Me as Pennywise, the dancing clown.

Me as Pennywise, the dancing clown

On 26/9/17, I decided to draw myself as Pennywise the Dancing Clown from the movie IT (2017) just to see how I would look like with his weird hair and markings. I must say that the outcome was quite impressive. I find that the contrast between the colours draw out my face more, and also the slight details. I hope you like it!

Night Hike

About 2 years ago, I had a Scout Master who loved to extend trips, longer than they were due. He always would get us lost towards the end of every hike or night hike. This meant that the hike instead of lasting 3 hours, would last 6 hours. This would always put our strength, faith and perseverance to the test. To see how high our endurance levels are. This impacted me later as now, I can perserver a lot more and my patience and tolerance levels are higher. Despite my Scout Master's actions toward us, it inevitably made us stronger in the long run.

Dance off at a campfire!

I remember when I attended the St. Margaret's campfire. It was truly an unforgettable experience! I was summoned to dance in front of 5 scout troops and it was amazing! I loved it when people cheered me on when I danced! I will never forget that day.

Importance of scout ceremonies

Scout ceremonies are an important part in scout's journey. An important ceremony every scout must participate in is investiture. Investiture is when a cub scout (primary school) becomes a scout (secondary school). Scouts have to cross over a rope laid on the ground to signify "stepping into scouting".

An Impressive Survival Skill

While I was reading a Survival Skills book by Royal Marines Commandos, I came across a page on how to make a poncho float! I read it and found it very interesting! I think you should read it too!

How To Treat A Scorpion Sting

There are at least 1,500 scorpion species, and only 25 of them produce a venom that causes serious harm to adult humans. However, any scorpion sting has the potential to cause an allergic reaction, which can be dangerous in its own right. Even if you have identified the species and know it is harmless, treat the wound and be prepared to call emergency services if you feel any symptoms besides pain and slight swelling. Here are some steps you can take to treat a scorpion sting.

1.       Call Emergency Services if necessary.

2.       Call the poison centre for advice.

3.       Describe the victim over the telephone.

4.       Describe the scorpion to the medical assistance over the telephone.

5.       Find someone to monitor the victim and take them to a hospital if necessary.

If you are stung at home, here are some steps you can take to treat it manually.

1.       Be alert for serious symptoms such as:

     1.       Vomiting, sweating, drooling, or foaming at the mouth.

     2.       Involuntary urination or excretion (peeing or pooing).

     3.       Thrashing or twitching muscles, including involuntary head, neck, or eye movements, or difficulty walking.

     4.       Accelerated or irregular heart rate.

     5.       Difficulty breathing, swallowing, speaking, or seeing.

     6.       Severe swelling from an allergic reaction.

2.       Find the sting location.

3.       Wash the sting area with soap and water.

4.       Keep the injury area still and below heart level.

5.       Calm the victim.

6.       Apply a cold pack or ice to the sting area.

7.       Take non-prescription painkillers to reduce pain.

8.       Provide first aid if necessary.

9.       Check in with a doctor.

 

Asian Forest Scorpion or Black Scorpion, one of Singapore's native scorpions

Lizard Rescue!

A few months back, as I was walking home from school, I came across 3 Primary 1 students from SAJS poking something with a stick. I decided to see what they were poking and to my horror, it was an innocent lizard! I told the boys off and carefully picked him up. He didn't struggle or put up a fight at all. That was not a good sign. I noticed he had many injuries. Serious ones too. He was missing scales everywhere, he was bleeding and the worst part was that he had a rubber band tied around his tail! I felt very sorry for the lizard - those boys were cruel to abuse him like that. 

I knew he would not be able to survive if left in the wild. He would be easy prey for birds. So I decided to take him home and try and nurse him back to health. 

We have a little garden in the common corridor just outside my flat. I figured he would be safe there because nobody could hurt him and he would not run far anyway because of his injuries. I fed him crickets and worms everyday. 

Look at him now! This is about 6 weeks later. However, he still has a dent in his tail left by the rubber band but other than that, he is looking happy and healthy. Maybe a little plump.

The recovered lizard. Still no name though. 

I think he's happy I found him and I'm happy I rescued him. It's pretty cool to have a living fossil in my garden!