Reflection of the heart

Wee Loon here.The visit to there show me a side of my classmates which i hav never see b4.Haiman and Hazzim was 2 examples.they talk to them with their hearts.Haiman was really a compassionate boy down there and the man seemed to be ver happy talking 2 him. Also cheri was also very enthuasitic.though i am sure hazzim was acting.

As mother teresa humanitarian once said "Speak tenderly to them. Let there be kindness in your face, in your eyes, in your smile, in the warmth of your greeting. Always have a cheerful smile. Don't only give your care, but give your heart as well.
The more you have, the more you are occupied, the less you give. But the less you have the more free you are. Poverty for us is a freedom. It is not mortification, a penance. It is joyful freedom. There is no television here, no this, no that. But we are perfectly happy.".For the first time in my life, i found myself speechless the people there had nothing and yet we ppl have more than anything we wanted.i promised to be a better person from now onto ppl precious around me.

Also i will me a filthy rich man next time and open up a charitable home and name it as "WEE LOON'S HOME OF LOVE AND JOYAND EVERYTHING NICE".

Visit To Pertapis Home

hi to all readers,

Suren writing. Well, actually, i didn't follow 3/9 to the Pertapis home for the elderly. Cause, i had a Cricket match falling on the same day. Hence i had to follow class 3/3 to st.joseph's home for the elderly. My cricket teammate Huo kui from 3/8, and Darlene also from 3/8 along with me were extras following 3/3. But we quickly gelled in. It was a fun time together wif 3/3 and Mr Azman. It was a short bus trip to Jurong. Since it was a christin missionary, i saw many nuns there. First thing we did was to play a few rounds of BINGO. each student was to pair up with a old folk and play as a team. My partner was a chinese man who was partially blind. I doubt he would still remember me! but we still went fine. even though we didn't win, i was glad that i had a memorable experience.

Even though, i have visited orphanages, It was a first for me in visiting an old folk's home. i really hope those old folks had a good day as well. Hope i can visit another Old folks home soon.

~~~~The visit~~~~

Hey, Monicz here....

Well, I'm supposed to blog abt my visit to the old folks home....
Firstly, its my first time ever visiting an old folks' home. So, i had no idea wat to xpect and i was quite nervous about how to behave there.


When the pertapis home came into view, i was quite taken aback(with shock).i had imagined a totally different setting. We took the packs of food we had brought for the old folks and went to the womens' side first.

There, we had a mini(?) lecture by the guide. Even though, i found that he was repeating stuff, i learnt wat to say and not to say to the old folks so as , not to hurt them.He told us not to ask them why they were there and i obeyed.


Finally, we were allowed to visit the old folks and interact.I talked to some of the old folks and they seemed quite happy to have someone to listen to them.when it was time to leave them, i hugged almost all of the old folks and bid farewell.


Then we went to the Mens' side and chatted with a few who could converse in English.We met this old folk who was involved in the war with the Japanese and he was sharing some of his experiences. It was qiute fun talking to him.


After the visit, I'm actually looking at my parents in a totally new perspective. I will never ever let my parents live in a home. After all those they have done for me, they definitely deserve something more than spending their old age in a home.


The visit has made me realise that I can't take take the care and concern I get, for granted.

yo lexus here...
funny you would see my blog here but ermm.... I DID MY post HURRAY!!
Well, the visit was quite interesting getting to see the side of e old folks that we normally won't see. We sang a song-quite touching but,as i hate to admit it, quite useless ... we probably should have done something more mermorable, something that would leave a deep impression in their hearts;all we left are some buscuit (something they had in abundunce)and our signatures. but isn't that all old folks visiters typically do? i think we should differ from the rest and do something impressive! isn't that what our class is about?



lexus;0

[[ _=*~ ThE ProCess ... ~*=_ ]]

1. Meeting real needs
- These old folks are in need of listening ears and people to talk to.
- They are concerned about how and what the outside world is doing, since they are "cooped"
up in the Home most of the time, save for some outdoor activities.

2. Identifying learning outcomes
- To learn about the needs of these old folks
- To understand and appreciate them
- To learn how to communicate with them
- To learn how to work together as a group to meet the purposes of this trip together

3. Preparation for service
- Pertapis Home was found in 1970. It is an Islamic home registered under the Charities Act.
- Helped more than 800 poor and needy families, 800 children, 6000 troubled teenagers and
girls in moral danger, 200 senior citizens, and 2100 recovering drug addicts.
- The Pertapis Senior Citizen Fellowship Home, located at Toa Payoh, is only one of the 8
Homes and Centres of the Pertapis Org.
- Pertapis are now facing major challenges, such as having not enough fundings and lack of
trained and qualified staffs.
- We are going there to interact and communicate with the old folks and provide them with
community warmth and encouragement.

4. REFLECTION

Before Activity
- We will be serving the old folks of the Home.
- Their hopes and dreams are not much. They wanted their families to be well, as well as to stay
healthy and optimistic towards life.
- We are required to understand the old folks and interact with them, showing them that
there ARE people out there who sincerely CARES for them.
- By giving them a hug, a handshake, or simply a smile, they can get real happy and encouraged.
We ourselves will feel real satisfied too. =)

During Activity
- We learnt quite alot from our elderlys. They said stuffs from WWII to recent events. It was all
so fascinating and sometimes, sad.
- I must admit that there is a language barrier between myself and most of the old folks, since
most of them speak Malay and Tamil, and don't quite understand English. However, we have
Malay and Tamil friends around too, so it don't really prove much of a problem.
- We could have talked to the old folks more. They were enthusiastic and sooo fun to talk with.
However, time passes quickly. And we had to go. =[

After Activity
- We hoped we had successfully brought life to the Home during that period of time of us being
there. We really hoped that the old folks had enjoyed their time with us being there, and not
find us noisy or a nuisance. =X
- I discovered that the old folks there generally miss their family, no matter how they deny it. I
can sense the sadness in their tone when they talked about their past and family, although we
had tried our best not to mention the memories of their families to them. (But we can't help it
but to listen when these poor elderlys brought up the topic themselves. And the more we
listened, the more depressed we felt.)


P.S. All these CIP Assignment is done in "Blogging" form.

By: KeNNeTh H0 . (25)

My recollections.

Hey this is kalyani here...

When i was in the bus goin to the old folk home i was kinda nervous but also exited cuz i have never been to an old folks home. so when i first step into the homes i was apprehensive but after the guide told us what to do i was prepped up to go and visit the old folks.

Th old folks were really cheerful and it was fun to talk to them but it was kinda sad cuz their sons and daughters had left them and my heart broke when they told stories abt their life there. In the end i gave each and every one of the old folks a hug in hope that they will be more motivated to carry on with their life.

I have learnt that old folks are really lonely and when i grow up i will not let my mum and dad live in a home

From kalyani

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CIP project

To Ms khamiilia,

We are doin blog entries on our visit to the home. Our grp members r Lexus, Suren,Kenneth Ho, Monica and Kalyani.Each of us r gonna blog abt our experience in the home.We r also gonna post some pics taken during the visit.