All in a Day's Work

On a typical school roadshow day, We wake up before the sun rises, slap ourselves awake, and proceed to lug the equipment down to the school of the day.



















All is still good while we begin to set up the booth for the day and getting ready for assembly sharing session for some schools.



All is still good when the students turn up at our booth and join in the fight against hate by pledging, voluntering their service, or simply going down for the OLE exhibtion.

BUT.

Hell breaks loose when we try to lug the James and Linas to their next location. Please see below: We huff and puff and try to stuff Lina into the cab, but to no avail. Then,



The cab uncle did magic, and in Lina went. Like, finally.



But despite it being shorter than myself, it took up two and a half seat all by itself.



Moving the cut-outs around is a definite killer.

It's not just about them...

Today's entry is not sth closely related to OLE or HIV. In fact, its about a movie called "Sicko" which i just watched. Yup, we keep whining that this project has kept team OLE up to our necks with work, but Victor aka XX here has the time to go catch a movie. heh...

Anyway, the movie is about how the US healthcare system measures up against other western nations like France, UK and even communist Cuba. I shan't discuss the success and failures of the healthcare system here, but sth about the film struck a cord within me. The film started off with stories of how people without medical insurance hope and pray everyday that they don't get involved in accidents, as they would not have any money to pay for their medical bills. But after sharing their stories, the commentary said,

"But this film is not about the Americans who don't have health insurance. It's about the Americans who do"

Somehow, this sort of explains why we have OLE too. OLE is not just about the 39 million people living with AIDS. It's also about what the remaining 6.2 billion people in the world who DON'T have AIDS can do to help them. For those of us who are fortunate enough to be with the majority, this campaign is for you.

Just imagine the things we can achieve if these 6.2 billion people band together to help the less fortunate 39 million. Think about it.

One Life on Facebook!

OLE Singapore is on Facebook now!

Please join the cause in facebook. The cause is named "One Life Experience [Singapore]". Do search for it in facebook and join us in supporting the cause!

Victoria Junior College

The OLE team has travelled to the Eastern side of singapore. This time, we arrived at Victoria Junior College!

It was a tiring but fruitful day spent at VJC. Students who came to our publicity booth showing an interest in participating in our events also showed that they understood the cause. Everyone was sincere in helping the people affected by AIDS, and not merely joining us for CIP points! The genuine care greatly cheered us on.

Before we started explaining the cause, the response from the morning assembly showed that many VJCians saw "James" and "Lina" but few actually sat near them. Hopefully after our visit, VJCians will understand this global epidemic better and more will be willing to interact with them in school. They will be around at VJC for another week. Do take photographs with "James" and "Lina" and share the photos with us!

The OLE team would really like to thank all staff and students of VJC for being so supportive of the campaign. Especially so to Ms Celena and all students of 07S45, 07S39, 07A14, 07S32, 07S56, 07V14 and 07S33. Thank you all for the full support!

Below are some of the photos taken in VJC. Just double click on the slideshow if u want to download any of your pretty faces!



Victoria Junior College

Next stop: HCI. See ya there next week! =)

The OLE Run

The previous school visit was indeed very, very, very gratifying. To see the hard work we've done so far received so enthusiatically by the students was a one life experience for us as well (note: one-in-a-lifetime experience, not the campaign, heh.)

There are many upcoming school visits and we're looking forward to every single one. To do some shameless plugging here: If your school is interested in having us, just drop us an email anytime! We'll be more than happy to share One Life with you guys.

Now . . .

More shameless plugging . . .

OLE Run is here!!!

So what is the OLE Run? It is basically a run with a symbolic format towards the cause, in teams of three. It'll be happening right before the launch of the OLE exhibition on 30 Nov, so do note it down in your calendar! More details coming up on the run :)

Meanwhile, if you wish to understand more about OLE, you can also check this out!

Who writes all these stuff?

It's really interesting to read emails sent to the youth OLE email. Most people start off their mails with "Dear so-and-so,..." and then say their piece. But for us, we are known collectively as Team OLE or OLE Youth. Makes us sound like robots generating computer replies!

So we've decided to sort of expose our identities and give you a name to our group. Yup, there're actually 4 of us writing this blog. Usually whoever feels like committing verbal diarrhoea will come do it here (OLE related of cse!) Being the only male in the group, looks like I'll be first to go then :)

Name: Li Xunxiang Victor aka XX
People call me: A social nerd.....cos they always see me reading up on cheeminology stuff and engaging in cocktail conversations with these random topics
Loves to: Talk cock with people at the school benches
Hates to: Wake up for early morning lessons
OLE stands for: "Oei! Lai Eh!" *Translation: Hey! Come eh*

Name: ChUa ZhEnGlinG JaNice aka Mousey
People call me: Girl that got blown away by the Shanghai wind....hahaha...
Loves: Enjoy yummy food
Hates: People shaking legs in the train

Name: Jennifer Law
People call me: the LAW
Loves to: Fill in feedback forms
Hates to: See bad customer service
OLE stands for: One Life Experience (I must follow law, this is the way it really is...)

Name: Choo Jingyi aka Jing
People call me: The laggard... This is my first time posting a blog entry (actually, just a quarter of an entry )
Loves: to wake up naturally. No alarm clocks pls...
Hates: it when I've no time to hang out with friends
OLE stands for: Those good ole' days~~~

Additional "Friend"!

We have added another new "friend" by the name of Lina!

Unlike James, Lina is a full body silhouette figure. Also, she is seen running.

We hope she will be welcomed by all just like James. Do interact with her if you see her running in your school!