Monday, April 25, 2005
Dear Diary,
last fridae, i went 2 Jamiyah Home For The Aged 4 CIP...im quite excited bout it coz it's my 1st ever time 2 hav a CIP in an old folks' home...when we arrived there, i was surprised tt da security guard was an old chinese man, well-abled...frm wat i noe, he was paid $1 per day! oh my! well, tt's ok...
off 2 start, chairs, tables n all decorations were donated frm da sponsors or anonymous donor 2 da building...luckily, i didnt get 2 do much but 2 entertain dem during their tea break time. i looked @ da ppl there..it's lyk as tho dey had no light shining upon dem...strange smell but i heck care coz it's juz normal 4 these ppl who had been living 4 lots of years... da supervisor or da chairman i fink, he was telling my grp bout some 'daredevil' folks lyk 1 whom tried 2 escape 2 go back to India,ummm....1 diabetic man who wished 2 be fit n young again n lots of funny stories bout them... during tea break time, i got a chance to talk to some of the residents there... some were happy to meet us, n started talking wif them...surprisingly, a short old woman around the age of 70 sumfink took some chairs for us 2 sit...i was shocked to see her still strong to carry chairs...anyway, i had fun and very comfortable talking to them, it's lyk as tho u're toking 2 ur own grandmother...i tried 2 help da guys distributing da sweet porridge to the residents tt were watching tv there...hahaha... while passing, i was curious wif a white short, bit spiky hairstyled lady who had a small bag on her lap. she asked me "where's da food? where's da spoon?" softly in malay..i looked @ her n her eyes...it was shut tight. no wonder she asked me some questions...managed 2 tok 2 dem n her frend in front of her shouted "Eh!Duit(money)!" when a boy dropped his coins on da floor in da tv... later 4 da performance, i played "Superman[It's Not Easy]" on da guitar n was asked 2 sing...half way thru, i laughed n cant stand coz 4got da whole lyrics...hahahaha...den got some old folks singing 'Zapin' and some old well-known malay songs lyk 'Achi achi Buka Pintu'..hehehe den got dikir barat song lah...but da best part, we danced on da stage along wif some nice songs by da same lady who drew da chairs 4 us...wow! soo brave man...tired, i went 2 sit wif da blind lady n tried toking 2 her...funny thing was when she touched my hand she said I was fat...i juz chuckled n smiled...she err...remembered my name.. :D but da tragic part was when i tok 2 another lonely lady, she started 2 tell me bout her life...i pitied her soo much coz her whole family tried 2 get rid of her by making up stories in da court...she's unmarried but got lots of god-children...sad thing sia...i cant believe tt there r cruel ppl can juz dump their family members wif juz 1 click in da court...b4 going back, i gave da ppl i met wif hugs n wishes...my gosh...i feel lyk crying man... so there's lesson 2 be taught, dun ever do bad stuff tt'll bring shame 2 da family coz u'll never noe it's might da last time u will ever c dem..n dun ever scold back 2 ur parents when dey r angry wif u...dey r juz protective towards ur safety n rem, dey r juz learning parents so dun mubble back even u're not in da wrong....but plz...dun ever dump ur parents there...it's a very horrible way 2 repay their deeds 4 wat dey had done 2 raise us frm a baby until now... With Love, Lady Ratna |