5th Dec Visit - Mr. O and (impromptuly) Mdm. C!
Posted by CSC T.H.E. Seniors on Monday, December 14, 2015 with No comments
Hi guys, thanks for reading this! It's been quite a while since I blogged as well haha. Anyway, on 5th Dec, after the end of my exams for the semester, I popped by to visit our seniors as per usual.
Lynn and I were assigned to visit Mr. O, and after heading up to his home - we realized he was not at home. It was an interesting moment, as it was instinctively apparent that he was - since his doors were closed and no slippers were outside his door. Sometimes, after extended periods of interaction with someone, you'll be rather in-tune with his/her living habits. Instead, we headed downstairs to find him. After that effort turned out to be futile, we went to the Seniors Activity Centre at the void deck. It was an impressive sight, as many volunteers were present to provide servicing to wheelchairs for the elderlies living in the vicinity. There were rows of wheelchairs lined up along the corridor in front of the centre, with the volunteers spread out across the corridor - hard-at-work oiling and doing repairing work. Lynn and I headed in to accompany mdm. C as she waited for her wheelchair to be done.
It has indeed been a while since I saw mdm. C, and for a short moment, it seemed to me that she has lost a fair bit of weight. Nonetheless, she remained chatty and we kept up with efforts of other volunteers in polishing her English vocabulary - teaching her basic words such as "table" and "chair". It was quite a privilege to sit and interact with mdm. C, whilst chatting up the other elderlies who were waiting as well. Subsequently, it was good that Charmaine, Vigilia and Jonathan came by, as mr. O was back home by then. After bidding farewell, Lynn and I headed up to visit mr. O.
Turns-out, it was a rather heartening opportunity for me personally. Previously, mr. O used to frequent his old haunt of Toa Payoh in his free-time. However, after an operation months ago, he has stopped venturing beyond the Geylang Bahru due to some latent fears/concerns of falling. It was great to know that he had begun finding the confidence and security to head back to Toa Payoh, enjoying his favorite dishes and 'surveying' the grounds.
In conclusion, it was a glad and meaningful experience (as usual!), and it is great to see the small little triumphs and breakthroughs attained by both mdm. C and mr. O. Changes do not always have to be exceptionally grandiose to be impressive and noteworthy. Thankful that both of them have allowed the other volunteers and I to witness these small steps of growth in their lives!
Lynn and I were assigned to visit Mr. O, and after heading up to his home - we realized he was not at home. It was an interesting moment, as it was instinctively apparent that he was - since his doors were closed and no slippers were outside his door. Sometimes, after extended periods of interaction with someone, you'll be rather in-tune with his/her living habits. Instead, we headed downstairs to find him. After that effort turned out to be futile, we went to the Seniors Activity Centre at the void deck. It was an impressive sight, as many volunteers were present to provide servicing to wheelchairs for the elderlies living in the vicinity. There were rows of wheelchairs lined up along the corridor in front of the centre, with the volunteers spread out across the corridor - hard-at-work oiling and doing repairing work. Lynn and I headed in to accompany mdm. C as she waited for her wheelchair to be done.
It has indeed been a while since I saw mdm. C, and for a short moment, it seemed to me that she has lost a fair bit of weight. Nonetheless, she remained chatty and we kept up with efforts of other volunteers in polishing her English vocabulary - teaching her basic words such as "table" and "chair". It was quite a privilege to sit and interact with mdm. C, whilst chatting up the other elderlies who were waiting as well. Subsequently, it was good that Charmaine, Vigilia and Jonathan came by, as mr. O was back home by then. After bidding farewell, Lynn and I headed up to visit mr. O.
Turns-out, it was a rather heartening opportunity for me personally. Previously, mr. O used to frequent his old haunt of Toa Payoh in his free-time. However, after an operation months ago, he has stopped venturing beyond the Geylang Bahru due to some latent fears/concerns of falling. It was great to know that he had begun finding the confidence and security to head back to Toa Payoh, enjoying his favorite dishes and 'surveying' the grounds.
In conclusion, it was a glad and meaningful experience (as usual!), and it is great to see the small little triumphs and breakthroughs attained by both mdm. C and mr. O. Changes do not always have to be exceptionally grandiose to be impressive and noteworthy. Thankful that both of them have allowed the other volunteers and I to witness these small steps of growth in their lives!
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