Monday, October 20, 2008
These 2 weeks have given me new experiences. There isn't any way that I know how to put them, but they're good memories.
Last saturday I went to IMH for the first ever time. really, I had inhibitions about going there. Like how the people there were actually like and stuff like that. I have always had the misconception that people that lived in IMH were mentally deranged people; the kind of people you get at Arkham Asylum.
Maybe i've reading too much batman. But when I got there, all my previous misconceptions were completely shattered. It turned out that the people there were actually very friendly. They enjoyed nothing more than for us to sit down and talk with them. It was a muted sense of helplessness that was felt throughout the interaction with them. On one hand, they were talking about how they had lived hard lives and wanted someone to listen to them, on the other hand, I felt as though I should do something to help them. but i couldn't. hmm next time should bring some fun stuff for them to do.
The coming thursday, I went to help out in project Illuminate, some project where we teach primary school children. I must say it was an eye-opener. Previously I have taught children english and music, so i guess adopting more a of a supporting role and helping children to point out their mistakes is kinda a new experience.
Friday was ISLE camp! haha first aid lessons were interesting. haha first aid is fun. especially when you perform CPR and crack someone's ribs. cooking too. only that bricks surrounding a fire get hot after a while.
I can speak vietnamese now! At least I know what all the vulgarities mean ha. And i bet it's cooling down there yuze >:x
Saturday we spent hiking to the treetop walk. haha for the better part of it it was really dumb.
viet: "no we didn't walk on tarmac before"
me: "duh no. I wouldn't walk on anyone's stomach."
me: "i bet the next car that passes is a mercedes"
(a BMW and a Mazda speeds by immediately) -.-
But it was fun all the while. yay pre-trip comm you rock for organizing the camp ^^
Then we went to yong-en childcare for pre-trip CIP project. we were mentoring kids and acting out 2 skits for them. the kids there were seriously nice. almost all of them were super well behaved and they all loved viet's wolf haha. But there was this guy that was super super hyper. Like he had ADHD or something. I was supposed to bring him to the toilet to wash his hands, then he ran out of the toilet before I had dried my hands. It was seriously funny because i chased him past the rest of the children that were in the middle of their icebreakers. And i was like "heyyy come baaaaack!!"
Then later as we were going home we were walking across Chinatown. And I got this really funny feeling and all the memories of going there with my mother to buy Chinese New Year decorations and stuff flooded back. And I realized that I actually missed Chinatown. Which is really strange, considering how I don't normally hold any emotional attachment to places.
Then today I went to the soup spoon to eat! And I couldn't finish the soup! haha I don't know if I'm losing my appetite or what. But never mind the soup was super thick and all. So I don't blame myself for not finishing it :D
I get my results back in about 6 hours. Which is almost the time I take to sleep, get to school and wait. Well. 3 weeks of doing absolutely nothing to lead up to a moment like this. I really have no idea what to do now except pray and sleep. There isn't much to do, though. hopefully I've done enough to get my h3 for chem/bio.
oh well. i'll have fun tomorrow. I shall listen to Keane's new album and get some sleep >:l
posted @12:41 AM
