Hope you're all fast asleep by now...you had better be! Dont let me catch you here online at this hour ok? If not somebody's going to get hurt pretty bad...:) Just kidding. Anyway, always remember...Early to bed, early to rise, makes a ranger strong, wealthy and wise! Ok...I know a few of you are going, "That's so cheesy...", but its soooo true! If you want to be as strong, wealthy and wise as your commanders....time for you to start sleeping early! And I dont mean early in the morning like 2am or 3am...:)
Well, now that CNY is over and done with, and all the angpow packets are opened or either thrown away, I feel its a good time to just recap on what happened over past couple of weeks. On January 18th 2009, the Expedition Rangers of Sel #6 had our very own mini-CNY celebrations! And yes, not only was it a day fill with fun and laughter, it was also a very educational day for all of us...The theme of the day was RED, and the aim was to explain and enlighten the rangers about everything special and unique about the Chinese New Year celebration! Truly a day not to forget....and thanks to Cmdr Kenny's pics, you can be sure that the memories will last for a long time!
Here's the ER commanders getting things started with a time of opening parade.
Here's our beloved ER age group...interestingly, one patrol came in red, while the other came in white. Well done lads...points earned for unity and patrol spirit!
"What do I do?" Trisha looks confused...as always.
To get things started, we gave everyone a groudnut treat! The objective of the opening game was to peel all the kacang tanah and to collect the most number of groundnuts.
It was just kecoh, I'm telling you...never have you seen ppl so enthusiastic about groundnuts!
While some peeled, some counted...and some ate. :)
And so, after finding ourselves a winner, it was time to visit the zoo and feed the monkeys! Here we go, lads...its time to throw the peanuts into your patrol members mouth! Here we have James and Bryan in action!
Ever noticed how big Bryan's mouth is? And on the other hand, James is wondering what happened to the grounut...where did it go? 
Love at first sight...and a lamp post in between them. Matthew, Jojo and Cmdr. Daniel!
See laa...this is what happens when you dont have your lunch before RR. You actually start looking for food to eat from the dustbin. Kesian...
Have you ever seen Casovia look this serious before in her life??? Killer wei...
Okok...enough of monkey-food stuff. Time to bring out the big guns. And so, up next...we had our very own Chinese tea sifu and he comes all the way from mainland China, Kapar. Presenting you...the more Chinese version of Cmdr. Kenny and his chinese tea ceremony story! Looks so elegant with his 'to-chang'...that pig-tail thingie...
Its either they were really concentrating hard or posing for the camera...Yi Jia and Michelle!
Bryan and Lee Yee seemed pretty happy all day long...
As usual...Su vien was hungry, Casovia and Debbie were playing it cool all day...
Leonard doing what he does best...the ability to sleep at any given time of the day! :)
Here's Lee Yee, Jojo, Carissa and Su Vien...all bunch of posers!
Here's our sifu preparing a round of chinese tea for some of the rangers to savour...everything looks so elegant and simply awesome! Cmdr Kenny explained to the rangers the purpose and reason why the Chinese tea ceremony is such an important part of the Chinese culture. He also showed the rangers how to properly prepare a nice warm pot of tea...:)
Our tea master...Cmdr. Kenny Chin.His favourite tea: Long Island Tea :)
I wonder what Cmdr. William and Cmdr. Kevin is so happy about...haha! Nice candid shot.
Next up...we explained one of the greatest mysteries in the Chinese culture...the LION DANCE and the ANGPOW! According to history, at an appointed time a great beast would appear and consume a human as part of a peace offering by the villagers. Here we see Cmdr Kenny face to face with the ugly beast we know as the Lion. And the cool part is, our lion can dance too! :) 
Our lion was causing havoc and frightening the marbles out of our rangers! Especially with that hideous blue 'shark-attack' face! Haha...
And so, to defeat the beast...the villagers found out that the lion has a weakness. It was afraid of the red packet that we commonly know as Ang Pow! And so...the villagers came up with a game plan on how to kill the dragon once and for all!
Here's Senior Cmdr Reuben taking some time to share about our value in the eyes of Jesus, using a RM5 note for illustration. Happy New Year, Kelly! :)
And hey...it was also Simon Yap's birthday! And how cool...he gets to be served tea by his favourite Cmdr. Zhi Fung!! Haha...blessings throughout the year, man!
Posers Inc. 
Here's Benson with that 'Duhhhh" look...havent's heard that term for some time. 
Oh well, everyone was out to have a good time...and I'm pretty sure they all did! Most importantly, they learnt about some of the important traditions and cultures of Chinese people...which of course, some of the rangers were totally blinking! Haha...here's Trisha playing with Cmdr. William's property on her head...
Yes...here's Tessa Lim. Bringing us greetings and peace all the way from NZ...haha! Also, we bid farewell to our dear friend, ranger Tessa who left for NZ about a week ago to continue her schooling. We'll definitely miss you for sure!
Birthday boy Simon Yap wanted to get into the pigtail hat act! Such a delightful little fella...
"Ahh...finally my brain cap is back to where it belongs!" Cmdr. William proudly informs us.
So now that brain cap is back to its rightful owner and position, its all smiles at the end of the day. :)
Not bad...RR gives you Ang Pow some more!! Woohoo...if you all want more of it, let me know ok? I can still print some for you. And if you're nice to cmdr Daniel, he'll probably do one design for you...imagine your cash notes with our faces on it. How cool!!!Anyway buddies, its time for me to hit the potato sacks. I hope you had a fun time viewing the pics, and you can always view more pics from that day by clicking on the picture gallery link on the right. Have a blessed Friday the 13th and a great weekend ahead yea? God bless!
A special shoutout to my good buddy Connie Tan who's celebrating her birthday today! Its always a good day to be alive....many many more years ahead for you, that's my prayer! God bless, yea...
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