Sorry for the really really late post! This is for the official visit on the 5^th October. This is my second time doing visit with T.H.E Seniors and my group visited Mdm Chow Moi and Mdm Cheng.

We went to visit Mdm Chow Moi first and was greeted by her really cute “teeth-less’’ smile. She was very happy when we gave her the mooncake and hung the lantern in her house. Since Mdm Chow Moi could only speak hokkien, and we couldn’t translate the ‘’deng mi’’ into hokkien, we decided to do something else. We played hokkien songs and danced around with her. She had a lot of fun dancing and being amused by senior chaur ann and hui jia. We  then left for Mdm Cheng’s house at around 11.30 am. Mdm Chow Moi was waving goodbye to us at the door till the lift came. Even when we were downstairs, she still waved non-stop to us from her kitchen window. It is very heartwarming to see a 90-year-old lady, being so cheerful and optimistic, laughing and smiling at every small little things.

We then visited Mdm Cheng who was back from coffee with her friend. Half of the time we were taking photos with her, asking her to pose all the different animal actions. We then sat down and talked to her. She was teaching us how to boil good soup and how Guangdong people must have good soup every day for dinner, just like what we watched in hong kong dramas! She also talked about her husband who has passed away and how a virtuous wife she was :D:D!

The pig pose!

 

Although it is only my second visit, but these visits have so far, left me feeling really satisfied and made my day. I think that these elderly have brought so much more joy to me than what we brought to them. From these elderly, we can really learn how to be optimistic even when in despair, to cherish the small little things that we usually take for granted, and to bring joy to people around us.

-yieyin