Resorts on stilts above water, crazy weather, mud that won't come off your shoes now matter what, monkeys who erm... let's skip that part shall we? And one very fun combined Postively Ignited group, I say that just about sums up life in Tanjong Piai, where the stars are bright, the food rocks and where I finish my dinner in 3 minutes =D.
Living 100m offshore is something new for me, probably cos I'm scared stiff of seawater. Ok maybe not that bad but I always get the feeling that those wooden planks are gonna break and I'll plunge into the sea. See that's childhood trauma for you, I blame the RSAF but that's another story. My dorm was quite ok if you overlook the fact that giant roaches seem to visit it on a regular basis but better it be the boys dorm than the girls dorm I guess. Boys don't scream, they just move very fast in the opposite direction of the roach, which made my side of the room very crowded for the next two night, it figures right?
I love mud, ok maybe not that much but after YLTC I think that mud is rather fun. From crossing rivers to trekking in swamps, I guess mud can be rather fun. Of course this is also due to my spectacular mud-lobbing 6 vs 1 battle after our river crossing. All the boys are gonna kill me for this one day but I had fun lobbing mud and not getting hit, its that invincible feeling that really perks you up. Another one would be the swamp trek, we waded through ankle high mud in pouring rain that turned it into thigh high mud, well at least it was soupy rather than sticky which made cleaning my shoes a bit more bearable however after 14 tries at cleaning them, the water coming out from it is still grey.
Paintball on the last day was fun, in my first ever match I singlehandedly took the enemy bunker without firing a shot! At least that was until I found out that apparently someone else had took the bunker before that so that was rather anticlimatic. Poor Darrin, I seemed to have shot in 3 times though in my defense he was shooting me and when he finally surrenderred I had already pulled the trigger, my bad =P. But it was a rather fun experience though at times it was very tense especially when some groups draw their battle lines and upload their entire magazine into each other, it might be war but its also supposed to be fun.
I enjoyed my time in Malaysia, it didn't teach me a lot of new things but it reinforced what I know and what I am, someone who loves to get involved though it'll probably kill me and someone with a a lot of opinions, there are others but I won't go into details. I guess YLTC was a better experience than I expected it to be and I don't have any regrets. Ok this is one of my worser blog entries but I'm tired now and I guess I shall rest.
Stay Positivelty Ignited People!
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
YLTC: Yes Leaders Talk Crazy- The Sarimbun Chapter
I've been to too many Training Camps in my life, UTC, PLTC, LLTC, PSLTC, and now YLTC. Before the camp I was positive that I really am past the TC stage of my life. I've been through UTC, LLTC and PSLTC and I have graduated into running those same camps, so I guess that made me a bit... cocky cos sometimes I like to think I know it all even when I am absolutely certain that I do not. So it was with this very unhealthy attitude that I went forth to YLTC, though I must admit I was quite tired from OAC Seniors Camp and like the Councillors, was kinda looking for a loophole out of the situation but like many camps I have gone for, I failed.
But I don't regret that, I had fun.
Positively Ignited Fun =).
My group's name was Positive, not cos we're brilliant and optmistic people (though that works too) but cos Positive is the most... positive P word that we could use as a group name. Others such as Pathetic or Pessimistic didn't quite make the cut for obvious reasons. Honestly I wasn't really sure about my group at first cos out of everyone I only knew about 2 people there but after the first day it was better, well if you had to lead a bunch of people from NJC to Sarimbun Camp you too would probably start talking somewhere along the way. As usual we adopted Canadian Army Tatics which I first saw in LLTC 2007, this requires a platoon to have a strong rear and forward guard, with a huge gap between the two. Granted in real life the Canadians do not do that but its my little joke that I seem to see a lot of these days, yes I am a sentimental and confusing fool =). And for the record my usage of "Round the Corner" is not too mock you guys, seriously if its a long road with one corner leading into Sarimbun than it is round the corner! Oh c'mon people, its not like I can make the distance between us and Sarimbun shorter, I'm just a guy with a map and a compass which is useless. Haha I just felt that I needed to say that =).
