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SUP ERRIBADIIII

k this visit was a week back so i don't remember everything that went on..

So... in line with CNY, we've been helping the elderly with their spring cleaning and new year decorations! Did that the previous week too.. and now still doing!! sian (just kidding)

Anyway we visited Mdm Tan and Mdm Chua to do just that..

The photos aren't with me so i'll just draw themMdm Tan

Went to Mdm Chua's house first but she wasn't around.. so we went over to Mdm Tan's instead. She was sitting at the lift lobby area but I didn't notice her hahahaha. Anyway we went up to her apartment together.

I think house cleaning wasn't much of a chore. Everybody seemed much more committed to making the decorations (as usual the "8" and the fish). Sometimes it seemed like we were there to make decorations and not spend time with the elderly. Maybe next time we should get them to help out with making the decorations too.

Zhenxiu began making some sort of chain with the angpaos. Damn funny cause who on earth makes hong bao chains. Not exactly "吉利". pardon my chinese

Mdm Chua

Later on we tried to visit Mdm Chua again, but she still wasn't home i think. Then just nice bumped into her just as we were heading back downstairs at the lift. (ha ha to the peeps who went down). Helped her clean up the place a bit and began going crazy with the decorations.

Zhenxiu's chain got transformed into a dragon:


It really looks like that. Anyone who wants to see the real thing can go to Mdm Chua's house or bug wyne for the photos. I think Mdm Chua was quite happy with it. Haha at least everyone else was!

Well that's the end of this entry! Can someone with real photos to upload please do so?

wj

im hurt

had a conversation with somebody, and that person could not understand why im doing so much for CSC, including the regular visits to the elderly. she found it lame and a waste of time.

im really hurt.

i have joined t.h.e.s in year 1, all by myself without knowing anybody. i thought "just try out lar, no harm". then i became the programmer, and started planning events for the elderly. the activities i have planned are not perfect.. but seeing the smiles of the elderly i have really fell in love with t.h.e.s.

then in year 2 i thought i shld relax myself a bit before going exchange. but it wasnt until exchange then i began to realise i have wasted 6mnths in nus leading a life without any purpose. so i approached darren (ex-chairperson) to tell him i hope i can be in the committee for t.h.e.s again. i really want to do more for t.h.e.s

throughout the years in t.h.e.s... i have seen volunteers come and go. even some of my really good friends i have made in t.h.e.s, i no longer seen them around. to be honest, im really sad to see that happening. i have always seen new volunteers coming in , full of excitement, talking to the elderly like they are their own grandparents.some even went the extra miles for the elderly. but somehow.. after a few mnths.. they left. they disappeared. only a few stayed on. i understand the busy schedule of students, i understand after entering the workforce ppl have less time. im not asking for full attendance.. but at least appear once in a while to visit the elderly. they are old, but they remember you. and i doubt you have forgotten them.

even if i cant join any csc projs anymore, i will never give up t.h.e.s. i will stay on.

okay, i think i have went a bit out of point.

but yeah, i have found my meaning in life. have you? :)

wynne

Let's clean & decorate for the new year! ;)

On the 7 January visit, my group visited Mdm Tang, Mr Tan & Mdm Choy Moi ;)

Mdm Tang is one of the new elderlies that we visit, and according to Sheng Xian, she was too engrossed watching Taiwanese soap opera last visit to chat with them ;p But this visit, she happily invited us into her home, and allowed us to do some cleaning for her. I was cleaning the window grills, when she came over and said some stuff to me in Hokkien, and I pretended to understand her (even though i didn't ;p), and I guess I didn't do what she was trying to tell me to do because she said the same thing a second and third time.. Luckily, Joanne came to my rescue. Mdm Tang wanted me to wipe the windows.. (Joanne doesn't know Hokkien too, so I guess I need to brush up on my inference skills..)

I'm guessing Mr & Mrs Tan clean their home ever so often because their place is even cleaner than mine.. ;p Their kitchen tiles are like wow, sparkling white! But he allowed us to do some wiping and cleaning for them.. Mr Tan is cute and shy, and he calls Mrs Tan a 外星人 because she needs to have her lunch by 1130am hahaha ;) He offered us drinks, but Joanne and I secretly sneaked them back into the fridge when he was not looking. It was so funny because he was saying 喝水啊, pointing to the table where all the drinks except for his were missing.. ;p I also saw bed bugs for the first time in my life! It was kinda shocking to hear that they've been living with the bed bug problem for 6 months! Really hope that the problem gets settled for them by the new year..

