Ratatouille ? - Re-Post

The initial picture may not be obvious. This is the 'highlighted one':

Harper Lee

Harper Lee - Asian???

vivo - IMM

IMM refurbished:



This idea looks very vivo!

Scouting

It is always good to return to nature and wonderful to take part in some scouting action again. Not much really ; I wasn't as energetic as I used to be ( I actually just pop by for 1 day, hee hee). Here are some pics:

Camping at Noordin Beach , Pulau Ubin
For those curious about the wild boar ( in captivity ) at P Ubin, here it is - It resides near Mamam Beach.


Pass by a lily pond:

Before going to P.Ubin , was at Serimbum Scout Camp do collect life vest. Have spent some wonderful times here: Scouts' Basic and Advanced Course, and a number of school camps.


For more pics on the Ubin Camp, please follow to link to Unicorn Scout Group - Unity website.


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Reflection of Scout Hymn

Scout Hymn has grown from something I have to learn ( being a scout teacher, it would be em brassing if I don't know what the scout hymn is, and I'm not really a campfire song kind of person) to a motto that I aspire to become. The lyrics below strikes a chord in me.

Now as I start upon my chosen way,
In all I do, my thoughts, my work, my play,
Grant as I promise, courage new for me
To be the best, the best that I can be.

Doing the 'Best that I can be: in thoughts, work and play' is always easier said than done, but it brings 'benefits' later. ( Think of it as kind of investment for the future???) , and the Scout Hymn is a constant reminder for that. Here are some implications or 'advantages' in doing things 'the best that I can be':

• Being the best is not about being perfect; it is being always conscious and mindful in doing our work. It is not about doing something until it becomes the best ( that will be too stressful, isn't it?) ; instead, it is making a conscious effort to do things well, given the limited resources and time that we have.

"All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you.” – Gandalf, Lord of the Ring.

• The benefit of this is that we would have lesser regrets later. If you have done your best ... come what may ... there's not much else you can do , right?

• And finally, you will know, you sleep better.

Aging population

While waiting for a bus at a bus stop, this scene out Jurong East Polyclinic strikes me.

On the one hand, I'm glad that the government is putting effort to make a visit to a doctor more pleasant - it looks like garden actually. On the other hand, the aging population is getting real and heading our way.

Exams again

It is exams time again and while studying and cramming all those formula into the brain ( one of my classmates describes it aptly as thumb drive mode), here comes a post.

While the government is gearing us towards a more higher order thinking kind of examinations, it seems ironic that I am doing so much memory work. We should be more concern about our processing speed - being able to think on the spot, doing novel , unseen questions - rather than a larger hard disk space to recall information...

Anyway, the thumb drive mode seems to work for me, and so does everyone else, I suppose. While uploading all the data onto my brain ... have taken some pictures:

Yet another 'Where is it?'

Guess where is it? This should be relatively simpler.