St Margaret's Campfire (updated)

All Scouts are to take note that St Margaret's Campfire fall in time has changed.
Attire: Full Scout Uniform (without beret)
All Scouts are to fall in outside the Den at 1745 hrs (5:45 pm) and not 6:15pm. Please have your dinner beforehand and bring along your waterbottle.
Spread message around so that all scouts are aware of the update.

Sec 3s scout are to take note PLCM has been change to 3:30 pm.

Together lets win MOST ENTHU AWARD!

Yours in Scouting,
Daryl

Jobweek Card Submission Deadline

Hi all :D

Please be reminded that ALL SCOUTS have to hand in their Jobweek cards and the money by tomorrow. If not, you will have to go back home to collect your jobweek card and money. So please remember to bring your Jobweek card and money :D

Yours-In Scouting,

Adam Joshua Lee

NDP Form Submission Deadline

Hi All! :D

About the NDP consent forms, the latest date to hand in the forms is wednesday. There will be no compromising of deadlines. The deadline will not be extended.

For Secondary 3 Scouts, there MIGHT BE a chance that you are allowed to go for NDP, it will be confirmed soon. For now, those who are interested, please meet me at the scout den during the first 5 mins of your recess to collect the consent form.

Yours-In-Scouting,

Adam Joshua Lee

Wednesday meeting Schedule & St. Margaret's Campfire

I)30th March 2011 Wednesday Meeting Schedule

Time: 1415-1730

Fall in: Outside Scout Den
Attire: PE Attire with Black Shoes and Scout Socks
Activities Venue: Primary School Parade Square

Activities:

1415-1430: Administrative

1430-1630: Patrol Activities

Kingfisher Patrol (1) - Parang,Axe,Knife

Eagle Patrol (2) - Knotting

Dove Patrol (3) - Pioneering

Owl Patrol (4) - Campcraft

Swift Patrol (5) - Backwoodsman

Woodpecker Patrol (6) - Pioneering

1630-1730: Physical Training

II) St. Margaret Campfire

There will be a Campfire on Friday(01/04/11). The details are as follows:

Time: 1745-2030

Fall In: Outside Scout Den

Attire: Full Scout Uniform

Due to the Campfire being on a friday, meeting has been cancelled. So please go home and rest well, before coming to school at 1745hrs.

Yours-In-Scouting,

Adam Joshua Lee

25th March 2011 Friday Meeting & Zhong Hua Campfire

25th March 2011 Friday Meeting Schedule
Time: 1415 - 1740
Fall in: Primary School Field @ 1415
Attire: Full Scout Uniform
Bags are to be placed at Class 3B

Activities:
1415-1450 : Ceremony (Duty patrol: Kingfisher)
Duty patrol is to build the flagpole before meeting begins at 1415 hrs. Other Scouts are to help too.
Venue: Primary School Field

1450-1700:
Secondary 2 - 3s: Footdrill Course (FDC)
Venue: Primary School Parade Square

Secondary 1s: World Scout Badge theory lesson
Venue: Class 3B

1700-1730 : Ceremony
Venue: Primary School Field

1740 : Dismissal

All Scouts who did not bring their Job Week card this Wednesday are to bring them this Friday Meeting for Collection of Job Week card. Friday is the deadline for all Scouts to hand in their Job Week card.

Zhong Hua Campfire
This Saturday, 26th March 2011, is ZhongHua Campfire. Fall in at the Den at 1630 hrs for song -teaching session. Attendance is COMPULSORY. Scouts can make their way there only if there is pre-arranged activities prior to the announcement of campfire. So bring along your enthusiasm and lets win the Most Enthu Award!
Attire: Full Scout Uniform
Time: 1600 - 2130 hrs

23rd March 2011 Wednesday Meeting

23rd March 2011 Wednesday Meeting Schedule
Time: 1415 - 1740
Fall in: Outside Scout Den @ 1415
Attire: PT kit 1 (Secondary 2-3 Scouts)
PE Attire with black shoes and scout socks (Secondary 1 Scouts)
Bags are to be placed at Class 3B

Activities:
1415-1430 : Administrative
Venue: Outside Den
1430-1630: Patrol Activities
Venue: Primary School Parade Square

Patrol 1 - Pioneering
Patrol 2 - Knotting
Patrol 3 - Pioneering
Patrol 4 - Backwoodsman (Venue: Pit)
Patrol 5 - Knotting
Patrol 6 - Pioneering

1630-1710 : Physical Training
Venue: Primary School Parade Square

1710-1730: Collection of Job Week Cards
1740: Dismissal
Venue: Class 3B

All scouts are to be reminded to bring your Job week card and money. And put them all in a envelope, indicating Name, Class, Job Week Card ID number, Amount of Money inside.
To Scouts who are attending Sport's day heats on Wednesday, please inform your respective PLs and pass to him your envelope, including everything stated above, starting this Wednesday only. (before, during, or after meeting) All Job week card and money are to be handed up latest by this Wednesday.

