Rag Day Slideshow '07

Long overdue!

Photography by Jonk.
Music: "Love Makes The World Go Round", The Powerpuff Girls.

NUSSU Rag and Flag '07 - Rag Day

Saturday, 11 August 2007,
at the Padang.







So Medicine Rag and Flag has drawn to a close and we succeeded in achieving what we set out to to - create something beautiful out of nothing, have lots of fun, and get to know each other better. Also, we raised a wicked sum of money for NUSSU's charities - GOOD WORK GUYS!

A BIG THANK YOU TO:

1) Rag and Flag EXCO, and especially Joanna and Glenn for their leadership, and their select crew of EXCO personnel who saw to the envisioning of this project, and saw to every detail of its execution, unto completion.

2) All the M1s and M2s who came down to help construct the float. It would not have been possible without your contributions.

3) The M1 and M2 dancers - you guys were awesome! Thanks for all the time and effort and energy spent on working on those finely choreographed moves, and perfecting it. You showed so much expression and passion as you danced and pulled off those stunts!

4) The Lee Foundation, which sponsored a great deal of this project.

5) NUS Medical Society, for their support and providence.

6) Everyone else who had contributed to this project in one way or another.


(: Good work guys! I'm proud to be a part of this wonderful lot..

RAG AND FLAG WEEK (IMPORTANT)

THIS WEEK IS RAG AND FLAG WEEK - WE NEED YOUR HELP!
(Detailed Rag Time Table is found below this post)

URGENT HELP NEEDED AT FLOAT
We need manpower for Float URGENTLY. Rag Day is just a week away, and we need to get our float in order.
There are a bunch of faithful M1 and M2 helpers coming down daily to help out - but they can't do it alone.

WE NEED YOUR HELP - THE REST OF YOU. Come down and help out outside the Medical Library, every day this week.

THE FINAL PUSH
We're staying overnight at school to build the float on two occasions this week:
- SUNDAY NIGHT thru MONDAY
- TUESDAY (after Flag Day) thru WEDNESDAY


A BIG THANKS to all those who have been coming down so far - the Rag and Flag Committee 2007 appreciate it greatly.
THANKS AND BIG RESPECT to the dancers who put their heart, mind, body and soul into the Float Presentation Dance, and risk their life and limb pulling off gravity defying stunts.


FLAG DAY (Tuesday, 7 August 2007)
Meet at 8.30am
at LT28 (Science Foyer).
Extra manpower - PLEASE HELP WITH FLOAT CONSTRUCTION.


MONEY COUNTING DAY (WEDNESDAY, 8 August 2007)
Counting - Wed, 8 August 07, 0800hrs, Yusof Ishak Hall
Banking - Wed, 8 August 07, 1200hrs, Yusof Ishak Hall (to move out to
bank the cash in).
SMS Glenn by Sunday midnight if you can help out for this.
* Honest people need apply.


RAG DAY @ The Padang (Saturday, 11 August 2007)
3pm at the Padang.

Watch this space for updates.

RAG TIME TABLE FOR THIS WEEK

Sunday | 5 Aug
8pm start building overnight for whoever can

Monday | 6 Aug
Building day as normal.

Tuesday | 7 Aug
M1s - Flag Day,
M2s - continue to work on float until complete
ALL - OVERNIGHT WORK for those who can make it

Wednesday | 8 Aug
MORNING & AFTERNOON: practise moving in and out, practise flipping etc
EVENING: 7pm - full dress rehearsal, FULL run through with float, dance w costumes

Thursday | 9 Aug (National Day)
iron out all issues, touch-up float

Friday | 10 Aug
M2s - lessons (kana sai..)
M1s - last min touch up, prepare float and props for move off, briefing of all helpers

Saturday | 11 Aug
Medicine wins Rag and Flag 2007.
MONSTER KILL.


M1 rag i/cs please note the timings you MUST be down. For those 4 OGs whose helpers are in 2nd shift and the 3 OGs flipping, eradar and sombala with ppl in the performance, please tell your involved members to come to whole day on wednesday and thursday. This is VERY IMPORTANT!

Please remember to come at 830 at LT 29 on tuesday for Flag day. Please tell your OG to be on time!

