Student Leaders' Conference today.
I saw many of my South 4 Cluster friends I made last year, as well as my South 1 Cluster friends I made this year.


MR KHOO SWEE CHIOW (keynote address)

Dare to dream big, we only live once.
Dare to dream, but have your feet on the ground. Work hard for it.
Teamwork plays a vital role in acheiving your goals, when you are in trouble, the only one being able to help you is your partner/team.

ONCE YOU DARE TO DREAM, YOU DARE TO FAIL.
How much more can I agree with that.

Setbacks are important in the learning process, they help us learn from the mistakes so that we can succeed.

We need to learn from the people who are better than us (this is what I call the transfer of knowledge). Learning from them is like a quantum leap learning because we learn faster that way.

Curiosity: Never stop exploring
Creativity: More powerful than knowledge
Courage: Try, fail, learn &try again
Collaboration: Learn from people better than you



Clinic Session Speaker: MR BARNEY LAU

It doesn't matter how smart you are, everyone is entitle to their own views and questions.

FATS of Life.

F - Faithful
A - Available
T - Teachable
S - Stickable

F: Be FAITHFUL to
-your work
-your family
-your friends
-YOURSELF

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to hae tried to succeed." -Theodore Roosevelt


A: Be AVAILABLE to
-help your friends
-help your family
-help your community
-serve the nation

"Once, there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work.
One day, as he was walking along the shore, he looked down the beach and saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought of someone who would dance to the day, and so, he walked faster to catch up.
As he got closer, he noticed that the figure was that of a young man, and that what he was doing was not dancing at all. The young man was reaching down to the shore, picking up small objects, and throwing them into the ocean.
He came closer still and called out "Good morning! May I ask what it is that you are doing?"
The young man paused, looked up, and replied "Throwing starfish into the ocean."
"I must ask, then, why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?" asked the somewhat startled wise man.
To this, the young man replied, "The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don't throw them in, they'll die."
Upon hearing this, the wise man commented, "But, young man, do you not realize that there are miles and miles of beach and there are starfish all along every mile? You can't possibly make a difference!"
At this, the young man bent down, picked up yet another starfish, and threw it into the ocean. As it met the water, he said, "It made a difference for that one."
-Mr Loren Eiseley


T: Be TEACHABLE
-Be willing to learn
-Don't be afraid to make mistakes
-Learn from your mistakes

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moment of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." -Martin Luther King, Jr.


S: Be STICKABLE
-stick to what you believe
-don't let go
-Take risks

Mr Barney Lau shared with us that he stuck to wooing a girl for 3 years, and she's finally his wife. WOW. Truly inspirational.
"If you find that that's the person, stick to it." -exact words from his mouth



Mr Martin Tan (youth leadership)

"He who thinks that he is leading and turns behind to see no one following is merely taking a walk."
This is so true.. To think I actually know of people like that.

You and I will all DIE one day.
What do you want written on your epitaph one day??

This is what I want written on my tomb.

"She LOVED with the greatest LOVE anyone could have ever given."