Resilience.
The initiation is over, and the Society for Modern Living declares you ready.
Good night campers.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
The Last Post
Now that the dust has settled, now that the scratches have healed, now that the laundry is washed and we're all clean again - Now that you have emerged from the jungle stronger - now you should know what you're made of.
Resilience.
The initiation is over, and the Society for Modern Living declares you ready.
Good night campers.
Resilience.
The initiation is over, and the Society for Modern Living declares you ready.
Good night campers.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
one more time
i promise you one last video. Can't say how good it'll be, but i promise there'll be one.
Next sunday night, watch for it.
Next sunday night, watch for it.
Saturday, March 8, 2008
All Good Things (Don't End)
We're coming back to life, back to the world as we knew it, certainly the world as everyone else knows it.
Do you feel it? The feeling of disjointedness? It feels different. It's the same home, same streets, same island, same bed, but something is not the same. It's yourself. The world may not have changed in the meantime, but we have. The feeling of strangeness is the knowledge that you've seen and done so much, and now you're tougher, and the world doesn't know it yet.
But they will. They are going to know, when you wake up tomorrow and the act of eating breakfast is like a whole new world after everything you've been through.
The fact is, you've lived life at it's barest, some of you even more bare than others. There was fun, but also pain. And the tougher it was, the tougher you have become now. This wasn't camping in East Coast park, this wasn't Ubin resort - this was the jungle, where rocks are sharp and the ground is a living thing. The more you put yourself through, the more you went for it, the more you bounced back stronger. Trouble is, the world doesn't realise it.
But they will. When you pause in the middle of breaking that egg or pouring your coffee tomorrow, thinking Man, I'm not the same anymore, know this: You won't be able to hide it, it's going to show up in everything you do. It'll be in the way you walk, talk, eat and read the newspaper. It'll be in the way you sleep, drink and make decisions. After all you've seen and done - and the more you saw and did, the more true this is - none of the small stuff can get you down: no obstacle can make you give up; no problem can make you worried.
When you pause then, taking it all it in, don't forget: This is your new life. YOU are resilience.
Do you feel it? The feeling of disjointedness? It feels different. It's the same home, same streets, same island, same bed, but something is not the same. It's yourself. The world may not have changed in the meantime, but we have. The feeling of strangeness is the knowledge that you've seen and done so much, and now you're tougher, and the world doesn't know it yet.
But they will. They are going to know, when you wake up tomorrow and the act of eating breakfast is like a whole new world after everything you've been through.
The fact is, you've lived life at it's barest, some of you even more bare than others. There was fun, but also pain. And the tougher it was, the tougher you have become now. This wasn't camping in East Coast park, this wasn't Ubin resort - this was the jungle, where rocks are sharp and the ground is a living thing. The more you put yourself through, the more you went for it, the more you bounced back stronger. Trouble is, the world doesn't realise it.
But they will. When you pause in the middle of breaking that egg or pouring your coffee tomorrow, thinking Man, I'm not the same anymore, know this: You won't be able to hide it, it's going to show up in everything you do. It'll be in the way you walk, talk, eat and read the newspaper. It'll be in the way you sleep, drink and make decisions. After all you've seen and done - and the more you saw and did, the more true this is - none of the small stuff can get you down: no obstacle can make you give up; no problem can make you worried.
When you pause then, taking it all it in, don't forget: This is your new life. YOU are resilience.
from a significant height
Okay youtube was not co-operating so I've gone over to dailymotion. Load time may be a little slower.
I hear you
I hear you guys - It'll be up soon, not just young folks but all of the other videos too.
Stay Tuned Please.
Stay Tuned Please.
Friday, March 7, 2008
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
The Alphabet
Anxiety
Bamboo rice
Composure
Determination
Enthusiasm
Fatigue
Goggles
Heart
Insect repellent
Jolly-good time
Knapsack
Leeches
Moving Mountains
No clean toilets
Overturn
Power
Quiet time
Renewal
Screams
Teamwork
Under-rated
Versatile
Weather(ed)
Xtreme
Young folks
ZZZzzzzzzz...
energy
sound energy
heat energy
chemical energy
conversion of energy
gravitational potential energy
gravitational energy
potential energy
kinetic energy
mechanical energy
Half complete
Even though I won't get to participate in the full camp, I still have learnt the true meaning of resilience,. I managed to cycle around 12km and not giving up halfway. With resilience, I could bear the 1st night without sleep. During the cycling, the terrain was very rough with many ups and downs. It takes really a lot of energy to go upwards. In this camp, I also learnt how to pitch and dismantle a tent. At first I thought it was very difficult, however, soon i realised that it was easier then it looks. Luckily, it did not rain on the first night or else we would have been unable to rest in pace. I also got to know many other sec 3's and bonded much greatly with those I knew for awhile. In short, the whole trip was a fruitful one, and those who did not go for it really missed all the action.
Nicholas Goh - Ranger
Nicholas Goh - Ranger
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
SMILES (Day 2)
In Touch with our fundamental emotion - SMILES...
Just so wonderful..this feeling
Reward
A Satisfying Moment...
Confidence
Triple the Joy
Discovering Within Us......
Appreciation of Life
Leading the tribe...
Scaling Heights in a single bound...
Setting off for new horizons...
From a different angle...
Moving on to the next phase...
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