We camped for two nights at Sarimbun Campsite. I'll say it again, Sarimbun Campsite! Goodness its like an NCC cadet camping at Pulau Tekong (Ok maybe not) or a Girl Guide camping at Camp Christine. Sarimbun is my home as a Scout (Just cos its home doesn't mean it has warm showers and sofas unfortunately), I've camped there for at least 12 days in total before YLTC and honestly I couldn't help but feel a bit deja vuish coming back to Sarimbun after swearing in June that I will not return to this isolated patch of wood, metal and dirt which only purpose is to provide scouts with a lonely existence without having to cross the Causeway. So once again I used the open concept showers, so once again I pitched and slept in a buffalo tent which Innotrek doesn't call a buffalo tent, this gets annoying when you start to find out your entire Scout lexicon is useless in the modern world. Nonetheless I can't deny I had fun cos I've been there and done that so it wasn't much of a reality shock for me.
Than came the high elements... Now that was a shocker, I must say that will I was on a swaying bridge 10m above the ground, I became a more religious person. I don't know if Positive saw but I was quoting the Bible at some point in time cos the bridge was swaying very very badly, if Mr Yong saw it he'll start talking about resonance and the Tacoma Narrow's Bridge. Jokes aside I was rather touched by Positive's personalized cheering. My personally favourite is Dominic's "Dom, Dom, Dom..." one but as for mine lets say that when you are freaking out 10m above the ground and you suddenly hear the crowd go "Joshua Matthew John Paul Goh!", you will either feel a great sense of accomplishment or incredibly pressurized, for me its the latter and I found it quite funny that I didn't dare to turn my head to tell them "thanks but I'm having a hard time up here". But I appreciated it and I found it very inspiring to see Positive come up with a cheer for everyone. Now that is group dynamics and team spirit.
Alas it is late and I still have some much to do, I'll rant on tommorrow. Can't say I don't enjoy this.
But I don't regret that, I had fun.
Positively Ignited Fun =).
My group's name was Positive, not cos we're brilliant and optmistic people (though that works too) but cos Positive is the most... positive P word that we could use as a group name. Others such as Pathetic or Pessimistic didn't quite make the cut for obvious reasons. Honestly I wasn't really sure about my group at first cos out of everyone I only knew about 2 people there but after the first day it was better, well if you had to lead a bunch of people from NJC to Sarimbun Camp you too would probably start talking somewhere along the way. As usual we adopted Canadian Army Tatics which I first saw in LLTC 2007, this requires a platoon to have a strong rear and forward guard, with a huge gap between the two. Granted in real life the Canadians do not do that but its my little joke that I seem to see a lot of these days, yes I am a sentimental and confusing fool =). And for the record my usage of "Round the Corner" is not too mock you guys, seriously if its a long road with one corner leading into Sarimbun than it is round the corner! Oh c'mon people, its not like I can make the distance between us and Sarimbun shorter, I'm just a guy with a map and a compass which is useless. Haha I just felt that I needed to say that =).
We camped for two nights at Sarimbun Campsite. I'll say it again, Sarimbun Campsite! Goodness its like an NCC cadet camping at Pulau Tekong (Ok maybe not) or a Girl Guide camping at Camp Christine. Sarimbun is my home as a Scout (Just cos its home doesn't mean it has warm showers and sofas unfortunately), I've camped there for at least 12 days in total before YLTC and honestly I couldn't help but feel a bit deja vuish coming back to Sarimbun after swearing in June that I will not return to this isolated patch of wood, metal and dirt which only purpose is to provide scouts with a lonely existence without having to cross the Causeway. So once again I used the open concept showers, so once again I pitched and slept in a buffalo tent which Innotrek doesn't call a buffalo tent, this gets annoying when you start to find out your entire Scout lexicon is useless in the modern world. Nonetheless I can't deny I had fun cos I've been there and done that so it wasn't much of a reality shock for me.
Than came the high elements... Now that was a shocker, I must say that will I was on a swaying bridge 10m above the ground, I became a more religious person. I don't know if Positive saw but I was quoting the Bible at some point in time cos the bridge was swaying very very badly, if Mr Yong saw it he'll start talking about resonance and the Tacoma Narrow's Bridge. Jokes aside I was rather touched by Positive's personalized cheering. My personally favourite is Dominic's "Dom, Dom, Dom..." one but as for mine lets say that when you are freaking out 10m above the ground and you suddenly hear the crowd go "Joshua Matthew John Paul Goh!", you will either feel a great sense of accomplishment or incredibly pressurized, for me its the latter and I found it quite funny that I didn't dare to turn my head to tell them "thanks but I'm having a hard time up here". But I appreciated it and I found it very inspiring to see Positive come up with a cheer for everyone. Now that is group dynamics and team spirit.
