How I celebrate Earth Day 2010

Earth Day falls on April 22nd every year.

And for the first time I volunteered as a committee member for my company, Aker Solutions, to organize an event in conjunction with Earth Day 2010 at Tasputra PERKIM, Jalan Ampang Hilir 5, KL, as part of the company's Corporate Social Responsibility. Tasputra is a day-care centre for handicapped children.

Tshirt that I designed for the event

This event has been covered by the local newspapers, The Star, Berita Harian and NST.

"The special children of Tasputra PERKIM can now undergo outdoor therapy in a whole new environment at the centre's newly-created herb garden. The garden was jointly sponsored and created by Aker Solutions and Terra Garden in conjunction with the Earth Day celebration. It consists of herbal plants that are used for therapeutic treatment." - The Star, 27 April 2010

Employees of Aker Solutions and children of Tasputra at the herb garden

People at Tasputra always welcome a helping hand from the public in any forms. You can either donate money or food or be a part-time volunteer at the centre.

Saya kehilangan 350ml darah

Jangan panik..bukan Anis accident ke apa. Sebenarnya nak citer pasal derma darah.. just nak share pengalaman Anis menderma darah pagi tadi. Ni bukan pertama kali Anis menderma.. pernah derma sekali 4 tahun lepas.

Anyway.. pagi tadi Anis sampai Pusat Darah Negara (PDN) dalam pukul 9.15am. Terkejut jugak bila nampak ada beberapa orang yang tengah tunggu giliran untuk menderma.. sebab ingatkan takde orang langsung. Because from personal experience.. bukan senang nak convince orang untuk menderma darah.

Selepas isi borang.. Anis disuruh untuk timbang berat badan.. sebab berat mesti melebihi 45kg.. pass. Then staff PDN akan test blood group dan level zat besi dalam darah.. pass and Anis disahkan sebagai penderma universal.. wuhu..


Next stage.. ambil tekanan darah dan interview pasal health history oleh staff PDN.. pass. Then proceed to bilik penderma darah.. biliknya macam wad hospital yang ada banyak katil. Since berat Anis kurang dari 50kg.. Anis cuma boleh derma 350ml darah je. Sesapa yang berat lebih 50kg.. akan derma 450ml.


Proses menderma hanya dalam 10 minit je.. pastu kena rehat 10 minit sebelum proceed ke kafe untuk diberi makanan dan minuman percuma.. tak tipu.. memang percuma. Diorang bagi nasi lemak, air panas secawan, biskut, buah dan 2 jenis ubat.. folic acid dan ferrous fumarate.

Dan ni beberapa donor lain dari SOC.. muka ceria je sebelum derma..


Lepas settle semua.. setiap ahli SOC yang datang dapat goodie bag lagi..


So untuk sesapa yang tak pernah menderma darah.. cuba fikir sejenak benefit yang kita dan orang yang memerlukan akan dapat dari 30 minit masa yang kita luangkan untuk menderma. Darah kita dapat menyelamatkan nyawa.

My Palestine

Palestinian girls arrested by Israeli Occupation forces, awaiting sexual humiliation

I say that in the same sense as I say my mom, my family, my friends. That's how I feel when I watched them on TV and when I read about them in the paper/blog/email.

Love.

My love, my Palestine.

How can I help you? How can WE help you?

Apart from praying to Allah, how can we use our energy and resources to help you.

Thanks to "Untukmu Palestin (UP)", a program organized by Kolej Tun Syed Nasir, UKM, we have been given one of many platform to contribute and do our part. They have setup a few activities for public to participate and help them raise fund for Tabung Amal Palestin. Among them are charity run "Walk for Peace", paintball fest, peace concert "We Hear, We See", etc.

I've made plan with my SO Club to join the charity run next Saturday, 10th January at Astaka Tasik Titiwangsa, KL.

Come join us!!! And bring along your loved ones.

Islam and organ donation

I'm not sure about others, but to me it's the simplest act of charity. And since Islam has no objection regarding organ donation, in fact, Islam encourage it, it's the more reason for us Muslim to do our part.

Some of us might ask, can a Muslim donate his/her organ to a non-Muslim? The answer is yes. Read this post by Dr. Mohd Asri (ex-Mufti Perlis).

"...Dan barangsiapa yang memelihara kehidupan seorang manusia, maka seolah-olah dia telah memelihara kehidupan manusia semuanya..."
Surah Al-Maaidah:32

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