Saturday, May 3, 2008

GEP...30TH JANUARY 2008

RAMLAN MOKSIN-ITE COLLEGE EAST


Do you know that the cost of 5 PSPs can actually build a house for a family of 5 in Philipines? Hard to believe? It’s true. I’d tell you more later about it.
Good afternoon everyone, I’m Ramlan and I am currently a Year One Nursing student. In September 2007, I went to Philippines with the Interact Club.
One project was to visit Brookside which aims to help the poor. This is where we donated the US 1000 dollars to a family that was living in poverty without basic needs like housing and clean water. This money was used to build a house for them. It was quite an eye-opener for me because Singapore does not have terrible living conditions like they do. What I really learnt is that we should not take things for granted and appreciate what we have.
Another visit was to the Orphanage. We interacted with the orphans, gave them chocolates sponsored by Cocoa Trees Singapore and could actually feel the warmth they gave us. It’s quite an eye-opener for me, because as a teenager myself, I take things for granted. We don’t really appreciate the love and care that our parents give us. I could feel the sadness behind their happy smiles. A baby carried by one of my friends refused to let go when it was time to say goodbye. I felt sad that they don’t really have the care and concern of family, and for that brief time we had with them, we were their family.
These two are among the various projects we did in the Philippines, and they have made me more aware of my blessings. I am also very happy to have done my part as a Singaporean to reach out to other parts of the world.
THANK YOU..
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