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TCRP 2012: DAVAO, PHILIPPINES
Welcome to Davao! The seven peaks of Mt. Apo loom over Davao City, giving us a rare glimpse of its frequently cloud-shrouded summit. While it looked pretty harmless from our cosy rooms in the Marco Polo Hotel, Team TCRP discovered a different side of Mt. Apo when we got up close.
Read more...TCRP 2012 FUNDRAISING: BAKING, SHAKING & SELLING
As TCRP 2012 draws near (2 days till the 24hr Mt. Apo Boulderface Challenge & 6 days till the 3-day hike to be exact), we look back on the week of Catalyst Fund-raising Shindigs, Screenings and Bids! Countless cookies & cupcakes were baked, drinks were shaked & pride was sold – all for a good…
Read more...TRAINING DAY #9 (FINAL): TRUCKIN’ ALONG
I suppose it’s only fitting that TCRP’s last group training before heading to Davao saw us hiking for over 20km before piling into the back of a truck. Afterall, at the TCRP screening of a human trafficking video ‘Trade’ on Tuesday, we saw young girls, victims of trafficking doing the exact same thing. The only…
Read more...CATALYST ADVENTURES: SAM McGOUN X TOUCH SALA BAI (CAMBODIA)
We first met Sam at a TCRP gathering where he told us about Sala Bai. 2 years on and still inspired by his story, we joined him in Siem Reap on his Cross – Cambodian adventure to learn more about Sala Bai and how TCRP can make a difference. About the Adventure In the early…
Read more...TRAINING DAY #8: FIT AS A MALLEY BULL
TCRP2012 Training Sesh #8! 14th April 2012, 830am, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. Saturday morning, bright and early ‘round 8.30am – members from TCRP hit the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve for what has become a weekly ritual or mid-level training and general group bonding. I’ve never met a more diverse group of individuals, heralding from all…
Read more...TRAINING DAY #7: Onwards & Upwards!
TCRP2012 Training Sesh #7! 7th April 2012, 830am, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. Arriving at the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve Visitor’s Centre bright-eyed and bushy tailed from the holidays, a group of catalysts assembled to tackle Bukit Timah hill. This time, there was the added challenge of weighted backpacks. For many, it was a test day…
Read more...TRAINING DAY #6: ONE STEP AT A TIME
TCRP2012 Training Sesh #6! 1st April 2012, 830am, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. You jump out of bed (before your hand lingers over the snooze button one more time) wash up and get kitted out for the day’s adventure. That is the first step, and the most important of all. It wasn’t very hard this Sunday…
Read more...TRAINING DAY #5: TCRP X SWEAT X 3rd TIME’S A CHARM
TCRP2012 Training Sesh #5! 25th March 2012, 830am, Singapore Botanical Gardens. Dragging my lazy self out of bed on an early Sunday morning was akin to asking me move the mountain with sheer qi – both impossible tasks. However, with unimaginable willpower and blast of upbeat music, I finally reached the lush green patch in…
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