Thats for the primary kids!

For the secondary students

we play largely knowledge based english games like trival (wheel of fortune) & hangman

Ending with a christmas song before school dismissal.

Visit to the local wet market

And look what we found!

Dinner that night was at the rotary president residence

where we had karaoke and some partying with the elders

ending with a gift of appreciation to the president herself

a memorable night!

Day3, old folks home visit in the rural areas

it's a free old folks home, run purely on donations

our job there is to give the whole place a clean

including the elders themselves!

besides entertaining them in the common area

their basic grooming are cared for

including the washing of their feets...

while the rest of us went about sweeping, wiping and mopping the premises

it's tedious cleaning up a very run down place

encountering years of dust, lizard waste, dried urine, all packaged with a trademark smell...

but the rewards at the end are priceless...

we had a rewarding meal at the end of the long day...

followed by a visit to the medan wildlife museum before calling day 3 in close

Day4, Visit to the Government Mental Hospital

There Dr wilson gave us a tour and practises the hospital has in treating and handling mental patients.

The patients are all locked up in long houses, while the ones deemed normal are allowed to roam the area

some stories from the patients can be rather sad too

lunch was at Lisa's favorite Nasi Ayam Store

before heading to the local supermarket to purchase our BBQ items for Day5

& see how big their fruits are!

Dinner that night was at our very hospitable rotary president's home again

Day5, Bus trip...

up to Brastagi Highlands!

it's almost like genting, foggy and cloudy but not too cold either

There, we tried the local steam/roasted corn delicacy

Day5, Bus trip up to Brastagi Highlands

Our task for the day is at the highland catholic orphanage

The kids are a happy bunch

The pastor of the orphanage

There we get to interact with the orphans/single parent (all very low income)

They work, farm for a living and to keep the orphanage operations alive

And balloons come standard!

We were brought around the orphanage farms with vegatable farms, pigs and rabbits!

The night was spent at the brastagi highland resort

where we had a overnight fellowship BBQ!

the light rain didn't drench our BBQ one bit

there Charcoal and Diesel grills!!

and Ning's speciality chocolate fondue

don't you take my sotong balls! (repeat in indian accent)

we celebrated Ann's early birthday with an opening by the rotary president