FIRE AT JANDA BAIK ORPHANAGE

FIRE AT JANDA BAIK ORPHANAGE

On 23/04/2007, there was a fire at Rumah Kebajikan Nur Zaharah, believed to be caused by a short circuit due to lightning that striked during a very bad weather. This has resulted in the orphanage being burned down to the ground. It was reported that the fire started from a room when all the residents were having their dinner. The patrons of the orphanage are YBhg Dato’ Nik Mahmud and his wife YBhg Datin Norjan.

Elektrisola’s FFRS is the first to arrive at the location, unfortunately the fire engine could not go closer to the house because of the very narrow bridge. They have to use portable pump to put the fire off. Unfortunately, the fire spread very fast and destroyed everything within less than 10 minutes. The victims were left with nothing, but we were grateful that there was no lost of life reported. There are 16 residents of the orphanage from the age of 8 months to 16 years old, together with a number of staff who manage the home. They have been placed temporarily at Puan Ainon Mohamad’s place.

KSSE therefore, launched an emergency fund collection to help ease the burden of the orphans. We managed to collect RM2,019.00 and Mr. Thilo J. Westerhausen, EM’s Managing Director was thoughtful to top up the amount to become RM5,000.00 in total as a contribution from KSSE and EM. Besides the cash, contribution in the form of clothes and other goods for daily use were also collected. We thank all the EM community for your kindness and concern. May God bless you for all your kind contributions.

Translated by: Norlia Jaafar

KEBAKARAN RUMAH ANAK-ANAK YATIM DI JANDA BAIK

Pada petang 23/04/2007, satu kebakaran yang dipercayai berpunca dari litar pintas akibat panahan petir berikutan cuaca buruk telah melanda Rumah Kebajikan Nur Zaharah. Ini mengakibatkan seluruh kediaman mereka musnah sama sekali. Kebakaran dilaporkan bermula dari sebuah bilik, di mana para penghuni pada masa itu sedang menikmati juadah makan malam. Rumah kebajikan ini adalah di bawah naungan YBhg Dato’ Nik Mahmud dan isterinya YBhg Datin Norjan.

Pasukan FFRS Elektrisola yang pertama tiba di lokasi kebakaran tetapi malangnya kereta bomba tidak dapat masuk hingga ke rumah tersebut kerana jambatan yang sempit. Mereka terpaksa menggunakan pam mudah-alih untuk memadam api tersebut. Malangnya api merebak dengan begitu pantas dan memusnahkan segalanya dalam masa kurang dari 10 minit. Walaupun tinggal sehelai sepinggang, namun kita bersyukur kerana tiada kemalangan jiwa dilaporkan. Penghuni-penghuni rumah tersebut yang berjumlah 16 orang berumur di dalam lingkungan 8 bulan ke 16 tahun, bersama beberapa orang pekerja yang menguruskan rumah tersebut ditempatkan di penempatan sementara kepunyaan Puan Ainon Mohamad di Janda Baik.

Sehubungan dengan itu pihak Kelab Sukan dan Sosial Elektrisola (KSSE) telah melancarkan derma kilat bagi meringankan beban anak-anak yatim tersebut. Sejumlah RM2,019.00 telah berjaya dikumpulkan dan Pengarah Urusan Elektrisola Malaysia (EM), Tuan Thilo J. Westerhausen telah berbesar hati untuk menambahkan jumlah ini menjadikannya RM5,000.00 sebagai sumbangan dari KSSE dan EM. Di samping wang tunai, sumbangan berbentuk pakaian dan kelengkapan harian turut diperolehi. Jutaan terima kasih diucapkan kepada semua warga EM yang begitu bermurah hati dan prihatin. Semoga Tuhan merahmati segala jasa baik anda.

Pic: Cleaning the new temporary orphanage home

Ditulis oleh: Maziawati Ismail

What Carlos says about Janda Baik

Not far from Kuala Lumpur but away from the urban rush of the city, surrounded by countless hills covered with the luxurious green of beautiful secular vegetation and crossed by a number of small jungle streams that sometimes turn into wild rivers after the pouring afternoon rain… Janda Baik spreads itself, as if hiding in the middle of the nature.

