day 1: reached teuk thla and settled down at the house where we're suppose to stay at. it is way better than lokun and a bit unexpected. Many children were running around and while the meddies went to set up their clinics, we went out to buy more toothbrushes and toothpaste. Went to orussey market and man. it' s like a big market and we just walked around looking at the stuff sold there.
for the rest of the days, we played with the children adn had fun. They are all so loving and we absolutely have no problems playing with them. It's like.. u can be walking and some kid will just run up and hug u. The sisters and teachers are very nice as well. it's like.. i dunno, i just felt that the school is filled with lots and lots of love.
It's something i've nv felt before in any of our local schools thus far. Our schools are like simply education institutes and not schools. It's at teuk thla where i really experienced what a school is.
We had lots of fun teaching and playing with the children. The children were like grooving to the music and we just joined in. Halfway, one of my friend ripped his shorts cos the kids were pulling his shorts and he squat unknowingly. HAHA
Then, we simply grooved along to the music for abour 2 to 3 hours? the teachers had fun too and kids were either grabbing us, pushing us to the floor to kiss us, climbing all over us, hugging us etc etc.
They are all so sincere and innocent. The kind of feelings that i feel when i'm with them is different from the kind of feelings i felt when i deal with local children. It's like worlds apart and i am already missing my times with the children there. They ARE REALLY children with a childhood. although i know that they may nt necessary be living in the best conditions, but the kind of contentment, happiness, warmth, joy they have simply spreads to you and fill you with lots and lots of love.
In singapore, i'm not a kids' person. But there, i just loved every moment i spend with the children.
The place is very breezy as well and i spend most of my free time either playing with the children, or just sitting down at the court or hall and enjoying the breeze. We all agree that we will never have the luxury of doing such things back in singapore, that is why all the more i enjoyed myself. It's not like being emo back in singapore, but over there, it's all about enjoying life.
Enjoying life there and then, relishing my life, enjoying every single second, minute that i have.
It's like just simply experiencing the moment, the present, there and then, without anything to worry about, without anything to fret, to think etc.
It's really enjoying life at its best.
Every single moment of it.
I really don't know how long more i'll have to wait before i get to enjoy such activities again.
The only thing i was pissed about is that i fell ill.
That totally ruined my day.
I hate the feeling. and the worse part is that i fell ill almost on the 2nd or 3rd day.
so i was like stoning, expressionless and slow.
Lethargic and easily irrtable at the slightest thing.
But i guess it's just nice there, it's still much more bearable than compared to singapore.
But nonetheless, i won;t be surprised if there are pp who mistook my expressionless-ness as being pissed. Well, in actual fact, i am.
Pissed for being such a wuss.
Shopping is good.
Cos i've been there before,
so i bought little, mostly books about their history and a few toys for nephews and niece.
The best souvenir i got was a small pot.
It's something so local, something that i've been wanting since lokun, but have been unable to get hold of, cos it's soooo local, pp don't sell them.
BUt luckily, one of the school staff knew i wanted one, so she gave one to me.
It's something i really like. my most treasured souvenir of so many trips.
Cos it cannot be bought by money, it's hand made by the locals, given as a gift by a local and is unique in all ways.
Just like the experience and the trip itself.
:)
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