Some reflection

Mdm Chow Moi's hands. She will always wave us goodbye until she is sure that we have entered the lift.

Yesterday, I went to visit Mdm Chow Moi before the visit started. Usually I would chat with Mdm Chow Moi and make her laugh. I think she sees me as a comedian hahaha!

But yesterday it felt different. Her clock had stopped working and she didn't realise. She even asked me if it was a Thursday. She may seem all cheerful everytime we visit her but she has her worries as well. She told me she is afraid of going out herself because she will feel dizzy at times. And that sometimes she will have problem of constipation (but she will solve it by drinking tapwater) She also has problem sleeping every night. She is always bothered that she has no teeth.

All these must have been common sources of problem for our elderly. I felt helpless yesterday, except to know that I can buy battery for her clock. But come to think of it, the best thing we can do now is to make her laugh. Make our elderly laugh. It doesn't matter if it makes us look like fool, like yongjian with his pompom hahaha, I feel that what matters is at that very moment, our elderly is happy and not thinking of anything negative. As long as everything comes from the heart I know they will feel it :)

My group went to visit Mr Chiu as well. He seemed better! At least his tummy seem to be coming back HAHAHAHA! But he is still troubled by his slow walking speed. He even voiced out loud, "Don't know why am I walking so slowly." But I think music really work wonder:) We suggested for him to take out his cd player to listen to songs. From his expression while listening to the songs, we can tell that he has temporarily forget about his health condition, with the music healing his wounds. Ahhhh 好想念愛唱歌的 Mr Chiu:) I am sure it won't be long before he is willing to 高歌一曲:)

Ah Xian~

Home is where the heart and memories are.

A house is a type of residence; it is where we live in. But a home... is way more special than that.

When I saw Camy's Facebook post regarding the need for volunteers to help a pair of elderly with hoarding tendencies de-clutter their house, I got really excited, said yes I'm free immediately, and started to ask some other friends if they would free to do so too. It seemed as though I would be in for a fun-filled adventure, just like the volunteers/ celebrities in the MediaCorp RenovAID shows etc. I could totally imagine myself wearing some thick anti-slip rubber boots, holding a powerful can of insecticide in one hand and a broom in the other, and swiftly de-cluttering the house... Well, I wasn't entirely wrong; Chaur Ann (oops needa photoshop him in), Xuan Kai, 940, Chun Hai, Ah Xian and I ended up looking like this hahahha:

Here's what greeted us when we first reached their house in the morning: two big fish tanks and expired fish feed, cardboard boxes, plastic containers, environmentally-friendly bags, stale packets of rice with weevils, random packets of expired biscuits, messily packed medicines, loose wires, rusty nails, lots of strings and s-hooks dangling from self-made beams and the ceiling, generations worth of cockroaches (to the extent that we could classify them by size: 大强，中强，小强), a centipede... It was truly a sight to behold.

So Team Clean-Up-The-Mess started removing things from the house with the advice from the more experienced TSAC members. Sometimes we would pick up really dusty items e.g. empty yakult bottles, containers with rotting sweets or packets of rotting rice (I learnt that rice, if kept for reaaally long, would also rot and go soft in the sealed packaging!), then uncle would grumble and say "这些我都有用的" (I've use for them)... So we had to persuade him otherwise, or secretly throw the stuffs away when he wasn't looking. We soon had many, many bags of "unnecessary" stuffs that we slowly dumped away, and those featured below probably made up just 1/5 of the total amount?

I remember there was once when the "猛男s" moved several heavy boxes out of the house and asked 940, Ah Xian and me to check if they contained usable stuffs. We opened the first box- there wasn't anything "suspicious" inside. We opened the second box which had several glassware and once again, all clear. Thus, Ah Xian and I happily opened the third box which contained a rice cooker while 940 got her camera ready to take photos of us being so hard at work so she could do a live update on fb again and... suddenly we saw lots of huge fat black 大强s with long disgusting legs inside the box :/ The three of us screamed. No, we shrieked. We jumped back. We ran down the corridor. We screamed some more. And then we laughed at our own reactions and silliness till we bent over or squatted down and teared hahahahaha. Meanwhile, the "猛男s" just stood a distance away, gave us bewildered looks and laughed at us too. Then they commented, "No need to specifically watch out for the cockroaches' sounds... when the girls scream it means that the cockroaches are around" zzzzzz. *note to all: chaur ann and xuan kai are actually scared of cockroaches too hahaha*

