Sunday, June 17, 2007
hihi... juz came back from the 30 Hour Famine Camp at Republic Polytechnic... ok... firstly the whole campus of RP is air-conditioned, so somehow i dun get the feeling of surviving in a harsh environment... but still, there are life lessons i've learnt during this camp
actually when we eat our own food, we may waste our food and juz throw it away... however have we ever thought of the children who are suffering in the developing countries, especially those that are poverty-stricken... the fact is that every child deserves a life to its fullness, and they should not be deprieved of any necessities... sometimes their family is so poor that even the mother is unable to support the children for a meal, and worse still, they may be suffering from diseases like AIDS, guinea worm etc... they do not have access to proper clean water anddo not have a shelter over their head... in s'pore, $1.50 may only be able to get u a drink, but in the developing countries, this amount is sufficient for them to fulfil their meals daily
actually thru this camp, i got to understand the gravity of the problem in developing countries like mongolia, lesotho and myanmar... and we met ly long who came from cambodia... he had to work daily and pick up rubbish so that he could support the family... and he even mentioned that children do not deserve to work so hard as it's considered embarrassing to pick up rubbish, and sometimes he had to tolerate the laughter and mockery that passerby gave him... he think that children shld be given a chance to get education, which we may take for granted in s'pore... and he hopes that he can be a teacher when he grow up so that he can pass on the knowledge and well-beings to the future generation
actually i think all children shld deserve a living to its maximum... and poverty shld be eradicated, but with the help of everybody... we can do small things to ensure we can do a part for these children such as volunteering our time and not wasting food
i'm actually thinking of going back next year to help out in the Famine Camp, but first muz settle NS... hahax :)
actually when we eat our own food, we may waste our food and juz throw it away... however have we ever thought of the children who are suffering in the developing countries, especially those that are poverty-stricken... the fact is that every child deserves a life to its fullness, and they should not be deprieved of any necessities... sometimes their family is so poor that even the mother is unable to support the children for a meal, and worse still, they may be suffering from diseases like AIDS, guinea worm etc... they do not have access to proper clean water anddo not have a shelter over their head... in s'pore, $1.50 may only be able to get u a drink, but in the developing countries, this amount is sufficient for them to fulfil their meals daily
actually thru this camp, i got to understand the gravity of the problem in developing countries like mongolia, lesotho and myanmar... and we met ly long who came from cambodia... he had to work daily and pick up rubbish so that he could support the family... and he even mentioned that children do not deserve to work so hard as it's considered embarrassing to pick up rubbish, and sometimes he had to tolerate the laughter and mockery that passerby gave him... he think that children shld be given a chance to get education, which we may take for granted in s'pore... and he hopes that he can be a teacher when he grow up so that he can pass on the knowledge and well-beings to the future generation
actually i think all children shld deserve a living to its maximum... and poverty shld be eradicated, but with the help of everybody... we can do small things to ensure we can do a part for these children such as volunteering our time and not wasting food
i'm actually thinking of going back next year to help out in the Famine Camp, but first muz settle NS... hahax :)
Monday, June 04, 2007
now i juz dun feel like myself... actually i dunnoe why lor... it's like i'm feeling that i'm slackier than previously, and it's juz that this odd feeling tells me that i'm beyond my normal self... suddenly i've no confidence in myself... and i dun feel this confidence in this mid-year exam... i've got this hunch that i'm going to disappoint everyone, which i definitely dun want... and i dun want it to happen... mrs wang has already told me about her expectations on me... and i dun think i can meet it... haiz... juz feel so low =(
juz want to say something oso... i knew all along that u are going thru a major battle, which is not easy. the pain can be lessen, but what's important is that u will learn through the process. i've oso experienced my own pain, and i've learnt a lot too. so juz want to say dun give up, and everybody will be arnd u to give u support and lessen the pain, including me
"xin li yi qie de ku shi hui guo qu de"
juz want to say something oso... i knew all along that u are going thru a major battle, which is not easy. the pain can be lessen, but what's important is that u will learn through the process. i've oso experienced my own pain, and i've learnt a lot too. so juz want to say dun give up, and everybody will be arnd u to give u support and lessen the pain, including me
"xin li yi qie de ku shi hui guo qu de"