My first week in TP

It's been a week since school started. Everything is beginning to settle down. We had been through the fun-filled week 0 camp. Ice breaking was the most important part of the camp as it allows us to know our classmates and understand them a little within a short period of 3 days. Week 0 is a lot on bonding the class together and not forgetting talks by Course manager and Year coordinator on important information we should know, eg. applying for LOA. First week of the school was pretty taxing for me as I could hardly adapt to the life in TP. First was the whole Online Learning Environment(OLE) where we source for our own lecture notes and tutorial. This is all new to most of us, which is so different from what happens in our secondary life. In the week, I got a little tensed up when lecturers went through the teaching plans, telling us what's going to happen in months to come. I felt like I was pulled out of my comfort zone, filled with uncertainty. Tutorials are piling, number of projects are adding. However, things are getting on track and I believe I can adapt real soon.

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Innovate... blow by blow...

The business case requires us to work on a sustainable plan where we can use IT for the tourism industry... how shall we do it? They're on their own... and it's out of our hands now...

So Ms Cheng, Mr Ang and I are sitting in the Function Room, enjoying the cool sounds of Jason Mraz... Lunch is at 12pm then the Ideas Fest (again, we're not invited!) and then it'll be the results...

For now... the waiting game starts... but before that, let's take another look at the teams...

Team KoolTech

The Movers & Shakers

Team OYA!

Ok, so for now... it's blogging on the FBI blog and charging up the lappie for some major surfing!

... Ms Jo :)

Updates as at 1435h...

All three teams have completed their presentations... a sense of relief is felt now. It's really out of our hands and in the hands of the judges and it's a good feeling. We're waiting at the student lounge, chilling out and relaxing before the results are announced.

More updates as at 1652h

We made it!!! The Movers & Shakers and Team OYA! are in the finals (There are only 6 finalists, out of a 43 teams)!!! Even as I write this, we're preparing to go up to speak in front of the entire audience consisting of judges, participants and their mentors. M&S are 3rd in line while OYA! goes 5th. PRAY!!

Further updates as at 1837h

The presentations are done... we're pending results now... fingers are crossed, toes are crossed, and I think even some eyes are crossed now... all in the hope of getting those prizes... Macbooks, Netbooks and PS3s... let's keep our eye on that prize for now... if we win, we'll let you know...

The results as at 2359h

So the results are in... we're elated, to say the least! 3rd placing for Team OYA! and 2nd place for the Movers & Shakers... no mean feat as no other institution has had two teams in the top 3 positions before. Ok, so we were beaten by ACS(I)... so what? We're still winners in our own right!

Official 3rd placing shot...

Official 2nd placing shot...

2nd and 3rd places triumphant!!

One of the TWO plagues that will be placed in Director's meeting room... YAYY!!

And now for the thank-you speech (or paragraph)...

A big thank you to everyone who has supported the teams in this learning journey... especially, Ms Cheng, Mr Jerry Ang, Dr Yap Chern Nam, Mr Lim Boon Teck, Mr Todd Livingstone, and Ms Lena Lim. It has indeed been a memorable moment!

Innovation at its best

We're in the midst of preparing for the InnovateIT competition at SMU... so even as we mull over our strategies with McDonalds, cookies (courtesy of Ms Cheng), sweets and snacks... we're hoping to do our best tomorrow.

Some pictures of us "hard at work"...

KoolTech's Stacy and Priscilla

Danial from the Movers and Shakers

Elson and Genevieve declaring victory for OYA!

McD's... with sweets and snacks...

Hard at work!

Orientate Me!

Freshmen Orientation 2009 took place from 15th to 17th April 2009 and the whole IIT School was abuzz with activity... FBI has 5 new classes (C238, C239, C240, C241 and C242) with more than 90 freshmen! We're excited to welcome the newbies to our fold and hope they'll do us proud as their seniors have done.

FBI Freshmen from C241 and C242 (Herman, Baichuan and Kai Keng)

Cool CPs for C238 and C239, Mr Gavin Tay and Ms Sherlyn Heng

The orientation has always ended with the TP Regatta... where IIT School has always tried to win something at the dragon boat races... this year, we were blessed! The lecturers' team took 2nd place and were awarded their medals by Minister George Yeo!

Minister George Yeo...

Looking smart and sauve in blue, our FBI lecturers involved in the dragonboat race... Mr Vincent Chew, Mr Lim Kok Yau, Mr Jerry Ang

Receiving the medals from Minister George Yeo... Our victorious lecturers!

Departing...

Departing in a few hours' time... the excitement's in the air... it's crowded at the Budget Terminal... many people are travelling. We were told to meet earlier to do a 'weigh-in'... sounds like we're preparing for a boxing match but it was for the baggage as Tiger is rather strict on the baggage allowance.

So where and what are we leaving for? We're on our way to Hainan Island for an overseas community project or OCP as it's affectionately known.

More details on the trip to come when we come back next week...

At the Budget Terminal to board Tiger...

Arriving in style?

Jasmine waiting patiently...