7th June Visit (Part 2)

Hello!

Last Saturday was my first experience volunteering with T.H.E Seniors. I visited Mr T. and my group brought him down to a nearby coffeeshop for a chit-chat session where he got to drink his favourite coffee with butter. I was amused by such a preference but later found out that it was common for people to add butter to black coffee in the past to enjoy a richer taste of it.

Uncle T. was excited to see us as he could take a walk out of his house with the volunteers and enjoy his cup of coffee. Sadly, the usual coffeeshop he prefers to go to is closed. Nevertheless, this did not dampen his spirit and he was very eager to share his stories of his youth and thanked us for bringing him out.

All in all, it was a meaningful time to listen to his stories. Due to communication barrier (I couldn’t understand hokkien), I had to rely on my group members to translate some parts of the conversation. It’s time for me to learn how to converse in dialect! Hope to visit Uncle Tay again soon! :)

- Xue

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