Leisure.....nothing much to do, just relax

how to plait your own leather scout woggle

2009-04-11T09:31:00.014+08:00

do you know how to plait your own woggle ?

if no, here is a chance for your to plait your own woggle.

it is not expensive to get one of this woggle, just email me for more info.

this is a genuine leather woggle and is not synthetic leather (pvc)

if you are interested in getting this woggle, please email me at erichee@yahoo.com

have fun.... cheers

Sad story - Help another fellow scout

2008-11-07T15:53:00.006+08:00

皇家童军变植物人双亲求助盼帮寻良医

二零零八年十一月三日晚上六时十六分

http://www.kwongwah.com.my/news/2008/11/03/80.html

（吉辇3日讯）可怜天下父母心！一位曾考获“皇家童军”的活跃青年马冠群，不幸患病而变成植物人，双亲仍未放弃为他寻医的机会，但却面临经济困境而有心无力，因此恳求各界善翁的施舍援助。

家住巴里文打吉辇花园的马冠群（18岁）是一名活跃好动的大好青年，去年刚从吉辇国民型中学毕业，并热衷参与童军团的活动，更於去年成功考获“皇家童军”。

不料，今年初突然间病发，头痛发烧后昏迷2个月，醒来后竟变成毫无知觉的植物人，其手脚也因脑部神经线问题而收缩，医生将其病情诊断为急性播散性脑脊髓炎，并表示束手无策。但是，马氏的父母亲并没放弃，仍然力求其他管道，包括寻找中医治疗。

然而，从事工厂罗里司机马海宗（冠群的父亲）收入有限，每月只有约1400令吉的收入，根本无法为马冠群筹取寻医的费用，而冠群目前还需要母亲庄矞心的贴心照顾，照料费每月都至少须花上逾千令吉，包括购买奶粉、尿片等等。

马海宗（50岁）表示，冠群是在9月杪才出院回家，过去9个月的就医及住院已花上了一笔开销，靠的得过去的储蓄及亲友们的协助，目前经济情况陷入穷途末路，才被迫通过报章向各界善长仁翁求助。

他说，冠群的照料费每月至少千多令吉了，尚不包括调养及其他寻医的费用。由于需长期的调养及寻医，确实需要到的费用目前是无法计算。

巴里文打社会工作者郑一河、张仲先及冯奂崶中医师对马冠群的遭遇深表同情，因此联合成立了“马冠群医药基金管理小组”，欢迎有意乐捐的热心人士们，把支票寄至以下地址：No:7, Jalan Taiping, 34200 Parit Buntar, Perak.或直接汇入该小组在丰隆银行户口035-51-04684-0，询问电话：郑一河012-4985041、张仲先012-4887408或冯奂崶012-4230363。

This is an article abstracted from the Kong Wah daily News Local Chinese News paper.

The article states that a student from Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan KRIAN, Parit Buntar, Perak, a very active scout and last year he achieved his King Scout Award in Perak. He had high fever and fallen ill.

The sever fever attack on Ma Kuan Quen (direct translation from the Chinese character) nerve system in his body was retracted and his arm, hand and leg had stiffen.He is like vege now and the parent still not yet give out hope in searching for medicine to cure his sickness.

He was admitted to the hospital and been in there for 9 months. His fathers is a factory lorry driver and earns about RM1,400 a month but Kuan Quen’s monthly medical bill is more than a few thousand a months. The family pleas to the general public provide assistance and if anyone wishes to contribute to help them they can;

The contact persons assisting in this case are:
Mr Zheng:- 012-4985041,
Mr Chang:- 012-4887408
and Mr Foong:- 012-4230363

1) post cheque to No:7, Jalan Taiping, 34200 Parit Buntar, Perak.
2) Bank Account at Hong Leong bank --- 035-51-04684-0 (Ma Kuan Quen medical fund)

(This message is directly translated by dason yeoh and abstracted from the Kwong Wah e-Newspaper at http://www.kwongwah.com.my/news/2008/11/03/80.html)

thank you

2008-10-17T14:32:00.003+08:00

i must thank you the following for the drama i have in templer's park:

the paramedic of selayang hospital
the fire rescue unit of the selayang fire station
jeff & maggie
sim kk & quek tuck loong
last but not least, for sure my wife cynthia.

not forgetting also the viewer of this drama episod, has been chasing after me for part 6. sorry la, no time to update until now.

thank you all..... just for your information, i need to carry piriton whenever i go jungle.

continue from templer's park ..... hornet & me (6)

2008-10-07T11:01:00.008+08:00

while waiting for the fire rescue team, i am blurr blurr and i zzzzzz. i am not sure how long i waited but guess
is not long kuah.

yes, i did heard them saying the fire rescue team is here already. the paramedic still considering getting the helicopter to get me out. but the rescue team told the medic that today sunday no officer on duty, no heli.

in the mid of blur blur, in my mind i was thinking, heli. sure boh. no need kuah.

then finally, the rescue team decided to stretcher me out. they prepared the stretcher & i will be stretcher out by them.

suddenly, my stomach upset and this time, i vomited. is scary and also like the merlion of singapore. ( u know what i mean???) i vomited this morning breakfast and guts water also came out. ok liau, nothing to vomit liau. i feel comfortable now but still dizzy, boh lat to walk.

with the stretcher ready, i am being transfer to the solid stretcher & the rescue team buckle up the safety stripes so that i will not fall from the stretcher. here i go, i am being stretcher out by 8 fire rescue team member. they take turn. hehe. (yeah yeah yeah, i know i am heavy. need to go diet soon).

my feeling is still the same dizzy and "boh lat" to walk, i cannot even open my eye. guess what, thunder storm is on the way and the sky is getting very dark. alamak, mmmm hai kuah........
as they stretcher me out, i am getting better. all the ill feeling starts to get off from me. i am feeling not that dizzy. may be is because i vomited.... that is the reason i can think off

about 300 meters before the swimming pool, i ask the rescue team let me down for me try walking. they asked me, "are u sure?", yes, i am sure. "pai seh lei, hehe" no la, i just want to try to see if i can walk or not.

yeah, i am able to walk but with the rescue team beside me, they are scare that i might falls. instead of fall down, the sky starts to poured us with heave rain. getting damn wet... no choice la. still have to walk down ma.

when towards the canteen, i saw the ambulance is there waiting for me and the medic. i am giving the drip again in the ambulance and rush to selayang hosiptal with the siren on " nee noh nee noh nee noh................." aiyo, pai seh lei.

continue from templer's park ..... hornet & me (5)

2008-09-24T23:03:00.012+08:00

continue from the photos action, i think is better la. this photos will show you until the fire rescue unit come into the sense where they are thinking of stretcher me out. but the paramedic say may be to helicopter me out from the jungle.

it is learn that commonwealth park have an incident that a student fall from waterfall, really need to helicopter the patient out.

continue from the templer's park :

after the paramedic give me a drip, now it is time to wait for the fire rescue team to come for the help. while calling the fire rescue team, the paramedic still may insist the heli to be here for the assist.

next i will show some picture of me be stretcher out by the fire rescue operation team unit.

till then.......part 6 is coming.

continue from templer's park ..... hornet & me (4)

2008-09-24T22:05:00.018+08:00

i will show the photos of the process before the fire rescue team come in to stretcher me out.
i think the photos speak thousand words from now:

at this point of time, my 2 other scout buddies are here too. there are tuck loong & dato sim( his nick name), both of them & jeff have some same common interest, that is they have go thru many times HORNET sting experience before. big or small HORNET case also they have gone thru. but i don't think they see such serious HORNET case before kuah.

u got to ask them urself. tuck loong i think looking at the sky for praying kuah. hehe, then dato sim refresh his fisrt aid kuah.

u look at the way dato sim kk smile and his laughter. may be he think that he passed his advance hornet rescue course.

continue from templer's park ..... hornet & me (3)

2008-09-24T15:23:00.025+08:00

it was then the unexpected that i heard paramedic is here for the rescue. at the same time the fire rescue department team also on the way for the rescue.

when i first saw the paramedic, thank god and they are here after walking 30 minutes into the jungle and with all the neccessary equipement for the rescue. 2 of them, with big carry bags.

they access my situation and because it noon time, the sun is right on top of me and they shift me for another 10 meters for shady place. i was asked if i have difficulty in breathing, asthma(it will be different situation if i am asthmatic)

the medic starts to give me drip but guess what, they cannot find my blood vain. because my hands are swollen by then, i remember the medic "poke" a few times on my right hand to find the vain. i am not really in pain as i guess i am half fainted and dissy at that time.

at last they found the blood vain on my left hand & starts give me a drip, also one of the so call anti-dose kuah (i cannot remember the name), then i remember jeff at the same time was asking the paramedic is they any medicine for prevention for Hornet sting. yes, there is. i will let you know later.

continue from templer's park ..... hornet & me (2)

2008-09-24T14:14:00.012+08:00

then i heard someone was nearby and is was 3 germans if i remember correctly that either my wife or maggie brought them back for help. it is at this point the stretcher is ready and i will be strecher out.

u want to know about this strectcher, ask jeff. this temporary stretcher can take the weight of 90kg. yes, i am 90kg. is a good stretcher.

after some suggestions from the germans who are here on business trip & i guess is their only off day,( they are there to make a short visit to the waterfall), they want to call emergency rescue, they want to called for mandarin oriental hotel doctor to be there, call for helicopter for rescue......alamak....... somehow, i managed to crawl up to the stretcher( i know, those who not trained in 1st aid, u dare not to move the patient) i understand and i will not blame anyone.
jeff somehow managed to convienced the 3 germans to carry me out by stretcher that he constructed while waiting for the rescue. it is at this point also jeff managed to called datuk sim(nick name) to the rescue.

after stretcher me for 150m, i think they fell exhausted & take a rest. i am not sure where these germans go after that but i would like to say thank you to the unknown germans. then i know another group passby, there is a foreign doctor, then jeff was asking his advice and opinion. i can be given more water to drink, i am stable. but i still not able to walk.

the photo here shown is not to make jokes or playing fool of it, it is my encounter, my lucky encounter that i want to share with all for future prevention and not to take things & jungle likely when you go for camp or outing. be prepared...

i do not know how long we waited, but it was until 2 angel come to the rescue..... is the paramedic from hospital selayang.

continue from templer's park ..... hornet & me (1)

2008-09-24T13:28:00.016+08:00

continue from the templer's park. i told you something happend to me.....

yes, never expect it and it happen to me. while i am cleaning my shirt. i saw nothing on the outside of my t-shirt and i put my t-shirt on. it is this sudden moment i feel a deep sharp pain on my shoulder arm..... i quickly take out my shirt and grab the point that i feel the pain & i know some small insect is on my hand...... ( ya ya ya, small insect my foot).

opened up closely, i think is HORNET, and yes, is HORNET and is not BEE( what is the different between HORNET & BEE? you tell me). i told my buddy jeff & he said, "mmm hai kuah, why u never strike toto 20 million". then double confirmed with him and is a HORNET, & confirmed i have one stung by this small little HORNET.

next question is a million question........... am i allergy to HORNET?? deng deng deng deng, i don't know and my wife also don't know & not even my buddy jeff. my reaction is still calm and i still feel ok. we are puttin on our shoe and ready to go out from the waterfall as soon as possible and not knowing what will happen next to me.... it is this time, the reaction started, the rash all rushing out on my legs, my body, my hands, my face (like a pig face & pig mouth, u can imagine that).