After that, 940 and the guys helped to wash the kitchen and toilet for really long. Special mention to Chun Hai, the brave one, who really looked like a surgeon. We kept teasing and asking him, "林医生，手术怎么了? " (Doctor, how's the "operation" going?). Then he would reply, "Woahh, 难产呀!" (It's a difficult birth!) LOL not bad, Chun Hai can crack funny jokes xD

That went on for quite some time, till we finally realised something: While there were simply too many things everywhere and almost anywhere, and that uncle may not know what exactly what was placed in a specific area, he would sense that something was missing after we removed that item. Then he would get somewhat panicky and annoyed, and say "好了，不用丢了啦!" (Okay that's enough, stop throwing my things away!) even though his house was still very cluttered with little leg room or walking spaces. That made me pause and think. Perhaps, deep down, uncle is actually afraid of letting go and losing sight of the things he holds dear in this rapidly changing world... because they remind him of beautiful people, places, and memories. That's why he tries so hard to keep them by his side, even if they are potential safety and health hazards, and even if he can no longer truly remember what they are. His abode may be cluttered, messy, stuffy, and dirty, but because therein lie so many precious memories and stories, it is no longer merely a house; it is a precious home. A place where his heart is, where he can relive moments as though they just happened yesterday.

"As much as we wanted to throw away many many things or "improve his living conditions", we understood the things meant a lot to him - culturally (eg. wanting to keep empty fish tanks cos of superstition), sentimentally (eg. reminds him of his days as a craftsman), and instrumentally (eg. things he thinks will be useful some day). He does spend time packing them and all. And he actly had it all planned out. While we were removing those things which he agreed we could remove, he was busy walking around with a measuring tape and ruler, thinking where to put what. He told us his plan to put a handle near the bed for his sis as support. He pointed to the toy motors on top, happily telling us that these are "put for design"... He really knows what he's doing, and as much as we wanted to clear stuff for him, we've got to respect his plans." (940, 2013). Though most of us don't hoard that many things like uncle, we still hold on tightly to items that our loved ones have given us; we are afraid of forgetting precious memories and faces over time; we are afraid to pick ourselves up and move on, for fear of getting hurt or lost again. In this sense, we aren't really very different from uncle, are we?

Thankfully, things worked out pretty well in the end, and we managed to transform the kitchen/ toilet area drastically after hours of hard scrubbing, bleaching, and extermination of the 大中小强s. It now looks way brighter and more spacious, and smells fresher and healthier. Hopefully, the improved ventilation would help uncle's sister have a speedy recovery after her discharge from the hospital in around two weeks' time :)

While we've also successfully created a wider pathway from the main door to the kitchen/ toilet area, we agree that alot alot of work still needs to be done for the living room and dining areas, as well as the bedroom. So friends, if you're free on 12th/13th June (Wed & Thurs), kindly consider dropping by to help out with the cleaning. You will end up feeling physically and mentally shagged, but it'll be a meaningful, eye-opening experience nonetheless.

Lastly, "a well-spent day brings happy sleep." Hehe okayy I'm gonna crash now. Nights my friends, thanks for admiring my nice long post and pictures once again^^ Hope to see you all soon!

Love, the awesome Jennifer.

A day in THES (8 June 2013)

Today, Sheng Xian, Pin Jin and me visited Mdm Chow. We helped to mop her floor and cleaned the window grids. Shortly after Sheng Xian had to leave as she had something on. So only Pin Jin and me were left. I started the conversion by asking if she remembered me, she said she can’t. I tried to jot her memories by placing the Pom Pom (that I wore during my last last visit if any of you who saw the photos from my previous blog) on my head, she laughed at me..but still can’t remember who I am..hahah. Anyway, I soon ran out of topics to talk about..most probably because of my limited ability to converse in hokkien, so I suggested that we watched TV..hahah..yeap..so after the TV session we bade farewell to Mdm Chow and went to visit the next elderly.