It is quite a wide and spacious village with plenty of green, amidst which the most simple houses can be found besides extraordinary mansions, which I believe, might be just weekend retreats for those, who can afford escaping the stress of the city and come here, to forget the world and hear the wind whisper softly with thousand tongues, on top of the trees.

Nature has been very generous with Janda Baik and offers nice places to relax and exercise.

As for myself, I like jungle tracking and hiking in the area and have seen beautiful spots with centenary trees and cooling waterfalls.

And for the best of all, I love to cycle on the winding and hilly roads around here, enjoy the healthy benefits of the “except for the motorbikes” clean and oxygen rich air.

In this fast moving material world, time seems not to matter much in Janda Baik and I hope, it will be able to continue to find the balance between progress and nature….

I hope the occasional noisy morning fights of ape family’s, as well as the songs of countless birds and insects and the remarkable screams of the Hornbills, will continue to borrow a sense of wildlife to the local atmosphere and be a reliable wake up call in the early hours of each new day.

And I hope, Janda Baik will not change much in the next years to come, as it hasn’t changed much for the last 10 years I’ve lived here!...

Article and photos from: Carlos Bizarro

Orphanage Home Janda Baik in a new place

Saturday morning 3 March 2007 my friend Nor and I went to the orphanage home in Janda Baik - Rumah Kebajikan Nur Zaharah. Previously, their place was at Sum Sum Hilir, Janda Baik. But due to the increased of rental by the landlady, they have to find another place to put the children. It was quite troublesome for them actually, but they have no choice.

Even though somebody has donated a land to build a new home for them, but the construction will take time. At the moment, the earthwork in already ongoing. There are kind people who have provided the fund to build up the buildings for them. How I wish I'm very rich so that I can contribute to them too... At the moment, my contribution is only to visit them once a month... that's the least I can do now.

This new place that they are renting is farther inside the village of Janda Baik. But it's quite a nice place. Formerly was a resort - a longhouse style with fish ponds and fruit orchard around. I love to see the greeneries around the place. But nearby the area, the landlord is also rearing goats. So it will bring some uncomfortable smell, especially after rain.

But that's the best place they can get at the moment... Hope they'll make do with it. If you have time, and feel like visiting them, or want to send some contribution, please call Encik Yahya bin Yusof tel. 012-627 1549.

Visit of Pahang and Terengganu States Government Officials to Janda Baik

On Friday 16 February 2007 recently, some 143 people from Pahang and Terengganu States Government Officials (Pejabat Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri) have visited Elektrisola Malaysia in Janda Baik. They came in three buses and checked in at Awana Genting Highlands on Thursday 15 February.

Among the visitors were the Bentong District Officer, YH Dato' Ridwan, a representative from Pahang State Secretary's office, a representative from Terengganu State Secretary's office etc.

When Katherine and I attended a meeting with the committee members for this event at Bentong District Officer's office, we were informed that a representative from the Information Office will be sent to be the MC to address the protocol. But on Wednesday, I was informed that they could not send anybody because everybody has to attend a training. So Puan Zoharah, our Legal Advisor has given me a script for the MC. On Thursday, after we put up the tents and was testing the video presentation, I did my rehearsal to be an MC for the event.

On 16 February, they arrived at Elektrisola around 9:30 am. Because they were too many of them, we could not fit them in the Conference Room and the Dining Room. So we have to put up tents to welcome them. We have to arrange for a caterer to serve them. After the welcome briefing by Mr. Thilo J. Westerhausen, Managing Director of Elektrisola Malaysia, a video presentation was showed to them by Dr. Ivo Cicolini, Asia Pacific Regional Quality Manager. As usual, the video presentation was on the process of Elektrisola enamelled copper wire. If you wish to see the details, kindly go to our official website:

htpp://www.elektrisola.com

After the presentation, all visitors were taken for a guided factory tour. We have to divide the visitors into 7 groups with 3 guides for each group. But because their schedule was quite tight, so they did not spend too much time at our factory. After about 45 minutes, all groups were already out at the tents for an early lunch. This was due to the Friday prayer as well. After a little token was given to each of the state secretaries, lunch was served.

