Channel News Nanyang (CNNY)

Yeah. This is the Holistic Healthy Lifestyle [eng] Roving DV video. For those who have missed it on Channelnews Asia~ =D

http://video2.channelnewsasia.com/cnavideos/multiplevideos_watermark.asp?skin=player1.swf&bgskin=playerbackground.swf&filename=081012_rovingdv_nanyangjc.flv&adfilebefore=cna video2.flv&adfileafter=&playmode=S

this is CNNY exco of batch 07-08 for ya.

LOVE Y'ALL!

ALL THE BEST FOR A LEVELS! :)

-rach

Hey dearies! This will probably be my one and only entry on cnny blog. So yup, the best essence from Head of Logistics ‘07-‘08 is all contained here! =)

Yay farewell party is great!! A big THANKEW to yiping & team, for spending so much time & effort to giv us this special day that we’ll remember forever. =) I know u guys very hardworking, let me treat u all to icecream someday ok?? *yea, tis is an excuse to meet up again. haha*

Ok guys & girls, prepare ur tissue pack before continuing to read. Well, u may b touched to tears or… Laughing til ur tears roll. *Lol lihui, urs may be laughtillnobreath* =P

Personal messages to each of my beloved excos & jr excos~

To Rachel: Dear rach, thanks for not only being our capable leader & close friend, I also thank u for being a lovely sister. Thx for being with me whether it’s cca or fellowship, they’ve definitely made my life at ny more meaningful! =) Let’s work hard for A’s & may glory be onto our Lord. =)

To Shermaine: Hey Sher! Your liveliness has brought much joy n laughter to us! =P Cca is nv boring when u’re around. =) Continue to stay energetic, it’ll light up e lives of others around u ~

To Hong Chen: XX! Oopx, dun tease u le la. Haha. Hope u’ve been joyfully surprised by e birthday party sometime ago, it’s great to feel that we’re like your big family in Singapore. =D Your demure & sweetness much reminds me of a porcelain doll, everyone can’t help showering care onto u! =)

To Lihui: Yay Lihui! I’m finally here to blog! =D Thanks for always taking e trouble to update our friendster with photos, u ROCK! *haha borrow ur pet phrase* It’s great to always see u around at lectures, & it’s so convenient to spot u during morn assembly. =) Your amiable nature is truly appreciated; Yea Jas loves Lihui!! <3 =D

To Eejia: Jia Jia! Icy Tower queen~ CNNY room rox yea, perfect combination for work & play! =) Haha being tall sure has its advantages, I rmb when we had to film e doggies area at K9 where e grills r too high. Yay Jia Jia u’re e only one who can film from e top! =D It’s definitely been one of my fondest memory in cnny, working on e SVA with u gals. *yea rach, lihui & lilin, tis is for u too! =) *

To Yee Ting: Tingxx! Whee~ fellow 4e3’06 mate~ =D Come to think of it, time really flies. My first impression of u 3 yrs ago was captivated by ur super long hair, now u sport a cute babydoll bob~ Thanks for e farewell letter u gave, love e sweet pink flowers! =)

To Michelle: Yay Mich, fellow 4e3’06 mate too~! =D It’s great to have u with me thru’ e “very amazing” amazing race, I’m glad we made it back to our comfy room of warmth in one piece. =) Thanks for e little note card with such an inspiring line, & e rowing mouse is so cute!
ps. *jycx rox, bcoz he shares my bro’s name! =P *

To Li Lin: xiaoli! call-out game v fun! =P What an amusing way of distressing, & finding out how lame ppl can get while cooking up stories. =D Thanks for being concerned & offering help for CCS vid production even when u’re ill, love u! =)

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To Yiping: Yiping, u’re now e 老大 of our cca, so no matter what difficulties u guys face in e future, stay strong! You’re always so enthusiastic & passionate for cnny, I’ve total confidence in u that u would manage well. =) Strive on!

To Kenwyn: Sunny! Know u for so many penguin yrs le, I’m v proud to see that u’ve grown so much in life. Now that u’re given tis heavy responsibility of being our DD, must jiayou! Be confident of yourself, believe in ur capability. =) Yea ppg go go go ~

To Xiaotong: 晓彤姐姐! Wa u’re so polite to call me “学姐”, I feel so 担当不起. Haha. Thanks for sacrificing to b bombed at by e water bombs at e amazing race, I think it’s real cool for a girl to b so courageous! =) *haha tho I think most of us wanna bomb kenwyn rite?? =P* 继续努力, 相信你会把工作做得好! =D

To Charlene: Charlene, must eat more okie?? I scared a strong gust of wind will blow u away. haha. Being H. Reporter is sometimes like being a loanshark, must chase ppl for scripts. Haha yea, so must build up a strong body! =) Oh yea, lihui says u like purple, so ur personal msg is special de, it’s in purple! =D

To Benny: Bennnyyy, u’re so lucky to share e same name as my fav doggie! *watch our proudly produced SVA’07 GOLD-award video to see him* (lol I’m advertising again =x) I feel that u’re a caring guy who notices small details, & yet also sees things with a bigger perspective in mind. =) Being frenly & chatty is also definitely ur nice attributes!

To Ding Lun: Woohoo dinglun, up til today my deepest impression of u is still of e media camp opening vid, 太酷了! haha 辛苦你了, for running around so much while carrying such a heavy cam, it definitely suits u as D. of Videography! =)

To Thai Xiong: Teddy! Brother Bear! Koko Krunch! Aiyo u got so many names, dunno call which one. Haha. *I still prefer Koko tho, coz it’s original by me!* =D Hope our 3 snr teddies can cheer u up & accompany u thru’ e long editing hrs. =) Oh yea, congrats on Project 321, we’re so proud of u!!