Alas it is late and I still have some much to do, I'll rant on tommorrow. Can't say I don't enjoy this.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
And the point????
What do people live for?
Some live for God,
Some live for Country,
Some men live for others,
Some men exist for the money,
There are some who exist to dominate,
And there are those with this "higher purpose"
As for me?
What am I here for?
Family? Friends? School? Future? OAC?
Maybe all that,
Or maybe not,
The thing is...
I don't know,
Living is hard enough,
Knowing what you're living for is even harder...
"Thinking is the result of Boredom."
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Fading thoughts and passing musings
Ideals, principles, and compassion, you tire of their constant interference in your life but without them you just wouldn't be yourself. Would you?
I wouldn't.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Dereliction of Duty...
Today I went to court...
I love that line, makes people think I've been arrested for having too long a name or something. Well to the dejection of most people, it turns out that I was at the subordinate courts for a visit on behalf of the Ventures. I found it most informative and for the want of a better phrase, "it's freaking awesome to see people being prosecuted". Ok that is so morbid and cruel, it's also taken from Leonard's comment so I guess I can't be blamed entirely =P. I hope sincerely that it is the first and the last time that I ever stand in the dock, I too hope that everyone seeing this will never also have to go there in your life. This imposing building's reason for existence is to maintain order in a society that has degenerated in some ways, it reflects badly on our society but more importantly it is an indication of ourselves, the law is clear and though sometimes not precise and flexible, it provides a bastion of justice and order. However there would not be a need for the to see 350000 cases a year if we all just kept it clean and went about our lives well. Then again humanity leads a very unpredictable lifestyle and crime is seldom done out of a personal urge to tangle with the judiciary. Poverty, peer pressure, desperation, despair, personal issues, they all blind us to morality. These days the old school of caning and remand no longer prove effective as society develops greater awareness. However a criminal record is still a black mark, we need to take a stand now. No matter what they all say, I believe leopards can change their spots. We need to believe in people, it is only then will they have the will to change, that's why humans are social creatures, we cannot do it all on our own. So let's remain on the correct side of the law but don't forget those who stray.
Ok, I'm guessing you're all going "What the Hashbrown! He went to Court for 3.5 hours and he's being so random?"
Trust me, you ain't seen nothing yet ;)
Yes indeed, for me most of my holidays have been a Dereliction of Duty. In the military, it's the failure to obey an order. For me now, it's my failure to obey and carry out the imperative, that I better start mugging soon or I'll be going for NJC Orientation as a SH1 student next year! Yes it is that bad, I just hope you all are doing much better than me. JC isn't pleasant but it'll be over soon enough.
Sometimes I do wonder what it would be if I hadn't decided to take on respondsibilities and get involved in school activities. Being OAC President is slightly taxing and I hope I can do a good job, running around Bishan last Sunday and all the planning to get ready to meet DPM Wong really took a toll on me. However I've come up with the perfect justification. For many of us we know this very well be we humble or not, "If we wanted to, we could throw everything away, pick up the books and do nothing but mug for the rest of our JC lives. We would all score As, get our names in the papers, win scholarships and academic glory". The thing is... why don't we?
The answer is simple, if we did all that, yes we would really do ourselves proud BUT... if we did so there would be no point. What's the point of dedicating your life to books in a world which values social skills and non-academic abilities. What's the point in going through your school life drowned in books while your childhood and teenage years rot in a corner. What's the point? We're not meant to mug our lives away no matter how much the system thinks. We are a generation who wants to be involved, who knows that there is something else out there to life other than good grades, who knows that at the end of the day, all the textbook knowledge in the world is useless when faced with a bleeding motorist, a team without direction, a situation that demands immediate action! This is want we know, life is not just academics. It is the experience we gain as students trying to climb the NJ gate, as an exco planning for an Invest, as classmates trying to put up a Block Party that will define our time in JC. This is what counts, this is the point.
