2 in 1
This last day of the school holidays...Some filled with sadness, some brimming with excitement, some afraid to get "killed" by their teachers for uncompleted work and perhaps some feeling a huge mixture of emotions...

However this day has been really special to me in a uniquely weird way. It is proven that even the little things in life which most of us take for granted can change who we are completely.

It was the first time in many long months where someone told me that i was a nice guy...let alone being called a real nice guy.

That someone was none other than Joel Tieh, whom i have least expected it to come from. Why? Cos of my harsh remarks towards him, i doubt he'd ever think of me in such a good way as that. I finally realised that forgiveness is truly an attribute of the strong.

Oh yes and later at night, someone else said that im a nice guy too. I need not mention names, u'd all know who he is already.

So after many months of negative comments, i finally get 2 in 1 positive comments at last. Never did I even think that my school holidays would end off in such a pleasant way as that.

Thank you both so much. You guys really made my day today.

Eight Below
I just watched the movie Eight Below at SICC today. This is an amazing story about survival and friendship. Brutal cold forced 2 explorers to leave their team of sled dogs as they fend for their survival. I was rather teary eyed as it was with many other people in the theatre. The movie was able to give us what life was in the arctic and what an explorer really does there. The film splits into 2 directions, one where the dogs fend for themselves in Antarctica as they survive the bitter cold, and the other where the main character due to his tremendous love for his dogs tries to get back to them.

So then, the dogs must fend for themselves, and they do so, by staying together, working as a team, looking out for each other and caring for each other.
Together
Everyone
Achieves
More
They set an example for us humans to follow.

The main character has also proved that when theres a will, theres a way. Despite being turned down and rejected many times, he still searched for every possible means to be reunited with his beloved dogs. Hope and dedication to his cause in the face of insurmountable odds i should say. Truly an example for everyone of us to follow.

At first, I didn't expect it to be so touching. However, it's not just about sled dogs in Antartica. It's about survival and the bond a person has with his dogs.

Many themes were in the movie : loyalty and friendship; the importance humans have in taking care of animals; losing a loved one, whether a person or a pet; dedication to a cause in the face of insurmountable odds; hard work pays off; patience; relying on others to share your burdens; hope; and that relationships, both human and animal, can bring joy to life.

While Jesus was teaching in the temple, the Scribes and Pharisees brought in a woman who had been caught committing adultery. They said to Jesus, "Moses has ordered us in the Law to condemn women like this to death by stoning. What have you to say?" (Jn 8:5).

With this question they wanted to set a trap for him. In fact, if Jesus had spoken against the stoning, they could have accused him of going against the law. For according to the law, actual witnesses were to begin throwing stones at the one who had sinned, and then the people were to follow in turn. If, instead, Jesus had confirmed the death sentence, they would have succeeded in making him contradict his own teaching about God’s mercy toward sinners.
But Jesus who, unperturbed, was bent down writing on the ground with his finger, finally straightened up and said:
"Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her."
When they heard this, one by one the accusers went away, beginning with the eldest. Jesus then turne to the woman and asked, "Where are they? Has no one condemned you?" "No one, sir," she replied. "Neither do I condemn you," said Jesus. "Go, and from now on do not sin any more" (Jn 8:10-11).

Jesus wishes to unmask the hypocrisy of those who set themselves up as judges of their fellow human beings who have sinned, without recognizing that they themselves are sinners.

In all our dealings with others, let us remember that we, too, are sinners. All of us have sinned; and even if we feel that we ourselves have not done anything seriously wrong, we must bear in mind that we may not know just how strongly circumstances have influenced others, causing them to fall and to stray far from God. We do not know how we would have acted had we been in their place.

If Jesus, who was certainly without sin, did not throw the first stone at the adulteress, neither can we condemn others. We should show compassion toward everyone, resisting those impulses that drive us to condemn others without mercy. We need to learn how to forgive and forget. And to not harbor traces of judgment or resentment in our hearts since these can easily give rise to anger and hatred which alienate us from others. Let us see every person "new" in every moment.

Backstabbed
There are times when...
The person whom u've been friends with for 2 years...
The person whom u've counted on when in times of need
The person whom u've trusted
The person whom u've been helping when hes down
The person whom u've played DOTA with from day to night
The person whom u thought was one of ur closer friends

ends up being the one BACKSTABBING you and ruining your life, making it a LIVING HELL...

Flying Penguin's lameness
Lol retarded i dun get why everyone is so anti SIASPA kind of stuff...Theres a difference between brotherly love and homosexuality...a huge diff indeed...
God gives us LOVE...we should spread it around...
It is really saddening to see people having such a huge misconception about the word LOVE...

I just realised
I have just realised that...there are 3 forms of leadership...
Democratic
Autocratic
and Lazzer Flair(however u spell)

Democratic leaders make decisions based on what is appealing to everyone. They are usually smart and gain respect based on awesomeness. Most are full of intelligence and have a natural commanding aura. However as the decisions are made mostly by the majority, when something goes wrong democratic leaders usually blame the people and not themselves.

Autocratic leaders are rash and wont listen to you. They usually expect you to do what they want. They usually think they are right and always have the Scold first and ask questions later attitude. This type of leadership is usually good during emergencies or desperate times.

