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21/08/08 , 9:33 AM

<3!

i dont know why this place is soooooo deaaaaaaaad :/
anyway i heard twenty three people went back for ROD (:
that's only like eight people missing caan :D
of which one of them is me ._.
but i know im forgiven :D

hope you guys are coping well with school and all!
jiayou jiayou. squad chalet and squad jacket :D
<3!

p.s. wanted to post pictures but i dont know how ebloggy works grah. can we change to something else? :/

-xinyue-
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01/05/08 , 1:21 AM

rvnp part1

EDITOR (HAHA): i just sent out this email that haoting typed out for
the ncos to like a few of us in the squad cos i really thought it was
meaningful. and i actually sent it out only to people whom i thought would be interested in giving the mail a read.
it made it seem like rvnp days were just like days ago. and
it just made me reminisce about it all over again. all the joy,
the pain, the laughter, and just simply thinking about the
experiences and the valuable memories that were left behind
just really made it even more meaningful. &it's just so
heartwarming to send it out and receive replies that shared
my sentiments (:
but then i thought again and realised that maybe some other
people might be interested too so perhaps i could just paste it
here (: so here it is!

HAOTING:
heyyo!
hmmm. how i should i start? oh wells i predict that this will be quite a long email so just BEAR with me larh k. time sure flies isnt it. the first time i saw you guys. you all had this blurr innocent noobish noob look on your faces. HAHAH. but guess what! look at you guys now. all grown up! heheheh. sigh makes me feel real real real old. its time for me to sit on a rocking chair and smoke a pipe like a old grandpa. HAHA okie crap.
okie lets get down to business. the abolishment of corporal punishment. its a devastating change. and i believe the ultimate victims of this change is you guys. after all you people have been pumped for a full 3 years. then when you all finally became ncos you all cant pump the cadets. that kind of sucks right. moreover you all can no longer lead the unit the same way your seniors did and also the only way that was known-using corporal punishment. its like being thrown into a dark cave without a touchlight and asking you to figure your own way out.
i am sure you people have already heard alot of comments from your other seniors. be it word of mouth or blogs or whatever. most of them said that they are disappointed about the state of the unit now. they say the standard dropped or what blah blah blah. well i must say that at the first glance of the unit, disappointment is a natural reaction. they tend to compare the standard now and the standard then. and of course the standard is different. note i used the word different, not worse. i will explain that later.
okie i must admit. when i first came back and saw the unit. i was disappointed too. why did rvnp change so much i ask myself. then across the period of teaching in rv i start to see a more complete view of the situation. and i changed my point of view. watching you guys whenever you all have activity helps! lolx. the restrictions that you all have to work under. the stress. and a completely new system. i start to understand the situation abit more. i realised how difficult it is to lead the unit now that corporal punishment is abolished. so i tried to see if there is anything i can help. during one activity i saw some of you guys after scolding the cadets, really looked very tired. then i looked at the cadets. they were physically here but their souls were not. everyone looks mentally drained. then i saw the other uniform groups. the cadets had smiles on their faces. what happened to rvnp? what went wrong?
i felt helpless. i regret not coming back as a CI. as a CI i would have more power to help. now i am just some random senior who rod-ed ages ago. ever wondered why my batch got no CIs? lol my batch is the missing link of the long generations of CIs. me and some squadmates actually wanted to return as CIs. but we had a dispute with the CIs then. so we decided to boycott. we also thought that we can still come back and help if we are not CIs. but JC life had been real busy and slowly we didnt even come back at all. sigh.
okie let me sidetrack abit. let me apologise. because i feel that i didnt do a good job as your IC. i feel that i didnt do my best in teaching you all. the later part of my ncoship i was always on the basketball court. which i really really regret. sigh. thats why during activity you see me nagging abit here and there. because whatever i failed to teach you guys then i think i should at least try to teach you all abit now. but its a relief that despite my incompetence you guys grew up to be fine ncos!
okie let me continue. so i decided to see where i can help. i went to blog google RVNP. and read all the possible blogs out there that blogs about rvnp. of course i stumbled upon some of your blogs heh. and i read blogs of some of the cadets. then i realised that the problem. or at least i think i did. the problem is that you all are trying to work towards rvnp of the past as your goal. the rvnp that has pride in its discipline. the rvnp that was ruled under the iron fist of corporal punishment.
but now that corporal punishment is abolished of course its hard to be the same rvnp. thats why you guys and the cadets are all tired. i think its time for you all to decide whats the new image of rvnp? its hard to be discipline without corporal punishment. without any threats. its hard to make cadets do stuff by threatening them anymore now that you all are not threatening enough. lol! so now you all should make the cadets do stuff because they want to. sounds abstract right. that leads to the next question. why did the cadets lose their passion? hahah then may i ask you why do you love rvnp? because of drilling? because of pumping? nope its not. its because of drilling with your squadmates. pumping with your squadmates. its the company that you met here that makes the cca so special. so i think that the only good enough reason left for the cadets to come to cca is their squadmates. yarh lorh. maybe think of something new for PT? i was thinking of playing police and thief. lol. npcc related what can train running also. well the thing is rvnp cannot be run using fear anymore. its time to use the element of fun. try to think of new stuff to breathe new life into the cca? of course its easier said than done. i am just suggesting.
what i am trying to say is. its time to use a whole new different approach. and work towards a new goal. start from the bottom again. its your unit now. its time for you all to sit down in a circle and really decide where to go from here. of course the journey is only going to get tougher.
but its time like this that you guys must really stay together. i was told of those that have lost the purpose to come activity anymore. at a crucial time like this, everyone in the squad must step up. it takes the will of the whole squad for the unit to stand. i urge all of you to stay as one as you all practically only have each other to rely on. if your squadmates can depend on you then who can they depend on? how can others believe in your squadmates when you yourself dont believe in them? its a test of faith. test of the bond built over the 4 years. built over all the sweat. all the joy. and all the tears.
okie let me continue to the sec3 squad. hahah. the squad is improving. they dont need people who scold them or teach them how to do things. i think they just need people who believe in them. there are still a few stars shining in that squad. and i am glad that you guys did not give up on them. there are no bad squads. only bad ICs. and i see that the sec3 ICs are obviously not bad! so yepp. jiayou! (oh i really forgot the exact words i told the sec3 squad that day but trust me i didnt say anything bad i was trying to help. but if i can recall i shall tell you all ) oh. now that you all cant use corporal punishment to threaten the cadets maybe you all can use encouragements and challenges instead. like see whether they can run faster than their ncos. or etc. of course when they win reward them lol.
and let me talk about respect. now that you cant make them listen through fear. you all can make them listen because they respect you. but respect is not something you ask for. but something you earn. to make sure that the cadets dont slouch. the ncos. themselves must not slouch. you all must try to be that elite squad of the unit. role models for the cadets to follow. if the nco dam zai of course the cadets will listen willing isnt it. of course its a whole squad's effort. one nco that slouch will put all the rest's effort to vain. thats why i say you guys must stick together and decide how to lead the unit.