That said, please do not use this as an excuse for failing your exams =)
There are so many things I would like to say, but I don't know if I can cover it all in one post. Let's start with my September holidays which are holidays only in name... Watched Top Girls in LT2 on Wednesday, it was basically 3 hours of watching people talk to each other and nothing else!! 3 hours of endless dialogue and no explosions, a definite Hollywood blasphemy. Well other than that it was the dull routine of tuition, extra classes made more palatable by SH24's CIP and LAN =). Went for my only CIP session at Bukit View Primary School and after 3 hours of Chinese I was just in time to... get mobbed by 5 primary school kids and chased around the school and being dragged into a classroom. Guess I deserved it for not going... LAN was fun though I guess it was a prelude to the post-promos period.
Let's end this on a happy note. SJI has the School Excellence Award! Very well done everyone, especially to my batch of 2008 who I feel will not recieve proper due for their efforts in getting this award but I guess we don't do this for the glory. We do this cos...
WE
ARE
JOSEPHIANS
Gosh I can imagine all of you going... "Oh he's going on about SJI again, let's kill him..."
It's my blog, I'm entitled to my overly patriotic views but I understand and I'll try to tone down. For now I wish you all the best for your exams and life.
Let's do this people!
JMJPG!
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Optimus Prime and the Man in the Mirror
"And finally when shadows fade will our being rise from the depths of our torment". Apparently this quote doesn't take into account the fact that we still have promos and *gasp* A Level Chinese Oral... We're in trouble now. The Common Tests went reasonably well, if I'm lucky I might even get a sub-pass. I don't get it, the higher we get in the educational system, the lower the mark at which we pass. So is MOE telling us that we should all aim high in life, cos we can mess up anyway and still "pass". Not for me, a pass is a pass and I won't tolerate anything less than an A for my As( High expectations eh?). Ok excluding chinese, I'm sure you all know why. Maths and Physics went slightly better than expected, instead of the Apocalyse we got World War III, which isn't really that bad. Chem and Lit were... unfortunate. Chem is just plain unfair, insane, overbearing and 5 atoms short of a p-orbital, 'nuff said. Lit was a Shakespearean tragedy, I opened the paper and saw the words "critical appraisal" and from then on I knew my Lit would never be the same again, at least for this time round. Lit's usually my fail-safe subject, now its a liability. I have no idea what to write for a critical appraisal so I just wrote it the way I normally do. " Really nice Joshua, answering an A level question with an O Level answer. Cambridge will be most impressed..." and so will Mr Mok (Ok this is a 432 inside joke)
Well that's enough brooding about the CTs, time to look forward to a whole new world of torment like promos and the A level Chinese Oral Exam. Well at least I watched transformers...twice =). Haha. It rocks. Yes I know the plot is messed up, yes I know Michael Bay can't get enough of crude jokes (Seriously having a girl-bot/terminator/weird tongue killer machine isn't the most original idea ever Mr Bay, Arnie beat you to it. Terminate that! Ok maybe not for the tongue part, that's just plain wrong). Yes I know Optimus never dies and the Fallen and Megatron remind me too much of Lord Vader and His Master but you got to admit...
1. Its Michael Bay, he's done Pearl Harbour and Armageddon. This man does not do subtle, neither does he know the meaning of it.
2. Its a bunch of giant robots bashing up other robots and the US military, what's not to like? CGI is definitely something that appeals to all. And its done so with flair and transforming grace.
3.Transformers is something that generations grew up with, they'll hang the next guy who dares critque their Saturday morning cartoon spin-off. Not me, never watched TV on Saturday much.
I'm not that great a fan of Prime and his bots, but I guess after all the papers tearing this movie apart, its good to know why there are some people who love it. Though I seriously object to the Autobot Twins, they killed Jazz in the first movie but let these bumbling fools live! Insanity... But I liked it, watching it the 2nd time was for me to concentrate on the action scenes cos the 1st time round everything goes by too fast and its just hits you in the face till you just go along with the ride. Optimus Prime was quite impressive with his 3 on 1 fight and his really cool voice and lines though I must admit that my "I am Optimus Prime" lines just fall flat. Well I enjoyed the movie despite its faults and crude humour, its just one of those big things that come once in a while for us to stand in awe at. Optimus is one of those iconic heroes of our days and I think that Agent Simmens was a hilarous coup alongside his I-tased-myself sidekick. Can't wait for the DVD to get out...
