Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Kinta Christmas 2008

This year i did a round of the churches. The decorations during christmas are usually elaborate. For sure the amount of passion put into a decoration is reflected with appreciation by the parishoners whether they take a family photograph or say a prayer in front of the nativity scene.

OMPH Church(below) as usual was well decorated.


..the nativity scene at OMPH church...looks simple but very attractive....

...outside decoration at OMPH church... the three kings looking for the baby Jesus.....

..at St Johns the Divine Anglican Church (built 1912) ..it was a different atmosphere...small church and congregation .....still maintaining that English character....
(click on the photos to enlarge)

..the choir provided that old christmas atmosphere of yesteryear


..lovely heritage church which has been well maintained...............

..contributing to the Christmas spirit was our new state government...they organised a "Mubibbah Christmas" at Indera Mulia Stadium....and it was a good effort...

..the various denominations participated....

whole families attended... as well as the clergy(photo below-right, l-r, Fr Michael Cheah, Bishop Anthony Selvanayagam and Rev Robin Arumugam)

..the well organised orang asli from Ulu Groh, Gopeng who belong to the Shalom Church ...

they came with their own musicians and choir......

..but this lady Juwita Suwito, the last act had the audience on their feet....

..watch the video to see what i mean...Juwito gave a lively performance and she had the congregation singing along...

..well 99.99% participated...the politicians were deep in discussion......

...before going home....the usual group photo......

undoubtedly the most lively government function i have attended this year....

cheers!!!

Friday, November 28, 2008

DAP dinner at Dataran MBI

This is the scene of the dinner site in front of City Council in September. It was the same day as the Michaelian's dinner.Looked pretty much like a chinese dinner that night....i couldn't attend so i can't tell you about it.

..but the weather was great...breezy, cloudy and cool.....

..it was well organised and at a great location too Dataran MBI....the tents were set up on the field right in front of the council premises....


The House Speaker, YB Sivakumar, was The Man in charge of organizing the function....

by 4pm...everything was in place....

..an overview of the location of the dinner...note the white tents ..great location..the building on the left is the City Council building...

..the scene at night...i went back after the Michaelian dinner.....still packed.. i noticed many were going home with a pomelo in hand...

Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng had just arrived...below taking a group photo...

..then speaking to the Ipoh crowd...

..everyone sat to listen......

one thing i notice about the new government...is there is a sense of belonging which was missing before..the atmosphere is new....

cheers!!!

kk

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

OMPH Family day 08

The OMPH family day this year was held at Taman DR...good idea...and a great turn out by all the families ...(click on photos to enlarge)

..it started early........kids....

Add Image..whole families.....


...a familiar sight on the field..."The MILO MAN"...sung to the tune 'the candy man can'...

..i have never tired of this beverage...and the taste is always the same....

..the teams.....


...the youth......


..the officials......


...the line dancers......

...warming up....



...serious warm up....aerobics.....everyone wanted to get in with the fun!!!

check out the smiling faces.....




...let the games begin....(1)...team event....


...game (2)......a bottle of fun.....


..game (3)...caterpillar walk???................


...by now the fun was literally taking off...game (4)......



..serious stuff..skill required...game(5)..bowling with unbalanced coconuts....


..final game..everyone had their chance to get down and dirty..including the seniors...


..high noon..presentation of prizes......

..by Fr Phillip Lai and officials....

...the WINNING TEAM.........

..we started on time and finished on time...excellent organization.....it was a fun filled morning...
..i kid you not..just view this 'Made in India' video by the line dance ladies..to feel the joy of the morning......

cheers!

kk.