Joint Venture Report

This year's joint venture was co-organised between the 12th Petaling Scouts, guides and rangers from 5th and 17th P.J. Coy Guides and the 1st Unit Rangers of Assunta. It was held in the premises of La Salle school and the area around our school and Taman Jaya. The objective of the Joint Venture is to build a common understanding and relationship between schools.

On the 12th of July 2003, the guides, rangers and recruits gathered early in the morning at our school car park at around 8.00am. The the fee was collected and we were divided into patrols. Before we start our journey, we had a short briefing by Ma'am Ashwinna (the Unit Leader). Then at about 8.30am we started walking.

I guess it was around 8.50am when we reached there (taking our sweet time, busy talking and enjoying the fresh air). We assembled in front of the scouts den together with the scouts. In our 'new' formed patrols, we were briefed about the Joint Venture by the Organising Chairperson and the committees were introduced. The official opening ceremony was the flag-break, which flagged the beginning of Joint Venture 2003.

We then proceed to the tarmac for an ice-breaking session. There, we got to know our patrol members better and we were taught how to interpret the scouts' commands. Besides that, we were asked to choose a suitable name for our patrol and a 'bomb name' for the Bomb Game. Well, our patrol came up with a long tongue twister for the Bomb Game so it will be harder for the other patrols to remember and we will have a higher chance of winning.

After the game, everyone were instructed to change for the upcoming activity; Station Games. It consists of eight different stations Our patrol started on with the Blind Man's Buff; a game which depends in the listening skill of the members (since we were blindfolded). Then, we proceed to Trust Fall, Spider web, Kim's game; where we were required to see and remember. all the items there in 30 seconds and write them down again after that. Next was the so called ' Plastic Bag Game'; which requires the members to be alert and catch the plastic bags filled with water using their shirts, Longest line and Kim's Game II; where we were now asked to use our TASTING SKILL to taste the food that was put into our mouth. Since we were running out of time, we did not get to play Charades, which was the last station.

Before we knew it, our stomach was grumbling (hungry!!). So we proceed to the canteen to get our food and drinks. After eating, we had a short rest before moving on to the next activity; TREASURE HUNT. It was held in the area around SMK La Salle, SMK Assunta and Taman Jaya. (pooh! so tiring and hot). We were required to look for a piece of paper (which was hidden before this) to complete the STA (Spare time activity).

We were back in La Salle after the Treasure Hunt at about 2.15pm. Although our patrol wasn't the first patrol to come back, we were the first one that complete all the STA. (Yay!!!)

At about 3.15pm we gathered again to get ready for the next activity which was Commando Course. Marks were given according to the ability of the patrol members to complete the obstacles, particularly the guides and rangers, who would get more marks compared to the scouts. There were altogether seven stations. We started with Wall Climbing followed by Bakau Climbing, Physical Fitness (which was kind of torturing like push up, pumping, sit up, and many many more), Donkey Kong, Water Balloon Filling (which was more or less like a rest station as all the balloons were already filled by the other patrols), Elevator and lastly Leopard and Monkey Climb.

After a 'water fight' session, we changed back into our full uniform and assembled for the last time in front of the den for the closing ceremony. The patrols standing were announced (surprisingly our patrol was announced as the winner *clap clap clap*) followed by the prize presentation. Then there was a souvenir exchange ceremony. That brings us to the end of Joint Venture 2003. The time to leave had come.

In spite of the overwhelmed pain and being exhausted, a fresh memory of the Joint Venture and the people who participated in it was in mind and it will stay for a long time.

Reported by,
Chin Fui San