...join the Boy Scouts unit were to have a chance to experience the outdoors, get close to nature, be skilled in craftsmanship (I learnt that I would learn to tie knots, pitch tents, use a stove, operate kerosene lamps, learn some survival skills and many more), as well as forge friendship and brotherhood with others. I was curious about expeditions, mountain climbing trips and wondered what it would be like to trek through one. My years in Scouts opened my eyes and ears and introduced to me a world I had only read in books and seen on television. I recall my experiences at Mt Ophir and Gunung Tahan with a lot of fond memory. I also recall our trips to Pulau Tekong when it was still open to civilians before it was gazetted by the government for military training. I recall bathing by the well waters and walking past hot springs at Pulau Tekong, and...
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