I know this came abit late but better late then never right.

Its already been 1 week since handover. I'm already busy with planning after MYEs activities. Busy busy busy.

This post was enthrusted on me, so I had to do it well. 1 wrong move and the whole troop's a goner. Well almost probably. Well lets continue.

Scouting is

.......one of the oldest youth organisations in the world, based on B-P's belief that the spirit of adventure may be spread to boys all around the world on its establishment in 1907 in the island of Brownsea

....being in the hot sun the whole day, getting your body sunburnt in the process, and feeling all the blisters on your hand as you continue to tug away at the manila rope to tighten the wooden pole that you are going to stand on next

....taking down the tower after you stare at it with pride in your achievement....about making friends, establishing and maintaining harmonious relations, even though attimes the relations seem distant, unfulfilling, or non-existent

....about learning when and when not to tolerate, when and when not to speak when spoken to....about trying to behave not like gangsters in front of the Girl Guides and not like sissies in front of your Brothers

....about everybody.Nobody is alone. We are a Scout GROUP for a reason, a MOVEMENT.And even sometimes, in the darkest moments of Scouting, when it appears that there can be no other hope but to exit from the most populous youth organisation in the entire world, one should always look back and ask himself, "

What has Scouting given to me and what can I give Scouting back?"The question is easily answered.

For me Scouting has given me a sense of adventure, nurtured me to have an insatiable drive even at the toughest times, trained me to become a better person, and I am proud to say that YES, I AM A BETTER PERSON TODAY BECAUSE OF SCOUTING.

Quitting? Who hasn't thought of quitting?

In Sec 1, I was probably the weakest and most looked down on, but I didn't gave up.

In Sec 2, I started the have the mindset of ponning activities, but I dragged myself there in the end.

In Sec 3, I started AP-ing seniors for a while. In the end what led me to my change of attitude I don't know. I was also enthrusted with Senior Patrol Leader. It was kinda prestigious to me.

Scouts love to EVALUATE. What went right? What went wrong? What have I learnt? I've learnt that to get something right, you would inevitably have to make some mistake along the way. I had also learnt that if you fall down, stand up, look carefully for your next step before continue walking. Its part and parcel of life.

Another thing is that we shouldn't be stuck down to life. We should leapt over all those barriers and continue with life. This doesn't applies to Scouting only, it too applies to life.

Here's my speech on handover day. Well its not complete though....

" Good afternoon Scouts. I'm speaking on behalf of the PLC 08/09 as the newly appointed SPL. As we open a new chapter of Falcon Scouting, its time to have a moment of silence of what we had acheived and gained for our troop in the past year. The next chapter would be about the fight of the 7-man PLC. Even though we may make mistake at times, please forgive us and we need you to point it out to us. Falcon Scouts would be mangaged in a new way different from the past. And hopefully we can bring this troop to greater height. As we take a newer step, we should leave all the bad things in the past and not bring along with us. When its time to move on, its time to move on. Don't get stuck up at any point in life. It wouldn't be an advantage to you. Now, let's bring this troop to a greater height, a greater good.This is the end of my speech. Thank You."

This was probably part of my post in August 2007.

Scouting, I hadn't regretted the choice I made in Primary 4.

To sum it up, I'll give another quote on top of the one I had in the previous post.

"Don't give up. Taking a shot means you have a fifty percent chance, but giving up would mean zero."

"There are only a few failures before you felt like giving up. But you might never know that you will suceed upon this failure. You Define Sucess. Others Define your Failure"

My feelings for you aren't faded a single bit. I really don't know. What about you? Guess I might be dissapointed.
I still want you to be my greatest encouragement, my greatest console.