My precious stone.
4th of June, the day she was borne into this world and ever since then, she had been a very important individual in my life. Had she gave up on me, I would have been a total different person as I am now, perhaps someone who is still introvert inside and locking myself in isolation, refusing to open my door to anyone else but myself. Yes, hard to believe but this was once true. She once confessed that I could be the toughest girl that anyone could understand and she could never succeed figuring out what's in my mind until that very day; when I finally broke down into tears and spilled my hearts out. So much after years of living together and for more than 12 years of sisterhood, it was never an easy journey for both of us. No words can describe all the things you had done for me and for that what you did that made me who I am now. You lift my spirit off the ground when I was down deep into the blue sea and walk the darkest time with me with a warm smile. You're always sincere and was not only my best listener, advisor, supporter but also a friend who has been placing myself first right in front of yourself from the very beginning and I promise do the same to you too. Simply because you're my sister and I love you.
Thank you jie for everything. Happy 21st Birthday. :)
Tagged along with Claire shigu for the Home Visit in Batu Caves under Tzu Chi yesterday with just a few numbers of senior volunteers. At first it doesn't make any sense to me of why there are only 6 of us in total instead of the usual 30 who usually helped out in the HIV Community Center in Batu Arang. Later did I know the reason why. We arrived at a housing area of flats who's clothes looked pretty worn out of paint from the outside and the condition didn't turn for the better in the inside either. We took the lift up to the 17th floor, headed to a greyish brown coloured door through a small corridor and were greeted by a four years old boy who popped his head between the door gap with a huge beam on his face. Upon entering, I was stunned to find that the house holds 13 Indian family members ( 11 children and 2 adults) and it was so small that you can easily 'explore' the whole area by not moving a single inch.
The room isn't fully equipped with any household devices and their only source of light was from the window itself. I wonder how'd their night life will be like. As the weather was mild when we first visited them in the morning, however, the heat was intolerable when the sun started blazing hot the moment the clock struck 1pm. Adding to the fact that all 19 of us gathered in the small but decent room. Deep inside, we know they are grateful to be able to shelter themselves from the non-constant weather changes and having a proper place to sleep at night. Although they're living in a poverty stricken condition however, the children showed deep interest and were keen to fight hard against their strongest enemy: Language. Communication was a huge barrier and this raises concern as we were afraid they wouldn't be able to communicate with the society. So, we taught them how to speak basic English, hoping that it will at least help them when they leave school and enter the workforce. After the teaching session, Claire shigu gave them all each cute little stickers as a form of motivation so they will push themselves harder. Although the gifts wasn't much but in such situation......
It's not about the price of the item that matters but the thoughts.. the sincere thoughts of giving that worth a million smiles. :)
1 comments:
omg!!...the rabbit is so cute!!....hahahXD
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