I was in the Guiding movement for five years, first as a Girl Guide (1998-2000) and then as a Ranger (2001-02). I did not quite understood Girl Guiding when I joined it, I was attracted by the uniform! On my first Girl Guides meeting my Patrol Leader taught us all that was required to pass the tenderfoot badge. Only by passing the tenderfoot badge are we allowed to be inaugurated as Girl Guides. I remember memorizing the organisation structure of WAGGGS and Malaysian Girl Guides Association (MGGA) just to fulfill a tenderfoot requirement. I knew I was part of an international organization, but never realized the magnitude of it.

I have the internet to thank for widening my perspective on Guiding and Scouting. I was doing research on my Second Class badge when I stumbled upon the WAGGGS website. Eventually I was surfing the internet almost everyday from one Scouting page to another, learning about my Guiding/Scouting sisters in Australia, Canada, United States and United Kingdom. But the only site on Girl Guiding in Malaysia that I could find is the the official MGGA website. In 1999 during my year end holidays I formulated a plan. I wanted to build a Girl Guiding website of my own, and in it I would share all information about Guiding in Malaysia to the world. The internet had given me the opportunity to learn so much about Guiding/Scouting in other parts of the world, there was no reason why others shouldn't have the equal opportunity to learn about Guiding in my country.

Since I graduated from secondary school I am officially a non-member of WAGGGS. But I strongly believe in the spirit of Guiding and Scouting. I believe in the empowerment of young generations and women, I believe that everyone has the power to contribute to the betterment of society and I believe that knowledge and understanding is the key to making that happen.

All sister Guides and Scouts are welcome to contact me at knotsntentsATyahoo.com (please replace AT with @). I am not trading patches at the moment, but I am ready to exchange postcards with anyone who is interested! I keep a blog at http://thebestkopi.blogspot.com and I also have a blog for my pet hamsters at http://furrylegs.blogspot.com



Logbooks

I kept a virtual log of my company's Girl Guiding activities in 2000 and the first quarter of 2001. Read them here: