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1 Welcome Note from Head of Department, A/Prof Chui Wai

Keung

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2 Welcome Note from NUSPS President, Chia Ming Tjong 3

3 Welcome Note from FOP Project Director, Neville 4 - 5

4 Introduction to the Haven Committee 6 - 7

5 Introduction to Threnodia 8

6 Introduction to Factions 9 - 10

7 Resistance Timeline 11 - 15

8 Key Contacts 15

9 Safety 16

10 Sponsors 17

Dear Pharmacy Freshmen,

Let me take this opportunity to welcome you to the

Department of Pharmacy at the National University of

Singapore. As an introduction to life as a Pharmacy

undergraduate, your seniors have put together an exciting

and fun Freshmen Orientation Camp (FOC) to welcome you and help you settle

into the days ahead in the first semester of the coming new academic year. This

is one of the many traditions in the Department. Joining the FOC as a

participant is a chance for you to meet up with seniors and make new friends

from your class of Pharmacy students. FOC include many indoors and outdoors

activities; many of the games also have team building elements; this is to help

you foster good class spirits among your cohort. I hope in the next few days at

the camp, you will learn more about life in NUS, make lots of new friends and,

most importantly, have a terrific time. Enjoy!

Best wishes

Chui Wai Keung

Associate Professor and Head

Department of Pharmacy

Dear Pharmacy Freshmen,

First of all, let me congratulate you on your entry into the

Pharmacy course at NUS. Indeed, it is a course that brings

exciting challenges and unique experiences. New

friendships will be forged and I encourage you to broaden

your social circle. After all, these are your future

colleagues.

I want to challenge every Pharmacy freshman to make a positive difference for

someone every day. It is not an easy task, but it can be the smallest things in life

that make the biggest impact. Often, we are comfortable within our circles and

fail to expand our horizons. Getting to know your classmates, seniors as well as

faculty will be a good starting point. You can be assured that your seniors are

very willing to share their experiences about anything!

The coursework will be tough but I strongly believe that many of you will

overcome this with positivity in your hearts. Embrace the course with an attitude

of learning and inquiry. Set aside your reservations about how well you can do

and focus on how these skills will help to make you a better pharmacist,

researcher, or expert. You are privileged to be part of a Gradeless First-Year, so

seize this opportunity and enjoy learning for learning's sake!

Finally, I do encourage all of you to be active in Pharmacy student life. Everyone

is part of the NUS Pharmaceutical Society, which provides for the welfare and

activities to encourage the Pharmacy students to know more about the

Pharmacy profession and their peers. We are all very excited to welcome you to

our NUS 'Pharmily' so do look out for the host of activities lined up for you!

Best Regards,

Chia Ming Tjong (Mr.)

President

53rd NUS Pharmaceutical Society

Dear Class of 2018,

First, I would like you to stand up and wave and

cheer and be all excited about camp! I am sure you

will have a blast!

Now wait a second. I know, that is such a

cliché. You must be thinking every FOP director says

that before a camp. However in my case, the

foreword is far from asking you to do this and that. Instead, it reminds all of us

WHY we are here for FOC.

Perhaps it is timely to share a short, yet purposeful story:

A Father was reading a magazine and his little daughter every now and

then distracted him. To keep her busy, he tore one page on which was printed

the world map. He tore it into pieces and asked her to go to her room and put

them together to make the map again.

He was sure she would take the whole day to get it done. But the little one

came back within minutes with perfect map. When he asked how she could do

it so quickly, she said, “Oh…. Dad, there is a man’s face on the other side of the

paper... I made the face perfect to get the map right.”

This story struck me as an apt example because it highlights the

paramount of looking at things from different perspectives - the one and only

message I hope all freshmen will remember during FOC.

As you experience your five days of camp, see things from the

perspective of your seniors. Putting together Camp Threnodia is undoubtedly no

easy feat. I owe it to all your seniors in the FOP committee and their

commendable professionalism to assemble the events together. We have

challenged ourselves this year with a new direction and spearheaded

innumerable new initiatives; all in bid to bring you an unprecedented camp

experience that you can recollect together as a class even years down the

road. I urge all freshmen to show appreciation for the efforts that were invested

into Threnodia. The only way you can do so is to participate zealously in the

camp and by showing us that you truly enjoy your experience. Giving you a

memorable camp has always been at the core of our planning ever since FOP

committee started (that was nine months ago, even before you retrieved your

A-levels results or completed your national service). However, it is ultimately your

decision how much fun you want in these five days. There lies a limit as to how

much the seniors can provide you with through our deliberate planning. Instead,

your participation plays a pivotal role in crafting a memorable camp

experience and indubitably becomes our best reward.

Furthermore, look at things from different perspectives when it comes to

interacting with your fellow classmates. Inevitably, you will encounter people

from all walks of life. There will be some you find interesting and bond quickly

with; in contrary, there will also exist in your orientation groups those that you

perceive to be different from you. But be like the little daughter in the

aforementioned story. Look at people from a different perspective and search

for common grounds; you will perhaps be surprised that we are similar in one-

way or another after all. Heed this advice and I believe that your orientation

groups will strengthen during FOC and transforms into a group you depend on

heavily throughout your four years in the intensive Pharmacy curriculum.

