General Information on Dressing, Baggage and Safety

Dress Code

Departure (flying in and out): 'CIP Cambodia' T-shirt and jeans.

In Cambodia:

• CIP activity: 'CIP Cambodia' / School T-shirt and jeans.
• Other days: Your own personal clothing that is appropriate.

Students are expected to dress conservatively, which should reflect their awareness of local (Cambodian) sensitivity.

Student Packing List

1. Singapore International Passport
2. Spending cash in Riel - about SGD $200/-
3. Stationery (pens, notebooks, scissors, glue)
4. Writing materials - lesson plans, posters, charts, art materials etc.
5. 10 souvenir for Cambodian children and friends
6. 3-4 change of casual clothes (T-shirts, jeans, bemudas)
7. School T-shirts (2 pieces)
8. 'Cambodia CIP' T-shirt (2 pieces)
9. Windbreaker / jacket
   
10. Track pants
11. Undergarments
12. Socks
13. Face towel
14. Toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, facial wash etc.)
15. Sunscreen / hat / cap
16. Umbrella / poncho
    
17. Sport shoes and sandals
18. Torchlight
19. Digital camera / video camera / camera
20. Mobile phone (auto-roam or phone card)
21. Spare batteries / charger for mobile phones / camera - bring plug adaptor for 2-pin power point (flat or parallel pins)
22. Spectacles, contact lenses; solution and casing (if required)
23. Name tag with lanyard
24. Water-bottle
25. Snacks / cup noodle
26. Tissues (dry or wet)
27. Medication (as necessary)

*Students are advised to store their traveling items in their hand-carry luggage. No sharp objects to be put in the hand-carry luggage.

Luggage
Maximum of 2 bags per passenger. (1 as checked-in luggage and 1 as hand-carry luggage). Please ensure that your packed luggage for checking-in at the airport does not exceed 20kg in total.

Hand Luggage
There are restrictions on the amount of liquids / gel type products that you can have in your hand-carry luggage as well as the size of your hand-carry luggage. For further details please refer to your Info Booklet or the 'Guidelines for Liquids, Aerosols and Gels in Hand-carry Luggage' available from the Changi Airport website.

Safety

1. Some common-sense measures must be taken by all of us for our safety and well-being in Cambodia, just like in any part of the world.
2. Always keep the teacher-in-charge or the assigned group leader informed of your whereabouts.
3. You are to move around in your assigned groups during the CIP activity and tour. Never venture out alone.
4. Especially for female students, dress and behave appropriately to avoid any unwanted attention.
5. Do not be flashy by displaying your valuables.
6. Keep your money separately. Do not keep all of it in one place to avoid a major loss in case of theft or in the case where you misplace your belongings.
7. When approached by people soliciting for money (i.e. beggars), just ignore them if you do not wish to donate. Do not be hard-pressed to donate and do not scold or insult them to avoid any unpleasant incident from happening.
8. Stay indoors (in the hotel) after nightfall. (No, you are not going to bump into Edward Cullen...)
9. Do look out for one another during the trip.

Miscellaneous

• Souvenir items: Students are to prepare 10 sets of inexpensive items reflecting Singapore as souvenirs for their student buddies or charges they will be meeting in Siem Reap. Examples of such items are keychains, 'fridge' magnets, bookmarks etc.

• Reading books: Each student to donate 5 story/reading books for the trip to be donated to the schools or Kampong Khleang children.

• Footwear: Certain places of interest, e.g. temples, do not allow footwear to be worn. You will be asked to remove and hand over your footwear to the the relevant authorities for the duration of your visit. Therefore, if you are concerned about issue of theft or loss of footwear, please refrain from wearing expensive footwear.