A Rare Emotional Day For Me
Today marked the end of my boys’ journey as scouts in SJI as they handed over their responsibilities to the secondary 3s. Even though I really wanted to stay home and recover from being ill, there was no way I was missing this.
A little bit of background for those who are weirded out with [...]
When The Existing (Read: Old) Guard Dies, The New Will Flourish
I just got off the phone with one of my boys from Scouts, who told me the very bad news that three of them failed their pre-hike report for the Chief Commissioner’s Award, the highest award that one can get in secondary school as a scout.
The reason why? Apparently there were similarities in their emergency [...]
My Weekend At Sarimbun Scout Camp (aka Dirt, Dust, Sand, Rain and Mud)
Last weekend I was at Sarimbun spending the weekend with my friends and fellow scouts, Reuben and Marcus, as well as about 120 other smelly, stinky, dirty boys in the sand, dirt, mud and rain.
It was actually my first visit to Sarimbun, which is shocking considering I’ve been in scouts since 1993 (that’s 15 years, [...]
The Quest For Dinner! (In Comiqs!)
So here’s the missing pieces of the story after the buffet “ran out” and before Guitar Hero started. I was looking through the shots and this segment of the night really produced some wonderful shots (or so I think) due to a combination of the surroundings (Arab Street really has a charm around it) and [...]
Saturday Night: 5 Guys & Guitar Hero 3!
After the fiasco at Ambrosia and dinner later (more on that tomorrow), it was proposed that since we were in the east, we should go to Reuben’s place and play with his Xbox 360. As a brand new Guitar Sidekick, I didn’t need much convincing even though I stay at the opposite end of Singapore.
Oddly [...]
I’m Sorry Sir, We Ran Out Of….. Buffet??
Last Saturday (an exhausting day after Social Media Breakfast), I met the guys for a belated birthday celebration for Rubin. Being his birthday, he got to chose the place and led us to Ambrosia, 19 Baghdad Street because of its’ $11 buffet.
So we got there and sat upstairs when a waiter came and said “Sir [...]
I’m A Guitar Sidekick!
So over the long weekend 8 of us from the Scout unit headed up to Yen Chee’s house in Johor Bahru to have a retreat and go into spiritual meditation and plan for the upcoming camp…
No actually we went to play Xbox 360 till 5am in the morning and promptly resumed at 11am.
And of course [...]
The Marriage E-mail
You might remember me mentioning Reuben a couple of times on this blog. We’ve been friends via scouts since sec 1, and are both voluntary leaders in scouts today. (Not to mention Team Fortress 2 players virtually every other night).
So the big news is: Reuben is getting married!
It’s quite overwhelming and crazy at the same [...]
If You Eat At Swensens, Beware!
Looking through the very short list of my videos on YouTube, I’m reminded of this little clip taken two years ago of Rubin eating a pistachio ice-cream cone at Swensens.
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This was actually the second time that night, but the first time the cone didn’t break. Don’t say you weren’t warned if you attempt to eat [...]
What I Do Every Friday
Some of you may know that I (along with Marcus and Reuben) are voluntary adult leaders for the Pelandok Scout Group back at our secondary school, St. Joseph’s Institution.
Many people ask me what in the world three of us do while surrounded by 13-16 year old boys all Friday afternoon.
With this video, your questions are [...]