National Monument of Singapore - a visit by your buddy

CID 2 The Itinerary(DAY1)

Time/h	Location	Cost	Information	Rationale	Lessons to be learnt
0800	RVHS Hostel	Free	Nil	Location where buddy is staying	Nil
0815	Take Bus 197 to Jurong Point	$0.65	Bus comes once every 15 minutes.  SBS and SMRT are…	Fastest way to get there and cheap as well. Buddy may have a feel of what it is like to take public transport.	Transport system in Singapore – how buses work, cost and cultural manners on the bus. (seats for elderly etc)
0830	Take MRT from Boon Lay to City Hall (Buy a 2-day tourist ticket)	$16	Get on the train, rest and relax while the train will go on the green line all the way to City Hall	Faster way to get to East Coast Park. Buddy can get to enjoy Singapore's fast and comfortable MRT.	Excellent transport system in Singapore, fast and convenient.
0900	Take Bus 16 to Marine Terrace	-	We can have breakfast at the hawker Centre at the Marine Terrace.	Fastest way to get there and cheap as well. Buddy may have a feel of what it is like to take public transport.	Transport system in Singapore – how buses work, cost and cultural manners on the bus. (seats for elderly etc)
0900	Marine Terrace	$4	We can introduce to Buddy the different cuisine in the hawker Centre like, Roti Prata with egg which almost everyone likes.	Buddy might feel hungry after traveling for an hour and the East Coast Park is just opposite. Furthermore, Buddy wants to our multi-racial society.	Taste the hawker food of the local Singapore's culture.
0930	On the way to East Coast Park	-		Since it's just opposite, we should just walk over as we are there to excercise.	Singapore is a garden city so we can take time to admire our beautiful scenery.
0950	Rent bicycle	$7	East Coast Park is one of the few parks that provide bicycle rental.	Buddy is interested in sports so we can use this two hours to cycle and talk about the sports interest and get to know each other more.
1200	East Coast Park Hawker Centre	$14	There are very local dishes which most Singaporeans would have eaten at any of the hawker centres.	All of us would very hungry after cycling for 2 hours. It will be perfect if we would order satays, and probably our famous chicken rice and sugarcane juice.
1300	On the way to sports hub		We have to walk back to Marine Terrence, then aboard 16 again.
1315	Take Bus 16 to Nicoll Highway		Bus comes once every 15 minutes.  SBS and SMRT are…	Fastest way to get there and cheap as well. Buddy may have a feel of what it is like to take public transport.	Transport system in Singapore – how buses work, cost and cultural manners on the bus. (seats for elderly etc)
1345	Nicoll Highway		Nicoll highway is just beside sports hub so we can just cross the road over to sports hub.
1400	Sports Hub		Various courts will be available after booking in advance. Cost for the badminton courts would be $7 per hour while the outdoor basketball court would be free for all.	Since, Li Xiao Long is into sports and games and would like to know the sports scene in Singapore, it would be best if we bring him there as those courts that are available for booking would only be available during certain hours while the rest of the hours would be saved for the national team players to train.	It would be perfect if we can show him how the Singapore national players train and the sports scene is Singapore as at the sports hub.
1410	Sports Hub (Basketball court)		Outdoor basketball court would be free for all.	We can play with him and connect with him more.
1500	Take MRT from Stadium MRT station to Bugis MRT station (change at Promenade)		Bugis MRT station is just beside Kampong Glam.	Buddy wants to know our multi-racial aspect on Singapore and will be doing a project on it so we will first bring in to Kampong Glam then the next day, we will bring him to Chinatown and little India  to know more about the Chinese and Indians culture.	He will understand the Malay cultures and how Singapore is multi-racial and respects all races.
1505	Kampong Glam	$9	Kampong Glam contains many Malay heritage Centre and culture. There's also many traditional Malay restaurants where buddy can eat and shop for 2h without feeling boring.	Buddy is interested in the multi-racial aspect on Singapore so we can tell him more about the Malays' cultures. We can also spent free time here going around tasting and eating some of the traditional food made by the Malays there. We can also try some traditional games at some stall where buddy can buy some as souvenirs.	He will be able to learn more about the Malay heritage and cultures which will enables him to do better in his project and gain more knowledge.
1700	From Bugis MRT station to Boon Lay MRT station		Boon Lay interchange is  very near RV so it's the fastest way and most comfortable way the buddy can get back to the hostel on time.	Buddy would be able to rest on the train after the whole day of activities and will be able to reach the hostel on time.
1745	Take 197 from Jurong Point back to hostel		Bus comes once every 15 minutes.  SBS and SMRT are…	Buddy would be able to reach hostel a little earlier to be able to wash up and rest well for the next day's itinerary.