After lunch they left Elektrisola to go to Janda Baik village and then back to Awana Genting.

EU Economic Counsellors' Meeting in Janda Baik

On 25 January 2007 recently, there was an EU (European Union) Economic Counsellors' Meeting held at Elektrisola Malaysia in Janda Baik. Elektrisola is an active member of the Malaysian German Chamber of Commerce (MGCC), which is also include the German Embassy. So the H.E. Ambassador has requested Elektrisola to host the meeting.

There were 11 members from EU countries attended the conference:

1. Dr. Franz Schroeder - Commercial Counsellor - Austria
2. Ms. Tatiana Niskacova - Trade and Economic Officer - Delegation of the EU
Commission to Malaysia.
3. Ms. Eija Tynkkynen - Commercial Counsellor - Finland
4. Mr. Alain Gouritain - Deputy Commercial Counsellor - France
5. Mr. Fabrizio Vergamini - Commercial Attaché - Italy
6. Mr. Artur Dabowski - Commercial Counsellor - Poland
7. Mr. Antonio Garcia - Commercial Counsellor - Spain
8. Mr. Thomas Dahl - Deputy Counsellor - Sweden
9. Mr. Milan Vagner - Commercial Counsellor - Czech Republic
10. Mr. Wolfgang Trautwein - Counsellor for Economic and Commerial Affairs - Germany
11. Mr. Jürgen Bieber - Third Secretary, Economic and Commercial Affairs - Germany

They were taken to our Conference Room and after a welcome briefing from Elektrisola's Managing Director, Mr. Thilo J. Westerhausen, a short video presentation was showed to them by Dr. Ivo Cicolini, Asia Pacific Regional Quality Manager for Elektrisola Malaysia and Elektrisola Hangzhou, China. After the video presentation, our guests were taken for a guided factory tour. Guests were always impressed with the cleanliness of Elektrisola factory.

After the tour, lunch was served at the Customer Dining Room. Our guests left Elektrisola with sweet memories of Janda Baik at 2:00 pm.

Isn't Janda Baik is internationally known?

German Speaking Ladies Gathering in Janda Baik

Besides helping the Orang Asli in Janda Baik, Puan Maria Wan Don also hosts the gathering for German speaking ladies at her place in Janda Baik. She also hosted a celebration of Swiss National Day at her place last year. Other than her commitment to help the Orang Asli, she also always involve in other community service at other government and NGO's homes for the needy people like old folks home and orphanage nearby Janda Baik - such as Batang Kali etc. I really salute her for her involvement in the community services!

By having a regular meeting like this, it will create a good team spirit. Other NGO's also can create a corporate team building by organizing visits to the needy homes. Somebody just has to start it, like Puan Maria Wan Don.

Above pic: left to right - Heidi, Puan Maria Wan Don and Mrs. Judith Hürzeler.

Pic on the right: All the ladies with Puan Maria at her house in Janda Baik.

Contribution to Orang Asli in Janda Baik

The children who are being sponsored by EM

In carrying out Elektrisola’s good corporate citizen’s vision, one of it’s agenda is to sponsor four Orang Asli children to attend school. EM has been giving a scholarship incentive to these four Orang Asli children to encourage them to go to school. If their attendance is 100% for a month, they will get RM100.00 each. If the attendance is not 100%, then the amount will be pro-rated. With this kind of incentive, it has helped them to have more interest in going to school and be successful. Normally, these children did not go to school because they have to help their parents with some work in order to earn their living. But we want to encourage the new generation of Orang Asli to be educated so that they can improve their life in the future.

The children have managed to get this sponsorship by the initiative of Puan Hajah Maria Wan Don, one of the community activists in Janda Baik. She is a Swiss, who was married to a local Malaysian, but her husband had passed away. Puan Maria has put up her continuous effort to improve the Orang Asli standard of living. Her effort means a lot to the Orang Asli in Janda Baik and we all would like to thank Puan Maria so much!

