Family Day 2009 - Central

Date: 10 May 2009
Venue: Astaka, Petaling Jaya

13/04/09 The venue and time is announced today. Furthermore, there request for volunteers for the event.

On 10 May 2009, the day was very bright and hot. The event started with opening speech from SM HR, then it is the "pocho-pocho" dance. The dance were performed in the field with the committee leading the people. The staff and families did joined in.

Then there were families games involving balloons, three legged runs, water balloons, and etc. It ended with a tug-of-war.

Then as the sun rises high, the some games were placed under the rows of tents with prizes of candies, feathered pens, chips, pillows etc. The participants needed to gave up coupons (10 free coupons for each staff) to play the games. The were about 10 games (e.g. basketball, throwing balls at cans, football with small goal posts, etc) and people linining up trying their lucks.

The free meals for staff and families were plenty and goods that include fried koay-teow, fried rice, fried noodles, burger, satays, ice-creams, popcorn, and various other foods being continuously served from the morning until noon. At noon, there were lunches being served as well.

There were lucky draws and some performance playing drums by a local group. It was hot and fun day. The Family Day ended at about 2pm.... but the cleaning ended at 4 pm.

Well.... we thanks the commiitee for a well organised even though there were power interruption..... and we hope next event will remain organised as you are capable of.......