Friday...
ZAPPED! hahaz, feeling great todae!
alright....gotta admit that I still fell short of the sort of discipline which I should have instilled in my day....cos again, my performance was lacklustre....again, i couldn't focus....too distracted once again....
Zhiwei was the first to reach my place...at 4.10pm, Junhui was even later, at 4.35pm, followed by Changsheng cos he came all the way from school.....the meeting todae was rather zapping....cos collectively, we came up with a few ideas that sound not only viable from the outset, but innovative and creative as well! yay! =) shhhh...it's our trade secret though...hahaahz....yah, from next week onwards, we'll be even busier oredi, with our efforts all focused on the project....which is good in a way, cos the sense of satisfaction derived from our hard work reali does zap me alot....
My mum was so nice.....although she onli knew that my frens r coming over at the last min, she took the trouble to whip up a few more dishes so that my frens would enjoy dinner.....dat's so so nice of my mum, isn't it? Got shark's fin some more, along with stingray, a veg, pig trotters, and lastly, my favourite kind of specially cooked egg! Naturally, everyone was happy.....my frens were obviously pleasantly surprised by the spread, and my mum was pleased that our guests enjoyed dinner....and needless to say, I was the happiest cos everyone was happy....thanks mummy! =)
After dinner, Junhui, Zhiwei and I headed down to Yishun SCS for the first session of WonderKids this semester.....Once again, I was ZAPPED.....alright, I gotta be honest....every semester when the programme begins, i'd feel kinda lazy to go down cos of the long break in between subsequent programmes....but each time, I will definitely go down and continue to go every week......why is dat so??? I tink i noe y...
It is the sense of achievement, the warm glowing feeling inside me, the camaraderie from interacting with fellow volunteers, the sense of fulfillment, the feeling of empathy, of love, of lending a helping hand to the more needy children.....okie...i guess i can go on forever.....
Illustrating with a simple example of todae's first session.....well, the first session usually sees fewer children and volunteers.....Todae, I was taking care of this little girl called WeiTing....such a sweet and adorable little girl! However, she is also ultra introverted....according to her mum, she's very shy with strangers....i guess dat's y she's inside this programme.....and I was heartbroken when I saw her wearing hearing aids on both her ears.....c'mon, she's onli 5yrs old.....well, but as the saying goes, Human proposes but God disposes....some things in life are destined to be and can't be helped.....
Initially, she was very resistant to all the volunteers' interaction with her....she even cried cos i tink she felt very insecure in an unfamiliar environment....gradually, she opened up...with the Art session.....i guess she prefers to express her feelings and thots thru Art?? she impressed me with her ability to write and cut using BOTH hands....wow....I couldn't do that when i was 5, neither can i do dat now.....she surprised me too, by completing the entire exercise by herself.....and after the exercise, she began to open up more.....when I extended my hand to her for a handshake....she responded by shaking my hand! YaY! A new friendship formed....when she left, she oso waved goodbye to me....hee.....
A long road for this little girl.....what we can do as a volunteer here is limited, as I have seen for myself over the last 1.5yrs helping out over here....however, I really hope that mine, as well as my fellow volunteers' efforts can succeed in driving and guiding these children in the right direction so that they are taught the right values...which will then be deeply ingrained in them since they are still young and impressionable now....and hopefully, will ensure they grow up as bright, cheerful and inspiring teenagers in future...
wow...i'm getting a little emotional here again....but in a gd way....i hav been very happy doing this community service over the last 3 semesters....and i guess that is why i've never stopped halfway even though i have had my fair share of the busy workload....I suppose that is the same for many of my close frens too....ppl like xiqian, quek, eng khoon, junhui and many more....Helping others is a very happy thing, I feel happier seeing other ppl being happy than being happy alone.... =)
aniwaiz, supper was great again....every fri nite after every session, we'd go la kopi....this sem, it's still the same...i enjoy the chatting everytime....ohh yah....almost forgot to mention....Sujun makes great yummy cookies! wah....in dec when we went to watch Harry Potter, u said u'll let me try ur cookies....finally got a chance to try todae...i managed to get an extra piece! hahahaz, the next time if u make, muz give me a box k! hahaz, juz kidding lah...but muz lemme try again k....i'll give u feedback mah....fair and square tis way.... =p
Tomorrow evening: JC Class gathering! it'll be fun i tink....hee....talk abt it after the gathering...
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