Raffles Institution (Year 1-4)

[sunj1252]

naggo-nitemare:

sunj1252:

Thanks a lot, seaglass. According to the pack list, DS should carry a big luggage. It seem a normal luggage cannot hold so much thing. No sure whether the boys will carry the luggage in hiking. Should they carry a back pack for hiking?

My DS went through OBS early this year. For personal big luggage bag, back packs are preferable. As the walk from jetty to camp is over uneven road surface, luggage bag with wheels may not be suitable for dragging over the uneven terrain to base camp. He carried one big back pack (from my young backpacking days, hee hee) and hand carried 4 big distilled water bottles in plastic bag. He remembered that they were issued standard OBS back packs for long hikes ie personal luggage bags will be left at base camp.

Do bring at least 3 long pants. Most likely will tear during activities. So buy cheapest types. When kayaking, Wear long sleeve tee n apply sunblock liberally periodically n wear cap. Otherwise, kena sun burn.

Bring old socks n shirts, to throw after OBS, cos u really don't feel like laundering after seeing n smelling the state these items are in when ur DS comes home.

May all Ur DSs hv a fun memorable OBS in jan!

Thank you so much for your information. So I have to prepare a big camp backpack for my ds.

Please other parents give me/us suggestion according to your ds experience. Thanks a lot for your warm heart.

[iFirefly]

sunj1252:

Thank you so much for your information. So I have to prepare a big camp backpack for my ds.

Please other parents give me/us suggestion according to your ds experience. Thanks a lot for your warm heart.

Thanks naggo-nitemare..

Oh dear.. I am getting worried, as DS is not the outdoor & sporty type..

[seaglass]

sunj1252:

Thank you so much for your information. So I have to prepare a big camp backpack for my ds.


Please other parents give me/us suggestion according to your ds experience. Thanks a lot for your warm heart.

Wow I think naggo-nitemare must be very pro at camping..

We are not the very outdoor camping type either, so we dun have that type of big backpack. Ds just used one large sports bag (the hand-carrying type) plus one medium backpack to divide up the load.

They did have loads of fun. Even managed to do some star-gazing. Didn't see much wildlife though. Probably the boys were too noisy, hee..

[PiggyLalala]

The boys will survuve. However some boys may have bad mosquitoes and sandflies bites. I heard sandflies are worst than mosquitoes bites. But I do not know how to avoid them too.


Dont worry too much. It is a good experience for the boys.

[naggo-nitemare]

PiggyLalala:

The boys will survuve. However some boys may have bad mosquitoes and sandflies bites. I heard sandflies are worst than mosquitoes bites. But I do not know how to avoid them too.


Dont worry too much. It is a good experience for the boys.

Pls people...I'm faaarrrr from the outdoor camping sort. My DS is even less so. He's the strictly indoor sort. If he got through OBS, anyone else can too.

I honestly feel this OBS experience is great for indoorsy boys like my DS. It gets him to be out of his comfort zone n to be adaptable.

Btw, his tent mate brought with him a big can of super duper high power insect repellant spray tt makes my DS' hand spray look weak. So he didn't use his lame spray at all. His tent mates n him had no bites at all, all tks to tt high power spray.

[iFirefly]

Hi Year-2 parents…


The boys need to submit their subject combinations for Year-3 by next week…

Anyone has any thots to share regarding your DS’ choice(s), now that they already know their EOY exam results ?

Thank you…

[sunj1252]

firefly38:

Hi Year-2 parents..


The boys need to submit their subject combinations for Year-3 by next week..

Anyone has any thots to share regarding your DS' choice(s), now that they already know their EOY exam results ?

Thank you..

Yes, please share your experience or advice with us. Thanks a lot.

[iFirefly]

sunj1252:

firefly38:

Hi Year-2 parents..


The boys need to submit their subject combinations for Year-3 by next week..

Anyone has any thots to share regarding your DS' choice(s), now that they already know their EOY exam results ?

Thank you..

Yes, please share your experience or advice with us. Thanks a lot.

Umm.. No response..

Sunj1252.. Has your boy submitted his choices ? Heard that most boys will get their 1st choice, so please place your order of choices carefully..

[jtoh]

What subject combination is your son doing, firefly?

[iFirefly]

jtoh:

What subject combination is your son doing, firefly?

DS' overall GPA is 3.73.. So, DS can (& wants to) take 10 subjects in Year-3..

DS prefers Hist to Geog (though he always scores higher for Geog).. His original plan was to take 3S1H (Bio, Chem, Phy, Hist)..

However, DS did very well in Lit (of LA) in his EOY exam.. Out of a sudden, DS says he likes Lit and wants to take 2S2H (Bio, Chem, Hist, Lit)..

I will leave it to DS to decide coz he has to like what he is studying.. Any advice from Year-3 & 4 parents ? Jtoh, what subject combination is your DD taking in RGS ?