On the morning of Tuesday, the 22nd of September 2009, our fellow interactors gathered at the school basketball court at about half past eight to get started on repainting the area, unselfishly putting aside their holiday plans to participate in the project.
Our Interact Club decided to work together with the Basketball Club of High School Klang in order to increase productivity and complete the task in a shorter time period. After acquiring the necessary painting supplies for the job, interactors and Basketball Club members began dipping their brushes in the red and yellow paint and worked on renewing the faded paint of the court with as much detail as possible.
Each and every one of them endured the scorching heat of the Sun while slowly painting the lines which run through the place. Some of them took turns continuing from where the previous person left off, since there was a slight shortage of brushes.
While waiting, they held umbrellas to shade the hard workers from the extreme heat. Everybody chatted with one another as they painted. It definitely was not long before the basketball court had a brand new coat of paint.
Work began on cleaning the Interact Room on the 29th of August 2009, during the holiday break. Some among our Board of Directors, including our President, gathered at school at about 8.00a.m. and started tidying up without wasting any time.
All of them had to first empty out the old, unused and most probably spoilt documents, files, books, office equipment and other dusty rubbish from the area. The room had been used as a counseling room for extremely long time and our club was fortunate enough to be given the space.
Our interactors were efficient trying to make the room as neat as possible, carrying bits and pieces of trash out of there as well as shifting old furniture. Each of the possibly recyclable items were arranged accordingly outside the room so that they could be dealt with later whereas the rubbish was carefully packed into plastic bags and thrown away.
As for the status of the Interact Room, it still requires a lot of cleaning so the project remains in progress at the moment. With a few more helping hands from our fellow interactors, it is just a matter of time before we make the room not only a more comfortable place to be, but it will also look like new.
Our Interact Club made a decision to set up a car-washing service in order to raise funds for the club on Co-Curriculum Day or ‘Hari Ko-Kurikulum’ which was held on the 4th of August 2009.
Before the day arrived, tickets were sold to teachers and students who desired their car to be washed at a remarkably reasonable price. Interactors who previously volunteered to contribute their assistance in the job came to school early that morning with the cleaning equipment they were instructed to bring along, from buckets and cloths to a vacuum.
The car wash began as soon as they were prepared to clean the cars parked at the school parking lot beside the hall. Vehicle after vehicle our interactors washed, and some vacuumed, until each and every one of the cars were as clean as a whistle. The determination and hard work of our interactors ensured that absolutely all the cars were done with by the end of Co-Curriculum Day.
They had tremendous fun while performing the task and it can honestly be said that almost all the customers were satisfied with the results, the spick and span condition of their vehicles when they arrived to pick them up.
"It was definitely well worth the time and energy spent by our fellow interactors..."
Prescott Hotel was our venue of choice to hold our ‘Majlis Perpisahan’ on the 1st of August 2009 and what a fantastic evening it was. The purpose of this farewell party was to show our tremendous gratitude towards the Board of Directors of 08/09 for all the sacrifices, hard work and dedication that they have put into the Interact Club of High School Klang through the past year.
The dinner function commenced at about 6.00p.m. but quite a number of our current Board of Directors had already arrived there an hour or two before then in order to make final preparations. The rented ballroom was packed with a handful of senior interactors along with invited guests, all of which were either on time for the dinner or fashionably late.
Unfortunately, the teacher advisor of our Interact Club and the invited Rotarian advisors, our supposed guests of honour, were unable to attend our farewell party. The evening began with short speeches presented by both our current and past President of our Interact Club, Choo Kok Sang and Teh Chuan Hoong.
Soon after that, everybody exited the ballroom and into the hallway where a large buffet dinner awaited them. It could be seen from their facial expressions, while they were lining up at the buffet table holding their plates and cutlery, that they could not wait to sink their teeth into the variety of exquisite delicacies which laid before them.
