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The Gryphon
Soars to New Heights
WINGS OUTSTRETCHED
CHIEF LIBRARIAN’S MESSAGE
“I am very positive that the next echelon of
leaders, headed by Hui Hao will re-define new
boundaries for the HML Club and bring it to
greater heights.”
Continued on Page 3
HML ANNUAL CAMP 2007 - AQUILA! Hullett Memorial Library’s 85 Years of Excellence
“From shooting hoops from a long distance,
moving through a challenging obstacle course
with various handicaps, using their bare hands
to fish out specific item from an ice bucket and
even contorting their limbs to support each
other, we saw each and every librarian grin
and grimace as they pushed themselves and
their teams to perform as best as they could!”
Continued on Page 8
Blazing access to high-end information technology Wealth of knowledge & learning
OPEN HOUSE 2008 Before a new rein of f
“To my surprise, there was a parent who went leadership arrives,
on complimenting on the library, but all for a
the gryphon must
question, which was ‘The library is so cosy, but
that’s why everyone wants to come. So are look back on its past
there enough books to go around?’” achievements for the
Continued on Page 17 betterment of the
present towards the
future
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2. HML REPORT 07’08: A LITTLE ABOUT US
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Congregation and sharing of knowledge amidst a friendly environment Books Galore!
ABOUT US VISION
The Hullett Memorial Library has made a The Hullett Memorial Library aims to
conscious effort to constantly upgrade its develop an information and technology rich
facilities and services in order to remain teaching and learning environment that The Hullett
relevant in this information age. Our encourages active real world research. Memorial
foremost concern is to create a warm and Library aims to
information rich environment where MISSION
The Library exists to link staff and students
develop an
students and staff of Raffles Institution can
with recorded knowledge in an appropriate information and
partake in a variety of activities both
pleasant and conducive to life-long learning time, place and way, enabling them to technology rich
with the aid of up-to-date resources and achieve excellence in teaching, learning and teaching and
advanced information technology. research. learning
OBJECTIVES
environment that
FACILITIES
Teaching encourages active
• A collection of about 60,000 books,
including Fiction, non-Fiction and Work in partnership with teaching staff to real world
Reference promote innovative use of information research.
• More than 70 magazine titles including resources in school enhance teaching and
learning. - HML Vision
PC Magazine, Runner's World, Newsweek,
Time and National Geographic.
• Info-educational DVDs, VCDs, LDs, Learning
audio CDs, CD-ROM (PC), and video Teach students and staff to become
tapes. information literate as a basis for life long
learning and real world problem solving.
• Project Corner with 12 PCs for group
project work.
• SurfPOOL with 10 PCs for individual Research
information searches Increase knowledge base available to
• Notebooks with 20 PCs for mobile researc researchers for the development of new
knowledge, by using IT to improve access to
• A Library Activities Room and a Creative
information world wide.
Studio for teaching, lectures or meetings
• Private study carrels
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3. HML
H L REPORT 07’08: CHIEF LIBRARIAN MESSAGE PAGE
PA E 3
Chang Shu Jian’s
Outgoing Message:
It has been a very exciting, and at the same time, challenging year for
me in 07’08 and I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs Yap,
Mdm Ho, Ms Many, the exco 07’08 and all the librarians for giving me
this enriching experience to be the Chief Librarian.
I am very positive that the next echelon of leaders, headed by Hui Hao
will re-define new boundaries for the HML Club and bring it to greater
heights.
Chief Librarian 07’08
Ang Hui Hao’s
Incoming Message:
I am greatly honored and happy to be appointed to be the Chief
Librarian of HML club for 08’09 and I would like to thank Mrs. Yap as
well as HML EXCO 07’08 for the help they have given towards me
these past few years.
I am looking forward to a prosperous year ahead. I certainly hope that
the HML Club can make great strides and achieve many things that will
benefit the rest of the school community.
Chief Librarian 08’09
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4. HML REPORT 07’08: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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To Greater Heights...!
Chief Librarian
Ang Hui Hao
Secretary Secretary
Jonathan Ang Sixian Ang Zhi Jie Dyon
Programmes Manager Programmes Manager
Tay Hui Chiang Ong Chuan Kai
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Annual General Meeting 07’08
WRITTEN BY: GAN YU NENG
The Annual General Meeting 2007 changed him. He also mentioned the Committee of 2006/2007 would
was held on the 20th of August. As necessity of adapting to different hand over their duties to that of
with previous years, this handover- expectations and higher standards as 2007/2008. In the previous year, the
cum-awards ceremony was held in times changed and technology post and associated duties of the
the AVT, although this time on a advanced, relating this to how the Deputy Chief Librarian were split
Monday as opposed to the traditional Hullett Memorial Library underwent into two; this year, these two halves
Wednesday. For our Guest-of- many changes while he was Chief were again merged as Deputy Chief
H o n o u r, w e i n v i t e d D e p u t y Librarian. Librarians Muhammad Sadikin and
Headmaster for Development Mr. The Chief Librarian of Daniel Goh handed over their
Kenneth Kwok, himself a former 2006/2007, Li Yiyang, then stood up combined portfolio to the new
librarian; and we Deputy Chief
also managed to Librarian Law
i nv i t e a s o u r Kang Jie. The
special gust Mr. handover of
Ronald Wong, duties culm-
Chief Librarian inated in the
in the year handing over of
2002/2003. chair manship
The event of the Hullett
began with an Memorial
opening address Library Club,
by Mr. Kenneth in which Li
Kwok, who Yiyang handed
spoke about the over his rank
expectations on and respon-
the Hullett sibilities to
M e m o r i a l Chang Shu
Library, as well J
Jian.
