This has taken a longer time than expected. Although it's 1 week after the camp, I still have the smooth sequence of events that processed starting on Jun 14 at 8:30am ( Read more... )

You have only ONE life. What will you do with it?

Fight AIDS! Fight the hate!

Yes, you may have heard about it or you may have not. The One Life Experience aka OLE was officially launched on Dec 1, World Aids Day, in a joint collaboration between World Vision and the Health Promotion Board ( Read more... )

As usual, it's that time of the year again. Every June will mark the World Vision 30 Hour Famine Camp. Yes, I made it again. Somehow, this year's experience was totally different from the previous dunno how many years. It was a mix of disappointment and achievement but all together, I still learnt something new and left the camp with new and more ( Read more... )

Dear Children ( Read more... )

I just got back from a very meaningful 4 hours from 6-10pm. Was helping World Vision out at the Tree of Life at Marina Square. I gave out brochures, pamphlets and spoke to the interested folks from 6-9pm. After that, I took over from the staff and had to write receipts and deal with the tougher questions cuz it seemed most of the volunteers were ( Read more... )

I've always felt that this is a most meaningful activity and actually do wanna be a participant instead of a helper but I also learn as a helper. Not a single famine camp was a lousy one; neither was it a waste of time and each has left me with new knowledge on the global poverty issue. Poverty - so vast you cannot imagine how bad it gets. All the ( Read more... )

Somehow, I just feel that yesterday's sharing was kinda err... flop... I was really taken aback by the age group of my audience. I mean, some are barely 12. How can I talk about child sponsorship to them in simple terms... My mind was so blown-away that I stood there flabber-gasted and all that I prepared just blanked out. My mind was empty and I ( Read more... )

Had the famine camp over the weekend and I completed it! Not to mention that I was slightly unwell during the last 10 hours, so I am very proud of my accomplishment! It is my 2nd 30 hour famine camp which I have gone through successfully and I am waiting to get my signed log book. Heh... by my very own country leader, of course ( Read more... )

I finally attended my first famine camp from World Vision last weekend and wow! What a camp!!! True, I've helped them plan and all in the previous years, but to be at the camp itself. Man... but it has been a great learning experience for me as well ( Read more... )