iftar, the night before.

to geylang for tudungs, the night before.

with green tudungs, tired and looking drunk, after the event.


ROW, for the uninitiated, is short for

Ramadhan-on-Wheels.

Volunteers were divided into groups of 4-5,

and drove all over Singapore to send provisions

to 170 low-income families.

Each group were given 3-5 houses to go to,

to be completed and assemble back for iftar

either at the mosque, and some got a chance to break fast

at the client's house.

my sis and her bf took part as well.

i love it cos all de ppl i am close to were at the event.

but most importantly,

it was a humbling experience for me.

i learnt that life is very much unexpected.

that one moment you can be all loved and stable,

the next, you can end up alone.

i learnt to be thankful for my blessings.

cos there are other ppl who need more help.

i learnt to appreciate the little things in life.

things that we may take for granted,

other ppl can only dream about it.

i learnt that there are some people who just fall through the cracks.

no help is given, they dunno where to go.

i do sincerely hope that our efforts did manage to put

a little festive cheer in their hearts.

and that we all go away with meaningful and valuable life lessons.

here's to more ROWs to come. =)