Saturday, November 1, 2008 Y 8:26 PM
The sec 3 npcc cadets went for the museum trip during the cohesion camp held at our school on 10th of october 2008.It was a very nice experience for us, especially to me as it was my first time to the museum.
When we reached our destination, we were each given a "Companion"( a device which will guide us through the museum) to be kept along with us when we enter the museum.I saw a lot of artifacts which each of them tell us about the stories of Singapore from the time it was founded by Sir Raffles to becoming a straits settlement, from becoming the"Invincible fortress" to being defeated by the Japanese during the World War 2.I learned how harsh life was in the past, many men especially the chinese, were addicted to opium which they saw as their ways of release from the harsh lifes and starvation.It was a hard time for the rickshaw pullers as they worked very hard day and night, but what they earned is not enough to even feed themselves.During the World War 2, after Singapore has fallen to Japan, life was even harder for the people living there as the japanese soldiers uses means of torture to get rid of their enemies.However , it was their perseverance that pulled them through.
After Singapore had gained independence, the country struggled to survive on its own and tried to built its own defences.Even though Singapore merged with Malaysia, the relationship between them begun to sour and they finally fell out, resulting in Singapore out of Malaysia. It was their perseverance that Singapore is able to survive until today.
I learned from the trip that i should persevere through whatever things i do in life and that i must not give up hope.
Kim Hong