jeff warned me that this is the symptoms and u might be fainted or black out anytime, make sure i must informed him if i have this sign. i was holding a walking stick and i am walking out from the waterfall. crossed the first bridge of the waterfall then walk anohter 300 meter there is why the sign of dissy/want to faint / might black out soon. i informed jeff and he asked me if i can walk further, i said no. no no no no no.

in the dissy situation, jeff instructed my wife cynthia & maggie to continues walking and ask for help and when phone have signal, call for emergency rescue. jeff was left with me with no one around anymore and he starts asking me, am i ok. just dissy or am i suffering breathing difficulty ?? i told him i am dissy & i am "boh lat", stomach upset, feel like vomitting bla bla bla...

while waiting for help, he was searching for wood/bamboo & will try make a stretcher & when enough manpower, they will try stretcher me out. it is this time i feel like i want to pass motion, alamak, of this time, really cannot tahan, i guess is the reaction from the poison. this might be the medical term called ANAPHYLACTIC REACTION

i walk to the bushes and i make business, big and small business. very fast i remember. i thought i will be better, but infact is worse, i cannot even stand up and also i am all along holding a small tree to support me. i try standing up but all i can remember by then is i think i fainted for a short while, may be i am in shock.

i do not know how long i fainted, but i guess is just a short period of time. feeling more dissy and i crawled back to the main path and wait for help and jeff to be back( at this moment, jeff was looking for bamboo/wood for making the temporary stretcher and also looking for mobile phone signal)

and at this point i stop, do you think i am kidding ?no, i am not. sorry i do not have any of the initial photo to show you my encounter the minute i feel dissy, but i have the rest of the photo with me.

i will continue for part 2 of my story...... just to let you all know that in the waterfall area, no mobile signal. please remember this............

jungle walk in templer's park with my wife & buddy

2008-09-24T12:50:00.012+08:00

last sunday (21/9/2008) planned for a jungle walk with my wife & also jeff ( my buddy & the wife maggie). we started of our journey at 815am by going for a light breakfast & heading to templer's park. (do you scouts know where is templer's park?)

we used the LDP and heading to kepong FRIM then we stop by bukit langgong to take a look. (kei poh), after that we continue our journey. we saw many development over the years along the main road going to templer's park & rawang ( i thought templer's park is a forest reserve area, where is the policy?)

after we parked our car, we starts our slow walk into the templer's park. the 1st so called obstacle was the long walk up the hill before we reach the swimming pool. while we reached the swimming pool, there are 4 senior adult was having a dip in the pool, after saying hello to them, we continue with the sign heading to the waterfall. walking into the waterfall will need 30 to 40 mins. not very long and not very short. just nice.

very quite sunday as i guess is puasa month and not many people visiting the park. to cut the story short. when we reached the waterfall after the slow walk. good to be feel like home after so many years i never come in to the waterfall.

we were busy taking photos and also planned to have a cold dip into the water before we go home. nice and cold. after having a nice dip into the water & we want to head home for lunch & continue with our outing in PJ. THEN ....................................

something happend to me................... guess what ???

who is the first chief minister of penang ???

2008-09-19T17:48:00.003+08:00

do you know who is the first chief minister of penang ?

if you do not know, he is the late Tan Sri Datuk Wong Pow Nee.

why i want to blog about him, check it out the below link.

if you happen to visit penang, please visit the gallery

interview with peter wong

http://www.penangnettv.com/enjoyshow.asp?ID=192

when can i see this again........

2008-09-03T23:34:00.003+08:00

i just search thru my notebook and found some old scout photos.

i wonder when will i see this again. the very old tradition scout flag ceremony.

yes, scout do practice flag ceremony every meeting.with the school flag pole already there.

but this photo show you the flag pole is built by scout with mayb bamboo, bakau wood or scout staff/stave.

view it yourself, these scouts are from chung ling penang.

another blog for simply scouting

2008-08-21T12:45:00.005+08:00

i have started a blog for 2011 world scout jamboree in sweden.

the purpose of the blog is solely for awareness, promotion, gathered information, preparation & planning purpose for scouts within malaysia. this blog also can be share by world wide brotherhood of scouts. your information, comments, suggestions, assistances are most welcome.

if any scouts and leaders interested with simply scouting, please email me @ erichee@yahoo.com

the blog for simply scouting is scouts trail to 2011 world scout jamboree sweden

the official website is 2011 world scout jamboree

the official jamboree scout shop is 2011 world scout jamboree webshop

hang around @ wang cafe

2008-08-12T11:28:00.003+08:00

if you have no place to go on friday or saturday nite, why not hang around at wang cafe kota damansara @ opposite starbucks .

i have check the area, most cafe closed at 1am but.....................

wang cafe close at 3am.

100 years of scouting in usa

2008-08-12T11:20:00.003+08:00

the 100th years of scouting celebration world wide was celebrated in year 2007 where scouting started in 1907 @ brownsea island.

scouting started in usa in 1910 and 2010 will be 100 years. bsa will host a jamboree in 2010

anyone.........
http://www.bsajamboree.org/images/compass.jpg

this article is take from http://www.bsajamboree.org/

100 years of Scouting!

A century of the finest outdoor and leadership experience a boy could have! This tradition lives on at the pinnacle of the 100th Anniversary of Scouting—the 2010 National Jamboree. Yesterday merges with tomorrow at the greatest Scouting event of the century. It is the opportunity of a lifetime, one you will never forget. DON’T MISS OUT on this special moment in time!

"wang cafe" @ kota damansara

2008-07-10T02:34:00.010+08:00

Wang cafe is a newly opened cafe @ kota damansara. if you happened to be in that area, do drop by. it is located opposite starbucks.

if i am not wrong, there are 14 cafes operated in singapore and 4 outlets in malaysia.

do try the nasi goreng, nasi lemak, tehcino or
kopicino.

these chairs are nice and comfortable. once you sit on it, you will be lazy to get up.

MIA for 6 months

2008-05-15T16:30:00.002+08:00

i have been MIA( missing in action ) for 6 months.

well, bz bz bz bz bz...... is the word. need to help travel gal shift her stuffs back to malaysia. clean house, unpack tones of stuffs, work, a lot of catching up with family and friends.......... basically adjusting life.

yes, i need to adjust my life again where travel gal no longer travel now.

don't know how to explained in words but for sure i will blog again soon.

till then........ just relax, nothing much to do.

milan scout shop italy

2007-10-20T13:51:00.000+08:00

on my recent trip to milan, i visited the scout shop in milan. as usual, buy some souvenior from the scout shop.

lot of books in the scout shop but all in italian.

the best item i got from the scout shop is the scout walking stick.

many of you asked me this before, when will we see this in malaysia...... my answer will always be the same......... u slowly wait la...... just relax, nothing much to do.

milan italy....

2007-10-20T13:29:00.000+08:00

was on a trip with cynthia to milan recently. basically, milan nice place to shop for branded stuffs provided you are loaded with victamin m.

things are expensive here in milan( using euro currency). personally milan nothing special to me but just for branded stuffs.

the photos are taken on lake como.

got no time to blog but i will put up the photos for you to view.

this is the hotel room. the price for the hotel room charges per nite is 170 - 200 euro (rm850 - rm1000)

cookie is stepping down for good

2007-09-20T16:37:00.000+08:00

today cookie officially tendered her resignation as chief stewardess of sia.

before loosing out special travel, i am trying to go milan italy with cynthia this sunday.....

the flight is full and i am on standby... cross my finger and hopefully i can go on the flight.

cheers......... see you all in a week time...

happy bday to big sister shirleytsk

21st world scout jamboree is a jamboree !!!!!

2007-08-17T15:59:00.000+08:00

hello all, i am back from the world scout jamboree on the 8th of august with the main group. is a waste no tour or short excursion being arranged.

world scout jamboree........ was is a real jamboree ? or a typical jamboree normally a scout or leader attend ?

i leave it to individual................

oh ya, look out for jamboree cover news by debbie chan. hopefully will be a pull out issue. yeah...if not, i will be wondering how she can squeeze 14 days event into 2 pages.

simply scouting 2011 on the way, at the same time 2010 17th us national jamboree too....

will i be there !!!!!!!!! ....... eh, currently i have no flight permission / departure rights & grounded from control tower(traveling gal) to fly my scoutjamex shutter to any jamborees.

my scoutjamex is currently under serious maintainance schedule after several jamborees & events in australia, thailand, singapore, japan, korea, holland & the recent 21st world scout jamboree.....

till then..... just relax and take care.

21st world scout jamboree uk

2007-07-18T10:31:00.000+08:00

long time never blog, don;t have the feel to blog down something. but........

21st world scout jamboree will be next week. yeah, waited for sometime for that and by the time wsj starts, u will find that the ending is near for the 12 days event.

will be departing on 26th july with the main contingent via bangkok to london.

yeah, u might be thinking of terrorism and so on in london...... nah.....nothing one la. the most the campsite is full of military personel guarding the entire surrounding only. not that i never experience before. this happened in the last world jamboree, military guarding with m-16 and light machine gun. at the sea front, three navy vessles are at the coast guarding.

last world jamboree in thailand, few months before the jamboree, if i am not wrong, bali got bomb. i was being called up by the bukit aman intelliengent division to " drink coffee " with one of the asp. why? nothing, just a formal routine where asian police link up their network after the bombing and bukit aman is being inform world scout jamboree is being held in sattahip and they need the information of the entire contingent members who are going to the jamboree.

great experience on this...........

this is my fourth world scout jamboree experience and what i expect the most is get to meet a lot of old friends. emails are here and there and we are eagerly waiting for the day to come.

100 years of scouting..... salute bp.

course for asst. leader trainer @kuala pilah

2007-06-11T14:29:00.000+08:00

last weekend, travel to kuala pilah rakan muda complex to take a look of the on going 26th course for asst leader trainer (calt).

met some friends there and also catch up with some of the trainers there.

met my "chou lai" mr chee yong seng, assistant state commissioner (training). why "chou lai" because we both having the same surname, same is chinese character and same dialect.

yeah, mr chee yong seng has been inthe movement for 58 years and still in the movement.

salute.........

Puppy Love...... Long time ago

2007-05-17T15:41:00.000+08:00

taken from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, the defination of puppy love:

Puppy love is an informal term for feelings of love, particularly between young people during adolescence, so-called for its resemblance to the affection that may be felt towards a puppy dog. The term is often used in a derogatory fashion, describing emotions which are shallow and transient in comparison to other forms of love such as romantic love.

Puppy love, also commonly known as a "crush", can also describe the love or lust of a child or adolescent for an adult. For example, a student being attracted to his or her teacher. In this case, the term relates an infatuation which is not reciprocated. The term may meet with resistance from some young people as patronising and belittling of genuine emotion.

to me, it's long time ago, but is just like yesterday..........

my puppy love........ my cookie............... cheers

IPSC Level 3 shooting competiton

2007-05-11T11:05:00.000+08:00

The scouts & the organisers from the IPSC
last weekend a group or scouts rendered their service in a shooting competition organised by the IPSC malaysia. it is a level 3 shooting competition where oversea shooters from hong kong, macau, indonesia, philippine, malaysia, singapore, sri lanka & so on are there for the shoot at police central shoot range.

here is a report taken from the IPSC forum about the event and also scouts are given a chance to shoot with real ammo under the supervision of the expert shooter. this is the second time the scouts rendered their service in this IPSC shooting competition.

looks like charlie angels in action

what is IPSC, visit www.ipsc.org or www.ipscmalaysia.org to find out more

report from chepit (regional development director)
it sure is nice to see a region come to life that is finally run and managed by real shooters for the shooters. Well AustralAsia, ready or not, MAL or even both regions of SIN will and is ready to give us AA2010.

