Second Trip To Christalite Methodist Home!

           I had an amazing time at the Christalite Methodist Home! Even though I have already been there in December, I still enjoyed going to Christalite as much as before! I met new people, and tried following the goals everyone set. I engaged conversations with people who were willing to talk, and tried to make people happier when they weren't. A few people were enjoying their time, glueing and sticking small decorations on their hearts. Others were in another section of a room, making pasta necklaces that were dyed with vinegar. People's moods were different. With a new change, sometimes you would want to step back, and just enjoy without any disturbance. Others were very welcoming. Those people are the type that would find satisfaction and happiness, seeing us teach them. Both attitudes are fine, as long as they are having fun, and getting engaged with what they're doing. It was an honor to be able to bring light and change to a person's life, and hopefully they will never forget this day. I also must acknowledge everyone in the class. They helped a lot! One thing I liked was the teamwork, which was one of the goals. I DEFINITELY followed one goal...... to have fun!!!
            

Images of Singapore Museum Field Trip

        I had an awesome time spending three hours in Images of Singapore Museum. I learned and saw many exciting facts and things/artifacts. Some things I saw were....

        I saw some mannequins dressed up into different clothes. Those mannequins represented the people from different countries. There were stalls or goods around the mannequins too, those represented the jobs and tradings these people had back then. We could see the cozy, small homes and the life they had in rows of stalls.
     
        We learned about the four winds. The four ethnic groups were India, China, Malaysia, and Europe. Each of the groups wanted one thing to come in their country. Together, the four groups came up with Peace, Harmony, Community and Family. These are the things they wanted Singapore to have to make it a better place to live in. So far they have succeeded!

        We also learned about Singapore's history. There was a time when Japan had invaded Singapore and Singapore no longer became a free country. There was a possibility of war between Japan and Singapore, And war it was. In 1950, it was a big day for Singapore because Singapore got independence. It became a free country again!

        Now I hope you know not only how much fun I had, but how much I learned! 

Christalite Methodist Home Field Trip

      The field trip to Christalite Methodist Home went very well. I got to meet new people, and interact with them. I got to help homeless people decorate some Santa hats. A lot of the people I talked with and helped were very nice. At times they would say things I did not understand, but from the expressions on their faces, I could tell that they were very grateful.

       I hanged out with a lot of people. Some people didn't understand what I was saying and I couldn't understand what they were saying! When we all spread around the room at the beginning, I met a man who I was going to help. I figured out that man didn't know how to speak english, he could only speak chinese. Luckily, I was sort of good at speaking chinese. I tried asking him what decorations he would like, but he just started saying some different words that I had no clue about. Then, he picked a red ball and started saying a sentence again and again. At the end, it turned out that he didn't want to decorate hats and he just wanted to listen to music. I turned around to help someone else.

This was a great experience, and I really hope to do this again, trying to be a bit more patient.

We are ready to decorate!

       There were some really happy people that really like this experience. I also LOVED this experience very much. I would love to have events like this where I could help people like them. I enjoyed this a lot since it was my first time. Thank you Ms. Clayton for this wonderful opportunity!