The Magnificant Ang Kor Wat

We spent 3  hours in Ang Kor Wat.. hardly enough for me.. we saw the structure… partly decaying and underconstruction and also interesting tree structures…

Siem Reap Town – Our Best Day Ever

It was tough in the beginning… but we survived!!! Now, its our turn to enjoy!!!

En Route to Pok High School

Their Classroom – big enough to fit 50 people. Now we appreciate our classrooms and air-con special rooms in school

Now we continued to embark on our journey to National Silk Centre

The highlight of the rest of the trip – food glorious food!!!! – From best lunch ever Restaurant…

My two lifeless bodyguards….

Now let the star do her rounds… hahaha.. apologise if you see too much of me from here on….

Hungry?! Yes, i know you are!!!

OMG!!! Kesavan left his legacy here!! It’s the KESAVAN POSE!!

Yum Yum!!

So yummy!!!

After lunch, how could we all miss this? It’s the Singaporean HOBBY – SHOPPING!!!

JON ROY – Every shopkeeper’s nightmare!!! Our boys almost bought the whole market!

The GREATEST, BIGGEST, MOST VALUABLE buys ever!!! hahahahhaah

Where we had our nice dinner buffet & cultural show!

Our T-shirt’s really nice!!!

Last Day @ BBLC

Snapshots of the activitie we had at BBLC…. towards the end, our boys began to miss BBLC

One of our boys’ favorite: Macarena at Pharaoh’s wife birthday party!!!

BB Showcase 1: First Aid Lessons – My helpers!!

BB Showcase 2: Drill lesson… Hilarious!

BB Showcase 3: Singspiration… Hmm.. our boys enjoyed the sing-a-long session!!

Of course, sharing our thoughts and feelings at night!

Water is precious!! Now, we appreciate NEWater..

Sneaking a bite… delicious goreng pisang!!!

Finally, before we leave BBLC, we always need to leave our legacy behind….

Day 2: Cultural Showcase @ BBLC

This day, we got up early to prepare for the cultural showcase that’s happening right through till end of the day.

our breakfast…

are we ready for another day ahead?

our water tap and washing area

Our Cultural Showcase…..

Guess what game is this? *hint* Singaporean’s latest craze… you can find it in almost all newpapers, except Straits Times and The New Paper

Presenting Muhummad Abdullah Jun Lin…

Food makes the world go around…. we had some stuff for the cambodians to try….

Chinese Tea

Lunch was good for everyone… a tiring day helpsyou eat better

Rasa Sayang Hey! Rasa Sayang Sayang Hey!

Check out our DIY goal post!

Now Jon appreciates the scarsity of water… and knows, we cannot waste water!!!

Day 1: On route to Siem Reap, BBLC, Cambodia

It was a magical journey. Our boys enjoyed themselves…. but before they really had fun, they were truly in for a shock at BBLC. Let’s trace their journey…..

Preparing to board Jetstar

Yeah.. this was the entire Team 66TH!! Envious?!

Safe arrival at Siem Reap airport! These are my personal bodyguards. =P

Breakfast at an expensive cafe with limited serving of food… that keep me starving….

Man! What a journey! The wet muddy 10 min trail leading to our destination.. as it is, our boys are beginning to regret signing up for this trip.

Nicely painted classroom at BBLC. Do you think our boys are enjoying themselves thus far?

Introduction to BBLC man-in-charge, Sir Rueben and his wife, Jia Yin.. and there’s also Jason, who’s somewhere out there…

Then the torture begins… clean-up was absolutely necessary for human living…

We’ve been promoted to be contractors, lying the mat so that the room will be clean.

After all the sweat, we’re not done yet! It’s time to meet our guests, our friendly Cambodian friends.

As night falls, the toads, mosquitos and gheccos greeted us….. Electricity turns off and heat moves in… Yet, our officers wanted to know which on this chart represents us? What do you think?

hmmm… many of us were positive. Really? How many of us are seriously thinking how we could continue here for the next few days? How many are shouting, I wanna go home NOW!” Yet, i’m sorry, boys, this is just the beginning…..

Terrorism in our days, What does it mean for us?

Some food for thoughts…. as we live day to day, getting down to our businesses be it in school or now during holidays, we cannot go about ignoring the things happening in the world today.

Terrorist attacks in Mumbai killed Hoei Yen, we have friends or family members still stuck in Bangkok as anti-government protestors refuse to leave the airports. What does it or what could it mean to us?

Let’s think through about Ms Lo, who was killed in Mumbai a few days ago.

We mourn her death… a few reasons I could think of…

1) Her death makes terrorism real on our shores. Who could think of the terrorists hitting one of our very own people?

2) She’s young, 28, lawyer, just got married a year ago. Bright future, live life to the fullest, yet cut short.

3) She could be one of our friends, cousin, sister or schoolmate.

