had a long time nv update
reali long time
my stupid com la
gonna throw it away
lol
juz kiddingg
anyway wont be replying ur tagg
coz cant even go in
tis one is ask fren help me copy and paste one
lol
hai ytd so bored at home
then go down buy magazine
then watching tong xin yuann me rush down buy ice cream
lol so lame
royce called
juz now
then ask xiang en conference
wahh i say wad he muz repeat one
gonna kill him!
ermm.. still thinking if tml an go bugis mah.
hai
anyway today jay came
wahh i cant go
mama ask me help her record show
wad a waste!
shuan manage to take the photo siia
i oso wann
argh! lol
lalala. wadever
yeah thurs coming!
can watch initial d loh!
ahha today bought de magazine oso got tis show
wahh not bad arh
tis idiot bunny chua zhng hua!
ask him help me set up the acc u still haven!
argh! dun fren u le! lol
anyway me gonna end now!bye bye!

PrOuDly PreSented bY hUiYi
[Wednesday, June 22, 2005]

Hey hey hey....
Where is everyone?...haha well wadeva it is u guys take care k?...
the year's gonna end...b4 it even started...its gonna end!!!
Arghghghgh....haha but wadeva it is take care k?...c ya all soon!!!

ToodLes
Aneesa

PrOuDly PreSented bY ane2sa
[Wednesday, June 15, 2005]

Hey...i donno how to start this off maybe a howda ya do?! yah that will do....so ....HOW DA YA DO? fine i hope...haha...well well wad to do....Skool came and hit me in full blast and i m still recovering from my injuries....lols....i bet i aint making ani sense am i? ani wae tis is gonna be like superduper short...i wanna say...helo all yvip members...glad we r still keeping in touch esp...yvonne and taupok...haha...wellwell...aniwae take care and bye....toodles...miss ya all and god bless

PrOuDly PreSented bY ane2sa
[Friday, February 11, 2005]

Hi all, wonder whu still come to this blog...pls tag alrite...and gers, post something...this blog is dyin alr...sl...ow...ly...haha okies, wishin everyone a happy and prosperous lunar new yr...hope all ur ang bao collections have been satisfactory...haha wanna ask a qn, do u guys feel the festive season this yr? cos personally, i dun reallie feel it leh...feels like any normal day lor...first time fer me leh...hiaz, tink i am gettin old alr...sighz, wait a few more yrs and u guys will be like me alr...haha okies betta stop crappin...gtg now..ciaoz!!

PrOuDly PreSented bY yVONne
[Friday, February 11, 2005]

Hmm, tink this blog has been stagnant fer tooooooo loooooooong...decided to spice it up by addin a background song...its accidentally in love by counting crows...tink its a veri nice song...even though a bit oudated...hey gers, so how's life?? Tink all of you have tests comin up like flyin darts rite?? heh, this is jus the beginnin man, so dun lose steam okies...study hard and play hard, not forgettin gettin lots of rest if not pimples will come ur way...haha I am busy and yet not busy...weird rite? I got lotsa work to do but somehow i am still slackin here and there...heh...ok, dun be like me okies...Its's great seein all of u at afterglow and if anyone of u want the video rite, jus msn me okies...then i send it over :)

Enjoy all the holidays comin up and stay cool!! Continue bloggin ya...haha


PrOuDly PreSented bY yVONne
[Saturday, January 22, 2005]

As the two weeks flew by, I realised that it has been the most meaningful bit this hols. Knowing the IDs, how happy they are with life and how they dont sweat the small stuff, getting to know you guys.. It has really impacted my life. Each of you, everyone. I have to say this, to thank you guys.. so here's my personal thoughts just to show that I care.



PrOuDly PreSented bY Clara
[Tuesday, December 21, 2004]

PrOuDly PreSented bY ane2sa
[Monday, December 20, 2004]

Helloz, now that we haf finished our attachment, its time to sit down and reflect what we have been thru fer the past 2 weeks. Time may seem to fly past since our camp, but we have reallie been through alot, trust me. The experiences and feelings we all had may be different for everyone, even though we are faced with the same scenario, wat's more given that most of the times we were assigned different task. I hope u guys will take this time after the attachment to tink thru wat all of u have learned and also the interesting tots that flashed across ur mind. I am sure this smorgasbord of lessons learnt will make afterglow a successful closin of this chapter of our volunteerin life. While this chapter has ended, i hope this experience u gained will be the start to many more chapters in ur book call "My Volunteering Life". Luv u all and see ya all soon...


PrOuDly PreSented bY yVONne
[Sunday, December 19, 2004]

everyone posted their after attachment feelings and here's mine!~

went to christmas party ytd and though it wasnt fun for me (doesnt look like a party) but i enjoyed myself! i also talked to one of the guy who was in the choir grp who were singing christmas medly too.. well they r a youth grp from a temple and approached sun dac becuz they wanted to do sth new this year. well the moment i heard of that i tot to myself: i also did sth special and different this christmas! i will never forget the ppl at sundac chai chee.. ah fai, chin nam, chia teck guan, brothers ghee chong n ghee wee, hok keong, roslee, the 2 bald brothers guang hwa and mao sung, ah hwa, sai keong, JUDE AND MANI! and so many more! prolly EVERYONE except john wahahahahahah!! going to sun dac had made a very big impact in my life.. another perspective to volunteering. thoughout the days of YV camp, i did not feel anything for volunteering and helping the IDS yet as i couldnt experience what everyone was saying abt how the IDs behave, why must we give our service blah blah. until i went for attachment.. now i understood what eunice olsen said abt having a very special feeling of satisfaction.. way to go YVIP!

