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Firstly let me wish all Indians and Muslims a very Happy Deeparaya.
When was the last time you've ever done charity work? Work as in really work, not just calling 1900-XXX-XXXX to support the stunt or your favourite celebrity.
Recently, or rather, last friday, I led a group of approximately 50 people to Moral Home for the Disabled. Not that I volunteered, but was arrowed and am still quite sore about this. Damn that bitch. Anyway, imagine an inexperienced and ignorant and most importantly army-hating NSF officer, organising such an event, alone, for the brigade. It was a tough job considering I had only about a week to get everything done.
However, the experience was fucking good and enriching. In fact I wouldn't mind doing this for the whole of my army life, at least I learn useful things.
It's times like this that you reflect again on life.
The senior nurse there was so motherly and grateful to me.
And the residents there are 13-33 years old intellectually disabled. But they are almost just like normal. They even attend school. The home is spending quite a lot to adopt these children as their own and watch them grow up. We should help as far as possible. In fact I really do miss the kids there. Even though they might not recognise me when I do visit again.
Anyway just want to share that within one week I managed to collect $350 in monetary donations, about $300 worth of kinds donations, and macdonalds costing $168. Which I think is good.
And I also gained a mentor who came to my rescue without invitation or else I would still be stuck somewhere.
Do some good deeds.
Guess this is my most serious blog to date.
Take care all.
When was the last time you've ever done charity work? Work as in really work, not just calling 1900-XXX-XXXX to support the stunt or your favourite celebrity.
Recently, or rather, last friday, I led a group of approximately 50 people to Moral Home for the Disabled. Not that I volunteered, but was arrowed and am still quite sore about this. Damn that bitch. Anyway, imagine an inexperienced and ignorant and most importantly army-hating NSF officer, organising such an event, alone, for the brigade. It was a tough job considering I had only about a week to get everything done.
However, the experience was fucking good and enriching. In fact I wouldn't mind doing this for the whole of my army life, at least I learn useful things.
It's times like this that you reflect again on life.
The senior nurse there was so motherly and grateful to me.
And the residents there are 13-33 years old intellectually disabled. But they are almost just like normal. They even attend school. The home is spending quite a lot to adopt these children as their own and watch them grow up. We should help as far as possible. In fact I really do miss the kids there. Even though they might not recognise me when I do visit again.
Anyway just want to share that within one week I managed to collect $350 in monetary donations, about $300 worth of kinds donations, and macdonalds costing $168. Which I think is good.
And I also gained a mentor who came to my rescue without invitation or else I would still be stuck somewhere.
Do some good deeds.
Guess this is my most serious blog to date.
Take care all.
posted by I'm searching no more at 10:44 PM