as the librarians It was time for
who continually the new Chief
service it. Mr. Librarian to
Kwok compared the HML with other to make his own address. His speech take the stage. Chief Librarian of
libraries, and also mentioned in his was an overview of the past year, and 2007/2008 Chang Shu Jian made his
speech the library’s role in the school in it, he mentioned many events that inaugural address, setting goals and
and his own impressions of it. were organized for the librarians, expectations for the upcoming year.
Following that, Mr. Ronald such as the CIP activities on the From the start he set a firm tone,
Wong stepped forward to give an LCM days, and also talked about the promising to maintain the library and
insightful speech on the nature of everyday issues of the library, such as calling for the support of the
change, preluded by the parable of shelf-reading and attendance. members of the library club.
the Boulder of Eden. He touched The speeches thus concluded, it As the AVT applauded the new
upon his days as a librarian in Raffles was time for the annual handover Executive Committee, Chang Shu
Institution, and how they had ceremony, where the Executive
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Annual General Meeting 07’08
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Jian led the librarians in taking the librarians were unable to work due to The Annual General Meeting
librarians’ pledge. classes or other commitments. 2007 ended with a small reception
After heralding in the new Finally, tokens of appreciation o u t s i d e t h e AV T, w i t h f o o d
leadership, the new members of the were given out to all Secondary 4 generously provided by parent
Hullett Memorial Library Club were librarians, especially the graduating volunteers. The librarians ended the
officially invested. Pupils from Executive Committee – Graduating day with the traditional photo-taking
Secondary 1, 2 and 3 proudly came C h i e f L i b r a r i a n L i Yi ya n g, sessions and other light-hearted
to the front of the AVT to receive Graduating Deputy Chief Librarians activities in the library.
their HML collar pins from Ms. Muhammad Sadikin and Daniel
Many and Mdm. Ho. Goh, Graduating Prog rammes
Commendable librarians from M a n a g e r G a n Yu N e n g, a n d
each level were also awarded with Graduating Welfare Manager Cham
tokens of appreciation for their Bao Rong.
willingness to go beyond the standard Mrs. Cheryl Yap, the Head of
call of duty, and for their tireless Information Technology and overall
service to the library and – through it teacher in charge of the Hullett
– the school community. Memorial Library, made a closing
Fo l l o w i n g t h a t , t o k e n s o f speech that rounded up the ceremony
appreciation were also given out to and set the tone for the year ahead. A
long-serving parent volunteers Mrs. short multimedia presentation by
Kathleen Lee, Mdm. Ng Mee Ling, fo r m e r l i b r a r i a n C a l v i n Te o,
and Mrs. Laurel Teo. These parents comprising photographs and videos
donated their own valuable time to from many past events over the last
helping to maintain the library, four years, concluded the formal
especially in the hour s when ceremony.
Sadikin posing... Bao Rong going bonkers?
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Annual Camp 2007:
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Introduction the participants was well taken care of quiet aisles between the shelves as the
The Hullett Memorial Library and no one was injured. library was specially closed for the
Club’s Annual Camp for the year Dog and Bone helped the team afternoon, as we worked hard to
2007 was held for 3D2N from the members to bond together as they rearrange the massive 48,000 book
2nd November to the 4th November. had to listen for the question or collection in the library.
