This is perhaps my last post in Kazo for the months to come. Some family issues have forced me to leave early indefinitely. I will transfer this blog to, if possible, someone responsible, working here as a part of KICVOP.
News will not, I hope, stop from here, but start, in a different perspective, from here.
Picture of the week-The moon, one day after the Mid-autumn Festival, when it is at its roundest.
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
Saturday, 23 October 2010
Chics, Chics, Chics
Crucial Moment now. The chicks are on their final stage and eating like there is no tomorrow. We definitely need someone who could volunteer to take care of the chicks. So I can take some sleep, don't need to wait until 2 to sleep and get up at 8.
When the chicks were young, They were,as I said, lovely. But now, they are just nightmares, each single one of them!
Just hope we are not going to make a deficit on those chicks, which is highly likely to be the case this time!
When the chicks were young, They were,as I said, lovely. But now, they are just nightmares, each single one of them!
Just hope we are not going to make a deficit on those chicks, which is highly likely to be the case this time!
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
The Power is Cut
Sorry for not updating the blog. The power has been cut in the centre for more than a week now. The only thing I can do now in the centre when night comes is to either read under the dim candle light or play the flute. Blogging? It is absolutely a luxury!
Thursday, 14 October 2010
About Boda Boda Bar-This is not a promotion!
Power has been cut in the centre for three days up to now. The best place to go during the time of austerity is either, into the field, or Boda Boda bar. One of the most attractive features of the bar, apart from its attentively and naturally decorated environment which creates an native African style with Western novelty, the wireless internet covers the majority of the places within and is free of charge. Get a soda for yourself and then sit there for the whole afternoon, enjoying the sometime slow, but all the time, free internet! Since the power has been cut for long in the centre, I became their frequent customer this week. I went there when I desperately needed internet excess. Of course, it was usually the case for me to try for an hour before the internet picked up its speed. For reasons which are still unknown to me, the manager of the bar offered me a complimentary lunch for tomorrow. I did not promise to come and could not tell her that I only came due to the lack of internet.
Anyway, the main topic of this post is to introduce you all about the bar which has a restaurant and a lounge as well. If anyone of you visit here, I would suggest us to hang out there! Check out its new website which I just discovered today in the bar.
Anyway, the main topic of this post is to introduce you all about the bar which has a restaurant and a lounge as well. If anyone of you visit here, I would suggest us to hang out there! Check out its new website which I just discovered today in the bar.
Wednesday, 13 October 2010
An Encounter Yesterday When Power Was Cut. I Finished Writing It Down Today
Had my dinner as usual in the newly-open local restaurant beside the centre, until I started chattering with the young boy who was looking after the place while doing his homework. I always felt bad when seeing him, after serving my food, go back to focus on his study, but never took my chance to get to know him. Today I got the chance as he was giving me a cup of tea I ordered as usual. I asked where he studied from and how had he been performing and got to know that he has always been the first in class since Primary-he is in Senior one now. I inquired if he loves reading books, he murmured with an yes. So I followed up by asking for the type of books he loves to read. He told me Chemistry and Biology. I laughed, saying, 'no, I don't mean textbooks, other books, apart from school, do you like those?'
Oh, I don't have money to buy such.'
My heart stiffened. I even started regretting about the laughter I gave out upon receiving his previous answer. A sense of guilt maliciously occupied me without my acknowledgment and my conscious acceptance.
'Well, you know, you know where I live right? We have lots of books in the centre, you have to come and I'll lend you some of them!'
He looked at me with cautiousness and relied, 'Thank you, Sir.'
