Save Our Waterfalls@Kanching Waterfalls

We were there on the 18th to check the place out and see if we could help setting up the registration booth. But it was early, though still have not recovered 100% from last week's fever, the kids could not resist the clear and cool water.  Zafran, unfortunately went back with feeling more sick and on the gotong-royong day itself, we did not bring the kids and left early.

metropolitan monkey with her morning tea ;P

cool water.. but Zafran still caught the fever.. but he's ok today

the leader of the pack.. very fierce!

these bits and pieces of broken glasses were all over the place!

look ma! they're following the leader crossing the stream!

19 April 2009 - A historical date for the Waterfall Survivors. Our very first clean-up the waterfalls campaign and we had an unbelievable response from over 400 participants! It was officiated by the State Tourism Executive Chairman, Datuk Subahan Kamal and  was officially endorsed by Selangor Tourism Action Council with supports from Tourism Malaysia, Tourism Selangor Sdn Bhd and Malaysia Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA). 

setting up the registration booth~the hole on the roof was not there yesterday!

busy preparing the booth for the arrival of the volunteers and WS members

Datuk Subahan Kamal interviewed by Ms Puspa of TV3

Joe was giving her first speech to a crowd of volunteers

It also received cooperation from other organisations like Jabatan Kesihatan Negeri Selangor, Jabatan Hutan Negeri Selangor, Jabatan Pertahanan Awam, Jabatan Bomba Dan Penyelamat and Polis DiRaja Malaysia. The SOWs Kanching Waterfalls campaign was sponsored by KEEN Footwear as its OFFICIAL Footwear, World of Sports, Lafuma, Bacfree, Mahumas Sdn Bhd and Pansing Marketing Sdn Bhd.

Overall, I was so touched by the turn out of the event, especially when Datuk Subahan announced that he and his family would be joining WS and its trips. The highlight for me, of course, to see the logos and t-shirts that I designed being worn that morning by so many kindred souls. I used to design clothes to make people look pretty and feel good about how they looked, but nothing beats seeing all the volunteers in the plain t-shirts and getting ready to get dirty, for a good cause of course. For the first time in my life, I design a clothing that goes beyond the purpose of self adornment and vanity. I was staring at many chests and breast (at the SOW logo actually!), and I hope nobody was offended! 

heh heh.. stumbled on a few lines ;P

I was appointed MC for the Bahasa Melayu version, in which I had no idea why they thought of me at the first place. I struggled not from being shy or afraid of the crowd, but was more about my coughing and sore throat. But I braved through it, and I think it went pretty well.. after all, it was only a few minutes talking. And I didn't have the heart to say no to Joe, and another way of making sure that I'll get my lazy self at the event. Which turned out that I was SO GLAD I was there, part of the committee and witnessing my logos all over Kanching and on the people who unselfishly went there that morning.. :)

sea of volunteers wearing SOW t-shirts :D