It had the theme of Aquila which puzzle given and solve it together to
means Eagle in latin and our main obtain the identity of the person who Written by: Law Kang Jie
objective in using this theme was to was suppose to run out and get the
let the young eagles (Secondary 1s) “bone”. Teamwork was shown and Flag-making
rise in the face of many challenges the participants also enjoyed a lot of The purpose of the flag-making
and forge new friendships and bonds fun in solving the puzzles and rushing activity was not only to provide a
along the way. The camp’s other out in a mad scramble to escort the medium for everyone to display their
major purpose was to tidy the messy bone back to their starting line creative strengths and find out about
shelves up to prepare for the new year without getting caught. other’s creative talents, but also to get
ahead. a common identity between all the
Originally, the camp was not Written by: Yan Xiao Dong members in each team. This activity
planned to be held so early before saw 4 very different flags, some
the holidays had even started. display-ing the co-mmon values the
However, due to unforeseen teams wanted to encompass and
circumstances like the Overseas show through-out the course of the
Immersion Programme which camp.
many members of the EXCO One problem which could be
were involved in, the only choice rectified would be to have more
was to squeeze the camp in time to make the flags because
directly after school has officially some teams did not have enough
ended for the year. Fortunately, the time to complete their flags in the
camp was still very successful, due given time, and therefore some
largely to the EXCO’s diligence in members had to sacrifice their
planning for the camp which bathing time to complete the flag.
started as early as term 3. The issue is much less the sacrificing
Shelf-reading of bathing time, but rather more of
Icebreakers After a brief round of ice-
team members not being able to work
Ice Breakers was generally a breaker activities, we began to
together to complete the flag.
success as the team members had embark on the most important duty a
definitely bonded together and at the librarian must do – housekeeping!
Written by: Rohan Puthran
same time had a great deal of fun as As the library was in a state of
a whole as library club members. neglect after a long and intense term School Games
Whacko and Guardian Whacko of studying, everyone chipped in to After an interesting dinner
was generally well-liked by the teams restore the shelves to its proper state, bought from the Dining Hall,
and it was instrumental in getting to while enjoying the task thoroughly librarians split up into their respective
know each others’ name. Safety of with the lively interaction among groups and proceeded for School
librarians. Chatter filled the usually- Games played at various stations. It
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was held over 2 halves, with a half- After that, we proceeded with the “lights and sounds” show held only
time game. second half of the School Games, during specific time slots.
In the first half, librarians had to where teams were pitted against one Fortunately, we gave the journey
brave through unknown concoctions another in terms of their physical from the school to the Singapore City
of food, master the Morse Code, ability and how they worked together Gallery venue a full one hour’s time
brainstorm for innovative solutions to as a team. From shooting hoops from in our schedule. So even though some
pass a roll of masking tape with a long distance, moving through a teams were delayed on the way in the
speed, count the number of lockers in challenging obstacle course with MRT journey, everything was still on
the Junior Block and answer a set of various handicaps, using their bare schedule as we arrived there at 9.50
trivia questions. These activities hands to fish out specific item from a.m.
mainly tested their intellectual skills, an ice bucket and even contorting Upon arriving, all of us had a
but more importantly, how they their limbs to support each other, we great deal of fun as we sat down and
communicate with each other. Be it saw each and every librarian grin and participated in the exclusive and
cheering each other on, or gulping grimace as they pushed themselves interactive game show hosted by
down spicy and bitter juices at the and their teams to perform as best as Gurmit Singh at the Singapore City
same time, the librarians enjoyed they could! Gallery. Then, we toured around all
the interesting exhibitions several
Written by: Law Kang times in order to fill in a special quiz
Jie sheet set by the EXCO. This quiz
sheet had two purposes. One was of
Excursion course to made sure the members of
This trip to the the club had benefitted from this trip
Singapore City Gallery by learning things and the other was
was made possible only to use the quiz as the precursor to the
after several rounds of Amazing Race to determine which
deliberation among the team got to start the race first.
EXCO. We hesitated
because we knew some Written by: Chang Shu Jian
of the Secondary 1s
had already been to this Amazing Race
themselves thoroughly. place before but in the end, we still Ideas for the Amazing Race had
In the half-time break, the
felt that this was a really good already surfaced as early as in the
librarians began to play the “War of
opportunity to expose the club to our middle of term 3 but we only started
Omok”, basing it on a mini-game
valuable national heritage in a fun working on it at the start of term 4
found in the popular MapleStory
and interesting manner. due to the excess of time we had
computer game. In the dark Raffles We recced the Singapore City during the DMP period. We usually
Square, we played the game with
Gallery multiple times before the discuss the venues we will be receeing
lightsticks, trying to outwit the other
camp and made some special for the Amazing Race beforehand
team. The glowing lightsticks in the
arrangements in the timing of the and then, actually visiting them in
dark environment brought about an
camp’s events so as to ensure that we our receeing trips. We made around 4
interesting effect. would be able to catch the special or 5 trips in total and several rounds
of discussions and deliberations were
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made before actually settling on the stations to wait for hours before the am pretty sure that the other end
confirmed list of venues to include in first team arrived. would feel it too.
