Sunday, 27 October 2013

Day 8,30 Septmeber 2013

Today is the day we start the delivery of the computers. All the computers have been reformatted and are waiting to be delivered, team sp lets go!
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Team SP always trying to help others. Jeremy mixing the cement while Doyle is supervising.
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Huda,"I also want to help"
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Construction in process
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Time to load up the computers on the bus
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I AM THE MAN!!!
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Jeremy was feeling very lovey on that day
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He even showed his love to our bus driver's assistant
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The Muslim school
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The new building of the school being constructed.
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The current school building.
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The computer team wasted no time in setting up the computers
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Huda and Doyle mixing around with the kids near the playground
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The simple playground they have.
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Merry go round
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Cameramen in position
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This used to be library, but during the war period it was used by the Indian Army as a rest point
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The entrance of the library.
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Vidya with one of the villagers.
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Bullet hole
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Places of worship are not spared during war. This was a mosque before the war erupted.
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A lil kid we saw playing around the mosque
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The hole you see in the ground used to be filled with water. The water was used by the devotees to clean themselves before praying.
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The walls of the mosque.
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This is where prayers were held. It was really heartbreaking to see a place of worship in this condition.
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Talking to the villagers who were walking by.
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The people of this village came back only 4 years ago and have been building up their lives. The war displaced so many people. The houses here all tell a story of the war
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It was time for the opening ceremony of the computer lab.
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Mr Teoh with the school staff leading the way into the school
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Mr Teoh receiving a garland
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A way of thanking us
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They lined up all the way to the computer lab. They kept on clapping for sometime!
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Mr Teoh cutting the ribbon.
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The small computer lab
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KS teaching the teachers of the school some skills.

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Time for some yummy refreshment.
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After the refreshment, we went to the school make shift hall. Where we met all the students.
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A student making a small prayer.
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Mr Teoh addressing the students.
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Sam translating what Mr Teoh said.
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Cute students.
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Look at them! *Pinch cheeks*
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All the students were so friendly. They came up to us,shaking our hands and talking to us.
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Team Huda!
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All of us were really enjoying ourselves. The students were just so friendly. Actually everyone in Sri Lanka is very friendly
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Look at her beautiful eyes.
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Team Sp with all the muslim school students.
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A very happy Mr Teoh
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One of the students brought us to the new mosque. This is the interior. Plain and simple
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Azhar trying to become one of the students. But don't you think the prayer cap is too small for you Azhar?
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Awww. Can you feel the love?
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It was time to say our goodbyes. The students followed us to our bus and stayed there till our bus left.
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Back at Chen Su Lan, our computer lab was making progress. The gate which could not close properly was fixed and the solid wall was up.