Author name: James Ho

Yayasan Suria JB (YSJB) – Faith, resilience keeps Mohd Syazlee on his feet! Further to my diary post of 23/7/2022 “Taking a look into the world of the blind” (https://www.facebook.com/1513241468889521/posts/3241036379443346/), the STAR carried an article dated 23/7/2022 relating to the same blind centre, 3R Blind Reflexology: https://www.thestar.com.my/…/faith-resilience-keeps… http://bit.ly/3R_Reflexology Read More

Yayasan Suria JB (YSJB) – Taking a look into the “world of the blind”!We visited this reflexology centre, all run by the blind (I would prefer using the word “visually-challenged) in Kulai on 21/7/2022 and, as promised, we paid them another visit today, 23/7/2023 bringing them: 1. A RM4,000 cheque to help out with expenses

Yayasan Suria JB (YSJB) – Putting PASSION into what we do!Yes, without passion, volunteers like us will be burnt out for we are unpaid and for most of the time “unseen” as we walk the road less traveled helping the Poor & Needy, the marginalized, the Homeless and those on the fringes of society. We

Yayasan Suria JB (YSJB) – When the chickens come marching in!Yes, literally so! Since the STAR article of 2nd July 2022 “When cash is no longer king”, appeared with NGOs, including us asking the public to donate in kind, we were told by a generous donor who asked us to take delivery of 100 dressed

Yayasan Suria JB (YSJB) – Welcoming a young volunteer from Taiwan!Today, 21/7/2022, YSJB had the great pleasure in welcoming a 14-yo student from Taipei, Taiwan who is in Malaysia for a 2-month school summer holiday. Amelyne, appeared with her grandma, Judy at 10.00 am sharp at our YSJB’s office. I took both of them around

Yayasan Suria JB (YSJB) – It’s such a tragedy how poverty often spins a vicious cycle! Many of us reading this will not know what poverty entails but for volunteers like us, we get to experience our clients’ lives as we step into their shoes (lives). On the outside, our clients  (the Poor & Needy)

Yayasan Suria JB (YSJB) – Another good response to our appeal for donations in kind! After I wrote yesterday (13/7/2022) regarding appeal for donations in kind, I received a message at 12.23 pm today (14/7/2022) from FISH CLUB asking us to collect 10 cartons of frozen fish from their warehouse in Taman Nusa Indah, JB.