Patrol Leaders Training Camp - 2011
Day wise Report
By
K. Akash
Amarar
Krishnaswamy Scout Troop
We happily
started our journey on 25th December 2011. All scouts and guides gathered at
central railway station near Higgin Bothoms library. Then we seated on our
respective seats in Nilagiri Express train along with our Scout master
Mrs.Kumaravel sir and our Guide captain Mrs. R.Christy madam. The train started
at 9:00 pm from Central railway station. We had chat with all the members in
our coach and had our dinner around 10:00pm. Then we went to sleep.
Date: 26/12/2011
The train reached Coimbatore railway station
at 4:05am. From there we went to our camp site by bus around 7:00 am. On the
camp site, our district secretary Mr.Parthibarajan sir gave us some
instructions about the camp and we had our breakfast. Around 10:00 am we were
registered and allotted for our rooms. We had our lunch by 1:00pm. Then we were
separated into patrols and troops that gave us team spirit. At 3:00pm the
function was inaugurated by chief guest Coonoor Chairman and our camp director
and had our tea by 4:50pm. Then we were allowed to prepare for camp fire
program from 5:10pm to 7:70pm. After the camp fire preparation we had our
supper. Around 8:30pm Camp fire program was started, all the patrols did their performance.
On behalf of our ‘Tiger patrol’ we did a scout skit. Overall the main
attraction was Bull patrol’s dance performance. The camp fire came to its
conclusion by 9:20pm and we were given hot badam milk. At 9:40pm we went to sleep.
Our first day of camping was joyful and more informative, we learned a lot
about team spirit. There were a lot of dreams about the next day’s scout events
running in everyone’s mind.
Early morning we woke up at 5:30 am. At
6:00am we did our physical jerk with the guidance of our scout master Mr.
Kumaravel sir. We prepared for our kit inspection by 6:30 am. The kit
inspection was conducted by our assistant scout master Mr. Solomon at 7:00 am. Eagle
patrol performed well in the kit preparation. The flag ceremony was held at 7:30am
and by 8:30am we had our breakfast. After breakfast we had orderly movement
gave by our camp scout master. By 9:55am we had our first aid session which was
lead by assistant guide captain Mrs.N.S.Alamelu madam. We had our tea break
around 11:15 am. Till 12.30pm we took rest and then we had our lunch. As per
the guidance by our District Secretary sir we prepared for our Patrol forum
till 2:00 pm. By 2:15 pm the Patrol forum was started and lead by assistant
scout master Mr. Karthick sir and assistant guide captain Mrs.N.SAlamelu madam.
Among 10 patrols only 4 patrols were able to perform due to shortage of time.
Then we gathered together for a tea break with snacks at 4:15pm. After the tea
we started to prepare for camp fire. Sharply at 6:00 pm, flag down was done by
that day’s duty leader M. Pradeep Babu. We had dinner by 7:30 pm. The camp fire
started by 8:30pm. And today’s comparer was E.Mukilan. The comparing was fully
in pure Tamil. It was different and very
nice too. After camp fire we all had badam milk and went back to sleep. In Day
2 I learned about first aid and had interactions with other school scouts.
Date:
28/12/2011
As usual we got
up at 5:30 am; it was hard at first and came to practice later on. The physical
jerk and BP’s six exercise was from 6:00am to 6:30am. Then we started to
prepare for Kit inspection. The Kit inspection was held by Mr.Salamon sir at 7:10
am. In this day our Tiger Patrol performed well with neat and tidy. The flag
ceremony was started at 7:30am. After flag ceremony we went for having
breakfast by 8:00 am. By 9:00am orderly movement session was held by our camp
scout master Mr.Kumaravel sir. Then we practiced our Patrol song and Patrol cry
which was lead by Mr.Kalaiselvan sir and Mr.Karthick sir. By 10:30 am the
patrol leaders started to write our COH for our hike. By 11:10am we started our
hike which was lead by Mr.Parthibarajan sir. We had our hike to Santhosh Tea
factory. On the way to the tea factory we went through narrow paths between tea
estates plantation. Mr.Govindarajan explained how tea plants were cultivated
and how the tea powder was extracted from the tea leaves. Before his
explaination, on our way to tea factory we were able to identify how the tea
cultivation was performed. Then we started our return hiking to our camp site
and reached the camp site by 12:00pm. Then we started to prepare the hike
report patrol wise in the camp. By 12:45 we had our lunch and then as per the
instruction given by Mr.Parthiban sir, we begun to put gadgets. Along with our
Tiger patrol, two guides were accompanied. They also created the gadgets with us and it
was good. The photo session was held with our gadgets in close. By 4:30pm the
game session was started and it is lead by Mr. Kalaiselvan sir. Sharply at
6:00pm color parties downed the flag. Then we started to prepare for camp fire.