Last weekend and after a full week in KL, MAL had its 4th level III held in maybe just the best looking compact 8 25m x25m bays in the world complete with a fully airconditioned big clubhouse, praying room, stats room, arbitration room, ammo/guns depo, and the most decent restroom I've seen in a range. The grounds are in grass, bay sheds are made and designed as if you were inside an Olympic village. Drainage is architecturally designed included the cement brick pathways. On the sides of the range are monkeys, yes I said monkeys watching you shoot and watching if you will leave any dinner food for them. Unfortunately, the nice thick forest area as a backstop for stage 15 got burned last year, otherwise, wow, forest in all sides except the view of some suburds as backview from the clubhouse and parking lot. Talking about parking lots, you then see Porsche boxster, S-class Benzs, and the flaming red 355 Ferrari of the Boss.

The match was graced with 150 shooters from 13 regions and IROA CROs in each stage. A match is a match by all standards but this one was quite different from all the rest I've experienced. This is the first time I've seen very disciplined boy and girl scouts enthusiastically patching, painting, rising poppers and plates. This was so cool to see. Asked all of them and 100% both wanted to have their pictures taken and fire a real gun. Hey, sure enough we made their day and experience of a lifetime in the scouting lives. 90% of them hit the popper on their first shoot which we placed around 20 meters away. I told them to spread the good news of how good if feels having guns as tools in a sport. Told them to tell their parents of the great experience and how friendly IPSC shooters are to them. MAL-IPSC, no doubt in my mind that when these kids do come of age and financially able, they will come knocking at your doorstep wanting more of what they have experienced 15-20 ago. To us IROA boys, it sure is another great reunion of the best of Asia, just can't get tired of it.

To the super hardworking core group of RD Mike's working committee like, MD Ariz, Cris, Adrian 1 and 2, Foo, I do bow my heads to you guys. Sorry if I didn't mention other organizer's name out there but you know who you are and in IPSC, most of the time, its the hidden and unseen people that makes the game the best in the world. It's the passion of the real IPSC people that makes us what IPSC is all about. RD Mike, you sure have brought MAL to now a level where you cannot turn back. Go and hit, AA2010 with you and RD John of SIN around, it will bring IPSC to another level of cooperation and a unique great inter-regional relationship. Do not let those small noisy group bring MAL down again. Your adminstration has proven and shown the world that its the positive minds of people that makes things happen in IPSC. Tunku Jalil, your presence once again brings boast to all of us.

Bravo IPSC-MALAYSIA! Stand proud gentlemen you have earned it.

Cheers,
Chepit

course for leader trainer australia

2007-05-04T11:10:00.000+08:00

syd(Director of Youth Program & IT) from apr office

recently i attended the course for leader trainer(CLT) in gilwell park australia.

during the course held over the easter weekend, it was also 76 years ago our founder BP planted an oak tree at the gilwell park campsite

enclosed here with some photos for your view pleasure, the campsite, my course mate, mascot of the australian national training team, and so on

gilwell park campsite in gembrook, australia

bp photos and woodbadge course logbook

my team mate during the course

woodbadge leadership training course(module b)

2007-05-01T17:54:00.000+08:00

at last the woodbadge module b conducted in smk tropicana school. the course is 3 days 2 nite camping in tent. course starts on friday and end on sunday

been busy with work and also prepared to help out in this module b course right after my return from australia.

during the module b course, received my assignment and i need to finish it before thursday as the notes need to be presented in the leader trainers refresher course which is last week.

but unfortunately before i can conduct my session on sunday, on the sat nite itself, received news that my grandfather (81 years old) passed away peacefully in sleep. no choice lor, pack my bag and go home take shower and pick my mom from house and head home to raub, pahang.

reached raub about 11pm nite, tired and after settle all the things for that nite, i go sleep at 2am. was at raub until monday.

rip...............

back to work

2007-04-16T10:52:00.000+08:00

just got back from melbourne australia. it is certainly a great short break for myself by attending the course for leader trainers in gembrook, gilwell park and also meeting up with my sister and brother in law.

will put up some photos soon on the course and now, i have to deal with tone of work matter since this is my first day at work. infact i have back to office yesterday to sort out my paper work.

will have a busy day for this week, woodbadge course is up this weekend, work load pile up on my table, need to attend some event. need to catch up sometime with family also but i believe in time management.

cheers.....

leaving for australia tomorrow.

2007-04-03T10:45:00.000+08:00

after 20 years, i will be going to down under again. this time to attend a course for leader trainer. (formerly called ITTC - international training the team course) & also meeting my sister. yeah. great...............................

will be staying in gilwell park gembrook australia during the course. take a look at the enviroment of the gilwell park. you will like it. after the course, i will be staying in melbourne , plan to go for outdoor store for a day and spend another day with my sis before heading home.

what will be my course content like: role & competencies of leader trainers, situational leadership, principles of adult learning theories, managing learning, advance course management.

my group name is kanderstag and group colour is yellow and tutor for the group peta from western australia. will be joining the rest of the team members coming from all round australia.

some foreign participants that i know will be in this course are from hong kong, bangladesh, philippines, vietnam & for sure myself from malaysia.

after this will rest & work work work for this coming july:

New Airport Security Measures in Australia

2007-03-29T09:00:00.000+08:00

security measures ....... getting more and more of it. i wonder in this coming july when travel with the entire contingent to uk for 21st world scout jamboree, anymore things that we need to consider and take note.

for those who will be travel to australia soon like myself, please take note of the following:

From 31 March 2007, the Australian Government will introduce
new security measures to limit the amount of liquids, aerosols
and gels that can be taken through the screening-point for
people flying to and from Australia, and on domestic sectors
within Australia which are part of an international flight.
These measures are being progressively introduced by countries
around the world. As you are booked to fly internationally
with us around this time, this will affect you.

All containers with drinks, creams, perfumes, sprays, gels,
toothpaste and similar substances should not exceed 100ml each
and will have to be carried in a re-sealable clear plastic bag,
no larger than 20cm x 20cm, and be inspected separately. There
is a limit of one plastic bag per passenger.

Passengers flying to and from Australia may take on board
liquids, aerosols and gels purchased after the final screening
point, including duty free goods. If you are transferring to a
different flight enroute you will be subject to re-screening at
the transfer point. As a result we would recommend that any
purchases of duty free liquids, aerosols or gels which exceed
100ml should be made on your last international flight sector,
or on arrival. If you are transferring to an onward flight you
must ensure any liquids, aerosols and gels purchased after the
screening point are packed in accordance with the security
measures in place at your transfer airport.

Exceptions will be made for medication and baby food. However,
these items may be subject to additional security checks.

We recommend passengers travelling on international flights
departing from Australia between 31 March and 30 April 2007
arrive at the airport up to three hours before departure to
allow extra time for security screening during the
implementation of these new Government measures.

Find out more at
http://email.qantas.net.au/ct/click?q=f6-QkTIQMwQV7TXW~tYYRNHTd6d

camping & about the rest

2007-03-28T11:59:00.000+08:00

this weekend going camping again in ulu langat. heard the campsite is like ulu yam, the river is just next to the campsite and car can access to till the campsite.

yeah... this time not many of us, yoon kong & wife & friend, kar yew, yee en, seck hong, kien min and myself.

for the old hack and the rest JAP SANG la.u all. yoong kong will prepared food for all.

the 3 scouts, bring ur own camping equipemt, like u going normal camping.

see you guy this sat 800am at kar yew's house.

where are the rest ?not sure some but may suan & james will be in tioman.

taps & rip to bobby

2007-03-19T11:09:00.000+08:00

fall............... in............... ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one.... those who late, 10 push ups.

those were the day when bobby, my senior the foot drill commander of 17th petaling scout group. the sad news came in last week by tuck loong thru sms that bobby is gone. last saw him was in xian ai's house for farewell party and met him few weeks after that in klang, my customer place..

this is really shock news to everyone who know him................well, that is life. take care everyone.

day is done, gone the sun, from the sea, from the hill, from the sky, all is well, safely rest, god is nite.

a minute of silence ....................

camping again...........

2007-03-08T17:49:00.000+08:00

end of this month will have another holiday on saturday. is time to go for camp again.

so far confirmed going is kar yew, yoon kong and myself. we will be going to new place for camp.

yeah. can't wait for the camp......

anyway, this weekend recruits camp is on, then coming weekend is malaysian contingent pre-jamboree camp. then following weekend is course for group scoutmaster in HQ then follow by the camping with all the old hack.....

yeah.. looking forward to see the old hack.

oh yeah..... we intend to bring along the potential king scout to the camp to evaluate their skill level.

fire crackers.................

2007-02-26T11:53:00.000+08:00

i know that for festival like chinese new year, fire crakers are not allowed..... but somehow still a small group of community taking their risk of being summon by the authority by playing with fire crakers during this auspicuos ocassion.

in the old days, fire crakers are to be light on to chase away the SUEY luck, evil / devil things and good luck will arrive to your door steps. but due to many cases of fire burn down houses, factory and bla bla bla..... fire crakers are not allowed anymore.

now, in this chinese new year, i heard & confirmed from friend on something unusual in one of the high class community. what to i mean by high class community? this gated community are so call many big shot of company are staying there, many tycoon are staying there, rich and famous are staying there.....

i know that fire crakers are not allowed but you know what, cny mah, happy mah, close one eye lor, if u really suey got catch by the police, then nothing u can do lor. so friend of mine let go some fire crakers or rather like fireworks during big festive celebration. nice firework, entertaining, many enjoyed the fireworks..... but one big fat cat may be jealous and want to show off are staying in high class community, by what....... report to police.......well, what to do, when friends of mine know this, the band is over...

so, who still want to stay in this so call high class gated community, let me know, i will introduce you to this community.....

cheers.....

just back from camping in ulu yam

2007-02-05T18:48:00.000+08:00

is was a great overnite camp in ulu yam.

when nothing to do, relax and we have some kuaci, this is the container for the kulit kauci.

well, mrs ong in process. jeff said they have husband & wife look. do u all think so?

coming camp in ulu yam

2007-01-30T13:26:00.000+08:00

will be going to camp this sat after work. as usual. ulu yam will be the venue.

i would like to remind all those first timers and also the season campers of my encountered with jeff during our last camp at this venue.

nothing unusual happend just that must be extra careful where falling branches from tree top frequently falling especially during raining season.

it happend a lot of times during my last camp there but 2 times are closed encountered with especially the one falls in the middle of the nite where me & jeff got awake because of the great impact sound. nothing much we can do but just continue sleeping and laughing there.

so, guys and gals.......... be extra careful on this trip.

cheers and see u all this weekend in ulu yam, the town famous for " lor mee"

p/s oh ya....... should we find it boring at nite in the jungle, don't worry, we can go party in ulu yam, i will bring u there(don't ask me how is the party, cos i am still waiting for the chance to go).......... went so many times to ulu yam for camp & i only noticed the party spot on my last camp......so, those who going to the camp early, please spot for the party spot. want to see if you are observance enough or not.

so many places to go this year....

