First Activity in Bodhi Park

The Shrine Hall was substantially completed with electric supply on time for the first novitiate programme to be successfully carried out on 20th ~ 28th November 2010 with the shrine hall facility. There were about 10 samaneras and 10 upasikas took part.

The Work Progress as at 31st August 2010

Activity on site was generally low.
Main obstruction to progress in the infra was the housing developer's water pipe, which was finally removed on the 12th August. This enable the construction of the main gates and the front perimeter fence to proceed.

The tiling of the floor of the Shrine Hall commenced on 12th August and was about 90% completed. Tiling the altar with marble tiles was also in progress.

Inspection of the TNB substation by the authority was made on 26th and was given a general approval.

Discussion with the Architect on the design of Block B was in progress. A preliminary layout of the proposal was submitted for review and comment.

The Work Progress as at 31st July 2010

Not much activity was carried out on Site during the month. In the early period of the month, the Contractor spent time in getting the ceiling of the Shrine Hall painted and minor preparatory work for the Buddha Image installation.



The Buddha Image was stored in the open, outside the Shrine Hall for a couple of months since its delivery and had been patiently awaiting the hall to be ready.



Installation of the Buddha Image commenced on the 19th July 2010 afternoon with the help of two heavy machinery. The Contractor and the nearby devotees finally managed to place the Image up on the altar by 9.00pm that day.



Positioning of the Buddha Image on the altar continued the next morning with the presence of Chief monk, Ven. Saranakara and his monks from the Sentul Temple. A brief puja was subsequently conducted by the monks followed by dana given by the devotees.

The Work Progress as at 30th June 2010

The work on site was relatively slow and was almost at stand still, except for some installation work carried out inside the Shrine hall.

The plaster ceiling in the Shrine hall was completed at the end of the month with all the lighting fixed. Installation of the distribution board was in progress. All the air-conditioning units had also been installed.
Other minor activities in progress includes fixing of hand railings around the perimeter of the Shrine hall and the compound fencing.

The overall progress was about 77%

The Work Progress as at 31st May 2010

The Contractor had completed laying of the aluminium foil underneath the tiled roof inside the Shrine Hall in preparation for the construction of the plaster ceiling.

All lighting locations were finalised, The wiring and lighting points were installed based on the Interior Designer's proposal.

The Contractor commenced installation of the external ceiling of the Shrine Hall and was completed before the endof the month.

The structure for the Buddha Image altar was constructed and awaiting finishing work to commence.

The infra- structure work comprising the road, car park and fencing was still progressing and was about 40% complete. The progress in the infra-structure work was still affected by the housing developer's water pipeline.

The overall progress was about 70%

Report on the Bodhi Park Luncheon

The Bodhi Park Lunch was held on the 14th March 2010 at the Thean Hou hall.

The committee had decided on a luncheon rather than dinner as the evenings during that period was not available.

The guest of honour was the Ven. Saranangkara, abbot of the Sentul Sri Lankan Vihara, with attendances also by Ven. Dharmarattana and Sangha members from all the three traditions.

Although we had initially planned to have 10 representatives from each tradition, we actually had close to 50 members of the Sangha attending and fortunately were able to accommodate all.

We were also fortunate to have with us, Dato Tan Gin Soon, the VP of YBBM as well as some of the senior committee members from Penang, as well as the advisor to the fund raising committee, Dato Ong Kah Chuan.

Although we had planned to have 50 tables for this luncheon, we ended up with 53 tables due to some last minute attendances.

The feedback from the attendees was that the food provided was of a high standard and they were very happy with the selection and quality.

The programme was carried out smoothly, with few hiccups and the volunteers, performed well, as did the singing group.

We managed to raise the sum of about RM 70K, after expenses, from both sales of luncheon tickets as well as donations from well wishes.

The Work Progress as at 30th April 2010

Buddha Image was delivered on 5th April. The 9-foot tall image was unloaded infront of the Shrine Hall and was awaiting installation.

The roof of Shrine Hall was completed. The internal finishing was awaiting the interior designer to complete her proposal.

The Contractor had proceeded with the construction of the roadwork and car park. However not much progress could be achieved with the temporary water supply pipeline belonging to the housing developer still in the way.

Overall progress at the end of the month was about 68%.