To Daniel: Bro Da niu! Yay here’s e last trio member of e “cnny animal family”. =D Thanks for working so hard on e LTC vid with Teddy, seeing u two coming down with rashes has “hurt my feelings”. *haha wanna use ur trademark phrase =P * Continue to brace urself for e challenges ahead, may our Lord bless u! =)

And as usual, the BEST is always left for e last ~ My 2 baobei-s Karen & Jia Hui! =D
*hugs*

To Karen: Baobei Karen! Aww I’ll definitely miss u too, I’m sure that u & jiahui would do ur jobs well & I would b proud of u gals! Thanks gals for dedicating a song to me on farewell nite, I’m so touched! I love ur sweet & cute nature, & I believe it would bring u happiness in life~ =)

To Jia Hui: Baobei Jiahui! Yup it’s definitely cool to hav 2 successors, I don’t feel greedy at all! Haha. Double joy, double blissfulness, double dose of love. <3 Stay cool, Cheerios! *lol =P *

Okie dokey, tt’s all folks. So long everyone, hope to cya all real soon!!

Loves,
Jasmine
Head of Logistics ‘07-‘08

AMMENDED VERSION - 19.07.08


helloss everyone!!!

the old grpings have been cancelled due to the uneven distirbution of members in each grp.
So, here r the new groupings for the roving dv and dv campus. these grping are going to b permanent.

group1 (EL)
kenwyn
charlene
kenny
matthias
yuzhen
shilin

group 2(EL)
benny
daniel
yie sing
jianzhi
annabella
lingyan
chuanren

group 3
thai xiong
karen
jolyn
jasmine
huan qing
chin hong
angeline

group 4 (CL)
dinglun
xiaotong
xingzi
hai rui
hai fang
jia xin
yi liang

group5 (CL)
yiping
jiahui
joanne
wenyi
leting
michelle

ok done!
these are ur new groupings, sooo try to know more and bond with ur fellow grp mates. hope u have a wonderful time making ur videos, okay? enjoy =) LOL cya next week.

P.S u can find any one of the excos if u have any STRONG objections.

cheerios, jiahui and charlene

yozz~!

Yeahs, Firstly, on Behalf of the j1 Excos, i wana thank all CNNY ppl for coming down! No matter how long u stayed, its ur presence that made the event possible and FUN! =D

Next, We are really glad that the j2s enjoyed the Farewell party! =D
We hope that the whole farewell party was memorable~

Last but not least, cheers to the j1 Excos for putting in so much effort in this farewell event! yeahs, the nights of meetings have not been wasted. Jiayous!!! u guys are great! =D


Lastly, We wana wish all the j2s all the best in their A levels and their future endeavors!!! Study hard! Just merely 3 more months! =D
GO GO GO!

On the highest floor, where there is warmth.
In the darkest corner, where you'll see the light.


okay, lets hope our dear jasmine will put her post by 2mr. LOLs.

-Kenwyn [on behalf of the j1 eXcos]

The very friendly Captain Ball's match.

They were reluctant, but i managed to snap this eventually.

Rachel's group. (:

Zuosheng's the reason why we should play captain's ball
(with him in our team, of course!)

And this is my team. We are good lor (:

And yes, they won. (Because of Zuosheng.)

See the balloons? They were from Karen and Charlene.
We have niccce juniors!!

3 Teams became 1.

And we were early, so we camwhored.

The third attempt. They said the other two aren't nice.

The exco. With XX missing :(

And XX finally returned, so tada~
Girls' Power.
Presenting to you: Cnny Exco '07-'08

This is the biggest group photo.
Cnny exco, '07-'08 + '08-'09
Missing: Daniel & YeeTing :(

And here are some nice random shots, enjoy!

See, reporters can film!

Oh classic. Our favourite board.

Random scribbles on a random paper found on CCA room's table.
Randomness is nice.

Our trademark: Gambling.
Playing professional Big 2.

Hahahs! Huyang, don't killl me.

The cameraman's emoing because he got no friends.
His friends were all playing the very amazing race.

A nice scenery I spotted while playing water bombs.

And yeah, MR CHENG visited us after all the bombings!!

And finally, the couple keychain for Yiping&Kenwyn.
They sticked like paper, according to Rach.
Funny description larh!


And here are some sad news:
#1. I don't have much of ex-ex-exco's pictures.
Any of you with these pictures please upload them on Cnny's friendster yeah?
#2. I forgot my very amazing race present. Someone must have stolen mine! Hahahs.
#3. Hongchen and I have reserved the grey bottles from Canadian Pizza but forgot to take them. So j1 exco, kindly pass it to us when you see us. laugh out loud.
#4. We forgot to pass Zuosheng the XXL's CCA tee! kuku right?! Haish.
Wonder when's the next time we see him. So yeah, Zuosheng, if you're reading this, I am implying that you must come back again!!
#5. This may be my last post on Cnny's blog, or at least for the upcoming months. This explains why I posted some of the pictures on the blog and wrote captions for each of them.
But more importantly, there must be someone who's taking over this pictures-uploading job.
So yeah, j1 exco, who's as patient/competent as me? Hahahahs. Just kidding la.

Once again,
yesterday was a blast. (yes, Yiping, it was!)
We especially like the choice of the final destination-The place we are so so familiar of, where we feel warmth and love!
Thank you everyone who was present (:


Alright,
Think I shall end here.
I am so eagerly waiting for Jas to post her first entry here!
Jas, you better don't go against your words!!

Before i end this, allow me to make some wishings:
#1. May everyone do really really well for exams. A's and Promos.
(P.S. WE ALL CAN DO IT!! )
#2. May the current exco bring CNNY to greater heights.
(we have much faith in you guys!)
#3. May everyone in CNNY be blessed with good health.

And yeah,
As i always say:
WE ROCK.

