i've lost my voice! arghh. sound like a drowned duck..i can go sing bass in the choir. but well..it's coming back..bit by bit. i really don't know why it's gone man..didn't even shout or anything. maybe i had a lack of sleep the night before an exciting day..the kids' outreach at sentosa =)
b'coz of my cough and sore throat wasn't really into talking tt much with the kids..about 15 of them, 6 were girls. while we were in a room of sorts in the church, i was sitting at the keyboard and they all swarmed over & "terrorized" me. plonked a lot of noise on the keyboard..and one boy kept aiming a ball at my face =X. one little boy sherman became the accidental target of tt ball & he nearly wanted to cry! man tt was cute..hahaha okay.
so off to sentosa with a bunch of rowdy kids. the games were pretty fine i think..most participated. the theme of their camp was gratefulness so the games were centred around tt. they learnt how to cooperate pretty fast but there were still some quarrels haha. at the end, they had to dig opposite each other in pairs with their hands to create a tunnel & shake hands under the sand. that was an eye-opener..didn't know it could be done. so they went off to play in the water while i hung out with another helper christina. we sat at some rocks that overlooked the sea. it was beautiful: so calm and peaceful, just looking at the waves crashing against the rocks and chatting occasionally. great getaway from boring urban life.
then it was off to orchard! the kids had a map and had to write down the theme of the decorations for selected shopping malls. they were SUPER enthu-at least, my group was. grabbed tons of brochures(another part of the game) and we even ran 4 a while coz my group wanted to be the 1st. haha jogging in orchard..pretty cool huh. but during this race i saw something that struck me a lot. this little boy had asthma & he wasn't really running. another hyper kid, clarence showed him a lot of concern & carried his bag 4 him. at one point(outside chijmes) clarence gave him a piggyback. i was soo touched upon seeing tt! here's this kid, acting tough & being a nuisance(haha) but he actually cares so much 4 his friend. well it was only 4 a short while as they're both about the same size.haha..sweeet i tell u.
now that's what christmas is all about- love. these kids have taught me the simple joys in life and i really loved talking to each & every one. true, they complained quite a bit, but i tend to believe it's true blue Singaporean speak. great day out, and just too bad that my voice degenerated throughout that day. BAH! ah well, i must be grateful for all the care & concern everyone there gave me =D
so yep, pray 4 my voice to be back by 2nd dec. got a retreat coming up & lots more stuff to do. ciao~
illuminated. 1:30 AM
femme
izzabelle/izzy/bel.
a melody that reaches to Heaven.
found to be lost in words.
solitude in late nights & alone time.
penchant for ice cream & chocolate.
adores(almost to bits) the cutest dog ever.
izzabelle/izzy/bel.