Students
from Sekolah Kebangsaan Taman Universiti Two joined the team at Pulai Springs
Resort to celebrate Malaysia Day 2018 in a morning of fun-filled activities to
instill a spirit of patriotism and togetherness.
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| Malaysia Day 2018 celebration at Pulai Springs Resort |
The
event kicked-off at 9am with Larian Anak
Malaysia, a short run through the resort grounds that was flagged off by
resort general manager, Sunny Soo, and witnessed by the school headmaster,
Zulkiflie Miswan.
Accompanied
by their teachers, some 30 students from Year Three to Five classes raced along
the trail, competing with each other with eager enthusiasm, even though it was
just a fun-run.
The
day’s activities was part of the resort’s Corporate Social Responsibility
programme with the local community, that invited the students to join the
resort’s Malaysia Day celebration which aimed to inculcate a love for the
nation from a young age.
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| And they're off! |
The
weather was still bright and sunny when the students came racing back to the
finishing point and were loudly cheered and congratulated by the resort GM,
their headmaster, members of the resort’s Sports & Welfare Club committee
and resort associates.
While
everyone who completed the course was already a winner, the top three who finished
the race in the shortest time were Danish Ammar Haziq (Year Four) in first
place, Mohd Yusof Azmil Faiz (Year Five) second place while Rubenraj Poovanesan
(Year Four) came in third place.
The
students were then ushered indoors where a 15 feet x 5 feet plywood base was
prepared for them to create a National flag using 1,316 pieces of foam
tumblers.
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| Everyone is a winner at Lairan Anak Malaysia |
Guided
by the resort associates, the students used paint brushes to paint specific
numbers of the tumblers in Red and Blue colours.
“This
is the fourth time the resort is organising a Malaysia Day celebration with
students in the community we work in and through these activities, we wish to
encourage the spirit of patriotism and promote a love for the nation,” said
Soo.
It
was no easy task to paint the tumblers and handle the wet paint without getting
their hands stained but it was all in good fun.
Yet
the student were game to complete the painting of hundreds of tumblers and once
these were sufficiently dry, they were guided to use a glue-gun to carefully apply
glue to the mouth of the tumbler.
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| Students painting the tumblers |
Along
with White (unpainted) tumblers, the Red and Blue tumblers were then assembled
on the plywood base accordingly to create a giant National flag.
At
first the plywood base was laid down on the ground for the top-most rows of
tumblers to be attached on but once this was done, the base was raised up on
its legs and propped up against the wall for the students to complete the flag
design.
The
resort associates were on hand to help the students complete the assembly of
rows upon neat rows of tumblers before the Yellow star and crescent were finally
affixed to complete the design.
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| Carefully applying glue to the mouth of the tumbler |
The
guests were then invited to the prize-giving where every student received a
certificate of participation, a miniature National flag and a goodie bag filled
with snacks, stationery and story books sponsored by the Pelangi Publishing
Group.
In
addition to this, the top three winners who completed the Larian Anak Malaysia fun-run
each received a medal and a food hamper.
The
students were treated to a delightful lunch of chicken rice as the main course
along with pastries and fruits for dessert.
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| Students and resort associates working together to assemble the 1,316 tumblers on the base to create the flag design |
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| One for the album: Happy Malaysia Day 2018! |
It
was indeed a meaningful and memorable Malaysia Day celebration at the resort and
with so many photographs to capture the moments, the students and their
teachers will certainly remember this day long after it was over.
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