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An idle mind is the devil's workshop

i'd like to apologise to the S11 people for being so busy. Scouts has been filling up most of my time right now such that i can't meet you guys on weekends. The competition is only 2 weeks away and the boys are really putting in a lot more effort now. Friday and saturday meetings usually end at 930 to 10pm and after that it's dinner at orchard for me. After spending the whole day out, i find it hard to want to go out and rather just head home, especially since i have to wake up early on saturday for scouts and sunday for church. I'd really like to hang out with you guys but i'm afraid i'm just too busy.

as for more photos, here they are.

so we didn't actually get it completed by friday but here's one side of the gateway, it's supposed to be a statue of St. John Baptist De La Salle with his arm outstretched to form the arch.

Head of both statues (Rubin/Tay: My crozius)

the bridge event boys have come up with their bridge and we had them test it out on Saturday. looks like things are going well and when i can release photos of it (it's all a big secret), i'm sure you'll have second thoughts about scouts and that we actually DO know how to have fun unlike some other CCA's which march around all day and do push-ups.

was going to post pictures of wala's but they're mostly on Jan's blog so go over there to have a look.

back to the title of this post, i realise that i do ponder about certain things in my life whenever i'm travelling. It is most probably the only quiet time i have in my day so i like to think about stuff. Like how i have to be sensitive to people reading this post, thus ALMOST defeating the purpose of having a blog where you can put out your opinions. Other things also pop out like how i realise that being a catholic for 22 years doesn't really make a difference in my life right now. I know/believe in Jesus and all that but i sometimes feel that he doesn't influence my life. The whole doing good for others, i do it because i want to, not because i want to score points. I make an effort to be nice/polite/helpful because it is a considerate thing to do. Isn't this a lot better than doing good things in the hope that someone will recognise you even though that someone is omnipresent?

In the end, is there much of a difference if i told St Peter that i was good because i wanted to help people or because the big boss told me to be. If there wasn't a difference, that would mean all good people are always "saved from the fires of Hell"? So why have religion in the first place? Is your God actually that different from mine? Can He actually be that fickle to not let you in because you didn't believe in Him but nonetheless have been a good person? You may think so, but you forget that you're just human, and you can not even begin to imagine how he would think like. Maybe that's why i'm not too concerned about switching religions when the time comes. Doctrines are a human invention and therefore are flawed. They have always been open to interpretation and as we all know, there's error carried forward. But how far can you actually stray from "Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you." I believe that God is present and that he looks out for all the do-gooders. What i don't believe in is the differences in the present Church about who is right and who is wrong.

There have also been other things that regularly come up during these quiet times but i don't seem to remember them once i step out of the train/car.

feeling good, sort of

my fellow psycho adult leaders, Sean (green shirt) and Marcus (singlet)


Sec 4's and half built heavily modified abseiling tower.


Heads for the gateway, more pics when fully completed estimated by Friday.


Kitchen shed for sec 1 orientation. The ground looks a lot worse than in this picture. It currently looks, feels and smells like a mangrove swamp.

So preparation for the upcoming competition is progressing well. We were talking about it yesterday and it seems like every meeting a new problem surfaces. Yes, they don't repeat old problems, they create NEW ones.

feeling good because i finally set up the network in my house such that my sisters can print their documents from the laptops without disturbing me on the desktop! no more excuses for them to use the desktop!!!!

sort of because tutorials start next week, signaling the real start of school and time to go back to the library.

i want pictures from wala wala tushara!

update

to my dear readers of this oh so boring blog, i owe you an update.

since my last post, i've been very busy and happily occupied with things to do. first of there were exams. it felt like it was only yesterday that i came out of the hall feeling like i was going to fail my thermodynamics and mechanics.

then it was the small party we had at the chalet. nice to see the guys all back and to meet nesh after so long. lots of catching up, not too much booze, the kind of party that i like. after that was my trip to UK to visit my dear girlfriend. spent lots of time together and did lots of grocery shopping. the secret is out, gillian and i like to do grocery shopping together. and also other types of shopping, but more grocery shopping than anything else. we went to lincoln market which was a christmas market and had my first taste of mulled wine, which is red wine with herbs and served warm. didn't really like it. as for the lack of pictures, it's because i didn't bring a camera, and if you want to see them you have to ask gillian for more. we're boring that way.

