Sec 2 Camp: 18-20 March 2008
Self Portrait on Canoe!!
Its "Camp Week" in Mayflower.
- Sec ones in school
- Sec twos in Bukit Batok
- Sec threes in Chua Chu Kang
- Sec fours and fives in school for Careers Seminar / Study Skills
MOE Adventure Centre (Changi)
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Another view of the MOE Adventure Centre (Changi)
"Fun" would be an understatement. The Sec 2 camp was actually at 2 locations: The sea activites area was in Changi MOE Adventure Centre (next to NSRCC). There, dragon boating, canoeing and rafting were carried out.
"Is this Art?" No prizes for guessing though.
Testing of life-jackets.
Out for Dragon-boating!!
Being there for the 2 days, I must say that our students are really privilaged. During my days as a student, camps were only for the Uniformed Groups (thankfully, being in the NCC then, I had the privilage to go for these camps).
Canoeing on the sea (where else?)
Canoe antics!! Well...
At the end of the canoe session: Washing up and Admin.. And posing!!!!!
Humanities Trip to Malacca: Sat 8 March 2008
The trip to Malacca for the Sec 5s was fun. Got to know some students that I even punished before, for playing a fool in NAPFA test. Talked to them and made them understand that NAPFA is an important component of the school syllabus.
I didn't know Malacca was so rich in history!! I mean, I have neem to Malacca countless times, and everytime its only the visit to the Red Church, and then chicken rice! It really did open my eyes to the rich cultural history and diversity of the state.
We visited A Famosa too, and I must admit this is the FIRST time I visited a "safari" in Malaysia. It was certainly interesting.
It was General Election fever in Malaysia, and it beling polling day allowed us to see the electoral process in play.
Swim Training:4th March 08
Warm up 200m
2 x 400m, 3 x 200m, 2 x 100m, Rest
2 x 400m, 1 x 200m, 1 x 100m, Rest
10 x 50m
Cool down 200m
Total Distance: 3600m
Total Laps: 72.
Sometimes I wonder why I pay a coach to "torture" me this way.
Dreams
When God gives you a dream, He places within you - or within reach - all the resources needed to fulfil it. When you begin to pursue your dream, someone will always emerge to try and steal it. Often, it'll be someone who never had a dream of his own, or if he had, he abandoned it.
God can't do or wouldn't do through someone like you. Never let a cop-out, a dropout, or a burnout cause you to give up the dream God has put in your heart! Without a dream and the determination to fulfil it, life is reduced to bleak black and wimpy white - a diet too bland to get anybody out of bed in the morning. So go after the quest that fuels your fire. Keep your dream alive!
Training Preparations and God
I found that with God involved in the training process, I can train better. Reason maybe that I run faster to finish then can go church. Yesterday, 2nd March, I went for a 21km run at 6am. My timing: 2hr 20min.
My other timings:
Standard Chartered 2007: 2hr 45min
Shearas Bridge Run 2007: 2h 59min.
My Preparations so far:
Run: Tue (max 15km with SAFRA Toa Payoh), and Sun (try for 21km or longer, start at 6am)
Swim: Thu (class) and Sun (own training)
Bike: Sat (hopefully > 100km with hill climbs
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