the Amazing Race. Due to Sethu’s Rohan was the first station Next up was the station at the
inability to attend any of these master and he laid in ambush for the Cavanagh Bridge and I was the
receeing trips because of his other camp participants at the top floor of station master. The location of the
commitments, we finally decided to Vivocity. Each team was given a set of Cavanagh Bridge was pretty remote
make a painful decision which was to close-up pictures and they would have and honestly speaking, I would not
remove him from the camp to go around Vivocity taking shots of have known how to reach there
committee. the exact same pictures. Teams then without the help of a map. However,
Although planning for the have to show each and every photo to thankfully, all the teams still managed
Amazing Race started very early, it the station master before they are to make it to the station without
had many minor hiccups in its given their next clue. This station was delaying the schedule of the whole
execution which could have been extremely meaningful because it race.
better if not for unforeseen exposed the teams to many famous At this station, teams were given
circumstances. As the school term brand names of shops and widened a hard puzzle to crack whose main
began to draw towards its end, their general knowledge as well as motive was not to test the thinking
m e m b e r s o f t h e E XC O h a d their street-smartness. skills of the teams, rather it was to
increasing external commitments to The next clue led the teams to test their observation skills. The
fulfill and as such, the actual logistics the passageway next to the Esplanade problem mainly involved finding out
of the Amazing race including the Carpark located at the City Hall the conversion rate of CWT to the
materials, instructions, clues of the MRT station. In this interesting modern unit of KG. Yiyang’s team,
various stations were only settled in a station (no pun intended), Kang Jie who was in the lead at that time,
mere number of days before the was the station master. Teams have to
camp. And this led to the not-so- number their members and then,
smooth-and-could-have-been-better draw from a lottery box. This allows
execution of the Amazing Race. them to randomly pick a body part
Nonetheless, it was still a fantastic for each of their members. With
experience for many of the members these various body parts which
especially the Secondary 1s as can be include the 5th finger, the nose, the
seen from the generally positive knee, the ankle, the elbow, the lower
feedback given. back, the shoulder and the heel, team
While the rest of the club were members are supposed to use them to
having their full 45-min lunch after transport a ball across the passage.
the Singapore City Gallery excursion, This was certainly no easy feat
members of the EXCO had to wolf and teams who were unlucky had an
down their lunches so as to leave especially tough time. Imagine a nose
early to their various stations for the paired to the heel of a foot! Woot!
Amazing Race. However, this was But this was certainly one of the most
largely unnecessary because the entertaining stations in the entire race
briefing of the Amazing Race itself and the entire process required a lot
took longer than expected and this of teamwork and concentration. If a
led to EXCO members at their team member giggled on one end, I
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resorted to asking the many tourists even with little communication and I bowl of Ice Kachang while reciting
around the area with no avail. But believe it would help greatly in the 10 shop names in Suntec. Many
actually the conversion rate was day-to-day tasks of being a librarian. teams probably appreciated the
simply written in small print on a The following station was a inclusion of such a detour station but
notice found at one end of the bridge. detour and Xiao Dong was the it also caused some teams to become
In the end, only Bao Rong’s team station master at the Suntec food lax and rest for longer than was
managed to clear the station without court. The clue to Xiao Dong’s needed.
the use of any hints and I commend station was “Opposite Techno After the detour, it was back to
their good effort and teamwork even Moon” which if properly decoded, Rohan with his station at the Youth
though two members of the team would give Suntec. However, the Park. His station involved having the
(Hui Chiang and Si Kai) were having process in which this clue had to be teams play a very special “board
foot injuries at that time. decoded was extremely unusual and game” on the concrete squares
The next station was something it was no surprise that many teams marked out at the Youth Park.
all librarians should excel in doing. gave up half-way and would rather However, there was an unforeseen
Book-finding! Hui Hao was the pay a forfeit with their points. event held on the exact same spot on
station master at the Esplanade Surprisingly though, Bao Rong’s the day itself so Rohan had to step
library and the task was for the teams team had a really special way of aside to a corner and play this game
to find specific books under the thinking out of the box and managed instead with paper and pen.
difficult criteria he set, all under the to guess the clue correctly. This special “board game” is the
strictly quiet environment Xiao Dong’s station was basically unique creation of the EXCO and it
requirements of a library. This one to let the teams take a breather as was invented during the last receeing
helped train teams to work together all they really had to do was finish a trip when we were desperate to
include a station at Youth Park but
had no ideas for it. It is a mentally
challenging game and required
teams to think it through before
playing the game or else they would
have to end up forfeiting many of
their hard-earned points. Due to its
complexity, I shall not explain in
detail how this game was actually
played.