I hastily finished my meal and went back to the centre, where power was cut long ago and everything, including my mood, was in darkness. The kid's image stayed firmly in my mind of emptiness, the harder I tried to erase it, the more fresh and spontaneous it became. After a short but bitter struggle, I gave up. I went into my room with the help of several clicks on my lighter, from where a very dim but penetrating frame was emerged. At one corner of my room, I found the paraffin lamp and lighted it. The room immediately became familiar again, but was shaded with a warmer, comforting colour. After leaving the lamp in the main room, I went out to find the kid. I needed him to come now rather than later to the centre, to look for the books he likes, to take borrow them away as tonight's surprise, to then let me redeem myself for my intolerable laughter.
He looked and searched the books, as one never had a chance in life of discovering new fantasies. I waited, while pretending tidying up some other books in order to give him some undisturbed freedom of enjoying himself in a strange new place. He was so nervous and in so good manner. Although I asked him not to hurry, he hurried. Although I asked him not to call me Sir, he replied each time to my offers with a very soft 'Sir' relentlessly followed at the end of his response. The room was dark, though the bouncing flame inside the lamp spread rays of delightful lights into the air. It was silent also in the room. I tried several times to break up the silence by guiding him to look through dozens of books on the shelf, but my effort was so insignificant and useless, comparing to the thick slice of silence which was soaked in his nerve and conspicuous concentration. He took in the end several books, for which the contents various significantly. I told him to come back as soon as he finished reading the books, to exchange for some new ones. He gave me a wary, but sincere, smile as he approached the door and faded away in complete darkness with his enigmatic silence.
I still now sometimes wonder if the smile was a sign of gratefulness, of happiness or of anxiety, or of all of them at the same time. It would be forever a secret. He would, I guess, still be the same person but with a different, more relaxed, attitude, when he came next time to get some more books.
Oh, I don't have money to buy such.'
My heart stiffened. I even started regretting about the laughter I gave out upon receiving his previous answer. A sense of guilt maliciously occupied me without my acknowledgment and my conscious acceptance.
'Well, you know, you know where I live right? We have lots of books in the centre, you have to come and I'll lend you some of them!'
He looked at me with cautiousness and relied, 'Thank you, Sir.'
I hastily finished my meal and went back to the centre, where power was cut long ago and everything, including my mood, was in darkness. The kid's image stayed firmly in my mind of emptiness, the harder I tried to erase it, the more fresh and spontaneous it became. After a short but bitter struggle, I gave up. I went into my room with the help of several clicks on my lighter, from where a very dim but penetrating frame was emerged. At one corner of my room, I found the paraffin lamp and lighted it. The room immediately became familiar again, but was shaded with a warmer, comforting colour. After leaving the lamp in the main room, I went out to find the kid. I needed him to come now rather than later to the centre, to look for the books he likes, to take borrow them away as tonight's surprise, to then let me redeem myself for my intolerable laughter.
He looked and searched the books, as one never had a chance in life of discovering new fantasies. I waited, while pretending tidying up some other books in order to give him some undisturbed freedom of enjoying himself in a strange new place. He was so nervous and in so good manner. Although I asked him not to hurry, he hurried. Although I asked him not to call me Sir, he replied each time to my offers with a very soft 'Sir' relentlessly followed at the end of his response. The room was dark, though the bouncing flame inside the lamp spread rays of delightful lights into the air. It was silent also in the room. I tried several times to break up the silence by guiding him to look through dozens of books on the shelf, but my effort was so insignificant and useless, comparing to the thick slice of silence which was soaked in his nerve and conspicuous concentration. He took in the end several books, for which the contents various significantly. I told him to come back as soon as he finished reading the books, to exchange for some new ones. He gave me a wary, but sincere, smile as he approached the door and faded away in complete darkness with his enigmatic silence.
I still now sometimes wonder if the smile was a sign of gratefulness, of happiness or of anxiety, or of all of them at the same time. It would be forever a secret. He would, I guess, still be the same person but with a different, more relaxed, attitude, when he came next time to get some more books.
Monday, 11 October 2010
My Day!
Got up, chasing after chicks which ran out of gate. Breakfast? None! For chicks? Yes!
Feed the chicks, let them drink...
