there Charcoal and Diesel grills!!
and there's gifts for everybody!
our flight back to Singapore
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Thats all folks, the Rotaract Club 06 Medan Trip!
it's a free old folks home, run purely on donations
theres horses, not to mention loads of natural landmines everywhere
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it's a hit with the kids, not to mention interactive, the one with the correct answer gets a balloon prize.
Still could not get enough of medan traffic, you need 6 eyes to drive here!
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and there's cake for everyone!
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besides entertaining them in the common area
There we get to interact with the orphans/single parent (all very low income)
For the secondary students
it's tedious cleaning up a very run down place
don't you take my sotong balls! (repeat in indian accent)
They work, farm for a living and to keep the orphanage operations alive
with spectacular scenery
before heading to the local supermarket to purchase our BBQ items for Day5
a farewell shot before leaving the highlands
including the elders themselves!
Day5, Bus trip...
Lisa's granddad showing the rotary stand and bells
and Ning's speciality chocolate fondue
We were brought around the orphanage farms with vegatable farms, pigs and rabbits!
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Dinner that night was at the rotary president residence
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here, we make the balloons as prizes
and we even get to ride some back at the resort
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Our task for the day is at the highland catholic orphanage
it's almost like genting, foggy and cloudy but not too cold either
Regular night meetings before bed in prep for the following day's events
all board!
Here we are at the school
Contributor and Donors board
Rotary Fellowship Dinner
Day5, Bus trip up to Brastagi Highlands
Day2 On our way to the local schools!
The Medan Rotary Center
The pastor of the orphanage
Close up of the donated machines
but the rewards at the end are priceless...
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Thats for the primary kids!
The primary classrooms
Ending with a christmas song before school dismissal.