Attached is a little note of thank you from one of the four children sponsored by EM.

Tranlsation to Malay:

Dalam mencapai visi Elektrisola menjadi warga korporat terbaik, salah satu agendanya ialah menaja empat orang anak Orang Asli ke sekolah. EM telah memberi bantuan seakan biasiswa kepada empat orang anak Orang Asli untuk menggalakkan mereka ke sekolah. Sekiranya kedatangan mereka 100% sebulan, mereka akan mendapat RM100 seorang. Sekiranya kedatangan kurang dari 100%, jumlah bayaran tersebut akan dikira mengikut jumlah kedatangan mereka. Dengan adanya insentif ini, ia dapat membantu mereka untuk lebih berminat ke sekolah dan ingin berjaya. Lazimnya, kanak-kanak ini tidak ke sekolah kerana mereka terpaksa membantu ibu-bapa mereka bekerja untuk mendapat sara hidup. Tetapi kita ingin memberi galakan kepada generasi baru Orang Asli ini menjadi terpelajar supaya dapat membaiki masa depan mereka.

Kanak-kanak ini berjaya mendapat tajaan ini kerana hasil usaha Puan Hajah Maria Wan Don, salah seorang aktivis kemasyarakatan di Janda Baik. Beliau berasal dari Switzerland dan telah berkahwin dengan orang tempatan. Puan Maria tidak jemu-jemu berusaha membantu masyarakat Orang Asli di Janda Baik semata-mata untuk meningkatkan taraf hidup mereka. Usaha beliau amat bererti buat semua Orang Asli di Janda Baik dan kita semua berterima kasih yang tidak terhingga kepada Puan Maria.

Dilampirkan di atas ucapan terima kasih dari kanak-kanak Orang Asli ini kepada EM.

Visit to Kuala Gandah

One of the activities organized at my workplace

One of Drawing executives’ activities this year is to have a quarterly outing in order to improve their relationship and to promote better teamwork. On the last 25th September, Drawing executives and their families had a trip to Deerland Park and Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary in Lanchang, Pahang. Participants from other department, Manuel, Johanna, Hamdan (BWI), Fitriyah (TLO) and their respective families also joined the activity. Some of the activities in Deerland Park were hand-feeding deers, hand feeding monkeys, taking picture with Malaysian python, ostriches and also bears. Then the participants had lunch beside a river inside the park before moving out to the elephant sanctuary. At elephant sanctuary they were able to hand-feed and ride with the elephants, and some participants managed to bath with the elephants in a nearby river on that day. On behalf of drawing executives, Mr. Tan handed over donation worth of RM100 to the elephant sanctuary representative as the sanctuary is free to visit and survives on donations of tourists who visit. It was indeed an exciting experience.

Written by: Idayu Mohd Nor

Translation to Malay:

Lawatan ke Kuala Gandah

Salah satu daripada aktiviti eksekutif Drawing tahun ini adalah untuk menganjurkan acara keluar bersama setiap suku tahun. Aktiviti ini adalah untuk meningkatkan sirratulrahim dan juga semangat kerjasama di antara Drawing eksekutif. Pada 25 September yang lepas Drawing eksekutif dan famili mereka telah mengadakan satu lawatan ke Deerland Park dan Pusat Perlindungan Gajah Kuala Gandah di Lanchang. Peserta aktiviti ini daripada jabatan lain ialah, Manuel, Joanna, Hamdan (BWI), Fitriyah (TLO) dan famili masing-masing. Antara aktiviti di Deerland Park ialah memberi makan kepada rusa, monyet, bergambar dengan ular sawa, burung kasawari dan juga beruang. Kemudian peserta makan tengahari di tepi sungai di dalam Deerland Park sebelum bertolak ke pusat perlindungan gajah. Di sana, peserta berpeluang untuk memberi makan dan menunggang gajah, dan ada juga yang berpeluang mandi bersama gajah di sungai berhampiran. Mr. Tan, sebagai wakil Drawing eksekutif, telah menyerahkan RM100 sebagai sumbangan kepada pusat perlindungan gajah. Ini adalah kerana pusat perlindungan gajah adalah percuma untuk dilawati dan bergantung kepada sumbangan pelawat untuk terus beroperasi. Adalah dipercayai semua peserta telah bergembira dan mendapat sedikit pengalaman ‘di dalam hutan’ pada hari tersebut.

