Wishing Well Programme

"Love is a condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own. - Robert Heinlei (July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988)"

Somehow, I lost the ability to compose a good note. It has been many weeks that I promised Kak Amy & Mariam that I will send out a note on the project for Ramadhan. However, the words did not come easily...

Perhaps, there were too many things that I wanted to share with all of you about the children..

Of their sweetness..their battle... their honesty.. and also their sincerity in allowing a stranger like me to enter their life..

Oh... how I wish I can discribe it as detail as possible to you of how happy the children were when we handed them the "Bag Of Love" in Ramadhan last year.It was a total of 100 goody bags to two oncology wards (UMMC and UKMMC). The children were smilling when we handed it to them.. and when they saw that they were also Eid cards from Pak Nil and Ms. Deanna Yusoff, their faces were full of happiness.

InsyaAllah, this year.. we will be sending them " Package Of Love" in this Ramadhan. Similar to last year, we will be sending goody bags to oncology wards of UKMMC and UMMC. And also.. we wil also be sending to HKL for the first time ! Alhamdulillah... :)

We hope.. the "Package Of Love" will be able to bring smiles to their sweet, lovely faces... insyaAllah.....

loves,

Davina

Posted in: on Thursday, August 4, 2011 at at 11:18 PM 4 comments    

"Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never, ever the same. ~Flavia Weedn,Forever, © Flavia.com"

It was 3 years ago when I first met him.It was at Oncology Paediatric Ward at HUKM. He was sitting quietly while accompanying the younger kids playing at the tv corner. Somehow in my heart I knew, I must find out more about this child.

Hazim was a stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma patient when I first met him in April 2008. A smart, brave young boy, his love for his family touches my heart. Not only that, his courage in fighting the cancer was beyond words. In 2008, he was only 15 years old.

Hazim knew, his time was not long in this world. One day, while having tea with some of my friends ( I was not around ) .. he asked.. " Mati nanti macam mana...? " Everyone was shocked and not prepared when he asked. Then.. the baton was passed to me.

Honestly, I was not prepared either. But I knew, it was unfair to let him wandering about it. He needs to know and I truly understand, it was not easy for a mother to explain it to the son, whom she loves very much.Hazim's mother gave me the permission to talk to him. Therefore.. during the camping trip that we arranged for Hazim, I had a long discussion with him talking about death. After we finished talking about it, he kissed my hand and said..." Terima kasih Auntie.."

Hazim always put others before him. Being the eldest son, he was very responsible. I called him.. the Financial Controller :) .

He brought many of us together, Subhanallah. Family, friends and strangers (who are now friends) are bonded by love for Hazim. May Allah SWT bless you all...

I met Hazim for the last time at the hospital. It tore me apart seeing him in pain. However, I am very thankful to the Almighty for allowing me to see his last smile... to hear his last laughter .. and to hear his last voice..

I cried when I received the news ... at same time, I am relieved that he is no longer in pain.

Hazim left footprints in my heart. I think.. he did it to yours too...

Al Fatihah ...
Allahyarham Muhammad Hazim Husaini (1st October 1993 - 14th June 2011 )

sincerely,
Davina

Posted in: on Monday, June 20, 2011 at at 11:02 AM 4 comments    

It has been 10 days since we had Magical Moments - Talentime. My sincerely apologies for the delay in posting this thank you note. Gomen ne.

Syukur alhamdulillah, it was indeed a day of joy, happiness and laughter. It was a day full of smiles.May 1 2011 was a day full of LOVE :)

Loving people from different walk of life, comes together for only one reason. For the children :)

Magical Moments - Talentime started as a self funded event. However, as the words spread, more people volunteering to help out in many ways i.e. sponsorship, ideas, facilities, energy, time, resources, talent... believe me, it was like a day with soooooooo many beautiful people with beautful heart. May God bless you friends..

My sincere and heartfelt gratitude goes to the beautiful people as follows....

Sheema : Even though you were not around that day, thank you for always being there in making the children happy.
You are STAR!

Anne : How Allah crossed our path was special, was through ERA radio. Somehow... Magical Moments - Talentime had ERA DJs as guest, by coincidence! Anne.. thanks for always being there, for the children. You are STAR!

K. Amy : thank you Kak Amy, for all your BEAUTIFUL gift to Wishing Well Programme. Please extend this humble appreciation to all your children, family and friends who have been helping. Special thank you to Kak Ari :) Love you Kak Ari, take care yea.