The next elderly we visited was Mdm Ho. I was quite surprised coz the moment we stepped into her house, she asked us to go buy chicken rice for 3 of us. I declined her but then she insisted that she wanted to treat us. I always have this thinking that old people got money should keep it for their own use..especially since most of them ain’t working anymore..quite paiseh for her to treat us. Somehow I overheard wrongly that she wanted boneless chicken…turned out that she preferred chicken with bones and she also likes to eat cucumbers. Then hor before we eat..she told us that she couldn’t finish the chicken rice..so Pin Jin and me each took 1 to 2 spoonful of rice from her pack. Still the remaining rice was a lot for her..so she scooped almost half of her pack of chicken rice into my pack. I was like..you eat like that will full meh..then she said the half a pack of rice could last her all the way till the next morning. So after our lunch we helped her to sweep and mop her house. She also told us that she only visit the toilet once per day and settle all her small/big business..because she’s afraid of falling down and injuring herself...she told me that one of her friends just passed away like that. Life’s short and unpredictable and I always hear people saying that we should live everyday like it’s our last. But somehow, we always take life for granted and spend our time worrying and arguing about stuff you know ain’t important when you rue in ur death bed.

Every visit always presents me a brand new feeling and experience. Although most of the time our conversation topics might be repetitive, it is the bonds formed through interactions between the volunteers and elderlies that keeps people coming to THES.

Paiseh no photos..hahah.

YJ :)

My First Visitation

               It was 8 June, 2013, when I had the honor of joining NUS CSC on one of their weekly visits to the homes of a group of elderlies and contributed in making their day. It was then I had many first time experiences, such as cleaning window (yes I have never cleaned those windows in my house before), and listening to first hand WW2 stories.
 
              The first house that we visited was that of Mr Ong, a friendly and cheerful man. He welcomed us with open arms and invited us to have a sit and watch some TV programmes, while he prepared to take his medication for the day. As I took a quick scan around the house, I was really quite shocked to see the amount of drugs that was kept. There was a whole cabinet of them; bottles, boxes, packets and packets of white penadol-looking pills all stuffed in a large zip lock bag. I then began to think of the times when I was sick and was feeling very xin ku. I had to take around 3 to 4 pills then. Mr Ong, on the other hand was on long term medication and had to take 6 to 7 pills, almost twice as many as compared to mine. I can only imagine how xin ku the 60 plus elder was feeling. I sat there speechless for a while as my other two partners, Li Jia and Chunhai chit-chat with Mr Ong. After I recovered and started to join in the conversation, I realized Mr Ong had just gone for an operation and was in the midst of recovering. Despite that, he was still very cheerful and was telling us all about his appointments with a very handsome and caring surgeon, whom got our LiJia exxxxxxxxxxxtremely psyched up! (Right, LiJia??? =P) After convincing Mr Ong to introduce her to the young surgeon, Mr Ong showed us his big and badass hipster radio where we fiddled with it and tried to find 933, which I think we didn’t manage to find it in the end. But we got 958, close enough. With that, we said our goodbyes to Mr Ong and proceeded to the next home visit.

                 Mdm Cheong was next on our list. After a quick chit-chat with her, we quickly went on with our individual household chores. Chunhai was asked to clean the windows in the kitchen and the door, Lijia was tasked with cleaning chairs and mopping the floor while the job of cleaning the windows by the bed and toilet door were given to me. While we were cleaning, Mdm Cheong took out some notes on computing and told us that she had been keeping herself busy with taking basic computer lessons and she had fun learning. When I heard this I really feel so happy and xin wei for her. There’s a Chinese saying “huo dao lao xue dao lao” and Mdm Cheong is a great example. Even at her age she was still trying out and learning new things every day and I felt that her positive attitude towards life is something we can all learn from. After we were done, she started showing us old photos and began sharing her life stories with us. Stories on how she came to Singapore from Ipoh, how she started working when she was ten, how the family went and hide in the mountains when the Japanese came. It was really interesting and exciting hearing it live from the person who lived through it as compared to reading biographies.

                  As the visitation came to an end for the day, I was bombarded with a mixture of feelings. I can only imagine how xin ku many of these elders are, for many of them are on long term medication and had to take many pills a day. Some had to go for operation enduring pain which takes a toll on their frail bodies. Some of them missed their sons and daughters who visited them once in a while and when they heard that their loved ones will be coming for that day, they would be so happy. This made me realize that for these elderlies, nothing is more important to them than their family while all the materialistic stuff is the world is worthless in their eyes. Spending time with loved ones is what brings happiness to people. This trip had made me want to cherish and spend time with my loved ones even more. Even though we volunteers might only be cleaning windows or mopping the floor or chatting with these elders, so long as it helps brighten their day and makes them happy, it is worth it. Thus I would like to thank NUS CSC for giving me this opportunity to join them in their weekly visits to help bring a smile to these elderlies’ faces. (Faith in humanity restored!!!)