CID 2 The Itinerary(DAY2)

Time/h	Location	Cost	Information	Rationale	Lessons to be learnt
0800	RVHS Hostel	Free	Nil	Location where buddy is staying	Nil
0815	Take Bus 174 from opposite school to Outram Road		Bus stop is just opposite the school gate and Outram road bus stop is just at Chinatown.	It is the most convenient way to reach there as we just have to board the bus and we can sleep or talk about his feelings on visiting Singapore.	Experience the convenience of Singapore's transport.
1000	Chinatown	$17	Featuring distinctly Chinese cultural elements, Chinatown has had a historically concentrated ethnic Chinese population.	Buddy wants to know our multi-racial aspect on Singapore and will be doing a project on it so at Chinatown, we can show him the shophouses that the the Chinese used to stay in and the different traditional dishes that many Chinese loves. We can take our time to walk around and taste the different Chinese cuisine for our breakfast in Chinatown.	Learn about the Chinese's lifestyle  during the 1900s where the most of the Chinese lived there. Since our Buddy is from China too, he will find many commons between Chinatown and his home and would be able to feel more familiar.
1230	Take Bus 851 to Little India		Little India is quite near to Chinatown.	Little India is, as the name promises, the centre for the large Indian community in Singapore. While a rather sanitized version of the real thing, Little India retains its distinct identity without degenerating into a mere tourist attraction and is one of the most colourful and attractive places to visit in Singapore.
1250	Little India	$17	Little India is distinct from the Chulia Kampong area, which, under the Raffles Plan of Singapore, was originally a division of colonial Singapore where Tamil immigrants would reside under the British policy of ethnic segregation.	Buddy wants to know our multi-racial aspect on Singapore and will be doing a project on it and since we've already brought him to Kampong Glam and Chinatown, Little India would be the last stop for the culture studies and we can also introduce to him the traditional Indian Henna tattoos.	Buddy would be able to get to know more about the traditional Indian cultures which he would not be able to when he goes back to China. Singapore is a multi-racial society and we respects everyone's culture.
1530	Take MRT from the Little India MRT station to Raffles Place MRT station			Fastest way to get there and cheap as well. Buddy may have a feel of what it is like to take public transport.	Transport system in Singapore – how buses work, cost and cultural manners on the bus. (seats for elderly etc)
1550	Take a 5 minutes walk from Raffles Place MRT station			Since it's just 5 minutes walk, we should just walk over as we are there to excercise.
1555	Lau Par Sat	$16	The market is of colonial era design and its a beautiful wrought-iron structure with a light airy feel and charming cupola roof, it was all local food and local vendors/operators.	There are several shops inside the market such as a 24 hours Cheers Store, a shoe repair shop, a tailor and a laundry store. In the evenings, a live band plays at the stage in the middle of the market. Buddy would be able to feel the neighborhood feels over there.	Buddy would be able to see HDBs around and see the difference between living in China and Singapore.
1700	Walk back to Raffles Place MRT station		We have to walk back to Raffles Place MRT station.
1705	Take MRT from Raffles Place to Boon Lay		Boon Lay interchange is  very near RV so it's the fastest way and most comfortable way the buddy can get back to the hostel on time	Fastest way to get there and cheap as well. Buddy may have a feel of what it is like to take public transport.
1745	Boon Lay MRT station and take 197 back to the hostel		Boon Lay interchange is  very near RV so it's the fastest way and most comfortable way the buddy can get back to the hostel on time	Buddy would be able to rest on the train after the whole day of activities and will be able to reach the hostel on time.
1755	School Hostel		Since it's the last day, we will have some talk about how he feels about these 2 days' itinerary.	We want to know how he feels about Singapore and the culture in Singapore and if we did bring him to the paces he expected to go.	He can summarize the whole 2 days' itinerary and he can know what he actually learnt from us and our country and culture.

Child birth poster

OELP Pre-Trip Task

	In Singapore
Price of a standard 4/5 room HDB flat (around 90-100 sq m) in Punggol	S$400,000
Price of a brand new Toyota Vios.	S$106,888 (1.5 Elegance (A)) S$111,888 (1.5 Grande (A))
Price of cheapest 10 kg packet rice	S$13.90
Price of one litre drinking mineral/distilled water	S$0.60
Price of cheapest fresh whole chicken (refridgerated not frozen)	S$4.60
Price of cheapest one litre of cooking oil	S$2.95
Do we provide plastic bags at a local supermarket and how they are used	Plastic bags are provided for customers to carry their bought goods
Who are the cashiers (age, nationality) and what kind of service do they provide?	Age and nationality of cashiers vary. They provide good service.
School fee	S$28.00
Price of one litre of petrol (95 unleaded)	S$1.820 (Shell FuelSave 95)
Price of one movie ticket on a weekend	S$11.80 (average price cinemas)
Average Salary of a Singaporean	S$3770.00
Unit price of water	S$0.1950
Unit price of electricity	S$1.1700

Reflection on photo taken by Kevin Carter

The Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph was taken by Kevin Carter on his trip to Africa. It was a picture of a starving toddler trying to reach a feeding centre when a hooded vulture landed nearby. After taking that photograph, he left immediately as he was told not to touch the children for fear of transmitting disease. One question we asked ourselves was what is the purpose of this photo? We think that the purpose must have been to raise awareness about the poverty that is happening in Africa. Looking at this photograph made most of us upset as we could not do anything to help that toddler in the picture. All of us are fortunate enough to be living in Singapore where we have proper living conditions. Looking at this photograph also makes me question what the government of Africa has been doing to help these less fortunate people and also, what can we do to help? All of us lead such a comfortable lives, this photograph helped us stop and think for a moment about the people around us. Another question we asked ourselves is the purpose of this photo. We think that the purpose must have been to raise awareness about the poverty that is happening in Africa.