So You Can Sing

Santa Teck and Daniel Klauz have been busy testing out the new sleigh. So here I am, Rudolph, tasked to blog on their behalf, while they try out the new toy. Hmm how are they going to test it without me. Great.

So we had a combined meeting last Sunday for Clusters 4, 5, 7 and 8. Clarence did a great job rousing most of us from a state of hibernation before Eunice and her crew led us in rehearsing for the big day. We were also treated to renditions of O Holy Night and Christmas Isn't Christmas. Check out the videos below:









Rudolph
The Red Nosed Reindeer

9 Dec Program for Cluster 1, 2, 3 & 6

Hi people from Cluster 1, 2, 3 & 6! This Saturday, we will be combining with the rest of the clusters who are doing balloon sculpting for a mass training session! Here is the training program for this Saturday's session! If your friends are still undecided whether or not to come, this will be a really special session for them! Get them excited! They will get to experience first-hand what it is like to see the whole of Orchard Road brimming with people in balloon hats! Balloon hats made by them that is! Isn't that great?!!

This will be our rehearsal for balloon-making before the 24th (Christmas Eve) itself. It's definitely going to be one happening session! Spread the word around!!! We might even get into the papers, who knows! :)

C@O training for Cluster 1, Cluster 2, Cluster 3, Cluster 6

Date: 9 Dec 2006 (Saturday)
Venue: TCT Auditorium (TOUCH Community Theatre)
Time: 5.00pm to 9.00pm (Leaders to report at 4.30pm sharp)

Flow of Events:

5.00pm - 6.00pm: Briefing and Training
6.00pm - 7.30pm: Travel to Orchard / Dinner
7.30pm - 8.30pm: Making Balloons for the public
8.30pm - 9.00pm: Debrief in Clusters

This is going to be one memorable experience for you, so make sure you are there!


Joshua Teo
Cluster 2

Cluster 3 Training Program

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This is Cluster 3's training dates. Do check back under Cluster 3 (which you will find at the sidebar) for updates and any changes. Cheers!

A Ballooning Experience!

Cluster 2

These are some shots from Cluster 2's training on 2 Dec 06. Find out more about our program by clicking Cluster 2 on the sidebar.

The Training Continues...

Alright people!

As you all know, C@O is in full swing now and we're seeing more and more people joining us for our trainings. After our official opening last week, our clusters have all been organising their own individual training sessions covering many aspects of what will be needed to be a blessing at Orchard Road this coming Christmas!

Most of the clusters had their trainings earlier into the weekend but I managed to catch some clusters on Sunday as well! Here are some pictures showing you what was going on:

As you can see, we were doing many things from mere briefings to training on how to sell this event to games, balloon sculpting and carolling practise! It was really a fun filled day. Even our choir's youngest member was having so much fun! (See above pictures) Heh heh heh.

So if you're interested, do e-mail us quickly! Let's all get excited to be a blessing along Orchard during this Christmas season!

Coming up next week, some clusters will be taking to the streets putting to practice what they've learnt in being a blessing as well as balloon sculpting so do look out for our many stories and pictures!

Getting into the festive season,
Daniel Clause
Affiliate to Santa Teck (even tho' he spells it as KLaus)

Come one, come all!

Hey all!

This is probably the first time you're reading a post from me. Well, just to let all you people out there know, Christmas @ Orchard (C@O) is in full swing!

Just this past Sunday was our official launch with many of our friends coming together just singing carols as well as having fun and games together. Some of us were having fun doing balloons while some of us just played games and had a great time together.

Our clusters from all over are continuing their own training and programmes, so if you're interested do sign up as soon as possible! We will be uploading some pictures and video interviews on the trainings and thoughts on this event so do check back on Monday!

Don't miss out the fun! Come one, come all!

- Daniel Clause
Affiliate to Santa Teck

Official Launch of Christmas@Orchard 2006!

If you have not heard yet, the celebrate Christmas@Orchard 2006 launch is this Sunday! The venue is at Singapore Expo, MAX Pavillion. Make sure you are there and bring all your friends! This Sunday will be great as you get to see a preview of what will be happening in the next few weeks!

The program for this Sunday’s launch is up, in case you are wondering what will be happening. Don’t miss it or you will be the one missing out!

Fun with balloons!

Cluster 2 (Lay Ching’s cluster) started their Befriender’s training last Sunday at Expo Hall 9 with a BANG! (literally) Yup! The air was filled with occasional “bangs!” as we learned the art of making balloon hats from our expert trainer, Charles. Ha ha. The balloons don’t normally burst so easily (they are high quality Kualatex balloons) but the air in Hall 9 tends to contain more static!

Nevertheless, our guys and girls had a fun and enjoyable time overcoming their fears of twisting the balloons and ended up with some really imaginative creations I must say! After a really short crash course, we were sent out to bless the people in Hall 9 with our balloons and also to find out the name, hobby and favourite food of 3 people each!

To summarise our learning, here’s what’s important when you meet new people.

1. Initiative – Make the first move by going up to the person to introduce yourself! You can start by asking where he is from and what he likes to do! Reciprocate by sharing something interesting about yourself too!

2. Sincerity – Let the person know you are sincere about knowing more about him/her. This can be communicated through your body language as well as your tone of voice. Smile more, maintain eye contact (don’t stare though!) and speak slowly. Be patient in listening and don’t cut the person off to talk to someone else halfway. If you need to, excuse yourself properly.