2007-01-18T14:30:00.000+08:00

suddenly in mind have so many places to go but too bad, i have not enough annual leave & with 21st world scout jamboree as main priority, other places will always be my secondary for this year.

pleaces come in line are:

1) usa in feb during the chinese new year.
2) 21st world scout jambore uk july till august. (this will be the main priority)
3) shanghai where captain simon & the wife will be there for a year, yahoo. free accomodation, free food, everything pau by captain
4) tokyo in october where course for leader trainer will be held for the apr region.

2 months annual leave also not enough...............

trip to usa might be early than i expected

2007-01-18T00:26:00.000+08:00

as i have mentioned b4, i planned to visit usa when 2010 scouting in usa celebrate its 100 years.

but not that i wanted to or expected where this coming chinese new year, i might be going to usa for cny.

well, now is all depend on the visa appliaction and also i am not sure i have enough time for the application or not. if need to go thru the hassel, i am not that keen in going.

i like to take my own sweet time to settle those hassel esp everyone saying that apply usa visa is always tone of things to do.

with my uk trip as priority, i might forgo this trip. well, what to do, u cannot have so many things at one go. take it easy.

nothing much to do......... just relax.......... cheers.

ulu yam 2006-2007 camp

2007-01-04T10:15:00.000+08:00

sunday morning 31st dec 2006, woke up at 9am & starts to packed my camping stuff into my haversack. been lying on the floor since sat nite. nothing much to pack for a 3 days 2 nites camp. with vehiecle able to access until the camp area, it make life easy as abc......

9am: woke up & packed camping equipment.

10am: expect jeff will reach my house anytime, while waiting for him, i continue my tvb series.

11am: jeff reached my house & packed some food, our supply not enough for 3 days, need to go tesco, on the way to tesco, dropped by may suan's house to get back my camp bed & borrow milux stove.

12pm: departed from tesco after shopping for some fresh food. travel to ulu yam campsite need about 1 hour plus.

130pm: reached the campsite, the usual camp area are as expected, occupied by the 4wd kakis, we hope the alternate camp site is available for us. yeah. is free & we have the alternate camp area. not a bad choice.

4pm - 8pm: our sleeping area is up, with flysheet and campbed setup, is fast & easy. well, time to have a dip in the river. not very cold, tone of fishes( james, u should have come for the camp with ur fish trap).

before getting into the river, we have prepared our dinner (herbs with chicken) on the milux stove, by the time we finished our river bath. just nice for dinner. with rice & fried eggs & chic kut teh. dinner will be served shortly.

for supper, we have lamb chop. yummy, from tesco.

1/1/2007

9pm - 9am: i am not sure about jeff but i am on the bed looking for mr chow's daugther. yahoo. this is one of my objective for this camp. zzzzzzzz as much as i can. jeff knows well i can zzzzz anytime, anywhere.

and guess what, i really can zzzzzz, but nvr into deep sleep until morning cos some sand flies really make my skin itchy. but still managed to sleep until 9am in the morning. 12 hours for first nite, not bad at all.

9am till 11am: breakfast with floss bun, milo plus maggi mee. great breakfast. whats next after bfast. sure have a swim in the river la. after the morning sip in the river. dry myself up & again continue with my zzzzzzzzzz

11am till 1pm: have chic kut teh for lunch, wat a lovely lunch. standard. finished lunch and dip into river again.

1pm till 8pm: continue zzzzzz cos rain started, nothing much to do, just before the raining starts, a family with the grandpa, the father, mothere, son, daugther were dipping, playing water in the river. therey bring some home cook food, & also "vui some fan shu". real outdoor lover, even is rain, there also continue fun in the river.

dose off until 8pm & wake up to cook cintan mee. still raining. this rain continue till the wee morning.

after cintan mee, well again i zzzzzz till 12am, jeff cannot sleep much, so we went for fishing. got some fishes. well, we can have some fresh water fish for breakfast already.

chit chat for a while & continue to sleep at 2am till morning

2/1/2007

9am in the morning, fried the fishes for breakfast with cintan mee. yummy.

again dip into river for morning bath. after that clean up for the place, pack our stuff.

by the time finished packing, damn hot. again dip into the river before we say bye bye to the nature.

well..... i am not sure about jeff, but i have a full recharge for the 3 days 2 nites in ulu yam.

happy new year 2007

2006-12-30T11:42:00.000+08:00

today is the 30th dec 2006, the second last day of year 2006.

would like to wish all my friends a happy new year & good year ahead.

where will i be on the eve of new year. well, i will be in the jungle with the nature to welcome the new year. 2007.

enjoy the last few moment of the 2006. those who party & out for drinking, make sure u drive home safely, mata-mata is watching u on the road.

cheers & happy new year........................

11th malaysia national jamboree 2006

2006-12-19T16:53:00.000+08:00

sunday morning travel to ulu bendul in kuala pilah with jeff (my jamboree buddy) to take a look of the on going malaysia jamboree.

first stopover at kedah campsite, then in selangor campsite, met mr ngoo adc petaling & chit chat with him before taking a tour on the entire jamboree campsite. this jamboree has the jamboree mood to me even thou i am not a participant. as a visitor i can say this is a jamboree.

the organiser fully utilised the camp area with the help from various government agencies from works dept, the police force, the army & so on.....

impress with the following where permanent signboard(not wooden signboard) are put up indicating jamboree area, slow down in speed for cars, buses, lorries & etc.....

met some old friends at the jamboree site. visited all the cantingent campsite, the main arena, the activities area, the plaza area.

impress with tham's badge collection at the exhibition area. met badrulhisham( former adc petaling now adc for baling district in kedah) at the exhibition area. i must say tham's & the rover crew put up a good exhibition as one of the activity for the jamboree. great!!!!!

if you want to know more, search for the star online where some articles have been put up covering this jamboree.

oh ya, scouts & leaders of selangor especially petaling district, be prepared for year 2010 where selangor will be the host for the upcoming 12th malaysia national jamboree.

if selangor will be the host, then left perlis state still not yet host malaysia jamboree before besides than those federal state like kuala lumpur, labuan.....

so far the states hosted malaysia national jamboree

1966 penang
1970 melacca
1974 johor
1978 sarawak
1982 kelantan
1986 pahang
1989 perak
1992 sabah
1997 trengganu
2002 kedah
2006 negeri sembilan
2010 selangor
2014 perlis (may be, i am not sure who will be the host)

travelling here & there (part three)

2006-12-06T19:45:00.000+08:00

philippine... only been to manila for about a month, mainly is for work & everyday starts work very early in the morning & end very late. rushing for dateline ma, not sending me to manila for holiday ma. i can remember most of the morning i'm taking jolibee fast food. most of the building outside has guard arm with firearm guarded.

south africa...first time to johannesburg was in 2001, nothing much i know about the place, die la, sure eat mac-d for most of the meal la. end up having good meals with a very in-expensive price. visited some culture village, the sun city, gold reef city, casino, lion park, water front, flee market, scout shop & etc.........

buy some souvenirs, spend a day in scout shop. standard, really got tones of thing to see and grab. buy almost the whole shop. talk to the scout executive, and guess what.... he gave me souvenir, it is from mafeking. mafeking is means "place of stone". yup, gave me some stones originally from mafeking. (if u r scout, please don;t tell me you don;t know where is mafeking). then he show me a binoculors, this bino is old & craft with bp's name. ( scouts, u know who is bp) shoot u 300 times if u don;t know. u will not believe it i am holding bp's binoculors. speechless...........

singapore ... stayed in singapore for 2 years before heading back to malaysia.
most frequently visit this city, at least once a year until i joined current company where the no of times increase where company have a branch office in singapore & i have to go there for work assignment on adhoc basis.

south korea ... with about 10 scouts attend the 17th asia pacific jamboree in mount sorak 1996, mount sorak is about 20km away from dmz zone.(do u know where is dmz zone). sorak san also hosted the 17th world jamboree in 19991. same place. nice mountain area. stayed with the korean family for a few days, great, visited seoul, most of the famous tourist places

2nd time there again recently is only for transit on seoul vancouver trip. met up with captain simon & mei yee in seaoul before heading to vancouver for vacation trip in last may 2006. (is a new airport)

sweden ... it is just that the nearest town from copenhagen is malmo, only 35 min, therefore just don't want to waste the opportunity putting my foot print on the soil of sweden. posted in my previous post about malmo, take a look.

the next time i have chance or think of going to sweden i guess will be in year 2011, because the 22nd world scout jamboree will be host by sweden. tell you, scandinavian country is damn expensive.

switzerland... as is parrt of the knotiki tour package in 1995, was in lucerne, nice place, stayed over a nite there, visited the mount pilatus/titlis, the famouse chapel bridge, the lion monument. i remember that one plate of mixed rice with 3 dishes cost rm45. the most scary part is the cable car up to mountain. damn scary

thailand... first time 1987 is to the 2nd senior scout jamboree in cha-am, with a bunch of friends always fun fun fun......

then only in 2002, went to bangkok, sattahip, pattaya for the preparation of malaysia contingent to the 20th world scout jamboree. leading 178 scouts and leaders to the world event held in sattahip.

also with current company, i need to travel to bangkok for meetings with customer, exhibitions, sourcing for material & meeting up with suppliers.

so far in total i have travel to about 20 countries. suprisingly i have not & i am yet to visit one of the popular distination of many others, that is hong kong. not that i don't want to go but happend a few times where i plan to go but due to other factors, the trip has been put off. wait la, sure got chance wan...

another place thinking of going is the usa, but as many of u know, getting a visa is "mkf". my boss as md of the company want to go there for an exhibition also got turn down on visa application. wait lor.... only will go get the visa when in year 2009 i guess, to prepare for the 100th year of scouting celebration with bsa & attend their national jamboree.

travelling here & there (part two)

2006-12-06T18:30:00.000+08:00

united kingdom (uk)... first time to uk is after the world jamboree in holland, was staying in freind house. this is the place where the europe tour with kontiki starts. after the short 9 days europe tour, we are back to this starting point. stayed in london, do some sight seeing & also visited the gilwell park, wanted to go to brownsea island but due to forest fire, we are not able to visit the island.

the 2nd time i am there was in sept 2001, stayed in london down for a day before heading to gilwell park for gilwell reunion with my friend that i met during my first visit gilwell park 1995. he is a 70 plus scout leader. at the gilwell reunion campfire nite, i suppose to meet a special person during that nite, bp's daugther betty clay suppose to come for the campfire but i unfortunately she is not able to do so end up i met with bp's grand daugther gill clay. great.

scouts, if u know campfire tradition is suppose to keep some ashes from this campfire & bring it to the next campfire & sprinkle some ashes onto it & then at the end campfire keep some ashes again & carry forward to the next one..... do you know that ?????? well, just to let u all know, i keep some of the ashes until now from the gilwell reunion 2001 campfire

remember clearly that the day i touched down kl is the day 9/11 where world trade center in ny gone with the plane.

july 2007 will be my another trip to uk for the 100th years of scouting & 21st world scout jamboree.

indonesia... first time to indonesia was actually last year i think. indonesia as in batam island from singapore for a tour trip & tour. yeah. not bad for the starts, waiting to go jakarta. simon, mei yee & cynthia have been staying in singapore for so long & is their first to batam island.......

italy... remember that part of the europe tour covered in italy was venice. yeah, nice place, what there have there....... water, gondola, bird shit, pick pocket, expensive place. pizza. never go to rome.

the 2nd time was there with cookie(cynthia) in 2001, this time i was in rome, florence, pisa.. the musuem, the pisa tower, the vatican city and scout shop. i remember well this scout shop give me some problem to find it because shifted and i don;t speak italian, looking high and low and after spending half a day, at last managed to find the scout shop which is really out of the way.. almost give up.

