Friday, June 15, 2007

Inspiring Bomb? :D - 14.6

Today we went to Sri Kumaran and did some lab experiments in Chem, Bio and Physics. The chem practical was the most fun. The teacher made elements, substances, plus plus, catch fire, (chemical reactions) and change colour, (chemical reactions). The teacher did a good job overall. Fantastic man! AHAHAHA. Ok.

We had to go and conduct the surveys la. All of them super enthu!~

Then after school we met the principal of the PUBLIC, school. WE had to introduce ourselves and one of the teachers told me that actually, in (ok wait, i type this in caps ;p)

"IN INDIA WE CONSIDER CHILDREN TO BE GODS BECAUSE THEY CAN BE FIGHTING AT ONE POINT, BUT THE NEXT THEY CAN BE FRIENDS. CHILDREN ARE AS INNNOCENT AND PURE AS GOD."

You, reading this, whoever you are, MUST BE GOOD TO CHILDREN AH!!

We went to the Trust and played games. But before that they led us into a small room and talked to us. They even got a blind girl to introduce herself, (Renuga, who is pursuing a Masters in Arts). Oh yeah, then before THAT, a blind man (who participated in the world cup) AHHAHA, ok no, it's a competition for the blind. (Cricket). Yup, then he typed a few sentences on the braille machine and passed the paper around.

The braille words (letters) are actually made up of six dots, just in different positions, etc. After that, we went to the rooftop where most of the people were waiting for US. WOW MAN!! FOR UUUUUSSSSS. I feel soooo happy. Haha. Ok. Then one of the visually handicapped girls sung a hindi song to us with another v. handicapped guy on the drums. Really cool. =D

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All of us (sec 1s and 2s) had to stand around the perimeter to make sure they don't fall down and the floor was very very very hot.

uh, yeah, Dwayne explained the game rules then Kavya translated it to Kanada for them to understand. Sec 3s weren't really participating la. 2nd game was more fun though.

Like, all of us had to go and sit in this spiral/loop shape thing and then when the music is played, we have to pass this ball. And if the music stops and the person has the ball in his hands then he has to either dance/sing. First person to get the ball was :O Keith. then yah, he sang twinkle twinkle little star.

Very fun la, because they can dance very well. They all also can sing very well. JEALOUSSSSSS:O

Everyone thought that Dwayne had sabotaged them. then they were all thinking of sabotaging some people. but before they could, the game stopped.

we distributed the gifts and they all seemed very happy with them, especially with the CANDYYYYYYYYYYYY~

so uh, after that we left the trust and then we took about an hour just to reach Commercial Street.

it was like Orchard Road in Singapore. Just. abit.

Different.

we split into 2 groups based on gender.

The sec 3 girls went to the jewellery shops, and the sec 1 girls were bored, so we joined the boys.

There were many disabled people, trying to beg for money.

there was a 5 year-old girl carrying her 1 year old sister, begging for money.

we felt sorry for them. D:

Someone said that he/she really wanted to donate some money to them but did not as we do not know if it was a syndicate or a genuine case of need.

but it was a sad scene D:

after shopping we went back to the hotel, had dinner, de-brief session and fell asleep :D


2 comments:

mrschen said...

Dear all,
I have been following your blog and find that your trip is really meaningful as you are allow to step into the living space of the Indians that a typical tourist will hardly get a chance to do so. I especially like the afterthoughts.
Treasure the rest of your trip. Foster real friendships.
Cheers,
Mrs Chen

Anonymous said...

Hi,
The trip sounds so interesting! Glad that you guys are learning a great deal too. (Hmm, wondering who's the author though, light-hearted and fun.) Definitely there are more photos to share isnt it? ^^

Anyway, good to know that all of you are back safe and sound. Let this experience be a fruitful and unforgettable one.