Steven Sim

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Post archive for ‘Bukit Mertajam’

Of Heroes and Gotong Royong…(1)

Sometimes, most of the time, heroes don’t come in capes and red undies.
For almost 10 years, or maybe more - the Indian auntie I met said it was already “sepuluh tahun”, it doesn’t matter, the point is, the people of Taman Permata flat had been living in a very run-down neighbourhood for a long time.
The [...]

Kempen Muhibbah Crime Watch(3)

You are invited to:

Majlis Perlancaran Kempen Muhibbah Crime Watch
Tarikh : 1-Ogos-2008
Masa : 8.00 PM
Tempat : Bilik Pahlawan 1, Aras 4, Summit Hotel
YB Lydia Ong, ADUN Berapit & State EXCO member will be officiating…more info go here

CM in St. Anne’s(0)

Just came back from St. Anne’s Novena…latin rites. No wonder some people love them. They do really give an “out of this world” taste to the whole sacred mass thing. You get the shiver when they chant the Creedo in latino et al.
And prester Steven Liew (so I heard his name) with mitre on [...]

More Photos From BM Charity Paintball Challenge(0)

Photos from the BM Charity Paintball Challenge…
My fav…Opening Ceremony, YB Chong Eng “fired” into the air

More photos here: www.joreen.stevensim.org

Protes & Paintball(1)

I may not be with the Rakyat in Protes…

But we in Bkt. Mertajam are in solidarity with y’all at Kelana Jaya Stadium!
We were gathered since 8 am this morning at Bkt. Mertajam for a slightly different cause: The inaugural Bukit Mertajam Charity Paintball Challenge organized by E-Youth, a youth NGO of which I am part, [...]

Opening of Hainan Loh Kopitiam(0)

I first ate at Pak Hainan Kopitiam (Hainan Loh) in Alor Setar. It was really good, the black Hainanese coffee and their curry chicken rice. I mean their chicken rice is way above the other Shop named after the dish. And their kopi O (local black coffee) is, in my opinion, better than the Ipoh [...]

Fun/d(4)

Alas, I didn’t go along for the markets tour this morning…
Instead…
Guna, David Marshel, Veanu and I went to Kg. Baru Market at 9am today to collect donations for the victims of recent disasters in China and Myanmar…
We got this…

4 boys
3 hours
1 market
RM1545.50
and a little bit of blessings to fellow human beings in China and Myanmar. [...]

Markets(1)

This Saturday, 24 May 08, I’ll be accompanying Chong Eng, Lydia, Michael Tan and the Yang Dipertua of Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai (with his guys) to tour the public markets in Bkt. Mertajam. We’ll start from Berapit Market at 8 a.m. Most of the market facilities were not well-maintained nor well-managed.
Take for example the Kg. [...]