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Hamsilran came up to Teacher B and said, Teacher so sorry I cannot be here on day of the guests’ visit. Why? Teacher B asked, she was banking on Hamsilran to be there – their group of young teens, mostly boys always give a very good dance number in … … Read More
A mother, not related to Ronnie told me the day she saw Ronnie and her sister waiting by the roadside for the bus to attend school in town, she could not stop the tears in her own eyes. She said, I feel so proud of them. I know what … … Read More
Later that afternoon I was told by our teacher that they tried telling Ronnie to go home first to get a change of clothes but he wouldn’t. I came in late already, he said. I don’t want to miss the whole lesson altogether. The teacher took a few pieces … … Read More
Two years ago, a certain boy caught my attention when we started a literacy class. It was raining one afternoon but we were unsuccessful in telling the kids to go home. We thought it was best not to hold class. Since it was raining, we all had to stay … … Read More
What is the distance between Sandakan, a city in Sabah on the north-eastern coast of Borneo, and southern Philippines? Doubtless the answer can be expressed in a certain number of kilometres. But for about a million people, the most pertinent answer is – or rather, was – a night’s … … Read More
We finally made the long awaited trip to visit the two Kampong learning centres established by Goducate in Sandakan (Sabah)
I made this trip with my daughter, her friends and our MHC team comprising of our chairman Mrs Cecilia Tan, our Chief Operation Officer, Dr Benjamin Kuan and two … … Read More
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