FALCON
A part of CIBTC 71st Batch
Cadet Inspectors
8 Dec 2006 - 23 Dec 2006
Will Be Forever remembered by all members of FALCON

Cadet Inspectors
Tan Wei Wen
Daniel Beh
Md Zaki
Md Taufiq
Lim Jia Hao Raymond
Fat Yong Cong
Tan Zhan Hong
Ng Hong Kuan
Syed Abdullah
Chew Hock Cai
Benjamin Fun
Low Wai Kit
Benjamin Chia
Goh Chang Long
Chen Dejin
Zhou Mingjun
Nasrul Asyraf
Md Shazwan
Md Firdaus
Ou Jianle
Deanne Ng Li Ting
Chery Goh
Winifred Hung
Fiona Toh
Farah
Chin Pengxin
Li Yuzhen
Koh Yu Qi
Sharon Huin
Siti Zanariah


Cadet Inspectors Instructors
Jon
Calista
Ahmad

Abdullah
Ben Fun
Clalista
Cheryl
Farah
Jian Le
Jason
Raymond
Winifred
Yuqi
Alhpa
Echo
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Carrot, Egg, or Coffee(You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again...)

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her.She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up.She was tired of fighting and struggling.It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen.She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire.Soon the pots came to boil.

In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans.She let them sit and boil,without saying a word.

In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl.

Turning to her daughter, she asked,"Tell me what you see."
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.

Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots.She did and noted that they were soft.The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it.After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee.The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma.

The daughter then asked, "What does it mean, mother?"Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity - boiling water. Each reacted differently.The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting.However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.The egg had been fragile.Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.

"Which are you?" she asked her daughter.

"When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?"

Think of this:Which am I?Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat?Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff?Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?Or am I like the coffee bean?The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor.If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you.When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level?How do you handle adversity?Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; They just make the most of everything that comes along their way.The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.

Everyone faces difficulties. Everyone makes mistakes. It's just a matter on how we face it, and how we overcome them. =)A simple story with deep thoughts and with meanings, which i thought might be useful for all of you out there. Do take a minute or two to read and understand. Relate it back to what you face.

A story i found. Remeber during CIBTC when we were given a carrot and egg. we were to evualte it. This should be done during the soft skill lesson which we missed. Wondering if it is tesing the same theory??

Cheryl =D

Dear Sharon
Since you wanted me to make a public declaration of your sacrifice, i am willing to do it!!
All your effort of traveling to sembawang, getting lost while looking for the sch and most importantly, the lost of 2kg of body mass, has not been wasted. thank you for all of this jus to give me my falcon tee.

with regards
abdullah

ps.sharon thanx again. the post sound so WRG..haha
ps. to all falcon, i'm looking forward to the gathering. i alreadi booked that date hoping nthg major will crop up. hope to see u all soon. ;))