miss u guyz mutant turtles! yvonne, wan theng, clara, huiyi, anessa and yixuan.. (i realised yixuan hasnt posted a single post yet lol) to our gr8 gr8 leader: sometimes when someone does sth that makes ppl laugh, you laugh like crazy i dont know why (becuz i'm not laughing as crazy as u) well i like ur bubliness and that always smiling and leading attitude. but too bad ure taken by cornnie.. well anw, do keep up that friendly attitude! =D~ to wan theng: at first i tot u the kind that detest all those teeny weeny dirty stuff, dun like do this and that (well true what!) but after 2 weeks and reading ur posts.. yeah u care for IDs and US ALOT! and u always have new suggestions.. thats like so gr8! well attachment's over and i cant wave 'hi' like an ID to ur bf anymore.. how sad.. hahahaa but continue being so cute yeah.. jiayou for ur Air LEVEL! to huiyi: u small girl always telling me abt guides stuff.. yuan lai guides aint that bad after all.. i hate my sch guides u see.. hahahahaa.. well u r also another one always filled with laughter, just brightens up my day and infects me to laugh like you do. hurhur. and u have big eyes O_O to Clara: that basketballer who always wan to play basketball.. wont u find it boring ?? lols..well love to one day go support u in ur bball matches, wanna see how u play.. if got me surely ur team will win.. cuz i'm there (haha!) well anw u r also always full of jokes and sth to say.. and ur eng is like so pro.. so next year Os must be a 6 pointer ok! make turtles be proud of themselves hehee.. to anessa: u r always being bullied by me.. why cant u defend urself.. so that next time u can bully others.. hahaha.. anw its really fun to see you say "ok forget it!" or just doing what i wan u to do.. so bubbly and full of fun.. hahahaa do keep in touch ok.. send u the pics tml =p and finally to yixuan: u the one who always wan to shake butt.. well get ur hands on the piano and play so next time i will see u playing piano on stage ok~! and do take care of ur foot dont sprain it again becuz of YVONNE! hahaha!

well i will certainly miss u guys loads! also the ppl over at cck... when u guys go back to chai chee.. dun forget to ask me along OK!!!

PrOuDly PreSented bY L i N g
[Sunday, December 19, 2004]

Two solid weeks are over now..
my attachment at SunDac Chai Chee has ended..
somehow.. I wish it didnt end..
I haf asked mani if I could cum back
she said
yEsh! I will definitely welcome all of u
I m so glad to hear tt..

Tym for reflection for d past two weeks at SunDac..
I would sae tt dey made an impact in my life more than I do in theirs..
I often took things for granted and nv thank god for d things he gave me..
Aft dis two weeks of attachment wif d IDs.. I realized how fortunate I m..

I haf to admit tt on d veri first dae of my attachment..
I was totally taken aback by wad I saw at SunDac..
Clients salivating..
their LOUD voices..
over friendliness..
their totally weird habits..
I even had nightmare on the very first nite after my attachment and cried to my mom tt I dun wan to go back on d second day’s morning..
but friday being d veri last day.. I dun wanna leave..

I was attached to judes grp on d first dae.. so these IDs created a greated impact on me..
teck guan: when I first saw him, I was so afraid tt he would trash me due to his enormous size.. but as I stayed longer in d grp.. he is actually harmless.. according to jude, I got to noe tt.. he actually attended a special sch b4 cuming to SunDac and tt’s y he is so polite to jude and does things better than d rest..
rosely: he is d veri first guy tt our grp shook hands wif and after days of attachment, I actually realized tt he actually dun wash his hands after his loo.. *dOtS*
chim niam: he is d oldest in jude’s class and he LOVES cutting his hair.. he is veri veri cute.. but I was rather afraid of him on d first dae cos he looks lyke a cheeky old man whu will molest gers.. muhAhaHa.. in fact, he is a veri friendly old man whu makes all of us feel at home by ensuing tt all of us haf a seat at SunDac.. once, I caught him dozing off n he looks extremely CUTE! Sad to sae, he has a sad family background which I dun wan to bring up and I hope tt god will protect him..
Mou song and Guan hua: dey r brothers and I luv their balding heads.. so shiny.. muhaHahAha.. once, I wanted to buy watch for them cos mou song asked me if I haf a watch at home as his bro’s watch was spoilt.. but d nex dae, he got a watch n he was lyke happily showing me tt “new” watch he got.. I bet I will nv be as contented as him if I had a new watch..
Psychotic guy: tt is wad jude calls him.. I cant reali rem his name but I noe he onli speaks hockkian.. jude told me tt he has attitude prob at home.. hAhA..

Later on, I did move onto other grp and dey left wonderful memories in me too..
but if I were to go on..
I tink d whole SunDac Clients name will b here..
LOL..

I left early on fri cos I haf sth on..
heard from Yvonne n Aneesa tt someone was utterly disappointed when he got to noe tt fri was actually d end of our attachment..
My heart sank..
I juz dun bear to leave them..
luckily I wasnt around..
if not, I bet I will nv be able to control my tears..

I reali hope I haf d tym to go back regularly..
but nex yr is an impt yr for me..
I dun tink I can do so.. so, I didnt reali make any promise to them tt I will go back..
i dun wan to disappoint them..
but in my heart.. I promise myself tt I will definitely go back if I m d tym..

Sat xmas party marks d end of our attachment but I truly believe tt our journey towards volunteering was juz began..

I wouldnt expect all of u to remember me nor my name cos it doesnt reali matter to me.. but I will sincerely hope tt u gers remember every min, every hr tt u haf spend wif d clients at SunDac during dis two weeks, cos deep in my heart, the smiles and d laughter of the clients at SunDac will always live on and nv be forgotten..


PrOuDly PreSented bY JLove Shopping
[Sunday, December 19, 2004]

I realised i can't reflect properly in a facilitation settin...can think betta when i am alone like when i am waitin fer my bus or rottin on the bus. Somehow durin facilitation, my brain works slower and cant process thoughts properly and that i jus cant bring across the emotions i am feelin...weird. Now that my attachment is over, i suddenly feel this sense of loss, a sudden break of routine. Guess, i would be tinki of pple like Roslee, Sai Keong, Anita, Ah Hua and many more whose face i can recognise, how they would wave to us when we walk past every mornin, shake our hands when we walk past and "tok" to us. There were times when i felt disgusted, especially in the first and 2nd dae bcos i was not used to the serious droolin/salivatin sight and kinda makes me lose my appetite. It happened even when i went down to CCK to help out on the 2nd mon and i was helpin in the feedin, after that i had totally no appetite fer lunch and even dinner. But now, i am more used to them and its the end of the attachment, gonna feel weird on mon. No more meetin at bedok interchange and runnin after bus 21 in the mornin...haha

Well, besides the IDs at the home, i am gonna miss the gers and guy from my group, esp pple like yixuan ( my twin cos we both like iced lemon tea and popiah and the 2 of us are the jokers la), Clara ( the guai guai SCGS bballer whu dun look like one and the only ger i noe whu has sweaty palms like me!!) and Aneesa ( the crappy TKGS ger whu never fail to bully me everydae wif her words, ouch, i am so hurt). Gonna miss u gers lots and lots and hope u gers will miss me too...haha, i will always rem those times we would sing and laugh on the way to bedok interchange as well as our trip to bugis...haf to admit that the neoprint we took is damn NICE!!! haha

Now that attachment is over, we may not see each other in the near future but i reallie hope that we can go down to help out every week, make it part of our life and a continuation to our attachment. Continue to give and contribute and most impt of all, warm the hearts of the IDs and let them now that they are loved, i tink i am fallin in love wif them, the genuine, sincere look from their eyes and the smiles that comes right from their heart. Not every normal individual is able to achieve such simple joys in this competitive world where we hear of backstabbers and evil gossips, in the world of the IDs, even a simple reward of Jude buyin keropok for them can make them so happie. Okie, so now i am quite sure i will be goin down to Sundac Chai chee every fri or every alt week cos i wanna go and collect newpapers wif Jude's group and oso cos i got no lessons on fridae...hurray!!

For the time being, i shall jus miss all u pple from Sundac!!

=Love=Yvonne=

PrOuDly PreSented bY yVONne
[Saturday, December 18, 2004]

PrOuDly PreSented bY hUiYi
[Saturday, December 18, 2004]

This time my heart goes out to those in CCk and CC...i was soo touched when rosly(dunnoe spellling)and the other guy waved when we left...i dunnoe...but it really is something i'll neva 4 get and when another person asked Clara and Yvonne, if we were gonna cum on mondae and got the answer no.... he was very disappointed...
Now i am gonna make an official promise: every week(or alternate) i will go and meet the friends i hav made in CCK and CC sundac...

People i'll neva 4 get!:
CCK

Garry( the guy who created a miracle...like Yvonne said...he is bubbly and i remember the special bond we have...our hi-fives. Man, i will seriously miss it! And the Laughter we laughed..the mouse i had to be to entertain him( DONt ASK!!)...lols..)

Justin( the guy who can sing the songs even i din noe!Boy! but it was the best...his singing! He should get a MTV award! and if he does i'll be his no.1 fan!! Will miss hearing him talking to himself...hilarious you noe...)

IVY( the darling no one will eva forget...her shy smile...her singing: twinkle twinkle little star...her hellos...and our special hand shake!!!It was she who did it first and i was impressed as i thought that it was like a friendship resembling handshake...)

CC
HWA!!!( man it was hard...she was my very first pal there...she was quite at first and then i grew to realise her true "COLOURS"...loves UNCLE...her mom has passed away and there was this once she asked me to call her mom and ask her mom to fetch her...she was very persistant and it was like i was the only one who could understand wad she said...i din noe wad to do... (still don't)... she wore a very nice dress that day for her mother...boy...it was hard...will definately miss you HWA)

kim Chong (r somewad){ lols this guy, you should see him...such a laugh...he always repeats himself and is the best..his missing tooth is his fav...i am close to him too...sighs another to add in my "TO BE MISSED LIST"
...

Well if i go on...ill neva finish...there is so many people...so many ill neva forget... so many who have created a mark in my life...a part of my unfinished puzzle...the memories ill neva eva lose... ever...well now to another chapter of my life...another year...but it will be filled with memories like these or maybe even more special than these...lets hope thatll happen shall we...well now for 2mr...its gonna rock...like anything..the festive season will hit all of us in full blast...my heart will definitly over turn... for 2mrs the last dae...but hey ...there will be more 2mrs rite?...i mean think good!!! well go to go...see yah soon...; ) always smile...
AND 2Mr Here I COME..
-aneesa



PrOuDly PreSented bY ane2sa
[Friday, December 17, 2004]

yahoo! last day of attachment.. finally after tml i can really enjoy one week of holidays, the next week will be mugging alr.. everyone were talking abt how much cck is better than chai chee.. i beg to differ.. YES the place is bigger, brighter, nicer.. and the trainers are better..... but i would rather go to chai chee than cck if given a choice i guess.. firstly is becuz chai chee was the place i'm attached to, loads of first-time memories.. first time going to an ID home, interact with them, help them with work, etc etc. secondly is becuz i somehow feel attached to the ppl there.. esp grp 6. i was being pulled into their classroom this morn and they were happily chatting with me, all having party mood alr.. haha.. one thing is becuz i know the ppl at chai chee better, therefore i wouldnt wan to change and go to cck, you know.. hahax (chai chee is also nearer to my house x) no doubt the trainers at cck are better, friendlier and show more care patience and concern. but how can we forget the good trainers at chai chee ?! ppl like mani and jude.. volunteers like uncle joseph and bernice.. and MCDS volunteers like ZAN ?!! (however u spell the name..)

having to look back the past 2 weeks, have to really say that me bring at chai chee has been rather slacky.. thats mainly becuz the clients r more independent except for some yah.. though slacky but meaningful! chatting with clients, knowing abt their lives and what they normally do.. you r finally one step closer to a better volunteer! and i tink thats real kewl. i dont know if i would go back to chai chee after tml.. but i'll certainly miss em.. (anessa scan the pics and send!) if i were to go back and give my part like bernice.. i dun tink i will be that courageous to come alone.. *hint*hint*

PrOuDly PreSented bY L i N g
[Friday, December 17, 2004]

Went down to CCK todae from the mornin cos got dry run fer the performance in the afternoon...hmm, dunno whether the dry run can be considered a success anot...sometimes tink quite flop oso, no worries, we will perfect it by sat ya? Haha, ger power k!! hee Tink eventually we are goin to combine quite a few performances wif the CCK group...cos to sing there we all need voice power so its more efficient to have more pple so dun need to scream. Tink the Group 5 pple reallie veri nice and cranky...hee makes the mood at CCK more lively too!!

Act tink Jeffrey is a rather good facilitator, the way he asks pple fer opinions on the attachment and wat we wanna get out of the attachment...he skipped me cos he asked me b4 on mon alr...not he biased ok...haha Well, the one thing that touched my heart was the story Prima told me and aneesa abt gary. Abt him and his numerous operations as well as the one that he would need if he wants to stand on his legs...it struck me reallie hard. My heart felt damn sour. Then she oso talked abt how he learnt to change his own diapers, the step by step improvement and i was reallie touched. I bet it takes alot of determination on his part to slowly pick up such daily survival skills. Nothin beats the sense of achievement Prima feels when gary is improvin, i mean even i myself am proud of gary. Can tell that he is a rather determined learner and he is rather focused when he is doin stuff. I wish him all the best!!

As fer the performance, jus wanna say good job gers and wif a bit more practices, we shall be able to perfect our item!! Way to go!!


PrOuDly PreSented bY yVONne
[Thursday, December 16, 2004]

Sigh.. this is wrecking havoc..
To the more important stuff.. whoosh! Sundac at Choa Chu Kang is such a rewarding experience, at least after Chai Chee. It's vibrant with a huge array of clients, freshly-painted walls, caring trainers, thought-evoking discussions..etc.
How come there's more IDs in here? You mean I am supposed to get stuck in the room with a bunch of them? Alone?? That guy is so violent...
We are kept real busy, quite unlike what we do in Chai Chee. And whoever said slacking was great? It's so fun to be doing Something every minute whilst having fun. Boredom extinguishes all energy.
Don't drool on me...
On hindsight, I feel sorry for the clients in Chai Chee. If I had a choice, I'll choose Choa Chu Kang. No doubts about that. At least your physical, mental and emotional welfare is taken care of properly. At Chai Chee, they lack the most important bit, the one that carries on even if you have nothing left. Your emotional spirit.
Don't touch me.. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. sweaty palms..
I love the clients at Chai Chee, perhaps more so than those in CCK. I'm sure gonna miss them. But not the place. They seem so contented with their lives. A simple thing like singing "We wish you a Merry Christmas!" makes them happy the whole day. They never fail to remind us to sing with them. I guess enthusiasm is indeed infectious.. when the time came, even I couldnt wait!
I am repeating myself again.. again.. again.. oh well, you probably don't understand. I am trying, but are you? Maybe you can't. yeah?
Christmas performance rehearsals today at CCK.. wondered why Shanon was so flustered about us making a good shot. Well, i mean, of course it has to be great. Afterall, it's once a year and this is probably the last time I am doing it. But you told us that your bonuses depend on this. Both directors are coming. True?
We had great fun dancing, singing (screaming more likely), and interacting with the other group. Funny and funky people really.
This is so boring.. why ain't anyone else with me? except all of you, of course.. I will do it again. repetition works I should think.
"Last Christmas, I gave you my heart.. The very next dayy, you gave it away... This year, to save me from tears, I'm going to give it to someone special..."
hey.. you do like it don't you? you are getting smarter did you know that? Alas, that simple joy. Of clapping hands.
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, had a very shiny nose.. and if you ever saw it, you would even say it glowss.. [Louder!]"
I can't wait to see that special smile of yours again...
"Wise men say, only fools rush in. But I, can't help, falling in love with you. Like a river flows, through the sea.. and so it goes.. some things are meant to be.. Take my hand, Take my whole life too.. but I can't help, falling in love with you.."
Thank you for giving this gift that money can't buy.
You know what it is, don't you?
Yours truly, Clara.




PrOuDly PreSented bY Clara
[Thursday, December 16, 2004]

okay.. i came online juz cos i wanted to blog an entry here n i gotta sth important to sae in d later part of the entry.. i didnt even update my own blog.. so u ppl gotta appreciate dis entry okieS.. ;P

basically, we did d same thing as we did at Chai Chee Sun-Dac.. we get to interact wif the clients.. but in my opinion, i still prefer d clients at Chai Chee cos i feel more comfortable wif them.. BUT there is food provided at CCK Sun-Dac.. muHaHaHa.. however, d trainers at CCK are much friendlier than Chai Chee's traniers.. d tranier tt i was attached to actually teach me how to handle these clients n read their mind's.. i tink if i were to work in dis line, my life span will b shortened by millions yrs =X frankly speaking.. i dun tink i haf d patience to handle these clients lyke wad d CCK's traniers did.. on d whole, i learnt a lot of things todae.. =)

oKie.. after lunch.. we had our dry runs.. HumMmM.. a minor problem occur but i m sure tt our gers solved it quite well.. so well done, TMNT.. =P

someone actually feedback n asked me y r there still so many changes when we gonna perform on sat le.. hUmm.. i was formally from CO and now in IT/AVA.. so i haf been to a lot of performances.. it is actually veri normal to have these kinda of changes in all my experiences.. so no worries.. perhaps u can see it in a way tt we r actually improving for a better performace on sat.. =)

i noe tt yixuan wanted some changes tt we do not reali welcome.. hUmm.. actually.. i tink it is not a bad idea to change those boring x'mas songs to some songs which are more trendy n meaningful.. but lyke wad aneesa said dis afternoon, we haf to b practial.. we dun haf much tym left and not everyone in d grp can pick up and memorise a song tt fast.. i noe u r a fast leaner but dis is a grp performance and u haf to tink of d whole team.. if onli a few ger can do it n there rest juz barely make it.. i mean there is not point having a grp performance cos it will b a flop in d end =) it is not tt we don't wan ur idea.. so dun b sad.. =) also, given such a short tym, i dun tink yvonne can find d mp3 tt we wan tt fast by legal means.. i believe u guys dun wanna get her get caught juz for illegal d/l mp3 from internet ba.. some of u may sae tt she wun b so "lucky" but we might nv noe wad will happen n whu gonna b d nex one.. *gRinz*

i still hope to bring up a point i sae dis afternoon.. i noe x'ams songs r dull and everyone noe how to sing it.. but if we can make it a unique one.. our performace will rox too~ try to picture dis.. (since i m tinking of food.. hEhE.. hAhA..) i haf an egg.. to u, it might b an ordinary egg and it is veri dull.. but i can fried d egg wif oyster or even barbercue it.. *tAtA* it is as delicious as i wan it to b.. it is juz how i wan to present it =)

shanon sae tt performace it impt to them.. so i hope we can put up a good one.. though simple but organised.. i seriously hope TMNT's spirit will not b affect by dis incident.. ;)


PrOuDly PreSented bY JLove Shopping
[Thursday, December 16, 2004]

came at 12 plus today
coz of gg things
then follow them go luch
after tt went back office learn dancestep
ohh
sho0 fun
loved it!!!
but abit messy here and there
as for me la
coz i got short term memory ar
hahas..
sry ar
then went for dinner
this time got gavin and hong ming
eating pizza
yesh!!
becoz we are ninja turtle wad..
=p
had a great time wif u guys
thx!
-hUiYi-


PrOuDly PreSented bY hUiYi
[Thursday, December 16, 2004]

today sho0 cute
teach them sing "we wish u a merry chirstmas"
hhas..
me came late..
coz got guides things
miss the chance of goin out wif them in the morning
tml me oso becoz of gguides things late..
sry ar!!!
=(
thinking if the performance made me scared scared
hahas..
xP
-hUiYi-


PrOuDly PreSented bY hUiYi
[Tuesday, December 14, 2004]

First dae back to Sun Dac chai chee this week, tot it was quite productive cos i went to the garden in the mornin and managed to know how the clients tend to the garden...and i toked to the uncle whu comes to volunteer at the home every tue and thurs...at first i tot he's a retiree but he says he is currently unemployed...well, i am impressed that he takes time to volunteer even thou he is unemployed and not wallow in self pity. I think this is something worth learnin from as we are often so caught up wif our wants that we forget that there are other pple out there whu needs our help. The fact that he recongnises this despite his own problems is admirable!! This is one big lesson i learnt todae.

After more than one week at the home, we finally got to noe the guys there on compulsory comm service...act they made the first move as they called me over durin lunch time to tok to me...haha tink they haf been guessin my age la, cos they dun seem to believe me when i told them my age. Hmm, after lunch, they came into the OT room to show us magic trick, mus admit i am impressed with Yusoff's 9 diamond trick...haha its the oni trick that we cant seem to figure out, except that he noes psychology...haha so much so that he can read our mind ya. Think they are fun pple to mix wif if they can speak betta english, they keep speakin malay among themselves, and we cant understand.

Aniwae, tmr gotta come up wif the dance fer the xmas perf if not we confirm screw up fer thurs' dry run, dun wanna malu in front of group 5 leh, so pls pls come up wif the dance steps tmr ya...go gers!!haha tired alr...tink i am gonna rest b4 watchin tv...double happiness!!! whee!!


PrOuDly PreSented bY yVONne
[Tuesday, December 14, 2004]

There were many times in the past week i felt like running out of the room, into the office...my heart goes out to the clients...they are compassionate, with hearts filled with gold, something we 'normal' people don't hav...their sweet smiles don't hav a hidden meaning like many of us....Simple minded ppl... They care and share...sometimes during the past days i felt that there are many others who deserve this more then they do. Sometimes it is not the words which matter-some of them can't talk as well as many of us-but it is their smile which lights up the room...their laughter which rings loud and clear...their gestures ranging from handshakes to hugs...I got a handshake too...yes and it... somehow is special...it had a touch of love in it...i don't know wad to say...but maybe thank you to those who hav given me the opportunity...wad i may say here may make no sense to you...until you recieve a smile...or a hug...or even a handshake..from someone different from you...from someone who has a different outlook in life...a different way of learning...then perhaps youll agree with me...and share the joy i share...then perhaps we won't take the simplest thing for granted...and perhaps live the short life we are blessed with to the fullest...i donno...but i suppose it is the little things that matter...it is whether you create joy in someone else's heart or whether your smile is the root for many new ones...well all i can say is that...this experience is something that i truely treasure...now and forevea...so thank you guys again...both YV and especially Group 4 members...Gotta go...don't really think i made much sense...well luv u guys,always..and toodles!;P
~Aneesa~


PrOuDly PreSented bY ane2sa
[Monday, December 13, 2004]

well kinda not feeling well now. tink got too much of chocs in my stomach (thanks to huiyi for not stopping me from buying x) anw, its been a meaningful place to "waste time" at sun dac chai chee. as the first week of the attachment passes by and finally is the weekend! well, i kinda miss em.. as i recap what happened on the 1st day i went there, i just sat there and didnt wanna interact with them, much less look at them. i guess this is a natural reaction to everyone rite ? u go to a place u tink all the siao ppl there.. but as days gradually pass.. and sun dac became one of the places i would look forward to.. seeing all the IDs and their smiley faces even though their life is boring.. kinda makes me wonder what am i still not contented with life ? i mean i heard from most of them that they spend weekdays at sun dac.. weekends at home sleeping. guess they dont spend life as colourful as us, yet u see smiley faces everytime (ppl like roslee x)

then again, as i hear those sad stories like siblings or parents being abusive and such to them, cant help but wonder that i am already a lucky girl cuz i dun have an ID as a relative, much less abusive parents and such. kinda pity those IDs.. then again, there's nothing we can do to help much ?

commenting to clara's post.. yeah agree that we cant learn much from the trainers.. we cant learn from them and be fierce and always scolding the IDs except IMO teacher Money and Jude would be an exceptional case. i can see that teacher Money is giving more than just she is required to do. well she only has to take care of her grp, but she goes to the extent of giving us work to do, decorating the centre and taking the cook's place when shes on MC.. thats really a very gd example to learn when we enter volunteering lives and working lives... IMO something we can learn from Jude would be his patience.. i was kinda irritated at first by the guy (not girl) who had no teeth and keep on crying and smiling like nobody's business. but Jude could like take him in hand, giving him so much care and patience even though i tink hes irritated too.. well another thing i could learn from the centre would be to stay happy always!

;)

PrOuDly PreSented bY L i N g
[Saturday, December 11, 2004]

A death penalty by Yvonne would be implemented if I don't write some thing ...so here I go:

This week was one tat i won't forget, for better or worse. My Friendship with Hwa is a really strange and subtle one. At first, She labeled me Mad...which took me by surprise even though it is something you often hear me being called. Then it grew into a handshake. Now all i can say, is that it has grown into a friendship that will always be a mark in my heart... THANK YOU HWA...and btw if u r reading this...hope your love for UNCLE is a success!! ALL THE BEST..(but i think he is married...but,man, u can press your luck..after all, guys these days don't stop at one...Rite WAN?)
~Aneesa~




PrOuDly PreSented bY ane2sa
[Saturday, December 11, 2004]

Fun? Boring? Violent? Yelling? Crying? Busy? Tough? ..
The List never ends. Well, at least i can answer my own questions now. The first day was a real shaker, and enlightening yeah. About the IDs.
It made me sit up to several stuff. How caring they can be, friendly (with a toothy grin always ready for everyone), they can't talk but can communicate and we can always feel their acceptance and welcome. Of course though, not all. But each have their own unique trait, its up to us to find it and accept them.
Though they are of lower-than-average (much lower, in fact) but they behave just like us. They express feelings (through different ways) and you feel as though the only barrier between the both of you is yourself. The first time i mixed with them, i never thought of them as human beings. I just treated them with respect and pity, like how i will to an abandoned animal. Glad to say, some have won me over.
They gave me such a powerful paradigm shift. From just talking to communicating, reject to acceptance, and from caring to understanding.
But, and a long but at that, sometimes i cant help but feel cold towards the social workers. I have all my life thought that social workers are wonderful people who pursue their interests to help the less-disabled (ironic? that's their interest) lead a happier life and keep happy by giving. However, as i have realised, that's idealistic. Pretty ignorant, huh? Some feel so dissatisfied, one would almost think they were forced by circumstances to Work There (the last place to be in) and blinded by the IDs' screams, cries, moans that they feel its their own life that's worse off. They are not that matured either, given their age, quite disillusioned in fact. Some just love complaining (i figured that's the nicest word i can find) about the IDs. The jokes are funny, yeah, but rather hurful. [Ph.D stands for Permanent Head Damage]. To hear it once, you'll laugh. But twice, it doesnt sound that funny anymore. Thrice, you cringe.
Quite a disappointment really. I was still hoping to learn from them. On the flipside (in a good way), there's Teacher Mani to whom i can really respect as a real social woker. Its the rare few who leads by example, motivates, and inpires.
Other than that.. of course, my other Turtles. Its been real fun with all of you, i'll always remember the times when we sat in one room and folded 202 hearts till our fingers felt raw, and decorated the Christmas trees (Yixuan'sand mine is the nicest! :)). And talked. And laughed. And sang. And ate.
Yours truly, Clara.


