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ending with a gift of appreciation to the president herself
including the elders themselves!
besides entertaining them in the common area
our job there is to give the whole place a clean
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
but the rewards at the end are priceless...
encountering years of dust, lizard waste, dried urine, all packaged with a trademark smell...
it's tedious cleaning up a very run down place
it's a free old folks home, run purely on donations
Day3, old folks home visit in the rural areas
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!
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!
Our task for the day is at the highland catholic orphanage
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
The night was spent at the brastagi highland resort
where we had a overnight fellowship BBQ!
there Charcoal and Diesel grills!!
we celebrated Ann's early birthday with an opening by the rotary president
and there's gifts for everybody!
and there's cake for everyone!
and Ning's speciality chocolate fondue
don't you take my sotong balls! (repeat in indian accent)
the light rain didn't drench our BBQ one bit
Day6, the highland in the Morning
nice early morning walk
Peili presenting a token of appreciation to Lisa's Dad for the trip
The day followed by a visit to the brastagi market
theres horses, not to mention loads of natural landmines everywhere
and we even get to ride some back at the resort
a farewell shot before leaving the highlands