Lazzer Flair (However u spell) leaders are usually slow to speak and take time to analyse the situation before acting. They are usually personified as the medium in which sparks ignite to become fires. These leaders however are quite indecisive cos they tend to want to please others. They are usually able to analyse but unable to implement. They usually do not get as much respect as the other 2 type of leadership styles as time is usually not on their side. However in the long run this type of leadership is usually the best

Why am i saying this? Its because i was having a talk on msn with a friend, and to my amazement, the stories hes been telling me about his scouting life was like a flashback of my life. He was lyk "r u me?"...Lol it is really touching to have one of ur juniors be lyk almost an exact copy of you, example both he and I are really playful, arent able to talk well, write well(not handwriting but in terms of essays yea...), etc. In addition to that, both of us found out that we had the same type of leadership which is the unique lazzer flair. Usually most of the SPLs have the democratic leadership, most of the autocratic leadership people become non SPL dragons or just PLs...Lazzer flair people are really unique, this sort of leadership has been mistaken most of the time as being a "FOLLOWER". However the best leaders are the ones who can swap between the 3 types of leadership when any situation calls for it.

Updating self
Lol within this really long period of time when i have stopped posting...many things have happened.


First up PLTC:

Day 1: Nothing much...their camp development was...in one word "horrible". Tent pitching was really...arrgh stressful...Most of them dun even know how to pitch A frame tents. But anyway our batch had a really bad camp development too so yea dun blame them. Yea camp d over. Rodney, Vince and i hitched a ride from mr azmi to go check out kent ridge park...which turned out as a failure cos after a long time of searching, mr soo called us back lol. After that was drill which sounded lyk a multitude of bird droppings at the start. However they improved quite a bit and yea i must say i was quite impressed. Following which they had a hike to kent ridge park which...oooo came as a surprise. Sadly i did not hike with them lol...Heard many retarded things had happened, some people even collided onto trees while taking on this journey.

Day 2: Sec2s came back from kent ridge park...and arrgh after breakfast they had to go for their distrct pltc breifing...resulting in many loooooooooooooong hours of free time. Went to catch x-men 3 with my fellow scouts Venture Chow and Joker Fredric Thong. Really great movie, better than revenge of the sith. Sec2s came back...had dinner and camp development...in the night. At first they thought they couldnt pitch their tents in 20+ mins...however they managed to pitch theirs in 14 mins. Great job sec2s u all rock! However i must add that i was rather unsatisfied with chin hian and thaddeus' group as there were many conflicts and arguments in tent pitching...remember this sec2s, arguments do not bring you anywhere. Learn to work together as a team and cooperate well with one another to maximise efficiency. After that was drill. During drill, chowzy decided to make me play drill games...irritating...was caught rather off guard...lol...Ok enough about drill. Next came the firedrill:D, i mean the fire drills lol. there were 8 "kidnapped" people lol. Our future SPLs in the making.

Day 3: Really sorry dudes i couldnt make it. I had to go 4 my mindchamps exam lol...despite being tired i managed to get 89% which was quite an achievement to me. I came back in time for area cleaning...lol wad a waste didnt get to see their pioneering.

Ok...To the 3 potential SPLs in the camp(u can guess who easily)
Cadet 1: Best sec2 cadet in the camp in my opinion...Keep it up...Try to chill abit too it does help:D
Cadet 2: U've been really nice to me, i love what u did for me during STC(u noe)...hope you can be nice to your peers as well...It would really help u alot.
Cadet 3: Ah yes my favourite sec2. I really love your playfulness and your sunny disposition. However it would help if you could be a little more firm. Remember i'll always be rooting for u being SPL, always be yourself, be who you want to be. You have the makings of a great leader hidden beneath your active self.
ok after that is...


STC...

Day 1: LOL sixer training camp...i tot i'd be bullied really badly by these sixers...however they turned out to be rather alright. First up was teaching them cheers...Lol their high pitched screams was enough to make me go deaf hehe...good good...Alot of them really enjoyed the camp, which was quite pleasing. After that was...CCA cooking practice lol...Ended up rather badly so wont go into it...Rather pleased that my kind sec 2 friend paul opened the CST room for me to sleep in...WOW lol

Day 2: Yea this dreaded day had many problems...An internal problem was present in the PLC which i would not go into...First up i was learning knots with the sec2s from Venture Chow...Great as a refresher course:D. Sixers' drill was marvellous...Better than our sec1s, almost reaching the standard of our sec2s. After that was backwoodsman cooking for sixers...I skipped the orienteering game to help out the sec2s in firestarting and also to prepare myself for CCA. This was the most fun firestarting of my whole entire scouting life. Especially with fun loving sec2s around...U ALL ROCK! After that i dunno wad i was doing in the CST room...Had fun watching Chin Hian playing a penguin racing game...Ram also added life to the room lol...Yea then after that was campfire and OMG KAFOO ASKED CLOUD FOR A HUG!! cool man.

Day 3: STC over...played lan...owned everyone...lol


CCA:
After that rather sad news came...i failed my cca hike prelims...however looking on the bright side...6 of my friends passed! YAY! thats 75%! anywayz i believe that i would be more ready in december yea...