
080707 at 0615hrs, all of us about 40 odd gather at the AW office & start our journey to the orang asli settlement which is about 1 hour drive away at the outskirts of KL. It is located in the district of Hulu Langat.

0745hrs, we reached the settlement & greeted by the headman. Soon, more & more volunteers came. The morning starts with a simple speech & briefing by the representative of LP107 & followed by the village headmen.

Everyone is listening attentively to them, later 1 lorry & 1 4WD arrived carrying all the foodstuff that was sponsored by LP107. So v link up a human chain to pass on the foodstuff from the vehicles to the "Balai Raya" - community service hall in the village.

Before v start to do the cleaning, everyone have their breakfast 1st. After the breakfast, everyone is divided into a few subgroups and they carry on with their responsibility in a designated area inside the village. Soon everyone is out from the community hall. Me & my 2 fren bring a woman with her sick child to a clinic. She told us that she do not have the $$ to go to clinic by herself . Her child really look very sick and for a 3 year old boy, he looks very small & tired.

By noon, everyone has finished the cleaning and gather again at the community service hall. Everyone looks tired but satisfied that they have done something good for the community. What I see is that they really need education on hygiene coz they simply throw rubbish everywhere. One will find the whole village full of rubbish. My other fren said they need eduation on sex & family planning. They are going to teach them how to use condom etc.

We break for lunch in a small field in the village and continue with games with the children. The children really njoy themselves very much. The program continues after the games but I left earlier with my fren coz we have other things to do later in the day.

I feel very happy coz I spend almost 1 day with the Orang asli & get to know them better, making a difference to their life. For me, living a life with a purpose is fulfilling and by doing this small activities, my life is more enriching with lots of experience.

