Feeding the Homeless and Visit to the Asrama Cahaya

Olla everyone!!!

Last wednesday, 25th January 2012, My awesome team and I were ask by our team leader Marian Chua to help out with some charity work. It was a lunch for the homeless which was sponsored by her and her family, followed by a give-away donation for the Asrama Cahaya.

We left our houses bright and early at about 9.30am, headed down to St.Johns Cathedral to cook for the homeless people!!!We got down to cutting the veggies, and frying chicken and serving them meehoon with some awesome fried chicken, and since it's Chinese New Year , we gave them mandarin oranges!!

 Serving up!!!

Packing leftovers!

Me and Rachel Hung

In my previous entry you can read about feeding the homeless, but this time I would like to share with you the story of Asrama Cahaya. Asrama Cahaya is situated in Convent Bukit Nanas school. The home is more then a 150 years old. This home took in female orphans who were left during the war and random people leaving their child at their gate. The home was run and still is being run by nun's. They would take the children in, care for them, and they were old enough to work or if they have found their families, they will let free to go. 

But what happens to the one's with disabilities?What happens to the one's with no families?

A very good question indeed. Asrama Cahaya had officially stopped taking in children in the late 60's. This is due to the fact, back in the days, there weren't many homes for orphans around and the very few that existed were run my missionaries. People took it as an outlet to dump their child with disabilities there, either because they did not have the funds to support a child with disabilities or they weren't responsible enough.

Okay, so they don't take in anymore people, what happened to the existing one's??

Aunty BYE BYE:)

Haaaaaa!!! The photos that you will see from here on is them! They grew old in the hand and care of the nun's. Currently there are 35 of the residing there. The home is huge! I must say. There are 4 nun's and 6 helpers to care for the ladies. They are very friendly and they love taking photos. 

We gave out bags filled with chocolate milk,crackers,oranges,jelly and cream crackers to each one of them.

Me and Delores.

Rachel and aunty.

Felicia and aunty SMILEY!!

Delores

Francis and some aunties 

They loved being photographed!!!

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Haha..Cheky!!

                  So that's them!! Aren't they cute?? I find old people charming and cuddly and awesome!

Their rooms.

Bathrooms

It is compulsory that everyone showers twice a day for those who are able to walk and are independent.And for those who are bedridden, they will be wiped down or showered once a day.

 This is where they dry their laundry.

Medical Room
 The medical room is where they keep the medications that will be given out to the patients during breakfast and dinner. 

                                                                        The dining room

Arts & Crafts Room

Some of their pieces.

Details of Asrama Cahaya:-

 Address: Asrama Cahaya, Infant Jesus Convent, Rumah Wanita Cacat, Jalan Bukit Nanas, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan  

Tel No.: (603) 20780736    

Fax No.: (603) 20783904

Email: acahaya@tm.net.my

Year Founded: 1911

Contact Person: Sr. Stephanie Samy

Operating Hours: 9.00am - 5.00pm (Monday-Friday), 9.00am - 1.00pm (Saturday)

Age Group Served: Above 47 years old

Types of disabilities Served: All Disabilities
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Story of Baby Titna

Hello Everyone!!!..My sincere apologies on the delay of updating the blog. Apparently,something has gone wrong with the template!!*Owh no!!*Well, took me 2 days to get it back to the current state..but there still are some flaws with the layout, my blog entries tend to repeat them self. I'm working on getting it back as well as looking for an identity for my blog to match my style of writing, this is where it has brought me thus far.


 I have been extra buzy with the year end camps for the kids in St.Anne's Church in Klang and the St.Francis of Assisi in Cheras. I have been doing this every year since I was 7. I am in charge of Music and Movement, Praise and Worship/Action Song -Dancing.You could watch a video of me and my team here.

Some of the kids working on their arts and craft

I also do help out with the underprivileged kids whenever I can or when my team needs a helping hand. Here's a story of a little girl who touched my heart. Everyone,meet TITNA. Titna is a very bubbly 11 month old baby girl. Her parents abandoned her in the dumpster when she was born because of her deformity. If you look at the picture below, you would see that Titna's hands and legs have not been completely formed. We were told by the guardian that her hands and legs have been like this since birth. She also has a Cleft Palate, operation has been done, and now she can breath and sound properly*she cannot speak yet*.

Here's a picture of Titna with Joanne

Titna lives in Persatuan Penjagaan Kanak-Kanak Cacat Klang Selangor (Handicapped and Disabled Children's Association of Klang Selangor). She lives in a home with 77 other children with various disabilities ranging from Dyslexia,Down Syndrome,Mental Retardation, Child Phychosis,Conginetal,Spactic and a whole lot more. From our conversation with several of the guardians, they say that some of the children who live there, have parents who come and visit them occasionally,whilst some have parents who voluntarily leave their kids at the home because they can't care for them.

I was a little reluctant to take pictures as I did not want them to be the subject of pity. A statement I must make though, is that they are very very innovative. During our visit there, I just stood in awe as I watched them work together to mount a TV on the wall outside,in the dining area. It was really mind boggling because one of them were deaf and dumb, the other was down syndrome, it was kind of hard to tell what the few other helpers were suffering from but they just mounted the TV on the wall in about 20 minutes while I stood there watching them dumbfounded.

Upon our arrival, we were each given a booklet.

 The booklet contained details of each child defining their name,gender, disability and date of birth. The reason as to why they have stated the date of birth of the kids, is so that donors may send the presents to the kids on their birthday. 

Together with the booklet we were also handed this piece of paper that gives you a brief summary of the monthly consumption of the whole household. Gee, that's some list man!! They need all the help they can get!! At the rate they are going, their stock is running low really fast!

You can get in touch with Mr.Morgun who is the founder of Persatuan Penjagaan Kanak-Kanak Cacat Klang Selangor.

Address:-

No 4,Lorong Bunga Raya,Kg Raja Uda,42000 Port Klang,Selangor.

If anyone out there who wants to go visit the place or need more information about them,feel free to drop me an e-mail, and I will get back to you! Help me help them!!! Spread the word please..:)

anita.joyce@rocketmail.com

''Because men believe not in Providence, therefore they do so greedily scrape and hoard. They do not believe in any reward for charity, therefore they will part with nothing.''

                                                                       Isaac Barrow

Cheerios! XoXo..Mwah..Mwah:)

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