SP SRI LANKA OCIP DAY 5

The team had breakfast at Nelly Star Hotel and left for CSLEC  at 7.45 as per usual.

Due to the change of plans, we will not be having construction work anymore. The Sri Lankan army will be taking care of the construction of the extension of the office at CSLEC.

The task of checking the CPUs finally ended today.Finally we have completed troubleshooting for all the CPUs. It was shocking when we were told that there were a rough number of 25 computers and only 3 of them were in working condition. The CPUs were not kept properly and were lying around in the storeroom. Hardware parts of the CPUs were misplaced. Opening up the CPUs was not a pleasant experience for Kenny and Nic. Pests, lizard faeces and eggs were found in the CPUs. However, despite the problems involved, it was a learning experience for Kenny. Kenny learnt some creative IT tips such as the direct testing of the supply supply from Roshan, the technician at CSL centre. After the experience, we underestimated the ability of the staff at CSL centre, it turned out that some of them were more experienced in some aspects than us and we were glad we learnt something new from them. Good job to the IT team!

The new task of the day was to paint the exterior of the multi purpose hall. We thought it will be an easy job, however today's work proved us wrong. All of the team members with the exception of Kenny and Nic, whom were busy checking the CPUs, started cleaning the wall by splashing water on the wall to get rid of the dust to make painting easier. When we started painting, we realised that the wall had alot of holes and effort was put into ensuring the holes are well painted inside so as to make the wall look smooth. Even though the task was tiring, we enjoyed it, and even sang some songs together while painting.

From left to right: Cornelia, Micah, Celest splashing water on the walls.

From left to right: CK, Vidya, Hisham

From left to right: Celest, Khai, Micah

At approximately 1pm local time, we went for lunch break and then resumed back to painting an hour later.

From left to right: Firdaus, Micah, Khai with dirty hands after the painting task

Well done painting team!

Some of the members played ball with 3 year old kids who were at the centre today. The children were adorable and reminded us when we were young, too, behaved just like them.

Firdaus and Khai playing ball with the children.

To wrap up the day, the team had dinner consisting of Roti Prata and Chicken Curry before heading back to the hotel for a good night's rest.

Reflection by Kenny and Nicholas.