So long,
Lihui.

sorry yiping for pushing down your post or whatever they call it :/ eejia wants me to announce that she doesn't mind a soft toy, provided it's BIG. like, life-size. haha.

btw, travelling = need to take mrt? or just bus! cuz i'm very happy i have bus consession so i hope no need to take mrt! :D

& oh oh, i will be a late, like 15-30mins cuz i have tuition from 10am-12nn hahaha. yeah, sad mugger-ish life.

love,
sher, very happy, very very happy, extremely happy :)

[/edited as of 11/7/08]
Hello everyone!

don't say that, rachel. all of you have been really great. Without you all, there wouldn't be us. With your advise, we j1s will be more bonded and work in unity. :)

Okay, mid-year exams are over and I do hope it has been smooth for all of you. Now, we shall have something great as post-exam leisure!

The farewell party will be held next Saturday, celebrating the achievements of cnny in the past one year and not forgetting all the J2s for their significant contributions.

Date: 12 July 2008(Saturday)
Time: 12.30pm to 9.45pm
Venue: Gather Outside Bishan MRT station.

Note:

1) Have your lunch before you come
2) Top-up your ez-link card, because we will be having quite some traveling.
3) Bring your water bottle to drink.
4) Wear clothes that are suitable for some physical activities.
5) Bring your beautiful clothes along for the night party. We will be changing to it after a wet activity.

Brief Schedule:
We will start off with some ball game!
At 3.30pm, we'll be having an amzing race!!
At 6.30pm, we'll proceed to our night activity!!!



We will appreciate it very much if you are able to join in for the fun next Saturday, let this be a time of bonding for all people in cnny. It’s going to be a blast!

Any enquries, please contact yiping: 96308608
kenwyn: 91594841

The two of us will be attenting LTC from 4 July - 7 July. Call us only after 7 July. Many thanks.

=)
yiping

heyheyyyy everyone.. :)

NOW is post-mids for me. those taking bio, jia you jia you!!

it's amazing how time really flies yea?.. just a while ago it was my first post here, and then a few posts before, it was yiping's first post. :P

am really encouraged by the next batch's enthusiasm.. i think it was what my batch generally lacked in.. but i'm glad to see how y'all keep meeting up. those who love working together, stay together. :) may the next batch forge even closer bonds and friendships within y'all!

am totally so gonna miss CNNY... the times we ran about doing last min coverage for the school or for our production, the times we made mistakes and got into a little trouble, the times we had fun filming our SVA together and making external friends :) those were most memorable..

and we gotta thank Mr Cheng for being so patient and kind towards us too. he's the most generous teacher i know so far... and he'd go all out to help us when we need it. thank you, Mr Cheng!! :)

work hard, j1s! learn from our mistakes and move forward too. it'll be an interesting journey ahead for y'all. enjoy it! :)

love ya all,
rachel (:

Okay, for the J1s, yes. It's after mids. But work hard J2s! One more week! Btw, this is a shoutout to the J1 excos... Post farewell party details soon! & uh, I'm representing all J2 excos to say that... we don't want soft toys for presents! I think all the excos will agree with me right? Haha :)

Tbh, idk what to buy either. It's quite troublesome right! Haha. Anw, yeah, something to share (which I also told Kenwyn..) If you don't know what to get, get something from you like cuz the reciever will probably like it, since it's a gift from the heart :)

Okay, I'm back to war. Luv everyone!

- Sher

Hey yo~!

Yeah, if u missed the news featuring the media camp 2008 on chn8 or chnU, u may watch it by just clicking the link below. =D

http://video2.channelnewsasia.com/cnavideos/chineseplayer.asp?skin=Player1.swf&player=chineseplayer.swf&filename=xin_060708_nanyang.flv

okaes. enjoy the news clip. lol.

study hard for MYE ppl! gd luck!
-kenwyn.

found this. :) enjoy!

A collective effort of CNNY exco; the proudest news clip we ever produced.

The Murder Of XiaoQiang.

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Laugh Out Loud!

Hi Everyone!

This is the first time I write an entry for cnny, hope it isn't too bad.

Mediacamp has ended successfully and generally smoothly. We have to really thanks mr cheng and our j2 seniors who organised everything. At the same time, not forgetting the ex-excos(yifang's batch) for sacrificing their time to come back on the first day of mediacamp. It has definitely boost the morale of cnny. Most importantly, each and everyone of you ( j1s) were very significant in the process, because without you, we will not be able to run the camp. You are'll have undoubtly performed well as facilitators despite facing different challenges and difficulties in terms of cooperating with the respective schools, and also to guide them efficiently. I can understand, because I faced those problems as well. However, as what mr cheng has said, this is the first time, among many batches, that the participating schools were able to finish editing and submit their products on the first day and thus not a need to drag it to the second day. With this, please give yourself a clap! : ) You are wonderful!

Next, the exco's result is out. For those names that appear on the blog, I shall congradulate you, because you really deserve it. I know that some of you got a position that you didn't put in for both your first and second choices. Fret not, this means that the seniors have faith in you and believe that you can do well in that area. You should also trust their judgement and have trust in your ability. I hope that we excos will work together well in the coming one and a half year, assisting each other and bring out the best to cnny!

On the other hand, many of you might not have gotten a position. It's definitely something upset with a tinge of emptiness...I've experienced it before, but I hope that you can recover from your sadness in these few days, or try not to think about it for the time being. Like what shermaine has posted, you are all valuable members of cnny. Without the members, cnny will never go far. Thus, don't belittle yourself, you are all great people with great abilities. Let's hope we will have more fun and laughter working together in the coming journey. Be optimistic!

Rest well,
yiping : )

Media Camp is finally over, and I guess we can call it a success! Good job everyone! I suppose Mr Kwek is quite pleased because a sec school teacher praised the facils! :D Hip hip hooray! :) :)

Okay I'll not beat about the bush. I'm going to announce the list of Excos on the blog right now because I was the last to call my successor & he was still quite optimistic hahha I thought he'd be disappointed since everyone else got their calls quite early... except him :/

So.... your future Excos are....

