A New Way of Scouting
When i was in grade two, i had my first try at camping and scouting. It was the best scouting I have ever experienced. Since it was the first, it was awful at first, that for the first time, my lola was not with me in our sleep, but i was with classmates and other campers trying to figure out life on our own, with the aid of our scout masters and our instincts.
Scouting today is very different. There was this camping/scouting event at a school near our house, a few months back and we had a chance to see the campers and their activities inside. We had to compare today's camping activities from what we have experienced.
1. Before: I remember having to wake up early because of the blasting siren, and all has to stretch and wash and prepare for the day's activities.
Now: There's the scoutmaster shouting and waking up the campers, and there's the yaya (househelp) nudging the campers to move their butts and prepare. Ugh.
2. Before: I remember having to look for firewood to use for cooking.
Now: The yaya comes to the rescue of the campers, and they brought portable LPG tanks in aid of campers' cooking.
3. Before: We had to look for malunggay leaves, camote leaves, raw papaya fruit so that we can have them added to what the scoutmasters brought: sardines.
Now: The campers brought with them their househelps to cook for them, others just called Jollibee and had their orders delivered. Toinks!
4. Before: We had to learn to sew, we had to learn to cook, and we had to start fire. We had to climb a steep hill to get firewood.
Now: They have face painting lessons, and they have wall-climbing activities... They have their led flashlights.
5. Before: I remember when one of my co-campers got a tummyache, we had to squeeze all we know about first aid, and we had to get leaves too.
Now: A doctor is just a text away.
6. Before: We were told to always wash our hands, so we have to manually pump water from out of a well, in order to clean ourselves and wash our hands.
Now: There's always this alcogel or something... teehee...
Scouting is a good activity. Scouting and camping has been a major fun activity when i was in my elementary years, and even in high school. I would love to say I'm proud being a Girl Scout, but i find today's scouting/camping activities so hi-tech, and so uninteresting because of the aid of househelps and their LPG tanks, and other sorts of easier access to life. It could have been more interesting if our campers started with the basics, and have them try the experience of climbing hills for firewood. I don't know why camping today is, i'd hate to say...lousy.
Generation gap, maybe? But then again, let me think, do i still want my kids experiencing Scouting/Camping? And maybe, the basics will just have to be learned from home.
Scouting today is very different. There was this camping/scouting event at a school near our house, a few months back and we had a chance to see the campers and their activities inside. We had to compare today's camping activities from what we have experienced.
1. Before: I remember having to wake up early because of the blasting siren, and all has to stretch and wash and prepare for the day's activities.
Now: There's the scoutmaster shouting and waking up the campers, and there's the yaya (househelp) nudging the campers to move their butts and prepare. Ugh.
2. Before: I remember having to look for firewood to use for cooking.
Now: The yaya comes to the rescue of the campers, and they brought portable LPG tanks in aid of campers' cooking.
3. Before: We had to look for malunggay leaves, camote leaves, raw papaya fruit so that we can have them added to what the scoutmasters brought: sardines.
Now: The campers brought with them their househelps to cook for them, others just called Jollibee and had their orders delivered. Toinks!
4. Before: We had to learn to sew, we had to learn to cook, and we had to start fire. We had to climb a steep hill to get firewood.
Now: They have face painting lessons, and they have wall-climbing activities... They have their led flashlights.
5. Before: I remember when one of my co-campers got a tummyache, we had to squeeze all we know about first aid, and we had to get leaves too.
Now: A doctor is just a text away.
6. Before: We were told to always wash our hands, so we have to manually pump water from out of a well, in order to clean ourselves and wash our hands.
Now: There's always this alcogel or something... teehee...
Scouting is a good activity. Scouting and camping has been a major fun activity when i was in my elementary years, and even in high school. I would love to say I'm proud being a Girl Scout, but i find today's scouting/camping activities so hi-tech, and so uninteresting because of the aid of househelps and their LPG tanks, and other sorts of easier access to life. It could have been more interesting if our campers started with the basics, and have them try the experience of climbing hills for firewood. I don't know why camping today is, i'd hate to say...lousy.
Generation gap, maybe? But then again, let me think, do i still want my kids experiencing Scouting/Camping? And maybe, the basics will just have to be learned from home.
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But then, I remember, my father pitched our tent for us in grade 5. Di pa uso yung commercial camping tent dati. But after that, we're on our own. (O_o)
well, generation gap talaga. imagine bringing your yaya along with you! hello! kaya ka nga nagcamping to get down to the basics diba!
face painting and LPG?! WTF?! (halata bang asar ako? hahaha)
We might as well include the paparazzi moms. .
Anyway, masaya pa rin ang being back to basic pero syempre we can never tell kung ano na naeexperience ng mga youth ngayon, what fun to us might be not equally fun to them, generation gap nga! :)
These ladies sure had great time. GS Camping is always a good way to teach values and character.