Day 67

Ridiculously sunburnt, but all for a good cause. Was at ECP on Saturday with the MINDS kids as part of Volunteer-A-Day, a segment of Charity Fiesta 07. We built sandcastles! =D It was one of those rare opportunities where I got to interact with these special kids and they really melted my heart. There was a trainee called Sui Shan who jumped and gave me a warm hug although we've not met before. There were those with AHDH, super friendly and without inhibitions; and there were those reticient but equally wonderful ones, who smiled shyly at you when you look at them. To me, every one of these special kids were angels in their own right! And it was so nice to bring joy into their lives through a simple sand-castle building session.

Back at J8 on Sunday for the CF concert, I got to watch some of the mild-ID kids perform Angklung music. It was not by any standard fantastic but nonetheless it was a good effort put up by the kids. To see them transcend their disabilities, take centrestage and perform in front of a live audience, I bet it made their parents proud. While ushering the guests, I was floored by one lady who in a quite a rude manner refused to give up her seat which was reserved for performers only. But on hindsight, she was a parent of one of the performing kids...and I think because having to raise an 'special' kid is not an easy job, some parents like her tend to develop a steely personality. Coming across as rude or offensive wasn't intentional, it's just that they're conditioned to react as such. So i tell myself, I won't take offence. :)

CF team with Eunice Olsen