M2s, we're chionging the whole way on friday and we'll be getting to the padang ourselves at various times of the night, so be prepared!

Med Rag Dance!

The Dancers hard at work, rehearsing for the Dance presentation.. Come show your support by turning up to build the float and watch them rehearse.. AND TURNING UP ON RAG DAY ITSELF, AT THE PADANG ON 11 AUGUST 07!




The Amazing Geri!

Med Rag in business!

Come join us! Do your part and have some fun, quality time with your mates, juniors and classmates alike!

What's up for the rest of July..

RAG AND FLAG

Float Construction
Happening DAILY at the MD11 Carpark - behind Anatomy Department, just near the Anatomy Hall. M1s and M2s do show up in full force to do some good stuff, and hang out together. Sports and games are being planned to break the monotony of things.

Rag Dance
Ther and Geri are seeking male and female dancers for Rag Dance. Contact them for details, and be among the hippest folks around.


SPORTS & GAMES

THIS WEEK

Monday 23 July - Frisbee
4pm at SRC field
Contact Joanne if you absolutelyx2 need (same for all below so u dun kill their hp bills)

Wednesday 25- Basketball
5pm at SRC Basketball courts
Contact Jianli if you have inquiries.

PLEASE NOTE THAT FLOORBALL ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. (24, 26 JULY).


NEXT WEEK..

Monday 30 July - Frisbee
4pm at SRC field

Tuesday 31 July - Floorball
2 - 5pm, MPSSH 6

Wednesday 1 August - Basketball
5pm at SRC Basketball courts

Thursday 2 August - Floorball
2 - 5pm, MPSSH 6


Stay tuned for more activities planned for y'all!

MED RAG FLOAT CONSTRUCTION - WE NEED YOUR HELP!

MED RAG FLOAT CONTRUCTION - HAPPENING EVERY DAY!
Time: 9am onwards
Venue: MD11 Basement Carpark (behind Anatomy Department, inside the car park - see picture below)


I went down today to see a most lively lot planning and plotting and pushing big heavy tables into the basement car park of MD11.


11.30am: Mu Liang, Pei Xuan, Aloy, Joanna, Zhen Chang are hard at work, moving tables to the basement. Where are the rest of them?


The girls came to help out too! The materials design team.


Xunqi, hard at work.

Work seems off to a promising start, but let's not let it fizzle out.. Keep coming and putting your stake into this project!
Don't leave these guys to labour alone! We need your help!

Here are some serving suggestions:
- bring your OG/tutorial group/friends along!
- bring your juniors along, so they can come and meet new friends, and their seniors-to-be and ask you all the kancheong questions they have about medical school.. THE GUYS HAVE DISRUPTED ALREADY ANYWAY!
- ask your classmates who have been hiding at home to come do something meaningful with the rest of the medical faculty
- plan some afternoon games after a hard day's work, eg. soccer, captain's ball, like what we did when we were M1s
- have makan together!

I now leave you with a quote from one of my most inspirational speakers to think about.

"Come on.. are you with me?" - Professor Gopalakrishnakone



Med Rag 07

MEDICINE RAG FLOAT CONSTRUCTION BEGINS - YOUR HELP NEEDED!

Dear Friends,

Med Rag Float Construction begins this Tuesday and we will be working tirelessly through the week (and weeks to come) to build the basic float construction, ready for the new M1s to take over to complete the finishing touches.
This will be, of course, impossible without your help.

So please try to avail yourself to come down if you are free and have no prior plans.

MED RAG FLOAT CONTRUCTION - PHASE 1
Starts Tuesday, 26 June onwards
Time: 9am till 6pm or later
Venue: MD11 Basement Carpark (behind Anatomy Department)

Bring your friends/tutorial group mates/OG mates to come along to help in this good cause. It'll be a fun time to work out a good sweat and spend time with you dear friends.

FUNDING ISSUES
As Marketing Heads, Huijin and I have been tasked to seek funding and sponsorship from corporate donors and individuals. However, response so far has been very bleak.

We are hence appealing to you guys for donations of cash or any kind. If you have any amount of money that you or your parents feel like donating to this cause, please feel free to contact Huijin or myself. Honestly, even loose change can be very handy to us now, and I appreciate any and every small contribution that you guys are going to make.

For donations in kind, I'm sure you have read the email Joanna had sent out. Please help us by bringing scrap/recycled materials and tools to aid us in the construction of the float.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT RAG AIMS TO BOND US ALL TOGETHER AND IN THE PROCESS, RAISE SOME SERIOUS SUM OF MONEY FOR CHARITY. IT'S STUPID TO HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ALL THESE FUNDING ISSUES (especially with the new restrictions imposed on us) BUT I HAVE ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE THAT ALL OF US WILL BAND TOGETHER TO PUT FORTH A GREAT RAG PERFORMANCE THIS YERA 2007, AND BRING BACK THE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY TO OUR MEDICAL SCHOOL, SHOWING THE REST THAT WE ARE CERTAINLY THE BEST AT WHAT WE DO..

Jonk,
on behalf of MedRag 07.

MeDRAG...

Bah! Marketing for Med Rag is no mean feat..
Hui Jin, hard at work but taking the time to smile (:

Write..
Type..
Print..
Collate..
Staple..
Fold..
Print addresses..
Pack envelopes..
Seal..
Stamp..

TEDIOUS! Some FIFTY LETTERS LATER..


Check out the number of LETTERS that Hui Jin and I slogged at..


Please give us your fullest support! If you have any contribution in cash or kind or in your time and effort, it'll go a long way in helping us and our causes. Thank you!

Please Support Med Rag - ACTIVELY.

Introduction
The purpose of Rag is to bond the Medical Faculty, especially getting the freshmen united together along with the REST of Medicine with our Float and Dance Production.

As MediCamp inducts and orientates our M1s-to-be, Med Rag is the FIRST EVER showcase of our MEDICINE METTLE to the REST of NUS. This is why it means so much to us.

If you would like to know more about our Med Rag theme (which is undisclosed for now), it concerns the dreams and aspirations of one taking flight.

The prospects of our chosen theme as well as the embryonic designs for the Float and Dance are very very promising, and we look forward to bringing back the Trophy which we claimed last year baby.

Here’s where we will be needing help in:
Basically - cash, manpower and kind (materials etc).

Please help us (where you can) in the following, in any way at all really (even if it’s just sewing ONE costume, or donating a box of nails):

FUNDING
This is such a turn off, but please hear our plight:
MED RAG IS SELF FUNDING – ie ALL THE MONEY HAS TO BE SELF RAISED OR FROM OUR OWN POCKETS.
We do NOT get any money at all from Med Soc. Yes, it’s really an uphill task.
And with that, we need to raise a total of $6.5k at least, which covers construction cost, truck rental, welfare for the people, and professional engineer inspection (this is a retarded NUSSU requirement that costs us $2k). We expect to exceed it, as this is a conservative estimate.

PLEASE CONTACT ALOYSIUS IF YOU KNOW OF ANYBODY OR IF YOU HAVE A DONATION TO MAKE TO MEDRAG.


Float Engineering + Building
Please contact: Aaron / James .
- people good with HANDYMAN skills
- people good at CONSTRUCTION and DESIGNING structures (any scouts?)
- people to ACTUALLY lay down the foundation for float construction (before the freshmen come take over)
- OGLs, please encourage your freshmen to come support float and help us in building it


Costumes
Please contact Jon Tay.
- people who enjoy designing costumes
- people who enjoy sewing
- people who have sewing machines to loan or allow the work to be done at their homes
- people with sources for material
- OGLs, please ask your freshmen who can help in this respect


Welfare
Please contact Gerard.
- people who can cook
- people who know of contacts to supply food/drinks
- we will need SNACKS and BOTTLED water chiefly as sustenance for the labourers


Marketing – THE MONEY ENGINE, which will have to earn $6.5k
Please contact Jonk or Huijin.
- sponsors for materials (eg. Textiles, paints, etc) and foodstuff (welfare)
- donors (bigshots and rich docs and all kinds)
- people with money to donate
- people willing to help us in reaching out for peoples’ support/donors/searching for raw material
- people who have raw materials to supply/sponsor

Thank you!

Jonathan & Hui Jin
MedRag Marketing Heads '07