Graduate Mdm. H
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Hello!
Last Saturday was my second visit to Mdm. H's house. My group comprised of Camy, Pin Jin and Tina. Sadly, Mdm. H doesn't remember me haha. I had a deep impression of her from my first visit because she could speak a multitude of languages and dialects; English, Mandarin, Malay, Hokkien, Cantonese. I also remembered she was very peculiar about the position of her things in the house as she kept reminding us how we must put everything back to where they belonged after we have shifted them. This visit was no different, except that she seemed less lively and looked frailer than before.
We were told to bring Mdm. H down for a haircut. However, she told us she was not feeling too good so she would prefer to go the following week instead. Thus, we cleaned her house like usual. She told me to clean the table with photos, so Camy took the cloth out from Mdm. H's trolley but then she screamed because cockroaches appeared! I saw them too and we both freaked out so we had to ask Pin Jin who was the only guy to go sweep that area. The cockroaches seemed to have found a new hiding place so we gave up searching for them. I started cleaning the table, photo frames and window frame while Tina and Pin Jin swept and mopped the floor. Camy was told by Mdm. H to just sit beside her and chat while we do the work hahaha.
Since Victoria told us about the scrap-booking project, we took some photos from Mdm. H's photo albums. So let the photos do the talking!
Graduate Mdm. H! (Credits: Camy)
Truth:
Camy: 你有读大学啊?
Mdm. H: 没有啦! 我的女儿给我的, 我就拿来穿咯!
Peranakan Mdm. H!
This is the photo hung up on her wall. Sorry for the reflection!
高贵的 Mdm. H!
Mdm. H enjoying her durians in her house in Malacca!
One of Mdm. H's few candid shots when she smiled so happily and naturally.
Mdm. H and her late husband.
This visit was another reflective one as it showed me how the elderly can turn from being so lively to so quiet in just a few months. It might not have been noticeable to those who visited Mdm. H more often, but to me it was quite apparent. She was weaker, though she still prided herself in the languages she was able to speak and I find that super cool. She enjoyed our company, though she got tired towards the end so we left early for her to rest.
I have enjoyed my every visit since the start. No doubt we as volunteers come to accompany the elderly living here, but as we talk and understand each individual elderly better, we ourselves tend to be the ones to have received more instead, after having heard the wise words of each of them as we listen to their valuable life experiences and lessons learnt. I will never get tired of listening to these lovely people.
I look forward to many more visits ahead, to Uncle T, Mdm. T, Mdm. H and the other elderly of Touch!
P.S. Mdm. H stated that she wants more guys to visit her!!!
- Joelle
Last Saturday was my second visit to Mdm. H's house. My group comprised of Camy, Pin Jin and Tina. Sadly, Mdm. H doesn't remember me haha. I had a deep impression of her from my first visit because she could speak a multitude of languages and dialects; English, Mandarin, Malay, Hokkien, Cantonese. I also remembered she was very peculiar about the position of her things in the house as she kept reminding us how we must put everything back to where they belonged after we have shifted them. This visit was no different, except that she seemed less lively and looked frailer than before.
We were told to bring Mdm. H down for a haircut. However, she told us she was not feeling too good so she would prefer to go the following week instead. Thus, we cleaned her house like usual. She told me to clean the table with photos, so Camy took the cloth out from Mdm. H's trolley but then she screamed because cockroaches appeared! I saw them too and we both freaked out so we had to ask Pin Jin who was the only guy to go sweep that area. The cockroaches seemed to have found a new hiding place so we gave up searching for them. I started cleaning the table, photo frames and window frame while Tina and Pin Jin swept and mopped the floor. Camy was told by Mdm. H to just sit beside her and chat while we do the work hahaha.
Since Victoria told us about the scrap-booking project, we took some photos from Mdm. H's photo albums. So let the photos do the talking!
Graduate Mdm. H! (Credits: Camy)
Truth:
Camy: 你有读大学啊?
Mdm. H: 没有啦! 我的女儿给我的, 我就拿来穿咯!
Peranakan Mdm. H!
This is the photo hung up on her wall. Sorry for the reflection!
高贵的 Mdm. H!
Mdm. H enjoying her durians in her house in Malacca!
One of Mdm. H's few candid shots when she smiled so happily and naturally.
Mdm. H and her late husband.
This visit was another reflective one as it showed me how the elderly can turn from being so lively to so quiet in just a few months. It might not have been noticeable to those who visited Mdm. H more often, but to me it was quite apparent. She was weaker, though she still prided herself in the languages she was able to speak and I find that super cool. She enjoyed our company, though she got tired towards the end so we left early for her to rest.
I have enjoyed my every visit since the start. No doubt we as volunteers come to accompany the elderly living here, but as we talk and understand each individual elderly better, we ourselves tend to be the ones to have received more instead, after having heard the wise words of each of them as we listen to their valuable life experiences and lessons learnt. I will never get tired of listening to these lovely people.
I look forward to many more visits ahead, to Uncle T, Mdm. T, Mdm. H and the other elderly of Touch!
P.S. Mdm. H stated that she wants more guys to visit her!!!
- Joelle
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