First of all, Happy Birthday Singapore!! I was at marina bay watching the NDP and it was spectacular. For me, the highlights that i'm highly intrested and fancinated were the Marching Parades, Aircrafts Display, Total Defence Display and the Fireworks Display. With this being said, i would like to take the opportunity to congratulate the Scout's Contingent that participated in the NDP this year.

You guys (Scouts) have work tremendously hard for the past few months for this grand event. I therefore salute you the Scout's Sign and may you guys continue to progress furthur in your scouting life.

This month's weekend is going to be very busy for me. I have a camp next week, a recce hike pulau ubin the week after that and i guess, some other important stuffs that i couldn't tell you guys. Rest assured, i will make sometimes if you need me to join or such.

To put an end for this post, heres a Recollection that we used to recite in our Pri/Sec school days;

RECOLLECTIONS

There was a time, not long ago,
When other flags flew in Singapore
The British flag in colonial rule,
And the Japanese flag in war.

There was no freedom, no justice,
When our forefathers stepped ashore.
Life was a struggle, bitter and hard.
And families were hungry and poor.

They spoke a dozen different tongues,
Though their dreams were all the same.
But their hopes for a better life were lost
When war and invasion came.

After the war, we called for change,
For the right to decide our fate.
Some of us wanted democracy;
Others, a Communist state.

Riots and killings in our streets,
Years of hate and fear.
People said we’d never survive
As independence drew near.

When self-rule came, we took a vote
And joined Malaysia, merged as one.
But even friends disagree sometime,
And more trouble had soon begun.

August nine, nineteen sixty five,
We were out of Malaysia…alone!
Against all odds we had to build
A nation of our own.

We’ve come this far, by ourselves,
One people from many lands.
Our forefathers paid the price for us;
Now the future is in our hands.

This is our home, where we belong,
And our flag flies high and free.
But let’s not take for granted
What we have will always be.