Singapore-Malaysia Youth Camp

13th SMYC Camp

2008-03-07T16:08:00.000+08:00

Hi everyone, The 13th Malaysia-Singapore Youth Camp - the event that you have been waiting for is finally here!! Malaysia will be hosting the Camp this year from 8 -15 June and NYC would like to invite you to be a Sing-Mal Camper once again. The Malaysia leg of the camp will give you a more holistic experience, having gone through the 12th Singapore-Malaysia Youth Camp, as you take on the role of a guest and immerse yourself in our neighbour's way of life. Similar to last year, each participant is required to contribute $100.00 to the contingent fund. The fund will be used to cover individual and group expenses for the programme. You are required to attend an induction programme on 5 to 6 April 2008. You will get to bond once again with your camp mates through the scheduled meetings organised by NYC in preparation for the camp. This includes a weekend and/or a weekday evening training session per week in April and May 2008. Full commitment is expected; those who do not attend the contingent meetings regularly will be disqualified. Be prepared to undergo activities which are physically demanding but fun. The Malaysia programme has in the past included various strenuous teambuilding activities that may border on being regimental. Therefore, please ensure that you are medically fit before signing up. Please let me know whether you are interested to attend the camp by 12 Mar 2008, Wednesday. Should you have any queries, please contact me at 6839 9132 or email Hoon_Shi_May@pa.gov.sg. Cheerio Shi May on behalf of Rena

Safar here wanna Say hello

2008-02-25T21:40:00.003+08:00

hi guys.i miss u all..seriously in my heart and soul.hope to meet u all some day and maybe we can go to overseas together as one big family.I just wish we have allot of time together in this camp.We went through up and down together as a family and this has made me love u all as brother and sister.Thanks for all the thing u have done for me.Oh before i forget i have change my number to 81373395.Feel free to call or msg.Sorry cause i never go down to the outing.I was admitted to the hospital for 4 day.I have an accident.i love u all.hope we can meet each other again

Sentosa Gathering In The Future...

2008-01-07T22:52:00.000+08:00

Survey On The Gathering Trip...

Mr Jason & Miss Zah have decided to plan a
gathering for the SMYC on one of the weekends...
A Gathering at Sentosa
Where food that is potluck to
Suntanning to Volleyball at the beach
To swimming till to Forfeit game such as Indian Poker
Hahaha

But we need you guys to tell us the ideal date that you'd
available on a weekend in January 2008
Just type at the c-box by these code by your name.
You only can vote once...

Date - Code
Sat 19 : 1
Sun 20: 2
Sat 26: 3
Sun 27: 4

The survey will expire on the 15 Jan, Tuesday.
And we'll confirm the date of the sentosa
gathering and time on the 16 Jan, Wednesday...
Make sure you vote on that day you are free whole day...
Because it a whole day invent... Duh....

From:
Mr Jason And Miss Zah

***
two cents' worth from zah:
jason has very nicely and bravely volunteered to organise this event, so let's give him the help and support that he needs (: my take is, don't worry about the food or the activities of the day - all these can be worked out nearer the date. what's most important is your availability! we want to get as many people down as possible, if not all. so pleaseplease reply with the date of your choice in the tagboard, yeah.

okie, i shan't say more since this is only worth two cents (:

btw jason, code 3, 26 jan08, saturday is the best for me. i can only make it for slots of time for the other days (you can go ahead with those, if that's the majority vote. i'll join you guys after).

two thousand and eight

2008-01-01T08:37:00.000+08:00

here's wishing you a
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
may 2008 bring you exciting challenges and opportunities to grow and learn. may you and your family be closer, more loving & more prosperous. may you be blessed with friends who care about you and love you, wherever you go. may you be a step closer (or many) to finding whatever you are pursuing in life; be it knowledge, love, religion or anything that you value.
and through all of them, to remember humility and faith (:

thank you for being my bonus in 2007 and let's remain in touch through the various avenues that we've created e.g. this blog, msn, gatherings etc. don't disappear, ok! I look forward to seeing you on 5th Jan at 3pm @ NYC's office in Toa Payoh Hub!

Cheers,
Zahida

p.s. thank you for the new year greetings. please accept this entry as my sincere reply (:

Thank EA,, Dare To Think Big...