Yiyang’s team who was still in
the lead at that time spent a very
long amount of time thinking before
devising an almost foolproof strategy
which wwould allow them to
complete this station with the least
number of points lost. Daniel’s team
was second at that time and I am
pretty sure they were quite happy to
be second. Because after watching
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Yiyang’s team play through the game, teams were angry at me for wasting of course expected to “flag” to the
they already realized the strategy their time and delaying their progress finish. (pun intended)
required for clearing this game and onward. Therefore, I changed plans So upon arriving at Junction 8,
managed to clear it too almost slightly by allowing them to take the teams had to located Xiao Dong and
instantaneously, helping them to MRT to Ang Mo Kio which was a stick their flags into the soil to mark
greatly close the wide gap between much shorter journey than taking the the end of the race. However, despite
the first and second place. bus. Yiyang’s team still being in the lead at
The next station master is once Next was Hui Hao with his that time, they eventually lost to
again back to Kang Jie and his station at the Ang Mo Kio Town Daniel’s team. This was because in
station was at the Paragon shopping Gardens East. This station once their urgency to finish the race, they
c e n t r e. H i s s t a t i o n i nv o l v e d again trains teams on their actually broke their flag into two,
unscrambling a list of brand names observation skills and drives home the making it especially hard for them to
which could be found in the vicinity theme of the camp by allowing team poke it into the ground. In contrast,
correctly. This station’s purpose is members to acquire good observation Daniel’s group, upon hearing the task
slightly similar to the first station at skills as an eagle (Aquila) would have. required, almost instantaneously
Vivocity and it once again enriched In this station, teams would have to managed to let their stick sink into
the teams with a wealth of general identify and describe the nutmeg tree the ground which was an amazing
knowledge and street-smartness by as well as the rubber tree. But little do feat that other teams could never
actively engaging them in observing teams know that there are actually match up to.
and interacting with the world n o t i c e b o a r d s n e a r by g i v i n g So the results of the race which
around them. information on these trees in the promptly ended exactly on the dot as
Following that, we had a park, thus allowing teams to have an planned are as follows:
roadblock station at Toa Payoh Bus ensured victory should they manage 1) Daniel’s Team
Interchange of which I was the to find them. 2) Yiyang’s Team
station master. The clue at the Because of my allowing teams to 3) Sethu’s Team
roadblock was a maths puzzle take the MRT instead of the bus, 4) Bao rong’s Team
carefully hidden in a series of teams managed to find Hui Hao
anagrams and teams would have to significantly faster than expected. All in all, to sum up this
send in individual members to solve However, Bao Rong’s team turned wonderful and fruitful Amazing Race
them. Upon failing two attempts, out taking the wrong staircase out of Aquila, I must say that on top of all
teams were then deducted of their the MRT station as a result and the hiccups, misunderstandings and
points and would then be allowed to ended up walking rounds through the arguments that have happened, it has
cooperate with each other to solve the park before back-tracking and finally been a very fun and enjoyable
problem. finding Hui Hao. experience for the whole club and
The answer to this clue was To end it off, the last station was that every single of the EXCO can
supposed to have been 88 which back at Junction 8 with Xiao Dong feel the immense satisfaction obtained
would then be the bus number of the being the station master. Throughout for every blood, sweat and tear that
bus teams were supposed to take to the entire race, teams were carrying they had given for the sake of
get to the next station. However, due their flags made at the start of the organizing this year’s Amazing Race.
to negligence on my part, the correct camp with them as they race through
answer to the puzzle when solved did Singapore and at the finish, they were Written by: Chang Shu Jian
not turn out to be 88. As a result,
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Birthday Bash
The birthday bash was “The activities
split into two parts, the main held were
breakfast and the auction. For meaningful and
the main breakfast, Mrs. Yap helped us in
bought Bee Hoon, Nasi building rapport
Lemak and muffins for between fellow
everyone and everyone ate
librarians.”
while chatting with each
other and talking about the
memories they shared - Chuan Kai
throughout the camp.
For this year’s birthday
bash, we decided to use an auction system it in the HML workroom with newspapers “I now crave for
that would allow the four different teams to being spread out on the floor near the
more HML
use all the points they had accumulated Information Counter. Lunch and dinner
were spent at the hawker centre next to
camps.”
throughout the entire camp to bid for some
food and mystery items including potato URA center and S11 at Junction 8. The
chips, snacks and even tissue paper etc. This next day’s breakfast would be in school and - Simon
meant that the points took an added after that would be the birthday bash. We
significance and the points will not only also bought buns for supper on the first two
determine the best group and will actually nights. As a treat, Mrs. Yap also decided to “The camp was
turn into some sort of reward system. The order Pelican Pizza on the second night to
very fun… The
auction, which took place after the main go along with the others.
activities planned
breakfast, was a success with many of the We decided to start buying all the
groups bidding enthusiastically for many of snacks two weeks before the start of the also helped us
the items and none of them went home camp and the bread, buns and spreads on bond together
empty handed and they could enjoy the the Monday of the week of the camp. We and know each
snacks in the comfort of their own home. decided to buy snacks and 1.5 liter bottled other better than
drinks including Jelly Beans, Potato Chips we did
Written by: Ang Hui Hao and Prawn Crackers for the snacks and previously.”
Sprite, Vanilla Coke and Pepsi for the
Logistics drinks.