Thanks

Yours-in-Scouting,
Daryl

Lessons about Friendship from the Naruto Manga.

From the Japanese Manga, Naruto, Chapter 474.

Intro:

Sasuke disrupted the Five Kage Summit with Uchiha Madara appearing at the end and declaring a war against the Hidden Villages. The Kages of the 5 Hidden Villages decided to form a joint alliance and they are on the way back to their own respective villages.

Sakura appeared before Naruto and attempted to make him change his mind about keeping his promise to her (of bringing Sasuke back to the Hidden Leaf Village) by declaring her adoration for him. Naruto dismissed her affections which he noticed that it was a facade and that she was hiding something from him. Sakura, in a pseudo-anger, claimed she's returning to the Hidden Leaf Village but, in reality, she was going to look for Sasuke herself and bring him down herself. Sai realized this and sneaked back to speak to Naruto. Kakashi, listening to all of this at the side, realized what Sakura was about to do and told Naruto. Naruto was caught in disbelief because he knew that Sakura loved Sasuke deeply. Sai went on to explain to Naruto...

Sai:

Sakura smiled at me and said she'd work with everyone but this time, I knew it was a facade. 

Naruto:

No way...Sakura-chan would never....

She loves Sasuke so much.....

Sai:

It's because she loves him...that she doesn't want him to sink any lower.

It's because she loves him that she wants to rescue him from the evil path he walks now.

Even if the only way to do it is to dispose him with her own two hands, I believe she's prepared to do itbecause she loves him.

                                                                             

Gaara came along with Kankuro and Temari to inform Kakashi of what happened at the summit and of what Sasuke did. Speaking to Naruto...

Gaara:

Sasuke has stopped looking for you. He seeks the darkness of his own free will.

Naruto... you once said to me, "I'm the future Hokage!"

Well, I became the Kazekage.

If you're truly prepared to take up the mantle of a Kage, then as Sasuke's friend, you know what you have to do. 

I consider you as a friend.

As a child, "friend" was simply a word. Nothing more, nothing less.

But after I met you, I understood - that the that the word's meaning was what counted.

Think carefully about what that word means and what you can really do for Sasuke.

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Humans are social creatures. We need company - of family and friends. As the saying rightfully placed it, "No man is an island" and from there, we establish connections with others. For guys, those who are close enough, we call them brothers and for our female counterpart, they call friends who are close enough sisters. Regardless of what we call those who are close to us, it isn't what we call them that is of significance, it's what we do.

On one hand, we've "friends" whom we hang out with all day to play and have fun. We are unable to share our thoughts and emotions with them and the connection is weak. They, we consider "fair-weather friends". They tell us what we want to hear and say things without much thought of whether what they said is beneficial to us. Simply placed, they do not shoulder the weight of their words and speak freely and irresponsibly to us.

On the other hand, friends, whom we consider brothers or sisters, are those who stick through thick and thin, who are truthful and honest with us, whose advice we can well heed for they are for our benefits (note: by benefits, I do not mean welfare).  They laugh and share joy with us, they empathize with our feelings, they trust us and, similarly, we can trust them. They, at times, chastise (definition: rebuke or reprimand severely) us when we stray from doing the right thing, in an act that's called tough love, much like how our family members do. They do so willingly even if we, in a willful (definition: having or showing a stubborn and determined intention to do as one wants, regardless of the consequences or effects) and petulant manner, choose to forfeit and break away from the friendship.

There‘s a saying by Confucius：

子曰： 巧言令色，鲜矣仁。

“巧”字大部份是指高妙、聪慧、灵巧、美好之意。“令”字亦是指好的、善的。“巧言令色”便是指“话说得很动听，脸色装得很和善”。

”巧言令色，鲜矣仁“便是指一个人所说的话十分动听但是却一点也不诚恳。这样的话不是“仁”的表现。

Having read numerous newspaper articles and encountered some in my life, how many of those who egged their "friends" on to do something wrong, something illegal, or something immoral that's not punishable by law, are "real friends" or "true brothers"? Someone who "encouraged" their "friends" to ostracize another classmate through bullying and cyber bullying? Someone who egged their "friends" on to rebuke against their parents (or their teachers or even those true brothers) who are trying to bring them onto the right path?

