Parting Shot frm ur VentureChair...

memories of my Scouting and Venturing life flashes pass me as im typing this....


it does pain me to leave u guys...yet it pains me more to stay....

no one wants to be told the whole entire truth....why??? cos the real truth will hurt much more that the lies.....

this is especially between good frens....it could easily ruin friendships...

but the time of my parting with the Venture EXCO has come...i shall no longer feed u guys the lies ive been feeding u anymore...its time to come clean....

like i said before the entire EXCO lacks situation awareness....
(i.e. Shing Chen/Michael/Jia Rui)
meaning do keep yourself updated on what is going on how things are progressing with all the EXCO members even if u are not partaking in it.....

furthermore there is a lack of an alpha-personality guy within the unit......this person DO NOT have to be within the EXCO, this guy will give the green-light or absolute negative to all stuff.....and it is this person who we will all listen to......by listening i mean do whatever this guy says fist, question his decision only after the task has been completed....also when he gives an order, dont question it, dont counter-mand it.....

next, u guys lose sight of your objectives easily....
(i.e. Kher Meng promising me to help me settle the e-mail problem)
things u have already commit to do or promised to do for some one else should be marked as "red-balls"......and to be done at the very first opportunity.....

i also feel that the entire unit is taking a too relaxed approach to things......yes its ok to relax...but some stuff must be completed with utmost importance....and this "red-balled" tasked must be top priority on all u guys list...an excellent example would be the campfire....

i should also say this.....Venture is not a place u come to de-stress....
(i.e. Navjoth screaming at the scouts)
neither is it a place to fool around, u guys should consider whatever we are doing here in the unit as important work.....not some half-ass jobs....

Venturing is not a place u come to jus cos u have no where else to go in order to extent your scouting career or becos u jus wanna be with your frens....it should be about enjoying yourself and at the same time commit yourself to a lifelong hobby......most importantly u should not place your personal life above Venture if not u will lost sight of your Venturing objectives......

i think an idea priority list should be as follows:
1.Schooling
2.Work(for those applicable)
3.Scouting/Venturing/ Rovering
4.Personal life


what i think is a problem here is always communication......u guys want e-mailing as a medium of communication, so for it to be effective u guys must all either check your mail-boxes everyday......or set a certain time periods for everyone to check mail-boxes at the same time.....

the thing here is this...no one is taking to each other.....and when we say we get together to solve problems...no one is listening.......

also remember Venturing is also about learning, learning is where u step out of your own comfort zone and pick up new skills. once u say:'i dont want' or 'it cannot be done' then its all over.... u'll nver accomplish whatever u set out to complete, dont think that jus becos u are of a lower educational level u wont be able to do things....
(i.e. wei long says he frm normal tech cant write up proposal)
jus give it a shot first, and hey if u fail, yes we will screw u and our words can and will be harsh but thats cos we want u to improve...thats why we frens are there for right??? to pick u up again once u have fallen so that u can try and try again.......and if u really put in good effort we can really see it......or else u can screw the person who totally ignores all your good work.....


good times and bad times we have been through together.....however it pains me now to say goodbye to u guys becos i could no longer carry on...... u may think of me as a lesser man but i no longer care....ive doing what i was asked to do and at times went the extra mile....again...and again...but this time its 1 mile too long and im tired of it all.....

the memories of serving with u guys will forever remain within my heart and my mind....till the day i snuff it......


wish the new Chairman is able to carry on from where i left off and once again bring Manjusri Red Fox Ventures to new and greater heights.......its a shame i'll would no longer be there to see it happen.......as for me, ive withdrawn frm my Chairman position and hence forfeited my chance to be in the EXCO.....


Remember for Manjusri Red Fox we give everything, but we only take back Memories.....


Venture Chairman,
EXCO '07,
Ho Fu Lin Eddie
Signing off,Over and out....