Tuesday, December 28, 2004

Went to Sengkang today to help out in this Fund Raising event organised by my school's Freshmen Orientation Committee'05(FOC). The aim was to collect as much funds by collecting old clothes and old newspaper from people living in the flats. Though tiring, it was fun and meaningful as it was also for a good cause as the proceeds will also be given to The Children's Aid Society. Watever is was, its definitely better than staying at home alone :X

Were separated into groups of ard 8-10. There were 3 groups and each group had to cover 10-11 Blks of flats! Collected lots of clothing and toys, some of them still in perfect condition! We also recieved Personal Computers, electric fans and also a 20+" TV! Sengkang is a relatively new neighbourhood, so most of the houses were pretty new and well furnished. Remembered i saw one where the living room had an ambience similar to that of a pub with Dim blue lighting and a wine/drink bar. Some were messy, some were minimalistic and some were just normal looking. And with different houses comes different house owners.

Yes, some were friendly, some were rude, some were skeptical, some were not at home and some were unexpected. There was this family, where the kids and husband who were very helpful but this female, supposedly the wife, screaming at the back of the house in hokkien. Translated: "Tell them to go still come, dunno wat polytechnic one, den wat den wat den wat?"( credits to Sasa for the translation =) ) Theres another case which is considered quite sad. There were these few very young toddlers who opened the door. Looking for their parents, we asked them if their mother is around. One of the kid pointed to her mom's photo on the table and said, "my mother is there". Quite creepy, but to think of it, its really very sad, even more if it had happened not long ago.

Finally Completed everything ard 630pm. Went to Rivervale Mall for makan, chit chat a bit, and leave for home around 9pm. Really tired but at least, did something meaningful for a day rather than doing nothing for a day. Hope the children can live better and FOC hit their targeted amount!




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