Mdm Choy Moi is simply one of the cutest and funniest elderly I have ever met! She is always so happy to see us, and her smile and laugher are so so so contagious! From her cactus, to her hair and smile, everything about her is so cute and funny! She allowed us to decorate her home any way we wanted (yay!), and sat on her usual chair observing us, smiling and laughing at what we were doing occasionally. And finally when we were done, she said it was pretty and took a few pictures with us and our finished 'product'! hehehe ;D

cheers! ethel ;D

To mark the start of the new year this week we done spring cleaning and chinese new year decoration for the elderly.As usual we split ourselves and proceeded to the units.The first one visited was Mr Lin ( new beneficiary assigned) , this uncle is damn hilarious. His house is extremely dirty and in a mess but he insisted he doesnt need any cleaning and tidying up. We guessed he regarded us as strangers since this is our first encounter with him afterall. Fortunately he agreed to let us touch up on his house on the next visit !! :)

The second one visited was Mdm Lim Chuay. We did the usual house cleaning and cny decoration at her hse. Most of the time we were doing the cny deco and neglected her unfortunately as we were too engrossed in the deco making.

The last one visited was Mdm Ho. We helped her with the normal household chores and changing of her bedsheet by the two gals , Carline and Jocelyn. Yi An also bought her a cake as we missed her birthday earlier on and celebrated her belated bdae. She was jovial when we sang her bdae song and was so touched!! Haha .. I guessed that's it for this week !!

Shawn...

Hello people! Late entry, 3rd time blogging! :)

Let's talk a bit about the major outing on 20/12 at Botanic Gardens (otherwise it will be a very short post hahaha). Thankfully it didn't rain that day although the sky's gloomy. And the participation rate of both volunteers and seniors are very high! Became a freshie leader leading the senior volunteers and the folks. Basically we took a walk in the orchid garden which hosts many species of orchids and other plants, playing games, singing xmas carols in between. The folks in our group were lively and participated actively in all the activities, especially the lady who sings very well, can't remember her name. Would like to thank the folks, as well as the volunteers in my group who helped take care of the folks as well as to help us navigate our way through the park. :)

Back to main point. On New Years eve last week, my group and I visited Mdm Ho. Mdm Cheong wasn't around so we stayed at Mdm Ho's place all the way until the visit ended. And so we helped her clean her flat by cleaning the windows, the floor and wiping off dust from table tops and surfaces. Something I learnt: don't be afraid to ask for things like window keys; I was asked to clean the windows but the grills were locked. I tried to improvised by using a pole to stretch to the external side of the window which obviously didn't work. So Ken asked me to ask Mdm Ho for the key hahaha. When we were done, we gathered around (there was a large group of us, about 10) and chatted with her.

Next visit's tomorrow! It will be 大扫除 to prepare for the upcoming lunar new year. Cya all then!

-Jeremy :D

31st Dec Visit

This week visit is a little shorter than usual, as most of the elderly was invited to lunch at the new opening of a coffeeshop, hence they are not around for us to visit.

For my group, we visited Mdm Chow Moi first, and her house was generally clean, so we just sat down and have a chat with her till 11.30pm where she will be attending the lunch buffet too. She doesn't use her hearing aid anymore, so we need to speak louder and repeat a few time or else she wasn't able to hear us.

Next, we went to Mdm Chua house, where we help her clean her house. We mainly helped her clean her cupboard and drawer, as we found it dirty, and also there are cockroaches eggs? (not sure what it was) She also handed us money to buy Baygon and air freshener, and Shawn took up the task of doing it. Though her memories is not as good as it used to be, somehow she can 'sense' that the money she gave us is not enough to buy the things requested (overshot by around 70 cent), as she kept asking whether the money is sufficient.

Other than that, it is the usual routine and we ended the day by visiting the new coffeeshop too :)

-Eng Soon