Henry Park Pelican (Cub) Scout

The following blog was written by Akela Scout Meeting, 29th August 2009. After the tiring but fun hike last week on Pulau Ubin, the Cubs were happy to be back in school for a 'normal' Scout meeting. After the usual flag break, Akela told all Cubs that wanted them to get the Bronze Arrow badge as soon as possible, as there were just too few holders of this badge. For 2nd and 3rd year Cubs, he told them that they should have earned this badge by now. He then went through the requirements of the badge, and encouraged the Cubs to start working on them. Bagheera then took over and taught the Cubs basic first aid - starting with the 3 Golden Rules, and why first aid is important. He then taught the Cubs how to tie an armsling and a head bandage, all using the Cubs' scarf. The Cubs had fun practising on one another, and showing off their handiwork. Some bandages were more a fashion statement than the function for which they were intended to serve! Akela then returned the scout lo...

Hike At Pulau Ubin 22 August 2009 What an experience!!!! We actually hiked back in time to "old" Singapore and experienced first hand what Singapore was like in the 60's….Bumboats, Kampongs, Chickens running about, Mangrove Swamps, Shrines, Big Leaves, rare Plants and Insects… all these and more during our hike at Pulau Ubin on 22 Aug 2009. What great sights and sounds!!! The day started bright and early at 0715 hrs when we met in school. After some administrative matters, it was soon Party Time…i.e. drinking water party. We drank water as the Adult Leaders want to ensure we won't suffer dehydration and faint during the hike because if we do, the Adult Leaders will have a hard task of pigging us on their back to base… Luckily only two of us fell "sick" during the hike and were able to "limp" back to base to the cheers and relief for the Adult Leaders. A modern and clean ferry point dotted with the old noisy diesel Bumboats greeted us at Changi...

This blog was written by Chil (Choo Seong) Cubs met at school at 715am where Akela briefed the pack and divided the Cubs into their groups for the hike. There were 5 groups. We had help from Eagles Scouts from NUS High, New Town and Bt Merah Sec. They had helped plan the entire hike, complete with admin instructions, including a map of the various checkpoints that the hike would take the pack through. After the initial headcount check, we set off for Changi Point Ferry Terminal. Upon arrival at Changi Point Ferry Terminal, another headcount was conducted and to our horror, we counted an additional head!!! We were worried as today is the second day of the Chinese Seventh month and certainly do not wish to carry the extra "baggage". Turns out, Justin Thong had arrived late and was put on board one of the buses at last minute. The pack quickly reformed into the 5 groups designated for the hike and embarked on the bumboat journey towards Pulau Ubin. It was the first bumboat ...

This post was written by Ms Tan Rui Yin At 9 am, Akela called the meeting to order. The meeting started with the formation of the horse-shoe. Samuel Chin led the flag-raising ceremony. This was his first time leading the ceremony and all went well. Sean Lee did the flag break. Good job, Samuel and Sean. Next, it was time to award Proficiency Badges to the Cubs who had earned them. PROFICIENCY BADGE Athlete Gold Marcus Choo, Kelvin Tsui, Putri Musician Dylan Goh Animal Lover Sean Lee Swimmer (Gold) Chan Shawn Kit PROGRESS ARROW (GOLD) Julian Tan After awarding the badges, it was time to announce the new leaders of the pack, ie Senior Sixer, Assistant Senior Sixer, Sixers amd Assistant Sixers. All of them had attended a gruelling 3 days 2 nights Sixers Training Camp over the National Day weekend at Sembawang Terror Sea Scout Camp. Despite the rigorous training, no one gave up. Well done, Cubs! As the PSLE was just around the corner, P6s Cubs could not atte...

This post was submitted by Brenda Wang, our newly appointed Asst. Sixer (Wombat) Sixers Training Camp   Every year, Henry Park Pelican Scouts will hold a camp for selected primary fours to fives. They are trained in the 3 day 2 night camp to be a leader.   In camp, scouts will learn life-saving skills, for example, CPR and first aid. Or the qualities of a leader, like being initiative or responsible for your belongings and actions. It is also a good time for cubs to learn to become independent. Many trainees tend to be choosy in the food given. But they will have to finish it this time. Leaders must set a good example!   Games played will most likely have a moral too. There was a game where each six had to get across "acid" poured on the floor. In the middle was a rope. You had to get across with a "special chemical" and must land in one of the tires which act as safety nets. If not, you would be "dead" . This game was probably the most enjoyable of al...

10 August 2009 Day 3 STC Duty Senior Sixer : Wilfred Asst. Senior Sixer : Julian Tan Sixers : Alex Cheong (elephant) Kwan Jionng Xiang (giraffe) Chan Shawn Kit (hippo) As early as 0630 hrs, Cubs had gathered at the dining hall, despite instructions that breakfast would be at 0700 hrs. They must be hungry! Some had not finished packing and were sent back to their tents to pack up. As the sky threathened to open up with early morning showers, everyone scrambled to strike the tents. In the process, items were still found lying around in the tents. Notably, Marcus had quite a few belongings strewn in his tent! Tsk, tsk, tsk. Breakfast was baked beans, hard boiled eggs and sandwitch. Dylan Goh and Kelvin Tsui had difficulties finishing their breakfast. Kelvin had taken too much while Dylan seemed rather choosy with his food. After breakfast, Cubs busied themselves cleaning the tents before packing the tents up. Grey Wolf, Ms Iris Ng and Griffin Scouts were on hand to ensure the tents were c...

9 August 2009 Day 2 STC Duty Senior Sixer : Samuel Chin Asst. Senior Sixer : Julian Tan Sixers : Leonard Lau (elephant) Sean Lee (giraffe) Mireille Lee (hippo) After a much needed rest, it was another day of training, stress and fun! Some Cubs woke up early, in the wee hours of dawn.......yawn!!! By 0615 hrs, they were ready for morning PT. Griffin Scouts were on hand, despite their sleepy eyes, to take them on their morning workout. The air was fresh and crisp, with the welcoming singing of birds waking to a new day. Breakfast at 0700 hrs was hash brown, ham and cheese sandwich, washed down with milo. Personal logs were submitted to Akela for review. Flag break ceremony followed, with all Cubs in full uniform. Their worst nightmare began.......INSPECTION!!!! The very thought of it would bring even the bravest to their knees, let alone shouting the dreaded word!!! The Cubs had to lay out all their clothing neatly on a groundsheet, with everyone following a set layout. Pasar Malam? Whos...