Cheers
Eugene Ang

Sour Sweet Bitter Spicy

Only managed to drop by last week's visit for less than hour, but I've much to share! :)

This period I was actly weighed down by some personal matters, but I pushed them to the back of my head as I entered mdm Ho's house. Mdm Cheong was there too, together with bags of groceries and bread etc. I sat down and watch as they carried on chatting. Suddenly mdm Cheong's hand was fiddling with something at the edge of the table. It took her some time to realise it was actually mdm Ho's toes. All of us burst into laughter, (with mdm Cheong's tummy bouncing up and down as she was laughing so hard!) It felt like all my troubles were gone, and my heart just felt so light. So happy, so healing, so T.H.E.rapeutic :'D

At the void deck, Theresa, an auntie who was in my group during major outing, walked up to me and said Hi! So nice of her to still rmb my pretty fa...... okay, my face, even though the outing was only for a few hours and was more than a week ago. We chatted about her children and grandchildren, all of whom she seemed to be very proud of. She asked about her major outing partner, James, and said she hopes to see him again (*Shouts out to James*)

I tagged along the group going to Mr Chiu's house. This is the first time I'm seeing him after a reallyyyyyyy loooooonggg time. I was shocked to see for myself that he really lost so much weight... And his movement and speech also seemed to be slower than before. I could tell he was saddened by these losses and the need for so much medication. It was really heartbreaking. I rmb when I first joined, I visited Mr Chiu. He was very active and cheerful. He was the one who gave us lots of ideas for major outing venues because he loves to travel around, going on different adventures by himself. But now he said going out would be very troublesome already, with the tongkat etc. Being in T.H.E.S. for only less than 2 years but I've witness how some of our elderly are becoming more frail. There's no way we can restore their physical health, except for encouraging simple exercises to keep them fit (just like mr tay who told us he does exercises at home!)... But what's really important is that here we are, walking with them as they confront gradual losses in health and mobility. We are here to let them know that they are not alone, to provide them with the emotional support and T.H.E. love ;)

Thank you T.H.E. Seniors for all these moments so close to heart!

Muacks,
940

8 June Visit

6 Months have passed since I joined T.H.E.seniors. In this 6 months, I have gained so much, seen so much, and experienced so much. I've gained close friends (yes, i am referring to u, criss and yongjian), seen people's capacity to love and give, experienced the organization of events that are both meaningful for the organizers and participants (i.e. T.H.E.seniors outing!). Slowly and surely, I am also exploring other aspects of CSC (E10, project C.A.N, etc...), and through these activities, I have learned so much as well. 

But no matter how far i branch out to other activities and volunteering programs, T.H.E.seniors will forever be that first family I have... the one that nurtured my empathy towards others, conditioned my skills in volunteering, and gave me my first group of amazing friends outside of academic life. 

And today, I've returned to the tranquility of kallang bahru after a few weeks of hectic schedule. My group only went to visit Madam Khatijah. I hope to visit her as much as possible before her operation on the 24th June this month. While she was bubbly as usual during our chit-chatting session today, she was also worried about the upcoming operation for fear of the pain and discomfort that comes with it. She is also worried about being lonely after the operation as she has to be hospitalized for a month. We assured her that we will visit her in the hospital as often as we can!

Last week was her birthday! As there was no blog posts on it from last week, here are some photos from the mini-celebration that we had for her:

On a side note, I particularly like this photo that Jeremy took of Mr Tay and Kah Suan today.

Quoting Jeremy, "here's a glimpse of why you do Mysterious Journey in E10. The things you're doing now is for a greater purpose."


Cheers,
Tan Xuan Kai

8 June visit

Today, Yu lin, Shawn and I visited Mr Chiu along with Jocelyn, who left soon after for her kaleidoscope thing (for the future of volunteerism in Singapore!). After doing some general cleaning of his house (on a side note I think his mop with the spinning thing is super unique), we sat down to chat with him. Mr Chiu seemed quite emo so we tried to talk to him about more cheerful stuff, such as what songs he liked to listen to and if he has considered joining any singing competitions. The conversation was quite eclectic, ranging from the places he has traveled to in his youth to talking about Chinese poetry. It was really  interesting when he told us about his life experiences. One of the interesting things he told us was how he takes bus 61 to Bukit Batok from Kallang, which is a journey of over an hour and a half, just to enjoy the scenery at Xiao Guilin park in Bukit Batok. However, Mr Chiu does not talk much, which leads to silences in the conversation when we are deciding what to ask him next. If I was alone I think the chat would have died after 5 minutes and it would have been extremely awkward, but fortunately Yu Lin was there to keep the conversation alive. I realized that I really need to learn how to communicate better with our elderly.

