Honsuka March 12, 2006

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Eagle Link Community Honsuka picnic on Sunday March 12 2006

This was a historic return to one of our first camping havens after close to 30 years and, for many, a renewal of ties. In fact, we parked at the very spot we had camped those days. It was named 'Honsuka' because Colin was riding a 'Honda', Andrew Ee a 'Suzuki' and Ng Seng Kian a 'Kawasaki' those days. Colin and Andrew came and it would have been nice to somehow locate Seng Kian as well. Name of the river is actually 'Sungei Lawing' and we had it all to ourselves ! From these pictures I'm sure you can deduce everyone had a great time. Besides bathing in the unadulterated clean 'lubok's and falls, the kids did not want to go back as they wanted to continue to catch the prawns and fish (they got quite a few) and Tog Tan's 'live' demonstration and talk on snakes was very informative and interesting, with everyone no longer having the traditional fear or apprehension about them. There's 2 pondoks, under which the 'oldies' chatted, with sufficient space for camping and exploring upstream, downstream and into the jungle as well. Privacy is assured as not many know about it, it's not very near the road and not so easily accessible by 'low bottom' cars. Basically, we had already agreed that this would be our regular meeting place from now on, with someone suggesting we organise a camping trip there as well. As to who were there, do try to identify them from the pictures, i.e. Mr Robert Tee Sing and wife, Mr Yap Kim Hoong, Colin, Andrew and son, Anna Seetho and Kwok Chi plus 3 kids, Leong Kwok and daughter, Edgar Cheah, Edmund Cheah, Edwin Cheah and daughter , Take Bane and daughter, Joe Yan and wife Sherlyn and 2 kids, Francis See and wife and 4 daughters, Tog Tan and his snake, Peter Foo and Carene and 3 kids and Chin Kee, Seuk Ying and 2 kids. Let's live life to the fullest in our 'growing old days' while we try to be 'YIS' ('Young in Spirit') where, as expressed by Tog, we'd rather do this with our families and guys we grew up with, whom we already know 'inside out' as genuine friends, who don't see everything in commercial terms and as commercial value, and, in that sense, the best kind of support group one can ever have. Yours in Scouting. Ong Chin Kee.