NST Online: StreetsJohor
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| Posted: 11 Sep 2011 09:00 AM PDT 2011/09/11 Instead of buying lanterns to celebrate Mooncake Festival, 200 children were taught to make them using various materials MOONCAKES and lanterns galore is what today's Mid-Autumn Festival, or more popularly known as the Mooncake Festival, is all about -- at least to the average Chinese the world over. Mooncake and tea is traditionally enjoyed under the moonlight and surrounded by colourful lanterns. It is the lanterns which brighten the mood of the celebration.
From traditional paper lanterns featuring flowery designs to plastic lanterns with contemporary patterns and shapes, children will be spoilt for choice. While candles are used for traditional lanterns, contemporary lanterns more often have bulbs. Children are captivated by the many lanterns available in the market during the mooncake season and this year, some 200 children in Johor Baru decided to make their own lanterns in a course conducted by Creativity Art Studio. Under the guidance of three teachers and Koh Ai Hoon, the principal, the children were divided into 10 classes to make a lantern in two two-hour sessions. The children, aged from 5 to 12, were not only excited about making their own lanterns, but also challenged by being restricted to using only recycled items to make them. They also had to keep the cost of making them to not more than RM5 each. "They use the same materials, such as mosquito coil cans, aluminium foil, coloured paper, bottle caps and glue. "Basically, the shapes and sizes of their lanterns are the same. What make them differ are the drawings on the lanterns. "My theme is 'angry animals', so they have about 10 animals to choose from to draw on their lanterns. They have to exercise their imagination to ensure their drawings will fit the theme," she said. Koh said every piece of work is exclusive as it was handmade by the students themselves. Eileen Yong, 5, likes lions, so she painted an angry lion on her lantern. "Look at its mouth, it is angry now," said the adorable child. Her friend, Ong Yu En, also 5, likes elephants and so she drew an angry elephant with a short trunk on her lantern. She said her elephant is not angry enough because it is well-fed in the jungle. Ng Min Hing, 6, will have an angry tiger lantern to show his parents and relatives this year. "The tiger is angry. Don't come too near," he said. The lanterns created by the children are simple yet touching because they were made by innocent children. Koh said it would be wonderful for the children to show off their inventions to their relatives to add to the festive cheer. "Their lanterns might not be perfect, but some will sure to make you laugh. Every piece of work is interesting," she said. |
| Estate owner loses RM640,000 in scam Posted: 11 Sep 2011 07:25 AM PDT 2011/09/11 Supt Abdul Majid Ali (third from left) bersama pegawainya menunjukkan slip transaksi bank sebanyak 46 keping dalam kes tipu RM646,187 dish showing the bank transaction slips obtained from the victim of the scam in Segamat. — Picture by Ahmad Ismail The victim, who is also a housewife, said the incident happened after she received a call from an unknown person in Hong Kong on June 2 to inform her that she had won HK$460,000 (RM175,000) in a lucky draw in Hong Kong. Segamat OCPD Supt Abdul Majid Mohd Ali said the victim was asked to claim the prize within a stipulated time, or else lose her entitlement to it.
Majid said the suspect promised the sum would be returned to the victim together with the prize money. He said the victim transferred money to 13 Maybank and Hong Leong Bank accounts on June 7 as instructed.
The last transaction was on Aug 22 before the victim lodged a police report. Majid said the suspects were believed to be operating as a syndicate. |
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