Leaving Osaka

Ohayo gozaimasu Singapore! We'd like to begin today by sharing a news article. A reporter turned up on Day 4 as we started our activities with the Japanese Cubs and the article was quickly published on 30 November 2008. We just received it:

DISCLAIMER: We did not have a hand in whose photo was featured. The reporter took his own photos.

150 SINGAPORE CUB SCOUTS ENJOYED KAIZUKA
Yesterday at the Osaka Children's Centre, 130 Scouts of Senshu-Minami District, Osaka Scout Council interacted with 150 Cub Scouts of the Singapore Scout Association who were visiting Japan for their 4th Goodwill Cubs Camporee.

After greetings from Ms. Madelene Seow, the Cub Scout Programme Commissioner of the Singapore Scouts, and the International Commisioner of SAJ, Mr. Yoshio Danjo, Cub Scouts were mixed into four groups and led to enjoy adventure walk, archery and outdoor cooking - see the picture -. They will continue their programme today.

Justin Lee, 12, said "Japan is bit cold but it is fun to play with new friends. Cooking was very much fun."

Translated by Natsuki Takano
International Service Department,
Scout Association of Japan

We are now preparing to leave the Osaka Prefecture Children's Centre. Area cleaning is one big headache with lots of unclaimed lost and found... We are almost done and ready to depart for the Shin Station (Bullet Train) for our ride to Tokyo.

We'll give you more updates when we find an internet connection when we arrive. Its not easy to coordinate the collection of photos from all 12 packs and to update quickly (its almost immediately after the event), but rest assured, the news team is doing its very best.

As we leave Osaka, here's a collage of some of the camp food while we were in camp, just to assure you that your children have been eating well. ;)
Anyway, the news team stayed up late last night to sieve through the many photos and selected a few from each day. Do scroll down again to look through the posts from Day 2 so as to see these newly updated photos. The office here closes at 11pm so we only have an hour each day to update this blog. Thanks to all the parents who have expressed your understanding and appreciation. We will continue to work very hard!

SE News Team signing out, from Osaka. See you in Tokyo!