PrOuDly PreSented bY Clara
[Saturday, December 11, 2004]

Hiaz, the downside of finishin stuff too fast...now teacher Mani got nothin f er us to do...so we prepared our performance item in the OT room...a rather good place cos got aircon and comfy chairs but i jus haf this feelin that this defeats the purpose of goin to the home to volunteer...makes me feel lazy after a while...i am not kiddin...would rather play wif the clients...well, gonna miss them on mon cos the group will be goin down to CCK side to practise our performance item...got lotsa tips from Shanon regardin the problematic clients...well, we are warned...hmm, it sounds like a battle field over there but i am lookin forward to it...haha

Well, had a mini facilitation this mornin wif some of the gers...hmm, hope i brought my point across and i am jus sayin wat i feel...i mean let's be open abt stuff and we are all here to learn so yah, jus speak ya mind if u feel that somethin someone is doin is reallie wrong...hope i brought my point across effectively...yup, u gers and guy rest well this weekend, cos next week is the last week alr..whao, how time flies...haha


PrOuDly PreSented bY yVONne
[Friday, December 10, 2004]

Hmm, basically i spent the whole day foldin hearts and a bit here and there...hiaz, feel a bit un-useful todae...well, not that we haf finished foldin the hearts and the roses as well as the wrappin of the presents, i guess tmr we can reallie get down to interactin wif the IDs like i did on day 1...the point of doin comm service is to interact wif them rite? i mean, we can fold hearts and flowers like everywhere but we can oni interact wif the IDs at Sun Dac, so y not make full use of it? etch a memory in their hearts as well as ours...reallie lookin forward to tomolo and i hope everyone will be less restless...haha can tell that we got a bit slacky todae...guess its the foldin and packin...way to go gers!!

P.S: well, wif regards to Wan Theng's qn...i jus tot that if there is an issue to be brought across, its best that its done face to face la...as i've said, not everyone reads everything on the blog...yup, we are a group, so feel free to speak ur mind cos i will be speakin my mind ya...haf fun bloggin everyone!!!


PrOuDly PreSented bY yVONne
[Wednesday, December 08, 2004]

todae nth much.. juz wrap n wrap presents.. =X dunnoe wad i gonna do tmr le.. been to most of the groups for interaction le.. pray hard tt she wun ask me to wash toliets.. lol.. should b wun la hoR.. LOL..

as for yvonne's post ar.. aiyo.. when u create a blog for reflection.. doesnt it include feedback from us as we reflect? i tink it is alright to sae it out here mAh.. everyone gets to read it.. humm.. den we can get to work together for d better.. ok mAh.. wad's wrong..?!?! *scRatcH hEad*


PrOuDly PreSented bY JLove Shopping
[Wednesday, December 08, 2004]

yoyoyoo!! i'm here! alrighties. like yvonne, first time go there i was like so shocked, duno what to do, just sit down there and waste resources. until i was with wan ting in grp 6, first time interact with the IDs and actually toked to them. they have higher ID so we could talk it out.. they r quite cute actually. 2nd day, which is today lar, morning went "shopping" then only bring a guy out, which is the one who could go home on his own. seems to me he is really interested in joining NS and studying at university. sadly he cant (so yvonne u better zhen xi) today i came to realise that some of the IDs are actually very cute.. their actions and such. esp the "keep quiet" guy.. wan ting and huiyi would know what i mean.. hahaaa.. kinda lookin forward to going to sun dac almost everyday.. but cant wait for one day i slp whole day too =x

PrOuDly PreSented bY L i N g
[Tuesday, December 07, 2004]

erm.. atcually nth much la..
onli tt i hope i can learn something frm tis attachment..
heheeheehee
or shld i say gain some experience???
*diao`
first day is super the scared
then the rest is lyk..
ok lor..
get use to it le la..
the noise and everything oso..
actually its alrite to have fun oso..
i mean among our grp..
yup.. tts all.
its my bloggy time~
-hUiYi-


PrOuDly PreSented bY hUiYi
[Tuesday, December 07, 2004]

Keke...the title is to attract attention, i admit...muahaha i jus wanna say that i was apprehensive on monday mornin...in fact i was reallie scared, bet ya all din noticed but ya, like most of u, i have never been in an ID home and i was expectin to be freaked out...yah, managed to keep my calm even though i was posted to the group wif lower IQ...at first i tot John (the trainer attached to the group) was a tat too violent and loud cos he jus threw things at the IDs, like he jus throw the jigsaw puzzles to saleen and iswandi...i tot that was a bit rude and i was a bit taken aback but i realise maybe that's the way that to make the IDs respond...

Then got this guy, he would look at my shirt every now and then as he was playin wif the coloured wooden blocks...but nothin much la...maybe its jus a reflex action...after a few rounds, John asked me to take over wif the wooden blocks so i did...act i oso dunno whether he gets the colour and size correct bcos he reallie noe it or tyco...cos he like tikum tikum fer some then other times he manages to get it rite...i guess i shall never be able to understand...jus play along la...