After that we went to join a group visiting Mdm Khatijah, who is the opposite of Mr Chiu in that there is no need to worry about awkward silences in conversation. Mdm Khatijah was really welcoming and happy to see us, and she talked non-stop about her life stories. When we left she insisted on shaking all our hands and hugging us. I guess we really make a difference in the lives of the elderly on our visits.

Haoping

After all this time

Sitting on my favourite railing at the lobby outside TSAC before the debrief, I was already thinking about how I should go about writing this post, finding all the right words to fit in.

 

This place is as tranquil as ever; 2 weeks always seem a long time. Home.

Just Like the First Visit to THES!

Luting and I visited Mdm Tan this morning, where she greeted us with her cheery and welcoming voice and smile. Upon entering her house, we proceed on with the usual sweeping, mopping and cleaning. After cleaning the place, we shared a light meal with Mdm Tan as she insisted the both of us to eat with her as she has too much food in the kitchen. It is normal for volunteers to feel "paiseh"or embarrassed, when the elderly offer a drink or snacks to us. However, I believe that it is alright to receive this small gesture of goodwill from them, as they feel happy when we are receptive to the things they offer:)

After which, we went on to talk about many things, such as the upcoming dumpling festival, the courses that we are studying, what she has been busy with recently, as well as other small talks in between. Looking back, it has been close to a year (around ten months to be exact), since my first visit to the elderly's place at Kallang Bahru. I vividly recall the moments during the first few visits, where I did not know what to say to the elderly, the unfamiliar faces of the various volunteers that came and the uncertainty as to what to expect. Looking back, it has been an awesome ten months with both the elderly and the volunteers. Every official visit seems like a meetup with friends, from the moment I stepped out of Kallang MRT Station, all the way to the end of lunch at the hawker centre. Meeting the elderly and interacting with them have also allowed me to be more understanding and more confident in communicating with the seniors. They consistently remind me why I went to the CSC outreach at the student lounge when I was in the first weeks in uni, why I went for the THES orientation, as well as wanting to be in the committee back then. The simple answer would be to allow more volunteers to have this awesome opportunity to interact with our elderly and through that, enriching their own personal lives and experiences.

When I was cleaning the window, I looked out of the house and noticed a scenery downstairs. Despite being there a handful of times, I never picture this image. I guess it shows that every visit is always like a first visit, in the sense that we find out something new about our elderly, our fellow volunteers and ourselves. Every visit is always a "first" visit:)

Cheers 

Kok Seng

陪着他们长大、变老

Of ghost stories and warm fuzzy feelings

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Before the visit, Huijia and I went to do facilitation at Blk61 while Joleen and Kiah Yeen went to Blk62. Went to Mr Wong’s place first and he was very chatty! Although we stood by the gate to talk to him, our conversation lasted for 20min! I asked him if his hand was still swollen and he said the swelling just switched from left to right hand. However, he refused to apply the cream he got from the doctor because he believes that the swelling is internal, and the cream is for external conditions like mosquito bites. We asked him if it was allergy, and he said it can’t be because he usually just eat chicken thigh. He went on to tell us that he had experienced lots of unusual events before, and I guess this swelling is also like an unusual event for him.

所谓unusual, 其实就是灵异。

He said he frequently stay at TTSH and have witnessed or heard his ward mates talk about seeing such stuff. There were 3 incidents…

Due to his sleeping habits, he is usually wide awake at night. At 2+am, he kept hearing the toilet tap dripping water and since the tap is the press down kind, it can’t be that people didn’t turn the knob tight enough. So he got up and went to press on the tap that is dripping water! On seeing the dripping water, he got frustrated and went “knnbccb 为什么这个水一直滴不停 (in hokkien)” and strange enough, the dripping stopped! :O

Then there was this other time his ward mate told him there is this beautiful “woman” with long hair that will come look for him at 2+am and chat with him and that “woman” said she will be back the next night too. So the ward mate was very scared and asked if Mr Wong could sleep beside him and Mr Wong agreed. The next night, the “woman” really came! The ward mate told Mr Wong that she was approaching the bed already and GUESS WHAT MR WONG DID?!?!?!

