Thursday, January 3, 2008

Out to sea!

The sea is always exciting and it is full of adventure.
However, we know that we should never take Mother Nature for granted.
So before we begin every sea activity, we have a Water Confidence exercise to let all participants familiarise themselves with the buoyancy and appropriate fit of their personal floatation device (i.e. PFD)


Here is VS, we believe that we are called to be 'something more'. Often in life, espcially in Singapore, we are so used to the mentality of 'anything also can' or 'chin chai'. But we want Victorians to rise above mediocrity and to know that each of us has within our hearts the ability to shine in our own individual and unique way.

Here we see Isaac Tay from 1E, although he uses a wheelchair to get around in daily life, in the kayak he is just as adept as the rest of us. With the help of his father, Mr Melvin Tay, the dynamic duo kayak and made their way round the kelongs surrounding our camp site. In fact, they seemed to be out doing our speed boat that was having trouble with its engine.


As the boys got more confident in the water, we decided to push their limits and to show them that together we can achieve things that we would fail to accomplish on our own.
Take a look here:

Who would ever think that it would be possible for both kayakers to stand upright in their craft in the middle of the sea.
Alone, it is impossible.
Together, you can do EVERYTHING!

2 comments:

Mr Randell Siow said...

NicLee's Mom
Hi NiC ! Glad to see you are having great fun! we will be watching your videos, so smile and pose for the camera!
03 Jan 08 21:54

ZOE*YZY 1B
nite , da ge n all ur friends have a sweet dream n enjoy ur
03 Jan 08 21:54

AKYJ's (1I) mummy
wonder if the boys are zzz-ing nw??? Me hving ak-withdrawal syndrome!!! CAN'T SLEEP ah!!!!!!!!

Kong Family
Hi DK(1A), It looks like you are all having a funtastic time! We can't wait to hear all about your exciting experiences. Take care. Do you miss The Major Irritant?

read1
Darwish, we hope you have fun and dun forget your prayers. Danish will sleep with abah tonite. hehehe..

yogi
hi can yogesh and the rest of the boys call home pls my son who is in class 1I is away from me for the fiset
yogesh pls have food properly and stay happy
my dearest yogesh mama miss u alot pls take care of yourself enjoy urself son love u alo 03 Jan 08

ZOE*YZY 1B
oi i am john john mama miss u alot

Edwin's Mum
Hi Edwin my son, we ie. Dad, Edmund and me miss you but we are sure that you are having a GREAT time. We are certainly glad you are in Victoria School... Kudos !

Jaryll's Mum & Dad
Hi Jar, the activities are exciting! Hope u enjoy yourself together with your classmates. We miss U and take care. 03 Jan 08

Nurdin's (1G) family
Hello! hope you are enjoyG urself!!!! Saw the video clips, looks fun....C u soon. waitG to hear ALL the interestG things u do!

FY's bro (1D)
Hi, looks like you are having fun!Too bad you missed out playing with our neighbours. Eat well and sleep well. :heart:

ZOE*YZY 1B
da ge where r u now????

Hari's Mum 1A
Hari, have fun and enjoy yourself :)

Edwin's Dad
This camp looks GREAT ! I am sure all the Sec 1 boys will love it, Cheers !

Elrond's [1B] family
hi Elr, Camp certainly looks FUN!! & good weather too. :-) Dun u wish school's like this everyday? Look'g forward to the updates for Friday. Mum says "miss you". Hello from Ethan & Ewan too.

DG (1D) simon daddy
Hi darren son,hope u r enjoying urself. B brave! mummy will take gd care of yr zoo & bei bei, u take care 2!! :) 03 Jan 08 21:24
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The Moeys
Hi I believe you had a great time today. Getting to know your new friends and taking part in all activities that teachers had prepared for you. Sleep well, sweet dreams ... :heart:

Ted's Mum(1I)
High elements look challenging but I'm sure u cld do it after d forest trail. Holding hands n standing on d kayak is fantastic. Kudos to all the teachers!!

Hamzah's Dad
Hey buddy. Proud of you. Keep it up. I am sure you are enjoying this and making new friends. Cheers

AKYJ's (1I) mummy
Darl, any exciting finds in the sea??? Ha ha

ann
nicholas' mum-1H: hi son..miss u..take gd care of yrself n pls drink water ok..

Daniel's (1I) mum
Wow! Looks like FUN!!! You are missed at home, especially by Andrew. Have a great time!...miss my cooking???

Dalson's family-1F
hope u enjoy urself.take care.

Teng's mum
Great job ! Hope that you have enjoyed yourself with all your new friends. Really appreciate all the teachers and the instructors.

AKYJ's (1I) mummy
Looking at the Kayaking videos reminds me of my kayaking days!!! Dear Nas, u must hv enjoyed urself 2 the max, man!!!

DG (1D) mum
Have fun n take care!! Miss u!!
Hi dar dar,

Hansel's mum - 1G
Hansel, the camp looks really fun and fabulous! I'm so happy for you.Cheers to friendship,bonding and team building! Take care and have more fun:)

Teng's bro
where is your class 1A? Anyway enjoy yourselves?

(1E) Deng Chiew's Parents
Way to go, son! Enjoy yourself and make many friends. And a big thanks to Mr Siow and Mr Amir and all the teachers and staff running this camp. Great job!

mummy
it's now 8.45 pm, what are the boys doing now, having their shower ?

AKYJ's (1I) mummy
Hi darl, missing u liao. Mummy will take care of KXG n Johnson n Elmo n ... U take care of urself 2. Loveya

matt koh 1E mum hi matt, did u challenge yourself? hv fun!

papa
great outdoors!!!love it 03 Jan 08

hafizhah
poor abang in the sleeping bag!! :glad: have u hve fun together with ur friends.we miss u! 03 Jan 08 20:48

nameAnxious mummy
Sunderash's mum: hi Sundaresh, how is ur toe, r u feeling better? Are u able to do all these exciting activities? Hope u r enjoying urself & getting to know ur classmates. :-) 03 Jan 08 20:46

Nirmolak Singh's fmly S1I
Hi Dear hope u are enjoying with ur new friends & teachers. Eat well and take care luv dashmesh papa mama bebeji daddyji says lots of love fromall of us o 03 Jan 08

alice
jj - 1B class -- mummy miss you 03

ZOE*YZY 1B
Hi da ge ,how are you?we all miss you, 03 Jan 08 20:42

DEVbharatyoungrbro
VS ROCKSS!! Missinng u bhaiya :P 03 Jan 08 20:41

farhanah afifan@singnet.com
hi abang hows it goin? miss ur teasing at home!!haha!! :biggrin: wat a great outdoors! 03 Jan 08

Hamzah's
Go buddy! You can do it! Hana: did you scream during the obstacle course and did you capsize the boat? P.S. Candy,Yoda and Misty Are Enjoying your bed! 03 Jan 08

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Ganesh's Dad:
Great to read/see the progressive updates on the events and the associated videos. Thanks to VS team for the effort. Walking on the beam must have been thrilling! All have good fun and come back with lasting memories!