Someone who only wants to hear the good things from others and only wanting to play with "friends" all day is simply being immature in thinking and anyone who propels another to think the wrong way is most unfortunate.

True friends/brothers build each other positively and in doing the right thing and thinking the right way. Fake "friends/brothers" don't. 

Before this day is over, perhaps it's good to think what kind of a friend are we and what kind of "friends" are we hanging out with.

子曰：吾日三省吾身。（为人谋而不忠乎？与朋友交而不信乎？传不习乎？）

Jobweek

Dear Brothers-in-Scouting,

I am proud to inform that some of us have reached or is closing in on the benchmark set by the Scout Unit.

Here's the challenge,

Go beyond that $200.
Go earn $300, $400, $500 or even more.
Put in your best effort (Remember our Motto: to be the best that we can be) and create a legend that's befitting of us as a Scout Unit.

For the record, the highest Jobweek earning ever recorded is $600++.

So do your best!

Between, with regards to the report of Scouts pocketing Jobweek earning, this is to inform all that such behaviour is illegal and we, as Marist Gentlemen and as true blue Phantom Scouts, will and should not do such things that, apart from dire consequences, degrade ourselves.

All the best!

Yours-in-Scouting,
Eric

Job Week 2011

-We are entering the third day of the Job Week. As I have known from now, many of you have reached the $200 mark, which is a GOOD JOB done, but don't stop here. If you have the time and strength, do continue doing this job week as 50% will go to the Singapore Scout Association, while the rest goes to the unit. So play your part and take the extra mile as every cents counts.

Lao Tzu ~ He who knows enough is enough will always have enough.

-For those who have not reached the quota, DON'T GIVE UP!!!! Continue to do this job week wholeheartedly. You never know the next door you go to is a $100 jackpot. Experience the process of doing jobs, and you too can learn something from it, for which then will this job week be meaningful.
The lesser money you have, the more jobs you do, the more fun it gets, the more meaningful it is. So think positive and endure on. Do also take good care of your health and manage your time properly so you can study, play and do job week smoothly. Also if you ahve trouble finding a companion for job week, feel free to ask in the chat box.

Albert Einstein~In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

-Another thing, all scouts are suppose to report how much they earned to your respective PLs and APLs, each time you go out to do your Job week.
*PLC to check Maris Gmail.

-So good luck everybody :D

Yours in Scouting,
Daryl

Arrangement of badges on Uniform

Uniform template

Here is just a rough guide to which where your badges to be sewn. Frank Cooper Sands Badge is to be sewn above the Bumblebee and Squirrel badge.
-Proficiency badges: Start of by sewing it in a pyramid then Diamond . Main target is to reach a Diamond shape of 3 by 3 badges.
-Course badges: Crime prevention, Energy Experience Programme (EEP)

This is a rough idea of how you should sew your badges, especially sec 1s. Ensure your uniform is in tip top condition for Job week. A more detailed template would be given out next time. For now just follow this current one. If you have any inquires, do approach any of your PLs or Seniors to help in advising you where to sew.

Yours in Scouting,
Daryl

Collection of Squirrel and Bumblebee Badge for Sec 2-4

Collection for Squirrel (Bronze and Silver only) and Bumblebee badges (Silver, Bronze, Green) is available tomorrow, 11 March 2011 at 1215 hrs to 1250 hrs.
The following Scout have attained their Squirrel or Bumblebee badge:

BumbleBee (green)
Sec 4s: Bryan Tan,Jun Ming
Sec 3s: Adam Joshua Lee, Oh Jun Rong, Jordan Tok
Sec 2s: Chan Fey Kiat, Harvard Lee, Matthias Thien, Issac Lim, Sean Gregory, Issac Loh
Ho Jia Le, Ho Li Yang, Ho Hol Yin, Darrell Tan, Brandon Kok, Mok Wei Yang, Teo Xu Da
Beh Chee Kuang, Riaan Tan, Lim Yang Zhi, Heng Theng Juay

Bumblebee (Bronze)
Sec 3s: Franklin Chen, Daryl Chan, Jonathan Pang, Keith Fong, Jaek Wern, Daren Lee, Sutaveraya Suratanakavikul, Issac Chan, Pang Jun Rong

Bumblebee (Silver)

Sec 4s: Tan Jing Han, Ong Xin Kai, Sylvester Tan, Wan Liang Xiang, Lim Huai Kang, Tay Zhi Ming

