Those who subscribe to Astro know that they have an option of subscribing to a valuable education package which includes the Discovery, National Geographic, Animal Planet, TVIQ, and Discovery Science channels. I, for one, am now glued to the screen whenever the "Long Way Down" airs on Monday nights. I love the rough and tough big bike adventure escapades of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman as they travel from Scotland to Capetown. You feel like you're really there with them and there are no airs about the whole crew.
Besides the Education package, hubby and I relax in front of the TV at the end of the day (or night most of the time) and try to catch the latest movies (meaning something that was in the cinema perhaps half a year ago) and watch a variety of channels in the Variety package. I have to admit, Astro is much a part of our everyday lives despite its inefficient billing system which starts in the middle of the month and confuses their staff when we insist they shouldn't be disconnecting our services as we already paid in full. What annoys us most is that we find a reconnection fee in the next month's bill. This happens about 4-5 times a year. Sigh..
Dato' Shaziman Abu Mansor, Minister of Energy, Water and Communications officiated the
I was lucky enough to have had an opportunity to play photographer at the launch thanks to my friend, Khai. The launch started with the spotlight being on the emcee and a little girl on stage. The little girl playing the role of an intelligent girl who watches the Education channels all the time, posed various questions to the emcee who unfortunately doesn't watch the
Speeches were then made by YB Dato' Shaziman Abu Mansor and YBhg Dato' Haji Basri followed by the officiating of the launch. The guests were then lead to the adjoining ballroom where various educational stalls were set up. Guests had fun experimenting with the science gadgets on hand. I tried to assemble a hand-held light powered by a kinetic battery and succeeded with much trembling of the fingers as I competed with the guy standing next to me.
All in all, Kampus Astro sounds like a very good programme especially when it enables children in remote areas to experiences things they might not have the chance to experience on their own. It makes me think how lucky the new generation is especially when I think back to the days of growing up on Sesame Street, encyclopedias and boring text books. Now they get to see and hear new experiences thanks to the Internet and TV programmes at their fingertips.
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