BRIEFING TO PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR PARENTS

 The briefing on 9 May 2014 started off with the Tour Leader going through the details of the trip........

to an attentive audience of participants and their parents........

The briefing was followed by Mdm Norizah  giving a quick overview of the purpose and the required attainments of the TIE to Sarawak and Mrs Ng facilitating a Q&A........

Thereafter, the participants gathered in their respective groups to meet their teachers-in-charge, where they were issued their back-packs, luggage tags and red and yellow T-shirts........

 

while the teacher-chaperones' got their pink and blue Polo-Ts........

Participants will receive their lanyard name-tags and the trip booklet on the day of departure, when we meet at the airport on 22 May 2014.

MESSAGE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL

Mdm Jackie Kok Chow Hiong (www.gongshangpri.moe.edu.sg)

“Kuching, the capital of Sarawak, was named after a tidal stream called Sungai Kuching.  The stream originated from Cat’s Eye Hill (Bukit Mata Kuching).  It has an abundance of a local fruit called the green longan or commonly known as Cat’s Eye (Mata Kuching).  That’s how Kuching derived its name.  The geography and culture of this city are very different from Singapore.  So ‘soak in’ the local atmosphere and open your eyes to discern the similarities and differences in comparison with our home, Singapore. 

Here’s wishing all an enjoyable and enriching learning experience.”

Mdm Jackie Kok

Mata Kuching aka Longan (desirablerecipes.blogspot.com)

Cat icons of Kuching, Sarawak (www.venusbuzz.com)

FLIGHT INFORMATION, DEPARTURE REPORTING AND ACCOMMODATIONS IN KUCHING

We will be flying with Malaysian Airlines as follows:

22 May 2014 - Singapore to Kuching on MH 642 (12.50pm to 2.15pm)
25 May 2014 - Kuching to Singapore on MH 643 (10.40am to 12.05pm)

Remember to be at Changi Airport Terminal 2 Row 9 on Thursday 22 May 2014 by 10.30am.

We will be landing at Kuching International Airport (KIA).....

.... and we will be staying in the 4-Star Imperial Hotel Kuching, which is a short drive from KIA.