Henry Park Pelican (Cub) Scout

Written by Foo Zhen Xi, Asst Sixer & Scribe   It was a sunny Saturday morning and I was sleeping until my dad woke me up for scouts, we were making moon cakes with the elderly! I jumped out of bed and got ready. when my dad fetched my brother and I to school, the school looked so empty…the first person I saw was Isabelle, who used to me the sixer of wombat. I also saw other scout wearing red scarfs, I thought it was weird so I asked her,"what are you doing? where is everybody? why are you wearing a red scarf? what's going on?” “ Akela award interview. I'm getting ready, everyone is in the kid zone 1 and also, you’re not supposed to be here.” She said. I grabbed my brother’s hand and walked to the kid zone while waving goodbye to Isabelle.   I put my bag on the floor and went to look for my friends, i couldn’t find anyone so I went to the field and played by myself. Not long after, Yee Xin, a member of my six appeared. I asked her w...

Written by Ross Pary, Deputy Senior Sixer and Chief Scribe   Today was a very special day for me and nine others. Since we were   Akela Award candidates, we had the chance to get the prestigious Akela Award, the highest award we could achieve as a cub scout. The day started off with the ten Akela Award candidates meeting at the bus bay. Mdm Kerina then gave us our red and white scarfs, or the national scarf specifically used for national activities, such as the Akela Award interview. At 8.45 a.m., we boarded the bus with Mr Ng to bring us to Nanyang Primary School, where the Akela Award Interview was held.                              (Nigel is not shown in the photo as he came later.) At 9.15a.m., we reached Nanyang Primary, and Mr Ng gave us our groups and where to sit. My good friend, Asher, and I were together in group ...

Written by Thirrushan, Deputy Senior Sixer & Scribe     I had no idea we will do a badge today! It started off with the usual colour party before we assembled back in Indian file! After attendance-taking and logbook collection, we had a brief badge giving before heading for the music room! Over there we had a long but interesting talk from Mr Tan for the NEA badge! I recalled that I have done it last year, but if I had failed ( we still did not get the results), I would be able to retest!   We learnt many things, from how to prevent dengue, to the journey of recyclables. Some of the junior cub scouts learnt that Mr Tan was a dengue survivor too!   After all of this, we had a mini-test before heading back to the kidzone to assemble. We got information that there will be mooncake making with the elderly. Then, we were issued with the donation draw tickets for the September holidays. It took a while, and by the time the tickets we...

Written by Ker Rui Min, Sixer & Scribe The day started with gathering in front of the library. We were going for our second hike of the year at the newly opened Jurong Lake Gardens! After the headcount, we boarded the bus to go to Bukit Batok Nature Park. From there, we were going to take the Coast-to-Coast Trail to Jurong Lake Gardens. All of a sudden, it started to rain. As the rain got heavier, we stopped to put on our raincoats and ponchos. However, the rain did not dampen our spirits. We walked for a little while more before seeking shelter under a void deck. We also had some biscuits.   After the break, we continued to walk towards our destination. The sky had already cleared up and stopped raining. Time flew by and before I knew it, we were already more than half through our hike. As we walk along, I saw many intresting animals such as monitor lizards and otters.   We walked and walked and walked…… After what seemed like forever, we f...

Written by Marco Tan, Sixer & Scribe I rushed to school in a hurry. I could finally get my Astronomy badge! At the same time we had to do a presentation about our previous hike. My six were presenting about the past of Fort Canning. We were very soft so we must have been the ones that almost minused 100 points. Bilby’s sixer Farren, has done a one man show and got first place. Afterwards we learnt a new song from Australia . Mr. Tan said it was very popular there. We also received our bumblebee badges and for me my new woggle. It was an amazing day. After Sunset Party, we headed home. I hope we have another chance of doing these kinds of activities again.