Another reflection?
I guess why I love volunteering is coz it keeps me in check. Life as it is, brings with it plenty of unpredictability and as much as I want to call myself an angel, there are days when I do my fair share of gossiping, whining, cursing and the whole truckload of "human stuff"..hehhehe..I am not perfect.
Most of the time, we hear people say what's good and what's wrong and put others down who are in the "bad" group and then make a vow not to follow that same path. But after awhile, I see them doing the same "bad" things or maybe other things that are not so "nice". Some do "harmless gossips" but if it's so harmless, why is it called a gossip?
Batam trip yesterday gave me some Me time as I did quite a bit of thinking. We had gone to our usual orphanage there and we did some cupcake decorating before bringing the older ones for a movie. In Batam, going to the movie is only for the rich and for them, it was an experience of a lifetime! Looking at them laugh and giggle made not only me but the rest of my friends happy too!=) We had to pass the slums and squatters as we made our way to the Megamall and I just thought, maybe one of their dreams is to stay in a house with their parents. As simple as that. Not about having a credit card, not about saving to buy a car, not planning for a trip, not buying new running shoes or new baking tools. But they just want a family and yet, that dream is so difficult to achieve.
These are street children who were abandoned by their parents who are too poor to look after them. I still can't believe that there are such people in this world that can't even afford to raise a child. That means, even the poorest Singaporean is thousand times more blessed than the former group of people. Hmmm, and Wan Ting asked me a qn that made me think even more. "They are holding our hands is it because they like us or they see us as a mother-figure?" Her question stumped me coz I seriously do not not have the answer. *thinks again*
A lot of things in my head, very difficult to put it into words but ya, those were just some of the many thoughts that I had. Oh well, nvm..I will just store the rest in my head for my own thinking sessions again. If I get rich, I want to help them...really..make a new court for them, new classrooms, new bedrooms, even new beds!! In the meantime, I will just be a "normal" volunteer and plan activities for them each time we go over!=)
ok, done! thoughts stored!ehehehe!
Most of the time, we hear people say what's good and what's wrong and put others down who are in the "bad" group and then make a vow not to follow that same path. But after awhile, I see them doing the same "bad" things or maybe other things that are not so "nice". Some do "harmless gossips" but if it's so harmless, why is it called a gossip?
Batam trip yesterday gave me some Me time as I did quite a bit of thinking. We had gone to our usual orphanage there and we did some cupcake decorating before bringing the older ones for a movie. In Batam, going to the movie is only for the rich and for them, it was an experience of a lifetime! Looking at them laugh and giggle made not only me but the rest of my friends happy too!=) We had to pass the slums and squatters as we made our way to the Megamall and I just thought, maybe one of their dreams is to stay in a house with their parents. As simple as that. Not about having a credit card, not about saving to buy a car, not planning for a trip, not buying new running shoes or new baking tools. But they just want a family and yet, that dream is so difficult to achieve.
These are street children who were abandoned by their parents who are too poor to look after them. I still can't believe that there are such people in this world that can't even afford to raise a child. That means, even the poorest Singaporean is thousand times more blessed than the former group of people. Hmmm, and Wan Ting asked me a qn that made me think even more. "They are holding our hands is it because they like us or they see us as a mother-figure?" Her question stumped me coz I seriously do not not have the answer. *thinks again*
A lot of things in my head, very difficult to put it into words but ya, those were just some of the many thoughts that I had. Oh well, nvm..I will just store the rest in my head for my own thinking sessions again. If I get rich, I want to help them...really..make a new court for them, new classrooms, new bedrooms, even new beds!! In the meantime, I will just be a "normal" volunteer and plan activities for them each time we go over!=)
ok, done! thoughts stored!ehehehe!