Mariam : You are simply AMAZING !! thank you for EVERYTHING!!

K. Ogie : Thank you for your support kak. You are AMAZING. take care k

Alia, Auntie Teh & Ayah Teh - What else can I say... your support & love are PRICELESS. Thank you very much !! Hugs !!

Pengetua & teachers of SMPK Setapak - Thank you for allowing me to use the school and assistance in making the event a memorable one :)

Hanif : Thank you for making the event a lively one. thank you for saving the day !! You are a SUPERB emcee !!

Natasha Hudson : Thank you for spending your weekend with us and being the judge:) You are GREAT!

Dina Nazir : Thank you for being the judge and sing for us :) Your voice is AMAZING!! Subhanallah

K. Roselinah : Your cup cakes are BEAUTIFUL !! Thank you kak !! :)

Muha : A friendship that developed to sisterhood/brotherhood. Thank you for EVERYTHING !! Oh yes, thank you for the petting zoo !! That was indeed a good idea :)

Nadirah : Sis, thank you for your support. Hugs :)

Jeush & Fahmi : Thank you Mr Photographer :) Thanks a mil !!!

Sensei Kashiwagi : Thank you for all your kindness. The kids LOVE learning about Japanese Culture. Sensei wa subarashii!

Linda & Fame : Thank you for the birthday cake. The kids love it :)

Yong :You are really TALENTED in design. Thank you for doing the official back drop.. all the way from South Korea :)

En Dzul : Thank you for your support & allowing me to volunteer at RACTAR.

Matt & Arnida : Thank you for being such great friends & baing part of WWP. You are a STAR!!

Last but not least, in case there are names that I have missed.... please forgive this forgetful fanny of mine. I sincerely appreciate your kind help, support and prayers to all programs that we do at WWP. All of you are the STAR!!!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!!!!!!

“A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.” - Washington Irving ( 1783 - 1859 )

May Allah SWT bless you all... ALWAYS...

love,
Davina

Posted in: on Monday, May 9, 2011 at at 10:16 AM 2 comments    

MAGICAL MOMENTS

1.Introduction
Magical Moments is a series of event, planned for children who are facing challenges in life. A collaboration act between Project Mata Hati & Wishing Well Programme, meant to bring joy, hope and happiness for the children... InsyaAllah.

The pilot program will be Talentime ( Singing Contest )

2.Overall Objective
To give a moment of happiness, joy and hope to children who are facing challenges in life. It is also to instill confidence and positive thought in the children, for them to know that challenges in life are not a stoppage in being happy and successful.

3.Talentime Objective
As an avenue for the children to build up confidence in themselves by performing in front of audience, without taking into account of their challenges that they are facing daily.

4.Target Group
Pilot group will be childhood cancer patients, visually impaired children ( SMPK Setapak) and orphans/under privileged children from RACTAR ( Rumah Amal Sri Cahaya Tengku Ampuan Rahimah)

5.Frequency of Magical Moments
Expecting to be done on bi-monthly basis.

InsyaAllah.. hopefully.... this small event.. will bring the joy, hope and strength to them... :)

" Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are. - Bernice Johnson Reagon "

sincerely,
davina

Posted in: on Monday, March 28, 2011 at at 7:50 AM 0 comments    

As the sun shines throughout the day, as the wind blow swiftly...
We see children running in the park , while enjoying the warmth of the day...
Laughing, smiling with shades of happiness clouding them...

But..
For children facing challenges..
Their life is full of trials.. full of pain... full of sorrow..
Birthday parties to miss...Holidays to postpone..
Deep in their thought ... thinking where the road will lead them in the future..

Therefore, child being a child...
The happiness should be theirs...
Even for a few moment in their life...
Let them feel the warmth of the sun...
Let them be surrounded by the sweetness of joy..
Let them have... OUR LOVE...
In short...

Let's give them...

Moment of joy, moment of laughter, moment of happiness

Let's give them...

MAGICAL MOMENTS

That is why, Wishing Well Programme is coming out with this simple, yet insyaAllah meaningful project for children who are facing challenges in life.

A half day event, combining children with cancer, blind/visually impaired children as well as children from RACTAR ( Rumah Amal Cahaya Tengku Ampuan Rahimah) . The event will be an activity for the children to participate, then followed by a combined birthday party for those who are celebrating. For a start... we will have a TALENT TIME !

