Another session of CARES

Salam.
Today i went to PPUM again for my community oriented project.
Today i did better than last week, i was quite blur last week but today i had a feeling that volunteers over there accepted me, not that they rejected me last week but at least they are familiar with me now so i can start laughing with them.

Today we did artwork with the kids.
We brought the materials to the wards and play with the kids.
We're supposed to do a penguin today.
I managed to accompany two kids; a 9yr old and 15 yr old girls.

The smaller girl looks happy doing the penguin; gluing the eye, the flip and leg of the penguin etc etc.
The 15 yr old was enjoying herself too.
Which actually surprises me.
My 14 yr old sister will NEVER enjoy me doing artwork with her, especially cutting papers and gluing color papers to make a penguin.

She stopped playing her barbie doll years back and she went to karaoke with friends few times before this. That's why i think she wont find it amusing cutting papers.

All in all, i like this visit of mine.

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"The British came to our country, gave us jobs, help us develop, that's why we have what we have now"

"Perhaps they are naughty. Perhaps they do not want to listen to the US UK and kindly let the US UK help them develop their country"

"Their country has nothing. They are poor people. They need help from outside in order to survive"

"Negotiate-lah"

These are some of the sentences i was trying my best to refute last night.

My relatives have been throwing these accusations and statements when i told them about what the US-UK-Zionist have been doing to the Palestinians.

It's a tough job convince them to actually believe that the Palestinians are being oppressed.

I complained to my mum that my relatives are very very British-lover.
And my mother said, "U dont know r? Most of the ppl of my generation and above respect the whites very very much. And that relative's idol was Rock Hudson who died of AIDS"

But at least, i managed to bring to their attention to the cruel wall built by the Zionists.
That's a start i guess.

As i went to sleep last night, i thought, "How can i convince other people when i cant even convince my very close relatives?"

Accident Happens

Assalammualaikum.

Some of my friends know abt this, but some dont.
But all my sibling knew this; I am very much addicted to novels and my latest craze is the Twilight saga by Stephanie Meyer.

I have been planning to buy the 4th (the last) book of series at Popular Bookstore (i get 10% discounts).
So today since my parents are going there with my grandmotherS, i asked my mother to buy for me, using my own allowance of course. My mum rarely, if ever buy me books. She'll bring us to public libraries instead.

But I want to build my own mini library so I've been taking real good care of all my books, and I really mean good care.
When my mother got back home, I was watching Korean drama, but I got excited, and rushed to ask for my book.
She said "Sorry, there was an accident".
I imagined a lot of possible accidents that may occur; my mother's car was involved in an accident etc etc.

And then my mother took out a wet, soaked Breaking Dawn novel.

My sister and I squeaked in agony.
Both of us were very much attached with the Twilight Saga.
My sister said she can imagine Edward Cullen drowning in the novel.

My mum accidentally put an opened water bottle inside the plastic bag she's holding which my novel is put in.
That's how the book get soaked.

At that time however, the Korean drama i was watching somehow diverted my attention from the soaked book.
My sister hold the book in front of the fan for 10 mins.
My mother then put the book on top of the TV so that the heat will dry the book up.
I had a mixed feeling.

Then, when the Korean drama ended, I became fully focused on my wet newly bought RM50 book.
Suddenly i felt like crying my heart out but couldnt manage to.
I cant possibly blame or throw out my anger to my mum.
So i kept quite, went to pray, connect to the internet, and write this post.

My book is now on my CPU.
The TV is switched off, CPU is hotter.
Really wish my book wont turn very dry and pleated.
Whoever left their book in the car under the hot sun will know what i'm talking abt.

CHOW Charity Bazaar

25th July.
There will be a charity bazaar for Palestinians orphans.
Ticket is RM20.
Venue: CHOW Foodcourt, Level 4, The Weld, Jln Raja Chulan, KL

Rather than spend our money towards destroying and oppressing the Palestinians, why not using it to support them instead?

Community Oriented Project

Assalammualaikum.
Yes, after tears being shed, and energy being invested, at last i did my community oriented project (COP) which every medical stdnt in IMU shd do during their semester break.

There's a very long story before i managed to get the permission to do this particular project; my 1st experience being scolded (really really scolded) by my lecturer in IMU.

But, to cut the story short, i went to Pusat Perubatan Univ Malaya today.
I visited Ward Paediatric 6; a ward specialised in oncology.
Most of the kids there are cancer patients and they're undergoing chemotherapy.

I did artwork with 3 kids there, all of them having thalassemia.
They are siblings and they were enjoying themselves.
Some other volunteers went into wards to entertain the kids on their beds but i was stationed to be at the playroom.

Oh, i forgot to introduce where the volunteers are coming from.
I'm doing this voluntary work (and also to do my COP project) with an association named "Persatuan Prihatin Kanak-Kanak Kanser Kuala Lumpur" or better known as CARES.
CARES volunteers meet up every wednesday at the same ward and they'll entertain the kids there.
This is my second time joining them, i wrote a post abt my first time going there.

Today i saw one boy just came back from chemotherapy.
He looked weak, and in pain.
I tried to smile a friendly smile but i'm not sure whether i shd be smiling to him or shd be putting up sympathy face for him.

Young Muslims Project

Assalammualaikum.
Good news!
There's gonna be a "Knowledge & Art Tour 09" in Malaysia from 5th-15th July 09.
It's a tour for youths, by youths.
Get more information here: http://young-muslims-project.blogspot.com/