After lunch, i went back to the room but this time got 2 groups inside and John wasn't ard...i was like "Where is John??" haha then i heard that he went to look fer one of the guy in his group cos he fractured his leg and refused to see the doctor...at first i din know anything and it was a bit weird cos i jus stood there and the IDs were all seated waitin fer something...or so i tot...haha so no choice i repeated wat John did in the mornin and brought out all the "toys" to entertain them...haha luckily it worked and i felt more at ease...noticed that some of them are reallie attention seekin, jus as Shanon ( the one and oni social worker) pointed out to us in the mornin...at one point in time, i had to juggle 3 IDs...phew!! i am glad i din screw up...haha

Then at 3 plus the IDs started to get a bit restless, haha cos it was goin to be tea break and after that it was more slack we jus sit ard and had a round of facillitation wif Shanon. =Home Sweet Home=

Well, todae is a bit slack fer me...cos i am havin flu so i din wanna go near the IDs lest i pass the germs to them...help out wif the names writin in the mornin and after lunch i learnt how to make hearts usin straws from wei ling and basically did that the whole afternoon...yah, slacked a bit here and there and then went to bugis to buy stuff...

Okie, gettin late alr...tmr gotta wake up early...tink is shall end here...tata


PrOuDly PreSented bY yVONne
[Tuesday, December 07, 2004]

Hey all...hmm, wanted to blog last nite but was too sick so went to sleep early...hiaz, got so much to blog one lor but i old alr, memory not as good...sighz...maybe i will jus summarise it =) Well, first and foremost, i wanna respond to the previous entry abt us slackin when there is work to do...maybe i will jus start wif the workout thingy this afternoon...sorrie if me and somebody else made a lot of noise but i can say that workout this kinda thing needs interaction one lor...and it would be so weird if nobody makes any noise...it makes the environment more lively oso mah...okok... PEACE!! I will take that in mind and make less noise...

Nexe up would be the slackin part la...okie, mus say that the group of us in the room slacked fer a short while after clearin up the room but i will make sure that no more slackin in the future...hmm, next time if u guys wan to voice out any opinion u can jus approach me...betta to tok it out than to write here cos no everyone will read everything on the blog ya...this blog is meant fer reflections and experiences...yah that's abt it...jus approach me if there are any problems ya =)


PrOuDly PreSented bY yVONne
[Tuesday, December 07, 2004]

WOoHoo~ two days at sundac and 8 more days to go.. =P

HUmm.. I tink I got used to being wif d IDs.. actually dey r quite okay to handle la.. so far didn’t gif me any probs and I hope not in furture.. acquire some skills to deal wif dem too.. felt so proud of myself.. wAhAHaHa.. been to most of the groups le.. humm.. so far.. okay la.. not so horrifying anymore.. lol..

D supervisors r aso veri nice n friendly too.. dey actually taught me tt there is a place tt we can actually lunch so tt we dun haf to walk so far to bedok interchange.. one auntie sae I look veri young too.. muHahAha.. I guess tt y those boys from MCDSS approached me bAh.. lol
Humm.. not so sure if I need to sae sth here but juz sayin wad I feel n experience b4.. so hope u ppl dun mind and I m not directing at anyone k.. we r actually ambassadors of NCSS.. it is not veri nice to b given a task n not do it properly.. den juz slack around.. during d exercise dis afternoon, a group of u gers were chatting away at the back.. den I tink dey r not veri happie abt us.. nvm leh.. dey kept nagging at me u noe! Humm.. a bit not fair for me eh.. I did my things n still got scolding.. muHAhahA.. but worse of all dey told me dis n tt and going around d bush to juz bring one point across.. UGh~ I understand their problems so I wun blame dem.. perhaps Yvonne can set an example or sth la.. dun play along wif dem.. it is alright to take a break once in a while to have fun.. but not in front of dem.. muz b smart mAh.. but not Yvonne’s fault aso cos u r first tym being a team facilitator.. telling u peeps all these is to alert u all abt things tt we should take note ar.. I haf been thru’ these.. has been drilled for years on tt.. =)

hope we will improve for d better yEah~ ;P


PrOuDly PreSented bY JLove Shopping
[Tuesday, December 07, 2004]

Too use to using irc language when using comp.. so pls do pardon me yeAh~ Well, our dear Yvonne mummy haf created dis blog to write our reflection.. so cannot dun obey her command hoR.. lol

Humm.. so my first dae at Sun Dac.. humm.. Shanon brief us on the IDs there.. was traumatized when he told us wad d IDs will actually do to us.. lol.. but when I was attached to jude’s grp.. got to noe tt dey are actually quite alright.. perhaps cos my grp is more of the moderate n higher ID.. dey actually understand wad I m toking abt and listen to me.. so not bad afterall.. but still abit worried of some other IDs which r rather violent or over-friendly..

Quite tired to write further.. leave it u d other gers to write further yEah~


PrOuDly PreSented bY JLove Shopping
[Monday, December 06, 2004]

Hello, am listenin to this song online...heh, well, tot its quite apt as we will be embarkin on a new journey in our life - Volunteering. This journey may not be smooth but i assure u that it will be fruitful, we will transform into a mature individual and caring people. Expect the unexpected and never be afraid to show that u care...Shower the kids with all the love u can ever muster and yes, u will realise that u may be accidentally in love with the kids as well as volunteerin =) That's all from me and hope to see all of ur posts soon!!!


PrOuDly PreSented bY yVONne
[Sunday, December 05, 2004]