We had our dinner by 7:30 pm. The camp fire was held at 8:30 pm and we went to
sleep by 10:00pm after having badam milk. On this day we learned a lot during
our hiking and it was enjoyable.
As usual we woke
up at 5:30 am. We had physical jerk and BP’s six exercise from 6:00 am to 6:30
am. We prepared for kit inspection and the inspection was held at 7:15 am. The
flag ceremony was held at 7:45 am. Then we had our breakfast by 8:30 am. We
prepared our things for outing to
doddabetta. Scout organizers pack lunch for us in separate packs. Along with lunch, they also gave chocolate,
lays and biscuits. We started our journey in a private bus from camp site and
reached doddabetta by 10:30 am. We saw many views and had our photo sessions.
Then we reached a botanical garden and enjoyed its beauty. That was really
amazing and in that breezing and natural surroundings we finished our lunch by
2:00 pm. Then few of our friends started to roam around to enjoy the beauty of botanical
gardens. We started from there at 3:30 pm and we reached a theme park by 4:00
pm. There were a lot of platform shops and we started to look around. Inside
the theme park we just saw the boat house, everyone was very eager to go for
boating. But we were not allowed to go there. To recover from that missing
situation, we were taken to a mini train. And we enjoyed to our extent. Then
the theme park lead us to Dashing cars. We dashed each and every corner and
every cars in that race course. It was full of fun and thrill. As we all
requested, we were taken to 3D show in a 3D theatre in theme park. Everyone
screamed and enjoyed very well. Our unformgotable experience was dora dora. It
was very thrilling and we never expected such a joyful experience here. We
started from there with all our hearts left over in theme park at 5:30 pm. We
reached our camp site at 7:10 pm. After having our dinner we prepared for next
day’s grand camp fire. Then Mr.Parthiban sir gave instruction about next day’s
plans. We went to sleep with hearts full of dreams and body full of tiredness.
Date: 30/12/2011
As usual we woke
up at 5:30 am. We had physical jerk and BP’s six exercise from 6:00 am to 6:30
am. We prepared for kit inspection and the inspection was held at 7:15 am. The
flag ceremony was held at 7:45 am. Then we had our breakfast by 8:30 am. Then
we had orderly session from 9:00 am to 9:30 am. Then a session on Leadership
and management was conducted by Mr.Parthibarajan sir. It was very useful and
interesting. I’m sure that, we will use his instructions in our personal life
also. Then we had tea break at 11:00 am. As the chief guest is coming today, we
started to clean our tents and prepared our gadgets. The chief guest arrived
after our lunch by 2:45 pm. He was astonished with our gadgets and with our
neat & tidy tents. He was speechless and praised us. The valedictory
function was held at 3:00 pm. We had our tea with snack and our chats at 4:30
pm. We started to prepare for the grand camp fire, and sharply at 6:00 pm the
scout flag was downed. Then, the grand camp fire which everyone was eagerly
waiting was started at 6:00 pm. In this Grand camp fire I compared the
function. It gives me great pride and pleasure to present myself in front of
all the scouts and guides. All the patrols showed their hard work and performed
their best. All the scouts and guides brought a great honor to our district and
especially the mixed dance by Guides attracted every one and made everyone to
clap their hands without their knowledge. With all the tired in bodies and
happiness in everyone’s heart we had our Great meal which was presented by our
honorable chief guest. Then we went to sleep.
All our
happiness and plans came upside down. Oh my God. It is raining outside. All our
hearts filled with greater feel. As there is an old saying, in all deeds there
is good deed, we 4 service scouts woke up at 6:00am putting away all our tired
and laziness, and prepared hot water for the scouts to bath and drink. Other
scouts got up at 7:00 am. We packed all our tents and returned all the blankets
to the respective offices. Then we started to pack our personal belongings and
making our self ready to leave our lovely and memorable camp site. We dropped
all our scouts’ belongings into our bus through a jeep from camp site. Then our
journey started from there to Coimbatore railway station. While coming to
railway station our bus struck in a traffic jam and which made us to rush for
the train. We sang scout songs in train which made other passengers to turn
their heads towards us and they praised us too. Sharply at 12:00 am to
celebrate New Year we shouted aloud and wished all the passengers a happy new
year. And we made a human train inside the train and we shouted and enjoyed the
New Year eve. Then we came back to sleep. We woke up at 4:30 am in Chennai
Central Railway station and departed with tears in hearts.
I would like to
take this opportunity to thank Camp chief Mr. Mahaveer sir, Mr.Parthibarajan
sir, Mr. Kumaravel sir, Mr. Sundarama Moorthy sir. Mr. Ashok kumar sir, Mr.
Kalaiselvan sir, Mr. Karhick sir, Mr. Salamon sir and all guide captains, all
the scouts and guides who made this trip an enjoyable and memorable days in my
life.
A Report by
K. Akash
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