Here it was, the first ever workshop held by our HC group.
It had been a long day, but it was also filled with laughters and enjoyments. There were so much to be done in preparing and actually doing a workshop: from sticking the ballons to giving the presentations, all are only bits and pieces of work but without each, we would not have this wonderful expereince on 8th May.
The most prominent thing I have felt in this workshop is the importance of cooperation and consensus. Everyone had their posts and we all had our uses, which are all important; and we have to help each other in order to make the event coherent. I think a good project cannot bear splitting-ups and solely isolation work. We all wanted the workshop to go well, we all wanted to bring our participants a memorable experience, hence we finally have reached a satisfying outcome. There may in disagreements or even heated arguments through the process, but I believe this had brought us even closer together in terms of understanding and respecting each other.
Actually what I really mean and what I really want to say has been said in the workshop, there was no scripts or rehearsals for the concluding sharing. (Okay, I actually had a script for it but then the run-down swayed off a bit so came the extemporaneous sharing.) Nevertheless, I will say it here once again.
Thank you to all the participants. Without you our workshop will be nothing, no matter how good we could have planned it. I hope that you really have gained something and enjoyed the day.
Thank you to all my fellow group members. The photographers, the facilitators, the MCs, the technical in-chargers, etc.. You were all great and it was a really good time working with you lots.
Thank you to the members of the other group. For those who have come to see us, thank you so much for your support. For the rest, thanks for all the advices that you have shared with us.
Thank you to Professor Udani who have given us this chance to hold such a workshop, which is not something that everyone can do.
And lastly, what I have not mentioned on that day, special thanks to Vicky, Steve, Helen and Jackon, the core organizers of this event. Without you four, the workshop would not have been half as good, I sincerely believe.
The semester is coming to an end and it really was a pleasure to have our workshop as part of it. Thank you again, to all, and take care despite the unlimited workload in this month.
Background Picture - Can be taken anywhere in Macau. Background Music - The Call by Regina Spektor, one of my favourites of all time.
The Call
It started out as a feeling, which then grew into a hope; which then turned into a quiet thought, which then turned into a quiet word.
And then that word grew louder and louder, 'til there was a battle cry. I'll come back when you call me, no need to say goodbye.
Just because everything's changing, doesn't mean it's never been this way before; all you can do is try to know who your friends are as you head off to the war.
Pick a star on the dark horizon, and follow the light. You'll come back when it's over, no need to say goodbye.
You'll come back when it's over, no need to say goodbye.
Now we're back to the beginning, it's just a feeling and no one knows yet. But just because they can't feel it too, doesn't mean that you have to forget.
Let your memories grow stronger and stronger, 'til they're before your eyes. You'll come back when they call you, no need to say goodbye.
You'll come back when they call you, no need to say goodbye. By the way, this site is best viewed with a resolution of 1024x768 and with a smaller font size. Thanks!
What is it, a monthly journal? I owe you all an apology here.
Tests, exams, quizzes, reports, researches, assignments, work, club matters; they are gifting me with a 5-hour-sleep lifestyle.
I do have things to catch up with you guys here, which I hope can be done in this week.
So comes first is the Children's Home Visit from fellow HC classmates held on 20th March.
I was pretty excited on that day actually: it had been two years (or more) ever since the last time I had these kinds of events with children (it used to be regularities as a peer mentor in my secondary school), and what's more, I love children (as all my part-time jobs are all related to them as well). Therefore I was really looking forward to this visit (and I am pretty sure I am one of the firsts who signed up for it, ha-ha).
And so we arrived (thanks Handsome for the lift!) to the Children's Home at around 3pm. It was in an apartment area, with 24 beds in rooms of several flats connected (at least this is what I observed to be). There are 24 children and teenagers living there, and around 15 were there to play with us on that day. We played with the kids for around 2 hours.
One thing that I have to admit was that, they were quite out of control. It may as well be that we are too inexperienced for children, especially when it comes to children with a larger age range (you know how different it is to treat a kid of 7 and a kid of 12!). Well, experiences are something that we need to and we will be gaining I suppose, so no worries! Nevertheless, they are children and they are supposed to be bouncy, so I still had great fun with them (though maybe not as much energy!).
And applause should be given to my classmates who took part in the event, I could tell we were all exhausted but we still tried and tried and tried to gather the kids' attention. Although they did not seem to listen much to us during the event, in the end they still showed their contentment and thankfulness, didn't they? I mean, at the end of the day when you see them chatting happily away, you will just forget the tiredness and will just think that everything was worth, right? I love seeing children happy, and that's why I would be a volunteer.
It's been sometime since the last time I led children games and activities, so this time was a great experience. We had learnt much as well, like how grateful we should be to the lives that we have. Next time maybe we could do better with more preparations beforehand with this experience, but this time was really fine already (as a first time in our HC Group!). I will be looking forward to the next visit.