japan... with 16 seniors scouts & 2 leaders, we head for 12th nippon national jamboree in akita, north of tokyo about 550km. via osaka then tokyo with all nippon airways. me with another leader was upgraded by the group staff to business class from kl to osaka. good enough arleady. yeah. spend a day tour in osaka then off to tokyo. hosted by japanese family for home hospitality program before to akita for jamboree.

the picture shown is day trip to disneyland tokyo (l-r)john goh, steven wong, tracy, chim ts(this is big chim), myself, michelle & jun joy

after jamboree stayed in tokyo youth center for a day before heading home to kl, total spend about 14 days in tokyo for my first trip.

was in japan tokyo again in year 2001 with cookie, this time is on our own and spend a week there. visited my friend joseph who posted there for temporary work assignment, do some sightseeing, visit the toyota showroom, i think in yokohama, visited the japanese family hosted me for home hospitality during my first trip with the scouts. infact we put up a night again. thank you mr mayumi.

jordan... 1995 world scout jamboree was held in holland, to save some cost on the airfare & at that time the cheapest airfare we can get is by royal jordanian, no choice lor, take lor, what to do, "ghost asked you to be poor ah, stand up for it lor". what do you expect, everything in from kl to amsterdam via jordan and from london back to kl via jordan again for only rm1800. in-expensive leh.

transit in jordan for 6 hours with karyew, jeff & myself, put us in a hotel for 6 hours, what can u do there... nothing, eat, sleep & took some photos. nothing u can see from the hotel, near to airport, only sands & waited for the next connecting flight to amsterdam.

netherlands... as i mentioned that the 1995 world jamboree held in netherlands, spend about total of 20 days in holland, in amsterdam city, with erik bekker & magda, jamboree before we depart to other part of europe. first time to europe & impress with all the infra. basically we are there for the jamboree and about 9 of us attended the jamboree..

2005 after ten years, i was in amsterdam again with cookie. this time even thou is short stayed but manage to do some sightseeing esp looking at the actual windmild(infact i never see a real windmild in 1995) and meet up with erik bekker and the family, this time with 2 more twins, their son & daugther. tom & milou. great

new zealand... went to auckland for a few days with cookie, captain of the flight was simon and senior fo was joe. with all jokers around, really have fun. we visited our friend plus classmate joon & lee poh too. landed in auckland airport & i was being stopped by the police at the custom. asked this asked that, asked me if i have taste drugs before, i replied no & mentioned that death penalty in malaysia & life prison. no way. pai sei, let the crews waited just for me. sorry about that, blamed the police. later found out that 2 weeks before i landed in auckland, some malaysian brought in estacy pills, tones of it. see la, malaysian boleh.... really boleh. good lah, goto jail.

continue in travelling here & there (part three)...................

travelling here & there (part one)

2006-12-06T10:25:00.000+08:00

since young, i have the opportunity to travel here & there until today, some countries i am there for work, transit or passed by. travelling,most of the time is fun and enjoyable one but one thing for sure is, your piggy bank will always empty.

this morning suddenly come into my mind that actually how many countries i have been to & ehhhhh....... i think quite a number of countries besides than singapore & thailand where i am frequently travel to this 2 countries for work purposes.......

australia... i have been to australia for 3 times and this is the country where i first travel to oversea when i was 11 years old with my mum, sis & brother to visit my sis in melbourne. nothing much i can remember but is fun, first time travel ma, is on a mas dc-10 aircraft. the 2nd time is to attend the 1st asia pacific jamborella with my seniors and scoutmater and the last time i went australia is 1987 for the 16th world jamboree in cataract scout park. wow.... 20 years already. time flies...........................

austria... during my europe tour in 1995 after jamboree in holland, passed by austria as i am on the kontiki tour with coach. i can remember is a nice scenery with mountains covered with snow. famous with the crystal...

i remember the former chief commissioner dato' hamidin told me that he was one of the selected scout from the entire malaya at that time to represent malaya to the 1951 world jamboree in austria. the journey to austria took 3 months by boat... believe it or not.....

belgium... after the 1995 world jamboree in holland, some of us followed the belgium scout contingent back to antwrep, brussel. jeff, kar yew & myself putting up at the scout hostel while vincent & kwee kiat plus 2 scouts are staying with the scout family for home hospitality. cookie told me that when u in belgium must try the mussle. well, we did that & is good taste. the 3 stooges went for tour on our own in brussel before heading back to holland again.

canada... is one of my most recent vacation trip infact just few months back (may 2006) only. if u read my previous posting on this canada trip. places covered during the vacation bnaff national park, rocky mountains, victoria garden, vancouver, visit ja+(my friend from thailand staying in vancouver now) & last but not least, the scout shop in vancouver town.

denmark... during the hari raya 2006 short break, i went to copenhagen. i have put up a series of stories about this trip of mine. please read the posting of copenhagen one, two, three, four, five, six & last seven for more........& this scandinavian contry is damn expensive to spend......

france ... also after 1995 world jamboree in holland, this is part of the tour with kontiki & paris is one of our destination. visited the musuem, the lourve, the effiel tower, the night scenery, monalisa. as you know very little english converse in france, so we also pretend we don't speak english beside than japanese, mandarin and bahasa only... everytime, huhhhh, ahhhh, hand signal don;t know & etc....good, chicken & duck talk & u ask for it

germany... first time to the vineyard & stayed overnight near the rhine river. most of us are not a good drinker, with wine tasting also killing us. remember we stayed in munich for a night too. bmer, bmer.... the ultimate driving machine, everywhere in town.

continue in travelling here & there (part two)..................

scout jamborees & me

2006-12-04T17:00:00.000+08:00

every jamboree is unique & not a single jamboree is identical to me............ every scout (youth) average out will only have one chance to participate in one jamboree as a youth but i am lucky enough to participated with 3 jamboree as a youth.

the word jamboree to a 13 years old scout like myself is a damn big word at that time.......what is that? all this thanks to my senior scoutmaster at that time who open up not only my eyes but the entire scout group from then on jamboree.

read thru the previous posting and find out more what is a jamboree.....

since the day one i'm into scouting until now, i have participated in the following jamboree as a youth, leader, jamboree staff, international service staff, contingent staff, contingent leader & last but not least as visitor too.

1st asia pscific jamborella, dandenong, australia 1984
2nd senior scout jamboree, cha-am, thailand 1987
16th world jamboree, cataract scout park, australia 1987
7th malaysia national jamboree, teluk batik, perak 1989
8th malaysia national jamboree, tambunan sabah 1992
18th world jamboree, holland 1995
2nd selangor jamboree, templer's park selangor 1996
17th asia pacific jamboree, mouth sorak korea 1996
9th malaysia national jamboree, besut trengganu 1997
12th nippon national jamboree, akita japan 1998
3rd selangor jamboree, templer's park selangor 2000
20th world scout jamboree, sattahip thailand 2002

the future 11th malaysia national jamboree, ulu bendul 2006 & 21st world scout jamboree, uk 2007......... the future starts today.

scout jamboree

2006-12-04T11:00:00.000+08:00

it is jamboree fever time again...... with malaysia national jamboree around the corner(from 12th dec to 19th dec), i would like to take some space to share with others what is a jamboree. besides than the malaysia national jamboree, the 100th years of scouting & 21st world scout jamboree will be near soon (july 2007, only 8 months away) .

many scouts, leaders & close friends of mine have asked me the same questions over the years, what is so good about scout jamboree. u have spend not only money, time to lead & attend jamborees with the scouts. what is so good about it...........

well, my answer is " words cannot explained totally what jamboree is all about, u have to be there to experience yourself once............"

i remember clearly once a scout(chim ts, now in australia) told me, "sir, if u never spend those money for jamborees, today u will be easily driving a bmer.....the ultimate driving machine" yeah.....

again all i want to say is " march march march on the road with me, to the boy scout jamboree....."

what is a jamboree
A Jamboree is an event organized by Scouting for young people, where the Scout method and principles and adherence to the Scout Promise and Law are practised according to the highest standards. It is a gathering of Scouts who wish to share the fellowship and brotherhood of World Scouting and, above all, to have fun! A Jamboree is the “mother of all activities” of a Scout’s life, something every dedicated Scout looks forward to and whose memories are cherished deeply afterward. In a Jamboree, Scouts expand their hearts and minds learning new things and discovering a rich assortment of novel experiences. Such a gathering requires all the basic services provided by a city – shelter, water, market, hospital, fire department, toilets and showers, garbage collection and disposal, etc. – with the exception of a prison!

An instant “tent city” blossoms on the site of an international Jamboree as ten to thirty thousand young people from all over the world troop in for a week of education, fellowship and fun with fellow Scouts. Their eager anticipation electrifies this self-ruled community, infecting everyone with a boundless enthusiasm regardless of what country they come from and the language they speak. The more diverse a Jamboree, the better! The diversity of races, religions and languages makes it more interesting for young people as it gives them the opportunity to interact and make friends with Scouts from other countries and to learn about different cultures.

why hold an international jamboree
• A Jamboree is held to promote Scouting of the highest quality, one that is faithful to the mission, principles and method of Scouting and adapted to the needs and aspirations of young people.

• A Jamboree whose participants come from different countries is organized to develop among scouts the awareness that they belong to a world organization.

• An international Jamboree shows the world the unity of the Scout Movement and promotes the image of a universal educational movement open to all young people, contributing to the development of young people to become better citizens in their local, national and international communities.

• An international Jamboree gives young people a way to make friends with other Scouts from different backgrounds, develop greater understanding, tolerance and cooperation, or, as B-P said, “for Scouts to assume new responsibility for promoting peace and goodwill.”

• An international Jamboree shows the strength and size of the Scout movement and promotes national pride among young people hosting this great event.

who attends the jamboree
A Jamboree is organized for young people who are registered with national Scout organizations. The minimum age for participants in Jamborees should ordinarily be between 14 years and not more than 17 years old, though national or regional Jamborees may be held for younger members. Because the Jamboree is an event for young people, the number of adult leaders should be strictly limited to camp duties only. They could be either Troop Leaders, or serve as members of the sub-camp staff, contingent staff, programme staff, etc. Past Jamborees have shown that the desirable proportion of adults to young people in a Jamboree should be an average of 1 adult per 9 youth members.

when a jamboree is held
The 1st World Scout Jamboree held in London brought together 8,000 Scouts from 34 countries and showed the world what Scouting was and what Scouts could do. Since then, there have been 19 World Scout Jamborees held every four years. So far the quadrennial interval has been interrupted only twice: first, during the Second World War and, 1979, when the political turmoil in Iran caused the cancellation of the 15th World Scout Jamboree. Because of the size of the Asia-Pacific Region, Regional Scout Jamborees are usually held once a year, usually in conjunction with a national Jamboree. National Jamborees may be held every four years, depending on the policy of the national Scout organization. Normally, a Jamboree lasts for seven days, which could extend up to ten days inclusive of arrival and departure…

(JAMBOREE (c) 2001, WSB, APR)

the origins of woodbadge

2006-11-28T09:41:00.001+08:00

When Gilwell Park was purchased for the Scout Movement in 1919 and formal Leader Training introduced, Baden-Powell felt that 'Scout Officers' (as they were then called) who completed a training course, should receive some form of recognition. Originally he envisaged that those who passed through Gilwell should wear an ornamental tassel on their Scout hats but instead the alternative of two small beads attached to lacing on the hat or to a coat button-hole was instituted and designated the Wood Badge. Very soon the wearing of beads on the hat was discontinued and instead they were strung on a leather thong or bootlace around the neck, a tradition that continues to this day

The first Wood Badges were made from beads taken from a necklace that had belonged to a Zulu chief named Dinizulu, which B-P had found during his time in the Zululand in 1888. On state occasions, Dinizulu would wear a necklace 12 feet long, containing, approximately 1,000 beads made from South African Acacia yellow wood. This wood has a soft central pith, which makes it easy for a rawhide lace to be threaded through from end to end and this is how the 1,000 beads were arranged. The beads themselves in size from tiny emblems to others 4 inches in length. The necklace was considered sacred, being the badge conferred on royalty and outstanding warriors.