For the entire camp, there was a total of The entire expenditure of the camp
- Hui Chiang
five main meals, first day’s dinner, second was $266.65 and most of it was spent on
day’s breakfast, lunch and dinner and lastly food and drinks and not materials for the
the third day’s breakfast. We decided to camp as most of the materials for the “I enjoyed
cater food for the first day’s dinner from the various activities were easily accessible and Amazing Race
dining hall. For the second day, we bought did not require us to buy them. the most!”
bread for breakfast and spreads for
breakfast and for the first time ever we had Written by: Ang Hui Hao
- Chai Xun
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Raffles Trail
WRITTEN BY: ROHAN PUTHRAN
Planning for the Raffles Trail began and all of the Sec1s (including their During the later half of the
more than one month ago as we PSL(s) clambered over each other, Raffles Trail, classes began to come in
consolidated ideas on how we would trying to load their pockets with as twos or threes and there was simply
make this experience a unique and many sweets as they can. Therefore, no way to let all of them sit down and
memorable one for the Secondary we decided to change the method in watch the videos. Hence, we decided
Ones. In the end, we decided to hold which we distributed these sweets by to have Yiyang and Calvin help us by
it in the library, around the Hullett’s having a QnA session as we went giving the excess classes a tour
table (sofa area), but concerns about along. And people who answered the around the library while we rushed
keeping the noise level down in the questions correctly (or incorrectly at through the presentation with the
library soon arose. We then thought times) would then get the sweets. current classes. This might seem like
of having it in the LAR but were 1Q was the first class to come an ideal solution at first but the
afraid of the possible jam given the and their enthusiasm was situation still got out of hand because
narrow corridor. Then, we thought of unbelievable. 6 members from 1Q at one point, there were around 5
the classroom which would be ideal immediately signed up with us. classes in the library. Therefore, to
because the noise will not become a However, for later classes, there was our regret, we had to rush through
problem. However, upon thinking barely any excitement left in the the presentation with quite a number
through, holding the Raffles Trail in Sec1s (possibly because they had of classes, leaving them befounded at
any other venue would defeat the already visited too many Raffles Trail what the entire club was about.
purpose we had in asking them to stations) and at most, only one or two Finally, at the end of the day,
come to the library. Therefore, after signed up. Amidst one of these we counted through the sign-up
much deliberation, the library was classes, there was suddenly a sheets and discovered that there were
still chosen as the final venue to hold technical failure and the video around 24 people who wanted to join
the inaugural Raffles Trail 2008. stopped playing. So we tried to the HML club. This was pretty much
On the day itself, our engage the Sec1s by telling them an unprecedented record and we
presentation mainly comprised of a lame jokes. To our disbelief, this was were very excited about these results.
p o we r p o i n t a n d s o m e v i d e o s much more effective than the playing However, upon calling them up to
documenting the activities we had in the video and many signed up have them attend the training session
the past few years. However, due to straight away. Thereafter, we switched the following week, we realized that a
technical failures, we ended up not to this “lame-joke” tactic and third of them were no longer
being able to play the music directly successfully brought about a greater interested. Thankfully, the initiative to
from the computer and we had to number of signups. join the club was spread virally
replace some ipod music to make up through word-of-mouth among the
for it. Also, due to some Sec1s and we ended up with a
miscommunication within the situation where 1 or 2 newcomer
EXCO, Jonathan ended up buying will join every other day. And we
13 packs of sweets when the original certainly ended up having more
agreement was 4. Therefore, we laid recruits than we expected.
out the sweets beside the sign-up All in all, Raffles Trail 2008
sheet in a bid to get Sec1s to sign up was an unparalleled success and we
as well as to clear away our massive look forward in triumphing the
stock of sweets. However, the challenges which would lay ahead
situation soon grew out of control for the rest of the year.
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Library Club Members Day
WRITTEN BY: ANG ZHI JIE DYON
Thursday, 13th of March was the The whacker had to be fast and quick Next up was the library
day that Hullet Memorial Library while the players had to remember Housekeeping! The Librarians were
Club held its 1st annual Library Club e a ch o t h e r n a m e s t o p ro t e c t split up into groups of 4-5 and were
Members day of the year. Based on themselves. However, some of the sec assigned tasks(Redesigning signs,
the consent for ms, 36 fellow ones were left out from the game as Earth Day quiz/crossword) and after
librarians were expected to turn up no one remembered to call out their that we converged as one and helped
on the day itself. However, not all names. This is sad but I am sure it out Ms Many and Madam Ho in
showed up on that day, which was was just in a moment of forgetfulness, stacking up old magazines and
quite sad.