This event is not by any NGO... it is just a small effort by us... who loves children :)

"The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. - Alexander Chalmers (29 March 1759 – 29 December 1834)"

May Allah SWT bless you all..

loves,
Davina

Posted in: on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at at 3:01 PM 0 comments    

f I could hug every child that crossed my path...
I would...
If I can listen to every hopes and dreams that they have...
I will...
Because...
Every child is a gift...
For us to love... to nurture...to care for...
The road might be rocky at times...
The wind may be too strong to go through...
But...
If we hold their hand strongly...
Guiding them to the right path..
Hopes and dreams..
Can be a reality..

InsyaAllah....

sincerely,
Project Mata Hati

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Posted in: on Monday, January 17, 2011 at at 6:43 AM 0 comments    

"Definition of complement : something that completes, makes up a whole, or brings to perfection"

That was the first word that came to my mind, when was asked about the modus operandi of Project Mata Hati.

COMPLEMENT.

In summary, Project Mata Hati is about strategic partnership effort between corporates, NGOs and also professionals/individuals, based on the paper work that has been presented to each party.

It is about working together... roping in experts from each identified development programs (i.e. sports, IT, music, language, islamic and arts) Numbers of brain storming sessions, discussions over discussions, everyone pouring in their ideas and opinions based on what they know best.. and fyi..these processes, are still on going...

The beauty of this is....

All on voluntary basis :)

Academicians, corporates, NGOs, individuals, professionals... complementing each other for one reason...

For the benefit of the blind and visually impaired children...

In achieving their hope...their dream .... their goals in life...

InsyaAllah...

On behalf of Project Mata Hati, I wish to express gratitude to all kind hearted individuals out there, who have been very supportive in every way. Project Mata Hati is blessed to surrounded by loving people like you !

Take care all,

May Allah SWT bless you

Project Mata Hati

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Posted in: on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at at 10:02 AM 0 comments    

Children are gift from Allah SWT. For us to nurture, to love and to care for. It does sound cliché, as these are the words I keep on using in almost every blog post or notes that I do. Well, that is how I feel, and I believe, you agreed with it too :)

Project Mata Hati is also another project dedicated for the children...children who are blind and visually impaired.

This is a collaborative effort organized by the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) of Sek. Men Pendidikan Khas (Cacat Penglihatan) Setapak, supported by the management of the school and in collaboration with the place I am working with, under the ticket of CSR.

Even though it is under the ticket of a CSR effort of a department in a company, we are trying to get supports from individuals,corporates and NGOs to be involved in as well. Reason is, everyone are talented and expert at their own specialized field. Together, we can turn a glass into a crystal. As the saying goes.. two heads are better than one ! :)

We have identified 6 different category of development programs for the blind and visually impaired students. Those are

a) Music
b) IT
c) Religion ( Tahfiz & Quran Recital)
d) Creative Arts
e) Language & Public Speaking
f) Sports

It is all about the love for the children.... giving them the best that we can...for them to secure a better future... insyaAllah..

For those who have already been involved in this project, my sincere gratitude and appreciation for your time, energy and ideas. May Allah SWT bless you all...

For those who soon to join us, we welcome you with an open arm :)

The Luncheon Charity will be held on 26th February 2011, Saturday, at SMPK (Cacat Penglihatan) Setapak. Proceeds from the fundraising will be used to fund for the 6 development programs as well as some minor facilities upgrading.

Please help us to spread around the words... thank you....

Take care ...

sincerely,

Project Mata Hati

Posted in: on Sunday, December 26, 2010 at at 6:12 AM 0 comments    

We wake up in the morning, open up our eyes... and we see...

We see the sun rising up at the sky, while the birds flying around welcoming the bright new day...

We see people passes by, each with destination to head for...

From the heart... we see more...

We see what life is all about...

Compassion and love, hurt and pain, mixed together...

We feel it for those in need... the urge to be there for them...

Because we are seeing through the heart... we are seeing with " Mata Hati "

Project Mata Hati is an effort in realizing the initiatives in creating a better future for the blind and visually impaired children, organized by the PTA of SMPK Setapak, supported by the school, and in collaboration with a corporate organization.

" Seeing Through The Light Of Education"....

