Calender 09

Thank you C.Ivan for preparing next year RR calender already!


MAJOR EVENTS

1st January, 2009 CLA Leaders’ Conference 2009

4th January, 2009 RR Melaka # 1 – 1st Outpost Meeting 2009

14th -15th February, 2009 RR Leaders’ Retreat 2009

14th – 15th March, 2009 Ranger Kids Slumber Night 2009

12th – 15th June, 2009 RR Annual Outpost Camp 2009

11th July, 2009 RR Family Outing

22nd – 23rd August, 2009 AR/DR Camp 2009

18th October, 2009 RR Melaka # 1 – 17th Council of Achievement

17th December, 2009 ER Outing 2009


Our theme next year is Lift up your eyes - Isiah 62:10

Pass through, pass through the gates!
Prepare the way for the people.
Build up, build up the highway!
Remove the stones.
Raise a banner for the nations.

*dates are correct at time of post. subject to change

Council of Achievement 2008

for more pictures of the Council click *here*

thank you for a great 2008 year! we hope to see you again next year for Rangers. same time. same place. see you soon! God bless!

A Debt That Can Never Be Repaid

This post is specially dedicated to the men who have invested and sacrificed a lot of their time, effort, money, patience and much more for ROYAL RANGERS MELAKA #1. I may sound cheesy and unusual but please bear with me. First and foremost though, thanks to God, our Master Ranger for giving me the opportunity and pleasure to earn my GMA after 5 years. :-)

First let's start of with Cmdr. Steven Chia
He has been in Royal Rangers since he was 9. Currently he is the Senior Commander for our outpost. He may seem loud and tough at times, but we all know that he really does care about us. We enjoy his method of bringing us out to talk to us about practically anything. He tries his very best to reach out to us youth on our on terms.
I personally would like to thank him for being there for me during my GMA interview eventhough he was busy doing business. (FYI: he came in his golf shirt, short pants, slippers and carried a newspaper) He has also personally taught me a lot of information about camping and growing up, all the experience he has shared with me, is hard to forget.


Then, there is Cmdr Vive
As far as I can remember, he was my commander when I was a pioneer. I'm proud to say that he was the one who has started my interest in GMA in the first place. He always challenged me to do better and has somehow made me the person I am today. I may not have liked a lot of things he did in the past as I did not understand and saw the purpose for his actions but now I see that it was for our own good. I appreciate it. He has also taught me a lot of extra information. Stuff that you don't normally learn in school. Like about computers, survival skills and most importantly the bible. He has also taught me the importance of team work and leadership, the leader I am today will not be the same without his teachings and encouragement.


Lastly, Cmdr. Ivan
As a small girl, I can honestly tell you that I have never like him very much. I was not very close to him either, but now I realise that he has always helped me and I feel embarrassed for not appreciating his help last time. He took over Cmdr. Vive's position of constantly challenging me with more things to do and increasing my leadership skills. He has helped me a lot indirectly to achieve my GMA through the paper work and information he has provided to me.


Well, this is all I can say for now. I know it may not be as sincere as a face-to-face thank you, please do forgive me for being so big headed and forgetting to thank all of you. Thank you for not looking down on me and making me who I am today. Thank you for your patience and not giving up.
I would jus like to reassure all of you that all ur sacrifices and hard work has not gone to waste. I would like to share my achievements with all of you and let you know that I will not be where I am today if it wasn't because of all you've done. I am truly blessed. Thank you.

SALUTE!

No update

No update! Busy time again. BUT stay tune. Council of Achievement is coming soon! Oct 19! Watch out for that!

Here's a picture of the BBQ

Happy Belated Birthday

Here's wishing our Councilman Ivan Foo a blessed 43 rd birthday! May the LORD bless you and your family. Continue faithfully serving the Master Ranger!

Gold Medal of Achievement

CONGRATULATIONS to JC/ER Stefanie Sim on being the first MELAKA#1 as well as Southern District(thts three states!!) FIRST gold medal of achievement recipient!
*clap*clap*clap*clap* wooooooo!!!! *clap*clap*clap*clap* phweeeeweeeet!! *clap*clap*clap*

Long Time No Wear

All commanders in uniform...been awhile since we last wore them!
L-R : Steven Chia, Stefanie Sim (GMA recipient!!+southern district first!), Jason Chiew, Ivan Foo, Errol Gan, Jessica Han, Bryan Lee


Oh and here is the "best in town" chicken rice we have been having since a looooong loong time ago every week without fail when ever we have Rangers meeting. Yummy!

ANNUAL CAMP UPDATE

The beach at our campsite.
ER Joa Wee! have you seen a cooler dishwasher?? flipflops...jacket....cap...rubber bracelet...ear phones...cool eh?

Snr Cmdr. Steven slicing garlic.
Snr Cmdr. Steven showing the way how to cook spaghetti.
Note: It turned out SOUR!! a real acquired taste.....shhhh.... there should be no future reference about this! :D
Rangers having a blast at the sea.
Group photo.
Ps Les ( our camp speaker ) plucking coconuts with the help of Snr Cmdr. Steven ( ..and yes his hand is reached out waiting for coconuts to drop ...)

Due to my busy schedule I shall upload more pictures of the camp later! cheerio~ but you may read about this camp from councilman Ivan's blog here.

New Uniforms?

At their annual National Council in Springfield, MO., March 13-15, Royal Rangers announces that by July 31, 2011 they will phase out the current uniform and phase in new uniform selections along with new training camps, awards and merits.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Rangers

Annual Camp 2008

On behalf of Royal Rangers Melaka # 1, we wish to inform you that the Outpost would be having our Annual Outpost Camp 2008 as follows :

Date : 31st August,2008 – 2nd September, 2008
Place : Tanjong Bidara, Melaka
Duration : 3 Days 2 Nights [ 3D2N ]
Camp Theme: Walking with God [ Micah 6: 8 ]
Camp Fee : RM 80.00 [ Children ]
[ inclusive food, accommodation, transport & activities ]

This camp would be a special camp as the rangers would be going back to the basics of camping and doing the things that they have missed in their early years of being in the Royal Rangers Ministry. Exciting learning experiences such as tin-foil cooking, low impact cooking, patrol system activities and many more exciting programs have been thoroughly planned for their enjoyment. It is also a time for the leadership transition in the ministry and a time of sharing experiences to strengthen this wonderful ministry as a whole.

Please continue to pray with us, the commanders, to ensure that the camp would be a great success as we are dependent on His Mercy and Grace as it is He who makes things happen for our outpost.

Should you have any enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact :

1) Comdr. Steven Chia
2) Comdr. Bryan Lee

Camp forms may be obtained during the outpost meeting.

Of aromatic spices and shallow frying

Chicken Rice

Theme for July's lunch is chicken rice!
"Best in town" - Senior Comdr. Steven

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