Singaporeans mourn at the tragedy done to this young life. Some wonder if the world is coming to an end. Some asked “God?!! where are you in all these? If you are good, show yourself!”

But Jesus reminds us, “In the last days, nations will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom” There will be chaos, injustice and turbulent times. Yet, those who trust in Jesus should never fear, for we know He saves.

Though we cannot see God at work in the terror, yet He reminds us that those who trust in God will be with Him in paradise. If Hoei Yen knew and trusted in Jesus, she will be in a better place.

Most of you might not remember, Rachel Scott, a young school girl from Columbine High School was killed by terrorists for being a Christian.

http://judicial-inc.biz/85rachel_joy_scott_killed_because.htm

http://www.racheljoyscott.com/rachelslegacy.htm

The killers ruthlessly pulled off the trigger at her temple. Tragic? Is her faith true? Did God abandon her?

Jesus said in Luke 21,

“But before all this, they will lay hands on you and persecute you. They will deliver you to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of my name. This will result in your being witnesses to them. But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves. For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict. You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death. All men will hate you because of me. But not a hair of your head will perish. By standing firm you will gain life.”

Rachel is a reminder that:

1) The Bible is TRUE.

2) Jesus’s words are TRUE.

3) Persercution is REAL.

but most importantly,

4) PROMISE OF LIFE by standing firm is TRUE.

Hence, we know that Rachel is given the crown of life by Jesus today, right now in Heaven.

If terrorism is so real, we live in insecurity and hopelessness in the world today. We might live in fear all our lives, but are we to live a life of fear and regret, not knowing what lies ahead of us, should we end up like Hoei Yen, murdered ruthlessly by terrorists one day? Or are we going to be sure of where we are heading after death, like Rachel, stubbornly hanging onto her belief in Jesus, even with a gun pointed at her temple?

What is your choice?

OC “Evening”!!

OC Evening.

A reminder that 2008 has come to an end officially.

A time to remember all the fun and activities we had.

A time to supposedly remember the love and gratitude to teachers and officers.

A time for sec 2s to take up leadership role in planning and carrying out the activities.

A time when 66th visits Sentosa for a change!!!

After a game of the old Wacko, the losers were treated to “limbo” rock!!!

Looks like our boys do not excel quite well in this, hmmm…. why didnt we get Yu Wee to try this??

Next up, Sentosa Skyride and Luge!! My virgin experience up there, plus i never heard of it till today!!!

Warriors?!! Hmmm…

Up the Sky Ride…. Way up HIGH!!

Hmmm… super high!! Scared?!

Where’s the thrill??!! Sigh… disappointed!

It doesn’t look too stable! Danny should be in the middle! wahahhaha!

Waiting to go up the LUGE!! Super fun!

Next up, Sand Castle building competition…. Not sure if its sand castle or volcano building

The Alumini Gang…. building some stones?

We needed water for a good sand-water mix. After scoutng for a longgggg time, Sir Pan Yong came back with his water, before realising, we had already fill up the pail!! wahahhaha… hilarious

trying hard to make it stand….

tornado in the making?!

The officers’ dolphin? Submarine? Whale? hahah

Our BB motto??!! Since when did we change? =P

Sigh… so much for loving all of you! Trying to destory our master piece?!

Finally, signing off this OC afternoon, is mr Volcano! Hope you all had great fun at OC Evening!

Till we meet again in the upcoming Cambodia Trip!!!

Character Quest 2008

It was a battle of the Kingdoms of David, Samuel and Saul.

After a regimental mass cramming session, our teams were ready to conquer the lands.

Our teams were armed with their shields. Way to go!!

Only managed to capture this station, a picture for how Jonathan protected, helped and travelled with David in Saul’s pursuit of him.

None of them looked like tired warriors…. more energetic lost soldiers… hahha

Last year we had gymansts in our team. A glimspe and preparation for Olympics…. This year, we have erm… card players, posers and actors…..

Our Team 66th

Expedition Camp 2008

Our boys went for an expedition camp. First up, the boys’ needed to be checked for contraband items, like food, handphone, psp etc.

After a night of outdoor cooking, tent pitching and night confidence and cycling expedition, it was time to conquer the land. But, it seems that our boys don’t quite look like the conquerers.

And here are the slackers….

Poor Bernard, missed the brakes on his bike and fell….. he was sent to his “holiday chalet” and thankfully by God’s grace, was discharged after two days.

We will be the champions… next year!!!

Our soccer boys did all of us proud! They went on to beat Soccer Team B in the semi finals and finally they met Sepat Takraw in the finals… They were a strong team.

But we are not afraid. Our boys fought hard and perserved. Sathish scored our first goal. We defended well and kept the final score to 1-4. Not too bad…. Let’s close up the margin next year.

Proud of you boys! Keep up the good work and continue to fight. I hope you all loved the soccer jersey as promised by the captain. You made it to the finals! Well done!