pre trip post~
Everyone born in this world has a unique role that only he or she can fulfill. Were this not the case, we would not be here. The universe never acts without cause; everything invariably has a reason for being. Even the weeds people love to loathe serve a purpose. I might add that every cherry blossom has its own personality, a purpose and meaning in life that is unique to it—as do the plum, peach and damson.
Daisaku Ikeda
http://www.ikedaquotes.org/contents/quotes/life.html
When it was announced that it is going to be either Cambodia or Thailand, I wanted to join the Cambodia team. Why? I felt that between Thailand and Cambodia, Cambodia still needs more help, in terms of economic and standard of living. There are so many things that really made me want to go Cambodia more. The culture, the experience beyond just sight seeing, the lessons we can learn beyond textbooks.
She is still a 3rd world country, who suffered under Pol Pot. Millions of people killed under his rule. There is still the Vietnam War, which also got Cambodia involved. She needs a helping hand badly though she is improving.
As with the quote above, each and every one of us in the team are different individuals. Each of us are unique in our own way.
A plum is a plum. A cherry is a cherry. A peach is a peach. A damson is a damson. When all are planted into a garden, they beautify it. People get to enjoy the scenery. Each of us with different characters are coming together, to help someone else in need, to give others a better life. To put aside all our differences and go there together as one. Before we help others, are we helping ourselves too? To strengthen each other’s strengths and to overcome own weaknesses.
To teach what we learnt, to understand, to love, to forgive, to forget, to smile, to solve, being passionate, to bring joy to the places we are going. It is all so many different emotions coming together as one, from many different people. Many bodies, one in mind, but are we there yet? I do hope so since its just hours to the trip now.
This team, consisting of 12 year 3s, 5 year 2s n 5 year 1s, is the largest team so far who’ll be going to Cambodia all these years. With half the team graduating soon, would the others cope? I think they did a good job in the bonding camp. *cheers for them*
Cambodia is a place where most of us will be there for the first time. What will happen there? What is it like over there? How tough will it be over there since most of us are so used to the luxuries we have in Singapore? Will we get used to the culture there fast? Will we interact well with the kids? Will they enjoy what we gave them? Will they remember us? These questions I do not know and will not know till we come back from there.
Many things happened during these few weeks.. All of us are busy with all our different roles. Let us all really come together as one to bring joy, hope, fun, laughter and happiness to all around us over there.
cheers
joy
Daisaku Ikeda
http://www.ikedaquotes.org/contents/quotes/life.html
When it was announced that it is going to be either Cambodia or Thailand, I wanted to join the Cambodia team. Why? I felt that between Thailand and Cambodia, Cambodia still needs more help, in terms of economic and standard of living. There are so many things that really made me want to go Cambodia more. The culture, the experience beyond just sight seeing, the lessons we can learn beyond textbooks.
She is still a 3rd world country, who suffered under Pol Pot. Millions of people killed under his rule. There is still the Vietnam War, which also got Cambodia involved. She needs a helping hand badly though she is improving.
As with the quote above, each and every one of us in the team are different individuals. Each of us are unique in our own way.
A plum is a plum. A cherry is a cherry. A peach is a peach. A damson is a damson. When all are planted into a garden, they beautify it. People get to enjoy the scenery. Each of us with different characters are coming together, to help someone else in need, to give others a better life. To put aside all our differences and go there together as one. Before we help others, are we helping ourselves too? To strengthen each other’s strengths and to overcome own weaknesses.
To teach what we learnt, to understand, to love, to forgive, to forget, to smile, to solve, being passionate, to bring joy to the places we are going. It is all so many different emotions coming together as one, from many different people. Many bodies, one in mind, but are we there yet? I do hope so since its just hours to the trip now.
This team, consisting of 12 year 3s, 5 year 2s n 5 year 1s, is the largest team so far who’ll be going to Cambodia all these years. With half the team graduating soon, would the others cope? I think they did a good job in the bonding camp. *cheers for them*
Cambodia is a place where most of us will be there for the first time. What will happen there? What is it like over there? How tough will it be over there since most of us are so used to the luxuries we have in Singapore? Will we get used to the culture there fast? Will we interact well with the kids? Will they enjoy what we gave them? Will they remember us? These questions I do not know and will not know till we come back from there.
Many things happened during these few weeks.. All of us are busy with all our different roles. Let us all really come together as one to bring joy, hope, fun, laughter and happiness to all around us over there.
cheers
joy
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