Our Family Attended Team Malaysia MyJuniors First Event

Team Malaysia achieved another milestone when it held its first ever Team Malaysia MyJuniors Event and Chinese New Year Decorations Making Workshop on Saturday, 10 February 2018. I am excited about this event right from the beginning when @elizacheng announced it recently. I knew I got to register my kids and get them involved and make new friends. I wanted them to get to know more about my so-called part-time job (blogging on Steemit), and finally understand that my time in front of the computer is not because I wanted to play games LOL! And now they can be a part of it too by participating in the Myjuniors activities.

My daughter was having a mixed feeling about participating but I encouraged her by telling her that there are other children just like her at the event and she can get to know them and play together. She took some time to warm up but halfway through the event she did enjoy herself and was having fun doing the craft using angpao (Chinese red packet). My son was more enthusiastic and enjoying himself right from the beginning.

The event was scheduled at 10am and the venue was not very far from my home. However, we almost didn't make it on time because we underestimated the traffic. The highway was more congested than usual due to a lot of weekend shoppers going to a nearby mall, probably shopping for their Chinese New Year stuff. Five minutes before the event started we were still stuck somewhere on the road and I received a text message from @zord189 asking our whereabout, and @bitrocker2020 also gave my husband @voltranrex a call.

We finally reached the venue at 10.05am and proceeded to register ourselves. While waiting for the rest of the participants the kids were given some sticker tattoos for fun. I even had one on my right hand. I always wanted a tattoo but a cartoon sticker tattoo will do for now.

Below photo: my son (orange color Tshirt) patiently waited to get his tattoo fixed.

After everyone arrived the kids were called to sit in a circle and they took the turn to introduce themselves. Next, they were divided into four groups and each group was led by a facilitator.

My kids were assigned to a group led by the awesome @joannewong . There were 2 other very adorable little girls in our group and apparently they are @kokuryo daughters.

Super mom and the leader of Myjuniors initiative @elizacheng was busy going from one group to another monitoring the progress of each group.

The angpaos and other craft items were nicely arranged on a table.

My husband @voltranrex was busy assisting our boy with his craft making. This truly was a great bonding time between a father and his son!

And my daughter was having a great time folding and assembling her angpao lantern.

And finally voila, they did it! Two proud happy faces showing off their angpao lanterns.

They took the opportunity to take a photo with their facilitator. Despite being her first time facilitating a children's activity, @joannewong did a great job with the kids...woohooo!

After the fun workshop, the Steemians took the opportunity to mingle and take photos together. Our family selfie with @zord189 . He was one of the facilitators and he is a natural. The kiddos loved him!

@positivesteem was in town with his family and he came to support the event. It was an honor to meet one of the earliest Steemians from Team Malaysia. Both of us are originally from Kuching but we never met prior to this event. One main reason was I was very sick (and hospitalized twice) towards the end of the year and couldn't go out much. I am so glad we finally met each other.

The group photo taken with everyone who came on that day. Photo credit to @aaronleang

Overall we had a very enjoyable time at the event, especially the children. I had a great time chatting with @ranjitavelan. Ranjita came with her son, Guru. Ranjita and I are in the #teammalaysiababes Whatsapp group but this was the first time we met each other face to face. We talked a lot about Steemit and also our arts. Ranjita is an artisan/ jewelry maker. Do check out her profile and give her a follow. We even discussed the things we can do to support MyJuniors initiative. Both of us agree that this is a great initiative for our children to get to know each other and learn to become content creators on Steemit.

I want to congratulate the Myjuniors committee members - @elizacheng @bitrocker2020 @littlenewthings @zord189 @aaronleang @joannewong @davidke20 @wendygoh @orangila @karinzdailygrind , for a job well done. Thank you for bringing joy to the children! My family and I are looking forward to the next Myjuniors event.

Thank you for visiting! What do you think of this event? Please leave your comments below.

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