Volunteer Appreciation Tea

Attended Student Care Services "Volunteer Appreciation Tea" last saturday... well.. how time flies... I have been involved in yishun scs activities for 3 years. From being the youngest boy in yishun, i have grown to be one of the more lao3 jiao4 ..... haha...

I still have the faintest idea why i join wonderkids, was it the gals??? ehh..nehh... dun think so ..i remembered during the first session, i was in front of the glass door , not sure whether i should walk in or walk off . i'm glad i made that choice to walk in, because i haven't regret doing so.. As a typical engin student, my life is all screwed up and stressed up with the mountains full of tutorials, labs, projects... and undeniably, the trip from nus to yishun can sometimes be so long and lonely, but the children's smile and voice really makes my day loh! haha.. my heart always melt when they call me kor kor loh..



I felt that I've benefited more from the programme than the children themselves.. keke.. I have to admit that I have become a much better person through sessions which taught us to manage our emotions and how we should treat our families and friends... these are very simple concepts, but i guess most of us are rather 'lost' in this phase of our life, these sessions actually made us think about what we want to do and how to identify our emotions etc.

Friendship came as a super duper gigantic bonus, though it didnt come immediately, but once we started to bond, it became a path of no return. haha.. the numerious chalets, the late night chats....really glad to have known the seniors and juniors in wonderkids... all of them came with the simple idea of contributing without asking for any returns, where else can we find such like-minded friends?? It was the program that started our friendship, and it was the friendship that led us to look forward to each session.

Moving on from the 'wonderkids' programme was not an easy thing to do, however it was necessary most of us felt that our experiences are overshadowing the juniors, denying them of a chance to grow and learn. Also as many of the friends start leaving the programme, the place which holds so much memories for many of us suddenly turn unfamiliar.. The feeling was just not the same anymore... and that was the reason why many of us started leaving Yishun.


We never did leave our volunteering spirits or forget our friendships, many of us are now volunteering in other places, and we also meet up regularly for dinners.... I dont know what it will be like 5 years down the road, what i know is that I will always cherish the present and the past. =)

Thank You Volunteers!