Well on to more...morbid topics. I'm sure there's no one on Earth alive that hasn't heard of the death of MJ. Well here's my take of the King of Pop, I never really listened to his music and I took him to be just artist from a time beyond mine. I grew up in a generation that, where those before us heard tales of his great talent and accomplishments, I only heard the scandals and stories plagued that twilight of his life. I do not know the truth of those, it is not mine to say but I know one thing. MJ was in the words of someone, "a tortured soul". He had great talent that he used to try to "heal the world" but his choices were not always the best and he paid the price in a world where compassion for failure is dead. He tried to heal everyone, but he failed himself in our eyes cos we never did understand him, and neither did he seem to understand us. He was lost in his own world of creative fantasy, while we the blatant outsiders mocked his eccentric ways, sometimes we spoke the truth, but we also failed to truly honour his genius. They say that truly great creative minds are an eccentric and odd bunch, I guess MJ was no different, perhaps in the context of the human mind there is a compromise for genius. Till the end he remained a figure of much speculation. However Warriors are measured by their victories and Leaders for their inspirations. They are not judged merely on their private lives for it would be a shame to diminish their greatness. The same for MJ, he was a great artist and we should measure him in such context, the shadow of his personal life will remain with him even beyond death but it should not overshadow what he did for the greater good. He had more charities under his wing than anyone other personality. We should give him the credit that has long been due. It is a great shame that humanity will never truly celebrate its people until they are no more than dust. I'll leave you all with a few lines from my favourite MJ song, Man in the Mirror. Its a really good Solidarity Lasalliana song but I didn't use it cos it was overused back then. Its an important reminder for us that even with our glory and abilities, that there is only one way to lead, that is to lead by example. We will be measured one day not by how superhuman we were in our exploits, but rather by how human were we in dealing with others. So long MJ, a man with a troubled past and unfortunate choices, redeemed by the power of his music and the love of generations, an inspiration for humanity to seize our dreams and a dark reminder to us of the pain and darkness should we fall from such grace. Rest in Peace MJ, moonwalking on into the beyond. Your legacy will live on for generations and the music will continue to inspire.
Sometimes it takes a death for us to open our eyes to life.
I'm starting with the man in the mirror
I'm asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make a change
Well that's enough brooding about the CTs, time to look forward to a whole new world of torment like promos and the A level Chinese Oral Exam. Well at least I watched transformers...twice =). Haha. It rocks. Yes I know the plot is messed up, yes I know Michael Bay can't get enough of crude jokes (Seriously having a girl-bot/terminator/weird tongue killer machine isn't the most original idea ever Mr Bay, Arnie beat you to it. Terminate that! Ok maybe not for the tongue part, that's just plain wrong). Yes I know Optimus never dies and the Fallen and Megatron remind me too much of Lord Vader and His Master but you got to admit...
1. Its Michael Bay, he's done Pearl Harbour and Armageddon. This man does not do subtle, neither does he know the meaning of it.
2. Its a bunch of giant robots bashing up other robots and the US military, what's not to like? CGI is definitely something that appeals to all. And its done so with flair and transforming grace.
3.Transformers is something that generations grew up with, they'll hang the next guy who dares critque their Saturday morning cartoon spin-off. Not me, never watched TV on Saturday much.
I'm not that great a fan of Prime and his bots, but I guess after all the papers tearing this movie apart, its good to know why there are some people who love it. Though I seriously object to the Autobot Twins, they killed Jazz in the first movie but let these bumbling fools live! Insanity... But I liked it, watching it the 2nd time was for me to concentrate on the action scenes cos the 1st time round everything goes by too fast and its just hits you in the face till you just go along with the ride. Optimus Prime was quite impressive with his 3 on 1 fight and his really cool voice and lines though I must admit that my "I am Optimus Prime" lines just fall flat. Well I enjoyed the movie despite its faults and crude humour, its just one of those big things that come once in a while for us to stand in awe at. Optimus is one of those iconic heroes of our days and I think that Agent Simmens was a hilarous coup alongside his I-tased-myself sidekick. Can't wait for the DVD to get out...
