WMSKL(I) Patriotic Day Celebration 2018

September 25, 2018

Marching in of National and State Flags

The emcees of this event.

On the 21st of September 2018, the LEO Club of Wesley Methodist School co-organised the WMSKL(I) Patriotic Day Celebration 2018 with the Bahasa Melayu Department of the school. This event was held from 7.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. in the Wesley Hall. The main objective of this event was to instill awareness of patriotism, spirit of nationalism and love towards our beautiful nation, Malaysia in the students. Besides that, it was also aimed to educate the students on Malaysia’s rich history and stunning transformation into the country it is today, and to emphasize the diversity of culture in Malaysia and how unity brings everyone, no matter the race or religion, together as one. This event was led by the Organising Chairperson, Mr. V. Sundarappandian, who was assisted by the Assistant Organising Chairperson, LEO Loh Colin, and the Deputy Organising Chairperson, LEO Lan Yuen Qi.

Before the event began, some LEO members were in charge of distributing the Unity Ribbons, which were sponsored by Allianz, to the students and teachers, who were required to wear the ribbons throughout the entire day, to show their support for unity, diversity, acceptance and progressiveness.

A photo with the Lego Model.

Mr. Wong giving his speech.

Mr. Khor giving his speech.

The event started with the arrival of VIPs, which was trailed by a Kompang Performance and the marching in of the National and State Flags by the Boys’ Brigade and Girls’ Brigade. After that was the singing of the National and School Anthem, which was followed by an opening prayer by the School Chaplain, Mr. Oliver Wong Jing Yuan. Mr. Wong Chee Kheon, Principal of WMSKL(I), was then invited up on stage to give his speech, which was immediately followed by another speech from Mr. Khor Hong Yin, Executive Director of Methodist Council of Education. After that, Deputy Minister of Federal Territories, Yang Berhormat Datuk Dr. Shahruddin bin Mohd Salleh, the Guest of Honour for this event, proceeded with his speech on stage. After Yang Berhormat Tuan Datuk Dr. Shahruddin bin Mohd Salleh’s inspiring and interactive speech, he, along with the remaining VIPs officiated the event by unveiling the LEGO® Model of Tun Mahathir and his wife, Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah binti Haji Mohammad Ali, which was handmade by Mr. Vincent Key Liang Kiew.

Yang Berhormat Datuk Dr. Shahruddin bin

Mohd Salleh giving his speech.

The event continued with an Angklung Performance by the Girls’ Brigade, followed by the recitation of Syarahan by Siew Jia Pao. The school’s dance club then mesmerised the audience with the Diablo and Traditional Dance Performance. After that was the Projek57 presentation, where two representatives, Mr. Syed Sadiq Albar, Co-Founder of Projek57 and Ms. Debbie Choa, Director of Youth Empowerment, explained about the Unity Ribbons. There was also a video presentation about the Unity Ride, where some representatives of the project cycled around Malaysia and visited different places to further promote unity among Malaysians. The representatives also took the opportunity to promote their T-shirts, which display positive and meaningful messages about our nation. Later on, there was a skit performance, which was followed by a “History of Malaysia” video, prepared by the school’s IT team. After that, the choir and ensemble performed “Ali Ahkao dan Muthu”, as well as “Malaysia Boleh”.

Following that was the presentation of tokens of appreciation to all the VIPs present, as well as all the performers for the event. The LEO members then performed dikir barat, which is a musical form, native to the Malay Peninsula, after a short video presentation. Ms. Grace and Mdm. Norita, accompanied by Mr. Simon on the piano, then wooed the audience with a spectacular singing performance. There was also a cake cutting ceremony after the singing performance, with the cake in the shape of a Jalur Gemilang. The event came to an end with the marching out of the National and State Flags. All VIPs, teachers and media personnel present were then invited to the John Wesley Room for some refreshments prepared by the LEO members, while the students present proceeded to the canteen for some light refreshments. Some of Malaysia’s well-known delicacies such as nasi lemak and kuih-muih were prepared. In the end, the event was a successful one and managed to instill nation building and community empowerment in the younger generation, in effort of leading the nation forward to the next level of greater heights.

Last but not least, we would like to thank all the VIPs for gracing this event. We would also like to thank all the participants, both on stage and off stage, and the Jabatan Bahasa Melayu of Wesley Methodist School Kuala Lumpur (International) for their hard work and dedication in making this event a success. Thank you all, and be sure to check out our newest post!