The Fieldworks

At the UNHCR office


The Musolla of ASDAF

Early in the Monday morning (April 26, 2010) we (bro. Muhardi, bro. Muhammad and me) "had a meeting" at the UNHCR office at Jalan Bukit Petaling. The meeting was set up mainly to update and discuss on the arising matters related to the Futsal Tournament between refugee communities.

**During the monthly meeting between refugee communities, UNHCR and Muslim Aid on April 13,2010, the Sport Committe had decided to organize a futsal tournament between refugees (the Somali, Afghan, Sri Lankan and Myanmar. The tournament is tentatively will be organized on June 12, 2010 (Saturday)

The meeting was arranged by sister Letchumi verbally during the day we went there to submit a program report on another futsal tournament between orphanage homes a week before. Since the time is earlier when we got there, we headed to the cafeteria to take a cup of Teh Tarik, one of the favorite drinks among Malaysians. There was a Malay drama in the television a few years before showed a scene of a conversation between an English girl who had just arrived to meet her Malay father who opens a coffee shop with a village people on Teh Tarik. Once a customer ordered a cup of Teh Tarik. The girl then replied "Teh Tarik?..nak tarik dengan apa?..dengan tali?.. suddenly everybody laughed. I don't know the reason why I keep remember on the scene once I drink Teh Tarik. Perhaps, the actors succeeded in transmitting their message to make people laugh. At least it will remind me to sharpen my communication skill from time to time.

By the way, we was told by the staffs there that sis. Letchumi was not well. She was quarantined for H1N1. There was nothing to do then, so we went back to our office at Mutiara Bangsar. From a field work, we changed the style into clerical works (writing and discussing on proposals for our upcoming programs). At 2 p.m, one more time we went to UNHCR. This time the agenda was to discuss on "how to market the products made by refugees". "We suppose to ask for permanent tag from UNHCR" said bro. Muhammad indicating the regular visits to UNHCR is equal to be working with UNHCR. Sometimes we need to make jokes to relieve ourselves from any unwanted effects of working (for example stress). This advise was given by bro. Muhammad while he is driving us back to our office and it really helpful for beginners like us.

We called it a day by visiting ASDAF nearly around 6 p.m. Bro. Muhammad was responsible to monitor the tuition classes there every week. The students under bro. Muhammad supervision are aged between 11 and 12 years old. They did performed well in the class. Some also showed normal reactions (feel shy to write, to read and to ask) when a teacher is in front of them. Well I am also a student =)

Abu An-Nasr