Director: Lim Yi Ping
D. Director: Sito Kenwyn

Reporting (C): Wu Xiao Tong
Reporting (E): Charlene Tan

Head of Videography: Benny Wong
D. Head of Videography: Tang Ding Lun

Head of Editing: Lim Thai Xiong
D. Head of Editing: Daniel Tan

Head of Logistics: Karen Ho
D. Head of Logistics: Tan Jia Hui

As you can see, some people got a position that they did not run for. This is much regretted, but we feel that this team we have chosen is the best. It's really been hard for us to decide which roles to assign to you guys since 21 of you ran for Exco elections. No doubt, there are more than 10 candidates whom we feel have the potential to be an Exco. However, it is not wise to elect the Excos based solely on our own preferences. We've given it much thought and the decisions are final. We hope everyone can understand this.

Please do not feel upset if you did not get a position. You're all still valuable members to our CCA. Without the members, we'd be nothing. We wouldn't have enough manpower participate in any competitions, not to mention production.

Okay I just realised that my post, compared to previous years, is much much longer. Well pardon me alright! I've got so much more to say :(

Hmm, fine maybe I'll not say them today! I'll save it for some other time haha. Okay bye! & SITO KENWYN... YOU DENSE PIG! Hahaha! Okay I tell you all... as I said... he's the last to be contacted, at about 7 plus, then hor... he think he's deputy head of logistics luh!!! Haha damn funny hor?! Okay nevermind random. I need sleep!!! Shall go rest now haha :D

XOXO,
Shermaine
(no long a DD *whines )

hello everybody...

mediacamp's just around the cornerr!!! (refer to the previous post)

soon, we'll be handing over to the next batch of J1s! time really flies....

we seniors see quite a good lot of potential here in you juniors... so keep the good attitude and spirit going!! we're all hoping that you'll bring CNNY to an even greater height! :)

elections coming very soon... feeling a little reluctant for that day, but i'm feeling pretty excited too. :) i believe most of you chose to join CNNY because of the passion.. because when i came in, i knew almost nothing about editing or camera or reporting. passion can drive you to find out about the things you don't know if you're really interested. so keep CNNY going nowhere but UP!! we feel very relieved and assured by the good potential we see in you, J1s!!

one of the things i found hardest to do, was to balance studies with CCA. that one's no surprise. it happens to anyone with more than one committment. but it's still no joke.. sooner or later you're gonna be leading others already... but the experience i got from being director was definitely worth the while... i learnt so much i wouldn't trade it for anything else. hope that y'all will make CNNY yours and enjoy it. :)

okay.. just to encourage y'all juniors before we officially step down on thursday... i hope y'all don't feel the stress!! :)

jiayou and show your leadership on the day of mediacamp!

:)rachel

Hello everyone! I bet you're all as excited about media camp as I am! :D Alright so here are the details everyone's been dying to know.

Rehearsal (3rd June 2008)

• Gate ushers, VIP ushers, AVA team & Emcee to report at 1200hrs.
• Other teams DO NOT have to report for rehearsal.
• J2s are also excused except all Excos not involved in SDP.
  
• Gate ushers, please prepare both signs for Editing Course AND for Media Camp.

Day 1 (4th June 2008)

• All to report at LT1, 0800hrs.
• J1s to wear any school attire then change into CCA tee. Please bring $12 for CCA tee each.
• VIP ushers please remember to bring along your full attire (including court shoes).
  
• Gate ushers to wear FULL uniform when on ushering duty.
  
• J2s to wear blue CCA tee and bring $12 for the white CCA tee.
• Excos will wear blue CCA tee as well, along with your Exco tag.
• Day 1 will end at 1830hrs.
  

Day 2 (5th June 2008)

• All to report by 0900hrs EXCEPT registration group by 0830hrs.
• J1s will wear school PE tshirt.
• J2s to wear white CCA shirt.
• We will break camp at 1330hrs.
• Everyone to stay back for Exco elections. (Voting)
• All J1s running for Exco position please be prepared for your speech :)

*Please take note: Breakfast will be provided on both days though I encourage everyone to eat at home beforehand. Lunch will be provided only on the 1st day.

XOXO,
Shermaine.

J2 excos: just sent an email to you girls :) i'll spare this post from further "emo"tion. few words for you girls: 'the only way to go is up'.

to the J2s: the past few weeks working with y'all was such a pleasure. i never knew such a level of enthusiasm existed in you (don't take this as an insult!). you were surprisingly (not just my group) happy and determined to get your VOs and editing not just done, but done well. i'm proud of my J2s. :)

to the J1s: i hope my batch serves as a batch from you to learn from. we all have our weaknesses and strengths, so it's only normal that sometimes things go wrong. but never use that as an excuse for any slack when trying times come. i believe CNNY's always been a family, and will continue to be. so keep that family spirit going... when you take over, which is in a matter of weeks..

stay strong, J1s and J2s. mid years are coming.. and so is mediacamp... let's make this year's mediacamp another great success! let's prepare to the best of our abilities!! we can do it!!! :):)

love y'all!!!
rachel :)

I'm sorry, Rachel, for being impatient when I speak to you these days.

I'm sorry to the J1s, if our plans for the day was horribly disappointing.

I'm sorry for pissing anyone off today, if I did.

I'm sorry for shouting, I shouldn't have.

I'm sorry for everything I've done wrongly, I'm sorry for being mean.

---

Once again, we've missed out on a studio scene!! I think we're all pretty absent-minded hahaha. Oh well~ Guess we gotta do it again, thank goodness it's just a short scene eh! I'm sure we can do it! Hahaha :) Okay I'm being very random now and I've so got to do my H1 project. Till then~!