A good firm handshake (or light pat on the shoulder for those of same gender) also does wonders to let the person know he/she is valued as a guest and communicates warmth and acceptance to the person.

3. Teamwork – When possible, go in pairs so that you can avoid awkward pauses when you are not sure what else to say! This will also let our guests know that we are not just individuals but part of a bigger family. Going in pairs or small groups also builds up your confidence as you are working as a team, not alone.

Well, I hope these pointers have been useful for you! Practice them every opportunity you have and let’s learn together to be good hosts to our friends and guests!


Cheers,
Joshua Teo

C@OW Publicity

1. MSN. Include this line in your msn nick. (*) your name - Christmas@Orchard - JOIN NOW! http://christmas-at-orchard.blogspot.com
This will add a star icon before your name.

2. Include this html coding into your blog template, either on the sidebar or on your blog header.

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This will allow you to add a flash file to your blog as a form of publicity. (see tribe blog for example) Clicking on the flash file will bring you to the Orchard@Christmas blogsite

3. Adding Christmas@Orchard - JOIN NOW! http://christmas-at-orchard.blogspot.com into your emails too so that each time you send an email, it appears at the end of your message. I guess you can’t do this for official company emails but make it happen for your individual emails.

WA C@OW!

Ehy wait a minute just before you think i am hurling some obsence word at you.

You are very very wrong

We are playing around with some good acroynms here.

MILK -Mainly I love Kids

MILO -Mainly I Love Orh Lawk (This is mine..precious)

so before this Christmas season start. Santa Teck and Daniel Klaus will like to give us a teck line i mean tag line.

And it is none other than C@OW?

it stands for Christmas @ Orchard Will you?

So greet each other with a WA C@OW this weekend as we launch the Christmas @ Orchard this weekend.

WA C@OW!

We all Under the Same Star

Nice? Just want to encourage all of us who have got interesting stories to share about Christmas @ Orchard or with regards to this Christmas season. Kindly email me..Santa Teck and Daniel Klaus at this address ---> follow_the_star06@yahoo.com.sg

Training Dates for C@O

Yes we are all very absent minded..hence the call for this entry.

•12 Nov Sun Combined Tribes Meeting
•18 Nov Sat Leaders’ Training
•19 Nov Sun Cluster Training for Befrienders <----- THIS WEEK!
•26 Nov Sun Official Launch @ MxP
•3,10, 17 Dec Rehearsal/ Training (Cluster)
•15-17 Dec Magic Of Love
•24 Dec Sun Christmas @ Orchard

Santa Teck

Can't Sing Can't Dance Can't Act

If you cannot Sing, cannot dance, cannot Act but have a heart to celebrate! You are what we are looking for!!!!

Be part of a 2,000 strong choir as we stomp Orchard Road this Christmas.

Organised as part of the Celebrate Christmas in Singapore programme series by the Singapore Tourism Board, FCBC Youthnet want to share this wonderful Christmas with you!

This blog will also serve as a one stop centre for all your queries on dates of training. Most importantly, it is the place where pictures of you can be found. Wait out for more exciting event as this season of Christmas unfolds.

What is C@O?

Who are We?

We are part of the 2,000-member choir singing Christmas carols at Orchard on Christmas Eve.
You can join us to sing carols outside the Paragon at 11pm this Christmas countdown!

Why are you all doing this?

Christmas carols are endowed with meanings and many of us are unaware of the hope contains in this carol. This Christmas, we want to share the blessings of Christmas with none other than you. Through our fun filled trainings, you will soon be "infected" with the blessings of Christmas and become a conduit of blessing to the many people around you.


How can i be a part of this?

You can join us for our "learn to carol" sessions at the following dates, times and locations.
3,10, 17 Dec Rehearsal/ Training (Cluster), 4pm @ Max Pavillion.

Kindly email your details to us at follow_the_star06@yahoo.com.sg and we will get back to you with more information. = )


Who is the organiser?
Christmas@Orchard is organised by FCBC YouthNet, as part of Celebrate Christmas in Singapore (CCIS) series of events by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB).
See also http://app.stb.com.sg/asp/index.asp and http://www.visitsingapore.com/cit06/

Cluster 5 Program Details

Hi all, this is our program schedule. Click on the image above to see a larger version so that you don't have to strain your eyes!


Cheers,
Amos

Cluster 2 Program for 2 Dec 06 Sat

Hi people from Cluster 2! This is the training program for this Saturday's session! Come, and get your friends to come too! It's going to be a blast!

C@O training for Sook San/ Joshua/ Lay Ching’s cluster

Date: 2nd Dec 2006
Venue: TC Chapel
Time: 5.30pm to 8.30pm (Leaders to report at 5pm sharp)

Flow of Events:

5.30pm - 6.00pm: Ice breakers by Cynthia and Wai Leng
6.00pm - 7.00pm: Teambuilding Activities by Lay Ching
7.00pm - 8.00pm: Balloon Sculpting by Keng San
8.00pm - 8.30pm: Surprise Event and Debrief by Joshua

Lay Ching

Lay Ching's Cluster Schedule

Schedule of Events | Updated 28 Nov 06

Hi all, this is the latest revised schedule. It is easier to read and more concise. Apologies that the map function does not work yet. I will get it out by tomorrow, I promise. For now, click on the above image for a bigger version so that you do not have to strain your eyes. Cheers.


Joshua Teo