IT IS not every day that a child gets to listen to a story read to them by the chief executive of a leading bank. But that’s exactly what happened when employees from OCBC Al-Amin Bank Berhad came a-calling at the Paediatric Ward of the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC).
And the bank’s director and CEO Syed Abdull Aziz Syed Kechik found it to be quite an experience as well.
“This is the second time that I am doing this and I learnt a lot from the first time I read to the children at Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia last year,” he said.
Here you go: Syed Abdull Aziz (right) handing over a gift pack to one of the young patients. Syed Abdull Aziz read Kuching Kesayanganku (My Dear Cat) to the children at UMMC and was fascinated by their rapt attention and the ensuing calls for more.
“Reading is a pleasant activity and should be cultivated among the young. But, as much as we might like reading, it is nice to sometimes have a good story read to you,” he said.
“Today, I had the privilege of playing the role of storyteller again, and I must say the looks on the children’s faces and their smiles made me even more eager to read more than just that one book to them.
“I also took the opportunity to urge them to read more and to make even better sense of the fantasies of the next storybook they read,” he added.
Along with his employees, Syed Abdull Aziz also distributed 400 goodie bags and 100 books to the children in the Paediatric Ward and donated RM1,000 to the Tabung UMMC.
The bank also donated play-mats, tables and posters to adorn the play area of the UMMC Paediatric Ward.
In keeping with the bank’s efforts to promote cycling in Malaysia, it also presented six children’s bicycles to the hospital.
The children were also entertained by a clown and a magician who performed for them. They were also treated to lunch.
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