Home Visit 3rd Feb 2007
We went to Tong Teck Home for the Senior Citizens, the very same home Avalon went to last year. The guy who received us was the exact same person. The whole place looked the same as before, just that this time, we were with the company of the new J1s.
I guess months of struggling with school work and more school work has diminished my ability to empathize with others. The moment I stepped into the Rehab Centre in the Home, an old lady came into view. She was on a stretcher, looking wizened, like many others in the room. What caught my attention was one of her foot. Picture a set square. See the 90 degrees? One of her ankle was twisted in a way that it’s useful in measuring a right angle. I winced a little when I saw it, and couldn’t help but looked in another direction. How shameful of me!
To redeem myself, I sat down beside an old lady at the canteen, and fed her lunch. Patience, was what kept ringing in my head.
After long periods of monotonous city life, it’s time to take a glimpse of those unfortunate people living among us. When we keep complaining about how busy our life is, or keep indulging in retail therapy, we should really spare a thought for those who aren’t as fortunate as us now. Just how many of them yearn for sincere care from others, but just how many actually receive it?
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A look at the functioning computers in the com lab in the hostel sends fire shooting out of my eyes. Those b*tches locked the comps with their own passwords and themselves disappear to dunno where. By doing that they really deprived others of the chance to use the comps. What great education which educated such people!
