Saturday, October 22, 2005
YES!!! PLAY TIME!!!
yes yes yes!!! we must meet in dec! play like mad or watever...i swear i'll play till i drop! haha...erm yay! my hols start on 25 nov since 24th's my last day of exam. tt's weird! how come mel only ends on the 24?! haha ayw yup anything will do! u guys wanna go night cycling? erm...anyone knows the route... cant think of anything else, juz leave it as this for the moment. will come back with more excitment when exam ends!
i don't care [1:12 PM]
Friday, October 21, 2005
hey!!! meeting in december yah!
i echo abi's sentiments in the tagboard.. we MUST hav a gathering in december.. and frankly, just making sure that at least FIVE people come is really quite an optimistic estimate already.. i think we've all given up on having ALL 8 meet together..
so i'm here to NAG NAG NAG.. pls make sure u guys leave some time for this 'amazingly still very bonded' exco peeps k? of course not forgetting the juicy gossip to be shared when we meet.. muhahaha..
erm, may i suggest u guys start posting when u all free? like when u all have block leave / school hols / semester break? i'm sure that the girls will not really have all their hols FREE la.. but at least we can get a rough gauge?
of course, if ya all can give specific dates that u'll DEFINITELY be
free.. den all the better..
okie, for a start.. my hols start at 20 november.. yeah..looking fwd for dat day to come.. >.<
melwong [10:33 AM]
Monday, October 17, 2005
original version.. yep..hopefully we'll hav chances to take more pictures in our planned gathering in dec.. :)
mel cam
melwong [9:58 AM]
zoomed in version.. silly lion and the 5 of us. its the nj open house on 15 oct 2005. so many things have changed..
mel cam
melwong [9:57 AM]
Sunday, October 16, 2005
GIVE WITH YOUR HEARTS AND MINDS
Hello,too much of a holiday.Cant sleep.so enjoyable.Just have a sudden rush of thoughts.Someone asked me what have i been doing during the holidays.Yes,fun,outings,tuition,"whacking" my brother,being "whacked" by my mom and volunteering with friends.It's good.Holidays are too good.
Recently, my friends and I volunteered as fasciltators or rather labourers for Children's Day in a Hospital.Melie was there too for a day to help out decorate two wards(so artistic).I just learnt how to wrap gifts and make paper lucky stars.haha...anyway, that's not the point.I am really disappointed by how some singaporeans/singapore organisations define GIVING.They can give things like Umbrella(bad omen for children in Oncology ward),Super old games that we have never seen before and turning yellow, small bags which were probably not sold.AND when i compared it with what the JAPANESE International Sch(It's just a sch based in singapore), I think they really gave from the bottom of their hearts. As volunteers who hoped to satisfy as many children, when we were made to give out gifts, we felt ashamed and tried to avoid giving those gifts. ooh...the smile on their faces really brighthens up your day.My friends played little bed side games while i was labouring with boxes and later joined in giving out gifts with animation and exaggeration.See, i have a talent to be a clown, which i think not very much appreciated in the working world...haahaa.i think this will be the only way to let loose after i leave sch.
ok, sorry for digression.BACK.This reminds me about the collection drive during the post Tsunami period. While digging out for useable stuff, I came across UNDERGARMENTSand SEXY linens.USED ONES MIND YOU! and super old clothes that can be considered rags.PLS for GOODNESS sick, they shouldnt treat it as an opportunity to clean up for the new yr.BY the way, I wonder why I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO SAW AND TOUCHED THOSE THINGS.Guess it's fate!!!!
Enough of the affairs of the heart.Do you remember the case of Huang Na? sometimes, i cant help asking myself, why are we Giving so much to the deceased family?other than funeral costs ,other related expenses and a little extras.we will never know where our money is going to.Yes, I may sound skeptical here.In my opinion, practicality and effectiveness of our donations may be considered.I mean both the ugly and beautiful side of human nature.In the case of the Nepalese twins, Where has all the money gone to? I have nothing against donating to "celebrated" unfortunate people. I just hope that there will be a small,makeshift organisation(must be WITHOUT an office and can be dissolved easily) overseeing such cases.but then again, who can empower these people.
Deepavali, Hari Raya and Christmas are nearing.If you ever chanced upon the opportunity to give, You dont need to give expensive ones. OR come up with cliche ideas like "ITS the THOUGHT that counts". In my opinion, you can approach it either in terms of utilitarianism(ie, greater happiness for the greater number; includes both yourself and others) or perhaps just base it on its intrinsic nature(ie, what's really the thing they need at this moment).Haha, formed this philosophy of mine while learning healthcare ethics(nothing got to do with what we learn).However, i guess it will change as i grow.
writeright [1:55 AM]
