A meaningful beginning for this brand new year

New year, new resolution. I've always wanted to start off this brand new year with something special, and this day, I could proudly say I did it. A group of selfless and kind-hearted people initiated this event prior to Chinese New Year celebration, which is to distribute ang pao and daily needs to some old folks and poor Orang Asli families. We arrived at a town hall of this very small town, Kuala Kubu Bharu, and were happily welcomed by 100 registered old folks.

We start to distribute ang pao and mandarin oranges as soon as we arrived. Sad to see there are so many helpless people gathered here. Some were handicapped, some were abandoned by children, and some do not have a family. But it is also sad to see some not-so-needy old folks trying to slip their way in and try to make a small fortune out of this. When the committee explained that only the real needy and registered old folks will be given ang pao, they just started scolding people and show their temper. Aren't they ashamed to behave that way when there are many more unlucky people around them?

Then we proceed to a remote Orang Asli village. It is good to see that they recently got electrical and water supply, as well as tarred roads, although the road only allows one vehicle to pass through at one time. It is good enough for them as they only own motorcycles but not cars.The villagers are quite surprised when there are so many cars entering the village, guess its the largest amount of cars they've seen in the village for over a year.

There are only 35 families here. We brought rice, oil, eggs, potatoes, milk powder, instant noodles, biscuits, 3 in 1 coffee, clothes and many more daily needs for each of the family. Uncles and aunties have to be credited here as they went all over Klang Valley to get all the goods with the cheapest possible price, so that we can provide the maximum food for them at a minimum cost. When we unload each item from the lorry, it is happy and at the same time grieved to see the villagers clapping their hands with joy. The daily necessities cost around RM90 for each family, imagine how we always over look this amount of money which can relieve their burden over a long period.

I'm very glad that I have the opportunity to attend this charity event as I have learnt a lot from each person in need and each person who is there to help them. This day will be one of the meaningful days in my life and I will always remember the lesson learnt here.