anyway, on my way to suntec to meet huimin, michelle and sammie, i met several people participating in flag day for two organisations. hmmm. flag days. what do you think of them? as you donate, do you think and reflect on the cause behind the organisation? i never believed in flag days. i never believed in flag days because of the insincere, unwilling volunteers who didn't even know the story behind those metal tins. (ok. that's a sweeping statement.) i never believed in donation tickets because of the high commission the *ahem* volunteers get. i didn't really understand why all these donations were necessary after working in a vwo and i didn't understand why these donations can be used for movie tickets, staff dinner at hotels, parking fees yada yada. but now, my mindset has shifted slightly and i realised that sincere or not, the tins are still there waiting to be fed. and contrary to what i believe in, flag days are actually the main fundraising avenue for most vwos. my vwo raised a 6 digit sum from flag day alone. should i still stop to donate? i want to believe in what i am donating for. i want to donate because i believe that this money will be channelled to the beneficiaries directly or indirectly. i do not want to donate because that sticker can be used as an amulet to keep me safe from flag-gers. Lord, fill me with compassion!
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and the swings at blk 340 are gone! -gasp- T_T used to -cough cough- study there with daniel and terence. but we would just hold our notes and swing the afternoons away. dan used to blame me for swinging all our results away cause we didn't do too well for mid years and we never went there before exams again. haha. oh. memories of yesterday. :)
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i can't wait to start school.
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Heavenly Daddy, i miss you so much. please... come back?
me.
ah^ya
child of God
25th september 1987
18-going-19
hougang kindergarten
st. hilda's primary school
tanjong katong girls' school
victoria junior college
soon-to-be university college london :)
