Wednesday, March 27, 2013

2nd Scout CD Project

Hi Falcons,

Help yourselves to the songs we sang in the den today:

https://docs.google.com/a/moe.edu.sg/document/d/1J5clT3qjrwSSJrJ0gjpRUjksU0JBcQknS3O8m2b1Ln0/pub

Those who are in the singing team, download the "CCL Rendition", listen to the tune and try and sing along. Those not involved in the singing can still download them and have fun!

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Here are some photos taken at the 3rd CD recording session on 19 Apr 2013:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wfoyokjdkfqrn0n/RlyAU41LPl/Last%20session%2019Apr2013

Special thanks to all my counterparts: Mr Firdaus, Ms Lai and Mdm Dzaariny
... for their assistance and kind understanding, without which the recording would not have been a success.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Earth hour at The Float @ Marina Bay on 23 Mar 2013

For other photos and videos, click here:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/elxnyuoqhzl7av5/UKxZV49XfV

Earth hour at The Float @ Marina Bay on 23 Mar 2013

Monday, March 18, 2013

Listen to how BP differentiate Happiness from mere Pleasure

I have re-transcribed BP's speech delivered in the video. I particularly liked the part where he distinguished happiness from mere pleasure. Check this out:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lBOvuJ5qMWp6d8piMnlMF7zJCtC9UJhlGCRF4upaWH8/pub

My Dear Brother Scouts,

I am eighty years old. What did you think of that? And I can't say that I feel very much older than some of you.

As a boy I was a sort of sea scout and what I learned then help me ever afterward in my life. I became a soldier and did war scouting and jolly exciting it was. In the army I learned service. That is doing your duty without asking the reason why. And being prepared to face danger or even death if need be to carry out the duty.

I did a good lot of travelling which opened my eyes to other countries and other people and their way(s). I played games and got healthy and I did exploring, and got lots of adventure.

Yes, I thoroughly enjoyed my life, and though I had no money except what I earned by my work. I got lots of pleasure. But after time, I found there was a difference between pleasure and happiness. You get pleasure by amusing yourself by going to the cinema, or playing football or eating a good dinner. Well, that's all pleasure. But that feeling of pleasure comes to an end when you finish your game or your dinner. Happiness is another thing. It is a joy which lasts with you always. And it comes largely not so much from amusing yourself as from doing good turns, which help other people.

I want you to have as long and jolly a life as I have. And you can get it, if you keep yourself healthy and helpful to others. I tell you my secret with this. I've always try to carry out the Scout Promise and The Scout Law in all that I do. If you do that you'll make a success of your life, and will have a very happy time if you'd live to be eighty like me.

(Speech by BP re-transcribed by Mr Chang CL, 19 Mar 2013)