Take care all

sincerely,
davina @ Project Mata Hati

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Posted in: on Friday, December 24, 2010 at at 1:32 AM 0 comments    

The classroom was filled with 30 tables... lined up in 4 straight lines... apart from one another

On each table, there was a Perkin braille machine.

It was SPM week.

They sat for their Mathematics paper earlier that day. When asked how was the paper, they smiled and said " OK je :) "

In them... I see calmness, serenity and sincerity

In them... I see ambition, courage and hope

They are blind.. due to their sight, but..

They are very visionary... of what they want to be...

"The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision - Hellen Keller 1880-1968"

sincerely,

davina @ Project Mata Hati

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Posted in: on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at at 8:28 AM 0 comments    

If I could capture all memories I had with all the little heroes, and turn it into a painting...

Believe me, it will be a beautiful painting with lovely colours, just like the bright colours of rainbow after a thunderous storm.

Children are beautiful, in their own way. Their honesty, sincerity and truthfulness is something that... even we adults failed in sometimes.

Every child that Wishing Well Programme has been involved with are special at their own way.

Blind boys band belting out latest pop song, little girl singing her heart out entertaining all at the ward and young gentleman fighting each second in his life for he knows his mother need him most...

Those are some lovely pictures that are captured in this humble mind of mine...

Pictures of courage, hope and love...

Stay strong dear children, May Allah SWT give you the strength to go through every minute, every hour in your life...

InsyaAllah...

May Allah SWT bless you my dear readers...

sincerely,

davina

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Posted in: on Sunday, December 19, 2010 at at 10:03 AM 0 comments    

The fingers tapping the keyboard gently...

With a melodious music filling up the air...

Soothing feeling...

Beautiful experience...

Priceless moment...

"Bila Cinta" was the song he played...

He learned by himself, no guidance, no teacher and no music notes to refer to..

The music notes... it has to be...

A Braille music notes...

Thank you Allah, for bringing us to meet these lovely children...

Alhamdulillah...

May Allah SWT bless you my dear friends...

"Tiada kata yang dapat aku ucapkan, hanya... merasakan betapa kerdilnya diri ini apabila berada disamping mereka. Sesungguhnya... adalah tanggungjawab kita bersama, memastikan... yang terbaik bagi kanak-kanak yang instimewa ini..insyaAllah...

Davina "

Posted in: on Saturday, December 11, 2010 at at 8:07 AM 0 comments    

"Give little love to a child, and you get a great deal back - John Ruskin (8 February 1819 – 20 January 1900)"

I have to admit, children always hold a special place in my heart. They are priceless gift from Allah SWT for us all. For us to nurture, to love and to care for.

There are many ways of caring and nurturing the children... regardless material or immaterial...

Most important thing of all, that little act of ours must be sealed with lots of love...

Since Wishing Well Programme started, we had delivered goody bags on 5 different occasions. The methodology applied in delivering the goody bags is very simple. To cheer them up while battling with the pain during festive seasons.. even for a few seconds...

This little act of ours gave priceless gift in return...

Priceless Smile...

p/s Lovely Yana, I love your smile . You are simple ADORABLE my dear :)

sincerely,

davina

Posted in: on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at at 10:12 AM 2 comments    

Saya bersyukur pada Yang Maha Esa, kerana mengizinkan saya mengenal Adik Mohd Hazim Husaini. Tiada kata yang dapat menggambarkan perasaan saya kecuali... saya berdoa agar Adik Hazim sentiasa di bawah lindungan Allah SWT... insyaAllah....

Posted in: on Monday, December 6, 2010 at at 3:20 PM 3 comments    

Love makes one stronger. Makes one move forward. One step after another, stronger than before.

Adik Hazim is a fighter in his own battle. A brave young gentleman who does not own the word "Give Up" in his vocabulary.

He has been in and out of hospital countless time. Biopsy after biopsy, whilst chemotherapy and radiotherapy are not an option anymore. However, I could see in his eyes how strong he became when he is being surrounded by this special gift called...

LOVE.

Adik Hazim is one of many children that Wishing Well Programme has been involved with. Each and everyone of them are going through a difficult path every second, every minute and every hour...but in them, personally I see how strong the power of love is.

Love received from the parents, families, relatives, friends, strangers... and the most powerful of all... is the love from Him.

Let us all join our hands together, in giving as much love as we can to the children in need...