---

Shermaine

Hellos!

i have taken some photos last Sunday..
and will upload them asap.
keep you guys noted.
haha.


well, actually i am here to do a calling for english scripts.

Lihui. (:

heyhey everyone! :)

great job, and thumbs-up to our zhu bos huyang and xingli for studio today and everyone else involved!! despite us being kinda blur in this first time, i'd say we were really cooperative with one another and i hope we all learnt something today that we can apply for our next episode. let's all learn from the mistakes made from today and remember what not to do for the next one. :)

i know we all need to balance out studies and cca, so let's all just do our equal best for both even when we feel most tired. :) i have faith in you all that we'll be able to pull the next one off really well!! JIA YOU!!

next cca on wed will be a mock shoot for the J1s and editing of studio for the J2s. a few of the J2s will be assigned to follow the juniors around for their mock shoot.

we'll all meet at 3.30pm at the AVA room. the J1s should know your groupings by wed and be confirmed with which group of J2s you are to be attached with. don't worry if you're unsure now. we'll be showing you guys the list.

have fun, and study hard!!

rachel =)

Pardon the lame title. I was just trying to uh, link it with Rachel's and Lihui's. Haha :)

Alright, so Rachel and I have come up with the schedule for Studio. Yep, you got it. The amazingly exciting and fun studio production :)

You'll see that the schedule is pretty intensive, and we're letting you guys know one week before hand so please postpone or reschedule your plans for the upcoming days.

19th April 2008, Saturday
Time: 8am-12pm
Venue: CCA Room
What we'll be doing: Studio 1, filming what Rachel explained today. The right angle, middle angle excetra.
Note: College day at 130pm.

20th April 2008, Sunday
Time: 8am - whatever time we finish (hopefully 6.30pm)
Venue: CCA Room
What we'll be doing: Studio 1 & entertainment news. To complete all studio filming.
Note: This will be split into 2 shifts, one morning, one afternoon (except for the news presenters).

Morning shift, 8am - 1.30pm: Lihui, Lilin, Eejia, Sze Xia, Avril, Yi Hui, Shelia, Myself and Xingli & Huyang (news presenters)

Afternoon shift, 1pm -6.30pm: Rachel, Hong Chen, Jasmine, Michelle, Li Dan, Siew Chwen, Felicia, Cai Ling, Yeeting, Xingli & Huyang (news presenters)

23rd (Wed), 26th (Sat), 27th (Sun), 30th (Wed) April 2008
Time: Various
Venue: CCA Room
What we'll be doing: Editing. Not everyone will be involved at all times except Editors.Shifts will be out once filming is all done.

Please be punctual for all the meetings as we really really want to complete our production on time, don't we? After that we'll have lots of experience and things to write in the ever important SGC. So let's all work hard together all right?

Please take note that EACH GROUP is required to find an interesting entertainment news and email the URL to the CCA email which can be found on the left. Please also include the title of the video and a simple writeup of what it's about (approx. 50words). Deadline is this coming WEDNESDAY before CCA commences. Thanks a lot! :)

P.S. We're all only human so I understand if you're tired or something. Just let me know and then we can come up with ways to uh, relieve our stress? I want to be a counselor next time I can experiment on you! Haha :)

whoooooohhh! :) happyhappyhappy to announce that we won a GOLD award for SDMA! :] we sure had fun... just look at the pictures and u'll know... such a relief to know that all that effort put in last year was so worth it!~

The mini-mediacamp went well too! :] great job everyone!!!

so i guess that'll be 2 victories squished into one action-packed day today! Juz wanna say a very big "THANKS~" and great job!!!! give urselves a good pat on the back!~ *pat pat* haha...

for the J2s, up and coming is our block tests... chiong and overcome this mini-hurdle kays! after that'll be prep for the REAL thing for cca...

hehe. no stress. keep going!! jia youss!!!!

and for J1s, enjoy urselves for now this wk!!! :]

take care ppl...

:)rachel_

hellos to all. :D

Since Leap Year happens only once a year, I feel the need to update the blog to commemorate this special day. Haha.

As I promised, the details for 5th March's Primary School Sharing.

First and foremost, the groupings.

Group 1
Xingli (in charge of Camera)
Huyang
Avril
Hong Chen
Michelle

Group 2
Felicia (in charge of Camera)
Siew Chwen
Cailing
Sze Xia
Yeeting

Group 3
Shelia (in charge of Camera)
Huiyi
Yi Hui
Li Dan
Shermaine

Those in charge of Camera, you are expected to help the students hold on to the Camera while travelling, and to assist them when they have any difficulties or inquiries.

For the rest, please guide the students when they are writing their scripts as we presume that this will be their first time doing so.

The Excos will be around only to assist the members when they are in doubt as I feel that the J2s should have a chance to take charge.

I'd like to take this chance to emphasise that it is VERY IMPORTANT for everyone to familiarise with the camera BEFORE the sharing session.

Now, for the details.

Reporting time: 2.3opm (right after Assembly)
Venue: 05-60 (LEP ROOM)

Do not worry about your stomachs as LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED. So I expect everyone to be punctual and WILL NOT tolerate any latecomers, unless Assembly drags after 2.30pm. The Excos involved will be excused from Assembly to rehearse their presentations.

Theme for Sharing Session
Primary school students touring NYJC's CCAs.

Further details
Filming: All groups will go to ALL venues, filming the various CCAs we have planned for them to visit.
Interviews: They will interview their fellow schoolmates/group mates about their feeling towards the tour.

The venues and routes to take has yet to be confirmed, but I will let you guys know the details asap.

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On a lighter note..

RACHEL! Why you put inverted commas at the handsome huh! They are handsomes WITHOUT the inverted commas! Pffts.

You know you love me,
XOXO
Gossip Girl Shermaine (Haha!)

heyheyy!!! (:(:

great job everyone on getting more J1s for cca bazaar! :] we have 35 more in the new list, with 11 GUYS in total! yifang, you can put your mind at peace. we all did a pretty good job on publicity.. let's all continue to set a good example for the J1s!