He went to GRAB . THE . GHOST.!!!!!

 I said “Wah Mr Wong you not scared of it still dare to touch?!” and he said “what is there to be scared! Also cannot see it!”

我原本以为人类会对看不见或未知的事物，例如黑暗、病毒、未来，等之类的感到害怕，但他却那么有勇气。

仔细想想，不管是看得见或看不见的，战胜一切的唯一方法，不就是要勇敢面对吗？

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Back to talking about the visits!

My group consist of Joleen, Kiahyeen, Weilie and myself. We first went to visit Mdm Tan, followed by Mdm Cheng, Mr Chiu and Mdm Cheong.

Mdm Tan was seems really cheerful and happy that day. She said her daughter just came to visit her and bought a lot of stuff for her. She said the carrots were very ‘pretty’ and can use to cook soup. We learnt how she cooks even though she couldn’t see, and I still found it dangerous that she feels her way through the pots and knife and what not. Then she told us about her back ache and I gave her a massage! Her shoulder muscles are quite hard and when I was massaging for her I could feel that her right shoulder was slightly higher than the left, but I’m not sure if it is swollen or not. Although I could tell that she still wants to talk, we had no choice but to leave because we had 3 houses to clean.

We went to look for Mr Chiu but he was taking a poop! Hahaha super cute because after we knocked on the door for awhile he said he opened the door a bit and said he was pooping halfway and I could see that he had a cigarette in his mouth xD so we told him we would go to another place first then go back to look for him!

Mdm Cheng’s place was quite dusty as usual and we all split up to help her clean her place. Stuck the cellophane paper up too! Told her about the upcoming dumpling festival in june and guess what, she promised me that she will go! :D I still remember last time she said she didn’t like to attend the celebrations because she prefer to be in a quiet environment by herself and therefore didn’t join us for the previous renri celebration. So happy that she agreed to go! :D :D I asked her about her blood pressure and she told me while she was staying at Renci the doctor told her she didn’t have any hbp but the clinic doctor said she still has! She says it probably varies with mood but I’m not too sure about how that works or if hbp is something that can fluctuate :x

Next we went back to Mr Chiu’s place! I haven’t visited him for a reaaally long time and I was really eager to meet him! When I first stepped into his house, I was shocked to see the condition of his house. The floor was full of food crumbs, plastics, and dust bunnies. There were around 3 houseflies flying around the newspaper pile. My heart sank when I saw Mr Chiu. He became really small sized – much smaller than he used to be. He was wearing pampers due to his condition and he told me he couldn’t bend down to clean his place even though he wanted to. He no longer sat at his usual place by the table reading the papers. I just felt like… he had really aged. The fact that amidst this condition, he was still able to joke about his smoking makes me have this warm fuzzy feeling in me.

原来勇气只是一部分。最后的赢家，是笑到最后的那个。不管遇到什么事，都要笑着勇敢面对 (:

We only managed to clean up his place a bit and I think his toilet and kitchen needs some scrubbing, so the next group that visit his place, please prepare!

Ended the visit at 1.25pm, but then I received a text from Jocelyn asking me to visit Mdm Cheong so I went up with weilie because Joleen and Kiahyeen had to leave. Apparently, the group that was supposed to visit her had missed her out and she was waiting the whole time because I told her during facilitation that there are people coming. When we arrived, she was with another elderly. She seems quite disappointed/angry that we had “forgotten” about her but of course I assured her that we didn’t! I quickly helped her mopped the floor while weilie cleaned the windows. Then we started chatting and she said that recently her legs are getting weaker and she constantly needs rest. She asked if the major outing venue has chairs and told me if it doesn’t, she don’t want to go. She seems really tired and more disoriented than usual and it really pains me to see her like that ): I know that she too, like Mr Chiu, is aging…

In the end we only managed to spend 30min with her because we didn’t want to keep the other groups downstairs waiting. I told her to rest more and assured her that I will bring chairs specially for her to major outing so she doesn’t need to worry about her legs becoming weaker! 

Got no group picture to end off this post, so I shall let music do the talking! 

Love,

Camy