The Weekend That Was... By: The Boss No comments

Howdy Rangers!

God is good all the time, amen? Its been a fantastic week so far, I must say...but what a fantastic weekend I had! I'm not sure about you, but there's many things to talk and write about concerning last weekend's happenings. It was like a pot-pourri of emotions...bitterness, joy, ecstatic celebrations, heart-piercing moments for some, hope, etc etc...just to name a few. I hope everyone's havin' a fantastic day so far yea?

Just thought I'd share a lil' something about what I observed over the weekend during RR meeting. As usual, on every 1st Sunday of the month, the rangers gathered together in our patrols for the combined opening ceremony. Everyone looked nice and tidy in their uniforms (most of them, at least!), and proudly paraded their very patrol standards. And when it was time for the song and yell presentation, everyone did their very best to belt out their self-composed boyband patrol songs and yell! What a sight it was seeing the little ones to the oldies doing their thing! Keep it up, rangers. Looking forward to hear your new song and yell in the coming month, yea?

I've often asked myself, what makes a succesful patrol? What does it take to be one? There are many ways to look at it, and based on my observation, here are a few pointers I've come to discover...

A successful patrol will always display exellent patrol spirit! What's a 'patrol spirit', you might ask? Its about the core of the patrol, the values it stands for, the togetherness of its members, the unity displayed in the patrol, the sharing of joys and failures together, always striving to improve ourselves for the benefit of our patrol, proud of the patrol and its uniqueness and diversity, respect for one another....

What does it take to get there? Its takes time, dedication and commitment. 3 simple words,yet so profound and true. And my prayer is that each one of you will continue to strive to be a better ranger, not only for your patrol and outpost, but also for our Master Ranger! Enjoy the pics...

Hey, where's the big bluey sharketeers?

Point to note: If you go missing, make sure the whole patrol goes with you! :)

The Adventure Boys waiting anxiously for their turn to present...

Ahhh...the Elephants are in town! Opps...something missing..

Discoevry Boys leading the way during the opening act...

Lesson to learn: If you planning to do something funny, always do it together with the other members!

Noticed someone left out in th pic? or rather partially visible? For better patrol spirit, always stay CLOSER to your mates...you'll definitely be in the picture also!

Try your very best to look the same, as shown by the Bizzare Bear patrol! Dress the same, move the same...definitely an important part of developing patrol spirit!

The most important lesson....always keep your elephant informed of the whole song and yell! :)

Wooooooooow....COW! I like this patrol. Cool standard, good team spirit, togetherness, kept their cow informed! Way to go, Wow Cow!

Cute eh? They were inspired after looking at their commanders' faces...and oh btw, they have a message for us: Save the Cow! Save the Cow! Eat more chicken...

Oooo....panas...its the Sizzling Syok Shark! And yes, save the sharks too, my friend! Go for chicken...or beef...or swine...

Check out the little fella in the middle...being flanked by the other bigger ones! That's what I'm talking about...patrol spirit! You may be little, but when you're together (with bigger fellas), you're definitely stronger! Hehe...why do you think I always try to hang around Collin??

RR Selangor #6 opening ceremony family photo!

Some people display patrol spirit through closeness and togetherness. It what we call bonding. Some prefer to form really small circles...

Some like circles facing the inside...it gives them a sense of security...

While some just like being migratory birds and form the V shape stance! No matter how you do it, it speaks of patrol spirit...

Some take it to the next level by putting their arms around each other....never letting go of one another...must be a guy thing!

The E-rangers listening attentively to Cmdr. Andy as he share about significance of the Bible in modern times...

The Adventure Boys taking a breather to pose for the cam!

The Adventure Girls busy taking notes about Compass merit. Its always enlightening to be able to find direction and navigate your way thru life! Thanks to RR, now we can show you the way!

The Discovery Boys going thru the God and Family program. Just to let you know, they're the first age group in Sel #6 to carry out this program. Well done, lads!

The Discovery girls too had an interesting day learning about Firecraft!

Here we see Cmdr. Lih Woon paying close attention to her ranger as they go thru the merit together.

Cmdr. Shie Yee's in the mood for some partying as the ranger kids had a b'day celebration! Before play, work must be done! :)

I wonder how Cmdr. Eric would look like in those party hats together with his clown nose!! :D

PHOTO(S) OF THE WEEK

This week, the honour goes to our very own Cmdr. Sheila! This is her running away after realizing that the entire outpost is watching her posing for the camera...Clap clap...so shy, konon! :)

And last but not least...

For those of you die-hard English football fans....here's one specially for the sorry-looking Scousers, the depressed Kop section, and heart-broken Reds... specially brought to you by the 'other and better Reds', the Mancs! Dont you just love stoppage-time drama??

It truly is the weekend that was. Have a great week, rangers and friends! I'll be seeing you soon enough...

God bless!