Yesterday was Children's Day.

Believe it or not, it was my first time as a faci.

First time I'm not in committee. =)

I have to admit tt I was nervous,

I mean I know it's stupid, being a primary sch counsellor and all,

but I am more comfortable one-on-one,

and if it's in a group, I'm much better with sec sch kids.

But, I think all my doubts were instantaneously erased yesterday,

and I think I'm one of, if not the craziest, faci yesterday.

My group were all hyper kids, and their energy got passed on to me as well.

And I would have to thank my competent co-faci, Shahril,

for managing the group well despite his first attempt being with kids.

During the debriefing, we were asked if we had met our objectives as facis.

I reflected on that, albeit my tired/sleepy/fatigue mode,

and concluded that I did it!

My group didnt win any prizes, but that didnt matter,

cos my main objective was to made sure that everyone felt comfortable with everyone

else, and that everyone had a role to play, and to maximise

every moment as a teachable moment.

I managed to look beyond their shortcomings,

and concentrated on their strengths, and made sure that I paid equal attention

to each and everyone of them.

The kakaks in the group helped me out a lot too,

Faezah, Suraya and Lela.

Basically all I did was to er, shout and be crazy to pump their mood up.

Not so much as to lead. hehe.

by the way, congrats to the darling bf for giving his best

at his first shot in a committee. =)gd job babe!

Well, enough talking. Here are the pix.

Credit goes to Liyana. Nanti I nak tunang/kahwin I will get u and Sham

to be my official camera/video ppl of the day okay? hee.

However, I was a bit disappointed at how the day ended.

I won't go much into details, but I hope those reading this entry

of mine would read my comments with a pinch of salt.

Especially those who were there yesterday.

I guess at my age, with my choice of career,

I was a bit dumbfounded at the choice of words/comments/display of emotions

which I felt were a bit unnecessary.

Maybe I'm new, being only a volunteer with this organisation for ard 1.5 yrs,

so I do not share the same deep rooted emotions some of them have.

But I hope everyone would reflect, and at the end of the day realise

that we are all here, regardless of which department we support,

regardless of our education background, socio economic background,

with our common purpose.

To help, heal and hope.

We dont get a penny for that.

So when Aida, who was sitting beside me asked if I was affected,

I think I turned to her, smiled and said,

"No. I might be the vice-chairman of sth else, but look wad T-shirt I am wearing now.

Because at the end of the day, I am a 4PM volunteer.

and when the time comes, I will still get married and have other obligations."

I guess the boyfren of mine felt sorry for me,

and was a bit unhappy, but I had to assure him with the same words I used

when he joined 4PM.

That at the end of the day, we join not because of name/power,

but to give back to the community for the blessings that we have,

and our only reward is the satisfaction we get at doing that.

And we will hopefully still continue doing volunteer work,

be it for LYF, P2R, 4PM or any other organisation.