christmas in bath
watched lots of tv in bath. those should be gillian's feet i think

notice the cup in the background.

all set for dinner

my remote control car

more presents

everyone

making mince pies
Note: British people are a weird bunch. minced meat is actually an assortment of fruits. there are other examples which i do not remember at this moment.

more pies

mowing the lawn/earning my stay

gillian slacking in the house while taking a picture of me mowing the lawn.

ellie, gillian's niece, gillian's competition for the day.

kisses for piggy backs.

aaron.

at the pump room having tea.

well so i had a really wonderful time in bath. spent my first christmas with gillian and it was very nice. got to know the family quite well. hopefully her dad can still remember my name the next time i see him. haha.

so ever since i've been back, it's been a whole lot of scouts scouts and more scouts with a little bit of school in between. the boys are preparing for a competition in the middle of february and time is running out. it doesn't help that the scout HQ hasn't properly laid down the rules as these competitions are usually rife with cheats and more cheats. this is mostly caused by insider information which we don't have and people playing around with the rules due to the lack of proper standards. we are trying our best and we know we play fair. but sometimes silver isn't just as satisfying as getting overall champion(which we are so capable of attaining) when you compare it to playing it fair and being honest. the rain isn't helping very much as it has made the whole area in front of the scout den a nice mud fondue. we have pretty good ideas for the main events and the other activities need lots of practice though time is running out. so my time after school is mostly spent on scouts and going down to help the boys.

one of the ventures (J1 and J2 old boys) made a comment when we asked them to help the scouts out. This boy said that previously, ventures didn't need to do any work and they were the ones telling the boys what to do. I of course didn't say anything and just told him to do what i told him to do. but what the ventures don't realise is that the whole reason why they are still the working minions/slaves is because they are unwilling to step forward and say that they want to be in charge. It's not just about ordering the boys around. it also has to do with problem solving and coming up with solutions and also thinking two steps ahead. but people will always complain.

just for dinesh

V DUB IN THE HOUSE Y'ALL

Representing Deutschland



It's definitely sucking...mmmmmmm



German engineering in the house ya....



I have a smile on my face



close to you

boo

i realise that my best efforts to make this blog as anonymous as possible has been foiled by jan and gill. thanks for putting my full name in so that people can find my blog!

prizes for people who get the connection between this quote and the picture. no, there's no deep significant meaning or anything, just a very simple one.

"It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public place or within range of a telescreen. The smallest thing could give you away. A nervous tic, an unconscious look of anxiety, a habit of muttering to yourself—anything that carried with it the suggestion of abnormality, of having something to hide. In any case, to wear an improper expression on your face… was itself a punishable offense. There was even a word for it in Newspeak: facecrime…"

news!

well, it's been a good weekend. watched casino royale on friday at great world city. it seemed like i haven't been there in a year but it hasn't changed much. anyway casino royale is a damn good show. to all those poeple saying that it sucks just because daniel craig is ugly, what idiots. it's supposed to be different from the normal bond movies, and i guess that's what i like about it. also, it was nice to see that the bond girl wasn't just something bond had sex with. and i want eva green's handphone.


saturday was spent spreading The Greater Good to the planet of Kronus. and i finished rainbow six, thus leaving no time for work. sunday was even better, woke up and went to church. found out that the tiny lady with her son who always sits in the same place as us is actually someone big in SJI international, because hannah is applying there. went home and ensured that no heretics and disbelievers were left on Kronus. After that was a excellent buffet dinner at grand copthorne. it was also a scout meeting with all the leaders and a farewell dinner for adrian and charles. sashimi was so good, i bet i ate a salmon. couple of interesting things happening for the scout group next year, with a couple of changes to the group council.

New RSL - Malcolm
New VSL - Boon Leong
New Groups QM's - Marcus and Sean

Also, the revival of our old scout group, 2103 Hippo Scout Group at SJI International. Lots of old fogeys will be called back to help set it up so looks like it's going to be interesting.


left the meeting feeling pretty good about the next year for scouting. lots of activities and stuff to keep me busy.

2007, 100 years of scouting!


not being able to talk to you for 4 days makes me realise how important you are in my life.

volkswagens are super safe