Saturday, December 6, 2008
( 8:24 PM )
I'm going to exceed the word count! hahaa. ok. Fun, fun and more fun! Thats the word to describe the trip to vietnam. The 9 days that we spent over there were indeed meaningful and memorable. The moment we reached the airport, we were welcomed by a group of vietnamese. Amiacable,polite,sweet and cute, that's how i will describe the vietnamese.They always have a smile on their faces.Their country has serious problem of air pollution, judging by the number of motorcycles that passed us. Furthermore I was amazes by those wires that hung messily over our heads on the streets. Their traffic was awesome.It was so thrilling everytime we cross the road. We had to hold on to each other and 1..2..3.. DASHH.
Erm.. cnt say much about the 1st & 2nd day because its rather relaxing for us. On the 3rd day, we visited the school and were ready to do some serious construction work!! Though it was the 1st/2nd day of our construction work, i already felt a sense of achievement about our hardwork. The holes in the ground were covered up (with the help of the experienced worker, of course) and the algae and all the dirty yucky things were cleared thanks to the guys. I really have to comment on that, they were so chivalrous to volunteer to scrub those yucky stuff away and at the same time still having lotsa fun. They were really good. *claps*
Its great and heartwarming to see everyone contributing. Nobody was free-lancing, everyone tried to help out in some way or another even if they dont know what to do. All of us were pro-active. I'm also glad to see myself trying to come up with new ideas on how to carry out the chores more efficiently and effectively. Throughout the labour in the school, i really enjoyed myself painting with my friends with lotsa fun in the hot sun.=) Digging the water out of the holes in the ground definitely isn't some easy task as it may sound especially we were using the wrong equipment to do so. However, we didn't gave up , we scooped and scooped and repeat the same action again and again but it was useless. =.= We tried our best though.I loved the painting part the most!! Together with yuhui, we went on to the scaffolds and wanted to be perfect in painting the red wordings. We tried to be as careful as we can, we trembled alot alot and tried to cover all the area of the wordings meticulously. Both of us put in our 100% effort and were very proud and sastified with the overall results.
Through OCIP, i have witnessed how fun and cute the 3 teachers can be, esp Mr Wong! whose singing talent has yet to be discovered by public. HAHA. He is really good at it, seriously and he is certainly young in the heart. For once, he don't look like the DM.
I was rather shocked yet happy when i first stepped into the orphanage as i thought we were going to a temple instead. The environment was much cleaner and comfortable than i had expected. I felt curious and wierd about their unique histyle which made me still cannot figure out their gender. Those kids there were really cute and playful. They were very proactive but some can be rather shy and quiet. Some of them which i have came across were rather mature that thay helped with the chores. I really appreciated that they were willing to accept us and had so much fun with us.I missed the kids sooo much.I still have so much to say but i will have to end. To round it up, the people and the food there were nice. The best thing that i take away with me from this trip is that i have made manymany new friends who are nice and fun! I enjoyed the times when we walked out of our comfort zones and learnt how to cooperate with others better and build on the team spirit. I'm proud of the girls as they did not allow their sizes or their heights to give them the excuse to reject some tough chores. We tried to help as much as we can just like the guys!! *hurrays* I have definitely become a better person after the trip. I have learnt to be contented with what i have now and to always share and show concern for people around us.I have learnt to adapt to the surroundings fast and make do and make use of whatever resources we had. All the OCIP peeps have left me wonderful and fond memories that i will never failed to forget. Its my pleasure to work with u guys!! *yeahhness*. Great job guys!! *cheers* I really want another OCIP trip next year!!!
Renee=D (809)
