Pictures are clearer than dates and names in my memory, on when I first met Chiu Sir, how I joined the DEA scheme, Kamching people and activities etc. Sometimes, I can remember Chiu Sir's voice too, especially his advice on endurance, determination, life principles and purposes.

All the meaningful Kamching experiences started from Kam Hung's (Mark, my elder brother) introducing me to the Duke of Edinburgh Award (DEA) Scheme. Some of my DEA experiences are unforgettable: the excitement when I first got the DEA Scheme booklet; training amid mosquito attacks at the Stokes Camp; how Mr. Watson and others supervised my silver medal expedition (unfortunately I did not go further than that level). Later, for various Kamching activities, I went to the Portland Street KCA office from time to time. The familiar picture there was: Chiu Sir sitting in the middle of the room, always busy doing something; standing or sitting next to him was a tall-and-thin man called Foo Koh. There were a number of young people sharing loudly and working joyfully and voluntarily at the KCA office, often for long hours. Occasionally, I joined them at dinners (with beers too!) at a "daipaidong" across the street.

Some more pictures on KCA activities -

• how I competed in the round-the-island canoe race and finished the course for three years (and in a year, my experience of racing long distance in a single-seater kayak was the toughest);

• the difficult but exciting work of making fiberglass canoes and building a boat ramp in front of the canoe hut from scratch at Saikung, during which team spirit always gave us additional energy;
• how during KCA hiking trips, my helping and chatting with people gradually changed my rather quiet character;