2007-12-20T14:17:00.000+08:00

First thing come to first, I would like to thanks the

EA for given me chance to attend this wonderful

camp organize by both country that is Singapore

Malaysia Youth Camp (SMYC). This is the most

fun camp I have ever attend and also a great

opportunities not only to represent EA it self

but my own nation too. Before the camp we got lot

of meeting and practice our dance and a cultural

drama for the SMYC performance. We been split i

nto 4 working committees and I am under Sport

where our roles is to prepare a Cheers throughout

the camp, a teambuilding game and prepare a gift

for the Malaysian. I don’t know why the group chooses

me a leader for this small working committees group.

But sure I learn lot of leadership skill but so far in

this SMYC, I believe everybody is a leader and I would l

ike to thanks my group members who help me out too.

The meeting and prepare for the camp is within a month

and the nine days with the Malaysian has come.

This is where the fun part begins and the Malaysian

was shock to see our welcome cheers... (Hahaha)

It is at NACLI (National Community Leadership Institute)
where we had a 5 days 4 night camp while later we go to
Pulau Ubin for OBS (Outward Bound Singapore). The first
day we bring our neighborhood country friend to Vivo City to
shop till to Sentosa to watch Song of the Sea similar to
Musical Fountain. The second day, they went for a home stay
till the fourth day off we went to Pulau Ubin.

Overnight in the jungle to kaya half of Pulau Ubin such as
through the swampy area to open channel. The last day
I can see many of the Singaporean upset because it is
time to say good bye. I have always reminded the Malaysian
that don’t worry Singapore and Malaysia is not far and we can
visit you guys anytime. So right now we keep in touch through
messenger and we are still as close as possible.

Yes, I have met lot of new peoples but most important of all I
have make many great friends. We share our life and we go
through difficult time and fun time together. The first day we
are stranger till now we are as close as brother and sister. We
can keep in touch with them only if you wanna make it happen
and I am gonna make it happen because I am gonna visit them
on the 28 of December to visit my dear Malaysian friend in KL...

I be back on the fourth of January (A week stay in KL) and I will
tell you guy what does our dear friend do there right now,
on the fifth of January in the SMYC meeting. I am going on
the Philippines on the sixth of January for a 2 week stay. I hope
one day not only the Singapore and Malaysian are close but also
making new friends around South East Asia too. We can bring
our dear Malaysian friend and plan a trip to another country. I have
met many friends around South East Asia such as Thailand,
Philippines and India and if I can still contact them I am sure Malaysian
not only contact but plan a trip too. Not to Malaysia or Singapore
but other country to meet more new people. Sorry, if I think too far
or think too big, but it is wonderful if you guy can make it really happen...

Keep In Touch:
Mr Jason
Read my journal of 9 Days in SMYC in my blog too:
http://jasontronic.blogspot.com

Memories!

2007-12-19T21:49:00.000+08:00

Yup, memories we all had for the whole (gee, how many days is it?) from the 6th to the 14th.

Had the sudden urge to post and entry here, so, here I go!

When we first came together, it was for the team-building games,
I remembered my day there, man, I was so afraid (you can ask wani ;)
Cause everyone there was older, and I thought it would just be a gathering among all those 20+ -ers.
Heh, and I remembered calling Shi May, even though we were like a few steps away from her. Cause we didn't know how she looked like at that time =X. The first friend me and Wani made was Samuel! Heh, and it went on from there, tian hong, jack (we were so impressed by him, heh, he's a teacher!) and the rest. Met the other 17-ers, Qi Han, Ravin and also Vanessa (who vehemently disagreed that I'm 17 ;) We were broken into our groups, and from then on, we all went on to make friends with each other.

Yet, even after that one day, I never did thought that we all will ultimately share a strong bond. To me, it was just like a simple camp, everyone comes grudgingly to the meetings, then after the camp, we will just drift apart. Yet, from the first meeting, we start forming our bonds and our friendships, within our own committees and also among the rest of us.

The NYC building became like a second home to us, as we came in twice a week, and I don't know about you guys, but I did look forward to the meetings, especially when we started practicing the dances. I think SMYC destroyed my dislike for dance, with people like viknesh and safar and hubert! :) Making it way, way fun. Plus, not forgetting, the Sang Nila Crew :) Yup, having our sessions there every wednesday and saturday (oh, and the Toa Payoh HDB Hub too) was indeed great fun.