When B-P was looking for some token to award to people who went through the Gilwell training course he remembered the Dinizulu necklace and the leather thong given to him by an elderly African at Mafeking. He took two of the smaller beads, drilled them through the centre, threaded them onto the thong and called it the Wood Badge.

The first sets of beads issued were all from the original necklace but the supply soon ran short. So one exercise on the early courses was to be given one original Acacia bead and be told to carve the other from hornbeam or beech.

Eventually beech wood beads became the norm and for many years were made by Gilwell staff in their spare time. Again in the early days Wood Badge participants received one bead on taking the practical course at Gilwell and received a second bead on completing the theoretical part (answers to questions) and a certain length of inservice training.

These sketches by B-P show how the Wood Badge design evolved.

Worn in the button-hole of coat

Worn on the brim of Scout hat

Worn around neck

B-P had got the idea for wearing beads on the hat during the First World War after seeing officers of the U.S. Expeditionary Force wearing broadbrimmed B.P. Stetson hats (not named after Baden-Powell but a Stetson trade name: 'Boss of the Plains') with acorns attached to the two ends of a thong that kept the hat from blowing off the head in a stron wind. He thought originally of having two beads attached in the same way on the Scout hat but changed his mind when it was brought to his attention that Scout Leaders only wore their hats outdoors, so instead he decided that they should be worn on the thong around the neck.

Certain variations soon came about. Two bead necklaces were wom by Scouters, three beads by Assistant Leader Trainers (formerly called Assistant Camp Chiefs) and four by Leader Trainers (formerly called Deputy Camp Chiefs). With a revision of the pattern of Trainer Training in recent years the practice of awarding three and four bead necklaces has ceased.

For a brief period of time Wolf Cub Leaders (Cub Scout Leaders) had their own system. From 1922 until 1925, Wolf Cub Leaders were awarded a Wolf’s Fang or an Akela Badge, comprising a single fang on a leather thong. Wolf Cub Leader Trainers, known also as Akela Leaders, wore two fangs. These fangs were bone tooth fangs or wooden replicas and very few of them survive today.

An Akela Badge

The use of the Akela Badge was short-lived for on 13th November 1925 the Committee of the Council decided that there should only be one type of badge for Leader Training, the Wood Badge but that it should be worn '... with a distinctive mark...' to denote the section of the Movement with which the Leader was working. This mark took the form of a small coloured abacus-type bead, placed immediately above the knot on the leather bootlace. The beads were yellow for Cubs, green for Scouts and red for Rovers but this did not last long and were phased out by a decision of the Committee of the Council on 14th October 1927. Again few of these beads survive today.

When foreign countries established Wood Badge training after the pattern set by Gilwell, the person in charge of originating the course was designated a Gilwell Deputy Camp Chief, representing Gilwell Park in his own country. According to a tradition supposedly established by Baden-Powell, that person could wear fivebeads. Most of these fifth beads were presented in the 1920s and 1930s but what happened to them and who wore them is not known.

Baden-Powell himself wore six beads. But B-P did also award a set of six beads to Sir Percy Everett. Sir Percy had been a friend of B-P since the original camp on Brownsea Island in 1907 and he became the Commissioner for Training and eventually the Deputy Chief Scout. B-P wish to acknowledge the tremendous debt that he owed to Sir Percy and so presented him with a six bead necklace.

In 1949 Sir Percy presented his six bead necklace back to Gilwell to be worn as the badge of office of the Camp Chief, i.e. the person on the Gilwell staff responsible for Leader Training. John Thurman, then the Camp Chief, wore the necklace until his retirement in 1969 when the necklace passed to Bryan Dodgson, the Director of Leader Training. Following his retirement in 1983 and a re-organisation of staff titles and responsibilities, the six bead necklace is was worn by Derek Twine, then the Executive Commissioner (Programme and Training). Today after further changes in titles it is worn by Stephen Peck, Director of Programme and Development.

The conferring of wooden beads as a sign of recognition is an old Zulu tradition. We read of them first in the story of Charles Rawden Maclean, also known as John Ross, who was shipwrecked off the Zululand coast in 1825. He was one of the first white people to meet the great Zulu king Shaka. In his description of the Festival of the First Fruits he wrote: 'They now commence omamenting and decorating their persons with beads and brass ornaments. The most curious part of these decorations consisted of several rows of small pieces of wood ... strung together and made into necklaces and bracelets... On inquiry we found that the Zulu warriors set great value on these apparently useless trifles, and that they were orders of merit conferred by Shaka. Each row was the distinguishing mark of some heroic deed and the wearer had received them from Shaka's own hand.' Later when Maclean met the royal party he observed that Dingane, Shaka's half brother, was 'dressed in the same manner as the king but without so large a display of beads.'

There is little doubt that the beads of Dinizulu were identical to those which Maclean saw Shaka wearing and it is quite extraordinary that B-P should have chosen these beads as an award, to be conferred by his own hand, without knowing that Shaka had used them in the same way.

Today thousands of Zulu boys are Scouts and in 1987 the Chief Minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi of KwaZulu was the guest of honour at a large Scout rally. Chief Buthelezi's mother, Princess Magogo, was a daughter of Dinizulu. At the rally the Chief Scout of South Africa took from his neck a thong on which four Wood Badge beads were strung and handed it to Chief Buthelezi in a symbolic act of returning the beads to their rightful heir.

article from the archives department of the scout association, uk

woodbadge leadership training course(module a)

2006-11-28T09:38:00.000+08:00

dated 25th november 2006 at bp house hq, a pilot trail woodbadge leadership training course module a has been conducted & a total of 27 leaders attended this course.

this module covered advanced understanding of basic principles and fundamental of scouting, the mission statement, smartness and good orders, program cycle (NAOMIE), scout scheme, partol system & unit management.

here with some photos during the course.

thank you to all trainers, facilitators, helpers & last but not least the leaders participated in this course.

highest malaysia scouting award

2006-11-21T11:40:00.000+08:00

yesterday 20/11/2006 at ayer keroh melacca state government building where the ppm held the award presentation by prime minister of malaysia where the scouts association of malaysia presented the highest malaysia scouting award (semangat padi class 1) to mr yeoh seng choon (national training commissioner of malaysia). congrats mr yeoh..........

“the man that I respect the most in scouting” . I would like to share my story with all about this great scout leader................

i met mr yeoh for the first time in 1989 during the 7th Malaysia national jamboree in teluk batik perak. First time seeing a leader with many loops on the shoulder (that period just newly introduced new epaulette. the higher position you hold, the more loops you have). That what attract me on his uniform and he introduced himself as mr yeoh seng choon. asst. chief commissioner (acc) and national training commissioner (ntc). I was like WAH….. WAH…. WAH…. never met any so high position leader b4, acc plus ntc !!!!!!

from then on, i have more chance to meet him where he was always in scout hq preparing and doing his work. he has to travel between ipoh and kl for the love of scouting.

he has told me many scouting stories(his time) in the evening when he is in scout hq until he has to chase me away everytime. when come to scouting experience and stories, never ending stories and he always tell me come back next time fore more... aiya, damn itchy and hanging there for more stories.....

he not only tell scouting stories but also gave many tips and advise to me in all aspect in scouting and he is specialist in training until todate

when i obtained my woodbadge, i am ready to depart to world scout jamboree in holland and i am eager to wear my woodbadge ( an insignia a leader completed in leader training). but due to some reason, woodbadge and certificate not able to present to me on time and therefore i have no woodbadge to put on.

mr yeoh know about this and he took his woodbadge (4 beads) and removed 2 of the beads and borrow it to me. he told me " i know you have obtrained your woodbadge, just that time not at your end and ceremony cannot be hold to present the woodbadge to you. young man, this is my beads and please take care and bring it back in one piece"...... i am happy and i want to and the same time preasure. why????
just imagine you are having the ntc personal woodbadge and what if you lost it.

without the help & guidance from mr yeoh i believe i will not be where am i today in scouting. he still pushing me hard in scouting whenever i see him and i understanding his good cause and intention.

SALUTE and thank you.

17th pj ulu yam annual scout camp

2006-11-20T17:51:00.000+08:00

this camp feature the use of modern equipment such as the generator, proper lighting system, water pump, shower plus used of 4*4 as emergency mode of transport.

i only took some picture during my 1 day visit to the camp.

this xtrail is the orginal spec w/o any modification & soon will be send into workshop for modification preparing for malaysia - loas expedition trip.

yeah, after that will be permanently used by james for uluyam expedition.

HQ Shelter area...........

campers' area.......

campfire area.............

the water pump and shower host

singapore motorshow 2006

2006-11-20T09:41:00.000+08:00

last week was down in jb for work assignment & also drop by the singapore motorshow. well, this year motorshow nothing great as no bmw, no merz, no mini, no volvo & bla bla bla.

i am waiting for the photos from my friends to be put on the blog......................

waiting............waiting................

recent paris motorshow 2006

2006-11-01T12:38:00.000+08:00

RENAULT

HUMMER & CITROEN

PEUGEOT SPIDER 207

p/s aun wei, mighty mouse or yamaguchi or whatever crap la, buy one of the above car la, why buy toyota sillycar(celica)

classic smoking method.......................