Well on to more...morbid topics. I'm sure there's no one on Earth alive that hasn't heard of the death of MJ. Well here's my take of the King of Pop, I never really listened to his music and I took him to be just artist from a time beyond mine. I grew up in a generation that, where those before us heard tales of his great talent and accomplishments, I only heard the scandals and stories plagued that twilight of his life. I do not know the truth of those, it is not mine to say but I know one thing. MJ was in the words of someone, "a tortured soul". He had great talent that he used to try to "heal the world" but his choices were not always the best and he paid the price in a world where compassion for failure is dead. He tried to heal everyone, but he failed himself in our eyes cos we never did understand him, and neither did he seem to understand us. He was lost in his own world of creative fantasy, while we the blatant outsiders mocked his eccentric ways, sometimes we spoke the truth, but we also failed to truly honour his genius. They say that truly great creative minds are an eccentric and odd bunch, I guess MJ was no different, perhaps in the context of the human mind there is a compromise for genius. Till the end he remained a figure of much speculation. However Warriors are measured by their victories and Leaders for their inspirations. They are not judged merely on their private lives for it would be a shame to diminish their greatness. The same for MJ, he was a great artist and we should measure him in such context, the shadow of his personal life will remain with him even beyond death but it should not overshadow what he did for the greater good. He had more charities under his wing than anyone other personality. We should give him the credit that has long been due. It is a great shame that humanity will never truly celebrate its people until they are no more than dust. I'll leave you all with a few lines from my favourite MJ song, Man in the Mirror. Its a really good Solidarity Lasalliana song but I didn't use it cos it was overused back then. Its an important reminder for us that even with our glory and abilities, that there is only one way to lead, that is to lead by example. We will be measured one day not by how superhuman we were in our exploits, but rather by how human were we in dealing with others. So long MJ, a man with a troubled past and unfortunate choices, redeemed by the power of his music and the love of generations, an inspiration for humanity to seize our dreams and a dark reminder to us of the pain and darkness should we fall from such grace. Rest in Peace MJ, moonwalking on into the beyond. Your legacy will live on for generations and the music will continue to inspire.
Sometimes it takes a death for us to open our eyes to life.
I'm starting with the man in the mirror
I'm asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make a change
Thursday, June 25, 2009
What a (Insert Adjective Here) June!
Yeah, well apparently Google Chrome's not very good for blogging cos it seemed to mess up this blog's formatting for a while, that and Adobe Flash's very slow download speed make for very entertaining computer usage. Well other than that life's been...predictable, trying and I repeat, TRYING to study for my Common Tests, this blog post is testament to the failure of that. However I have confidence...that H1N1 will somehow save us all from the clutches of the ... (Oh my word this is so cliche...). But you all get the point, for the record if you're really desperate, I suggest a day trip to Indonesia over the weekend and you won't have to go to school for the next week. I think the Indon Scholars are doing so now, life ain't fair right? Well at least I can look forward to coming out from my exile to The Desk and back to NJC which is definitely a more exciting and open enviroment...er...yeah right. Anyway it'll be good to have a routine again, oh c'mon people. Sleep, wake up, sleep some more is not a routine, that's Holiday Syndrome. Dang, I'm gonna miss that.
Well the week's been good to me so far, Tuesday was the long awaited and not very well attended but who cares anyway 432 outing! *Loud Fanfare*. Thank you to all who turned up and to those who wanted to but couldn't, there's always December. I learnt a lot of things during the Outing, especially the L4D is a DANG COOL GAME. I think I spent 5 hours on it at LAN =P. From a person who honestly is freaked out by the zombies in I AM LEGEND, I think L4D is both creepy yet insanely fun though being outnumbered 3 to 4 when playing as humans in versus is NOT a fun feeling. It makes Nazi Zombies look like... well I can't find a good example but you all get the point. I just cannot understand why friendly fire is always on, its very irritating especially if you're trying to save your dear friend from the horde. That was the 1st time I've gone LAN in a loooonnnnnngggggggg time and it was a very interesting/expensive but mostly interesting experience. Don't look now but I think I'm hooked on the zombie shooter genre, though you would wonder with all those abandoned vehicles around the levels, why don't we just bulldoze the horde? Ah the complexities of games.
