Tuesday, December 9, 2008
( 2:19 AM )
ops. i m utterly sorry that i am posting this so late.
hm... where shall i start about the vietnam trip.
it is really an enriching trip ba, i gave learnt alot of things, and maybe matured a little from this experience.
Especially for my pickiness on food. I guess i was too pampered by my parents that they cook whatever i like to eat all the time to an extent that there are really lots of food that i don even touch at all. Maybe the most extreme one would be eggs and fish.
I still remember during the 1st stock up at supermarkets, how worried i was about the food i would be eating for the next few days.. lols.
and i actually snatched all the cup noodles which was about 10 of them..
and as expected, the first few days was all noodles, noodles and noodles.. lols..
fortunately i was able to appreciate the food there better for the next few days? and infact enjoyed them =)
as for the activities, i feel that mark is really key person in this trip.
his reflection time could really make every1 start to plan and work together.
of cos, we cannot forget those excos, especially for Genevieve and Melvin who have shown great leadership qualities and abilities.
although the cementing was very tough, managed to work together as a team, and actually were doing better and betetr each time we do it.
and we managed to fill up a few holes completely on our own!!! thats feels so purposful =)
as for the painting job, it was quite a dreaded activity i guess, espeically for the whitewash part.
many people did not like the job as they felt that the progress was not as obvious as cementing.
but, actually i thought maybe we could look more on the experience, the process instead of the final outcome.
I know that we were only going to vietnam for a week plus, and would only be doing CIP for 5 days or so.
the things we could actually help on is really limited.
and what we can achieve is limited.
however, if we can appreciate more on the experience, the process,
maybe this feeling of growth can make us feel greater than seeing the result.
well thats wat i feel ba..
and of cos, i have to thank the teachers for taking such good care of us =P
they were not just teacher, they were also nannys, friends, buddies.
i still remember when i had a slight fever during the third day, i could remember the worried expression from the teachers ..lols. and i feel so guilty now. =.=
and all the teachers are really very friendly, they could completely merge into our team..lols.
especially for miss lin who looks like and behave like a "teen", or maybe younger? lols.
and mr wong was geneous enough to share his voice by singing for us.. =P
and of cos, the close freinds in there i have made, all have a part to play to make mi trip so fun.
thnx my roommate- kia kiet, "the nma group", the sarcastic Gladys, the fatherly melvin, the no expression Ian, the D gal wen ling, the laughing non stop shining, the flower lovers navida, rahima, athira and all my other ocip mates!! Though i din get to mix much wif some of the people, but i can see all are v nice peoples =P
and 1 more thing i learnt- every1 is nice, but u need to open your heart for them and frens would come for u.
Good luck everyone
By:
The "emo" Hongyu.