5th March's one big big thing that's coming up! :) J2s by now would hav confirmed groupings alr to lead all the kiddies for the mini mediacamp... a pity that the enthusiastic J1s (shermaine's 'handsome's) can't make it for this one... :/ anyway ppl do clarify your doubts abt scripting, editing or camera handling, and most importantly, do your best and have fun that day!~

second big event's the School Digital Media Awards' ceremony! :] so glad our hardwork paid off! great job, PETS ppl! at least we're winning something (hopefully something big)! and we're all wondering if the press interview means something too... so yeppp pple keep your hopes up! can't wait for the results!! :):)

cya gals (and guys) soon!

:)rachel_

Hey people!

Just want to wish you guys a HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR! ^^ Play hard this holidays yeah?

Lots of Love,
Shermaine

btw, pets.alone? has entered the finals for SVA!!
although we don't know what it really means by being one of the top 11 finalists,
i believe it's some good news.

erms, the voting for viewers' choice has apparently closed.
but it's okay, all it matters is the judges' choice.

& i still believe both groups will still manage to clinch some award.
let's have faith and pray hard!

http://www.evideo.edu.sg/sdma/voting_listing.asp?ct=1
this is the link, go view it. (:

btw,

to the j1s,
i think you guys are really enthusiastic!!
especially the group that i followed for the mock shoot.
you guys are really high and very lame.
haha.
hope you guys have enjoyed.

and lastly,
to sze xia, avril and yihui,
thanks for staying up late with me in cnny room to capture, edit & export!
we guys have hell loads of fun doing the one's finalists' video.
& SC people said thank you.
haha.
yeahs, so let's have more fun shooting the real thing on monday!

(:
i am very happy.
Lihui.

i guess that's all for now..=)mayb next time i can add a video or two=D

Dear all,

I know you will dread to see this, but it has to be done one day. And so, I have decided to sacrifice precious mugging time to put up this post.

As you know, this semester will be our last time together as a CCA, and everything that we do now will be reflected in our SGC. So we shall all put in our best effort for the production, alright? (You don't actually have a choice, do you. Haha.)

Here goes...

Group 1
Michelle
Yeeting
Siew Chwen
Felicia

Projects:
Friendship Week/Valentine's Day (Chinese) - 11,12,13,14,15th February
The Drum Hunt (English) -25th April

Group 2
Rachel
Hong Chen
Xing Li
Li Dan

Projects:
Lin Qi Yuan talk (Chinese) - 18th January
CCA Bazaar 2 (English) - 27th February

Group 3
Li Hui
Sze Xia
Avril
Yi Hui

Projects:
The One (Chinese) - 25,28th January, 4th February
Sports Carnival (English) - 29th March

Group 4
Shermaine
Ee Jia
Hui Yi
Shelia

Projects:
Chinese New Year (Chinese) 6th February
English Drama & Choir Night (English) - 18,19th April

Group 5
Li Lin
Jasmine
Cai Ling
Hu Yang

Projects:
CCS Drama Night (Chinese) - 29th February
Synergy (English) -12 April (tbc)

Everyone, please ensure that you will inform the respective organisers of the events and ask for permission to do the filming. We will be letting Mr Cheng know about our production clips soon, and I believe that he will do his best to help ensure that everything goes smoothly for us (in terms of the whether-we-can-film thing)



This Wednesday (16th January), will be a welcome party for the J1s. Details are as follows,

Time: 3.00pm - 4.30pm (2.45pm for J2s)
Venue: AVA room
Bring along: A big welcome for the J1s, and prepare to answer any questions that they might be interested to know about our CCA.

Misc: Groupings for the J1 welcome will be made known at 2.45pm on the actual day. So we expect NO ONE to be late. There will be refreshments during the welcome. Just grab a sandwich or something at the canteen okay? :)

Have a great week ahead!

XOXO,
Shermaine (haha like Gossip Girl)

it's time for YOU GUYS to upload your pictures!
hurhur, you know who you are la!

btw, we are currently planning for j1 welcome session & the assembly sharing.
following up will be a series of filming for our studio productions!!

BUSY it may be, but it'll definitely be FUN!!

btw, i have talked to council and they have agreed to change the shooting of THE ONE's finalists on thurs common lunch break, 24th Jan, instead of Sat, 26th Jan.

yeah. i really told them saturdays are our off-days!



btw,

WE ROCK.

hello everyone!!:):)

the student council has finally finalised our venue for the CCA bazaar this wed, 9th Jan.

VENUE: it'll be behind the (left) staircase (if u're facing the field) at the atrium area.
TIME: 3-5 pm [but please don't run away at 5... we need to clear up...]
MEETING TIME: they haven't told us yet.. but if im not wrong, we're dismissed early (about 2??). have a quick bite and chiong to do ur jobs! take note... everyone's gonna have something to do! :)

YOUR JOBS:

we're given 2 tables, 2 benches (frm canteen). we need girl(and a few men)-power. lilin and hongchen's group will be in charge of getting this done. report to the student council board and sign in our cca's name before you take the tables and chairs. :) we're obstructed by the round tables too, so that needs to be shifted somehow. lilin, check with council on where to place those round tables ok?

strong gal michelle, please get your group (if not enough can kop from others) to be in charge of getting the equipment down from the CCA room. equipment meaning...

-the cameras with a few randomly selected tapes (jasmine pls try to get just one small DV cam): 1 big one (that's all we have for now), one small one.

-the tripod (take 2 in case one *er-hm* happens to be faulty that day)

-condenser mic and mic with mic-cube.

-the files we cleaned last wk, put the brochures inside. (open it when u're talking to a junior and SHOW it to them. mic, sher will pass you guys the brochures).

