F i r s t K l a n g . b u Z z @ g M a i L . c o m

  I joined the Boys’ Brigade three years ago. It was actually my brother who pestered me to join some uniform body in the school, but I did not care about what he said at all. I used to stay at home doing nothing useful other than studying. When I was in form one, I attended a recruitment drive, but I was not interested at all. In form two, some of my friends started pushing me to join BB. At last, I joined the elite brotherhood of First Klang. It was actually tough for me in the beginning and I thought that BB is just another uniform body which I have to go for a month and then quit. However, I realised that BB offers much more than the other uniform bodies. I went through all the suffering part and that was when most of my friends started quitting BB.

        Then as the days went by, I was still thinking that BB was a better uniform body, but it was only a few months later that I realised that BB was more than an uniform body. The bonding we have with each others here is something you cannot achieve anywhere else. We went through all the tough part such as drill and physical training together and that made our bonds stronger. I used to be a very lazy boy, couch potato with no outdoor activities. BB was fully responsible to change me to a person as you all see today. All the physical exertion during drill and physical training thought me things which I can’t learn from any one else. Everything which I went through in BB made me better. The next year, I went for the Basic NCO training school and I saw many other companies there. My exposure to the other companies made me even more proud and spirited to be a BB member. The exposure to the other companies really gave me an impact which I can’t explain. Then I started involving myself more in everything, not like the person I was those days.

        Somehow, the leadership and social skills seeped into me through the BNTS and my experiences in the company. Pesta was another live impacting event. The suffering that I went through during the drill training made me even tougher mentally and physically. I would say that Pesta 2006 was a real test for our company to show that we are still here. Seeing the whole Boys’ Brigade in Malaysia in Pesta showed me more about BB and that was the proudest moment in my life to be a First Klang member.

        The only thing that still makes me feel frustrated is the behaviour of my friends who quit BB just because of drill. The questions of ex-members asking whether I am still in BB also makes me feel very angry. The only thing that I can do is feeling sorry for them for not being a true strong member of BB. I would say that teamwork is something which will bring us to greater heights. Actually the word teamwork here in First Klang brings more meaning to me as most of us are best friends and we do everything together other than the company activities. It is also part of teamwork, understanding your teammates. Finally, I would like to thank my friends who introduced me to BB. I really don’t know how I would be if I was not a BB member. I really praise God for making me a true BB member. My thanks and praises also goes to the officers for helping us in everything we undertake. I hope that BB will continue to grow and our company will be more recognized in our school for who we are.

ONE TEAM ONE VISION I I I

No one of us is more important than the rest of us,

Lcpl Joel Barath

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