start of the second day of screeing. apparently, the locals helped us to readjust the banners which were hanging too low when we ourselves tried to tie them the first time round. feels a bit paiseh man. actually, the locals were so nice that they made us felt paiseh for many times. there was once when we break for lunch in the middle of the screening after the morning batch left. i din knew the afternoon batch had already arrived sometime while we were having our lunch until i went out to check why there's no one having their eyes checked yet. turned out they, the great bunch of kids and their teachers were waiting outside incessantly for a handful of us to finish our lunch.

i remembered telling one junior how paiseh i felt for making them wait. then her response shocked me: 'they are only children mah. let them wait loh!' i felt so indignant for them and told her that there's no difference between us and them. they are humans as well! they may very well be better than us in many ways such as humility and sense of joy and satisfaction. at least she din try to argue back... and figured out she had said the wrong thing accidentally.





kiat wee at VA station


shi-en at ret station


liqing at VA station


fangmei being floater


kiat wee and i with our child


tze siang


ms lek and a really reluctant local kid


the screening team and the local organizers


wow... many kids


your friendly neighbourhood....


waste rice...


another waste rice...


merlyn


aiyoh... no space for me to be as cool as them


fangmei revealing her motherly side


ms lek, gold standard and yiling


yiling and her target


boy with corneal opacification


me offering a helping hand


due to the powerpacked 9 VA stations, we managed to filter off many kids who dun require glasses and so really sped up the work. by around 3pm we had nothing else but time on our hands. so we jio-ed our neighbouring bunks and went to turi beach for a round of photographing session.


the water is sooo clear that i had to get my feet into it.


a fuzzy of jumpers


gold standard and her new-found sister in UM


those present


we see the stars...


as beautiful the 'stars' may be, i had to straddle my feet back to out place where the inevitable hosting of games is soon to dawn. though seriously tiring and a severe sapping of my already limited energy constrained by my age, the results were great. though i din really find it exceptionally fun la, but was really appreciative that everyone, EVERYONE, made an effort to enjoy themselves. when i look back at these photos, a sense of warm consolation radiates from my heart:)