Report writing and Power Point Presentation
2/09/08, Tuesday
-went to weikai’s house this time. (it's timothy's the next!)
-finished the report and the presentation
-though editting must be done and the blog must be completed
Fourteenth Visit
1/09/08, Monday
2.15 - 3.30 pm
-went to shihui’s house and rehearsed for the last performance for them
-around 12.30pm, we went to jurong east and ate lunch at Macdonalds
-we then went to popular to buy a game (that can help exercise their mind) for them
-reached the centre at about 2.15pm
-started out by greeting them a good afternoon with handshakes
-sang songs for the elderly, got some of them to clap along for a bit
-overall, it went fine
-helped the staff with their ball game
-the elderly were asked to bounce and pass a ball to the person opposite
-to make it more challenging, we increased the number of balls and set other conditions for them to do before they pass the ball on
-some of them got confused over the new conditions set while others who had better
understanding and memory did fine
-checked the plants for the last time and found that they were doing well
-passed the present to the staff (not to the elderly, because they would think that
the present is only for one of them, not all of them)
-did a feedback survey with the elderly and talked to them for a while
1/09/08, Monday
2.15 - 3.30 pm
-went to shihui’s house and rehearsed for the last performance for them
-around 12.30pm, we went to jurong east and ate lunch at Macdonalds
-we then went to popular to buy a game (that can help exercise their mind) for them
-reached the centre at about 2.15pm
-started out by greeting them a good afternoon with handshakes
-sang songs for the elderly, got some of them to clap along for a bit
-overall, it went fine
-helped the staff with their ball game
-the elderly were asked to bounce and pass a ball to the person opposite
-to make it more challenging, we increased the number of balls and set other conditions for them to do before they pass the ball on
-some of them got confused over the new conditions set while others who had better
understanding and memory did fine
-checked the plants for the last time and found that they were doing well
-passed the present to the staff (not to the elderly, because they would think that
the present is only for one of them, not all of them)
-did a feedback survey with the elderly and talked to them for a while
-gave them a special montage made by us
-at around 3.30pm, we bid them farewell for the last time
-at around 3.30pm, we bid them farewell for the last time
the elderly
our last performance
the ball game
their tea break by the centre
last words
last check of the plants
the plants
last goodbye handshake
our montage made specially for them
the game
smiles
staff & manager
the place
our group
from left: Shi Hui, Jing Yuan, Wei Kai, Timothy
No Visit
18/08/08, Monday
-common test period
No Visit
11/08/08 , Monday
-national day holiday
Thirteenth Visit
4/08/08 , Monday
10.00 - 11.00am
-we talked to them again and did puzzles together
-some of them were tired so we left them to rest by themselves
since it was supposed to be their free time anyway
Twelveth Visit
28/07/08, Monday
10.00-11.00am
-as usual, we talked to the elderly and did jig saw puzzles with them
-Shi Hui played with the Indian man table soccer
-he was quite good at it, always beating her 4-0 or 7-2
-the Indian man cheered and smiled at every score he made
No Visit
21//07/08, Monday
-Racial Harmony Day
Eleventh Visit
14/7/08, Monday
10.00 - 11.00 am
-we talked to the elderly and did some puzzles with them
-the old lady who kept repeating herself, asked which school we were from again
-so we took great patience and reminded her that we were from River Valley High,
instead of the many universities in Singapore that she mentioned
No Visit
7/7/08, Monday
-youth school holiday
-we decided to give ourselves a break since it was youth day
Tenth Visit
30/6/08, Monday
-went to talk with the elderly
-Wei Kai played football with Indian man
-realised that the indian man was quite good at the game
-rest of us did jigsaw puzzles with other elderly to exercise their minds
as some of them did not really want to talk
the indian man
Ninth Visit
22/06/08, Sunday
-Went to help out at a performance for the elderly
-It was Intergeneration Active Day
-helped with various backstage equipment and props
-had lots of fun meeting other volunteers of the centre
-the elderly participated in the many games organised by the church
-many family members of the elderly came to watch and participate
-performances for the day include a children chior singing songs for their parents
and grandparents, a dance performance by some adults, games for the grandparents,
parents and children
-there were many smiles spotted on everyone
-a buffet was provided for everyone in the end
the games
Children choir
Grandparent, parents & child game
chinese dance
buffet
Eighth Visit
11/06/08, Monday
10.00am - 11.00am
-we played ball games with the elderly
-they sat around in a circle and will start to throw the ball into the loop
-while we supported them at the back
-we clap when its a in
10.00am - 11.00am
-we played ball games with the elderly
-they sat around in a circle and will start to throw the ball into the loop
-while we supported them at the back
-we clap when its a in
-we would also help to pick up the ball if its outside their "circle" or on the floor
-glad to see that they are quite good at the game :D
-later we played table soccer with an old woman
-she was quite good at the game and happy to be playing it with us
-glad to see that they are quite good at the game :D
-later we played table soccer with an old woman
-she was quite good at the game and happy to be playing it with us
-while Wei Kai was playing with her, we went to talk to the other elderly
-the plants were also in a good condition since the day we gave them
Wei Kai & the elderly
the plants growing well
No Visit
12/5/08, Monday
-we usually go on Mondays during school hour
-but today is Vesak day, public holiday
-thus we took a rest as the elderly will not be there
on a public holiday
Seventh Visit
12/05/08, Monday
10.00am - 11.00am
-we cooperated with the other volunteers of the home
(they were middle aged "aunties" who usually come in alternate weeks)
-they played a game with us while the elderly watched and gave us support
-2 of us will play at one time
-both will be blind folded holding a "stick"(roll of newspapers) in one hand
-the objective of the game is to hit ur opponent with the stick while listening to the instructions of the person helping u, to tell u where to move or where to hit
-the game was very funny & made us and the elderly laugh
-we took some photos and videos of us playing the game
-haha, seems like we look rather stupid when playing the game
-but it was rather a nice game
*this game showed us how hard it was to control and move ourselves
in the world of the blind
*we understood better how some blind elderly have so much difficulty in
doing their normal daily tasks (1 of the elderly in the centre is almost
totally blind)
Shi Hui & Jing Yuan
Hitting each other
Wei Kai & Timothy
Sixth visit
5/5/08, Monday
10.00am - 11.00am
-we finally updated this blog after a few months
-today, we had conversations with the elderly
-asked about their well being and talked about their families
-they were kind of happy when we asked them, as
most of the elderly were resting and doing nothing much when we came