Now it's time to move the chicks to their permanent home! Carrying 8 each time out of 600...
Lunch? A cup of tea! For chicks? Yes, French cuisine with three courses-mixed feed, mineral water and fabulous vaccines!
Feed the chicks, let them drink...
Now it's time to move the chicks to their permanent home! Carrying 8 each time out of 600...
Lunch? A cup of tea! For chicks? Yes, French cuisine with three courses-mixed feed, mineral water and fabulous vaccines!
Sunday, 10 October 2010
To Mr Nilson, from Sweden!
Dear Mr Nilson,
I have paid a brief visit to Allan in the past few days. He has been working hard in school as what was told by his class teachers. Since his past education has been unsatisfiable, he is still having hard times catching up with the majority of students in his class. Both himself and his teachers are working hard on his academic improvements. We will see how he perform by the end of this term.
He does lack some proper causal clothes apart from the school uniforms we purchased from the school. We will try to ask his family to take care of him on that matter. We will also get closely involved in Allan's education back at home, since it would be where Allan actually revises what he learned during the day. His health has been fine with no illness at all and we will keep monitoring, updating you with new information if anything popped up.
Allan is a lovely boy. We realised this more and more after you sent him to a proper school. He also possesses a pair of unique eyes. We still have difficulties in deciding with in the management whether it was a pair of mischief or smartness. I think the final answer has to be given when you come here and spend some time with him!
I will try to get some photos here if my internet showed some mercy in the next few days,
Best regards,
Landon
I have paid a brief visit to Allan in the past few days. He has been working hard in school as what was told by his class teachers. Since his past education has been unsatisfiable, he is still having hard times catching up with the majority of students in his class. Both himself and his teachers are working hard on his academic improvements. We will see how he perform by the end of this term.
He does lack some proper causal clothes apart from the school uniforms we purchased from the school. We will try to ask his family to take care of him on that matter. We will also get closely involved in Allan's education back at home, since it would be where Allan actually revises what he learned during the day. His health has been fine with no illness at all and we will keep monitoring, updating you with new information if anything popped up.
Allan is a lovely boy. We realised this more and more after you sent him to a proper school. He also possesses a pair of unique eyes. We still have difficulties in deciding with in the management whether it was a pair of mischief or smartness. I think the final answer has to be given when you come here and spend some time with him!
I will try to get some photos here if my internet showed some mercy in the next few days,
Best regards,
Landon
Friday, 8 October 2010
A Very Important Announcement from the Management of KICVOP!
To all friends who have or have not worked with us,
Please do not offer any financial help to anyone who claims to be working with KICVOP, unless you have consulted the management of KICVOP. We have received several cases of our former volunteers offering financial help to youngsters who claimed to be working with us. The money was in the end never recovered and wasted for some personal gains.
Please be also aware that KICVOP will not ask for any financial help from you either through the organisation or our employees. All people who are officially qualified to work with us have been listed on our website: www.kicvop.org
If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me,
Email Address: landonmeng@gmail.com
Best regards,
Landon
Programme Coordinator of KICVOP
Please do not offer any financial help to anyone who claims to be working with KICVOP, unless you have consulted the management of KICVOP. We have received several cases of our former volunteers offering financial help to youngsters who claimed to be working with us. The money was in the end never recovered and wasted for some personal gains.
Please be also aware that KICVOP will not ask for any financial help from you either through the organisation or our employees. All people who are officially qualified to work with us have been listed on our website: www.kicvop.org
If you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me,
Email Address: landonmeng@gmail.com
Best regards,
Landon
Programme Coordinator of KICVOP
Monday, 4 October 2010
Poultry Business Updates!!!!
Timothy's Birthday, on Sep 23th (Photos)
Timmy's Birthday! It was one day later than the Chinese Mid-autumn Festival. It has been an occasion for family members reunion and the tasting of all kinds of moon cakes!
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