BBGB Excursion 2017

Official Report by Cpl Jasper Chin

BBGB Excursion 2017

12th KL BB + 9th KL GB

Introduction

BBGB Excursion 2017 had aimed and achieved good fellowship among the brigades, moreover strengthened the bonds in between. 23 boys, 17 girls and total of 8 officers joined the excursion held at Sungai Chongkak Park & Resort Hulu Langat on 10th June - Saturday.

The 1 day program was planned to excite members in the midst of their short school holiday, with fun team building activities by utilizing what the nature there could provide.

Arrival + Briefing

Participants reached Wesley Methodist School Kuala Lumpur (I) before 0800 and left for Sungai Chongkak by a 44 seater bus, after a prayer for journey mercy and enjoyable trip said by an officer. The bus journey took around 45 minutes. Once reached, the Excursion Committee briefed and stressed heavily on the importance of safety + discipline and how to have fun throughout the entire excursion. Participants surrendered their phones for safekeeping with the committee.

Team Building 1 Ice Breaking Games

Firstly, participants were designated into their groups consisting balanced ratio of boys and girls. Each group was accompanied by facilitators (Committee Members), and these processes were preplanned into part of the Ice Breaking game. The participants were hyped and got comfortable with their group members within short period of time. Classic themed

games were conducted to warm up the members for station games. Ice Breaking lasted for 30 minutes.

Sation Games

The station games were conducted after the groups show their capability of conquering

challenges together. Members briefed, 4 station masters positioned and the games started. Groups were very competitive and gave their level best to beat others by scoring points steadily at each station. The groups switched stations once every 15 minutes, indicated by whistle blow.

Team Building 2

River Trekking

In order to promote fellowship and teamwork, challenges must be overcome together. River Trekking activity was made a challenge, because members had to move against the river’s current and moreover it was a first time experience for most of the members. The briefing started after lunch and each member was paired up with someone of the same gender, but in a different age category. Each senior was paired up with a junior and briefed to take care of each other and move at a gradual speed together.

Members entered the shallow chilling river, and gave their cooperation. Some officers joined the trek and others watched the line of members moving towards the current from a higher ground (including the photographer). Some of the members experienced muscle cramps and others moved steadily on the slippery river floor. Individual seniors (Committees) were positioned at the front, center and back of the long line to lead and react as quick as possible to members in need of help. The trek lasted at least an hour and everyone stopped for rest at the river bank. Then the members headed out and got back for the next activity.

Tower Construction Competition

This was the last activity of the day. Members including facilitators must work together to construct the tallest and most stable ‘tower’ using only items provided by the surrounding

nature. The officers and some committee members were judges and groups were given a short period of time to complete the task.

Debriefing + Free & Easy The competition ended with a head to head final judging, and the difference on the 2 tallest tower were just a few cm apart. After this, members were given a period of free time. Large group of members had chosen to spend their time in the river, playing and splashing water at each other. At the same time, some officers had prepared light refreshments for the members (Milo cooked with a few portable stoves) and some chocolate cookies. The members were called back and asked to change into their clean clothes, as everyone prepared to leave the area back to school at 1700.