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Monday, June 18, 2007 @ 6:06 PM
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HAHA morning started my journey to Toa Payoh. It took about 1hr to reach there. Whenever I need to transfer bus, I will have to cross the road =x suay lol. Today had a super MEANINGFUL day. Wheel those elderly from the bottom floor to the 3rd storey where the Senior Citizen center is. It is not easy to wheel someone sia when there are a lot of people around who are also wheelchair-ed.

Take their BP, walk them around, physiotherapy for those really cant walk elderly, take food and drinks for them, transfer them from wherever to wherever, bring them to toilet, feed them bla bla. So much to do but so fun to do. I dont know how to describe but it really make me feel contented and happy.

For that moment, "thank you" seems to be so heartwarming. But there were sad times mainly due to their handicap. Most of them sit on wheelchairs and suffered from stroke. Different kinds of elderly show different attitudes. Some can be really paranoid. There was one elderly who really made me feel so helpless at that point of time. She couldnt speak words? only "ahh ahh". I didnt know what she wanted but eventually realised she wanted to go to the toilet but the staff there told me she had her diaper on so just leave her alone. I explained to her in hokkien, she understood but insisted on going to the toilet by producing the "ahh ahh" sound continually. She ahh until like she was going to cry. Can you imagine when you really need the toilet but you couldnt go cause you cant walk and the people around you didnt want to help you and you just have to do your business in sitting position and just like that. I was so "dunno what to do" man. But after that in the afternoon she was very cute? lol, she asked to walk her along the the bars. She actually walked in the morning le. When I helped her to button her shirt (the button always unbutton by itself), she said that "xie xie" when she seldom talk or rather difficult for her to speak words. Super HaPpY =).

This rehab center is just to take care of elderly in the day when their children are at work and a place to let them make friends or something. I cant imagine the nursing home that I am going to this thurs and Fri la. Elderly are sort of "abandoned" there and they live there like for the rest of their lives?

After that about 3 plus pm they started to go home one van by another. Pushed them down to first storey and into the van. Was really smiling like siao when I waved goodbye to them and they waved back =))). I think so far today was the most meaningful day I ever had. I think this kind of feeling only people around them will experience. So go be a nurse people haha. It is nevertheless the most meaningful job. That's what sister from Yishun polyclinic told us.

Tomorrow the last day there. Hope everything will be fine and I will have another enjoyable day. But it is quite tiring from all those standing, bending, supporting.

DINNER time~~~~ Ciao ^^