Ventures ADVENTUROUS JOURNEY

As the title suggests, the ventures will be embarking on a 4day 3night camp to seek for the true meaning of ADVENTURE. We will leave for Ubin tomorrow at 8.30am from Changi Jetty. I am sure, at this point in time, all of us are anxiously anticipating this event, so hyped up that we are unable to sleep. Well, lets pray to god that he give us the determination and courage to cross all obstacles, endure this endeavour and thus make this trip a success. Amen. Good Night.

2nd National Youth Programme Symposium 2009

Hello rovers, ventures, scouts, non-scouts,

Lend me your ears (eyes)...

HQ is organising this symposium for youth leaders from the 30th to 31st May and you're cordially invited to participate.

It aims to provide youth leaders with a platform to update and learn about the latest practices on Youth leadership, Youth initiatives from government agencies and an occasion for the exchanging of ideas and best practices.

In addition, the event provides an excellent platform for feedback on policies, program and activities of the current Scouting programme.

Well, if you're interested, you can refer to the symposium's official blog for more details. Do go there to comment on the forum on youth/scouting issues close to your heart.

Hope to see you there!

Birthday Wishes

Hey all,

Since Matthew has been ranting that the blog is perpetually dead, I have taken it upon myself to revive it. So here is a belated but nonetheless

Happy Birthday!!!!

wish to our dear Mr. Koo. So, remember to spread your wings and fly....

Venture Night Hike

On 3rd April 2009, the venture unit went on a night hike to explore Singapore's famous hawker centres and 24hrs open cafes. It was a enjoyable nightout, cam-whoring together, feasting on delicious food which ended with a nap at our last checkpoint :A playground.We started off at Newton MRT station, all energized and excited. Our first checkpoint was Newton Hawker Centre where we only drank sugarcane instead of ordering all the seafood that it is famous for ( SAVE $$ for other food later ) Next came Adam Road Foodcourt. Prawn Mee, Grilled Stingray, Mutton Soup, all mouth-watering dishes which put a smile on our faces :) Moving on, we walked/ran a whooping 4.7km to Upper Bukit Timah Food Centre with a mini-pitstop at Esso for a little treat! At Macs, we CAUGHT up with the J2s and entertained ourselves with a little arm-wrestling fun before continuing our hike. Here, we increased our pace as our morale heightened ( Vice-President Presence ). We reached Rail Mall in a flash and it was there where we bought the world's most useless coffee. Thinking that Coffee Bean might keep us awake so that we could CHIONG finish the last part of the hike, we spammed coffee. However, it did us no good as we fell asleep for 10min after consumption. AFTER our power-nap, we prepared ourselves for the hardest part of the hike, a 5.55km distance to CCK-MRT. Here, we plugged into our earphones or rather i did and silently walked that long stretch, just like a shadow- passing by and dissappearing without anyone's notice. No link to the hike but still.it was that midnight solemn mood. Upon reaching our destination, there were a few quarrels but we settled them peacefully and then like how a lifeless zombie approaches afterlife, we did the same to the CLOSED 24hrs Food Bazaar at Yew Tee. After our last checkpoint, we ended off at
Yew Tee Block 674 (A) Void Deck (End Point) and "died" there. Ignoring how dirty the playground was, we fell into deep sleep.

Overall, We had a really fun time together during this hike and trust me, if we had a chance to do it again. WE WILL

(p.s) I know this post sounds damn negative, Sorry i will edit it soon.

VSS Night Hike

This Friday, 3rd April 2009 we are going for VSS Night Hike!

Time: 8pm Friday to 7am Saturday
Meeting Place: Newton MRT station
Things to bring: Torchlight, Groundsheet, Poncho, Whistle

Please Bring along money - approximately $25 for food

Look forward to this wonderful hike!