We had our childhood once, lets try our best to give them theirs too... even for a few moment...

"Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but whose fragrance makes the garden a place of delight just the same - Helen Keller (27 June 1880 – 1 June 1968)"

Note: Wishing Well Programme is currently involved with projects for children with cancer, children with visual impairment and children who are underprivileged and have lost their parents....

May Allah SWT Bless you..

sincerely,

davina

Posted in: on Thursday, December 2, 2010 at at 8:31 AM 0 comments    

Dear beloved friends,

I am pleased to informed that, 1 Perkins Brailler Machine has been delivered to SMK Pendidikan Khas Setapak on Tuesday, for the students to use during the SPM examination.

Thank you to all donors who have been involved in this project by Wishing Well Programme.

"How beautiful a day can be when kindness touches it! - George Elliston (27 July 1875, Ipswich – 21 February 1954)"

May Allah SWT bless you always

Take care,

davina

Posted in: on Friday, November 19, 2010 at at 7:14 AM 0 comments    

"Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady - Thomas H. Huxley (4 May 1825 – 29 June 1895) "

This boy is only 16. He is a non-hodgkin lymphoma patient, stage 4. His last wish is...to give his sister a computer.

It did not surprise me much when I knew he wanted a computer for his younger sister.

Because... he is always thinking of others... in every little thing he does...

Because... he loves his family very much... he wants the best for them...

InsyaAllah, the computer will be reaching him soon..thank you so much to all who have been assisting in making this happens...

As the proverb quoted above said... Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady...

This boy is a real gentlemen. A truly brave young gentlemen.

May Allah SWT give him the strength to go through every second, every minute, every hour....

And to you reading this note.. May Allah bless you...

take care,

davie

Posted in: on Monday, November 8, 2010 at at 8:22 AM 0 comments    

"Beauty is not in the face; Beauty is a light in the heart. - Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931)

Every step we take in this journey of life, lead us to meeting different individuals everyday. Different personalities, different characteristics .. and definitely different hearts.

Syukur Alhamdulillah, under His guidance and blessing... it is truly a priceless gift, to be connected with individuals of beautiful hearts. Individuals who are endlessly supporting, helping and assisting in their own ways in making Wishing Well Programme's projects materialized as planned.

Individuals who are now.. friends that I love and treasure very much :)

Yesterday, Alhamdulillah... all went well for Project " Goodies For Kiddies ". We went to UMMC and UKMMC paediatric oncology wards to distribute the goody bags, in conjunction with the Deepavali celebration. Parents and children said thank you very much to all donors and friends who have ben a part of this project.

We may not be able to take away the pain from them... but we may have managed to sprinkle a few seconds of happiness in them...insyaAllah...

Thank you very much to all donors and friends who have been helping to make this happened.

From the bottom of my heart... I want you to know... you are truly a BEAUTY

I am blessed to have you as my friends.

May Allah SWT bless you.

loves,

davina

Posted in: on Friday, November 5, 2010 at at 12:39 PM 0 comments    

Posted in: on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at at 8:36 AM 0 comments    

“You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself. - Harvey S. Firestone 1868-1938”

It is a very heartfelt experience seeing people from different walk of life coming together in bringing happiness to those in need. Again, last Sunday was a day of joyful moment. It was an event organized by a hospital for the Thalassemia patients.

What impressed me most is seeing the commitments given by the artistes and personnel from ASTRO. Arrangements were done purely through e mails and text messages. My bad was that... I did not explain in detail of how the event will be. All I said was.. " See you guys at 12 noon ". Regardless the hiccups I did, Zahid, Toy, Edlin, Akma and Yazer gave a lovely unplugged performance to the patients and families. Through their gestures and smiles, I know it came from their heart. Heart of Gold.

I used to write that, I do not cry in front of the patients or families. No matter how bad the situation they are facing, how painful the child is battling with, shedding tears is a no, no to me.

However, last Sunday I could not stop a few drops of tears from flowing down...

Rest assure.. it was not due to sadness.. I was overwhelmed seeing the event being flooded by people with hearts of gold....

Thank you so much to See Bee, Zahid, Toy, Yazer, Edlin and Akma... you guys are marvelous ! :)

May Allah SWT bless you all...

sincerely,

davie

Posted in: on Monday, October 25, 2010 at at 10:02 AM 2 comments