Starting very early in the
morning, attendance was taken at the
loan counter which than shifted to
the library activities room. As they
sign their names and fill out their
duty days, the librarians were given
name tags to write out their names in
marker, in preparation for the ice-
breaker, Name Tag Grab! Due to the
lack of time(caused by waiting and
c a l l i n g u p o n a b s e n t e e s ) , we
proceeded to kick-start LCM Day
with the ice-breakers!
The first game we played was a
new introduction to the LCM Day
scene, Name Tag Grab! Librarians we librarians are very closely bonded arranging new ones. This really
were given random name tags to and we definitely can remember each displayed our group cooperation as
paste on their fellow librarians back. other names! we assisted each other in stacking
Then, librarians had to go around The last and final game was according to the publishing date and
finding their own names while Polar Bear! This was the game which tying up the bundles of thick
preventing people from finding their many of the sec one librarians magazines, gazettes. Towards the end
names on their backs! Sounds commented highly on. It was started of the housekeeping period, the
confusing? Mrs. Yap helpfully with quite a bit of mishaps, which the planning committee left to set up
explained some of the instructions librarians sportingly pointed on. their station games.
and we started grabbing! After a However, problems were quickly Shu Jian stayed behind to give
exciting game of subtlety and resolved and we all had fun playing each group a clue in an envelope and
fun(while getting to know each other‘s the game! We had to use our brains each team went to decipher the clues
names), the winner of the game was to guess who was the evil Polar Bears and headed to their respective
Sean! and we had to trust each others stations. The LCM Day’s station
The next game was the judgement, which is very important games were based on the theme
recurring, Whacko!, the essential in library club life. We had a lot of “Sweetopia”. There were altogether 6
game for us librarians to solidify our fun in this game and we all games, maintained by someone from
knowledge of each others names. thoroughly enjoyed it. the planning committee. As the heavy
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Library Club Members Day
WRITTEN BY: ANG ZHI JIE DYON
rain poured outside, librarians ran ok, we also had a great backup plan, librarians and understood each other
around trying to complete their although many of the sec ones were better. We all relished our food and
station games which had sweet looking forward to the book outing goodies as the LCM Day came to a
rewards if they manage to complete but too bad for the rain. We all close. Then came the last event of the
them properly. I am happy to say gathered at the library activities room day. Cleaning up! But that was
many enjoyed the games as they were and had a cosy time watching reserved for the committee! After
carefully selected to foster and instill Amazing Grace which was about cleaning up and shifting things back
group bonding and cooperation black slavery and white protestors. to where they belong, we had a final
between librarians. After the station The movie had a lot of depth and it d e b r i e f by M r s Ya p f o r t h e
games we proceeded to the school touched everyone in the room. It also committee and we listened to the
canteen to have our lunch. We gave us a deeper understanding of feedback and commented on it. We
initially planned to have lunch early America’s tensions. Due to the were pleased with the overall good
outside of school but it was raining air-con, we all had a relaxed time, response and we plan to make the
cats and dogs and we had to have a unperturbed by the rain. When the next LCM Day more fun-filled than
change of plans, much to the dismay movie was over, we had a brief games ever, with new things introduced.
of many librarians who were session as the food was being Hopefully it will not rain on HML
anticipating going out as a club to prepared. Club’s parade again!
have a meal together. We had fun We had a mini-welcome cum We love book outings! (:
talking together and we joked around party session at the gallery, where the
as the rain poured outside. That groups exchanged their hard-earned
clearly did not dampen our sprits and coupons for prizes as their just
no one was a wet blanket and sulk rewards for showing teamwork. Mrs
throughout the lunch. Yap also provided some delicious
We then had a session of book curry puffs and muffins for the club.
shelving/reading at the reference We conversed with our fellow
section. We worked hand in hand,
each librarian was assigned a shelf
and we quickly got the job done,
though some were slacking while
the others were working hard. That
was quickly solved with a few stern
glares and scolding and they were
up and shelving books like the rest
of the librarians.
We had a great plan. To go out
together to Kinokuniya to have a
book outing! Mrs Yap planned to
allow us each to choose a non-
fiction and fiction book to add to
the library’s collection of books.
However, the rain stopped our great
plan, much to everyone‘s dismay. Its
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RI Community Day @ H.W.A.
WRITTEN BY: JONATHAN ANG SIXIAN
On 20th of March 2008, the Hullett a briefing on
Memorial Library Club participated t h e H WA
in the first ever RI Community Day, a services and
part of the Raffles Institution 185 facilities. On
celebrations. A total of 15 librarians the way to the
and 3 math club members were H WA g y m ,
supposed to join us for our activities we noticed
that day. Unfortunately, some of pictures of
them were not able to be present that old librarians
day due to various reasons. on the walls.
