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.

Work Progress as on 30th December 2009

The weather for the month of December had improved even though most of the time the site was site wet. However, the progress of the work at the Shrine Hall and the TNB substation was not much affected and the Contractor was able to progress reasonably well. The progress to date was about 50%.

The brick walls of the Shrine Hall and the TNB substation were completed sometime in mid-December. Towards the end of the month, the Contractor had started plastering the walls to the substation. Plastering to the walls of the Shrine Hall was on hold until installation of cable and air-con ducting are installed.



The Contractor had also started assembling the steel roof truss on the 5th and the assembling was still in progress. The roof truss were assembled on the ground and would be lifted to position upon complete inspection by the Engineer.

Work in Progress as on 31st November 2009

The Site was generally wet through out the month and the weather had slowed down the construction. The Contractor managed to complete the concrete structure of the Shrine Hall building and the TNB substation towards the end of the month.

The construction of the TNB substation brick walls had just started and the Shrine Hall was awaiting its roof truss to be assembled.

The work progress was at approximately 40% complete.