Activities on the 26th of October

With the Eco Carnival drawing near with every passing day, members of the Toyota Eco Rangers club have redoubled their efforts in making the event a success.

Three activities were held on the 26th of October, including an Eco Drum practice, a bookmark-making session, and a carpool campaign survey. Members started the day with the bookmarks-making session, which was led by Punietha. Members then contributed ideas on the design of the bookmarks, showcasing their artistic prowess and their boundless imagination. It was decided that the bookmarks would be made out of tongue-depressors decorated by intricate designs and beautiful calligraphy, much like the bookmarks we made previously which were a huge hit with students. Members contributed inspirational quotes which would be written on the bookmarks, such as 'Stay True to Yourself' and 'Change the World'. It was decided that the bookmarks would be sold at the extremely reasonable price of Rm 1.50 apiece. Members then made some final touch-ups to the bookmarks before ending the bookmark-making session, and noted with pleasure that the bookmarks turned out colourful and beautiful, far surpassing our expectations.

After the bookmarks-making session, members then conducted a survey to collect statistics regarding the habits to students when it came to transportation, which would then be analysed and used in carrying out our car-pooling campaign. Members were divided into pairs and given two sheets of forms to be filled in. Form-four students were surveyed first, because their exams end on the 27th of October. The surveys were carried out during the stretches of time between exam papers. The survey questions included “How do you come to school daily?” and “Do you want to carpool?". Students who agree to partake in our car-pooling campaign would be awarded house points. Initially, members encountered problems carrying out the surveys successfully because many students couldn't be found in their respective classes when the surveys were being conducted. However, our members were able to overcome this problem in the end.

After school, many members stayed back to practice for our Eco Drum Circle performance. The practice kicked off with a rendition of 'the Green Song' written by Angela Chong. Members were each assigned instruments. It was decided that Siti Sarah would be playing the bass, Punietha would be in charge of the maracas, Farhanah would play the tik-tok, and Eishatur would play the recorder. The main drum players include Amalina, Anisa, and Farah. Members who have not been assigned instruments would be assigned instruments in the near future. Among the songs practiced were the 'Green Song' and a parody of 'Sempurna'.   Puan Ngau paid our practice session an unexpected visit, and complimented the harmonious way our instruments sounded while practicing the 'Green Song'. She suggested a more diverse array of sounds in our Eco Drum Circle, which would undoubtedly make our performance stand out even more. Members then wrote a parody of the popular hit 'Baby' by Justin Bieber. We didn't sound our best during the practice as not many members were present, but are confident that we would sound perfect when we perform during the Eco Carnival.

The numerous activities held on the 26th of October showed that members are indeed determined to make every venture of ours a massive success. The commitment and dedication displayed by the members was both astounding and inspiring. We are confident that the positive attitude of our members would undoubtedly lead to great things for our club.