-xinyue-
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01/05/08 , 1:21 AM

rvnp (:

last friday. the last day of my teaching days. i was drinking milo and munching on a egg and cheese burger. i walked across the field to the sec2 and sec3 squad. the ICs present should remember. then the 2 squads cheered rvnp. that very moment. that few seconds. i saw the shine in their eyes. the pride they had as a cadet of RVNP. they were happy to be here. they were proud to be here. i was drinking my milo. but i cant stop smiling, still biting to my straw. then my eyes started to water. then i realised it so i was like oh shit so i faster walk away. cannot let other people see heh. the thing is i am proud to be part of rvnp. all the talk about rvnp has changed. but at that very moment i realise rvnp is STILL rvnp. it was in the past. it is now. and forever will be. the system may change. the faces may change. but the name and its meaning will remain. rvnp. the place i met my squadmates. and the place other people met theirs. the place people make friendships that last a lifetime.
its true that in this transition period the times are tough. but rvnp will rise again. glorious days are ahead. at the end of the day all will be fine. i said before the standard now is different not worse. because the circumstances now is different compared to last time. its unfair to you guys if we compare. what was accomplished was with corporal punishment. so its a totally different scenario. considering the changes that you all need to adapt to, you all have really done well.
i am proud of you guys as i really see the effort put in. adapting to a new system is difficult and you guys are coping well! hang in there alrights. and thanks for not giving up! you guys are doing fine already so jiayou bah! i really appreciate your efforts. you guys are leading the unit even in this time of chaos. and for that i thank you.
i aint really in a position to do much as i am going botakkkk realllllll soonnnnnn zzzz. so all i can do is write a long naggy email heh. so yupp. fight on! dont give up. really. push each other along. those who weather the storms shall live to see the rainbow. i am sure that a few years down the road you guys will look back and be proud of what you guys have done. the first batch to lead after the abolishment of corporal punishment. this is not the generation that is going to be sacrificed.
RVNP WILL RISE AGAIN.
okie i am going to send this to sharman. sharman please help me forward this email to your whole squad. and sharman please please reply if you recieved this email so that i know lol.

