well well. yi an's post gt many pictures. so i think im here to bore u guys.

i was there early, attended the volunteer training for approximately 1 hr before joining the rest for usual visiting. i hope the HCA, L-elderly Befrienders volunteers had enjoyed the training as much as our T.H.E Seniors volunteers do.

Guess i will just update bits on Mdm Tan. Her spectacles is spoil again. During the conversation, it was heartwarming when you knew that the thing u did for her was much appreciated by her. (There was once when Boon yong and I tried to repair her glass n succeeded.) Unfortunately, the specs spoils again, cannot be repaired and she insist not to get it repaired. It is very disheartening when she say she was not given the tickets for admission to events organised by certain communities. Reason being, her eyesight not good, then the people don't give her the free ticket. I do not think such discrimination should exists. They should be given a chance to enjoy as much as others do.

Exams coming. Exams coming. Exams comingggggg...

knowing everyone chionging the project deadlines and revising hard, please take good care of yourselves ya. (:

All the best for exams.! Jy people.

Pei Jen.

Volunteer Training 2010

So while the old birds proceeded with the usual visit, the newbies(from THES, HCA and LB) were all seated in a room listening attentively to the presenters.

As the saying goes, pictures speak a thousand words. I shan't bore all you guys, enjoy.

playing some ice breaker games to get familiar with one another

Lom, chiam, pass (or Rock, paper, scissors)

Pass the message

time to be serious and attentive

learning how to operate the wheelchair

basic phrases in dialects

getting to know each other better cum lunch

group photo to end 

 

Yi An

Some Reflection

For this entry, I shall reflect on some of my experience since joining T.H.E. Seniors.

Joining T.H.E. Seniors is truly my first voluntary work. Previously the voluntary work that I had done was through school events. They were all part of CIP requirement which everyone had to fulfill. So when I felt that I could spend some time to do something meaningful, I started looking around for voluntary work. There were many kinds but I always preferred one that will give me a chance to interact with the elderly. And that’s how it begins.

The seniors may have their own character and habits (like putting things in a certain way) but they are always appreciative of what we did for them. I sometimes feel that it must be terribly boring for them in the weekdays and so our visits would have given them something to look forward to on Saturday. Although it feels somewhat routine after a few visits and sometimes the seniors tell the same stories, it still gives me a sense of satisfaction to have done something meaningful.

Doing voluntary work requires more effort because we are not pressed by deadlines or grades. But I think it is worthwhile that every extra bit of effort that we put in lets the seniors know that there are people who care about them.


Ying Cong