Pictures from the trip will be uploaded to facebook, but here's a sneak peek(:
I enjoyed the entire process, from breakfast at Macs, to a long ferry ride to Indonesia, the bus ride to the village, teaching and interacting with the children, our photo essay, the visit to the tuition centre and lastly the whole ride back
It was an experience of a lifetime.
Having drove through the village and seeing how they lived, it opened my eyes to a whole new world. The village school was a mere shelter with a blackboard, stacked chairs and running children. Yet, they all looked forward to school, they were punctual, enthusiastic, quick learners and ever so happy. I had so much fun playing with the children, who had nothing on their minds but innocent thoughts.
We also walked around for our project assignment and went into two houses. The villagers lived mainly on fishing and were quite a tight community. Everyone knew every other person and they all lived relatively simplistic lives. But if one said globalisation did not affect them, I'd beg to differ. A bunch of teenagers had with them mobile phones, televisions were present in most homes and we even saw a boy wearing a Steven Gerrard jersey from the English Premier League.
In all, the sights and sounds of a developing country made me realise that Singapore didn't reflect the world. There was so much more going on than what we only knew. I learnt that happiness is not determined by one's riches.
Like Bill Gates once said, "I think everybody should get rich and be famous and do everything he ever dreamed of so he can see that it’s not the answer to happiness."
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