Squirrel (Bronze)
Sec3s: Franklin Chen, Hans Kurnia, Keith Fong, Jonathan Pang, Lim Jaek Wern, Philip Thio, Daren Lee, Joshua Ng, Daryl Chan, Adam Joshua Lee, Lee Wen Yu, Sutaveraya Suratanakavikul, Tobias Sim, Isaac Chan

Squirrel (Silver)
Sec4s: Tay Zhi Ming, Tan Jing Han, Wan Liang Xiang, Ong Xin Kai, Joseph Chu, Sylvester Tan, Lim Huai Kang

Congratulations to the above Scouts and Ventures for attaining these badges. Please be reminded to go to the den at 1215 hrs to collect your badges. Sew on these badges well and wear your uniform proudly for the upcoming Job Week. All the best for Job Week!

Yours in Scouting,
Daryl

(Green Squirrel Badge will not be given out tomorrow, but at a later date.)

Friday Meeting Cancelled & Jobweek 2011

Hi all :D

I)Friday Meeting Cancelled

Due to the Parent Teacher Meeting and other reasons, we have decided to not have meeting on friday, so please enjoy your last day of school :D

II)Jobweek 2011

As all Sec 2s,3s and 4s would know, there would be Jobweek during the march holidays, and therefore, there will be a meeting on Saturday for Jobweek. For the benefit of those who did not come on wednesday (09/03/11), Jobweek cards can be collected on saturday (12/03/11), the first day of jobweek. Our quota for this year would be $200 per person. The details for saturday's jobweek is as follows:

Time: 7.30am (dismissed by respective PLs)

Fall In Location: Outside Scout Den

Jobweek Location: Please check with your PLs
Attire: Full Scout Uniform

Please remember to bring you Jobweek Card, a Pen and also a bagpack to keep your belongings. Remember to be honest and have dignity of labour. Lastly, enjoy your holidays and try your best to earn as much as possible for jobweek :D

Yours-in-Scouting,

Adam Joshua Lee

Registration with the Singapore Scout Association

Hi all :D

Please be reminded to bring your Macbooks for those who have not register with the Singapore Scout Association(SSA) and all Sec 1s. Thanks

Yours-In-Scouting,

Adam Joshua Lee

9th March 2011 Wednesday Meeting

9th March 2011 Wednesday Meeting Schedule
Time: 1415 - 1740
Fall in: Outside Scout Den @ 1415
Attire: PT kit 1 (Secondary 2-3 Scouts)
PE Attire with black shoes and scout socks (Secondary 1 Scouts)

Venue: Primary School Parade Square
Activities:
1415-1430 : Administrative
1430-1600: Patrol Activities

Patrol 1 - Backwoodsman
Patrol 2 - Knotting
Patrol 3 - Pioneering
Patrol 4 - Games
Patrol 5 - Knotting
Patrol 6 - Pioneering

1600-1630 : Physical Training
1630-1730: Job Week Briefing by Mr Low
1740: Dismissal

Bags are to be placed at Secondary 3 Benedict Classroom before the start of meeting, in addition all equipments are to be prepared before meeting commences.
Attendance is Compulsory as the briefing for Job Week is highly important.
Secondary 3s Scout are to stay back after meeting for an important meeting, estimated to last until latest 7:30 p.m.

Thanks

A.S.S./F.C.S. Update 2.0

All scouts involved in the Hike report submission on the 1st of April 2011 are to take note of the following:

Revised hike reports are to be submitted with original hike reports.

Thus, you are advised to thoroughly read through all comments in each other's reports so as not to commit similar mistakes again in the revised report.

As you may know, no further alterations can be made after submission, make sure its done perfectly :D

Yours in Scouting,
Dom

4th March 2011 Friday Meeting Schedule

4th March 2011 Friday Meeting Schedule
Time: 1415 - 1730
Fall in: Primary School Field @ 1415
Attire: FSU, PT Kit 1 (for certain patrols), PE Attire w/ black shoe & scouts socks (sec 1s)

Venue: Primary school parade ground
Activities:
Opening Ceremony (1415 - 1445)
Duty Patrol 6 to build flagpole before the start of the meeting. (Collect furniture store key from the scout den at 1.20pm)

Patrol Activities (1445 - 1645)
Patrol 1,3,6: Footdrill
Patrol 4: Knotting
Patrol 2,5: Games
Instructors: Respective PLs, SPLs

Closing Ceremony (1645 - 1715)

Dismissal (1715 - 1730)