2015年8月14日

A trip to the Down Syndrome Association

The trip to the Down Syndrome Association today was a very enriching one for me. I gained a lot knowledge regarding Down syndrome from the people in charge and of couse, with short interactions with persons with Down syndrome. At the first moment when we stepped into the Association,  we were greeted by a few people with Down syndrome warmly, and a lady named Min Fei introduced herself to me with a handshake. I was shocked    
by her friendliness but told her my name in return.  Min Fei went on by telling me that she lost her pink wallet that her mother gave her. She went on telling me that her wallet contained $5 and she is looking for it. This small interaction with Min Fei made me felt that she really trust me a lot as she was really detailed with her description to a mere stranger like me.
We did not have the time to interview  the persons of Down syndrome, as throughout the visit, we only toured the place. However, when the person in charge was bringing us to various rooms of different uses like the living room and the art room, we were further welcomed by more of them, as they came over to us for handshakes and high-fives, smiling warmly at us. I noticed that most of them walk while sloughing and dragging their feet, which is one of the symptoms caused by their syndrome--Low muscle tone. This reminded me of how most of us usually drag ourselves to school on an early Monday morning, having the reluctance of going to school. They cannot control the way they walk, but we do. Yet we choose to present ourself in this type of posture.
The persons with Down syndrome also had craft-making in their curriculum, where they expresse themselves through art pieces they create, often with a different perspective of how people should interpret and view the world. The crafts they made will sold to people during charity fare, encouraging them to be self-reliant and at the same time contribute to the society.
What amazes me was that the rooms are always filled with laughters and chatterings. They maintain a positive attitude, not feeling demoralized with their conditions.
Before we leave the association, we waved goodbye to the friends from afar. What touched me is what they did next, running from their places towards us eagerly despite having difficulty walking, just to high-five us goodbye.

On the whole, I learnt that persons of Down syndrome are not disabled, just differently abled. 

THANK YOU 大家!!

So today's 14august and it was really📌📎
So during recess serene made me go toilet with her so i kept my half eaten pear and took my chinese tb to the toilet. On the way, she was like 憋笑-ing then i suddenly rmb yesterday:
Setting: outside indian dance room after end of literature class
I was wearing my shoes to prepare to go back class
"So each of us pay $4 ah "

Then after that serene asked me
"Did you hear that?"
I asked
"hear what?"
S:"you really didnt hear?"
M:"what thing?"
S"we planning a birthday surprise for you"

---SILENCE---
^awkwardX

Ok.
Ok.
Ok.
Ok.
Ok.

Ok back today:
so i thought of yesterday cuz before entering the toilet i saw zhuo heng with a squarish plastic bag

Ok so i completely clear of everything already but it was like omg omg omg

So i asked serene in the toilet what taking her so long ^as if i dont know
"我大便"
So i leaned against the toilet wall and continued preparing for chinese test the next period

...

So serene came out and we met deepasre she returned me my mechanical pencil then serene picked up her speed and ran back to class.

So the moment i reach the corridor everyone was like singing birthday song
Awkward+paise+omg+awkward XXX
It was really nice of them :")
Serene summer joey alice yukilim stephanie zhuo heng yukigoay casandra min yee clara in the class i think

So after the song they were like blow the candle! Then i blew them. It was a tom and jerry cake it was so heartwarming
🐱🐭
Then they were like shit forget to make a wish! Then they tried to relight the candle but wind too strong
They made me cut the cake then my hands were like tremble tremble tremble

I cut the square tom and jerry cake in to 14pieces and gave to everyone in the class good that it is recess so most of them in the canteen

I ate the cake although very sweet^chocolatecake but it's the sincerity that matters :'))

then after that left 2 pieces, casandra had a secind serving, then last one.
Zh: yong ping you choose don or gavin and give the cake to him
m: nevermind lah

It was quite pressurizing because i really dont talk to the guys in my class except zh because it was him who talked to me first
M: just help me give to anyone lah
zh: no you go there and give either one of them. Don! You want eat cake or not?

He must have replied no so zh asked me to give the last cake to gavin.
awkward level^^^

So after i packed the candles and wiped the table, under their^peer pressure i just walked to gavin and gave it to him
It was damn awkward omg then after i turned back zh was coming up with ship names and i was like wth and went back to my seat and continue to eat my pear

"Thank you ah" was the phrase that i repeated for XXX mixture of omg and awkward and thank you

THANK YOU EVERYONE!

so after i went back to my seat and continued reading chinese christy came over and wanted to shake my hands i told her my hands got pear juice so i dont want^actually i dont like shaking ppl's hands XXX
It was quite mean for doing that and i felt Christy's "you dont accept my wishes" feelings
Sorry christy sorry sorry sorry

So chinese test was oh my god brain block 6++marks gone haiz

But i was really filled with 感动の心情好不好!

谢谢大家 you all made my day
Thank you serene for the idea although surprise failed