Saturday, September 30, 2006

TOUR TO FISH FARM & GOLDEN DRAGON TEMPLE

24 September 2006.
We arrived at Batu Arang fish farm - the largest in Malaysia at 9am. We were treated with a guided tour of the fish hatchery center to understand how various types of fresh water fishes are hatched.

The group then visited the Golden Dragon Temple at Rawang before proceed for lunch at Restaurant Ching Hiong with fresh water fishes sponsored by the fish farm owner, Mr Yong.

After lunch, we visited Orchid Farm of United Plantation. All of us were fascinated by the various types of rare orchids.

The next stop was fruits orchard and the famous Fai Fong Bakery at Batu Arang. The bakery was famous with freshly baked Mooncake and biscuits.

Ended the day with a 10 course dinner which included the famous Bagger's Chicken and special glutinous rice of Ijok.

Special thanks to Mr Tan & wife Canny who had arranged with the fish farm owner to make this trip a success.

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Tuesday, September 12, 2006

1 Day Tour To Bentong & Raub

29 Aug 2006. The 44 strong delegates led by Fong TY, Julia, Nancy & Joyce was greeted by Mr CK Chan, Bentong Village Development Officer(VDO). We were taken to a Soy Sauce factory and was briefed on the manufacturing process.

The group then move to Raub where we were greeted by the VDO Chung Pei Wah and MCA wanita Wen Tah Cheh. We visited Bukit Koman Village Taufu factory and Sempalit Groundnut factory.

The next stop was Sg Penjuring New Village. There we were greeted by VDO Lee Ah Ying. We were treated with their famous Kongsai lunch and local fruits like durian, rambutan and mangosteens. We were then entertained by their line dancing performance which was then reciprocated by DJROA members.

The last stop was Karak vegetable farm. The farm adopted modern farming technology where vegetables are farmed under netting.


Soy Sauce Factory......... Taufu making


Fruits tasting.................Line Dancing

Saturday, September 2, 2006

MERDEKA CELEBRATIONS 2006

16 August 2006.
In conjunction with the 49th National Day celebration, MBPJ held a Bunga Raya planting campaign. This program was organized by YB Dato' CK Lim, Assemblyman for Damansara Utama. A presentation of Bunga Raya plants and Jalur Gemilang to all RTs and RAs was held in SS2 to create greater awareness of our national flower.



DJROA representative, Ms Joyce receiving the Bunga Raya from YB Dato' CK Lim


Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka!

30 August 2006.
DJROA organized a countdown party in the evening of 30 August 2006. Although it was just a potluck party, there was no shortage of food. Various activities such as games, karaoke, line dancing and lucky draws were organized that evening to fill the time until the midnight countdown. At 12 midnight, the Jalur Gemilang was raised by the DJROA committee members to the tune of the national anthem.