Elderly visit on 19th June 2010

It was my second visit as a volunteer- came slightly late and thus ended up in the Cantonese speaking group although I don't speak any cantonese! First house was Mdm Lee- she just underwent cataract surgery and was recovering. We helped her clean up her house and also chit chatted with her- mostly huiting because she only spoke cantonese. She felt quite tired so she requested us to leave after we had finished cleaning up. Next house was Mdm Tan- she spoke cantonese, hokkien and chinese. She was in good spirits and took out her old photos and shared with us some of her history. She insisted that we allow her to treat us to drinks, so we went downstairs to chitchat. I felt happy that our simple act of house cleaning and visits could bring so much joy into the lives of these elderly folk.

Bernard