk that was vandalised.

There are more than this instances whereby Mr. Yeo has displayed flashes or the pleasant or unpleasant sides of him. It's a pity that some of us haven't gotten to know him or work with him long enough.
Let's pray that he might change his mind and come back to 14th one day.
The departure of an Officer like Mr. Yeo would have some effect on us, but would not dampen our direction forth.

Leave your tags in this website and maybe tell the Internet COmmunity what he has done for you and us?

Onward, 14th!

Song Leng

Memoirs of a Geennah*

2006-04-04T07:47:00.000-07:00

Memoirs of a Geennah*

*Geennah: Means child in Hokkien

Many of you think that this is the best team and this is the best chance to win Adventure Quest for the rest of 14th's history. Man, I used to believe that AQ '05 team was the best and irreplaceable and there would never be another team to win the AQ, and that there wouldn't be any more chances.
But I built up a full AQ team from scratch and now the team of '06 is now "the best".
One lesson: No one remains the best for long.
Continually improve and seek enhancement.
This team is good.
The team that won us 4th in 2004 was good too.
The team that was disqualified last year was good too.
I'm confident that next year's team will be shiok too.

Next year's IC would be better.
As time passes, we seek to better the past and break records that people before us set.

And we will.
People like Ming Jun and Jing Han are new blood.
Kah Kee, Joel and Cherng Ru are moving on.
And people like me and Xiao Yu are retreating into the shadows.
There won't be someone who can cycle 100 m faster than a bus to teach you guys how to bunny hop or weave around traffic.
There might not be people like Alwyn and Harold who can run non-stop.Like there wouldn't be people who need the safety vehicle any more.
I can't run another AQ as a planner, leader, member and captain anymore.
We need talented people to balance the outpour of skilled men who spearheaded AQ before.

Don't lose heart because we didn't accomplish what we aimed to.
We accomplished something else.
And got more than just sadness out of this 4 months plus.
We learned that that we can do more than just race and run and kayak, we learned that working as a team can lift us or sink us.
And we learned that success only comes with hard work and nothing is impossible if you just believe.

This time we've got a Gold Honour Roll.
Next year, I want 1st.

Song Leng

Aftermath

2006-04-04T07:15:00.000-07:00

Gentlemen.
The race has been over for several days.
Whatever leftover energy, sadness and guilt or any nonsensical and undesired feelings and emotions SHOULD have drained off.

We didn't win.
I don't shirk away from this fact.
I've been working to oppose this curse for more than a year. I haven't succeeded, but I sure do hope that I've brought 14th towards a new direction. Dominance in the Adventure Quest. We're somewhat near.

Next year, there will be a new batch of leaders. People who have been through the agony of reaping nothing from months of hard work. These people feel the drive to push the entire team to greater heights.
I hope I did.

I started planning for BBAQ way back in June. My drive was the pain of having been disqualified and not even moving an inch out of the start point. We were told we were at Top 10 and the next thing we knew, we were told to move to the endpoint. No reason. And all the way into the Bishan Junction 8 endpoint, Boys in blue polo tees continually asked us, are you the first team?
Does having being disqualified and being mocked all the way and made to go under the finishing line feel good?
That's what made me push aside everything and push for AQ.
I did do some disrespectful things over the span of planning and executing AQ out of my hastiness and annoyance at the slow speed things were done-the officers were slow in responding to my plans to execute AQ.

And for personal glory. And to make 14th known.
With that, I also planned to lead the team to victory. And I know my buddies wanted to be in the team to be on the stage receiving the shiny gold-plated trophy, small but weighty to us.

I didn't succeed.
Whether I suck or not, it certainly didn't help.
I am sorry for my inability and helplessness over the situation at Temasek Poly.
In the relay category, one is often helpless and can only rely on faith and trust for the people of his team in another leg to carry through and pass on the baton of victory to him.

Now, I don't think anyone can be more devastated than me, because I was the one to plan and raise up this elite team and put us through the mock race and 15km run(s).
But our hard work isn't in the drain.
It just builds up towards next year.
The leaders of Adventure Quest '07 will carry on my pursuit towards the day and the moment when 14th Singapore Company may claim 1st in all aspects of the entire race.
Believe me, it is possible. We won't be the first to succeed, but neither would we let others repeat their momentary success.

My advice is, get smart. We took a hit. It hit us pretty hard, but we're still standing and even though we've got some teeth bashed outta our mouths, we'll grow new ones and bite those soon-to-be suckers back hard where it hurts and make sure they can't grow new teeth.

Is it too technical?
It means that yes, we've lost.the battle but not the war. We're damaged in spirit. But we'll recover and even if we lose people in the process, replacements will fill in and once we have the strength back at full, we'll fight again.

Let this be the case for next year and the years beyond.

Song Leng

2006-03-27T04:38:00.001-08:00

Why do we race? To win. What about teamwork? Teamwork is built during trainings and displayed during the race.

2006-03-27T04:38:00.000-08:00

Why do we race? To win. What about teamwork? Teamwork is built during trainings and displayed during the race.