2006-10-31T11:26:00.000+08:00

yesterday was out with some business associate, colleague & friends drinking, then i was telling them about my trip to copenhagen & then subject like smoking in the aircraft toilet pop out.

smoking in the aircarft toilet !!!!!!!! ( please, it is not allowed to do so, so please don't do it) . one of them told me that if u want to smoke in the aircarft toilet, u can use a wet towel/tissue to cover the smoke detactor & then you will not b able to get detacted by the smoke detactor. you will not........ i am not sure about it cos i never smoke in aircraft toilet b4 & i don't intend to do it bacause...........................................................

the captain of the flight will off load you at the next stop & hand you over to the police authority.

then another one was telling us his real life experience where he was on a flight to sweden & flight time is 13 hours. shit..... need a cigi then where else he went for a smoke, aircraft toilet. the best part is that he do not know the method of covered the smoke detactor by wet towel/tissue, can you all guess how he smoke without getting caught......................................... u will laugh :)

anyone can make a guess......... no....... yes......... well the trick he used is that.........................

if you used aircraft toilet b4, you will know that the toilet bowl flush system is by air suction, all paper material are not suppose to be dispose into the toilwt bowl too... this friend of mine light the cigi & inhale then here come the method he use.......

he flushed then the toilet bowl will have suction & he blow the smoke, let the toilet bowl flush system suck the smoke out.........he continued went on doing this a few times, the smoke detactor never sound & he managed to get his cigi...

the only person who will be curious is the passenger who sitted near the aircarft toilet & wondering why this joker keep on flushing the toilet........ must be constipation........

hee hee....... may be is the best way of having a cigi in the aircraft toilet

final in copenhagen (final 7)

2006-10-24T03:21:00.000+08:00

after resting in the hotel room, cynthia & i decided to eat hotdog at the stall for dinner. we never think of tp (ta pau) back the open face sandwich to the room & eat, also famous in denmark. but when we walk down to the street, we saw the shop that sells open face sandwich is not close yet, it is almost 8pm at local time & we thought that the shop will be closed for business & i will never have the chance to taste the open face sandwich....... why the shop is still open bcos it is operated by the chinese ( i guess is from mainland china), the lady in the shop told us that close at 12am..wow, damn hard working & open for business the next day at 9am.

quickly tp the sandwiches. one with salmon, one with beef & one with fish as you see in the picture. yummy...yummy.......(lau hou sui leh......)

being the greedy one still want the best of copenhagen that is the hotdog...go to
the hotdog stall & grap the hotdog...never know that the hotdog can be tp too. yeah wrap with foil, still hot & rushing back to the hotel room for dinner. oh ya, b4 this, went into 7-11 buy 2 cans of beer....

now, how much will the dinner cost..... the open face sandwiches cost rm 66 for 3, the hotdog as usual is rm 13, the 2 cans of beer from 7-11 is rm 20

audrey, don't la lau hou sui....ok, next time tp & send by dhl to u, right now u have to eat more italian food & not chinese food, advise from doctor valentino of rome, italy.

this is the last nite in cph & i have show u some of the place of interest & food, which i have not show u the last yet, that is the hotel room, let me show u the room before i signing off for copenhagen.....till then, take care & wait for my next trip, that will be in july 2007, uk

officially signing off from copenhagen, denmark.............

malmo in sweden from cph (part 6)

2006-10-24T03:20:00.000+08:00

malmo after crossing 16km long oresund bridge you reach sweden & the city of malmo. with about a quarter million inhabitants malmo is the main city in the region of skane(scania). the city is famous for its concerts, art museums & galleries; but also for its fine restaurant, cafes, parks & beaches, & not least its great shops - shopping center & department stores even stay open on sundays...........

today is monday, wake up nothing much to do, decided to go the nearest sweden town from cph that is malmo. is a windy and cold day as it is raining outside. we have out breakfast at the cph center station after figuring what to eat ( at last we have this for breakfast.... picture on the left tell u what i have & vincent, don;t say i never support macdonald. ok) 2 breakfast set cost us rm 35

train ride to malmo is only 35 min & is very near & cost rm 163 for 2 person. what do u have in malmo, as mentioned, read the above............................

after getting some swedish kroners, we walked out of the train station towards the walking street....as i told u, it is a cold & windy day, we stop by a cafe to have a cup of hot chocolate like this on the right picture. good but is cost us rm 33 to buy some warm...

with no specific place to go, we just walk around town & visit the st peter's church and malmo musuem.. (entrance fee for malmo museum & castle is rm 53 for 2 person)

by the time we finished the above mentioned, well is time to eat again. sweden famous for meat balls. we are searching high & low for the meat balls, finally, we found this stall & the meat balls & the other set of food cost us rm 79:

b4 i eat, i have to count if i have enough swedish $$$ to pay for the bill or not.......

now i want to show you some menu on how much will cost to eat in sweden just like the above stall, the menu is taken from the same stall:

the coke is cost from rm 6.5 (small), rm 8 (medium) & rm 9.5 (large). the burger in set are cost from rm 24.5 (small), rm 29.5 (medium) & rm 34.5 (large)

the hotdog sets are cost from rm 22 (small), rm 24.5 (medium) & rm 27 (large). i told u we have the meat balls set that cost us 29.5 which a drink is included.

the u will see the kebab sets as stated from rm 24.5 to rm 34.5, difference sets difference price. the pasta look nice and cost rm24.5 a set.

after the meat ball meal, we head home to cph, another 35 min train ride. reached cph, i dropped by the outdoor center where i can get some scout souvenior, well, i thought i can get some books but all in dinish, don;t understand..... so got myself a buckle & a badge, that's it. then walk across the walking street & back to hotel for a rest. well, is evening time & figuring what to eat for dinner........ let me tell u in my final part of copenhagen

yeah .... yeah...

kronborg castle,maritime museum at helsinger(part 5)

2006-10-24T00:46:00.000+08:00

we started at cph central station & took a train to helsinger, it is an hour ride from cph. 4 of us went on the day trip, cynthia & myself plus nick & sharon. the cost of the train fare for 2 person is rm 110 ( lucky is to & fro) & we can buy group fare else the fare per person will be rm87.

the train ride is very comfortable, i wish ktm will have this soon. ( u wait slowly la)

kronborg castle is one of northern europe's most important renaissance castles. it was built in 1577 but its history streches back to the early 14th century, when king erik of pomerania built a heavily fortified castle called krogen, from where is was possible to control the narrow seaward approach to the sound (oresund) between elsinore and helsingborg in scania(skane) and thus enforce the unpopular sound dues. stories of the impressive stronghold travelled as far as england, inspiring shakespeare to make the castle the scene of hamlet;s life. today, there are visting performances of hamlet at kronborg castle, as well as concerts and other summer time events.

entrance fee for kronborg castle to view at the castle church, royal apartments, maritime museum & casemates will be rm100 for 2 person. if u like to know more about kronborg castle, please go to www.kronborg.dk & for the maritime museum, please go to www.maritime-museum.dk

Kronborg castle is home to the danish maritime museum. the museum was founded in 1915 & is one of the oldest, finest & largest maritime museum in denmark. its collections cover danish shipping and trade from about 1400 until the present day.

the permanent exhibitions of the museum, covering about 2000 m2, comprises a large number of ships paintings, models, navigations instruments together with collections concerning the previous danish colonies in india, the caribbean, greendland, as well as the danish trade with china.

the museum owns a large collections of photographs; many are to be found in the museum's database, as well as many thousands of sheer draughts. it is posible to buy copies of photographs & drawings at the museum.

after the visit, we have a snack at the near by cafe & is cost us rm 100 for a club sandwich & 2 local beers. the walk from the castle to the train station is about 20 min & again, we are heading back to cph which will take us an hour ride.

go back to the hotel room & rested for a while, we went for dinner at nearby restaurant (jensens byfhus), oh ya, forgot to mentioned that on the first night, i had a very good roast pork at cph cafe ( the roast pork is like our siew bak, yum yum yum........) & today i i will have spareribs.

cynthia & i share the meal with soup & salad, bbq spare ribs & 1.5l of tuborg beer. the meal came out to be rm 200...........i wonder how much danish earn..............

tivoli in copenhagen (part 4)

2006-10-24T00:02:00.000+08:00

tivoli is many different things: denmark's most popular tourist attraction is stimultaneously an institution, a bearer of tradition & a national symbol. in down to earth terms, tivoli is an amusement park covering 82717 sq.m in the center of copenhagen.

internationally, tivoli also enjoys a special status. not only is it one of the world's oldest amusement parks - the one that gave walt disney the idea for his disneyland - it is also the third most visited in europe.

now is the halloween season from 13th oct till 22th oct. just nice for a visit, something new to me. the entrance fee cost rm 100 for both of us just to walk walk in the amusement park & if you want to play all the rides in the park, that will cost rm133 per person.

the star flyer - the newest addition in the array of rides is the world's highest carousel:" himmelskibet" the carousel's gondola rises 80 meters above the ground & then propels thrill-seekers through the air at 70km/hour !!!!!!!!

canal cruise in copenhagen (part 3)

2006-10-23T03:55:00.000+08:00

i told u earlier on that i went on a canal cruise, it is a cold and windy cruise i have. here are some photos taken:

the bishop that discovered copenhagen long time ago & that is the old stock exchange ( the building is with 3 dragons tails twisted on)

as i told u that if u r in copenhagen & if u never see the little mermaid, u r not consider in denmark & that building is the new ........eh( forgot, will tell u later)

this is call black diamond & is a library & the other one is the opera house.

this is the largest boat house in copenhagen & the bridge is call a stone bridge & it is very low, u can touch it while the boat cross underneath it.

copenhagen, denmark (part 2)

2006-10-23T00:39:00.000+08:00

it is common u see many hotdog stalls on the road side & i am sitting on the road side for a beer after the canal cruise.

at the stall near little mermaid, we have 2 cup of hot chocolate with vanila ice-cream cost ringgit malaysia 33 & later after the canal cruise at the road side near a square, buy 2 carlsberg beer cost ringgit malaysia 45. (but the carlsberg beer are damn good, for sure the taste)

the baby stroller here is gaint in size especially the wheels & the picture next to it with a guy on it is not a stroller but is call cycle taxi. ( the rates are min charge rm 16 & then rm 2 per min)

there are not from america but from peru, they are performing on the street with lovely music, they do have the music in cd format & the price for one cd is ringgit malaysia 80. ( the most expensive cd that i have so far)

it is also common to see many street performers, come painted themself in white and like this one is painted in silver colour, playing some tricks along the road side. the other picture shows another performer with some instrument like big pipe and drum. he is like smoking a big cigar. do you wan to try ??????

live fr copenhagen, denmark (part 1)

2006-10-23T00:01:00.001+08:00

long weekend holiday now in malaysia & i am lucky to go on the flight SQ352 singapore - copenhagen(cph) on sat morning 1000am, the ground staff only give me my boarding pass at 1230am. great, here i go again on holiday.

on the arrival at copenhagen (cph), check into first hotel, then take a short break, shower & out we goto town for a walk. copenhagen(cph) famous for what, i have no idea & also the exchange rates... but later i know...... it is damn bloody expensive...... i tell u why & how expensive it is.

for those scouts. i am telling u, if u miss the world scout jamboree next year 2007 in uk, the next one will be in sweden, the cost of living in sweden will be par with denmark.... take a look

famous for hotdog in copenhagen (cph), we tried & the stall is like the photo, the hotdog cost ringgit malaysia 13 per hotdog. that is me and cynthia in the photo. later we go to the little mermaid, if u come to copenhagen & u never see the little mermaid, u r not consider been to denmark. we took a canal cruise too. the cost of the canal cruise is ringgit malaysia 79 for 2 person.

created by sculptor edward eriksen (1876-1959), donated by carlsberg's famous brewer, carl jacobsen, and inspired by hans christain andersen's beautiful fairytale, there she is- the little mermaid, on her granite boulder gazing wisfullt towards oresund in search of her prince. the status is almost synonymous with denmark, and though she may not be big, she sure is sweet !

like i said earlier on, if u nvr see mermaid in cph, u consider nvr been to denmark, look at the amount of ppl rushing to take photo with the little mermaid.

aircrew family

2006-10-20T13:10:00.000+08:00

holiday is coming up and i was at klia airport going to singapore. ground staff told me that the ealier flight on sia was full and staffs are not able to get on the flight...... oh no... don;t tell me i that will happend to me on the 1020am flight... but luck was on my side, i am able to get on.

i guess today is meeting up with friends day, at klia toilet met cy's cousin kwong hong. what a small world & he is back from singapore & i am going, getting on to the same aircraft he came in.

then when i reach singapore airport, i wanted to check with the staff see what is my chances of getting on tonite flight to copenhagen but unfortunately the staff are busy and i would not want to distrub them...

then i bum into ian poh (yo, can you remember who is he). well, long time nvr see him & always bum into the brother neil only.