Then, the day we waited for came, the camp itself, and I think one thing that certainly changed throughout the whole camp was how we all really came together as one. Seriously, throughout my life, I never saw a group of people so united and close like ours, you don't really feel like having. The first day, we certainly made the malaysians feel welcomed, they started talking with us as soon as they settled down. And each of us then played the part of tour guides for our buddies as we brought them around. For most of us, it was tough at first, the language barrier, the differences in th way we act and all, but ultimately, we each found our common ground with our buddy and worked on it well to form that bond.

The next day, was just as exciting as the first, with our cultural trips and all. But this part, I think, is dedicated to those who took part in the homestaying thingy (Like me). I had my own reservations about having them in my house, and I know some of you did too ;) But then, it wasn't that bad. For my group, it was souvenirs galore as well as loads of food to eat. And man, I still remembered how sad I was to leave the Grassroots Club and the rest of the Singapore contingent even though it was only two days into the camp.

When we returned, it was time for us to give back to society, with our visit to MINDS, and I don't have to say much, it was fun, and it was touching for all of us :) Then came the time for our performance, and even though there wasn't really an audience, we performed and pput in all our effort. I guess we got rewarded with the food :)

OBS was, once again, another time for all of us, both contingents to bond together, and it was really effective in sealing those bonds we started between the Singaporeans and the Malaysians as well as within our own contingents.

All in all, we had our tears when we parted, we had our wishes and promises to meet up once again, and we had our reluctance to leave Punggol jetty, but all in all, let us not forget the ties we formed, the bonds we created, the firneds we made and all..

Let us not let the fire die out :)

To the 12th SMYC participants, I miss you guys :')
-Zul

2007-12-15T17:04:00.000+08:00

12th SINGAPORE Malaysia Youth Camp 2007
yeah! the camp have finally come to the end!
tears came yesterday when we say Good Bye to them!

Friendships was made
knowledge was gain
Fun was there
Memories will stay

FOR ALL MY SMYC PAL,

I HAVE ENJOY EVERY SECOND OF MY LIFE WITH YOU GUYS FOR THESE PAST NINE DAYS. YOU HAVE BROUGHT LAUGHTER INTO MY LIFE WHICH I WILL ALWAY REMEMBER! ALTHOUGHT THIS CAMP IS OVER, WE WILL NOT MEET EACH OTHER LIKE WHAT WE HAVE DONE FOR THE PAST ONE AND A HALF MONTH! BUT I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND MY WORDS TO ALL OF YOU THAT! I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU POEPLE! YOU ROCKS AND YOU ROCK MY LIFE!
ONCE A FRIEND ALWAY A FRIEND

Parting. It's not an ending, but a beginning.

Hubert

2007-12-02T13:43:00.001+08:00

Photobucket Album

less than a week left!

2007-12-01T23:10:00.000+08:00

hi!

as i was telling the LogTeam, it's great to be back after the exams and the energy from today's meeting was really good! i felt that everyone present was putting in the effort and the atmosphere was great because we were getting useful things done while having fun (:

my thanks to those who helped with the packing during/after the meeting today. i really liked it that we were helping each other out, regardless of which working committee we came from (and this is not limited to the packing today!).

personally, i think camps like smyc are such that you will gain as much as the effort you put in - so let's put in our best for this final leg of preparations (:

- Zahhh

The Music

2007-11-28T00:44:00.000+08:00

You MAY also it from this webby: http://www.ndp.org.sg/multimedia/audio/index.html

Click

Kit Chan - Home (Eng) (3.89mb)
Music & Lyrics: Dick Lee

(Year 1998)

Thanks all.

Home Lyrics

2007-11-28T00:14:00.000+08:00

Okay...dear SMYC-ers...my sincere apologies for the delay in putting up this lyrics.
This is one of the songs that we may need to memorise for the performance.

Erm...my apologies people...once again...still in exams...so yea sorry...