yours sincerely,
from your sec1 IC then who still cares,
haoting

you know, i really really do miss the times together as a squad. like pumping with the squad, cheering together, running, drilling, and many many more experiences that we share. and definitely im proud to say im from rvnps3o6 :D really, the memories dont fade away. these fond memories just keep coming back to me and i somehow will just laugh to myself on the bus when i suddenly think about the moments together. the times where i know, i have all of u by my side to support me all the way. for everything that you have given me, i really really wanna thank you guys. words cannot express what i feel exactly, but yupp really really thankful that ive been in rvnp experiencing all the love and simply, just everything. umm.. i shall not emo too much before everyone else starts to emo together with me. sorry have been really caught up in school with the projects (insanely a lot !), studies and CCA. will try very very much to come when theres outing or anything (: will miss you very very much. hope to see you soon (:

love,
yanlin (:

lovely sqdmates,
i haven seen y'all for a super long time. (except for meixi)
yeah. come to tink of it. we successfully completed ncoship n rod-ed w/o da use of cpl punishment too.
in fact we came up wif many other solutions to deal wif discipline prob. but still, we kana screwed. but i
still lyk da way tat we stayed tgt despite bein shoot by officers n everythin. we went thru a lot, definitely.
n i must say tat many a times my eyes do start waterin too when i see rvnp. when i see da cc comp team
workin hard, im reminded of miracles. when i hear rvnp, i cant hear it but to clap wif da beat, even if i forgot
some of the lyrics? opps. when i went back to rv tat time to collect my O cert, i was super shocked tat da ics
do nth abt da sec twos when they obviously dunno how to pitch tents. it hurts to c tat. it hurts to c rvnp
std dropping, now wat's da std we all keep talking about agn? r we goin to sustain tat reputation of bein
a gold unit? shirui asked if i still wanna go back to rv given their present state. i realli dunno. it realli
disappoints me to c them lidat. but wat can we do to help? r we just goin to sit back n watch? i'll swear
tat i cant. rvnp shaped me, shaped da many previous n present batches. rvnp history ish not gonna stop
here. n i received a lot from rvnp, n from u guys. its da drilling, pumping, kanna screwed blah blah blah wif
y'all tat made me wanted to serve agn. (if ur wondered whys angel so siao choose to go n get all those shit
agn).
ohwells. lets remain strong still, n help our juniors alright?
i bet u guys dowan to c rvnp fall apart too.
it's da fruit of our labour.
(:
n as u study n study ns study fer ct n mye, always noe tat r sqdmates r still arnd n yeah.
stay strong.
u may tink i sound a bit off n make no sense at all,
but i still wish to tell u guys tat y'all brighten up my life n let us not rvnp die here.
let's all join efforts n revive rvnp.

* angel ; me351991 (:

hey all
haven see uall for like ages... except like yanlin and meixi who seems to be soo free and angel whois forever busy...
i have to admit that rvnp has become part of my life and that i am proud to be a member of it. even if i have left, i don't deny that i don't feel anything for it. when i went for cccomp, i was as anxious as the people as the cis when rvnp flag got up only at the last min. once you are a rvnp'ian' you are always one. we are like a big family whom you know you can count on.
now that our juniors have this prob of no coporal punishment, we should try to help them. since we also went through ncoship without cp. it doesn't mean that we have to be a ci, you can always go back as a senior and give the ncos your opinions, watch how they conduct their activities and give them feedback etc.
go back as a ci ONLY if you have the passion. don't go back just for the cca. you won't last and it wouldn't bring good to rvnp also.
i am just being lame... suddenly feel like typing something. haha...
good luck with all the exams and shit jc life... : DD

love,
shirui

yeah it's really really really long i know.
but i guess it's really worth reading.
well to me at least, if you're not interested i cant force you to read it.
but just so the current CIs know that there are still people
who care about the unit and are willing to go back to help
even when they don't have a name to acknowledge with.
just hope this encourages current&incoming CIs, persevere on!
YES RVNP WILL RISE AGAIN (:

-xinyue-
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21/03/08 , 3:08 AM

heyyy

Don't let this blog go dead (again) leh.

Who got nothing to do then just post.

So anyway,
WHO'S GOING FOR CI COURSE?
(:

may
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02/03/08 , 10:47 AM

SQUADMATES i miss you guys a lot a lot
you know, itc is coming.
long long time ago i asked mr oh whether we can stay overnight during the camp he said YES as long as we don't make a ruckus and try to blend in with the rv ppl.
i think itc is from 7to 9 march
so you people want to go? please go
especially xiaoxi and debbra who owe me money.
pleasepleasepleaseGO
i haven't seen you people for ages already

Meixi
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11/02/08 , 4:07 PM

Hello squadmates! :D
Is everyone having fun in school?
I'm not. ):
Anyway, have anyone noticed that we suddenly have a lot of weird comments?
*frowns*
Anyway. keep blogging people! Even when you have nothing intelligent to say.
Like me.
Just blog!
I'll read!

djcyx
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04/02/08 , 11:23 AM

we got gold for uopa 2007
yay
haha(:

Meixi
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