[11 February 2018 – 17 February 2018]
‘A wise youth makes hay while the sun shines, but what a shame to
see a lad who sleeps away his hour of opportunity.’ – Proverbs 10:5
Hallo, all!
Planned and strategized schedules indeed
make adequate provisions against uncertainties of the activities planned for
this Social Engagement project. Realising the fact that behind any successful event lies months of preparation, we had already set the agenda and started our planning last
semester so that everything can be worked out ahead of time. Therefore, we are
now on the fast track to implementation as plenty of the prominent work had
been carried out. Thank God that preparation was done beforehand although I was
not able to commit to attending some of the meetings fully.😊
We had our second weekly meeting on 12
February 2018. Sitting at the meeting table in SD 7, Bioinformatics Building,
our rendezvous with Dr Arpah for another 7 academic weeks, I prepared my minds
and hearts to go all out in fulfilling my
obligations for the preparation of the programme.😇
This meeting, however, was a little
catastrophic to all of us since this was the first time we had formal and
‘proper’ meeting with Dr Arpah using the minutes so we didn't know that everyone
should have a copy of it. Indirectly, I realised some of the protocol of having
suchlike meetings – a great lesson learnt thanks to Dr Arpah. She put in order
the agenda and correct some of the important matters brought up, taking into
account every strand of opinion and idea from among the members. Almost every
bureau had something to be revised. The most crucial one was our marketing
proposal which is necessary for the progressiveness
of sponsorship.👏
Moreover, the logo design needed amendments
and so all of us were required to brainstorm ideas for its finalization. We
will also start promoting this programme on social media, i.e. Facebook, Blog
and Instagram.💬
▲Figure 1, 2: Second formal weekly meeting with Dr Arpah
In brief from my bureau, there were
criteria set by the seller for the purchase and designing of our programme
T-shirt. Also, cake sales will be resumed next week until week 6 in the light
of our tight budget so that we could have a side earning while waiting for
sponsorship requests. What’s more, this method is useful and strategic being in
a university environment where students can afford the price.😂
As mentioned in our week 1 meeting, a site
visit to Pusat Jagaan NURI in Setapak will be conducted this week. This was
part of the site evaluation process to examine its suitability and the
availability of locations for the planned activities to be carried out. This
ensures that the programme on the days of event can be run smoothly and that we
too would be prepared for the unexpected. Thursday evening was set for the site
visit after careful considerations in the meeting. Several preparations were
also made prior to it. Each bureau was required to send out representatives and
to come out with a checklist. Regrettably, I was unable to join for the site
visit as I had classes to attend. 😐
Hearing to what they have shared from the
site visit, especially the account and remarks given by the devoted warden, Puan
Nora aka Mama Nora, about the children there, gave me a big thrill to visit the
children. I would like to spend time with the children as well as to bring them
happiness and instil the important values in life into them after knowing their
hardships. Surely, we want this programme to be one of their sweet memories.
💖💖
I really thank God for placing me in this
team with such cooperative teammates and a prudent coordinator. Swamped with the
escalating commitments and tasks of the other courses which will certainly be
increasing after the short Chinese-New-Year break, I learned how to manage my
time wisely. I hope that we get sufficient sponsorships in the subsequent
weeks. I also hoped that my acquaintance with the teammates who are also my
course mates would develop further.😍
That’s all from me for this week. Thanks very
much!
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