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As mentioned few days ago, UMIC was involved in a small way in the organising of the above program. The program is being organised by SJKT Ladang Sungai Buloh and Majlis Guru - Guru Besar Daerah Kuala Selangor & Sabak Bernam.

The program started at 8.30am, but I arrived only at 9.15am. The first session (answering English paper was being handled by Mrs Raj from SJKT Methodist Kapar).

There were about 105 students who registered while about 10-15 have not done so at that time. Estimated 130 students came from 22 schools. Those from Sabak Bernam (2 schools were not able to make it due to transport and lack of teachers).

The next session was from 9.30am to 10.30am followed by opening ceremony and VIP speech till about 12pm. The VIPs were OMS Group of Companies’ director P.Thiagarajan (sponsor), Selangor State Education Department’s Tamil Schools Coordinator Mr Vallikannu, and UMIC’s representative Mr Gopal.

The student took lunch at 12.45pm, and the session continued at 1.30pm until 5.00pm. Five speakers were invited to provide tips and guidance for the students (most of those who attended were 7As candidates), each covering one subject.

Compared to last year, this time the students had a table to write on and the hall was air-conditioned. It was a program with least discomfort in my opinion.

Beside sponsoring lunch and token fee for the speakers, UMIC also provides a small token for the most participative student, to be selected by the organizers.

The program went well, but unfortunately I had to leave at 12.30pm due to other engagements. My only grouse is that there were so many speeches (I counted 6!). Even Gopal was “forced” to give one Will suggest to reduce this in the coming event.

Since there were many calls to organise a similar program for the average students, the organizers plan to hold a workshop in July. More updates will posted once available.

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Of all the days, yesterday we decided to go to Sunway Pyramid. We braved the heavy downpour and reached Sunway around 5.50pm. While ordering dinner, received the first bad news from neighbour - petrol increased to Rm2.70. Immediately lost my appetite. Felt guilty spending so much on dinner!

Original plan was to get spectacles, so we went around few shops. At about 8pm, announcement was made over the PA that traffic jam was quite bad around Sunway and LDP area. While at a spectacle shop, received second bad news - my soon-to-be renovation contractor called and told that cement bag price increased from RM13 to RM16 with immediate effect. He was worried about losing business and forsee a bleak time ahead. As for me, have to re-evaluate the renovation plan.

Left Sunway at 9.05pm and got stuck in traffic jam about 500 metres from Sunway LDP toll. Took us 1 hour 45 minutes to cross the toll and reach Binary College. Found the reason for the massive jam - cars lining up at Mobil station next to Binary College!

While in the car, I contacted friends all over the country, and received the same feedback - traffic jams in Damansara, JB, Penang, KL, Ampang, Putrajaya etc. Most were also worried about the impact.

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After a tiring day out the day before, we got up a bit late and packed up. Time to leave the cool environment and head back to dusty and hot KL Took break fast at the Indian restaurant in Brinchang. Mee goreng was quite tasty, but their tea lacked oomph. Then, time for shopping. Specifically, we wanted to get some potted plants for our house. First stop was along the area after Equatorial Hotel (Not Kea Farms, but the other way, leading towards Simpang Pulai). There are some rows of shops which sell plants and vegetables. We bought some goldcrest plants there.

We had to stop at Raju Hill Strawberry Farm to get some strawberries and also their famous strawberry milkshake (one of the reasons why went to Cameron Highlands in the first place!)

Raju Hill Strawberry Farm

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