as i mentioned above, aircrew family.... well ian is a pilot with sia & same goes to neil also a pilot, the dad also a pilot and the mum is an flight stewardess. great right, the whole family members are with airline industry....

cheers

congrats to see wai & susan

2006-10-15T01:04:00.000+08:00

cynthia, myself, hwee kah, ding, cy, william, susan, vincent, poh yoke, yee chern & partner, hooi & kim

not able to go camping with jingo gang of ppl like aunwei, yoon kong, kar yew, pei san, immi, james, may suan & etc........ because i need to attend see wai & susan's wedding dinner at tai tong at jalan ampang.

reached there at 7pm, as usaul being the early one, my dinner table no is 16 together with poh yoke, yee chern & partner, ding & william, kim & hooi, of cos myself and wife cynthia.

met whole bunch of ex bass consulting friends except one, still in bass consulting... u guess urself who is that. those who present are amy & thomas, wan & trixie, lim & partner, ma, chris, lee lee & daugther( dun know is son or daugther), thien, tony & partner and bla bla bla.....

those who absent like sherine ( having kiwi fruits in nz) with mee yean & hubby, audrey & joon and we predicted that sherine might have an ang moh boy friend, therefore is her trip to nz to see the in laws.heha......... dun ask us how we predicted that, we are lungs group member...

great dinner & meet up, vincent propose meet up in december again........ ha ha. we shall see

vincent & vincent jr...........

fullmoon......wooo

2006-10-09T16:48:00.000+08:00

yesterday 8th oct is my niece melody jung fullmoon, the dad nelson and mummy cindy running up & down 2 prepared the occasion for melody.

about 100 guests, family members came for the fullmoon party at home & not the TAI YEE MA (please guess who is that), she is working & she is in paris.

most of them come for the fullmoon, can you guess what they looking for, i tell you, not the baby melody but for the food, especially the "yellow wine chicken" & "pig leg vinegar" ..... poor melody just ignore all of them & zzzzzzzzzzz......... cheers

14th oct, nelson hold a lunch for melody again & my wife was around & she keep saying she miss melody while i am in singapore for work, keep nag nag nag near my ears for a week. here is melody & cynthia photos. they have the luncheon at sam yu in state pj. traffic was bad where from taman mayang mas to state took about 45min.

watches...............

2006-10-07T13:07:00.000+08:00

many rich & famous always into watches collection...... i wonder how many watches do they have in their collection & which are their favourite.....

for me, if i have enough money, i will for sure go for scout 2007 watches but unfortunately, i m not able to own one piece of the collection.... sob sob......

if u want to know more about scout 2007 watches, http://www.scout2007watch.com

if u wan to know more about the designger, http://www.scout2007watch.com/designer.htm

if u wan to view the entire collection, http://www.scout2007watch.com/collection.htm

if u want to buy a piece of the scout 2007 watch, http://www.scout2007watch.com/subscription.htm or http://www.scout2007watch.com/order.pdf

.......all the above only will be my dream come true if i have enough money (total RM300,000)....... till then, nothing much to do, just relax.......

tones of activities

2006-10-07T11:26:00.000+08:00

damn... i tot nothing much on this coming month, but i am wrong, have heavy workload as i need to travel to singapore for work & coupe up with all the activities coming up & also for 21st world scout jamboree uk

here are upcoming activities for you all to plan your holidays and apply for annual leave

1. Scouter Camp @ UluYam date : 14th and 15th Octoberat the moment the ppl going are me, fong chuan,may suan, ZongLiang, LimVincent, yoon kong, swee kit,kwee kiat, vincent, imm ai, Pei san & Fren we will be meeting at my house at 9.12am, aun wei will arrange the food just pay him rm9.83. if anyone interested please reply to aun wei thank you...( i will be going to the camp after wedding dinner together with yoon kong as he will be moving to a new big apartment#can be a 17th pj scouter's den# on the day itself)

2. 40km Hike @ TemplerPark date : 24th and 25th October (hari raya lah) the 40km hike will be set by mr.ChuYoonKong for the scouts, we will just tag along and camp at templer park. (good luck to all the senior scouts, u all will have a good time, i remember when i am senior scout and i go on my 100km hike(also set by yoon kong), i curse him nice nice)

3. TroopCamp @ UluYam date :17th to 20th November an event not to be missed... details out soon (HUH, again ulu yam, can you look for another place or not.......aun wei)

charity event at yuk chai primary school

2006-10-01T23:21:00.000+08:00

today drop by at yuk chai primary school for the senior citizen day charity event for a short time but end up staying there for more than 5 hours.

the scout group are helping out setting the flying fox & dunken water game for the visitors. not bad, at the end of the day we managed to get 1.5k for both activities.

for those who help out since morning until the end... salute them. being young is the capital. there are scouts from the 17th petaling scout group, the leaders consists of about more than 10 of them.

me being only help out there help out here also exhauseted...... & now i look like lobster. face is red & my hand too.

now, due to the popularity of the flying fox....... we are being asked to setup the flying fox for another charity event in november........ cheers......

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

date: 1st october 2006
duration: 1 day
venue: yuk chai primary school
gang: scouts & leaders of 17th petaling boxing kangaroo scout group
transport: vios, trajet, waja,, xtrail
equipemt: jut rope, abseiling rope, caribiner, figure of eight, pulley, bakau wood, water tank & etc ....
food: nasi lemak, drinking water, mee goreang, meehoon goreng & etc ...
activities: flying fox areial runway & dunken water game.

Ulu Yam Camp again... with scout leaders

2006-09-29T11:38:00.000+08:00

konichiwa ....

scoUter cAMp tat previously mentioned will be on the 7th and 8th have been Postponed to the 14th and15th of october ... the arrangement is as below :14th meet at aun wei's house at 2.00pm & then travel to ulu yam. 15th you will probably reach home around7.00pm

in between there are no plans yet but among the activities we did the last time was something likethis ... cook, eat, sleep, play monopoly, play chess,play water, fishing ... this time round we will probably do a survey on the area as will be having end year camp at the same venue ...

camping is good for you, too bad... i will not be able to join in as i have a wedding dinner to attend at KL Tai Thong near Jalan Ampang. may be after the dinner i will join you guys if i am crazy enough... cheers

please contact aun wei for more information...

vancouver, canada holiday with friends...yeah

2006-09-28T16:48:00.000+08:00

(L to R):eric, jaryl, audrey, mei yee, simon, christine, henry then will be cynthia & ethan

have the idea of going vacation with bunch of old friends, not that i experience before & the best part is i do not need to plan the trip. just like my slogan, nothing much to do, just relax..... sit back & enjoyed the holiday......

where all the planning done by captain( real pilot captain), In flight supervisor, chief stewardess, ex-flight stewardess(few of them). who am i to make the plan. he ha...... i like it.

fantastic journey where our destination is vancouver but we depart from different places....like i starts from malaysia to singapore then join cookie, henry, christine & ethan. then we meet up in korea during the transit with mei yee & simon. then all the way to vancouver. nightmare when touch down in vancouver airport. we have a flight to catch to calgary.... take almost 2 hours to clear the custom.. wherelse jaryl & audrey depart from NY, USA to meet us at calgary.

never experience almost 30 hours of journey till the destination, my first.......... ti-hand-dess is the word. (tired)

my friend ja+ & cynthia near water front with ja+'s baby lamduan

date: may 2006
duration: 2 weeks
venue: rocky mountain, calgary, drive thru the rocky to vancouver.
gang: eric & cynthia, simon & mei yee, jaryl & audrey, henry, christine & ethan
transport: sure la on SIA, can't remember what airline jaryl & audrey took, MPV and sedan car.
equipemt: digital camera, notebook
food: home cook food, maggi mee, steak, japanese food, korea food, western food & etc ...
activities: snow mobile, cable car, eat, sleep, drive, swimming, casino, lake view & etc ....

Ayuthaya: old historic capital of Siam

2006-09-28T09:34:00.000+08:00

yeah, bkk again where this time after business matter like bangkok motorshow, visit supplier and their factory and bla bla bla....., i have some free time to killed, not like most of the previous trip, just meetings and will back in KL. cannot smell the bkk air too.( anyway is polluted, yaks)

signup for a day tour to ayuthaya. go by coach and back by boat. if u dun know where is ayuthaya. read the info provided:

Ayuthaya is about 85 km north of Bangkok. It was the capital of Siam from 1350 till 1767, when Burma conquered the city.33 kings of Siam reigned here. At its peak (about 1700) it had one million inhabitants. Out of this area, there are many old wats (temple-monasteries).

http://www.xs4all.nl/~devadeep/ayuthaya.html

date: march 2006
duration: 5 days 4 nights
venue: Bangkok, Thailand
gang: eric, jeff
transport: air asia ( everyone can fly)
equipemt: digital camera
food: tomyam, italian food, chinese food, fast food, buffet.....
activities: bangkok motorshow, factory visit, ayuthaya, dinner with friends. ....

Ulu Yam Trip with some new jokers

2006-09-27T14:49:00.000+08:00

dont; have much photo to put up, all photos are those monkeys playing monopoly in the jungle right after dinner from 9pm till morning 2am. where am i, standard, zzzzz from 9pm till 11pm, my roomate wake me up by phone ( yeah..... got signal for mobile phone, not very strong signal) then i continue my zzzzz from 2am till the next morning.

who is the winner for monopoly, u guess???? the biggest idiot there (jeff the con man)

the picture one (from left to right) : may suan, aun wei, charles, yoon kong and xian ai.
( where am i, for sure i am the camera man la, james is zzzzzz)

date: 2nd & 3rd sept 2006
duration: 2 days 1 night
venue: Ulu Yam
gang: james, eric, jeff, charles, aun wei, xian ai, mei suan,
transport: xtrail 2.5, toyota vios ( the only 4 wheel drive vios in malaysia)
equipemt: fly sheet, camp bed, modern tent, camp table & chair, sleeping bag & etc.....
food: maggi mee, chicken, speggeti & etc
activities: setup camp, eat, sleep, swimming. monopoly, chess ....

Ulu Yam Trip with Xtrail

2006-09-27T12:46:00.000+08:00

this is the starting point of the river terrain. james trying out his non modification of xtrail 2.5 for this river crossing.

gaya mesti ada, mutu tak paya, the so call experience driver made the move but..... later stuck at the beginning. james has to figure how to cross the terrain. best part is my buddy jeff almost killed by james during the river crossing... ask jeff for detail if you wan to know. all this thanks to james(the driver)

but instead of jeff got killed, we all safe and sound and the xtrail cross the river. we found a place and setup our temporary shelther for the night.

we always like fly sheet and camp bed now, no modern tent to us. no way. the camp ground is enough for 3 of us. look at the picture and see yourself. from left is james's bed, myself & jeff's bed.

on sunday, some 4*4 driver very curious about the xtrail crossing the river. aksing question like the car got modification huh? answer is no, then u r an experience driver huh? the answer is nolah, we just come here camp & sleep only.

wah wah wah, u all are damn daring to take the xtrail cross the river. respect. we just laughed...hee hee

date: cannot remember( i think is 2 months ago)
duration: 2 days 1 night
venue: Ulu Yam
gang: james, eric, jeff
transport: xtrail 2.5
equipemt: fly sheet, camp bed, camp table & chair, sleeping bag & etc.....
food: tom yam, rice, maggi mee, lamb chop, chicken chop, speggeti & etc
activities: setup camp, eat, sleep, swimming ....