First Day of the Third Term!

I went back to school really, really burnt. Sun burnt from the Kayaking course. And I'm now a certified 2 star kayaker!

Well, as usual, had a lot of administrative stuff to settle in school... Teacher's, as usual too, went straight back to teaching like there had been no holidays... And I was reminded that I will have 2 concerts to attend soon. Kindred Spirits this friday and The Taming Game next friday. Truly arts week.

And I just realised next monday is Youth Day holiday. A good chance to catch up with my uncompleted work.

Just airing my viewpoint. Read in the papers about Singaporeans being ranked 30th out of 35 in terms of courtesy. Some of the examples are commuters not giving up seats to those who need it more, students sitting on the MRT floor, people leaning on the grab poles, depriving others of the chance to hold it... and so on. Is courtesy taught or common sense? I wonder. Is it the responsibility of schools, and parents, to inculcate courtesy into Singaporeans, or is it assumed that everyone naturally should know what is the right thing to do and what is wrong?

Food for thought.

Kayaking Course 1st Day from 10.00am to 5.00pm: Located all the way at Changi, it took a quite a long time to go there. Recapped all the skills we had learnt in the 1 star kayaking course (jaw stroke and everything) and we learnt a new method of recovery without the need of coming out of the kayak. Tomorrow for the course we are going for an expedition from changi to pasir ris in our kayaks (obviously) and we would have to pack and bring our own food rations and water along. Should be quite an experience... I don't know why my language now sounds very informative... guess I'm not in the mood to blog... very tired, but just feel like posting before I go and sleep.

At night, 8 - 10 pm, we received our hike results, and I was quite disappointed to learn that I had failed. Well, a slight consolation was that of the 20 people who could make it to that stage, only 7 passed, and I'm part of the, like, 13. And of those who passed, some were already at their, like, 4th or 5th attempt, I'm not sure. I admire their perseverence. Well, at least it is my first attempt on the actual hike itself. I think the main reasons for failing was the shift in the requirements of the logs - it has become stricter and more requirements have been added. Very different from previous years, according to our TYS =). So we were quite unsure of what was truly expected of us in our logs. On hindsight, this hike will not have been a waste of time. It was an experience with its learning points, and now that we know what are the new expectations of both the preliminary hike log and the post-hike report, it is important that we pass it down. Our juniors would attempt the hike in the near future, and we have to tell them everything we've learnt so that they do not become like us, learning what is expected only after we have attempted the hike. We must make sure they know everything they need to know beforehand.

Yes, thats that. I'm going to enjoy myself tomorrow in the kayak in the sun!

Arrgh... Rushing through my holiday homework now!
There is like a lot to do, so litte time. The only reason i'm blogging now is that I'm sick of doing homework...
Tomorrow would be the kayaking course, and that would mean the last 3 days of holidays used up... at Sea Sports Club in Changi... and tmr night, I'll be receiving the results of the hike... at Scout Headquarters... Have I passed? Or failed? I'll know tmr... After all the time and effort put in... I'm getting nervous...

4 More days to school term! A really really really hectic one!

Lets see now... 4 months since I last blogged? I think everyone who used to read this blog has given up checking it.

Well, I don't exactly see the point of blogging on a daily basis, or almost daily for that matter, simply ranting about some common encounter or usual daily experience. That is quite boring and a total waste of time. I mean, I've come across a random blog that was telling me a personal recount of how this person's pimple located on this person's nose decided to burst. Wow. I needed to know that.

The past 4 months have been extremely hectic, and I guess there were more important tasks to do than for me to blog. Well, my march holidays was totally used up with preparation for our scouts campfire. Then there was jobweek, midyear exams, homework, ok, i am just typing everything that comes to mind now. Oh yes, and there was the Cedar Campfire, which we put up a dance, and won the best item! There was the preparation for chinese o'levels, which went quite well, I guess, and the preparation for the Chief Commisioner's Award Hike.

My holidays: First week was chinese o'levels, followed by Scouts PLTC and UTC, then followed by the actual CCA Hike itself. Wow, slept at Sembawang Park, just opposite Johor. Had never been there before. Ya, and that took up 2 weeks of holidays. After that was my family chalet, and then Legion Chalet. Had fun, and kept myself real busy. Now started rushing through holiday assignments.

I must say this year is quite an eventful year for Singaporeans. What with the elections, and the Fifa World Cup, which will definitely be a source of distraction to many. Then there was Sands, winning the bid for the IR at Marina Bay.

I don't want to sound cynic or anything like that, but I really think friendster is increasingly defeating its purpose. Both testimonials and adding friends have become merely a means of showing off and a joke. That said, maybe thats why it is becoming more attractive.

Well I'd better get on with my homework.

Looking forward to the 2 star kayaking course this weekend!