Second Advent With CLOW

On the 2nd Sunday of Advent the CLOW children dressed up in costume to reenact the gospel.

Children’s Liturgy of the Word or CLOW is a ministry which each week “leads children to know and love Jesus through the Word of God"  said its chairperson Monica Dicom.

“On regular days the readings and gospels are just read out and the facilitator will explain the meaning to the children.

For this time of Advent the gospels are acted out by the children to make it more alive and real”.

The gospel for 2^nd Advent according to Mark begins with the appearance of John the Baptist in the desert. We are invited to reflect upon the role of John the Baptist, who prepared the way for Jesus and the salvation that he would bring to us.

The main character in the gospel is John the Baptiste and he was made up in his character dressed in animal fur resembling a character who lived off the land.

He was accompanied by two angels and a pair of ‘follower’s’ resembling the many crowd followers of John the Baptiste who were later baptized. 

For the following weeks of the 3rd and 4^th Advent the children will be acting out the gospels. Stay tuned. 

JAG

Roadrunners Early Morning Run

Datuk Nolee did the flag-off for the 10km run, runners waiting to start their watches...

A morning run early in the morning is like a breath of fresh air for the mind. The Kelab Roadrunners Ipoh who held their annual run today did just that.

..and they are off

...happiness is an early morning run.... yay!

Flag-off  No 2.... the 5km run

Held at the parking lot of Lost World of Tambun it was divided into two runs the 10km and 5km both being well patronized. A total of well over 800 participants had registered .

First ...the run around Sunway.....

happy runners...barefoot runners.....

Onto to Tambun Road .... some are returning...

Into Banjaran Hotsprings

Onto to the backroad towards The Haven

The route of the competition snaked through Sunway then over to the entrance to Banjaran Hotsprings and onto the Haven before returning to Lost World.

..motivating ....

...therapeutic .....

.....friendly ....

...and relaxing. Back on Tambun Road that's a 10km run

The route was short, sweet and very refreshing at this hour of the morning and not to mention the route was scenic.

..the future RoadRunners

Winner of the Womens Open Daphne Lim who clocked 44 mins

Winner of the Men's Open, Matathir who finished 10km in 36 minutes

The mens open category was won by Mahathir Hyder Ali from Ipoh in 36 minutes and ladies open by Daphne Lim Cai Qin in 44 minutes. Daphne traveled all the way from Singapore to participate. 

"Crazy family" of friends

Sixty plus seniors Chen, Chin and Thong

"Politician must keep fit" YB Nga Kor Meng and friend

This was KRI’s 29th Annual Run. When they began their runs twenty nine years ago they attracted 200 plus runners. It reached 1200 but generally stabilized at 800 participants said Alice Chim its vice President.

"The 30th Anniversary run will be at least 30km long" said KRI President Chong Him Shoong with vice Presidents Alice Chim and PK Yeap.

KRI President, Chong Him Shoong promised that the 30th annual would be at least 30kms in distance.

Looking forward to the 30^th. 

JAG

Being Lost & Discovering Kg Kepayang (2) …..

Before I met up with the Urban Sketchers Ipoh I met with Hafidz Abdullah who works in CIMB Bank, Jalan Gopeng.

He was at his wife’s kampong gathering Rambutans. He got a plastic bag from his bike, gathered a big bunch and gave it to me…..whoopee.. before going back to gather more rambutans.

Of course I gave it to the Urban Sketchers… not before taking some of it home for desert. 

More of this kampong….. this house with nice blue lace curtains. It was so long i think it is a mansion sized.

Or this abandoned banglo sized beauty.

Or this tranquil pond which is so still it reflects the sky.

The charms that is Kg Kepayang, Perak.

JAG

Kg Kepayang ..with the Urban Sketchers Ipoh

I joined the Urban Sketchers Ipoh last Sunday at Kg Kepayang last weekend.

They tend to make this weekly event of sketching a subject of interest into a picnic maybe a family outing, another good point about Ipoh and many things that one can do on the weekend.

This week’s subject was more than interesting. The subject house was constructed wholly different when compared to the rest of the houses in the kampong.

It resembled something that one sees in Indonesian Sumatra as if was constructed by a Mandailing.

The roof was more steep, and the round vent, the walls and camouflaged windows..

was a stark contrast to the addition behind...

Kg Kepayang is known to be settled earlier that Ipoh and orang Rawa and Mandailing were present in the area. So were they the craftsmen what constructed this house?

Ipoh My Ipoh

OLOL Church’s Christmas Tree

Our Lady of Lourdes Church on the evening of 1^st Advent unveiled a Christmas Tree measuring 55 feet in height which might just make into the Malaysia Book of Records.   

Fr Simon Anand said a prayer, blessed the tree before counting down to the launch amidst much fanfare and fireworks before a large gathering of Parishioners.

Fr Simon Anand addressing the Parishioners

The tree was constructed by a group of parishioners led by Alexander Joseph who said the group wanted to do something for the Christmas season.  

“I got a team of ten volunteers and we found sponsors for the project.  Work started almost six weeks ago and the cost was in the region of RM25,000

Fr Simon with Alexander Joseph (6th from left) and his team. 

 Alex regularly does Church events for the under-privileged and charitable homes and bodies.

“This time around I decided to do something fun to liven up the Christmas season and where all the parishioners could enjoy”.

Alex let on the he had applied to the have the Christmas Tree enter the Malaysia Book of Records and had already submitted the application last month.

The tree will be on display till the New Year before being dismantled and kept by. It will be used again the following year but maybe decorated on grander scale said Alex.

The tree immediately became an attraction as Parishioners were seen taking photographs and selfies against the lighted tree.

Instant attraction, Parishioners posing with the tree.

Undoubtedly Our Lady of Lourdes Church will have a brighter Christmas this year.

 JAG