Green day fun with kampung games

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A SIMPLE game like dragging someone along the track on an upih (dried palm leaf) sent every one into fits of laughter.

As its supporters cheered the winning team enthusiastically, the other team, whose passenger had fallen off the upih, could not stop laughing out loud.

The coconut bowling game was equally popular; the participants were seen throwing the coconuts with all their might to knock down the make-shift pins at the other end of the lane.

Putting market waste to good use: An IOI employee explaining the usage of garbage enzyme to an interested participant.

Teng teng, on the other hand, had children hopping within the frames on one leg to retrieve their rubber seeds.

These games, among others, were a refreshing change from the computer games to which most children are addicted nowadays.

They were part of the activities held at the Go Green event at Puteri 10 of Bandar Puteri Puchong on Sunday morning, inviting the participants to reminisce the kampung games of yesteryear.

Organic way: House of Joy showcased its Misai Kucing planted with worm castings as fertiliser

Organised by IOI Properties concurrently at three IOI townships, the event was initiated in conjunction with the World Habitat Day.

IOI Group legal and general operations general manager Lee Yoke Har said IOI intended to educate the communities through the green event that was spiced up with fun elements.

“Everyone can contribute in a small way, and collectively, the effect will be impactful,” she said.

Recycling for a good cause: Residents contributed recyclable items to the charitable organisations.

A corner of the playground was turned into a Nature Walk trail, with landscape architect Mawar Othman on hand to explain the ways to take care of the trees and shrubs.

There were also booths spreading the green message, such as the garbage enzyme counter that distributed samples of the brownish liquid made from waste obtained from the Puteri Mart wet market.

House of Joy also explained vermicomposting and the usage of the worm castings as fertiliser in growing Misai Kucing, a medicinal herb.

Participants also carried stacks of newspapers and other recycable items to be contributed to Buddhist Tzu-Chi Merits Society Malaysia and Eden Handicap Service Centre.

No petrol needed: The `Tarik Upih’ game put big smiles on the children’s faces.

A green campaign would not be complete without tree-planting activities, and during the event, 50 trees and 300 shrubs were planted by the participants around the playground.

Each of them also took home a Jasmine plant, along with the green tips they picked up from the event.