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Our Lovely Pet

In total there is said to be around 400 million dogs in the world. The domestic dog has been one of the most popular working and companion animals throughout human history. Dogs perform many useful tasks for humans including hunting, farm work and security as well as assisting those with disabilities such as the blind.

There are hundred of different breeds of dog. The dog that we have at our home is the type cocker spaniel. The cocker spaniel is known as the "smallest member of the sporting-dog family."The Cocker Spaniel is the smallest member of the Sporting Group. He has a sturdy, compact body and a cleanly chiseled and refined head, with the overall dog in complete balance and of ideal size. He stands well up at the shoulder on straight forelegs with a topline sloping slightly toward strong, moderately bent, muscular quarters. He is a dog capable of considerable speed, combined with great endurance. Above all, he must be free and merry, sound, well balanced throughout and in action show a keen inclination to work. A dog well balanced in all parts is more desirable than a dog with strongly contrasting good points and faults.

My father bring this dog to our house for us to care. Our dog name is 'Rexy'. He brings so much joy into our life and help us not to be so bored anymore. Rexy keep us so busy and is a great way for us to stop thinking about food all the time and do something fun.

Deepavali gathering with our community

Deepavali is a time for celebration with lots of food and love but there are families which are destitute of all this. Noting this, the Subramaiyam Temple in Sungai Siput, Perak  organised a Deepavali charity event for 120 poor people on Oct 12.

“It is an annual affair organised by the Social and Welfare Committee and branch of the temple’s Cultural and Education Committee (CEC),” said CEC head Madam Tamilchelvi.

The poor families were given ration is worth RM150 comprising 10kg rice, 5kg sugar, milo and bee hoon packets, 5kg oil and other provisions useful for Deepavali.  The head of each family was also given RM50 and a goodie bag containing a blanket, Bombay mix and muruku.

Each child in the family was given RM5 as well as a goodie bag with sweets and chocolates. “We want to share the festive joy with the less fortunate because I feel that charity is an attitude everyone should cultivate,” said the temple committee chairman Mr. Letchumanan.  He, however, added that less fortunate people should also help themselves by finding a means of earning income. “God only helps those who help themselves,” he said.

The families were chosen by teachers of  SJK(T) Mahathama Gandhi Kalasalai school in Sungai Siput. A total of 400 people comprising temple devotees and poor families attended the event and were later treated to a vegetarian meal.

Mysterios Illness to the Jahai Tribe children

A mysterious illness is killing orang asli children from the Jahai tribe in the Sungai Kejar area of Perak’s Royal Belum State Park and the authorities are either unaware of it or believe that the orang asli are not reporting the deaths.

The tribe calls the disease serawan. It starts with white spots in the children’s mouths and kills within days after symptoms are seen. While the Hulu Perak health department provides medical services to the orang asli in the Royal Belum State Park, it is not always accessible to those who need it the most.

It found families among the Jahai who have been losing their children to the disease. An eight-year-old girl, Malini, died the morning after the team arrived and R.AGE was allowed to record footage of the burial rituals.

“If not for serawan, she would still be here,” said Malini’s grandfather, Kurup, who said that countless others have died from serawan. Bain, another man from the tribe, said the disease had killed five of his children, adding that he knew four others who had died from it this year.

The doctors said detailed tests were needed to determine the cause of the symptoms. Universiti Malaya anthropologist Kamal Solhaimi Fadzil, who has done extensive research on orang asli communities in the Belum-Temenggor forest in Perak, said the child mortality rate in Sungai Kejar could be as high as 50%.