I wish to emphasize once again that your FOC experience is dependent

on your participation. Exit your comfort zone and promise yourself the night

before you come for camp that you have will leave your reserved and bashful

self at home. Remind yourself also of why you joined FOC in the first place and

why we are here for camp. With the support of all seniors and freshmen, I

believe that Camp Threnodia will be one that others will strive to emulate years

down the road. We look forward to receiving you at the camp!

Be present in the moment, the only thing we have is now.

Best regards,

Chua Yong Quan, Neville (Mr.)

Director

Pharmacy Freshmen Orientation Programme (FOP)

From left to right:

Pang Xin Xian; Fok Wai Meng, Andrew; Lim Zheng Jie Ian; Dennis Lim Wei Min; Chua

Leslie; Rachel Yeo Jae Yin; Chua Seow Koon; Audrey Zheng Yi; Vivian Chin Hui Min;

Chua ZhiJun Kenneth; Shen QianYu; Ong Jun Liang Frederick & Boey Theng Hiang

Centre:

Chua Yong Quan Neville & Low Kai Xin

Project Director Chua Yong Quan Neville

Vice Project Director Low Kai Xin

Treasurer Pang Xin Xian

Secretary Boey Theng Hiang

Programmes Head Fok Wai Meng, Andrew

Ong Jun Liang Frederick

Games Head Lim Zheng Jie Ian

Shen QianYu

Marketing Head Dennis Lim Wei Min

Welfare Head Chua ZhiJun Kenneth

Publicity Head Vivian Chin Hui Min

Logistics Head Chua Leslie

OGL Head Audrey Zheng Yi

Chua Seow Koon

Rachel Yeo Jae Yin

I remember clearly, the day that it started,

The ghastly return of our dearly departed.

A morbid reminder of something forgotten,

Dead and diminished, now living and rotten.

A once active volcano now becomes dormant,

Prepare yourselves for what is now fully foreign.

Learn fast to spend wisely,

Given in the bag are what you earned daringly.

The place is surrounded

So don't make a sound.

If you give the slightest whisper

Even more will come around

Yellow, white, and black pills are what you would chew,

When the dead bites and you fall terminally ill.

Watch your back, you'll lose vantage

The last thing you want is a supply shortage.

Do not think of finding somewhere to hide,

Lest the sooner you'll join their side.

Wherever you go, whatever you encounter,

I know you will conquer the nest, no matter their number.

You'll be fine I promise

As long as you follow the advice I'm giving.

Kill the dead, but fear the living.

-Dr. Landsteiner

*The Threnodia comprises of hints that will help you to become the ultimate surviving faction

DAY 1

Time Activity

0900-1000 Camp Registration

1000-1030 Camp Welcome

1030-1200 Games: Strength & Weaknesses

1200-1300 Lunch

1300-1730 Games: Brothers in Arms

1730-1830 Wash Up

1830-1930 Dinner

1930-2230 SP Night 1

2200-2230 Day Debrief

2230-0000 OG Time + Sleep

LIGHTS OUT 0100HRS

DAY 2

Time Activity

0800-0930 Wake Up + Breakfast

0930-1000 Day / Games Briefing

1000-1230 Games: Cannibal Trail

1230-1330 Lunch

1330-1730 Games: Cannibal Trail

1730-1830 Wash Up

1830-1930 Dinner

1930-2200 SP Night 2

2200-2230 Day Debrief

2230-0000 OG Time + Sleep

LIGHTS OUT 0000HRS

DAY 3

Time Activity

0730-0830 Wake Up + Breakfast

0830 - 1000 Sponsor Talk

1000-1100 Games Briefing

1100-1200 Lunch

1200-1730 Games: Human Vs Zombie (Day)

1730-1830 Dinner

1830-2200 Games: Human Vs Zombie (Night)

2200-2230 Games Debrief

2230-0000 Wash Up

Sleep

LIGHTS OUT 0000HRS

DAY 4

0830-1000 Wake Up + Breakfast + Pageant Selection

1000-1200 Games: Dead Noon

1200-1230 Games Debrief

1230-1330 Lunch

1330-1630 SP Revelation

1630-1730 Freshen Up

1730-1830 Dinner

1830-0100 SP Bonding Night

0100-0130 Day Debrief

0130-0200 OG Time

LIGHTS OUT 0200HRS

DAY 5

Time Activity

0730-0900 Wake Up + Breakfast

0900-1000 Professors' Welcome

1000-1100 RAG / Flag Publicity

1100-1330 Prize Presentation + Photos

1330-1400 Dismissal

BYE BYE! SEE YOU AT FOW!

Organisation/

Designation

Name DID HP E-mail Address

Project

Director

Chua Yong

Quan, Neville

NA 90037567 nevillechuayq27@gmai

l.com

Deputy Project

Director

Low Kai Xin NA 92282698 lowkaixin94@gmail.co

m

Welfare Head Kenneth NA 96231942 kchua25@hotmail.com

Emergency Situation Arises

Inform nearest Senior on situation

Assessment by PD and VPD to cease or continue activty

Continue Activity

First aid given to casualty

Continue with activities

Inform Chairman (and next-of-kin if

need be)

Project Director to notify NUS OSA of incident at own

time

Cease Activity

Call ambulance (995) for medical

evacuation. Someone to accompany

casualty to hospital.

Arrange transportation

back to campsite

Immediately notify

Chairman/OSA/ next-of-kin

Seniors to ensure well-being of other participants while

waiting for assistance

Chairman and Project Director to report to NUS OSA

immediately