22092007 Junior Lantern Night

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

Special Report# Recycling Campaign

Waste is an increasing problem across the globe and one that needs to be dealt with at a local level. Every year the residents in Malaysia throw away tonnes of waste. All of this waste was taken to a local landfill site which is a big hole in the ground rapidly filling up with discarded rubbish and rotting nappies...not a nice legacy to leave the future generations!
But, we all have the power to make a difference and by reducing and separating out our waste into things that can be reused and recycled, we can ensure that a lot less waste ends up buried on our doorstep.

The three main waste streams as follows:
Dry Recycling - Cans, tins, paper, card, & plastic bottles.
Garden & Kitchen Waste - For composting.
Domestic Waste - Anything that cannot be recycled

There are many ways we can do recycling in our households:

Separate your waste

The easiest thing to do is to separate your waste. Put the recyclables in one bin and other wastes in another. Your recyclables can then be separated further according to their categories. Make sure you clean them properly before handing it out to the relevant collectors.

Paper

Newspapers, office paper, printer paper, magazines, brochures are some of the things that can be recycled. Collect these items and, whenever possible, try to separate them according to their grade.

Plastic
There is abundance of plastic that we can recycle. Everything from drink containers, detergent bottles, food wrappings, ice cream boxes and others are recyclable.

Glass

Jam containers and certain food items are still packed in bottles. Recycle these bottles or reuse them to store other food items.

Corrugated Containers (Cardboard)
Whenever we buy new electrical equipment, or sometimes furniture, we usually get them in these cardboard boxes that no one seems to know what to do with other than throw away. Why not recycle them instead?

Clothing
Old clothing can be reused or donated to the needy. This way, you reduce landfill space, and you give the less fortunate something nice.

Recycling centres
There are many ways to dispose of refuse & recycling. The immediate recycling available in our region was collection services offered to our residents by various organisation in collection of used newspaper, cans and plastic bottles. Please check your local neighbourhood recycling centres for the collection.

Reuse old things

Instead of throwing them away, try to reuse as much of your old things as possible. Mineral water bottles can be used to store non-drinking water, or cut in half and used as pots. Your old curtains can be cut and used as rags, or donate to charity. Beautiful and colourful alcohol bottles can be reused as vases.

Reuse of shopping plastic bags
Bring your own bags when shopping. This eliminates the need for plastic bags when making purchase of grocery items at the market.

When we have been given plastic bags as a carrier bag in the departmental stores or shops for the grocery that we buy. These bags can be used to put in rubbish or left-over meals for easy disposal.
(Important: these bags must be tightly tied to avoid any animals scavenging and mess up the garbage area)

Reduce usage of non recyclable items
Stop buying items that are packaged in non-recyclable materials. You might even want to start buying in bulk and use containers to keep your things fresh. Buying in bulk not only reduces the need for unnecessary packaging, but it helps you save money as well.

Recycling Containers
Recycling kitchen storage containers is a good idea. Wash them by filling bags three quarters full with hot water, add a squirt of dishwashing detergent, close tightly, and shake, shake, shake. Rinse thoroughly, then wipe or allow to air dry.

If raw meat, fish, or poultry has been stored in a bag, it should be reused for nonfood items only, even after washing. Ice cream and other food containers can be used to store cakes, keys, small toys and others.

Empty plastic liners from cereal boxes make good freezer bags or wax paper. Use for lunch bags also.

Bring your own food containers when you take away food. This helps eliminate the need for new containers and avoid the usage of packaging materials especially Styrofoam.

Reuse Wrapping Materials

Rediscover the artful interest of newspaper and recycle it, turning it into giftwrap. We gussied ours up with some fanciful sticky edging and pretty rayon ribbon.

When travelling abroad, collect newspapers, magazines, candy and gum wrappers, and any other graphic imagery that strikes your fancy. Bring a big envelope to gather it all in.

