I visited the One Life Revolution Exhibition at Dream Centre today with my team members. This experiential exhibition allows me to walk in the shoes of children with HIV/AIDS. I walked through the life of a young Cambodian girl affected by HIV. She was forced into child prostitution. When I went through the journey of… Read more »
My Views
Enriching lives
I spent some time last evening visiting some homes in USJ. Joining me were some caring residents and Mr Yeong, the president of the Kelab Warga Emas in this area. I met a man who’s been bedridden for more than 1o years now after an accident. His wife has been looking after him and she… Read more »
Lady Survival Skills
Last Saturday, I attended a Lady Survival Skills seminar organised by Community@Heart in Sunway. This event was attended by more than 300 ladies. In my speech, I encouraged the ladies to be more proactive in their community. I reminded them of the consequences of being ignorant, whether it concerns safety, politics or others. We were… Read more »
Reunited
Last weekend was hectic for me. One of the much awaited event was the SMKSU prefects’ reunion. When my husband and I arrived, we were kept busy with photography session with the prefects. Teachers and parents were present too. I was asked to give a speech. In my speech, I thanked the people who stood… Read more »
Guess who?
Guess who I met at Kelana Jaya today? With Raja Petra and my husband, Ram He doesn’t need further introduction. We had a very brief chat and he told me that he’s a voter in my constituency. Having a constituent with one of the most influential pair of eyes and voice in our country today… Read more »
Ask not what Subang Jaya can do for you – ask what you can do for Subang Jaya
Last weekend we had a massive gotong-royong at the flats in SS13. This area is one of the older areas in Subang Jaya. This gotong-royong was organised by my office after I received complaints from the residents there. The residents said that since moving there for the last 20 years, they have never been visited… Read more »
Know your neighbours
Last weekend, I was invited by a group of residents in SS19/1F to join them for their monthly gathering. When I arrived, I was impressed by what I saw. I was told that once a month, the neighbours would gather and spend time getting to know each other. Each house takes turn to host the… Read more »
Dialogue with residents
100 days dialogue with residents organised by Nanyang Siang Pau for Kelana Jaya will be held Monday 30 June 2008 at Main Hall of Sekolah Sri Sedaya, Lot 4891, SS13/4 Subang Jaya (near 3C building) at 7:30pm. Guests:- Elizabeth Wong (EXCO for Tourism, Consumer Affairs and Environment) Dr Halimah Ali (EXCO for Education, Higher Education… Read more »
Set our schools free!
My mailbox has been flooded with emails from people who have expressed their support to me in speaking up against the ban on assemblymen from Pakatan Rakyat by the public schools. There is indeed a circular on this. This circular is so political, yet it is purportedly intended to free schools from politics. I have… Read more »
Zero squatters policy?
Most of you are already aware of the pressing issues at the Angsana flats in USJ 1. My team came up with a program to educate the poor children by giving them communication lessons in English free of charge. We want to empower these children to be confident and to master another language. They speak… Read more »