A gift for you.

Tuesday (22/02/2011)

a) Pick lots
• We shall only perform a lion dance during the orphanage visit this coming Friday. Thus, we require 2 dancers, 2 little monks; while the others would play the musical instruments. Only 6 kids volunteered themselves as lion dancers. I highlighted that there will be 30 orphans altogether with 42 kids from our school. Thus, they have to be really brave and excited. The kids who raised their hands were Chun Kit, Qian joe, Yun Xin, Xing Tong, Rei, Tzen Yu and Kwong Yong. Kwong Yong and Rei got the lucky lots; so they will be the lion dancers. Tzen Yu and Rei are the little monks. The other kids get their favourite musical instruments such as bells, tambories, cymbals and triangles.

b) Practising together.
• Our kids went up to practise with Soya Bean kids. As we won’t be bringing radio to the orphanage, the kids would sing while the lions and little monks dance. At some points, I guided the kids reminding them the steps they learnt from their Wushu teacher such as sleeping, jumping happily and bowing. The kids had fun. Hmmm……Kwong Yong seems to be more confident than before……this must be part of the “learning and growing” process. 
• Then, the kids sang “Gong Xi, Gong Xi” in Mandarin and then English version. We wrapped up with “Tian Tian Hao Tian”.

c) A gift for the orphans.
• We really want to give the kids something to the kids as asweet memory. Yun Xin suggested a storybook. Qian Joe suggested letters. Well, looking at out short time, I thought each kid draw beautiful pictures of any theme to be compiled as a loving book.
• I reminded the kids about sensitivity which was not to draw on mother, father or a happy family as the orphans might feel sad. Pomegranate kids immediately completed my sentence about sensitivity. Respect and love is instilled from young. 

d) The Orphanage Visit.
• There are some slight changes. The orphans are only available at 3.45 on Friday afternoon. Some of them are busy preparing for exam and in the morning, they have schools. Actually, they asked if we could come on Sunday which we couldn’t.
• Pomegranate kids decided to wear school green t-shirts because they said the pink t-shirts make them feel hot ……hmmmm. They are advised to wear pants or shorts and sandals or shoes.