Yanqiu's bday surprise! we had dinner at Fisherman's Wharf then went to Azabu for desert!

big wu see small wu.. ;p 大巫见小巫！

gary delightfully presenting the present! hmm hmm..

checking out the present..

.. and liking it! (i hope.. ;p)

group photo!

Coffeeshop outing on 23Feb!!

- Hi all, we will be having a coffeeshop outing this coming Sat, 23Feb!
- This time round the residents are selected because of their good behavior and thus they can buy their own lunch!
- Help needed! Do join us eh! ;p

Timeline:
1000-1015 Arrival of Volunteers
1015-1020 Briefing
1020-1030 Pairing of residents to volunteers
1030-1040 Departure for coffeeshop for the Lunch Programme
1040-1125 Ordering and consumption of lunch for residents
1125-1155 Stroll at park + Photo Hunt (under shade)
1155-1205 Back to MWH
1205-1215 Debrief


Note: While the residents are having their lunch, volunteers can just join in also, at your own expense of course.


Wet weather programme:

Lunch Programme will still continue, after discussion with Elizabeth. We’ll just carry an umbrella each. So, all volunteers do remember to bring an umbrella each.

- If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact our Finance Director Cheng Xiang (98331538). Please confirm your attendance to him by Friday yah! ;p

ha, after our first BEfriender on 16Feb, we had a surprise for Yilin! ;p

jonathan appears with the cake! surprise surprise!

the bday song!

ha, can see anabelle trying to get out of the frame

wat a beautiful.. cake!! haha..

yilin enjoying the cake cutting process! ;p

group photo!

HEY guys, join our facebook here! Thanks to Swati for helping us set it up!! ;p

our 02feb CNY celebration at MWH!! thanks to yanjing and junyang for organising!!

newcomers! from left Ashley, Swati, Liane!

swati, good catch!

yanjing siaming the ball from 2 residents!

shirley trying to catch the ball!

jia xun passing the ball back to the resident

shahira, indeed the dental student with ultimate manual dexterity, juggling 2 balls!

the fortune gods appear!!

junyang spreading the good fortune!

the sing-along with the fortune gods! haha.. ;p

ha, photos from the con amore bazaar at science foyer! ;p

mwh!

loyyong lending a hand

volunteer's sharing

our booth

our panel layout!


the response was way over what we expected, getting a total of 40 sign ups to our yahoogroups! Thanks to all the volunteers who stayed back to design the booth and man it! ;p

sometimes i wonder y i put so much effort into volunteering. sorry guys, a bit emo today.. it seems for a moment it could all be a wrong move, that all these effort might be a great waste of my time. anyways in retrospect, i could have done so much for myself otherwise; studying for good grades, emersing myself in computer games, going out for solo photoshoots, touching up my aquarium, or simply just slacking around enjoying the brief break i have from school.

but then again, when i put myself in the shoe of the residents in MWH, the same dawning that befell me before hit me again. if i am one of the residents, if i am the one abandoned by society, if i am the one stuck alone in a home, if i am the one not knowing what life has left for me, i would very much love some company, any company.

jonathan and i just had a meeting with the MWH social worker, Elizabeth. we just found out that one of the mission of the home is to slowly integrate the residents back into society.

this was a complete paradigm shift, and put our efforts under a completely new light. we are pivotal in the Home's mission, it is through out interaction that shall slowly bring back in the resident the confidence to face society.

we can make a difference.

we are not about ourselves.

we are about us.

we are about caring for those around, and receiving their love, in the many other forms, in return.

i have learnt and discovered so much about myself through interaction with the residents, lessons i would cherish, lessons i would not get anywhere else except here at MWH.

so some may ask why i am so active in volunteering. the answer is simpler than i thought. its because i still can.

and when i see the smile at the residents' faces, i know its all worth it.

managed to capture a few shots from our 26jan session! thanks to chengxiang and junyang for organising such a wonderful origami session!

sheeyee guiding a resident in cutting

xiumei cutting for a resident

nick trying to siam my cam

yilin looking constipated!! hahaha..

last few months had been a really busy period, finally got time to post our photos from the chalet! haha, had great fun, lets relish the memories! ;p

thanks to sheeyee and jonathan for organising this wonderful bonding session!!!

- our chalet!!



cat looking unglam! ;p


underground gambling den!


let the war begin!!


smelly sheeyee! hahah..


man eating warlords!!


zai jonathan!


suai sai!


suntanning piggy! ;p


ah!! haunted house!!


morning at east coast..


group shot!