Greetings to all PA Crew,

I am a rather  forward and blunt person with (unfortunately) a rather limited vocabulary. Therefore, I apologise before hand if I offend anybody.

Must thank Wei Xiao for this blog such that we can air our own views and do some organising for events here.

Back to the topic,
this post is regarding JTS, T-Shirt Design, a proposed duty roster and bonding camp.

As you can probably all feel, the enthusiasm for  JTS and T-Shirt design has probably died down a lot.
However, as an enthuist (thanks to YM, J, ZZ n WX), I'm going to try to hype it up again.

To make known to eveybody, the main organisers are:
JTS: Yu Min and Janel
T-Shirt: Wei Xiao and Chong Wai

For JTS, the three main problems faced now are food (we have 2 vegetarians and a muslim in our midst.), venue and the time to hold it.
Anyone who knows where to get great vegetarian food and halal food, please inform the main organisers so as to assist them in their quest for a JTS!
Also, as we have to cater to the vegetarians and Mr Elfie, Yu Min and I have thought of an alternative, which is to have a pot luck cum bbq such that we can set aside food for them.
Regarding venue, for anyone who knows any possible and interesting venue, once again, please inform the main organisers. This is important as we need a venue to hold the JTS. Unless you all prefer school as the venue =D
I propose creating a poll such that we can come up with different food plans and you all can vote for the most preferable way to hold the event. We can also do the same with the venue, this would allow us to cater to the majority preference! So please, come up with ideas and email the main organisers.
For the date, I am creating a poll soon. (Once I figure out how livejournal works >.< IT noob here.)

For T-shirt design, I propose that we each submit a design. After all, 24 brains are better than 6! (Ya, inclusive of the seniors.) So, lets all be more enthusiastic and submit a design each to Chong Wai or Wei Xiao. That way we would have more variety and who knows your design might be selected.
Haha, must also let them know the price you all are willing to pay, and assist them in finding shops to print the design. :)


Now, to another VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC IF YOU DO NOT WANT YOUR FELLOW CREW MEMBERS TO FAINT IN SCHOOL DUE TO EXHUASTION!

I propose coming up with a duty roster and if no strong and violent objection reaches me by next week, I am coming up with one which you would all have to follow as silence would mean consent. (Ok, usually it isn't, but since I've stated it here, no objection that reach my ears would mean that you have consented.)

More to the duty roster. 
    Should the i/c be unable to find people to come for duty, they can then use the duty roster to get people to come down. This is also to ensure that our crew members are not overworked.
    Basically, this duty roster is just a continuous long repititve list of names. 
    For Example we have A,B,C,D in the whole crew, the list would be something like 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.A 6.B 7.C 8.D etc..
    So, for each time we have to come down, the people whose name are on the top of the list would have to come down. Their names on the top of the list would be removed.
    For example, if the event needs 3 people, the top 3 names on the list (using the same example A, B and C) would have to come down for duty. Regardless of whether they are actually doing the event, the top 3 names would be removed from the list. (leaving behing a new list 1.D 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.D 6.A 7.B 8.C etc.)
    If your name is not on the list and you are unable to make it for the event, you are responsible for finding a replacement. For example, you can make a trade off with someone else such that when his name next appear on the list, you will come down in his place. 
    For example, if A cannot make it for this event and D is willing to replace him, D will do the duty for the event. Should D be unable to make it for duty on the next round, A would have to replace her/him, depending on whatever agreement they make between themselves. (in this case, it - after all alphabets do not have gender do they?).
    Also, Please inform the i/c of any arrangements made between yourselves.
   Those who are unable to make it and do not find replacements are deemed irresponsible and should they do it thrice, they would become an ex-member of PA. Also, such exchange are limited to five times a year. This is due to the pitiful 12 member crew we now have and to close the loop hole of people who keep on getting others to do duty and do not do come down for duty themselves. 
   I understand that we all have our own outside responsibilities and we come to school to study and not do PA duty, but have you ever considered how unfair it is for those who continually skip classes and return home late to do duty? Please try to put yourselves in our shoes. I understand that PA might not be your first priority like me but to let others do duty for weeks continuously is not fair and exhaustive. Also, Chen Wei, Yu Min, Wei Xiao, Chong Wai and I are behind in our academics especially due to the fact that we have missed at least 3 Friday's lessons (from 1025h onwards mind you, and our lessons at 1700h and include project work) in a row. This is entirely horrible!

So in conclusion, if there is no violent objections by next week (16 May 2008), the list will be in place by then and I volunteer to update it continuously. (Cause looking at me, yu min, wei xiao and chen wei, I can only shake my head helplessly.) (At the same time, I cannot stand it that we have a lot of trouble getting people other than the 5 of us to do duty leaving the 5 of us exhausted.)



Off to another topic: Bonding Camp
As you all know, the camp the seniors came up with during the March Holidays is 90% purely a training camp. I figured I don't know some of you well at all and those I know were only through shared working experienced and you all probably don't know me well either, so I propose a 2-day June Camp for all of us to enjoy and get to know each other better. After all team work between all of us is very important so how about organising it? Any objections for it?
I will create a poll for you all to vote. (If it happens, seniors, you are welcome to join in the fun.) If the majority shares my view, I will create a second poll regarding the date.


This is a really long post, done throughout the Chinese Orchestra Concert when the emcees are not speaking. I am sorry Chong Wai but I won't get to type this at home. Sorry for not being focus this time round.

Cheerio,
Mun Wee 
2152h

P.S. How do people even stand writing blogs??? I started at 1830h!!!!
P.S.2. Chong Wai and Mr Yeo did something really cool for the CO concert! They connected whatever is entering the CCTV to the projector! Isn't that wow! =D Isn't Elfie great for coming up with that idea?