Looking back at the soon-to-terminate holiday, I'm be frank, I think this June was a very fruitful "vacation". I'll tell you why, I did the stuff I loved doing and I loved doing the stuff I did. I went to Ubin and Sarimbun and had a good experience there (Out of respect for some Scouts I will not use Sarimbun and Fun in the same sentence), I went down for LLTC and it struck me that it was all coming to a full circle with the Sec 1s I took as a PSL so long ago rising up to take up the mantle of leadership as a Lasallian, I'm proud of you guys. Not to mention the class bbq, the other random outings and socialising that made the Holidays fun. Its a pity that the stuff I love doesn't include mugging, it would have helped with next week. On second thought, maybe not. Well I guess each break gives us opportunities in various areas, some for studies, CCA, social life, in the end its what we choose to do with our time that defines the holiday for us. For me it was Scouts and LLTC that made my day. I'm glad I joined Ventures and though some of you know that I complain constantly about the paperwork, I enjoy having the opportunity to see my patrol, batchmates and juniors again and to see them evolve into forces to be reckoned with. Even my one night visit to LLTC brought back my memories of the good times there being an OT and suffering so much to get Reflections done, in the end it was all worth it and the next generation is continuing it, hopefully without the suffering. Looking back at June, I am confident and spent my time well doing the things that matter to me and I am content.
On one last note, I'm watching Transformers on Friday (Yes I know there're people who seen it 3 times as of now) but I'm looking forward to it despite some reviewers who apparently believe Optimus Prime is supposed to deliver a performance comparable to some Oscar nominated performance like Hugh Jackman in Australia. Frankly its not, we're in it for the CGI robots and Megan Fox for some people but I digress. To all those with exams on their mind, God be with you and...Autobots Roll Out! Ok I just had to say that =D
"Fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing"
Well the week's been good to me so far, Tuesday was the long awaited and not very well attended but who cares anyway 432 outing! *Loud Fanfare*. Thank you to all who turned up and to those who wanted to but couldn't, there's always December. I learnt a lot of things during the Outing, especially the L4D is a DANG COOL GAME. I think I spent 5 hours on it at LAN =P. From a person who honestly is freaked out by the zombies in I AM LEGEND, I think L4D is both creepy yet insanely fun though being outnumbered 3 to 4 when playing as humans in versus is NOT a fun feeling. It makes Nazi Zombies look like... well I can't find a good example but you all get the point. I just cannot understand why friendly fire is always on, its very irritating especially if you're trying to save your dear friend from the horde. That was the 1st time I've gone LAN in a loooonnnnnngggggggg time and it was a very interesting/expensive but mostly interesting experience. Don't look now but I think I'm hooked on the zombie shooter genre, though you would wonder with all those abandoned vehicles around the levels, why don't we just bulldoze the horde? Ah the complexities of games.
Looking back at the soon-to-terminate holiday, I'm be frank, I think this June was a very fruitful "vacation". I'll tell you why, I did the stuff I loved doing and I loved doing the stuff I did. I went to Ubin and Sarimbun and had a good experience there (Out of respect for some Scouts I will not use Sarimbun and Fun in the same sentence), I went down for LLTC and it struck me that it was all coming to a full circle with the Sec 1s I took as a PSL so long ago rising up to take up the mantle of leadership as a Lasallian, I'm proud of you guys. Not to mention the class bbq, the other random outings and socialising that made the Holidays fun. Its a pity that the stuff I love doesn't include mugging, it would have helped with next week. On second thought, maybe not. Well I guess each break gives us opportunities in various areas, some for studies, CCA, social life, in the end its what we choose to do with our time that defines the holiday for us. For me it was Scouts and LLTC that made my day. I'm glad I joined Ventures and though some of you know that I complain constantly about the paperwork, I enjoy having the opportunity to see my patrol, batchmates and juniors again and to see them evolve into forces to be reckoned with. Even my one night visit to LLTC brought back my memories of the good times there being an OT and suffering so much to get Reflections done, in the end it was all worth it and the next generation is continuing it, hopefully without the suffering. Looking back at June, I am confident and spent my time well doing the things that matter to me and I am content.
On one last note, I'm watching Transformers on Friday (Yes I know there're people who seen it 3 times as of now) but I'm looking forward to it despite some reviewers who apparently believe Optimus Prime is supposed to deliver a performance comparable to some Oscar nominated performance like Hugh Jackman in Australia. Frankly its not, we're in it for the CGI robots and Megan Fox for some people but I digress. To all those with exams on their mind, God be with you and...Autobots Roll Out! Ok I just had to say that =D
"Fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing"
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