PUB CIP

Yesterday, the HCI NPCC Sec 1 Squad went to CIP with a few of our seniors. We were working with Public Utilities Board (PUB). The area that we were doing on is in Clementi. We were split into groups of 2 or 3. We had to knock on the doors of the apartment that were assigned to each group and ask them whether they want us to install water saving devices to help them reduce water consumption. The students were supposed to promote water saving habits while the PUB officers install water saving devices. There were also pamphlets about water saving habits to be given to the residents.

For this post, I am going to talk about good water saving habits. I am sure that everyone knows a few of water saving tips so I am going to talk about some that we are not so familiar with. There were a lot of good water saving habits that were mentioned in the pamphlets but I am only going to touch on 2 due to the word limit and the length of the post.

1)Monitor your water bills. Check your monthly water bills to monitor your family's water consumption. From what I understand, there is also a graph at the back of the bills to show you the water consumption of the past few months and the national average for the type of apartment you are in. If your consumption is more than the average, re-look your family's water usage habits and try to keep it under the national average.

2) Avoid flushing the toilet unnecessarily. Some people like to dispose tissues, insects and other similar waste into the toilet. Dispose them in the trash rather than the toilet.

Apart from the above tips, I will also like to share some facts about how easy it is to save water.

1)You can save 9 litres of water just by cutting your shower by 1 minute.

2)You can save 11 litres of water by rinsing your teeth with a mug instead of under a running tap.

3)You can save 14 litres of water by washing vegetables and dishes in a filled sink instead of under a running tap.

Sec 1 Camp

Back from Sec 1 camp! Home sweet home. Going to talk about my Sec 1 camp this time round. We went to the Sarimbun Scout Camp from 11th March to 13th March. The Sec 1 cohort was split into 24 groups and I was in a group with 6 1O2(my class) students and the rest are 1O1 students. The group was numbered 14 and we called ourselves 'LOL2' as the group consists of 1O1(looks like LOL) and 1O2(2) students.

On the first day, we set off to the campsite. It was like a forest with many trees and tents. My group was told to sleep in tents. I heard that some other groups( If I am right, groups 1-13) sleep in dorms and A harts(hope I spell it right). Unlucky. Why don't they take in one more group and we don't need to sleep on floorboards and the grass and soil?

The activity that was the best on the first was the 'Milo Pond'. It is actually a mud pool. We have to wear a PFD whereby it helps us float on water for around 4 hours (for safety reasons). We had to climb the ladder up(quite high) and slide down on a slide to the mud pool. If I was given the opportunity to try it again, I would certainly will. I don't know how to describe the feeling when I slide down and hit the water but it was very trilling. When I came out of water, I was soaked with my clothes sticking on my skin. However, we were not allowed to take a shower yet. We still had to do one more activity before showering.

On the next day, there were many activities that was not really fun but it needs our group's teamwork and co-operation with each other. One of them was the giant's finger. There is a kind of a pole on the ground, about 3.5m and there is also a tyre. I am not sure how to explain, so I surf the net and got this picture on http://www.recreation.ku.edu/programs/adams_campus/elements.shtml :



We had to lift it over the pole and put it back again. After many failed attempts, we still couldn't get that tyre out of the pole. One of the teachers told us the method to solve it and we follow it. After some guidance by that teacher again, we manage to get that tyre out. I was the one of the base people whereby Yu Siang was standing on me with his shoes on!

On the last day, it's time to say farewell to the camp. However, before that, there is something we need to do. We have to strike down the tent and clean the canvas. The canvas was very big and it was very tiring to clean the dirt off. Some use dry cloth, some use a wet one and the rest use their bare hands. After 2 hours or so, we then manage to done everything.

My Reading Habit

I am back blogging at this blog. The one I call the 'Lang Art' blog. I created a personal one recently.

Talking about my reading habit this time round. I just created a weRead account under the supervision of Ms Lim. You can created one too with the link at the link list.

I don't read much english books since the PSLE. Therefore, I am quite worried about what I should write for this post. I don't have a reading habit! Took a look at weread.com and found out that almost all the book titles are there. I saw some books that I really like to read in the past there as well. I don't mean fairy tales but books that are really good. For example, some books written by Roald Dahl like Matilda, James and the Gaint Peach when I was in around P4.

Later in the year, I read some of the books in the Chronicles of Narnia. The next 2 years, I started to read widely under the recommendation of my primary school teachers. One of the books that I really like is "Bridge to Terabithia". It is about a boy named Jess and a new girl in school named Leslie or something like that. I can't remember clearly. Jess and his fellow schoolmates were having a race to see who runs the fastest and Jess had practiced all Summer for it and the new girl, Leslie actually beat the boys.

It turns out that Leslie was Jess' neighbour and that was when their frendship began. They invented a new magical world like Narnia, which they called Terabithia. They reigned as king and queen in Terabithia. Nearly to the end, Leslie died in an accident when she was going to Terabithia. What happened next? What happened to Jess? I am not telling. :D You have to read it yourself to find out.

Some of the books that I would like to read is "Tuesdays with Morries" and "The Five People You Meet In Heaven" both by Mitch Albom. These books are recommended by my friends which I believed that they are quite nice. It has been a long time since I want to read it but I just don't have the opportunity to do so.