Tuesday, May 27, 2008
unexpected thing happened while covering the ABCDE today. didn't expect myself to go down to yishun on my own to st luke's day care center. i ended up covering the service-learning (SL) of the DE campers. they were supposedly to teach the elderly origami and play games with them. i was supposed to take photos of their activities. but in the end, i ended up talking to the elderly. i can't resist doing volunteer work! lol. funny me. and when we were to leave, the ah ma held on to my hand tightly. she couldn't bear to see us leave. she was so happy to see us there to listen to them and to talk to them. at that moment, i realised how lonely the elderly are, and it reminded me of my 2 grandmothers, who are no longer as well as they used to be. they are getting more forgetful and less mobile. i wonder sometimes if this is a part and parcel of a life or it depends? but something there just seem to grip me tightly, which i'm unable to decipher.
nevertheless, i feel happy still to have made the day of someone. it just feel really good to make someone smile. =D unforgettable.
Swallowtail 7:17:00 PM