Sunday, April 4, 2010

Home sweet home

Mummy came to pick me home around 9pm from Yvonne's house last night.Finally she is back from Vietnam after 2 weeks.They have to wake up as early as 5.30am everyday.She simplily love the kampong life there.There are chicken,ducks and dogs running around everywhere.Spiders are always found on their hair.Mummy sweat like a pig everyday...haha..
As most of you all know that mummy is not really a kid person.She dont really like kids that much.But the kids there really melt her heart.They dont have a lot of things that our kid have in Singapore.Their bags are torn,they dont have anything to play with.But they study hard and never ask for more.
The people there are very very poor but also very friendly at the same time.
She turned darker because of all the sun tanning.Everyday she and her teammates must work under the hot sun.From scrubbing off paint,painting,carrying cement,carrying soil,gardening,cleaning off cement off tiles ect ect.All of them became construction workers there.
All the 26 of them underwent major changes in term of personalility and thinking.
Opps forgot to mention that they are their for community service work.They change the tiles,paint and install fans for a school.That is 3 classrooms.The villagers and kids are really greatful to us for all our work.We were even on their news.
Great teamwork among each and everyone of them.If not the whole project will not be successful.
It is a memorable trip for each and everyone of them.They had hard times and good times.They sweat and stink the bus together.They got muddy and dirty together.They laugh and cry together.They shared everything that they had.They are one!!!
This speical friendship will last forever.
Heard from Mummy that they will be meeting up for a last community service work in Singapore to close up this YEP trip.They even organise a BBQ after that!!!
Special thanks to Ms Karen,our tour guide +team mate.

Just arrive at Vietnam airport














The school that they are helping














Group picture before work starts














The simple class...all the tiles to be hack up cause all are popping out
The soil and rocks that they have to carry manually using sack.
After all the tile removed....preparing to scrub the walls....scrubbing walls can be tough...all the paint/dust over yr body.
Break time
Courtyard with nothing to play with
New coat of paint blue paint
The new tiles we changed for them
                                                   
The brand new classroom that they gave them

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