A place to be remembered...

Lands for Sale in Janda Baik

1. 2 acres near Elektrisola's residential area at Jalan Damai 3, Janda Baik. RM200,000.00 for 2 acres.

2. 1-1/4 acres rubber estate at Kg Cheringing, Janda Baik. Asking for RM200,000.00 for the whole land.

3. 1 acre also at Kg Cheringing - near a river. RM250,000.00.

Interested please e-mail to me or call me at 09-221 5141 (09:00 am - 5:00 pm only). All the above are Malay reserved lands.

If you are good in asset management, it's worth your money to invest in buying a land in Janda Baik. Land in Janda Baik would be a precious asset for you because the value is not going to drop. Last time, I had confirmed with a landlord to buy a piece of land at RM135,000.00 for 1.2 acres. But before I could pay an earnest money, somebody had offered the landlord RM180,000.00 for that land! So, there it goes my dream to build a house near a stream... I guess, for those who are good in asset management, will not say that buying a land in Janda Baik will be a waste. Do your asset management properly, you'll make a big profit.

Tips to buy a land and build a house in Janda Baik

What I'm going to tell you here is from my own experience. If you want to buy a land in Janda Baik, it's better for you to come and see the whole area first. Check it carefully. Land in Janda Baik are mostly hilly and slopping. If you did not see carefully, you could be deceive, hidden by the jungle - you might think that the land is quite flat. Later on, you may find it will be very costly to do the earthwork for your house construction. But it is difficult to say though... we could never really see the actual condition of the land until we have done the clearance - cut down all big trees, clear the bushes etc. But the weather could be very tempting for you to buy a land in Janda Baik. Just look at the picture... it looks very cooling and inviting for those who love nature.

If the land that you are buying has a title with more than one name on it, then the process to transfer the ownership will take some times. First it has to include your name on the title, then the sub-division of the land has to be done. For a Malay reserved land, sub-division can only be done to a land which is not less than one acre if it's under 'agriculture land'. You will need a land surveyor to mark the border of the land. Once the transfer of ownership is done, the surveyor will put the demarcation (batu sempadan) of the land. All these things will cost us a few thousands ringgit.

If you want to take a bank loan for the land and your house construction, you will need to provide the following documents to the bank, besides the normal copy of NRIC, fill up the application form etc:

1) S & P of the land
2) Approved plan of the house
3) Construction agreement with your contractor

To get the house plan will also take some times. The best thing is if you can prepare your plan even before you buy the land. But you have to make sure you buy a land that suits with the plan. Example, my land is only 70' width but it's 700' long. So I have to build a house that can fit in the 70' width. Don't forget that we have to leave 10' clearance on the left and right side of the house. But if you are not taking any bank loan, then I guess you won't have much problem. Just build as you please, as long as it's within your own land. But in another two years time, Majlis Perbandaran Bentong will implement the city council law in Janda Baik - that's what I was informed by the Assistant District Officer.

To get someone to draw your house plan is also another problem to consider. Architect fee will be expensive. It could be about 10% of the estimated cost of the house. A draughtsman can also draw a house plan at a cheaper rate, but the draughtsman will need to get the plan endorsed by an architect. But he will settle it, it will already include in the fee that he will charge us for the drawing and submission of the plan to City Council until we the approval.

