NOR ADILLA BINTI MD AHIR ( CEB 150099 )

(1) Dapur Jalanan, Bangsar

20 March 2016, Sunday

                                                               

When we just arrived at the club

On this very day, my group as well as group one, have join forces to held our first activity in Dapur Jalanan which is located in Bangsar. As soon as I reached the club with my friends by walking 5 minutes from LRT Bangsar, I’m assigned to prepare foods such as egg sandwiches, and fruits salad.

I worked together as a team as we were preparing the foods that is going to be distributed to the needy, poor and homeless people.

                                                                     

Food preparation

Food preparation

                     

After a while, my friends and I, were being briefed by the committee of Dapur Jalanan of how we should behave when we were in the actual field. At that moment, I realised that I need to be very understanding of their ( poor urban ) situation and not to openly interrupt the emotion, and protect their sensitivity at all times.  

Finished the food preparation

Briefing session by Dapur Jalanan's Committee 

At about 5pm, we reached Jalan Panggong. Instantly, I saw this many people hovering around waiting for food silently which I had to admit it scares me a little as I have never been in such situation before, being in that sort of community. All I can see is that, people from all races, either women or men looking very tired and wanting for food desperately. In my heart, I felt completely full of emotions. Mixed feeling of sadness and how grateful I am for what I have now.

My friends and I are assigned in different teams. Mine was being in one of the hygiene team. I was responsible to make sure that the place are clean right how it was before. I was holding the rubbish bag and waited for the people to finish eating and throw their rubbish in the plastic provided.

Food distribution in Jalan Panggung

While waiting, I saw how thankful they are towards the committee of Dapur Jalanan for providing them food and how eager they are while eating as I assumed they hardly have the opportunity to eat leisurely. It breaks my heart to see how they still continue to survive with the current situation they are in. For instance, a pregnant woman was standing right across me and waiting for food to be distributed patiently, and how I kept thinking of how that she’s going through it all. Same goes for those old folks.

The hygiene team

      

I can’t deny the fact that I kept thinking to myself question such as, ‘where are their other family members?’, “why are they being in such situation?” and “how they can continue their life as usual as if like nothing happened?’.

When they finished eating I took an opportunity to have a little bit conversation to them. There was an old man came up to me as he want to throw his rubbish and I asked him how was the food. Smiling he said “ semua sedap..tapi salad buah tu keras”. At that point onwards, I started to asked him whether he lives nearby and he said yes. But that’s all I can ask as I’m afraid his current situation unables him to answer more of my questions .

Basically, all the unfortunate people are not like what we think. Some of them, even they are how they are, they are still friendly and willing to talk to us while some are being in their “own world” which is definitely understandable. Therefore, I had learned that being in a perfect condition doesn’t mean that we can simply judge their lives. 

End Sharing Session

Lastly, we conclude the whole activity with a sharing session and I can definitely say that I appreciate the whole thing we had done as a team, hopefully we can continue to do more of this kind of volunteering work in the future together. 

NOR ADILLA BINTI MD AHIR ( CEB 150099 )

Fundraising Activity in University Malaya

22 March 2016

Each of the team members were assigned to sell muffins in order to raise fund to buy all the gifts and other necessities for our upcoming project. The muffins are baked by one of our team member's mother and each of us has to sell 13 muffins. We have decided to sell it at our faculty area and also in our residence college.

I had managed to sell all 13 of them to my friends and my roommates. I had told them the purpose of this activity and they are being very supportive about it and to top it off, they had compliment that the muffins were very delicious. I had sold the muffins with promotion price of RM 5, if they purchase 3 as a set, rather than buying one for RM 2. In total, I had collected RM 22 and the money was handed out to the group's treasure. I am very thankful that our fundraising activity went smoothly and we as a team has managed to achieved our target.

NOR ADILLA BINTI MD AHIR ( CEB 150099 )

Sekolah Bimbingan Jalinan Kasih, Kuala Lumpur

25 March 2016, Friday

       

When I first arrived at the school, I was fascinated by the view of it. It was nothing like I imagined it would be like. In my mind, I was thinking that the school compound would be very unpleasant to be in but how wrong was I when I saw that the school was just like the other ordinary schools that has a very clean environment.

As my friend and I enter the school, we were welcomed by Miss Nadia,which is one of the teacher there. Our present was very much appreciated by the school as we were greeted by the principal, Zulkernai Fauzi, politely. He was then brief us on what to expect when we actually met the kids and a little bit about the school's history.  He was also stress on about the way how we should handle the children by not intrigued them with any sensitive question and be more considerate about their situation. 

   

Briefing Session by the school's Principal

Video showing

During the video showing, which comprises the whole journey of the establishment of the school, it was a little bit emotional for me. Towards the ending part of the video, I couldn't help but cry as I am feeling very sad by seeing the children's actual life before they entered the school and how they managed to continue living passionately even without having a perfect life as the other would be.

It has come to make me realized how fortunate I am compared to them and how I should be grateful even more.