Fortunately, a few other students Inside,
decided to join us at the last minute, M r Ke l v i n
supplementing our loss of manpower. Lim gave us a
After the launch ceremony, we short demo
proceeded to the Raffles square to on assembling background. During this period of
wait for our buses. Though we were and de-assembling wheelchairs. Then time, scaffolding was assembled to
among the first to leave the hall, our he gave us a chance to try our hand paint the portions of the wall that
bus came the latest in the 8.30 group. at assembling and de-assembling our were too high for us to reach. After
Halfway through the wait, it started own wheelchairs. As it turned out, the the assembly of the scaffold, some
raining. We fled to the shelter of the wheelchair which was assigned to the news reporters interviewed various
library, while Shu Jian called Mrs Yap first team was made in America and people. After about an hour and a
to confirm whether he should bring therefore could be de-assembled half, we were given a break to go and
the ladder along to HWA. easier. However, the wheelchair that eat and rest. During the break, the
Finally, after a 15 minute wait, was given to the second team was a other group was brought in to help
the buses arrived. We ran through the common wheelchair and therefore paint the wall.
rain to get to our bus, then waited could only be de-assembled after a When the break was over, we
onboard the bus for the rest of the longer period of time. came back to HWA and let the other
people arrived. HWA was located at After the wheelchair group take their break. Then, we
Whampoa; hence we faced a rather demonstration, we had another continued to paint the wall.
long drive. On board the bus, Shu demonstration of how wheelchair- U n f o r t u n a t e l y, w e w e r e
Jian gave us a briefing on how we bound patients transferred from their dismissed before the wall was
were to split up and paint different wheelchairs to the therapy beds. In completed. Fortunately, after the
sections of the wall. Copies of the a l l , t h e d e m o n s t r at i o n s we re event, we were given an image of the
wall design were also passed down extremely educational. completed wall, so we had a solid
the seats for students who had not S u b s e q u e n t l y, w e w e r e idea of what we had given to the
seen the design yet. transferred to help paint the wall. community during RI community
When we got to HWA, it was The teachers and the VIP had day.
still drizzling. Nevertheless, the already painted a fair portion of the
teachers and the VIP had already wall, and headmaster, senior deputy
started painting the wall. Due to the headmaster and the VIP had already
overcrowding of the wall area, most left. We were left to help paint the rest
of us were ushered inside to be given of the unpainted flowers and
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RI Open House
WRITTEN BY: WONG ZHE HERNG
To me, I think that open house was got used to what I had to say. I something very ironic. A couple of
actually quite fun and interesting. actually felt quite good giving out the kids say the animal abuse poster and
Though the open house was very tours. Slowly, I was not shy at all. started to ‘play’ or more like shake
busy (at times), I feel that I have Instead of ‘stoning’ about in the loan the soft toys like, well, toys. There
learned a lot from the open house. counter, I anticipated the next visitor. were some people who expected
The open house was very busy I must say I learned a lot from that more, but I guess they had high
but I feel that the librarians have experience. expectations. Luckily there was no
handled this occasion very well. I Other than that, there were the violence or horsing around from the
remember the open house last year. nerve-wrecking questions. Some primary students. Other than these,
That day, when I was led around the parents were very quiet, but there the whole thing went very well.
library when I was a primary 6 were also some parents that asked a
student, I must say I was very lot of questions. I’m sure everyone
impressed. What’s more, I wasn’t very had some difficulties, but everyone
outspoken at that time. Now, things answered them to their best ability.
have changed. That day, I was There were some that I did not know
actually feeling a bit nervous but I how to answer, I admit, but all I can
anticipated giving tours. Then, my say is that I tried. To my surprise,
first visitor came. When I started there was a parent who went on
talking, I could not believe that I was complimenting on the library, but all
actually giving the tour. Everything for a question, which was “The
actually went very smoothly except library is so cosy, but that’s why
for a couple of hesitations, other than everyone wants to come. So are there
that, I was quite pleased with my enough books to go around?”
performance. After that, things could Lastly, there were some primary
only get better. I did not remember students who were more interested in
the notes well, but after giving tours, I playing and games. There was
Look at Nicholas’s finger...... Lofty Aspirations =p
A HML Publication of 2008
18. “It has been a
Final Words pleasure working with
the pupil librarians, in
particular the HML
EXCO 07’08 as they
have shown good
leadership qualities in
running the HML
Club. Shu Jian has
shown great
responsibility and
commitment in his
role as the Chief
Librarian 07’08. On
Behalf of the staff
and school, I wish the
Sec4 graduating pupil
I guess it’s time to say goodbye!
librarians all the very
best in their future
endeavours.”
- Mrs. Cheryl Yap
FR O M :
HML CLUB 07’08
HML CLU
B 0 7 ’0 8
Sp ec ia l th
an ks go es
M s M an y, ou t to M rs
M dm H o & Y ap ,
C al vi n T eo
August 2008 07’08 Annual Publication
HERE’S WISHING:
A Prosperous Year Ahead
For HML CLUB 08’09!!!