But make sure you understand how to read the scale of the drawing. If you are from the old school like me who doesn't understand the metric scale, then make sure that your draughtsman will also put a note for you in feet. Please stress on that - otherwise, you'll pay for a plan for nothing! I have made that mistake. I have paid RM2,500.00 for a plan which I cannot even use. The fee was only for the drawing, not including submission and getting the approval from City Council. When I asked the guy to amend it for me (because the house is too big), he said I have to pay for amendment fee because I had earlier approved the plan. I approved the plan blindly because I overlooked about the size of the house. When I realized and asked him about the size, I was shocked that the house is too big - almost 4,000 sqf! It will be too costly for me - I can't afford to build that house. But he still insisted that I pay him in full because according to him he has completed his work. When I requested for a discount of RM500.00, he refused it. He said he would help me to amend the drawing at no charge. But what he did was, just cut some part of the house, and the plan looks like "T". What kind of a house will it be? So, I paid for something that I cannot use and wasted about 3 months waiting for the plan. I have to get someone else to draw another plan. That's why it takes a long time for me to submit all documents to the bank to process my loan. It has delayed everything... But I guess it's worth waiting for another plan. If I go ahead and build something which I don't like, I'll live with anger in the house for my whole life. This will be the only house that I can build, so I better make it something that I like and I can live happily with my Mom in the house.

So you better be careful when you ask someone to draw your house plan. Make sure he understands what you want, and sincere enough to make you understand the plan and the scale. I was so frustrated in my case because at the very first discussion, I have told him that I need to know the total build up area in sqf. Furthermore, I have given him a plan, which I just would like to add one more small room to it. But he said it's not possible to add the room, it might disturb the structure of the house, the house might collapse. I really didn't understand at that time. I thought it's really that we cannot change the structure of the house in the plan. But why is it not possible, the house is not built yet, why can't we change the drawing? I still continue with him working on my house plan eventhough I was not very happy already at that point. In the end, after I've paid him in full, and I asked him again why is it not possible to add one more room to the drawing which I've showed him; he said he didn't know how to do it! If from the beginning he said he can't do it because he didn't know how to do it - that will be much easier for me - I could just stop the project with him and find someone else to draw my house plan! Really, really frustrated! Wasting time and money for nothing!

What the expatriates say about Janda Baik

I'm waiting for some feedback from expatriates who work with Elektrisola Malaysia and have stayed in Janda Baik for a few years. There are 9 expatriates who live at the company residential area at Jalan Damai 3. They are Germans, Italian, Japanese, Portugese and Swiss. One is even married to a local Chinese.

Carlos has given his comments. Please see at my latest update.

Where to stay in Janda Baik

You can come to Janda Baik just for a day trip, a picnic at the river or a jungle tracking and camping. But if you prefer a more comfortable place to spend the weekend in Janda Baik, there are more chalets and resorts around. To name a few that I know:

1. D'Ark Training & Resort Sdn Bhd
Ashida Villa, Lot 5303
Pulau Santap
Janda Baik
28750 Bentong
Pahang Darul Makmur
Tel: +609-233 0031
Fax: +609-235 1282

2. Seri Dinar Training Services Sdn Bhd
8299 Sungai Panjang
Janda Baik
28750 Bentong
Pahang Darul Makmur
Tel: +609-235 1223/1293
Fax: +609-235 1267
E-mail : sdretreat@po.jaring.my @ seridinar@po.jaring.my


3. Pulau Santap Chalet Enterprise
Lot 2575 Kg Pulau Santap
Janda Baik
28750 Bentong
Pahang Darul Makmur
Tel: +6019-988 9830

4. Latto Charok Chalet
Janda Baik
28750 Bentong
Pahang Darul Makmur
Tel: +6019-347 0772

5. Tanarimba
Janda Baik
28750 Bentong
Pahang Darul Makmur
Tel: +609-233 0655
e-mail: sitrac@po.jaring.my

6. Seri Pengantin Resort
Lot 686 Kg Sum Sum Hilir
Janda Baik
28750 Bentong
Pahang Darul Makmur
Tel: +6019-615 2150 0r
KL Tel: +603-4270 1700
E-mail : rsvp@seripengantinresort.com.my
www.seripengantinresort.com.my

