Visit To Kiwanis Down Syndrome National Centre @ SS23/1

The day to complete my Curriculum has Finally comes, 15th November 2007, me and my group member Mardiah, Joyce, Kim Seng, Kien Hor, Danny and Nizam visited to Kiwanis Down Syndrome National Centre @ SS23.

Well, in the early morning, around 8am, me and my dad have break1st at a restaurant nearby my college, its actually just next to my College's Block B, so I can walk over to Block B student lounge to meet my group mate up after my break1st, around 820am, I only realised that I didn't bring my student ID card, so I'd quickly drove back to my house and get my ID card, while locking my house gate, Nizam called me up and asked me where am I, I answer at home, he shocked, he then asked me "what time are you coming over?" I then answer "Now! less than 3minutes." Then he said "OK,I'm at Student Lounge, see you later" I then quickly back to the restaurant, handed the car's key to my dad, then walked to Block B student lounge there and meet him up, once I reached, I only saw Nizam there, the others was still on their way, around 845am, all my group mate reached, only Mardiah the leader hasn't reach, when I sms her around 850am, she replied that she just woke up, on her way now, We was like, wtf, she's the one who asked us to be there around 830am, and she woke up late and just start her way to our college, she stayed at Setapak, come over here at least need half and hour, arghhh, we were frustrated that time, decided to have some drinks while waiting for her, went to the mamak next to block B, because Joyce wants to have her break1st there, around 935am, the Leader finally reached, and here goes the journey to Kiwanis- Joyce & Mardiah follow Mardiah friend's car, so Me, Kien Hor, Danny, Kim Seng and Nizam take 2 taxi to Kiwanis. Reached there around 950am.

We hang around outside the compound and have some picture session before we entered, and here's some of the pictures:-

Kiwanis Down Syndrome Foundation National Centre.

Nice Signboard they got there.

Me and Nizam (toitoi Leader, Don't get wrong, he wasn't this coco leader, he's another leader of mine :P)

The 7 of Us - From left - Nizam, me, Kien Hor, Kim Seng, Danny, Joyce & Mardiah.

environment is superb comfortable, believed me, superb.

Officially Opened Ceremony on 29th March 2005 by Wife of the PM.

The announcement board.

Some Random shots by Joyce..

Shooting around...

Randomly pix, shooting around...

Soft play room, there's a lot of room there, and 98% of it was sponsored by some others people, because this is under the NGO Association.

Assessment Room...

First Aid Room..

Physiotherapy room

Inside the physiotherapy room...Woahhh!!!

Speech Therapy??Yea, those children need to some professionals to teach them how to speak.

this should be the 1st Class room...


Teacher's room...

Guardians taking their children's report card.

The Hall....

Badminton hall...

Swimming pool..@.@


Sea Sand specially made from toy's store..
Some pix during our lunch @ Kiwanis's Canteen.some pix after the Lunch with Uncle Mike (The Cooker), and the background is painted by PJCAD college(Jie's X-college).

Mike's Place (The person in charge and the cooker of the canteen), the lunch that prepared by his taste not bad though, Balinese style fried rice. cantik 1. Well, after our lunch, we were giving a task by the Person In charge, Ms Shima to volunteer do stock check for her, and here goes the pix:-The guys pix...XD, girls was giving a task to follow Ms. Shima to her room to do stock check, meanwhile guys wait at the staircase for the instruction :P
Nizam stock checking..Kim Seng..KhiNKo..:PKien Hor
Danny..Passing up the stock checked list..We ain't acting, we're the hard workers tau...:PKim Sing with 1 of the student there, I can't remember his name, should be Kopitam or something started with "K" will update u once I get the slides from Mardiah..:PDanny with Shazrul if I'm not mistaken, he's the eldest among the other student there, and the strongest kids there and heavy though.Joyce with errrr, sorry, I forgotten her name..Aite, this pix when we doing presentation that time, my lecturer asked "so which is to Down Syndrome one?" the whole class laughed!!Feeding session, mumm mumm lai lai...:P

Pix Session with those Teachers @ KiwanisWith Cik ShimaPix of the day, 1 of our group mate was 1 of the Down Syndrome People...LMFAO!!

Alright, pix session over, let me brieftly tell you guys what's Down Syndrome?

Down Syndrome is the most common form of intellectual disability. The Child with Down Syndrome has an extra chromosome - 47 instead of the standard 46 chromosomes in each cell. This results in learning difficulties, speech delay, floppy muscles and increasesd susceptibility to certain illnesses such as heart, vision and respiratory problems.

In every 660 babies is born with Down Syndrome, this figure is not influenced by race, color, culture or climate. However, there is increased risk of Down Syndrome to babies born of older mothers. A children with Down Syndrome is a slow learner and would need to be educated as early as possible. The specialized education that children with Down Syndrome need is known as Early Intervention. This service is available at the KIWANIS DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATON which admits children from 0-6 years old.

The KIWANIS DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION is a non-profit organization with tax-exempt status. It relies totally on public donations to fund its operations, so guys, if you got extra cash and no idea what to do with it, you should do some charities stuff like donates some to those who need, and it will definetly increased your karma, isn't a double god like situation where you help people and help back yourself?

By the way, currently it cost the Kiwanis centre RM300 per month to educate EACH child. School fees are substantially subsidized by Kiwanis Centre. They even have begun with an Adopt-A-Child Program to obtain sponsors for education of children from the most needy families.

Last but not least, those who wants to help out but having difficulties on donating to Kiwanis, actually they also welcome volenteer to help the Centre up by working with the children or maybe some others stuff, if you guys interested, this is the info:-

Lot 13490, Jalan Jenjarum, Off Jalan SS23/1, Taman SEA, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan. (it just behind to the BP & Petronas station that located @ Bandar Utama). Phone: 03-78030179. Fax No: 03-78064862. Email: admin@kdsf.org.my

And yea, there's a lot of things that money can buy, but a visit at Kiwanis, PRICELESS!!:P