The stylish designs and foreign typefaces will look great used in giftwrapping, tags, and collaged cards. Oversized letters and interesting pictures in black and white newsprint create focal points and patterns.

Get Your Family In On The Act
The best way to ensure that your recycling programme at home is successful is to get everyone involved. Get your kids on the act, or your housemates, or your parents. Get your neighbours in on it too if you can. The more the merrier. Show them the benefits of recycling and how it'll help the environment. Once they know the immediate benefits, they will be more than happy to pitch in.

Empty milk and drink cartons can also be reused creatively in a number of ways around the house and garden. For example, you can use cartons: · for growing seedlings · as tree guards · as pencil holders for craft activities

Use both sides of printer paper, whether it is to run through the printer again, or other purposes.

Save and Recycle "Plastic Peanuts" (those Styrofoam pieces that come in packages sent in the mail). Use them at the bottom of planting containers instead of rocks or gravel for water drainage.

Switch off taps when washing your face or teeth so as not to waste water.

Avoid using disposables item – we buy the process for comfort. Use items like napkins, towels and handkerchief rather than tissue papers; rechargeable batteries than normal batteries; and chopsticks, forks and spoons than disposable chopsticks and utensils.

Use old tooth brush to clean the bathroom area like around the faucet and the tiles in the bathrooms.

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RECYCLING TIPS FOR KIDS

Use pieces of scrap paper for bookmarks. Decorate, colour and write things on them to enhance their appearance.

Use any kind of old paper such as computer paper, newspaper, and notebook as wrapping paper. Personalise it with coloured pencils.

Old chocolate or milk containers can be used to store crayons, pencils or even to put in nuts, sweets and candy.

Use plastic utensils such as spoon and fork from fast-food restaurants for eating home-cooked meals at school.

Use colourful comic strips to cover schoolbooks instead of wrapping paper

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WHAT CANNOT BE RECYCLED?

Paper
Pizza boxes or anything soiled with grease and/or food waste
Paper plates
Facial or bathroom tissue
Carbon paper
Disposable diapers
Hardcover books
Milk cartons
Plastic and wax paper
Frozen food containers
Paper towels

Aluminium
Aerosol cans
Solvent cans
Paint cans
Hangers
Medical wastes or needles
Oil filters

Plastic
Any plastic container that is not a bottle, such as yoghurt containers, margarine tubs and microwave food trays.
Plastic food trays
Plastic bottles that have contained motor oil, pesticides or other hazardous materials
Styrofoam

Glass
Ceramics
Drinking glasses
Window glass
Mirrors
Lightbulbs
Broken window and windscreen glass.
Heat treated glass e.g. Pyrex, Corning Ware, Vision Ware
White opaque bottles
Laboratory or medical glass
Window glass, light bulbs, mirror glass, broken crockery, ovenproof glass or labware, drinking glasses, crystalware, or any porcelain, ceramics, pottery, florescent light tube.

Others
Explosives
Business/apartment maintenance waste
Empty containers of any type
Asbestos
Fluorescent lights
Household batteries
Medical wastes
Radioactive material

Recycled Magazine Pockets

YOU WILL NEED
Empty cereal boxes
Recycled newspapers or leftover wrapping paper
Glue or clear tape

WHAT TO DO
With a box standing upright, make a pencil mark on the edge of the box, five inches (12.7 centimeters) from the bottom. Draw a diagonal line to the opposite top corner of the box. Draw a matching line on the opposite side of the box.
Cut along the lines and remove the top of the box.
Wrap the box in wrapping paper or comics. Glue or tape in place. Your magazines finally have a home.

Vital are wisdom, tenacity and self-expression, as well as the strong life force that makes these things possible. Buddhism is an earnest struggle to win. This is what the Daishonin teaches. A Buddhist, therefore, must not be defeated.

I hope you will maintain an alert and winning spirit in your work and daily life, taking courageous action and showing triumphant actual proof time and again.

- Daily Encouragement from Daisaku Ikeda