Minister visits Kebun Baru!

After much fanfare and publicity, not least loads of work behind the scenes by the various grassroots organisations, the Ministerial Community Visit finally reached its successful conclusion on 27 June.

Of course, this wasn't without its hiccups, as those of us helping out with the new media coverage (blog + Facebook + Twitter) can attest to. But given the sheer scope of the event with a tight programme scattered over various locations in Kebun Baru), things went smoothly without much of a hitch.

Minister Gan Kim Yong first visited Kebun Baru Mall, followed by Bestari Residents' Centre, Sembawang Hill Food Centre, Mayflower Mall, and finally ended at Kebun Baru Community Club cumulating in a 1 hour dialogue session with residents where a variety of issues were raised and addressed by Minister Gan and the panel.

Our job included vetters and people following the delegation to upload and post photos and live commentary (via Twitter) straight from the location. It wasn't smooth sailing all the way though - with the intermittent network coverage, more often than not, there was a lag for the photos to arrive, compared to tweets that were sent relatively instantaneously. But overall, it was quite exciting posting those updates live just as things were happening on the ground :).

Meanwhile, there were also a few of us stationed at the games stalls where we showcased some YOG related games, like basketball, floorball, baseball and football, where the young and old enthusiastically took part in the games in a bid to net that winning shot. Some of our PA Youthslead participants also helped out in the event, firsthand experiencing the interaction with residents and the logistics behind, overall making the event a successful one.

For more details, you can check out the MCV blog, Kebun Baru Facebook public page, or Twitter.

Cheers,
:).