We are pleased to announce that we have acquired a small wooden building in Kampung Mangkok, Setiu to use as our base near the river terrapin nesting site in the Setiu River.
It is a humble place, 6 x 11 m and consists of two sections separated by a wall. It used to be the Balai Raya (village community hall), then kindergarten and has been left vacant since the latter moved into its new premises. As you can imagine, we had lots of cleaning to do, especially in scrubbing the grime off the wooden walls. Thanks to 5 undergraduate volunteers from UMT, and the three C’s (Pelf, Fong and Chan), the place is now habitable. Inner front walls have been painted, lights fixed, toilet walls repainted, sinks installed, floor lined with new linoleum and window latches fixed. Our friend Nafizi has given us sufficient wood from his yard to fix one of the fences. We are now putting up exhibits in the front section.
The villagers have been wonderful and seem to have embraced us. We are never short of visitors and help, especially from the young men around. The rest of the story will be told in pictures.
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- Our humble base at Kampung Mangkuk
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- View of the South China Sea from our side windows. Wow!
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- Fence fixed, thanks to Nafizi
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- Kids helping and having fun
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- Zubir, Khairi and Pelf lining floor before laying the linoleum
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- Azuhan lending a helping hand
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- Abi working on the wiring
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- Chan putting the posters in order
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- Pelf putting the posters together
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- Eddie and Amin helping to mount the posters
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- Enjoying a game of Rummy-O
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- A treat for the kids from TCC
Wow! This looks great!
Its very basic Meg, but we are making do.
You girls have a knack of making a simple place look very homely… (if there’s such a word)
Well… if you gals are ever in town, I have a divan, a bookshelf, some bamboo-like curtains (from Ikea), a computer table for your new home if you want them… :-) The bookshelf’s a little warped.. but you can think of it as part of the design… ;-)
Well.. Happy CNY to all of you!
Hey Lim, Thanks so much! I will be in KL on the 11th and will try to get in touch with you. I think I can get someone to help transport your donations to KT.
We do feel quite comfy in our humble abode :)
Hi Prof… I’m afraid I won’t be around on the 11th as I have to be in Penang for a meeting. WIll be back only after CNY. Perhaps we can make arrangements then.
Sure thing. We can communicate by phone and thanks again dear friend.
Wow! Awesome job everyone has done! I’ll make sure Dan and I drop by to pay TCC a visit. (“,)
Thanks Azmi and you are both more than welcome to visit :)