As i see the elderly folks walked around slowly to find their allocated table, my heart really went out to them. Mr Lau was the person in charge of this portion of CCSS and i can really feel the passion to what he is doing. He must be in his 30s and he is a very plain looking guy, a guy i would never take a second look on the streets. But as he played the guitar and sang the songs in Hokkien, Cantonese and Malay, smiling at each song, i thought he was really kind looking and somehow, this makes him look good. He asked who wants to go on an excursion on Nov 16 and everyone raised their hands excitedly...these elderly folks seem like little kids to me suddenly..this ah-ma told me these excursion usually last a few hours only...and i realised that there is nothing much for them to look forward to in life. The gathering every Saturday mornings and ocassional excursions are the little things that they looked forward to. Simple joys of life. We sang a few songs, distributed some photos taken in their last mid autumn outing, and at around 11.30am, we served them lunch. Lunch was a bowl of soup, a plate of rice with two fishballs, two chicken wings and some cabbage. I noticed an old auntie saving up the fishballs, chicken wings and cabbage into a red plastic bag, eating only plain rice...i supposed it was for dinner later...damn i hope i am wrong.
Reminded me of my grandma's funeral held at Circuit road this May...i see elderly people sitting at the void decks and staring aimlessly into space. This group of elderly folks stayed in Circuit road...the very place that i said i would get depressed if i had to live there. Such irony...i am here to serve them now. My auntie who is in her 70s stayed at the same neighbourhood...i realised this when we sent them back. Second auntie is the perfect epitome of the old and the lonely when she threatened to jump off the apartment where she was staying to get our attention.
Anyway, some of the elderly stayed in one bedroom flats and some only had a living room with perhaps a mattress. Arrghhhh i am so very lucky! My house is still messy from all the renovation and boxes of stuff unpacked but i sleep in a big comfortable bed at night and all my basic needs are met. Work is sometimes stressful but i am thankful that i am not sitting around feeling aimless and watching the world passes me by.
奉献社会。。。very glad that i am given the chance to do so.
As i watched them sing and clap to the music today, i also saw smiles of genuine enjoyment and happiness. I felt so tempted to whip out my phone and snap a picture of an old granny with a big, wide toothless grin. Her smile was so beautiful that you can see her eyes brighten up.
The most beautiful or handsome face is that of a smiling face...sincere, genuine and happy smile...from the heart :)
Had lunch at Subway *yummy slurp* it's really my favourite sandwich joint at the moment. Love the soft cookies :) and when i am with my partner-in-crime for shopping...what else could we do but to indulge in retail therapy again keke unfortunately..."yi-ma" came today shucks...no wonder i have been feeling blue the whole week...damn PMS.
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Thank you again. The picture of the kitten is a signature touch. Keep up the good work.
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