-the souvenirs

-the black CNNY board that we use for studio purposes

-anything useful you see in the room that can be used for publicity

[that's as much as i can think of for now]

shermaine's group and my group (since both grps may have nothing left by then) will be in charge of taking down the useful stuff we have on our noticeboard, decorate the tables of our booth, and the fixing up of technical stuff. think we're gonna need help from other ppl on that too. just for both of us to look at: we need laptop and mr cheng's equipment. :)

very impt!! **all you people who went to mediacorp and took pictures, please send them to jasmine, who's collating them into a powerpoint which we'll be showing on our screen.

last, but definitely not the least, please bring along a BIG, WIDE, CRAZY smile on your face that won't scare the J1s away but will welcome them to join us!!! be enthu okay?!! :D don't shy. and try to catch as many as possible. the key is to get their names, class and CONTACT NO. ... a paper will be provided.

hmm.. what to talk about?? aiyohhh got so much to talk about...
1) what's Channel News Nanyang about
2) what we do
3) what you can expect when you join
4) what's so good about us

and more...

and yes, the pull-factor would be the mediacorp attachment. please mention that not many schools have this special privilege. :)

do let them explore the equipment that we have. eejia, yeeting (can rotate ppl)-- in charge of protecting the equipment esp when the J1s are handling it. talk about the interesting things we learn during the training sessions.. and how we get to go out filming as a team and stuff like that.. and that we even have our own special cozy room at the CCA block!


okay. so much for CCA bazaar. :) don't feel stressed ok? we're all doing it together! so have fun recruiting ppl!! :)

rachel_

heyyy CNNY!!!

got the news?? one of our DV campus videos are in the finals!!!

tune in to channel 8 6.30pm TODAY to catch it!! pls vote!!

i'm proud of you guys (and so are the seniors)!! so keep it up! (:

btw, i'm really encouraged by the number that turned up for spring cleaning. :) it was really nice to see everyone (although all were squished into our little cca room). now it's pretty cleaned up! and thanks to the ppl also who re-designed the cca brochure!

will update this blog soon on the impt calendar dates for first semester... it's gonna be a busy year ahead for us, j2s. :P let's all jia you for the upcoming cca bazaar!!! (:(:

rachel(:

hey cnny. (:

it's amazing how time flies.
only a few months ago,
our seniors were still battling with a's,
while we, those who participated in sva, were still very much uncertain of whether we will be able to do a good job.

now,
the j2s are carefree enough to throw away all their books, (let's be happy for them, it'll be our time to rejoice in just 11mths time, lol.) while i am proud to say that both groups have managed to produce rather pleasant documentaries that won't bore people to death.
kudos to us.
all the way from conceptualizing to filming, to editing, and lastly exporting, it's seriously tough.
but we did it, YEAH! :D
& also, not forgetting to thank zuosheng, lewis, shuning, jiawei and all other seniors who came by and gave us a great deal of help.
you're all greatly appreciated.

alright, after all these big THANK YOUs, it's down to serious work.
everyone, let's work very hard for next year, be it cnny or our studies.
2008 is definitely gonna be hectic,
but do turn up for cca,
it'll be fun fun fun for all because we will be

1. preparing for open house.
2. helping out THE ONE with their participants' videos.

eh, for more details, do ask rachel or shermaine.
haha. shirking off responsibility.

yea, so don't sian diao whenever cnny is mentioned.
there will be no more theory-based trainings but more of hands-on next year!

cheers to cnny. (:
have a great holiday and be back fully recharged for the ever-busy 2008 bah!

btw, randomly,
this is my first post. lol.

Lihui.

Hey people! How's your holidays coming along? Yeeting & I are currently at E-News Department, Mediacorp. Yep! It's our attachment week! :D

We're going to see WILBER PAN in 2hours time! Aren't you excited for us?! Hah :D Anyway, we're quite bored now that's why we're online & updating the blog to prevent it from rusting.

YES WE'RE REALLY BORED RIGHT NOW AND WE WANT TO INTRODUCE A VERY NICE CHINESE BOOK TO YOU GUYS! :D (CLICK ON THE TITLE IT'S A LINK)

《梦里花落知多少》

P.S: You can read it online. See! Save money!!

Well besides reading this book (WHICH YOU ALL SHOULD READ), we also learnt some stuff here at Mediacorp.

#01. Do not complain if you get into News instead of CA.
#02. Bring money for cab fare (can be claimed from the boss later on)
#03. Must rush for time so bring BREAD along.
#04. Do no fret when being 'forgotten' by the reporters you're following (how could they forget such cute little girls like us....)
#05. Do not let anyone else (besides the reporter you're with) know that you have no $$ to take cab.
#06. Do not let the other party (e.g. SCDF) know that you have no idea where their HQ is.
#07. Bring cameras to take photos. You'll never know who you're going to meet.
#08. Bring along a jacket/shawl wherever you go because you might end up somewhere cold (omg it rhymes!)
#09. Bring lots of empty bottles. (there are water coolers don't waste your house water)
#10. Be prepared to listen to some handsome/ugly man with a nice/unpleasant voice for hours.
#11. Get ready to reach home at midnight sometimes (okay, actually this only happened to me, ONCE)

That's probably all we've learnt so far. Oh wait, I think there's still one more.

#12. If you want to send a tape back to Mediacorp, tell the cameraman what you want to send back so that there is no tape wastage :D

So... I think that's about it. Most importantly, READ THE BOOK WE INTRODUCED!!!

Lots of love,
Shermaine
& Yeeting (who just laughs at what I type)

hello!~

pls be reminded that the
FINAL TRAINING for this year is:

this wed : 24/10
same time (2.30pm) [most likely, but to be confirmed]
same place (IT resource rm 1)

ciao everyone! cyaaa... (:

rachel_

hello people!!!

hope y'all did your best for promos!! (: time to get back to training...

