I'm back here blogging again... Last semester was my toughest semester I have ever been through... Despite the fact that the number of subjects I'm taking is exactly the same as the FALL semester, it's double the stress... Looking back, I noticed that the lecturers have playing a whole fun of my group and with that, all my group members pushes everything to me in order to get it done... Pity of me, right? No wonder I collapsed during the last day of my exams, during my Physics... I have no idea how it happens and it was the first time in history it happened to me.
My perseverance to move on whenever I look back myself while in SCSA have been a great blessing... Here it some quotations taken out from my reflective writing of this project:
"Throughout my project in SCSA, I have gained so much, more than I have ever expected from an educational experience. Not only have I gained a better understanding of teachers, children (students), cerebral palsy and autism, but also the world as a whole. In the future, I would definitely like to be involved again in a volunteer work for several reasons. First, I sincerely loved working with children and young adults. It has made me feel good because I knew I was serving as a mentor to some of these young children.
On the other hand, it has made me feel better about myself when I get to volunteer and serve the community I am in right now. I always left with a feeling of hope, as if I had made a difference in the world. Undeniably, I enjoyed being part of something so wonderful, and I would love to participate in a project like this again in the future. I think this world would be a better place if everyone would volunteer some of their time in their community, seeing that it can give one a sense of purpose, responsibility, and compassion for others.
In sum, reflecting on what I have learnt is one of the most important goals of a service learning experience. It will help to develop my critical thinking skills as well as my capacity to be resourceful as I define, analyze and interpret the new social experiences I have had volunteered my service at SCSA. As I reflect those experiences I had in SCSA, it was indeed a rewarding experience, despite the fact that there were some challenges I need to face while handling these ‘special’ children.
In my life now, I am trying to be someone who is committed to living fully rather than settling for mere existence. As a result, I loved to get myself involved with a wide range of people and hoping that by the end of the day, my presence will bring them love, joy, peace and happiness in their lives. Similarly, I have learnt that people will forget what I said and what I did, but people will never forget how I made them feel. In fact, I had a wonderful time when I was in SCSA and I had made the decision to visit the center again whenever I have the spare time. That’s for sure!"
Some of the pictures taken while I was in SCSA:
Lil' Yu Xin & Me!!!
Teaching Yu Xin to read!
Doing patterning for Yu Xin =)
Hope i feel contented to be part of this service today!!!! =)
