Johor ANTS 2012 and Johor State Council Drill Competition

Here are some pictures of the Johor State Council ANTS in Kluang. I was the headcoach once again for this  event. 

Johor State BNTS and ANTS 2012 participants showing off their certificates of attendance

Something new for me was judging for drill competition. It has been 6-7 years ago since I last judged for drill in anything. I was approached by Mr James Soo, Johor State Commissioner to judge. What I didn't know was that I was expected to prepare the marking scheme and the whole system. I slept at 3.00am the night before to think it through. I'm glad I brought my printer along, otherwise it would've been really though.

The winners of the competition were, 1st Johor Bahru followed by Runner-ups 1st Simpang Renggam. Both teams displayed high levels of precision and uniform care. My humble opinion is that they will easily beat KL at their current standards. Congrats to the winners. The other two companies, 1st Kulai and 4th Johor Bahru didn't do too badly either. Hopefully more Johor companies will make it a point to train up and participate in future Drill Competitions, be it for Pesta or just amongst themselves. 

Karisma 1 Malaysia

Normally I am not a fan of attending government functions, more cause I don't like crowds.. and the traffic. But this was one program we felt was worth the curiosity. BBM requested some of us to be represent BB in an event sanctioned by the Ministry of Women, Welfare and Community Development which organised an event for NGOs and other organisations. Dubbed "Karisma NGO", the purpose of the campaign was to encourage NGOs and other welfare organisations to apply for grants. 

I managed to scrape a few senior Boys from 3rd KL, mainly Sergeants and Staff Sergeants who were past SPM. Mr Derek Chan from 1st KL joined us also. 

So we were at Putra Stadium Bukit Jalil for the launch. Honestly, it wasn't that complicated a program which was packed with performance and entertainment. I guess I don't blame them - how do you make an event out of something which basically requires the Prime Minister to only say "Yes". Putting that into consideration, it was pretty good effort. I'll reserve my political views aside since small kids might be reading this blog.. but I did find it totally inappropriate for ministers to promote their political parties in what was supposed to be a government activity. 

Thousands pack into Putra Stadium

I guess either way, it was interesting to see the various performances and learned a few tricks which we might be able to use to get some funds. Was great catching up with Derek. So few people our age nowadays (that's the  1984ers) .

BBM Contingent which comprise of members from 1st and 3rd KL