Saturday, September 12, 2009
DEEBEE today with the OTee friends! (:as fun as it always is.haha.
and as lively as it always is.we had 2 20-people boats today.whee!
and there was this point when we saw a lizard in the sea. -.-
scary.the instructor in the other boat kept threatening to use the pail to scoop the lizard and throw it into our boat in my direction.
almost hong diao.
imagine the consequences if he really threw the lizard in.
i will first scream damn loudly, stand up super suddenly and dao-ta immediately.
LOL.
after that, went to IMH as volunteers with some of them.
all i can say is that i had a meaningful afternoon there.
we were all asked to do a short sharing of our experience during the debrief.
many said they have always heard stereotypy views of how mental health patients are violent etc.
but something they learnt today was that the stereotypy views are not true as these friends are really gentle, and nice to get along with.
some others said these friends, like anyone of us, just needed company and someone to befriend to talk to and be listened to.
i couldnt help but kept nodding my head throughout the debrief.
for me, i felt that simple things we may think has not much a meaning such as just simply throwing a ball around is in fact a chance for our friends to interact and open up.
great experience. ((: