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%.

The Work Progress as at 31st March 2010

Work progress on site was slow. The temporary water supply pipeline belonging to the neighbouring housing developer had not been resolved.

Roof tiles for the Shrine Hall was delivered in early March and laying of the roof tiles commenced subsequently. The progress of the laying of the roof was about 80% completed.

Sample floor tiles had been submited for approval on 31st March.

TNB substation was completed with the doors and the windows installed.

Overall progress was about 65%.

The Work Progress as at 28th February 2010

The progress of work for the month ws generally poor, which was partly due to long Chinese New Year holidays and the obstruction caused by the presence of the 200 mm dia. temporary water supply pipeline belonging to the neighbouring housing developer. Mobilisation of heavy equipment for the roadwork and general site earthwork was delayed.

The external and internal plastering of walls of the Shrine hall had completed. However, the construction of roof was still in progress. Assembling of timber purlins to the roof trusses was slow. The Contractor had anticipated the delivery of the roof tiles to Site to be in early March.

The Contractor continued the construction of site fencing and drainage where the locations were freed from obstruction.

The overall progress was about 60%.

The Work Progress as at 31st January 2010

The weather for the month was generally fair, though there were some days of rain on Site. The progress was not much affected. The work was mainly concentrated in the erection of the roof truss of Shrine Hall which is still in progress.

The Contractor had commenced plastering both the external and the internal surface of the walls at the third week of the month. The external plastering was about 85% completed while the internal plastering was about 25%.

Construction of the refuse chamber was started early this month and is currently awaiting for installation of roof, door and windows.

There was some delay in finishing the earthwork and the fencing due to the presence of a 200mm dia. temporary water supply pipe belonging to the nearby development. The pipe was anticipated to be redirected after the Chinese New Year. However, the construction of the fence on the west edge of the plot was carried out on the 29th.

Overall progress for the Phase I work was about 55%.

The planing of the Phase II work comprising the Auditorium and the Multifunction hall had commenced. Several meetings with the architect on the detail design was made. It was anticipated that structural drawings for the foundation could be made available after the Chinese New Year for the foundation work to commence as soon as the fund is sufficient.