Time past, n i wuz in f1. I joined my 1st-ever-RC-competition, formerly known as "6-ren-chao", jz as a member, not leader. As a newbie, i found out tat thr r lots 4 me 2 learn, not only 1st aid skills or marching, but organising, managing n leadership. F1 wuz my starting point, n i knew thr r far more things 4 me 2 discover all da way up... I learned all da way, n my focus wuz on learning how 2 socialize wid others. Tat's da time when i started 2 gather more n more experiences. I din limit myself jz to socialize wid members from my batch or those who r same age wid me. The extension n expansion of my rapport including juniors (until 2day), seniors ( 8 yrs ahead from me), committees of CHAPTER, teachers-in-charge from various schs.
F2 n F3 wuz da years when i wuz back 2 my academic life, n tat is da thing tat i m quite regret. I wasted 2 years, being a low profile member. It wuz f4, when i wuz on my responsibility as a committee member. I knew i'd wasted 2 years time jz 2 achieve straight As' in PMR, which i know i ll still b achieving it even as an active member. F4, indeed, wuz a sweet n most memorable year 4 me. It started when I facilitated a juniors' team (consisting chung liang, chin kang, lung en, geok gee, sin ming n fang hao) in "6 ren chao". Hmmm... Besides facilitating, i've been learning most of da time. For da sake of their learning process, i've been oways keeping myself at da fullest informative. The outcomes r even more than i've expected.
On n on, I've been upgrading myself wid various fields of knowledges n skills. Former training officer (Pn Norashikin) has given me a golden opportunity, n my life as a CFAS (Community First Aid And Safety) Instructor starts. I've been teaching quite a number of different schs in CFAS course, as well as Maktab Perguruan Miri. And of cz as a instructor, i m part of da examiners in Community First Aid exam (or most of time known as Mass Exam).
I've, then, further my studies in SMK Lopeng Tengah, Miri. My membership in RC wuz still valid. I continued 2 contribute in RC, helping juniors in bringing up Lopeng RC. I muz say it wuz quite a tough task, as da sch management wasnt tat supportive in extra-co activities. Nevertheless, wid some hardwork from my batch mates n some juniors, we joined our 1st-timer-flag-sale organised by chapter. We managed 2 collect 3 thousands plus, a few tens to reach 4000 n tat's a great achievement as thr r only 20 plus members participating in da fund raising... tat's when Lopeng unit has converted da negative account in unit fund to few hundreds... B4 tis, unit fund wuz in negative state, n it wuz due to ex-members who joined some camps outside Miri, n chapter has deducted it from da unit fund.
Hmmm... Lately, i've been hearing some unjust n chaos in RC. I wuz a youth member b4, n to me, it wuz reli my precious time in my lifeline as a member of tis international society. Not many of us, i shud say, have reli understood da meaning of our RC. Wad r da components of The Red Cross And Red Crescent Movement? N wad r the 7 fundamental principles tat we, as members, shud hold? Trust me, holding da fundamental principles n oways having tat them in ur mind, it ll make a BIG DIFFERENCE.
Pls bear in mind;
- Humanity
- Impartiality
- Neutrality
- Independence
- Voluntary service
- Unity
- Universality
Deep inside my heart, i've been praying hard 2 c da UNITY n HUMANITY in my juniors. Huh... I'm not a big dreamer, n thus i din aim 2 c any1 who can hold all up to all da 7 principles, but da most basic in behaviours as a member, b humanity n unity. Tat's how to make a youth unit (n even VAD) goes on... Think of da best way 2 contribute 2 da society n community. Tat's wad RC is all about, but not taking it as granted, wishing u can get any advantages from it. RC is not about position n power, is about sharing n caring. Unity, is not about unite wid ur frens n shooting n backstabbing those u don like. Independence, is not about staying alone from others. Neutrality is about not having a prejudice n bias view on others!!!