From the main course to the desserts, it was without doubt a truly satisfying meal for those who were present that evening.Immediately after eating, some of our fellow interactors gladly volunteered themselves to perform on stage, namely singing and dancing. Absolutely everyone had an enjoyable time watching and taking photographs of the unique performances which was followed by a short souvenir giving ceremony.
Each of the current Board of Directors took their turns presenting the scented candles to their respective predecessors.The entertainment then continued for a while longer before the farewell party ended with shooting photographs of one another and also the entire group. It was definitely an evening to remember for every individual who attended and had wonderful fun.
Work began on the mural in the morning of Saturday, 25th of July 2009 by our interactors from High School Klang who couldn’t wait to get started on the project.
No other murals have been painted on the side of our school hall and our Interact Club was indeed honoured to be the first to press our pencils and brushes against the wide empty wall space available there. Our interactors commenced with painting as soon as the outlines of certain parts of the mural were finished, in order to speed up our progress.
Chatting amongst ourselves really helped pass the time when we were working on the fine details of our mural and so did sharing laughs, which actually strengthened the bond between our interactors.
Despite the fact that all of us attempted our best to finish ourcreation in a day, we unfortunately were unable to do so and had to continue with our work on Tuesday and Wednesday. Everybody agreed that it was not much of an easy task to complete as it of course requires a tremendously immense amount of patience and hard work, and if you are willing to work under the blazing sun while standing on a ladder, all the better.
In the end, we were glad to have put in our time and energy into bringing to life our masterpiece, which really makes a statement.
The theme was “Hunting In The Maze Of Riddles” during the Walk Hunt held at SMJK Kwang Hua on the 11th of July 2009.
Fellow interactors from respective schools joined in the fun alongside students from Kwang Hua who had quite a number of teams themselves. After signing in and collecting their Walk Hunt T-Shirts plus a short breakfast which was provided, everybody assembled in front of the stage as instructed for a team role call and to receive a briefing on the Walk Hunt.
It was basically a friendly competition to see which team was able to answer the most questions correctly along with completing the task of gathering a few items listed on the given sheets of paper. Soon after, all of us were crowded around the front gate of the school waiting to be released so that we could begin on the treasure hunt.
The Interact Club of High School Klang sent a few teams to participate in the mentioned competition which involved running around the Bandar Baru Klang area.
The questions were actually clues to a variety of signs visible along the road, mostly belonging to shops, restaurants and what not.Teams were required to write down the name on the sign which corresponds to the clue given in the papers.
It was indeed as tiresome a challenge as it was a mind-boggling con un drum for absolutely everybody involved. As soon as everyone had handed in their question and answer scripts, including the three items as requested in them, they started to head back to Kwang Hua. They were given free lunches and time to regain their energy while awaiting the results of the Walk Hunt.
When it was time, participants assembled once again in front of the stage where the person in-charge revealed the answers to all the questions and awarded the top five.Of the five teams mentioned, one of the teams sent by the Interact Club of High School Klang ended up in second place and was awarded a cash prize of RM200 which will of course be put to good use.
"It was indeed as tiresome a challenge as it was a mind-boggling conundrum…"
It was without any doubt that every participant who took part in the Walk Hunt had a wonderful time and was glad to have experienced the fun. In a way, everybody is a winner and we definitely hope to be involved in a similar event in the near future.
The hall was occupied by an The hall was occupied by an immense crowd of interactors from several different schools at SMJK Kwang Hua on the 4th of July 2009 from about ten o’ clock in the morning to half past two in the afternoon of that Saturday.
Kwang Hua’s Musical Gathering commenced with an amazing Hawaiian Dance as the opening ceremony. The students who attended were kept as lively as possible by a variety of impressive performances throughout the day such as a magic show, Chinese yo-yo, a dance as well as listening to students who played the flute and the piano.
Somewhere in between there were two games held, of which one of them was won by our very own interactors from High School Klang. At the end of it all, everyone said their goodbyes before declaring the event closed. It could be assured that nobody left the hall empty-handed but instead well-entertained. It was definitely well worth their time and money, including the hard work and put in by the students to make this event such a huge success.
