We'd a very fulfilling 2-days charity trip in Raub on 7 - 8 August 2010.
On 7 August 2010, we started our journey at around 9:00am, half an hour later than the scheduled time. Fortunately, the traffic was quite smooth and we managed to reach Raub on time at 11:30am.
Raub Buddhist Association gave us a sumptuous welcoming vegetarian lunch at City Vegetarian Restaurant.
See, how happy Sis. Dora was enjoying the vegetarian lunch!
She laughed to her heart's content with her teeth fully exposed.
Our next itinerary is to meet six skin disease patients (or their representatives) at Bukit Koman Community Centre. We reached the destination at about 1:00pm, but the coordinator was late because his daughter fell sick and he'd to send her to hospital for treatment.
The banner reveals every feeling of the residents of Bukit Koman, Raub
While awaiting the coordinator to come, the ladies in white have a photo session.
The coordinator and six skin disease patients arrived at about 1:45pm. We were informed that villagers of Kampung Bukit Koman began experiencing headaches, breathing difficulties and skin irritation after a gold mine operator started using cyanide in the extraction method.
A photo session with the six skin disease patients at Bukit Koman Community Centre
Sis. Thum was giving a helping hand to one of the skin disease patients leaving the centre.
We then proceeded to Sg. Ruan Old Folk Home, which accommodated nine old folks. Unlike Old Folk Homes in Klang Valley, there is no caretaker looking after their daily living. The abled old folks have to take up odd jobs to supplement their incomes.
One of the old folks make a small nursery beside the home. Many of our lady members love plants and they had a good time buying some potted plant home.
We stopped by at Jeram Besu Countryview Recreation Park & Resort. Here were two beautiful shots taken by Sis. Cheoh Siew Cheng:
We then visited a handicapped bachelor (who is paralysed from waist down) at Taman Kenaga, Sempalit.
We had our dinner at Ah Fatt Restaurant at about 6:30pm. It was then followed by a dhamma talk by Rev Ru Chi at Raub Buddhist Association Shrine Hall.
We'd a great durian feast after the dhamma talk. Look at some photos below and you can figure out how much we love durians.
On 8/8/2010, we met eleven needy families/patients.
A kidney patient with one of his leg amputated. He is unemployed.
Another kidney patient, her husband who suffered from full body paralysis has recently passed away.
Another kidney patient who is a bachelor. The above three kidney patients share a taxi to a dialysis centre in KL 3 times a week, which cost each of them about RM250 a month.
A single mother, with 6 children, in coma due to a road accident. Her husband was killed in the same accident.
A mother with 5 children, suffered from breast cancer (terminal stage). I was informed by Sis. Mei Hwa of Raub Buddhist Association on 21/8/2010 that she has passed away 1 week after our visit. Our condolences to her family members. May she have a good rebirth.
A single mother with SLE and kidney failure.
A single mother with 7 children, both her legs were injured in a road accident and she will not be able to work for at least another 6 months . Three of her children are still attending schools.
A stroke patient. Her husband suffers from depression.
Her daughter suffers from depression, whom she depends upon.
Being hailed from Bukit Koman (a place plagued by cyanide problem), she suffers from hard-to-cure skin disease.
We also visited two old folk homes.
There were only six inmates in Sg. Lui Old Folk Home.
Sis. Cheoh and another twelve members were presenting a gift to thirteen old folks at Kg Sempalit Old Folk Home.
All the photos (except two photos which are not sharp) are courtesy of Sis. Cheoh Siew Cheng. Maha Sadhu to her for sharing the photos!