7. Pondok Impian => photo on the right (when it was not ready yet)
Janda Baik
28750 Bentong
Pahang Darul Makmur
Tel: +6012-313 3224


8. Sailor's Rest
Janda Baik
28750 Bentong
Pahang Darul Makmur
Tel: +014-3685892 (Hashim)
e-mail: sailorest.jandabaik@gmail.com
www.sailorest.com

9. Seri Aman Chalet
Sum-sum Hilir
28750 Janda Baik
Pahang Darul Makmur
Tel: +609-

10. Chalet Tuk Tuk
Tel: +6012-625 3440 (Idris)

11. KLCC (??/ It's Kuala Lurau Camping Centre!); camping site on this right photo
Tel: +6019-933 7380 CikGu Saad

I'll try to get all the correct contact numbers. Or you may also contact me at: norliajaafar3@gmail.com. The photos on the map above are the property of Idayu, Norlia and Ita. We have done this work for our t-shirts sold under our office sports club - KSSE. We still have some stocks left - black and maroon color only.

Community Activities in Janda Baik

Visit to orphanage - Rumah Kebajikan dan Anak-Anak Yatim Nur Zaharah at Kg Sum Sum Hilir.

On the evening of 12/10/2006 at 6.15 pm, in the holy month of Ramadhan, KSSE (Kelab Sukan & Sosial Elektrisola) organized a breaking fast activity together with the orphans at Rumah Kebajikan Nur Zaharah (Orphanage) in Janda Baik. Altogether 20 members from EM participated in this activity to spent and cherish a memorable evening with the orphans. Even though there were not many orphans but however we were touched by their simple life. A part of their building was still under construction. The Orphanage Manager gave a short briefing about the orphans and we were reminded not to ask the orphans anything sensitive related to their personal life. After breaking fast, all of us went for the congregation prayer, read the ‘Yassin’ and did the ‘terawih’ prayer. At 10:00pm we left the orphanage with mixed feelings; sad and grateful that we are not orphans… yet.

To those who would like to contribute some donation can directly contact the Manager of Rumah Kebajikan Nur Zaharah at this address:

RUMAH KEBAJIKAN NUR ZAHARAH
No. 13, Kg Sum-Sum Hilir
Janda Baik
28750 Bentong
Pahang Darul Makmur
Tel : 012-6271549 - En. Yahya bin Yusof (Pengurus)

Article written by: Rozita Abdul Razak
www.maskahwin.com/index.php?ref=ibuqimi
Edited by: Norlia Jaafar

EM COMMITMENT TOWARDS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Another community activity done by Elektrisola Malaysia (EM) staff is to help upgrading the Bukit Tinggi police station.

On December 4, 2006, a cheque presentation of RM1,000.00 was held in a simple ceremony to the Head of Bukit Tinggi Police Station, S/Insp. Tuan Mohd Saad Bin Haji Osman, as part of EM contribution in upgrading the Bukit Tinggi Police Station. Besides than the cheque, we also supplied flowers and plants for landscaping, paints and together with EM contractors, EM sponsored some of the building works and repairing materials.

It is our aim to make EM to be part of the local community and together contributing and building for the betterment of everyone in Janda Baik and Bukit Tinggi.

Article and photo from: Azleena Ismail

Janda Baik Voluntary Fire Fighting and Rescue Squad

The Janda Baik voluntary Fire Fighting and Rescue Squad (FFRS) is organizing a program to introduce its team and to attract the local community to join the team, besides providing the people with an understanding of the fire prevention aspect.

This program will be launched by the year end 2006, sponsored by the ADUN of Ketari / MP Bentong. Elektrisola (Malaysia) as the patron of the Janda Baik voluntary FFRS has sponsored 100 T-shirts to be used for this program.

Contribution of T-shirts was delivered by Dr. Ivo Cicolini as the Management representative to the Chairman of Janda Baik Voluntary FFRS, Tuan Haji Abd Karim Mohamed.

Original article in Malay written by: Hamdan Alias
Translated to English by: Norlia Jaafar