Lyrics
Whenever I am feeling low
I look around me and I know
There's a place that will stay within me
Wherever I may choose to go
I will always recall the city
Know every street and shore
Sail down the river which brings us life
Winding through my Singapore

Chorus:
This is home truly, where I know I must be
Where my dreams wait for me, where that river always flows
This is home surely, as my senses tell me
This is where I won't be alone, for this is where I know
it's home

When there are troubles to go through
We'll find a way to start anew
There is comfort in the knowledge
That home's about its people too
So we'll build our dreams together
Just like we've done before
Just like the river which brings us life
There'll always be Singapore

2007-11-25T22:09:00.001+08:00

JIA YOU GUYS!!!!
LEARN THE DANCE STEP AH!!!!!

2007-11-24T19:48:00.000+08:00

2007-11-22T15:47:00.000+08:00

Still remember this song HOME
i feel peace when i listen to this song
it give me a sense of belonging
a sense of hope
a sense of feeling which nothing can explaine it

Singapore Malaysia Youth camp is getting nearer and nearer..
we just left about 14 days...
we still haven finish our dance step and our play

I believe if everyone give his of her 100% to this camp
we can make it thro..
open up urself and stop hidding in ur own world
you are been selected, picked up among of so many people
you are special.. you are cream of the soul..
No Matter what! we must do a very best Show
to Show the Malaysia Youth what we can do..

Youth camp Kermama
ole ole ah ah
Youth Camp Kermama
Ole ole ah ah
adiji adiji ah oo ah
adiji adiji zim boom bah
ah oo ah zim boom ah
youth camp kermama
rah rah rah!!!

we can do it guys!

2007-11-19T21:20:00.000+08:00

Countdown to 12th SMYC

2007-11-18T15:58:00.000+08:00

Countdown To the 12th SMYC 6th-14th Dec 2007

Let your light glow...

2007-11-16T00:40:00.000+08:00

hey guys..how come this blog so quiet one? too busy preparing for exams and camp stuff?? hope u guys can have fun preparing and attending this camp..dun get too stressed out over it k (of coz dun treat it lightly too), it can be really fun, trust me! otherwise i wouldnt be back again after 2 yrs as participant..

you will depend alot on one another for this camp..try and get to know more of the other camp participants, talk more to one another...take the initiative to say 'hi' to the person beside u during contingent meetings..

got to preview the 1st few steps of the broadway dance on wed..looks really interesting! just give it all u've got for the performances..each of us have our own strengths and weaknesses..some of us may Feel that we are not so inclined towards dancing (just like me haha)..but you nv know what u've got in u..just enjoy the process..we are all here to try new things and create stuff...nutting is impossible with practices and support from people ard us...strenghten your weakness and polish your strength..=)

more dance steps this sat..bring out the energy and youthfulness and passion in you!!!

oh ya..if u guys have any concerns or problems or uncertainty..dun hesistate to approach your yoc i/c..we are always ready to listen to you... =p

Is Good To Have A Blog...

2007-11-09T19:32:00.000+08:00

Ladies And Gentlemen,
Boys And Girls,
Childern of All Ages...

My Name Is Jason.....

Hi Guy, Jason here form the Sports & Recreation Committees. Anyway I am glad our first meeting was a good start and I am glad to know whole lot of new interesting people not only our committees ifself but working with other committes too. Also I am glad it was a good head start in our working committes too. As the meeting goes, I am glad our working committes got lot of great idea. The cheers was nice to a teambuilding on the 24 November to also a blog idea. Thanks Hubert once again for these very great idea. Why is that so, cause a blog not only know what happen in these camp but also friends that come from these camp too. Also you get to know your dear friends from SMYC (Singapore - Malaysia Youth Camp) by reading other link blog such as Jason (Me Itself), Wani And Hubert where you can fine at the left corner, where it link to their blog. Also if you got time, Read it and you will know each other well...

Our group working committees are really finding better ideas in teambuilding games to Cheer that make you laugh and enjoyable to Campfire song that have funny action where we all can laugh and really enjoy good times. So it ok to give idea by leaving the comment here so that we might take part of your ideas. Also we are finding teambuilding games or cheer in such the way that you will know your friends better in these youth camp.

But most of all we try to make the camp as fun as posible because our group is gonna cheer you and motivate you all the way...

Btw intro la Meishan, SK, Hubert, Crystal And Safari...
Also what you think of these blog idea and how we can make the camp better...

HAhaha... :P

Cheers

Form
Jason

2007-11-08T09:09:00.000+08:00

Welcome onboard as participants of the 12th Singapore-Malaysia Youth Camp (SMYC) 2007!