Thursday, November 26, 2009

HSS Girl Guides Service Learning Trip to Chiangmai, Thailand – Day 2 (11th Nov 2009)

Rice harvesting needs a lot effort; and i learnt to appreciate how much work the workers put in . Although it was a hot day,I tried not to complain and did what I should do and found satisfaction. When there was a 1-hour rest, as I was very tired, I fell asleep within a minute!

We then went back to Narada Home for lunch feeling really sticky and uncomfortable; thus we went to bathe after that. Not forgetting that this village is a wood carving village, we went to the professionals next door to learn how to carve wood. Wood carving gave me a different mind set of doing work. Although it looked easy, it needed much time and experience to carve an artpiece.

After that, we had dinner and the six children in the home namely; Mai, Laila, Yupa, Sombat, Nook and Heir. We then learnt about their pitiful past. However, they are now given good parents, home and education things that we often take for granted in Singapore. I now cherish the good environment that we live in and feel how lucky we are. We should always learn from our past mistakes and never repeat it again. We should appreciate what we have in front of us and never let go of any opportunities to learn and change for the better.

Chong Chin Yee & Nicole Lim, 2E3
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The Guides' Motto

Be Prepared

The motto, Be Prepared , shares the Founder’s initials and is a practical reminder of the educational purposes of Girl Guiding.


What does HSS Girl Guides do?

The Girl Guides Singapore's mission is to eanble girls and young women to develop their fullest potential as responsible citizens of the world. In Henderson Secondary School, we work very closely with this mission. Being a Guide you can learn new skills, make your own decisions and not forgetting, have fun. Guiding in HSS provides a safe platform and environment to explore new possibilities and achieve personal goals while making friends and having adventures.


More about Girl Guides

Girl Guides work together in Patrols. We elect our own Patrol Leaders and plan our own activities to eusure the total development of our girls.

The Guide Promise to us is very crucial and it is the pivot behind Girl Guiding:

I promise to do my best,
To do my duty to God,
To serve my country
and help other people,
and to keep the Guide Law


We also follow the 10 Guide Laws:
1. A Guide is loyal and can be trusted
2. A Guide is useful and helps others
3. A Guide is polite, considerate and respects her elders
4. A Guide is friendly and a sister to all Guides
5. A Guide is kind to all living things
6. A Guide is obedient
7. A Guide has courage and is cheerful in all difficulties
8. A Guide takes care of her own possessions and those of other people
9. A Guide Is thrifty and diligent
10. A Guide is self-disciplined in what she thinks, says and does