受惠者 / Beneficiary: 苏清光
年龄 / Age: 79 岁 yrs
地址 / Venue: Selangor

来自Ulu Selangor的独居老人 – 苏清光（79岁），单身的他一个人住在破烂不堪的屋里，这是他的父母以前留下来的屋子，地契证件都不见了，所以已经属于非法地。 驼背的公公独守破屋，没电没水，过着一个非常贫困的生活。



苏公公曾经是警察自愿队，退休后便开始一个人生活，虽然还拎着红登记不过身份依然被政府承认 的， 而且还允许参与公民投票。大约在两个月前，他很庆幸地获得政府3千零吉的补助，目前也已经在申请新的身份证。公公其实有几个兄弟姐妹，不过每 个都定居在巴生了，只有在农历新年的时候才带东西回去探访他。

家里没有冰箱，苏公公有时会吃已发臭的食物，左邻右舍有时也会照料他的 三 餐。不过公公很自爱也很自律，自己种植了野菜和长豆，有时候自己煮来吃，有时候就卖给别人赚点钱。



家里没水也没电，所以公公都是靠雨水过活，他把各种各样的铁桶和盘子放置在屋里屋外，等到下雨天 就可 以随时取到雨水，不过由于家里都堆满杂物，生活环境很恶劣，水桶里的雨水都是很肮脏的，而且也有蚊虫。公公因此而自制“过滤器”，用沙粒来过 滤那些雨水才饮用。公公的后院有一颗老椰树，他偶尔也会摘下老椰子来喝椰水。贫苦的生活不仅如此，公公的家里因为没有厕所，所以会到附近 的湖 边洗澡，高龄的他每一天就这样过日子。



苏公公的屋外长满了杂草，草丛中还不时会有蛇穿过，两年前他也曾经被蛇咬过，幸好居民及时发现， 将他 送院后已无大碍。现在公公住的板屋已经处于快要倒塌的险境了，所以他希望南洋报业基金可以为他盖一间简单的房子，一个安全健康的家园，别无他 求。



苏公公的老木屋已破烂得严重。由于柱子已经无法抵掌，任何的修补工程都有可能造成整间木屋倒 塌。 南洋报业基金原本有考虑为苏公公重建家园，可是那是非法地，无法那到重建准正。经过和当地的村长、土地局和县议会商量后，我们决定购买一个货 柜来让苏公公充当屋子。在货柜里设有厕所、电灯、洗手湓、铁床、家具等等。

南洋报业基金也将于9月30日（星期日）早上九点半，联同中国报【5心车队】、ASTRO 【本地圈车队】、牛头牌【特工队】、博爱辅导中心、大同温馨厨师团、嘉玉贸易有限公司、宝贝阅读乐园、JULIE’S、SUPER及各赞助商将一起到苏清 光公公的家进行第六场【16导航】的温馨探访活动，除了帮他美化家园，也会派送日常用品、干粮、粉刷屋子、以及更换新的家具。《16导 航》志 愿队也会邀请近邻参与户外的心灵游戏，拉近彼此的关系。

南洋报业基金呼吁各界善心人士加入【16导航】的温馨探访活动，有意要成为【16 导航】赞助商、合作伙伴或志愿者的朋友，请致电到南洋报业基金（03-76508651/694/675/669），或电邮至nyfound@nanyang.com.my。若您无法出席【16导航】温馨探访活动，也可以乐捐方式支持此活动。请将您的善款汇至YAYASAN NANYANG PRESS (OCBC 701-120679-6)，然后再把汇款和个人资料传真到03-76508627。欢迎游览南洋报业基金网站 www.yayasan-nanyang.org 查获更多详情。

Soo Chen Kang is the main beneficiary of the 6th [16th Navigators Visitation], which will take place on 30th September 2012 (Sunday). Soo is a poor and single old man, and has been living alone in a dilapidated house in Ulu Selangor since many years ago. The broken wooden house was give to him by his parents. However, he had lost the document that shows proof of ownership of the land. Hence, the land there is now listed as an illegal housing area. There is no electricity and water supply to his house.

Soo was once a member of the police volunteer team. However, he still carries a red identity card today. He is still trying hard to apply for a Malaysian identity card. About two months ago, he was very fortunate to get the RM3000 subsidy from the government. All of his siblings had shifted to Klang many years ago. They seldom visit him since then. They will only send some items to him during Chinese New Year. Soo has no refrigerator at home, so sometimes he has no choice but to eat the rotten food. Once in a while, his kind neighbours will donate some food for him. However, Soo is a very independent and disciplined old man. To survive, he grows vegetables and long beans so that he can cook them as his daily food. He also sells the vegetables to earn some money for a living.

Since Soo’s house has no water nor electricity supply, he collects the rain water with various steel pails and plates by placing them outside his house. The living environment is very harsh and dirty. Many of the containers are full of mosquitoes. Soo designed his own “homemade filter” so that he can drive away the rain water after that. There is an old coconut tree at the backyard, so Soo occasionally harvests the coconuts and drink its water. Since he has no toilet in his house, Soo takes his bath at the lake near his house everyday.

Soo’s wooden house is overgrown with weeds, and from time to time there will be snakes living among the grass. Two years ago, he was bitten by a snake. The residents in the same village noticed the incident soon after that and sent him to the hospital immediately. Fortunately, he recovered after that. The wooden house that Soo is living in is badly damaged and about to collapse. He hopes that Yayasan Nanyang Press can help raise funds to provide him a simple and basic accommodation.

Yayasan wanted to sponsor the repairing works to enable Soo to live under a safe and stable roof. However, the pillars of Soo’s wooden house are too old and no longer strong enough to handle any repair works. The constructor claimed that any repair works on the house might cause the whole house to collapse. Hence, Yayasan was considering rebuilding a new house for Soo, but since his house is situated on an illegal land, the government refused to allow Yayasan to proceed with the construction. After further discussions with the head of the village and the government, Yayasan decided to buy a container (which was often used as offices or stores by companies) to let Soo use it as a house. The container will come with a toilet, lights, ceiling fan, bed and other basic furniture.

The 6th [16 Navigators Visitation] will take place at 9:30 am on 30 September 2012 (Sunday) in Ulu Selangor. The [5 Hearts] from China Press, cruise teams from ASTRO, teachers from Agape Couselling Centre, and staff of Tai Thong Restaurant, Jusper, Julies’s, Super Ajinomoto and many other sponsors will be joining this meaningful charitable event. The team will work together to create a better environment for Soo. Apart from that, the team will also offer free food and games to all the villagers there.

If you are interested to join us as a volunteer, please do not hesitate to contact us by phone (03-76508651/694/675/669), or e-mail (nyfound@nanyang.com.my). If you cannot attend the 【16 Navigators】 event but would like to provide financial support, you may also consider transferring your donation to our account (OCBC 701-120679-6). Cheques should be made payable to YAYASAN NANYANG PRESS. Please do not forget to inform us after you have banked in your contribution as we are more than happy to send you a tax deductible receipt and a written message to express our appreciation. Should you need more information, you may also website our official website (www.yayasan-nanyang.org).