
On the 22nd. September 2007, the Junior Division in Butterworth held the Mid-Autumn Festival’s Lantern Night at Bukit Tambun Cultural Centre (BTCC).
About 150 Junior members with families and friends participated in this joyous occasion at 7.30pm.
Junior PIC, See Yong was the MC of the cultural event that night.
The event started with the chanting of Gonkyo lead by Honbu 4 members.


The Junior members of Honbu 5 started the show with the choir performance.
They sang 3 songs for the night and the Junior audiences were having fun sang along with the performers.


The second performance was a sketch from Junior members of Honbu 6.
They performed a stage show, an interesting story about a princess’s journey with her animals.
The Junior PICs have put so much effort in making the costumes and the back drop in such a short time.

The stage show had entertained the audiences and they were cheering and clapping at the performers.

Later, Junior PIC, Swee Hwa came up to give a talk about the Mid-Autumn Festival.
She bought a goody bag consist of the food items and fruits commemorating the festival beside the mooncakes.
Her talk gave a very educational information to everyone in the audience including the parents.
Soon after her talk, the members adjourned to the open dining hall of BTCC for the next event.

At the dining hall, there are several booth for the second event. There are booths for:
1) Lantern Guessing organised by Honbu 5 PICs
2) Lantern Quiz by Honbu 6 PICs
3) Lantern Making by Honbu 4 PICs and
4) Mooncake and Jelly by all Honbus.
The Junior members have the choice of these activites. Some of the Junior members tried their knowledge on the quiz and won a small price for the right answer.
They had enjoyable time guessing some of the questions.


The children tried their hands on the Lantern making activites.
The Junior PICs guided them to some of the DIY steps in the making of the lantern.
The children were having a wonderful experience in making the lanter which made from color papers, cardboards and chopsticks.




While the Junior members busy with making lanterns and participate in the quiz, the PICs were busy preparing and cutting cakes.
Soon after they have finished, the members enjoyed themselves with the jellies, cakes and mooncakes.


The Junior members proceed to the outside of the hall once they have finished making their lanterns and food.
Junior PICs, Lee Ping and See Yong helped them to light up their candles for the lanterns.
The children were waiting anxiously for their turn before making their way outside the building taking their lit lanterns.




The Junior members especially the young ones were escorted by their parents walking around with their proud new self-made lanterns.
Their shout of joy and laughter soon fills the quiet air of BTCC and the candle lit lanterns can be seen ‘floating’ around the dark road of the area.



As we are Malaysians, this traditional culture event does not attract only a single race of the members but this event was joined by Indian members of SGM Amala group.
They were having equally fun participating and creating harmonious and close friendship among the Junior members.

The children were having a good time that night to the much exhaused PICs who organised this Lantern night. The Junior Lantern Night ended about 10pm.
The Junior members are looking forward for the next activities organised by the Junior PICs in the coming month.


JUNIOR SPORTS DAY 2007
Date: November 24, 2007 (Saturday)
Venue: Bukit Tambun Cultural Centre, Bukit Tambun
Time: 4.00pm to 7.00pm