It is not easy being the run leader. I have to make sure everything is in order. The part I dislike is to sit down and write a report to the committee.
This is my first posting after the last posting which was in March. It has been more than a month now since I offered to become the run leader on a Thursday night for Reach Out Malaysia.
It is not easy being the run leader. I have to make sure everything is in order. The part I dislike is to sit down and write a report to the committee.
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That day 23rd March came and went. The day of the proposed CSR for BGF's Counseling Unit has finally arrived.
In Bro Yeam's words, " I'm glad it's been a good learning experience for you with all the ups and downs, as with other projects. I still remember how happy I was for you after you did the presentation in front of the class. Can't believe it has been 2 months and this Saturday's the day. Lets end this with a bang!" Before the end of last year, I proposed a CSR project to my fellow classmates of the 20th BGFCU's Para Counselors Training Course. It was the distribution of food to the homeless with Reach Out Malaysia.
On the 20th January, without any preparation at all, I took the mic and talked to the class in front of the distinguished speaker, Dr Phang Cheng Kar. I managed to get good response from the floor. 5.00 pm - Arrived at Bus Stand Klang with young Andrew, Beary and Vincent. People has started to line up. It was not hot but it was stuffy with the haze in KL. Pete, Feexa, Sazliana and the team from Time.com were there. Oyeen the cat was there but he looked tired. The black cat was there also. In addition, Vincent and Beary found a pigeon who looked quite lost... erm.. must had lost its homing device... The man who had the dislocated shoulder 2 weeks back came to collect the food. He seemed to have recovered. By 6.30 pm, it was all over and we went home.
That Saturday run was special. Why? Here's why.. This is Izz. He's a member of Reach Out Klang Malaysia - Klang team. He has never join the KL run, so, on that Saturday, I took him for the afternoon and night run. He was in a 'culture shock' so as to say as the scene from Klang run is totally different from the KL run. We were late for the afternoon's run because of the heavy rain and traffic jam. We made it though. I got the chance to meet with YM Tengku Azman, Ketua Pemuda UMNO Bukit Bintang and his team SHEB (Sekretariat Hal Ehwal Bandar) that day. He wanted to see first hand as to the situation of homeless in KL.
Today's runs were special.
Why? This is because I participated in 3 of the Reach Out Food Run i.e. Friday's Klang run, KL's afternoon run and KL's midnight run. 3 runs in a row with only a few hours break in between. What A Record! Secondly, I took the RotiBoy's buns from One Utama outlet in the afternoon and the food from PJ Hilton at night. Thirdly, I met a 23 years old Chinese guy who came from Kluang. He looks decent and educated but stayed on the street. I really can't accept this fact. It's very nice to see kids doing volunteering work. They look so eager to help. I have met a few and I am proud to say one of them is my son.
No prize in guessing who he is... I have met many interesting people on the streets irregardless if they are homeless or volunteers. There are many more homeless people and volunteers that are not mentioned here...
In the few months of me volunteering for Reach Out, I met many volunteers; some of them have become friends. They come from different backgrounds from CEO to just kids... yes.. kids.
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