Thursday, July 12, 2007
2day i stay bck in school 2 visit an old folks' home(At Toa Payoh senior citizens' home). Most of my friends in my class go...:)! Hui Wen din't so i sit with Jennis in the bus. Yi Xuan n Rachael sit in front of us
When we reached this old building 3 storeys high we got off n under mdm koh n another guy we go inside. Then we go inside this spacious lift that we had 2 make 2 trips 4 the whole class 2 go up. The 3rd storey was the old folks' home. I was surprised 2 see so many old people!! When the whole class got 2 the 3rd storey we go into this small room which had many wheelchairs @ the side. An old folks' home volunteer introduce the home 2 us n after a while we go out. We help distribute some biscuits n milo 2 the old people. Some of them blur blur some of them no. There's this old man whom i wanted 2 give milo 2. But he din't want it i told me in Chinese that he wanted plain water instead. SO, i went 2 the kitchen n got him a cup. He thanked me. I nodded n said"ok". i felt pleased 2 help somebody.i felt gd.
Then we found the oldest lady who was in the home. A 98 year-old lady. She was NOT BLUR. Then i dunno how, the old lady started playing with a soft ball with some of the boys. I joined in. Then many others also saw n joined in 2. We throw the ball lightly, in case it flew out of the window, as where she was sitting was near the window. She threw it hard. Many people missed the shots she gave. She was the oldest but she has the energy of a energetic child.
nxt we go 2 2 the little room again 2 learn 2 take blood pressure n push wheelchair. I was the so-called patient while Jun Kai took my pressure. It was 108. Then some people try out the wheelchair. I can say it's ready hard 2 steer it.
nxt some girls suggest 2 perform by singing. They've brought their ANG MOH songs. So they use the karaoke 2 sing. But no body were actually listening well except n old lady in a wheelchair. None r interested in these mordern stuff. i felt bored so i looked around. i saw Jia Yi talking 2 this old guy who has only a few strands of white hair in the entrance of a room full of beds. He's a young oldie. Anyway, i walked up 2 him n Jia Yi. He could speak english! I was surprised. N he told us a few jokes . We laughed at his hilarious chinese jokes. "Nxt time u play with words then u can make a joke," he said with a lot of difficult english words. "Enough jokes 4 today lah."he continiud, n then walked into the room. Typical mordern singaporean guy.
Nxt we went bck 2 school. Jennis n i drink green tea in the canteen. I walk home with yi xuan.
END OF GRANDMOTHER STORY
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