Coloring Activities

After that, we were dismissed to carry out our planned activities with the children in their respective classes. According to plan, I was supposed to be a part of kindergarten teacher. However, due to small number of students attending, I had assigned to join the other group by helping them out with the primary students. I'm in charged of handling the Asas 2 students. They were very hyper at the same time loves to study. We had fun playing musical chair, drawing and coloring contest and many more.

Nizam, the shy child

I had a good time with the children especially with this little boy of 9 years old, Khairul Nizam. At first, he was very shy and refused to get involved with any of the activities but after sometimes I managed to make him talk and he said he like to study more rather than playing. Therefore, I took the initiatives and taught him a bit of mathematics and he loves it. At this point I strongly believes that they will succeed in the future as they all have different potential in them. That is what I truly hoped for.

Aerobic exercise session

Towards the end of our visit, I joined my kindergarten team and we had fun doing aerobic exercises along with fun and exciting music sing-along. The children loves it, and we as teachers also enjoyed ourselves as much as they do. For that, we conclude our visit for the day and hope that we can make another visits in the future as we were having so much fun and all the tiredness had paid off.

NOR ADILLA BINTI MD AHIR ( CEB 150099)

Sekolah Bimbingan Jalinan Kasih, Kuala Lumpur ( second visit)

15 April 2016, Friday

The tempurung's

We went for the school for the second time in our mid semester break. This time around we had prepare a lot of exciting game such as explore race. I am in charged of becoming of one the facilitators and my group was named 'tempurung". In total of 7 students in my group with mixed from different aras, we enjoyed every single games that has been provided. Each checkpoint, the students used their own creativity to solve and I am responsible to make sure they stay in a group and give them an endless support in each game being played.

At that moment, I enjoyed every bits of it as much as they do. I help them to work in a team and be as competitive as possible. They students learnt to behave although sometimes they do went out of no where, It is definitely a challenge but we managed through it all.

With some of my tempurung teammates

My team with their prizes

After we complete all the task, my team managed to score third place out of eight groups in total, I, as the facilitators, am so proud of my team as I know they did a good job and it all has paid off. Watching their smiles and excitement are the best feeling of all. At least, what we had done can bring happiness to the children despite what they have gone through.

All in all, I am so happy to be back to the school and have another program with them. We have created a stronger relationship with one another, more comfortable as they are more open up towards me by telling their stories and I appreciate that a lot. I sincerely hope what we share with them can inspire themselves to be a better person in the future regardless of what they have gone through in the past.

NOR ADILLA BINTI MD AHIR ( CEB 150099 )

Sekolah Bimbingan Jalinan Kasih, Kuala Lumpur ( last visit)

6 May 2016, Friday



It was our final day being in SBJK, Kuala Lumpur. I was pretty much having mixed feeling inside me, sadness and happy all comprise into one. At 9.00am, we, as usual start our morning activities with some aerobic exercise which everyone of us were very looking forward to it. I, personally, was very enthusiast as we were using Merdeka song that we have during our university orientation week. I am so glad that we get to share the awesome dance routine with the children and very thankful that they are having as much fun as I am.

After the session ended, we continued for the drawing and coloring activities. I distributed the colour papers and ask them to draw something that they loved or someone they wanted to become one day.

Nizam's drawing

I sit in between them at the canteen and paid a closer look to what they have drawn. Some of them were drawing cartoons which they adore and some are just having fun drawing.

However, what had caught my attention the most is Nizam. He is by far the closest kid with me throughout this journey here in SBJK. It touches my heart to see that he draw a scenery that contain his future dream house and car, which at the end he dedicated the drawing for me. I literally cried at the moment. It was so touching to know that he appreciate my visit as I am the first person to approach him being the
shy kid of all.

Dedicated for me

Drawing and coloring session

When the session ended, my friends and I recollected the drawings and hung it up for a display near the canteen. There are so many beautiful and meaningful pieces that I really hope will come true for the children one day.
Next, before the Jumaat prayer, we all gather to have a closing ceremony together with our lecturers and SBJK teachers.
I definitely wanted to express my gratitude towards the school for having us and all the lecturers for giving us the opportunity to experience this unforgettable memories.

Later that day, we have a small cake cutting session which is prepared beforehand by my team in order to celebrate the children that were born in the month of May. It also defines our token of appreciation towards the school children for having us and makes us comfortable just like where we belong. I had my own time mingle around with the kids as they share their stories, little by little and it just show how they accept me to be one of their close acquaintance. It was heartbreaking enough for me to know that it will be my last day with them.
We continued with singing by the school's band and also performance by my team members.



When the times has come to an end, I bid goodbye to them with sorrow. Personally, I became too attached with some of them and it is hard to let go. What touches me the most is that they gave their addresses just for me to pay a visit to them again. At that moment, I couldn't hold my sadness by hugging each of them and pray that they will be always protected and safe, as well as having full of happiness in the future.

I would definitely not forget this precious moment as I became more thankful for what I had and always have their spirit along with me, and sincerely hope to meet them again one day to create more enjoyable and unforgettable moments together.