Saturday, December 6, 2008
( 12:21 AM )
i've probably learnt gazillion things without even realizing it, if thats possible.
MISS-es
i miss the lifestyle & the atmosphere in Vietnam.i miss having Gen waking me up, breakfast prepared, and a new aim but same mission in mind everyday. it sort of enhance/improve the day or something. ok i dont know what it is but it really gives a nice feeling :)i miss coming back after a long tiring day to a clean & ready-made bed (exception to Rainbow hotel since gen & i was locked out of our room on the 2nd night. THANKS to dickson for giving up his chance to use the queen size bed and having us let it while cramping with 3 other guys in another room)i miss bumpy rides too! absolutely thrilling and let's just say, i got used to sleeping during bumpy rides. the company was SUPERB/AWESOME/GREAT!who would have thought CIP is enjoyable and miss-able?painting, cementing, scooping shit (not that i did it), discovering creepy-crawlies and entertaining kids. I shall now be thankful to MOE & the Bangladeshi workers for working hand in hand to provide me with a great learning environment.LOL.
i think the results from the Jr. High (cementing & mural) provided us with great satisfaction.hours of sweat, soil and toil really paid off :Dthe mural is beautiful (minus drunk Vietnamese teacher writing)the cementing was well done (Vietnamese Cement God!)ok even shopping is second to the experience i had at the orphanage.the kids were uber cute with their trademark hairstyle.
I MISS KHANH!!!(for his height & age, he is totally heavy!)
I saw how they appreciated the littlest things. even piggyback rides could bring them joy. (plus, they make me exercise like crap) Polaroids were like the best inventions to them. I'm really glad, even for two days, i could bring joy to these kids.there was alot of people who i didnt expect to be so good with kids.anyways, leaving was harder than expected.i really didnt anticipate the reaction i had when i was leaving the orphanage. i saw khanh crying and it upsets and hurts me like &%$#%#i guess we were all reluctant to leave & were emotionally-attached to our charges,surprisingly, since it was just a mere two days visit. i really want to go back to the Orphanage!!
Looking at Hong Bang University, i was sort of stunned (?)so the environment was bad & small too. like really bad in comparison to our JC.but i had the chance to meet new people and the experience was quite fun.well, ok, the MOE did a great job.
i'd like to also thank the Teachers (+ eileen and mark and chin/shin) & peeps, who were there to take care of me. well, we all took care of each other. i apologize too that im such a sucker picky-eater when it comes to food. The teachers were super fun :) in contrast to their super strict character, the teacher also had times where they let loose and be kiddy-ish like us.
LETS ALL JOIN THE ALUMNI!!