CNNY training with trainers resumes:
Wed, 10th Oct
IT resource room 1
2pm-5pm (can be earlier or later, depending on diff grps.)

pls do come and try to complete as much of your group video as possible!!

okay that's it for now people, and hope you get back great results on friday!!!

oh and just in case you're wondering what we're actually doing for open house, mr cheng will be playing the videos made by CNNY for the secondary school students to see thru the TV broadcast.. yepp so you guys can slack for friday..

see y'all again soon :)

rachel_

hey people~

i hope the J1s will read this. it's really hard to communicate with you guys as a whole nowadays.

i know it's near promos and all, and i know everyone's really busy... but let's not sacrifice the already very minimum time we have for CNNY each week.

i hope we aren't taking CNNY for granted, cuz as Mr Cheng has said, when we compare ourselves with other CCAs, they train more than we do. our 1 day per week is all we have and i hope we'll all go for it. Mr Cheng was also kind enough to arrange appropriate timings for us because he considered the fact that we have our promos to worry about.

i hope you guys'll come regularly for future trainings. even if it's just a 2-3 hour training, it's essential for us to know what they're teaching us. i don't want to sound like i'm begging you guys to come. but we really don't have to wait for a threat (like during training today) to do this.

as much as you guys want the CCA to be united, i also hope for the same thing. so let's not wait for one another to do something. cuz nothing's going to happen like that. let's just do it together. if there's anything you want to say, just say it. it's been really quiet since we J1s took over. i hope you guys'll be honest with me as i am now with y'all. we can't read each others' minds.

CNNY's not mine, not the excos'. it's OURS. if one person falls, we all fall together. i want us to all be proud of CNNY. but it has to start somewhere more fundamental... like showing up for trainings.

so i hope you guys'll think about what i said. these are just words, just my dreams for CNNY. i hope it was straight-forward enough for you guys to understand... because the impression we're giving to others right now, isn't going to get us very far.

so let's pick ourselves up and keep going now--- it'll all be worthwhile in the end i promise.

i admit it's my fault that i didn't make this clear before. nevertheless, i hope now we'll be more motivated to do our best for CNNY, cuz everyone counts. all 25+ of us.

one thing that struck me today was when Mr Cheng told us that the college holds CNNY in high regard. and i thought, if we ourselves don't, how far can we get?

it's not too late to make things change for the better.

so don't slack or give up, everyone. =) if you feel like you're quite free, get yourself involved in helping others. our duty's to bring CNNY to a greater height. and i'm sure we're able to achieve it together!

rachel_

heyhey---

though the food wasn't fantastic,
and though the weather wasn't exactly on our side,
we hope you guys had fun yesterday during farewell :)

jia you for roving dv ppl!
mr cheng's assigned deadline is only 5 days away...

and for the j2s, jia you for your A lvls!!

thanks to everyone who've contributed to the farewell in one way or another!~:0)

rachel_

Hi
The photos are in reverse sequence.





=)

Take a look... our cca ppl in the news clip.

http://video2.channelnewsasia.com/cnavideos/chineseplayer.asp?skin=Player1.swf&player=chineseplayer.swf&filename=xin_ch_wed02.flv

Snakie

hi everyone,

there's been a change in venue for the J2 farewell. it's no longer at sentosa. instead it's at east coast. we'll update you guys on further details as soon as possible after wednesday. sry for all the confusion caused in the last few days.. :)

take care,
=] rachel_

hello people!

there's going to be a compulsory meeting on 16/7 monday morning 8.30 am at the container classrooms. EVERYONE is required to attend this short but important meeting.

many thanks!
:) rachel_

hello people!!!

time to get this blog ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wahahaha.... before the exciting stuff, i shall reveal to you the finalised groupings.

Group 1

Michelle
Jasmine
Li Hui
Felicia
Jiang Lei
Jacqueline Khoo

Group 2

Rachel
Yee Ting
Bing Yun
Hwee Li
Cai Ling
Sze Xia

Group 3

Shermaine
Ee Jia
Yi Hui
Hui Yi
Vernon
Li Dan
Shelia


Group 4

Hong Chen
Li Lin
Wang Ke
Hu Yang
Xing Li
Siew Chwen

if there are any strong/violent objections, pls feel free to voice it out during the next meeting.

Next meeting will be held on wed 18th July, and it'll be an important training conducted in school. please be early hor... if you guys choose to come late, then the training would most probably end late as well. do come punctually... training starts at 3 pm, thanks!! (:(:

just FYI and for you to take note, here are the dates of the subsequent meetings and training dates:
-25 July, 3pm
-1 Aug, 3pm
-4 Aug, 9am
-15 Aug, 3pm
-18 Aug, 9am
-22 Aug, 3pm
-29 Aug, 3pm

ok now for the exciting stuff... but i can't reveal too much to spoil the fun for the J2s. hehehe... anyway, for the J2 farewell, we hope that all J1s and majority of the J2s will be able to make it. here are the long awaited details:

Venue: Sentosa
Date and Time: 28th July, Sat, 4 pm.

and that's all we're saying for now. can't spoil the fun by stating anything more. OH YES. J2 seniors, here's your what-to-bring list:
-extra clothing
-sunblock
-blindfold
-additional pt: strictly no jeans please. beach-wear highly recommended.

we'd deeply appreciate if these details could be passed on to the rest of the J2s so we can confirm the attendance of the J2s for the farewell asap. thanks :)

for the rest of the j1s, we shall reveal the more essential details to you before or after the training on 18th july. please be prepared to stay back for a while... thank you!!! (:

yay!~ hope we're all excited already!

:) rachel_

heyhey people!

please note there's NO CCA this wed due to PW.
convey the message around, thanks :)

will blog about other things really soon so stay updated to this blog... just came back from LTC.

goodbye!
:) rachel_